Christina King

I've never been more embarrassed in my life.

I just knew she was up to something, I should've realised it when I saw that smile on her face. Out of all things to do, this just happened to be the one she found would hurt me the most, bringing Leo up to my room when I was barely ready. A big thank you to Hailey for doing this, she just made me realise I should keep my door lock every single minute.

Looking at the bright side, I may have my face swollen and discolored but at least I had a dress on.

"Christina, what happened to you" Leo rushed to where I was, blocking my view of Hailey's smirk. That was the last i saw of her before she left my doorstep.

"You're in my way" Leo's tone may have been a little too harsh when he told Lucas to move and it was very obvious Lucas wasn't happy with it, his face showed it and just then, he turned away and left the room. I felt a pinch in my chest seeing him leave with that emotion on his face. I didn't know everything about him but with all I'd seen, he was a really nice guy and he definitely didn't deserve that. It was like hurting a puppy. I felt the urge to get up but that would mean there was something going on and I didn't want it to look like that.

"Did anyone hurt you?"

My attention was drawn back to Leo who was crouching in front of me and accessing the damage on my face. "No, I tripped and fell down the stairs"

"Are you sure no one touched you, this looks more than a trip"

"It's nothing"

"We have to see the doctor immediately"

"I'm sure it'll be gone in a few days, it's just a bruise"

"Have you applied anything to it at least?"

"Once again Leo, it's nothing and I'm definitely not having the doctor come over here for a simple bruise"

*~*~*~*

"And that's it Christina, just use this once a day and you'll be fine before you know it"

"Thanks Doctor"

He gave me a tight smile and proceeded to pack his things. Before you say anything, It took minutes of persuasion before I was finally forced to see this man. I couldn't do anything when I saw him walking through my door with Leo traiiling behind him.

I didn't know why he felt the bruise on my face was more than just a trip. He asked over and over again and even when I knew he was just being kind, something in me knew he was saying that cause he felt Lucas did it. It wasn't a conclusion, I just assumed it cause he kept using the words 'who's and 'he' when asking. I appreciated he was looking out for me but it was just a trip and there was no way Lucas would hit me. Not because I trusted him completely but he would be risking his job and it didn't look like he would want to lose that any time soon.

The doctor didn't do much, just like I expected. Just some pain relief and other stuff I didn't listen to. Hailey came in during the time and all my attention was on her cause I was worried she was going to do something bad. I didn't want her in my room or close to it but with Leo and another man in the room, it would look like I hated a young sweet girl. I was the only one in the room that understood what she was capable of so I watched her every move. She sat at the edge of the bed and even though her hands were empty, my gaze didn't leave her. She left after giving me an obviously fake 'sorry'. She was the best at faking being adorable and unlike the first time I met her, I didn't fall for it.

Leo closed the door after the doctor left and walked over to the side of the bed. For the millionth time, he asked again "Did anyone hurt you?"

"Leo, I've told you like a thousand times now, I tripped and fell down the stairs. Why would you think I'm lying?"

"I don't know, cause someone's blackmailing you"

"What are you talking about? Why would anyone blackmail me into lying about my face?"

"Christina, I want you to be honest with me. I can help you out of this, it doesn't matter how much information he has about yo_"

"Wait" I cut him off "Do you think Lucas did this?"

He was quiet for about a minute or two and hesitated before saying "Yes, I strongly believe he did this to you and I promise you, I wouldn't let him do it again"

That was the confirmation I needed. I couldn't imagine someone as kind and sweet as Lucas hit me on the face and them blackmail me for some stupid information. There wasn't much about me, I was a simple teenage girl and I had no secrets that could tarnish my reputation. I was new to the whole famous lifestyle, it was just a few days into living alone so it was quite impossible to have gotten myself into a mess with my chef.

Once again, I really appreciated all Leo was doing but it was getting too far.

"He's a good guy_"

"That's not what Alex said"

"What are you talking about?"

"I knew Lucas before he came here and they're a lot of things about that man that you know nothing about and I can assure you, they're not good things. Listen, I k_"

"Christina!" The door abruptly opened, revealing a familiar redhead. Jennifer sprinted through the door and jumped on my bed, holding two cans of cola and a bag of M&Ms. "I'm sorry I came late, I had really important business to finish"

"You were eating"

"That's what I said. Anyways, I got you these. It'll make you feel better" She dumped them on my bed and then took the chocolate, tore it open and threw a bunch into her mouth "This is too much sugar for you"

"I'm pretty sure those are from my refrigerator"

"Of course, they are. You expect me to drive all the way to the mall to get you a present? For a person as tiny as you are, you think too much of yourself"

"Your kindness is appreciated"

"Hey Leo"

"Jenifer, it's been a while since I saw you"

I zoned out of their conversation and my gaze went back to Leo. I couldn't wrap my mind around all he said and I didn't know what to believe. I knew there was something between Alex and Lucas, I figured that out when I saw Alex's car parked near mine just yesterday. He didn't tell me everything and I definitely didn't know it was something as serious as the way Leo put it.

Something I was sure of was that Alex and Leo were friends long before I came into the topic. Their families were familiar and so was mine but I didn't pay much attention to them when I was younger. I had every opportunity to be friends with them but those were the points in my life when I didn't want a lot of people around me. They went on as friends with some other people like Jenifer and Kyle while I chose to ignore life besides my my home, school and family.

If Leo was sure something happened between Lucas and Alex and Lucas himself made me know he knew more about Alex than I thought, then I guess those were enough to make me believe what he was saying. What I couldn't make myself believe was that Lucas was a bad person. Alex could say anything bad about anybody but she wasn't the kind to do that to anyone that wasn't in the spotlight like her. I didn't want to believe it, there had to be an explanation but I couldn't get that with Jenifer in front of me telling me something I wasn't paying any attention to.

"So as I was saying Christina_"

"You know what, I'm starving Jenifer. How about you get me breakfast. That'll be a better recovery gift than Coke"

"Wait, you don't like these? I thought they were perfect"

"They're good but food is better"

"Whatever, I suck at cooking so I'll just have your chef make it for you"

She rolled out of the bed and just like she came in, sprinted out of door and slammed it behind her. Now that's the kind of energy I could pay for.

"What did Lucas do?"

"I can't tell you everything here. I have somewhere to be right now and he's going to be here any minute from now so I'll have the driver pick you up at eight and we'll talk about it in my house"

"Great"

"And if he touches you, just give me a call and ill be here before you know it"

"I'm pretty sure he wouldn't"