To say lunch was filled with tension after Noah's little outburst would be an understatement of the year. Conversations become minimal afterwards, grandma called mum to the kitchen, they were in there for minutes and I'm sure it was to reprimand her for raising rebellious children as our grandma often called us.

Sam was the first to leave, taking Lisa, his friend Tom and his cousin Logan with him, one of his friends was hosting a party and invited him as VIP. He left after promising to look after Lisa, parties were still a sore subject to Lily's parents, but they also wanted Lisa to live her life and not stay cooped up due to fear.

I know that Sam will take care of Lisa, that's one of few reasons Layla and Luke didn't mind Lisa going to a party. Sam would protect Lisa with his life if need be, the online person who was against Sam leaving was my grandmother, if it was up to her I would be a nun.

It was after 7PM Layla and Luke went home then the women went inside the house leaving their men outside, and Hayden also thought he go should go home, I walked him out and sat in his car before he left.

"I think your grandma hates me" Hade says making me laugh.

"Don't laugh, you saw how she looked at me like I'm not good enough for her granddaughter."

'My grandma hates everyone and I'm sure she thinks I'm not good enough for you not the other way around.'

"You are just trying to make me feel better."

'I wish I were, if aunt May's daughter came with them, they would be rooting for her to go after you.' I say with a small voice.

My grandmother has always loved aunt May's children than she loved us, I'm not entirely sure if mum getting pregnant with Noah while in college is the only reason or if her hate for our dad passed on to us.

"To hell with them, I only have eyes for you love, it's you I want and no one else." Hade says bringing me closer to him and kissing my lips, nose and forehead.

I decide to do what I have been thinking of doing since he arrived, I move from me seat to straddle him and kiss him hard before he can question me. The idea of getting caught in this position the last thing on my mind.

"Love, you want your grandma to hate me more." He says before deepening the kiss as I move my hips making just the right friction between us.

Hayden holds my head to position it in the way he wants, his other hand is at my waist, holding me so tight I'm sure it's going to leave a mark, but I don't care at the moment. His tongue keeps teasing my mouth, teeth biting my lips before he asks for entrance and as soon as I give it to him, our tongues fight for dominance for a while before he wins.

His left hands caresses my thigh, while the other one helps me move the right way on top of him. We both come up for air, our eyes dilated, full of lust and need for each other. We keep staring at each other and jump when we hear a loud tap at window, I almost jumped out of Hade's lap and knit my brows when I see non other than Hailey.

"I would say get a room, but that's Noah's lil sister in there and he would kill me, so I believe it's time to go home Hade." Hailey muffled voice says making me roll my eyes.

"Your gran has been asking about you and your phone is ringing non stop, come inside before your brother breaks something in the house." She says walking away towards the house.

"For a moment there I thought it's your dad or grandmother." Hade says taking a breath.

'Me too' I say laughing. 'We will finish this tomorrow Collins. I tell him getting off his lap.

When I have fixed myself and sure that I don't look like someone who was dry humping her boyfriend, I move to open the door only for Hade to stop me and pull me back for a kiss.

"That's how you say goodnight to your man" he says with a wink.

'Drive safe and text when you get home.'

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When I open the door I'm welcomed by mum's loud voice, I go to where the voices are coming from and find mum shouting at Noah. Gran is nodding her head at mum, agreeing with whatever she is saying. I was outside for less than thirty minutes and they are already at each others'throats.

"Paul might have raised me, but he is not my father so stop trying to make him one, and just because Victoria sees him as one doesn't mean I should too."

"For how long will you hold him responsible for my mistakes?" Mum shouts.

"Do you expect me to see a man who is responsible for my family breaking and my dad dying as a father?"

'What?' I ask making everyone in the room to freeze.

"You have spoiled these children rotten Katherine, I keep telling–

"Mum, I told you I could take care of my children. Sorry, but I think it's time for you to go home."

I take a look at my grandma and she looks like she wants to say something more, she takes a look at dad and whatever she sees there makes her stand up and goes out without a word. Aunt May and her husband soon follow her out of the house. As soon as they are out I walk further into the living room and look at Noah who is looking anywhere, but at me.

'Noah, can you tell me what you meant just now?' I ask him with a shaky voice afraid of the answer I will get.

"He meant nothing, he is just drunk that's all."

"Can you stop lying mum, don't you get tired? Tell her why you don't want her visiting Riverdale and the reason behind dad's death." Noah says with a broken voice.

I look at him and see tears pulling in his eyes, he looks broken and for the first time ever I see how sad he really is.

"I will tell her, it's me she should be angry with and not your mother." Dad says coming out of nowhere.

'Noah, answer me. What did you mean by those words?' I decide to ignore dad, Noah sits down and exhales loudly.

"I'm not sure if you remember how things were before mum and dad divorced, but months leading to divorce, they always argued and tried to hide it from us. One day after we went to bed, they started one of their arguments and"

For the first time I see my brother crying and not because he broke his arm or scraped his knee, but because the past is weighing heavily on him. It must be the first time he has spoken about this and I hate myself for making him go through this. I go next to him and wipe his tears and my own eyes fill with tears.

'It's okay, you don't have to carry on.' In as much as I want the truth I can't handling seeing my brother so sad.

"I want to, I have been bottling it for way too long and you deserve to know. I got out of my room to see if everything was okay with mum, because I believed he was the one at fault. When I got to the stairs I heard dad asking her why she cheated, he used vulgar language I only understood later that year what it actually meant.

Dad asked her if it was that good that she went there over and over again, he asked her if he wasn't good enough for her any longer and she laughed. She then told him that she doesn't love him anymore and wants a divorce, for the first time I saw my dad break down."

By the time Noah is done he is sobbing and I do the only thing I can think of, I hug him tight and cry along with him until he has come down. I look at mum who is looking into space and dad who can't look me in the eye. Hailey is silently crying at the far end of the couch.

'What about dad's death?'

"Victoria, that's enough." Booms mum's voice standing up and dad pulls her back down on the couch.

"Weeks later dad moved out because he didn't want us to move, I didn't understand why he did that. I mean mum was the one who wronged him, but he blamed himself for her cheating.'

'What I don't understand is why you blame da-Paul for dad's death. It was an accident right?' I ask feeling skeptical.

"What is Sam's surname?"

"Noah I am warning you, if you don't shut up-"

"What will you do, kick me out, disown me? What is Sam's surname Victoria? He yells.

'Wells, but I remember it was changed when mum wanted Paul to adopt us.'

"Sam is Paul's son, before we could move here dad found out that Sam wasn't his child, mum had been cheating years before dad found out." He says in conclusion.

'Oh my god.' I feel like I'm about to pass out or vomit, I stand up to go to the nearest bathroom and as soon as I get there I throw up safely in the toilet.

My mother cheated on my father for close to  four years, probably more, who knows at this point. Am I even who I think I am? With this question in mind, I rinse my mouth and wash my face before going out.

I run upstairs and pack my luggage, I don't know where I am going because my flight leaves tomorrow and my car is in New York. I can't even go over at Mo's because she is back in New York, I can't go to Lily's home.

'May I have my phone Hailey?' I ask with a trembling voice and she hands it to me.

"Where are you going at this hour, stop being dramatic Victoria." Mum shouts.

'I am being dramatic? Did you just say I am being dramatic? You cheated and lied about Sam's identity for years, does he know?"

"Yes I know pumpkin" says a voice at the door. When did he get here?

'So I'm the fool who wasn't aware of all these secrets? What more don't I know? Why do I have nightmares about a car accident, was I ever in a car accident? I have blanks in my mind that I can't seem to fill. What more have you lied to me about?' I yell through tears looking at the woman I call my mother and brothers.

"It was your dad's weekend to have you when he found out about Sam, I had to drop you off at his apartment, but he decided to surprise you guys by coming over. Paul was there and I was just telling him that he is Sam's biological father, not aware that Aiden used his key to get in and was listening in.

He didn't say anything, just walked past us to get you two upstairs and left. Leaving Sam behind was prove that he heard us, an hour later I got a call saying he was in an accident. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt and died on the way to the hospital and you two survived." Mum says crying.

"I didn't know that you were having nightmares baby, I should have known." She continues.

"How could you have known? You were busy fighting for our custody, preparing our move to Florida and a year later a wedding. I was the one to sleep on the floor in her room to make sure she doesn't die because she couldn't breathe. I was the one to watch her cry herself to sleep crying for dad.

You never asked us how we felt about leaving behind all we knew in Manhattan, and even now you want us to forget where we come from." Noah says and walks out with Hailey following him.

"I am sorry baby, I tried to be a good mother to you and Sam. I knew my ship with Noah had sailed, but I tried baby." She says crying and dad consoles her.

'You didn't try hard enough. Sam can you drive me somewhere?'

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