Part II: The Drunken Night.

Holy Shit.

What the hell was Alastair thinking? Was he out of his mind?

Ohh, yeah. I keep on forgetting that he is drunk. Idiot me.

"HEY!" the man shouts at me.

It breaks me out of my thoughts and I come back to reality.

Right, so Alastair is drunk and there are gangsters here. Who knows what they will do to us.

I need to quickly think of something and get us out of here.

As the man comes closer to us, I turn towards Alastair finding him looking curious at me and the man. He has no idea what's going on. I sigh.

"Look, we don't want any trouble. We go our way and you go yours. No hard feelings. Okay?" I try reasoning with the leader of the gang.

Everyone goes quiet for a moment and there's utter silence.

Suddenly everyone starts laughing loudly and maniacally. The leader comes closer to me and I take a step back.

"And why would we do that, kitten?" he asks grazing his hand over my cheeks.

I cringe at his choice of words and swipe his hand from my face.

"No need to touch the girl. We can have a talk and sort this matter." Suddenly Alastair is standing upright and in front of me. My eyes widen at the sudden change in his tone.

The man is taller than me but Alastair still towers over him.

"What would you do if I keep on touching her, huh pretty boy?" the man has the audacity to talk back.

"Let’s see." Alastair scratches his chin and looks up as if thinking a lot.

"I would just beat you to pulp or maybe kill you? Which option sounds better, Maeve?" Alastair turns to look at me. He speaks so seriously that I couldn't decide if he is joking or not.

Was Alastair actually drunk or was he just pretending to be drunk? I got my answer when I looked into his eyes. He was drunk. He was angry drunk right now. There was so much rage in his eyes that I had to look away.

The man got angrier than he already was and looked around his gang, getting them ready for a fight.

"You don't want to do this, boy." he growls at us.

"WAIT!" out of the blue Jayden shouts.

I turn to look at him and Shantell huffing and trying to catch their breaths.

Finally!! They are here.

I was as happy as I was getting my fair share of KitKat just by seeing them here.

Mmmm..I was hungry. KitKat and nutella pictures started floating in mind. Just as I was about to go into my wonderland, I realized that we were stuck in a situation and I have to focus.

"Are you okay?" Shantell asked as she came beside me and hugged me.

I was so glad that they came here before something happened or were they late?

Now, Jayden stood beside Alastair ready to fight.

I gulped, chanting in my mind-Please god, no fights.

Suddenly, Alastair started laughing out loudly; clutching his stomach as he tried calming himself. The leader and his gang looked confused.

Tonight was just full of surprises, so I won't be shocked if Alastair took out a knife went all Hannibal Lecter on them.

Okay, so maybe I was exaggerating. I was just tired and needed sleep.

"I was just joking, jeez. You all got too serious or was I?" Alastair smirked and winked at Jayden.

Turning around Alastair threw a punch at the leader and he went tumbling back. On cue, Jayden started fighting people who came at them.

The leader just laid unconscious on the road, blood coming out of his mouth.

Quickly, Alastair started throwing punches and kicks towards anyone coming onto him.

I just stood there dumb and too shell-shocked.

Shantell was shell-shocked but she quickly recovered when a guy came towards us with a pocket knife. She found a small log of wood and held it in her hands ready to swing.

It was hilarious watching Shantell wearing a dark red LBD in high heeled boots with a log of wood in her hands in an action pose.

She swung the wood into the guy's head so harshly that he fell down on the ground and clutched his head from the impact.

I was still trying to process everything. What can I say I'm very slow in these things.

Jayden and Alastair came towards us and held our hands, “Come on, we gotta go. They all are just unconscious and might get up anytime. We need to get out of here."

We both nodded our heads and followed them towards Jayden's car. Everyone got into car and that's when I realized, “Wait, what about my car? It's still at the bar."

"Don't worry, I will call my driver and he will pick up your car from the bar when we get home." Jayden assured me.

"Thanks, really. For everything-"I started but Jayden stopped me.

"Actually, I should be the one thanking you." He looked back at me as he drove.

"For what?"

"For helping out Alastair. He can be a big ass when he is drunk." Jayden said chuckling.

I turned to my side to look at Alastair just to find him sleeping against the window.

"It wasn't much of a big deal. I'm just glad that I didn't die tonight." I chuckled lightly to make the tension in the air a little less.

"Yeah, about that. I'm really sorry on behalf of us both." Jayden looked genuinely sorry about it.

"It's fine." I said and rested against the back of my seat.

The rest of the car ride went smoothly. Alastair snoring lightly and Jayden and Shantell talking, while I just kept quiet and looked out the window.

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We reached The Barton Manor a little while later. Yeah,I said Manor. Being this rich had its perks.

Everyone climbed out of Jayden's car. Me and Shantell waited patiently as Jayden carried Alastair out of his car and started towards the door.

The maid’s eyes widened at the sight of Alastair and his bloody knuckles. As she was about to ask questions about what happened, Jayden shook his head. She got the idea.

We headed towards Alastair's room on the second floor. Opening his door, Jayden kicked his shoes out and went towards Alastair's bed. He gently placed him on the bed and removed his shoes.

I went towards what seemed like a bathroom and found some towels and first aid kit. The maid came in with a bowl of water. I took the bowl from her and dipped the towel in it and started cleaning Alastair's hands. Alastair mumbled something in his sleep but, didn't wake up.

After I was done cleaning his hands, I took the cream from the first aid kit and spread it over his hands before bandaging his both hands.

Jayden came out of the bathroom, his hands cleaned.

I smiled at the maid and gave her the remaining things. Jayden pulled the blanket over Alastair’s legs and switched off the lights.

Jayden closed the door behind him as we all got out of the room.

He sighed, “Thank you for everything, Maeve. I just can't thank you enough."

I shrugged and smiled at him.

"It's very late at night. We should just head home." Shantell said.

"Yeah, I will drive you both home. Just give me a minute." Jayden said as he got ready to drive us.

"No. Alastair must have a driver, right?" I spoke.

"Yes."

"So, he can drive us back. You need to rest too, Jayden." I smiled at him.

"It's not a big deal, really. I can-"just as Jayden spoke Shantell kissed him to silence him.

She broke the kiss but it seemed like Jayden was still induced in it.

"Maeve's right. You need to rest. Good night, okay." Shantell smiled at him.

"Okay, if you say so." Jayden was so whipped.

Jayden walked us towards the main door and there was already a car waiting for us.

"Jayden, one more thing." I stopped.

"Yes?" He looked confused.

"If Alastair doesn't remember anything in the morning then don't tell him what happened, okay?"

"But why?"

"Just because." I shrugged at him.

"Okay, as you wish."

I smiled at him and got into the car.

Shantell hugged him one last time and got into the car.

The driver took off towards Shantell's apartment.

I sighed and leaned across Shantell's shoulder and closed my eyes.

Tonight, had been strange but exciting.

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