Song: Little White Lies- Florrie

I wasn't surprised at all to see the whole family show up for a cook out. It's crazy how when I come home everyone wants to come over. Meagan along with her husband shows up together and of course they have Rylan and Amaya. We all hug each other as if it's been forever since we have seen each other. Rylan gives me this fist bump and looks over at Eli. "So you the new guy, all I got to say is if you hurt her so help me?"

"Dude I wouldn't dare hurt her. She is the love of my life." Eli eyes him for a few moments before looking my way. He then focuses back on Rylan. Rylan doesn't blink one time as he stares into him. The funny thing is, I know Rylan would try to kick his ass,  just not so sure he will win.

"Good...because consider that a warning." Then he reaches over to do a fist bump with him as if they are now best friends. I can't help but laugh.  I so love how he has always tried taking up for me. 

Amaya acknowledges me but doesn't come over to talk to me. So I make my way over to her about half an hour later, hoping I gave her enough time to chill. "Why are you ignoring me?"

She looks up at me and smirks, "Violet seriously what the hell did you say to him? Did you scare him off or better yet did you kill him?"

I can'tstop from rolling my eyes.  "What are you talking about?"

"Tank...Violet, Tank! What the hell happened the last time you were here and don't tell me you had nothing to do with him leaving?"

I sit down beside her on the lounge chair as she scoots over to make just enough room for me. "Ok, I might have talked with him."

"What the hell did you say to him?"

I refuse to tell her the truth. I think back to that day and I know the kind of guy he was; he had no business being with her. "I met him later that night and we talked. We just talked alright. He said he had friends out in Cali and that he was thinking of going there. I told him that if I helped him go there that he had to swear to leave you alone. Look I'm sorry it would have never worked out with you two anyway."

"How do you know that, Vi? He cared for me. We were to go to California together. He never called me, never said goodbye or anything." She is yelling at me as I look up to see the family watching her coming at me all upset and crying.  "It's like he just disappeared. "

"I'm sorry Amaya."

Her voice rises even more. "The fuck you are because of you he left me here. I was to be with him. We were going to travel around the world together you know. You have no idea what I have been going through the past few months."

"I said I was sorry. Look if he carried for you like you think he does then why hasn't he called you. Seriously Amaya think about it. He never really cared for you and you know that deep down that is why you can't move on. Move on Amaya; you are so young and believe me there are plenty of other guys out there that would love to go out with you."

She stands up and looks down at me. "You sound so much like my mother," she snaps before turning and storms off into the house. Everyone watches her walk off and then looks back at me. I just throw my hands up in the air.

Eli walks over to me and wraps his arms around me. "What was that all about?"

"The last time I was here she wanted the family to meet the new guy she was dating. The thing was though, that he was too old for her and honestly gave me the creeps the way he had a hold over her." I look around as everyone else goes back to do what they were doing before she stormed out. I sit back down and he sits beside me taking her spot.

"So what really happened to him?"

I give him this look. It's crazy how he already kinda knows without me even having to tell him. "I met him at  a Club. We danced and had a few drinks. We went back to his place to talk."

"And you killed him," he says flatly like he just already assumes that I would do that.

I cross my eyes back at him. "You know what...of course I did. Do you think I would let him treat her like shit? She deserved so much better than that."

"You told her he went to California."

"And...she doesn't need to know the truth."

"Yeah I guess you are right." He scans the patio and along the pool at everyone. I wish I knew what he was thinking about. About that time he looks over at me and opens his mouth yet again, "So how many people have you killed?"

I think of the few times. Of course Gabe was the first, then Tank and then the few back in New York. I just shrug. "Does it really matter; look I really don't want to talk about that. Now I could really use a good stiff drink if you want to get me one."

He laughs, "Oh would you now; I don't think so darling you can't drink while on the pain medication."

I roll my eyes at him. "Fine, well then a glass of lemonade it is."

I love the way he smiles back at me and I notice that look he gives as if he wants to spank the shit out of me for rolling my eyes back at him which kind of makes me want to giggle. "That I can do; do you want me to fix you something to eat while I am up?"

"Sure." I watch as he goes over to the table and pours me a glass of lemonade and then fix me a plate to the brim as if I am going to eat all of that. When he comes back over  he hands me the glass and he takes a seat beside me still holding on to the plate. I have a feeling that he would like to feed me but that is not going to happen in front of my family. "I can feed myself you know."

He chuckles, "I know you can I was just going to help hold the plate."

"Oh." I start to blush. "You know that I am not going to eat all of that right." I point to the pile of food on the plate that is enough for a giant to eat.

His smile only grows wider. "I know that too. I was planning on eating as well. I didn't think we should use two plates."

I reach over and grab a chip and place it in my mouth. I smile at him while I take another chip. Then I grab the burger and take a bite out of it. I hand it over to him to take a bite. We go back and forth till it's gone.

"That is so gross." Rylan says as he sits across from us.

"What?" I look at him in confusion.

"Seriously, you know that's gross right, eating after each other."

"Yeah...whatever, it's no different than kissing. Come to think of it where is your girlfriend?" I look around the patio and she is nowhere around.

"She had to work tonight. And that is nothing like kissing." He starts laughing along with blushing as he looks away from us.

Eli and I both let out a soft laugh at that. We finish up and then I look up at Rylan. "So how is she doing really?" I tilt my head towards the house and he knows that I am talking about Amaya.

"The first few months after you left as well as the jerk she was with, she was miserable. Hell she stayed in her room for weeks until mom and Scarlett drug her ass out. She kept going on and on about him not calling and he just wouldn't leave without her. She thinks something bad happened to him, like really bad. Hell that prick could drive off a cliff and plummet to his death, I for sure wouldn't give a rats ass; he was a fucking jerk. I never knew what she saw in the creep. Anyway, about a month ago she started really digging into it and started asking around to see who saw him last. She knows you were at a club with him and she was pushing you to just admit to it."

I look past him towards the house. It's not that she is in view but I can see now why she is so pissed off at me. She for sure knows more than I thought she did.

"Look Vi...just tell her that you saw him. Tell her anything so she will just let go of the jerk. She doesn't have to know that he is dead, just tell her something."

My head snaps back and looks over at him. I can feel my eyebrows start to narrow as I think about his words. "Wait...who said he was dead?"

"Really Violet...I have been with your family my whole life. You don't think I know what your parents do for a living. Just because my mom didn't take on the family business doesn't mean I don't know anything about it. Bedsides I know you all too well. You don't have to give me the details but thanks for getting rid of his ass."