Chapter 12:
"Anyone home?" I called opening the door with Tom close behind me.
"Nikita! We were worried sick about you!" Blake yelled throwing a pillow at me.
"Never do that again!" Jesse said with the same serious tone.
"Chill guys!" I laughed enveloping them both in a hug.
"Oh hay Tom! What are you doing here?" Blake commented fist bumping Tom who was standing awkwardly by the door.
"Niki was staying with me last night, needed to make sure she got home alright." Tom laughed following Jesse to the living room where he threw himself on the couch. I took a seat next to Tom and my other brothers sat opposite us.
"Niki is this why Mike called us distraught? You were cheating on him?" Blake angrily asked. They always thought the worst of me, I guess I deserved it though.
"You said you were through with all your shit!" Jesse seethed. I took one look at a wide-eyed Tom and doubled over in laughter as Jenna entered the room.
"Nikita wasn't sleeping with Tom. She may be a slut, but she is not that disgusting." Jenna laughed sitting on Tom's lap.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" Jesse asked with an angry and disappointed look in his eye.
"Guess you haven't heard the update? These two are bff's." Tom sighed giving Jenna a massage. I closed my eyes not wanting to see my brothers reactions.
"And I'm Tom's girlfriend." Jenna giggled as Tom kissed her neck.
"What the fuck?" Blake breathed sitting next to an angry Jesse.
"Um could you guys give us a minute?" I asked Tom and Jenna knowing it would be a lot easier to break the news to my brother without the loved up couple. Tom and Jenna danced out of the room and I was left alone to finally tell the truth.
"There is something I need to tell you both and you aren't going to like it." I began.
"Nikita what did you do?" Jesse asked causing me to laugh slightly. If I was the one who had caused this it would have been so much easier.
"Did you sleep with Tom? And Jenna doesn't know about it?" Blake whispered angrily.
"You know how I said that Mom and Dad have been cheating on each other since you were 5?" I said shaking my head at Blake's claim. They nodded for me to continue.
"Well when I say you, I mean Blake. And when I say 5 I mean months." I said, my voice close to a whisper.
"Hold up! They've been with other people since I was five months old? How the fuck did you know about this?" Blake screamed.
"Me and Tom discovered it together. When..." I trailed off feeling sick to the stomach. How could I tell them this?
"When what Nikita?" Jesse urged me to continue when it was clear I wasn't going to.
"Tom is our brother." I breathed my voice quieter than a whisper.
"WHAT THE FUCK?" Jesse screamed.
"You two share the same birthday. Th-that means he was banging Mom and Miss. Smithson at the same fucking time. You two are basically twins!" Blake exclaimed.
"That is fucking twisted! How long have you known?" Jesse asked in a somewhat quieter voice. I pushed myself further into the couch trying to disappear.
"HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN NIKITA?" Jesse yelled this time causing me to let out a small whimper. Blake and Jesse laughed at this and started advancing on me. I was scared, so so scared. It was worse than the time I had been caught with their diaries, it was worse than the time I had ransacked their rooms a few years back, it was worse than anything. Fuck it was worse than the time I slept with their best friends and I thought it was impossible to get worse than that. Why couldn't Tom come in now? Couldn't he be the protective brother for a second.
"Not that long! I swear, three years at the most." I whimpered shaking in my skin.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Blake asked in a softer voice. He sat next to me on the couch and began to stroke my hair. Jesse was on the ground in front of me prying my hands apart so I wouldn't do my nervous knuckle rub.
"I didn't want to hurt you guys. When I found out that was when I started ditching school and being the town bike. I didn't want either of you to ruin your lives." I muttered letting a tear fall from my eye. I hated myself for being scared of my brothers, of course they were coming over to comfort me. Not to hit me.
"Wait a second! You didn't want to be that girl?" Jesse asked clearly shocked.
"I hated myself for a long time. I didn't think I was worthy of anything. I meant Dad clearly didn't love me and Mom could hardly stand to look at me." I cried referring to things they would never know about.
"Mom loves you! Dad loves you! They may not be in love with each other, but at the end of the day they still love you." Blake soothed. He was so wrong.
"You don't get it do you?" I nervously laughed sounding a bit scary myself.
"Mom and Dad love each other a lot! They are the same couple they used to be, they just don't have the chemistry in the bedroom. They do hate me though." This time I was the one screaming. Blake and Jesse looked shocked and they were silent for a few minutes.
"Do they hate you because you knew?" Jesse finally asked.
"They hate me for everything I stand for. I'm a girl and Tom's a boy. They wish I was Tom and Miss Smithson got me." I sighed. Mom and Dad were not too keen on having a girl child. Three boys was all they wanted and I ruined it. Blake and Jesse pulled me into a hugely comforting hug. How was I meant to tell them everything else though? That they hated me for who I was, who I had become. For what I had done in New York to what I was now. There are some secrets best kept.
"Hay babe!" Mike called not looking away from his x-box. Thankfully no one was home so when I let myself in I didn't have an awkward encounter with Meredith.
"You're Dad is definitely not coming home?" I asked placing a kiss on his forehead and sitting on the couch behind him.
"He's at some conference for the week so you're good to stay the night." Mike said pressing violently on the controller.
"Just you and me then." I tried to be flirty and sexy, but Mike was so engrossed in his video game. I picked up my phone and replied to a text from Emily before I got a call.
"Hay Nikita!" Aria sang.
"Hay Aria, what's up?" I asked, glad for someone to talk to.
"Do you want to go this party with me tonight? My ex is going to be there and you are the only one who he doesn't know." Oh Aria's ex. That must be that teacher Ezra, sounded like a creep.
"Do you have to go the party? It's the first night Mikey and I have alone." I giggled like an immature teen.
"Please! It's from seven to ten and we can even leave at nine if you want!" Aria begged, clearly she needed me and I couldn't just leave her hanging.
"I will go, I mean it's not like Mike is paying attention to me anyway." I laughed.
"His x-box? Anyway wear like a cocktail dress or something and I will pick you up in an hour?" Aria laughed.
"See ya soon." I hung up the phone and smiled. It would be good to meet this Ezra, put him in his place if he tried anything with Aria. Realizing I had nothing here to wear I decided to go home, grab a dress and get ready here. I meant Aria would have a shit load of stuff right?
"See ya soon Mike." I laughed standing up and wandering out of the house. There was a small mumble, but I don't think he realized I was leaving.
"Hay guys have you seen my black Chanel heels?" I asked Blake and Jesse.
"You have millions, you will need to be more specific than that." Jesse laughed. Shit, like they know the difference between any of my heels, this would mean I need to change my whole outfit. I ran back upstairs and went for my second option of a champagne coloured dress and a nude pair of heels. Grabbing some jewelry and my make up bag I rushed back to Mike's. I only had half an hour to get ready. Fuck!
"Wow!" Mike breathed as I came down the staircase. He was finally off his video game huh? Unlucky for him I was just about to leave.
"Do I look okay? Is it too much?" I asked examining myself in a floor length mirror. The dress clung closely to my figure accentuating my hourglass shape. It was a one shoulder dress and the strap was delicately woven across my shoulder down my back. It was beautiful. Mike came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.
"You look stunning babe." Mike kissed down my neck causing shivers to ripple over me. There was a sharp beep outside and I knew Aria must be here.
"I will see you soon Mikey." I sang giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. I was halfway down the driveway when Mike called to me.
"Where are you going?" I didn't want to leave him, he looked so hot right now.
"That benefit party thing with Aria. I told you before." I laughed.
"Don't be too long. I have plans for us." Mike winked before closing the door, causing a blush to rise to my cheeks. Now I really didn't want to leave.
"Hurry up Niki!" Aria called and I quickly took a seat in the car.
"What's the party for anyway?" I asked greeting Aria.
"Oh right! Hollier is throwing this art benefit thing and Dad wants me to meet some of the lecturers for next year you know. Unfortunately Ezra got his job back there and all the lecturers have to come." Aria sighed. Wait her Dad?
"Byron is in town?" I asked shocked.
"Yeah? Don't worry you and Mike will still have the house to yourselves. He is driving to Phili after. He's got something there tomorrow morning." Aria laughed connecting the dots in her head. A few minutes later we pulled up at the gallery and got checked in. A small black stamp was placed on our wrists and it was time to have fun.
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