Chapter 1:
NICHOLAS POV:
"You fucking with my sister when I told you not to?" My voice booms in the empty room as I stare down at the boy in front of me.
I had the rest of my boys behind me and he had his beside him.
He looked at his friends and then at me with a cocky smile, faking his confidence.
He's lucky that I'm here and not Chad.
"Well, I was fucking her bu--" he starts making my blood boil.
Him trying to force himself on her isn't the same as fucking her with her consent.
My fist connected with his jaw Making him stumble back and fall into the floor.
His "friends" eyes widen with fear before they all ran off.
Jace and Noah pull him up to his feet.
"Do you want to say that again?"I ask, my voice low.
I saw fear flash through his eyes before he smirked.
"I fucked your sister" he says and I pull back my fist hit him in the Side of his head.
He groans in pain and I smirk in satisfactory.
I continue to punch him before I get the boys to drop him.
"You fuck with my sister again, you are a dead man" I threaten and see him shaking with fear.
No one says anything until we leave the abandoned warehouse that those assholes decided to stupidly meet us.
"Do you think he really done it?" Jace asked and I shook my head.
"No. Layla isn't stupid. Neither am I. She knows his plan and went along with it" I shrug and Jace nods.
"Whats going to happen now?"Noah asks and I smirk.
"Well, he is either going to back off or give up. Either is good for us." I say and they smiled.
I carried on walking until I felt someone bump into me.
"Watch--" I'm cut off as I look down and see the most beautiful girl ever.
Bright blue eyes with swirls of grey are staring up at me, her brown locks falling down her shoulders.
I take a minute or two to look at this beautiful girl in my arms.
"Hey, sorry. Dude? You can let me go now" she says, blinking up at me.
"Oh yeah" I say breaking my gaze with her. "Sorry" I smile and she returned it. Wow. She is gorgeous.
"Hello, I'm Jace" Jace says with a smirk, looking her up and down and stood in front of me.
I'm not sure why but I felt my stomach twist with jealousy.
"I'm Nick" I smile at her, stepping in front of Jace, making him frown.
"Well I'm really sorry but I've got to go" she says and begins to walk away.
"Wait! What's your name?" I ask, jogging to catch up with her.
"Why do you need it?" She asked, genuinely curious and I was taken back. No girl had ever questioned me. They usually knew I was dangerous and stayed away.
"Well, I wanted to know the name of a beautiful girl so I can make up for walking into her" I say flashing her a smile.
I watched as her cheeks went a little red which made her look adorable.
"Knowing my name isn't going to make it up to me" she smiled, winking at me which made my heart flutter.
"C'mon" I drawl and she chuckled.
"My name is Allison" Allison smiled, although it looked kind of forced.
"Beautiful na-" I start but Allison cuts me off.
"If you are going to say 'beautiful name for a beautiful girl' don't" she chuckled, saying exactly what I was going to.
"Why? Heard it all too much before?" I tease and she smiled.
"No, too cliche for me" she says and I chuckle.
"Well Ally. Can I call you that? I'd like to ask you to dinner, my treat" I smile and she thought before clicking her tongue.
"Okay. When?" She asked and I let out a breath of relief.
"Tonight" I say, knowing the gang has nothing to do today.
"Okay" she nods. "Give me your phone" she adds and I raise a brow.
"Why?" I question and she rolled her eyes.
"Duh. My number" she says making me chuckle.
"Damn, I didn't even have to ask" I say jokingly and she glared at me through her lashes.
"So you don't want my number?" She asked innocently as I gave her my phone. Her blue eyes seemed to sparkle for a bit and it was the most beautiful thing ever.
"I never said that, did i" I say and she chuckled, putting her number in my phone.
"Message me when and I might turn up" she says with a wink before walking away.
"I hope I see you!" I shout with a smile as she waved at me.
I walk back to Jace, Noah, Jack and Jason with a big smile.
"You got her number?" Jack asked and I nodded.
"Dudeee, I wanted to get her" Jace pouted.
"What? To use her?" I ask harsher than I was meant to.
"Yes" he snaps "you use to too" he adds and I roll my eyes.
"Yeah, in high school. I'm too busy for that shit now" I say bitterly.
"I don't like how you are talking to me!" Jace says and I sigh.
"Imagine Jenine being used for sex then thrown away. Would you like it? Like hell would you." I say and he pressed his lips together.
"She was hot though!" He pouts childishly, breaking the tension between us.
"Guess who got a date with her tonight" Jack says with a bright smile.
We begin to walk, and I tell the guys that I'll do all the calls and Deals later when we end up at a park.
"Pass to me!" Ally says and the guy passes to her before she begins dribbling the ball.
Many people tried to tackle it from her but she dodged them before shooting and scoring a goal.
I don't think a lot of people noticed, but I noticed the slight wince just before she shot the goal.
"Baby girl, are you okay?" The guy asked before crouching down to examine her.
"I'm fine Justin. Carry on. I'm going to take 5" she smiled at him before limping to the bench.
"I'm gonna go" I say to my friends, nodding my head at Ally.
"Okay, tell me the details" Jace says, wriggling his eyebrows.
"Shut up Jace. You sound like a girl" Noah snorts as I begin to walk over to her.
"Hey Ally" I say, sitting down next to her.
She was wearing some black jogging bottoms with a blue shirt and her brown curly hair was tied up.
"Are you following me Nick?" She asked, my name rolling off of her tongue perfectly.
"Maybe" I wink before laughing. "No, I'm not. I was just with my friends when I saw you limp off, are you okay?" I ask and she nodded.
"Yeah, just twisted my ankle. I'll be fine" she says and I nod.
"You okay baby girl" this Justin asked making me feel a little disappointed. Did she have a boyfriend?
"Yes. I've told you do many times to stop calling me that Justin" she says and he rolled his eyes.
"Is he bothering you?" He indicates to me.
"No, you are though so leave" she says bluntly, her blue eyes turning a shade darker.
"How am I bothering you when I'm trying to fix us?!" He asked, raising his voice.
"Oh fuck off Justin!" She glares at him.
"Can you go away so I can talk to my girl?" Justin asks, turning to me.
"Like fuck will I go. It doesn't seem like she is your girl to me" I say bitterly and he glared.
"Look, Dustin" I say, purposely getting his name wrong. "I don't like you being here and neither does Ally. So can you please go and talk to someone who gives a fuck? " I ask and watched as he looks at me fearfully as if suddenly realising something.
"Are you.. Nicholas James. Son of.. Hunter-" he stutters but I cut him off. Nicholas James Black was my full name but everyone knew me as Nicholas James.
"Yes. I'm Nicholas James. And Hunter James is my father. So what?" I ask and watched as he literally shook in fear.
He didn't say anything else and neither did Ally. Justin just walked away, not bothering to look back.
"So, you play?" I ask, trying to change the subject.
"Yeah, my uncle used to help train me" She smiles, probably at the memory.
"How long have you been playing?" I ask curiously. I used to play at school but stopped after.
"Since I was 7. I love it" she says and I nod.
"NICK!" I hear Noah shout so I look up.
"That your friend calling you?" She asked and I nodded.
"Yeah, I've gotta go. Will you be okay?" I ask softly, indicating to her foot.
"Yeah" she smiled. "I'll see you tonight Nick" She says softly and I smile.
"You better be there" I say with a wink and she laughed.
"Oh, I will be" she returns the wink, making my heart flutter. I look at her for the last time before I jog to Noah.
"What's up?" I ask, my smile vanishing completely.
"We caught Amos" Noah says breathless. "The other one got away. They got pictures of your girl" He says making my heart stop.
Chapter 2:
ALLISON POV:
I head home after I hurt my foot. To be honest the throbbing pain was starting to go. I walk into my apartment. It wasn't much but it was enough for me. I didn't have a lot of Money because I had paid for my mother's surgery when they found a brain tumour. She survived it but seems to be getting worse as the days go.
Surprisingly, my apartment was well organised and you wouldn't think the girl living here has no money and no 'home'. This was a cheap apartment and that's what I needed.
I answer my brand new phone my best friend, Jason, got me and spoke to him for a while.
He bought it for my birthday and insisted it was fine. He was an architect- what he wanted to do since school. I quickly change before I get in my uniform for work. I should be back in time for dinner with Nick. I messaged him anyway, just so I know that I should be back in time.
To Nick: Where and when tonight?
My question was blunt and I put my shoes in when I get a reply.
Wow, I didn't think he would reply almost instantly.
From Nick: 7? And either I'll pick you up or meet you some where. It's a surprise! X
I decided that I would walk to the bottom of the street in the opposite side of the road to meet him.
It's better for him to not know where I live right now.
To be honest, I don't even know why I agreed to dinner. I mean, I'm over my ex- Justin but my father wasn't amazing and neither was Justin. He liked me for my body and I liked him for the constant comfort and safety.
With that thought I'm mind, I leave my house and begin walking to a same cafe.
Surprisingly, the money was good in here. I think it might be because the manager feels slightly sorry for me- but I get $10 an hour and in a week I work here 40 hours. I then work 30 hours in a resteraunt too since it was 24 hour.
Most of the time I don't sleep at all.
"Hey Debby" I smile and throw my hair up when I walk in.
"Hi Ally. How you holding up?" She asked. My manager was a total sweet heart.
"I'm good" I smile softly before putting on my apron.
"Ally, you work so hard for all of this. You don't have to come in and immediately start working" she says softly.
My manager knew my mum and that's how I got the job here. However, she is my boss and I work for this cafe to stay in business, so that's what I do.
"I know but you know that I want to work hard for everything I earn" I say, it makes me feel independent and I don't like to rely on others.
She sighed but gave me a smile anyway.
"When is your mum coming out of hospital?" She asked softly and quietly. I froze.
I don't think she was coming out the hospital alive and the thought made my eyes tear up.
I simply shook my head and shrugged.
"I'm not sure" my words were barely heard but she gave me a knowing look.
She gave me a small hug and told me she was always there for me.
With that in mind, I began working.
***
It was 6:30 when I finished my shift. I walked back home and text Nick again, asking what I should wear.
The reply, again, was instant.
Nick: Wear something fancy, meet me at Annie's at 7. X
Nick was totally understanding as to why I didn't want him to pick me up but reassured me anyway.
Annie's was a bakery next door to the cafe I worked at.
I look in my wardrobe and picked out a plain black dress that had a silver belt around the waist. The dress came mid thigh and was a bit daring but it was the only fancy thing i had to wear. I let my curly hair down and put it in a loose fishtale braid before putting on a little bit of eyeliner, mascara and lipgloss. I put on some black heels, only small ones, then I left my apartment and walked to Annie's where I saw Nick leaning against a black car.
[PIC OF DRESS]
God, he was attractive. Like really attractive. He had brown hair and dark brown- almost black eyes. He was dressed in a 3 piece black and white suit and had a cigarette in his mouth whilst waiting.
Nick surprised me. The walked with confidence, he spoke with confidence but he was a gentleman about running into me. Or me running into him.
"Hey Ally" he smiled which literally was like a punch in the stomach. He was so hot and he was picking a girl like me.
"Hi" I smile, keeping my biggest insecurities hidden.
"You look beautiful" he says, his eyes taking over my body a few times before they flashed with approval. It's strange how someone you just met can have a affect on you like this.
"Thank you" I smile, "you look good too" I say and he smiled.
"Thank you Ally. You ready to leave?" He asked and I was about to nod when I heard Debby.
"Ally" she says in a sign song voice. I groan. She Is gonna embarrass me.
"Hey Debby, where you going?" I ask and she smiled sadly at me.
"To visit your mother" she says and I smile.
My mum would like that.
"Tell her I said hi and that I promise to see her after work tomorrow" I say. "Tell her I miss her" I add and she smiled.
"I will. You look gorgeous. Have fun tonight because you don't know how much you deserve it." She says and I smile. "Now, don't keep that handsome young man waiting. Have fun!" She smiled and I grin before waving as she walked away.
Nick looked at me with a small smile as he opened the door for me.
"Thank you" I say and he smiled.
"No problem" he says. He jogs over to the driver's side and got in before buckling his seat belt. He drove off and we spoke a bit.
"You have a job?" He asked and I nodded.
"Yeah, my mum was diagnosed with a brain tumour and so I began to work" I say, explaining the whole meaning of the conversation with Debby.
"Is she okay?" There was actually a lot of concern in his voice.
"Honestly, I don't think she is getting better. She survived the surgery but the doctor said it looks like she is getting worse as the days go" I say honestly, I make sure my face is blank.
"I'm sorry to hear that" he says.
"Where are we going?" I ask, changing the subject completely.
"You'll see" he says with a smile.
I don't know how because I've just met him but I can feel a strong connection between Nick and I.
I didn't know if I liked it.
Chapter 3:
NICHOLAS POV:
Fuck.
Fuck.
Fucking shit.
What should I do?
"Hey man, sit down" Noah says, awfully calmly too.
"I can't! They have pictures of her! Fuck! What should I do?" I exclaim, more than mad.
I'm mad at myself.
How could I be stupid enough to ask for her number?
Of course I can't have a normal fucking life.
My dad forced me into this gang, I might not be the leader yet, but when my dad resigns, I will be.
That's it!
"Where's the guy?" I ask and Noah points downstairs.
I go into the basement, taking a gun and knife down.
"Who was with you?" I ask. My voice is deadly, cold.
"I'm not telling you, you bastard!" He shouts and just like that, I shot him in the leg.
He screamed out in pain as I asked calmly, again.
"Who the fuck were you with?"
"I'm not telling you anything" He says and I shrug.
"Then we will kill your family" I hear my dad says from behind me.
My dad gave me a look before he took the knife.
"We will go and kidnap your precious daughter. What is she? 4. Then we will take you wife and -" My dad is cut off when he blurts out.
"MICHEAL. I WAS WITH MICHEAL. PLEASE DON'T HURT THEM!" He sobs and my dad smiled triumphantly, calling our member of the gang that are pretending to kill us.
He was gonna tell us what happens.
"Is Micheal there?" He asked before smiling.
"Great, I'll send my men" He smiled before hanging up the phone.
We walk back up from the basement.
"Micheal is stuck in traffic, we'll kill him and take the pictures" My dad says which makes me smile in relief.
"Thank god!" I say.
"Who is the girl, son?" My dad asked as we sat in his office.
"Allison Winters. 17. Her dad walked out on her, her mum is dying. She has a perfectly clean record and a stupid ex called Justin" I say, remembering what the PI had said about her.
"I mean to you. I saw how stressed and pissed you were. Who is she?" Dad asked and I smiled.
"I just bumped into her today" I say and he grinned.
"You like her?" He asked and I shrugged.
"Well, it is either she stays here or you don't see her ever again" He says bluntly. "Because they'll send more people to get pictures" He says and I nod.
"I'll get her to stay" I shrug although it is going to be a lot harder than I think.
Like Ally is going to stay with me.
I get ready for the date tonight- can I even call it that?
I drove to Annie's and waited outside.
I was so stressed as to what to do.
I lit a cigarette and inhaled the chemicals. It seemed to relax me.
When I saw Cali walk up to me, looking like that, I was ready to wrap her up in my jacket. She looked so stunning but the dress showed her long legs and I knew a lot of boys would have their attention on her.
She looked emotionless whilst talking about her mother in the car. I wanted to comfort her, hug her, hold her but I couldn't. She might not be comfortable with me yet.
There was something pulling me towards her. Something strong but I just hopes she accepts me for me.
Not for the GangLeader or GangMember everyone knows me as.
For the real me, Nicholas Black.
We finally pull up, Ally is such a funny girl and she is so honest. She is so gorgeous and I could really see myself liking her a lot sooner than I had planned.
I open her door for her and intertwine out fingers before we walked to the Italian restaurant.
"This is new" she smiled, her eyes gleaming as she indicated to our joined hands.
"Good new or bad new?" I ask. She smiled, pink blotches appearing in her cheeks.
"Good new" she confirms and I smile.
We walk in and sit down at our table.
"So, can I ask you something?" I ask, I made sure I looked confident and not nervous.
"Sure" she smiles gorgeously.
"Do you like me?"I ask. Her eyes widen at the blunt question but I need to know.
"Yes. I do. I don't like admitting it straight away but you are caring and sweet. I haven't met someone like you and I do care about you" she says, her eyes burning with sincerity. I know she doesn't like like me but its too early to know. This was based off of first impressions.
"Okay. Good. I do like you, Ally. But there is something you need to know" I say honestly.
"I'm in a gang" I let out, closing my eyes and waiting for her to get up and leave.
But she doesn't.
"Aren't you going to leave?" I ask and she shook her head no.
"I know you are in a gang Nick. Plus, you are kind of my ride" she jokes and I smile.
"How did you know?" I ask and she shrugged.
"Everyone knows. And, I'll be honest I don't like the idea of you in a gang but you were in a gang before you met me. As long as I'm kept away from guns and blood, I'll be fine" she says and I not, feeling a weight being lifted off my shoulders.
Things are going quickly between us, maybe if I carry on seeing her and spending the day I can get her to move in with me quicker.
Or I can just ask now.
"I know this sounds crazy but would you move in with me?" I ask, "I know most people would say this Is too fast but I'm not asking you to marry me, I'm not asking for you to be with me but so I know you are safe and so you would always be safe" I say.
I like her, she is so genuine and down to earth.
Being in a gang, you have to move quickly.
I remember when Jace tried to take it slow with a girl, the other gang found her and killed her.
Ally is the only girl I've ever been my genuine self with. Why would I want something bad to happen to her?
"I need to think about this. I've got 2 jobs that are close to my apartment and I have to visit my mother" she says and I reply immediately.
"I'll drop you off and pick you up. I honestly don't mind" I say and she sighs.
"Okay" she says, "but I don't want things to be this fast between us" she says firmly. I not my head. I wouldn't want it to be this fast either.
"It won't. This Is for your safety" I say and she smiled.
The night went really well, we left the restaurant at 10 because we spent most of the time talking and then we just sat in the car and spoke for a while.
We learnt to much about each other and we were talking until 3 in the morning.