Fifty Shades Of Us

by Night, Vanita

  She made me buy few lacy lingerines of different colours. I also brought some thongs. Zack called me every half-an-hour. Just when I came out of Victoria Secrets, Zack called again.

  "Angel, where are you?", I hear him ask.

  "I... We just came out of Vic... I mean a shop", I blushed.

  "I know where you went to Angel. I want a show of what you wore tonight". I blushed. Pauline is smiling beside me and controlling to burst out laughing.

  "Zack!", I said and cut off the call.

  Pauline laughed loudly afterwards and I blushed hard.

  We finished shopping and decided to go to a club. I called Zack and told him. He didn't agree at first, he said he can't come, because he is in a meeting that's five hours away from the club. He told me to have security with me and to not to drink. God, so many rules! Pauline and I both danced. Pauline said she hates alcohol. Oh, she should have seen my brother and how he drinks!

  We had some soft juices, that's it.

  This feels good. Having a friend, going on a shopping with her and doing clubbing with her is my dream, that became real today.

  Pauline and I were dancing on full flow. I didn't see Pauline stop dancing. She stood like a statue watching someone at the top in the V. I. P section. Although Zack said to go to V. I. P longue, I didn't want to. I went to her and put my hand on her shoulder.

  "Pauline", I called out, trying to dominate the music. She just stood there watching something. I turned my head to look at what she is staring and got a shock myself.

  My brother! My big brother! Nicholas! What is he doing here in New York?!

  He is staring back at Pauline with same intensity. He has a shocked look too. A tear fell from Pauline's eyes and my brother looked like he found something he lost.

  Why are they both looking at each other like that?!

  "Pauline, let's go!” I said hurriedly. I don't want my brother to find out where I am.

  "Huh", she seemed to come out of her trance. I looked at my brother. He looked at me.

  Oh no! I thought to myself, but I heard Pauline say it out in a whisper beside me.

  Chapter-12

  What to do now?!

  "Pauline! Amelia!", my brother shouted looking at from the V. I. P longue. Pauline and I looked at each other with shock. How does he know her? She is looking at me with same shock.

  We both saw that my brother is coming near us. I am scared now. What is he took me home with him? Though there are bodyguards, I am scared. I know what my brother is capable of doing.

  "Let's go!", Pauline said while taking my hand and pulling me along with her. But I want to go to my brother. I miss him so much! I want to hug him and kiss his cheek. I want to be his princess again. Seeing him brought back all my memories. I just want mommy and daddy right now! It is not the time, I thought and ran with Pauline.

  Security came out along with us. One of the guys opened the car door for us and we quickly sat in. My hands still shaking. From the back glass, I can still see my brother, who came running out of the club and ran to us, but the car starts moving. I let out a breathe as I see we lost him.

  I looked beside me to see Pauline having tears in her eyes. She quickly wiped them away. I didn't understand. Why is she crying?

  "Pauline. Are you okay? Why are you crying?", I asked her calmly. I don't know how to console a crying person, but I can't stand seeing her cry. She is one of the few friends I have.

  "Nothing. Just a bad memory. How do you know him?", she asked. I know she is lying.

  "He is my brother. I know you are lying and how do you know him?", I asked her. She gasped when she heard me saying he is my brother. I gave her a confused looked.

  "Are you a Witmore?", she asked.

  "Yes".

  "The... the Witmore's from Los Angeles?", she asked while stuttering.

  I nodded my head, while blinking my eyes.

  "Oh no!".

  "What happened?", I asked her.

  "Does Mr. Reynolds know about this? That he is your brother? That you are a Witmore?".

  "He said he knows my family. It means he knows who I am I think".

  She just nodded her head slowly.

  "Why? What happened?".

  "N-nothing", she said while rubbing her temples.

  "How do you know my brother?", I asked her and saw her body stiffened.

  "I... uh... I... I know him from business".

  "Then why are you having tears in your eyes when you saw him and... and why is he looking at you longingly?", I asked with a confused expression.

  "I... it's nothing. It's... it's really nothing", she said. I know she is lying, but I don't want to make her uncomfortable with my questions.

  "Okay".

  Soon, the car pulled out of Pauline's apartment and she got out of the car.

  "Bye Pauline. Thanks for today".

  "You are welcome Amelia. You are so cute", she laughed and went in.

  We reached the mansion and I got out of the car. I was about to get the shopping bags when one of the security guards, Liam I think, said he will bring them for me. He has been the only friendly security guard. Al though he is a little creepy. I walked in with Liam on my trail. I walked into the living room and found Zack coming towards me. My face instantly lit up a little.

  "Angel, I missed you", he said as he hugged me.

  "I missed you too Zack", I hugged him back tightly. Suddenly Zack pulled away, but held me by my waist.

  "You are fired Liam. I don't want you on work form tomorrow. Get out now", Zack said. I gasped.

  "Why?! Zack he is the only friendly guard of all those you sent with me", I whined.

  "Oh so he talked with you! How dare you Liam? I told you not to talk with her. Your only job is to protect her. Not chat with her. Also you are staring at her ass, my girlfriend's ass. I don't want you in the job. Not out!", Zack almost shouted in the end. Liam sighed and left.

  "Zack, li-".

  "No Angel. If you are going to talk about bringing him back to job, forget it".

  I sighed and sat on the sofa. I am not in the mood. My head is aching.

  "Angel, are you okay?", he asked as held my face. He took me in his lap. I put my face in his neck.

  "Zack, my brother saw me in the club today", I said calmly. He pulled me to make me look at him.

  "What?!".

  "Yes and I ran away. Security don't know. So, don't blame them".

  He looked like he is in a deep thought.

  "I miss them Zack! I want to go home", I as I put my hands around his neck.

  "No! You are not leaving me!", he said stubbornly.

  "I am not leaving you Zack. But I want them too. I want to hug my mom and kiss my dad goodbye. I miss them every day, but I don't show it out", I said and tears swelled in my eyes.

  "Angel, don't cry. Okay we will meet them. But you are still staying with me", he said like an order.

  "Of course, I will", I said as I leaned my head against his chest. He held me to him tightly.

  We sat in silence for a few minutes.

  "Zack, you know who my is family right?". He didn't answer for a minute.

  I looked up at him from his chest. He looked here and there before answering.

  "Zack?".

  "Yeah... yeah I know them", he said as he kissed my forehead.

  "Okay", I said and put my head back on his chest. I made invisible patterns on his chest as we lay there. It became a habit of mine and even Zack likes it. I am feeling so peaceful right now. I am not scared my brother will find out, cause Zack is there.

  "Angel".

  "Hmm".

  "We are going to meet my parents tomorrow", he said and I looked up at him.

  "What?".

  "We are going to my parent's house, to meet them tomorrow", he said as he tucked a piece of hair behind my ear.

  "Okay".

  "What?! Are you not tensed?".

  "Why?".

  "Usually girls feel tensed when they meet their boyfriends parents".
I gave him a confused look, as I titled my head to side while thinking.

  "Oh! Should I feel tensed then?", I asked while looking into his eyes. He smiled at me.

  "No Angel. You don't need to. They will love you". I put my head back on his chest.

  "Okay darling", I said and giggled.

  He smiled at me. It's been a while since I called him that.

  Chapter-13

  I quickly bathed and wore a yellow summer dress. I left my hair down and put a small plucker back, making it simple. I put a pair of yellow studs on my ears and wore a pair of yellow heels. I took a last look at myself in the mirror.

  "Zack, darling, how does it look?", I asked him for a hundredth time and turned around to look at him. He is already staring at me.

  "Give me a kiss, then I will say", he said tapping his lips with his fore finger.

  "Zack please, it's already late. I know, I don't look good. Should I change?".

  "No Angel. You look beautiful. Why are you so nervous? You were cool about meeting my family yesterday. Now why are feeling like this?", he asked as he came and wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me close.

  "I don't know. I feel a little scared. What if they don't like me?", I asked with a worrying face and pouted at that thought. He kissed my pouted lips and slipped his tongue into my mouth. We kissed, but I pulled away, before he spoils my attire.

  "No need to worry Angel! They will love you. I don't care even though if they don't love you. You are mine", he said as he kissed my cheek and took me out, holding my hand in his.

  We sat in the car, as usual; he pulled up the partition between us and the driver. I pulled it down, he pulled it up and I pulled it down again. He glared at me, but I turned my head away.

  "Okay then", he said and before I can register what he meant, he pulled me into his lap and I squealed. Mr. George and the guard turned their heads back and I smiled awkwardly at them. They smiled and turned their heads back to the road.

  "Zack!", I whispered his name angrily.

  "No, it's darling. It's been so long since you called me that. From now on you will be calling me darling", he said and kissed my lips tenderly. I put my hands around his neck. We broke the kiss as his phone rang. He cursed under his breathe and took out the phone. He snapped at the person so much while talking. I rubbed his arm to cool him.

  Soon we reached a villa just like Zack's. Zack got out and held out a hand for me. I smiled at him and took it. We went to the door which is already open and I am feeling nervous. Zack squeezed my hand in his, reassuringly.

  "Come one, let's go inside", he took me inside and I am instantly hugged by a women. I gasped in surprise.

  "Is the women that you were talking about Zack? God she is so beautiful!", she said as she pulled back and looked at me. She has eyes like Zack.

  "Mother, meet Amelia. Amelia, my mother Leah", he introduced us and I smiled at her. She is beautiful.

  "Hi dear! You can call me Leah. I am sorry, but you father is out of city. He got an urgent call and he must leave", she said to Zack, while walking inside the house.

  "It's okay", he said and his phone rang again. He excused himself and left.

  "So? Tell me about you!", Leah said excitedly.

  "My name is Amelia. I like chocolates. I have five brothers. I love my mommy and daddy. I ran from my house to live on my on for a few months. Wait! You won't tell my parents that I am here right?!", I asked panicking. She laughed.

  "Oh dear! You are so innocent! Now I understand why Zack loves you. No, I won't tell them. But you should tell them, they must be in tension and sad that you left them", she explained.

  "Yeah, I miss then too", I said sadly.

  "How about you eat chocolate ice-cream", she said and my mood instantly brightened.

  "Yes, I love it so much", I giggled. She took me inside with her.

  I saw photo frames on the walls. When Zack was small. When he was big. Photos with his parents and more. What caught my eye is a girl, in almost all the photos. She is beautiful and looks mostly like Leah. Who is she? In a picture, Zack is holding her bridal style and in another picture, he is kissing her cheek. I felt a pang in my heart. It must be jealousy.

  "Leah, who is this?", I asked her while showing her the photo. As soon as she saw what I was asking her, her smile vanished. She took the photo frame in her hands and tears can be seen in her eyes, which are trying not to fall.

  "She was the light of our lives. Kiara". I gave her a confused look.

  "Was?".

  "Yes. She died in a car accident. We coped from the loss after a year, even though it hurts. But Zack was not able to. He fell into depression. It was the time when Zack took over the company. He drowned himself in work to forget about her. He didn't talk with anyone. He snapped at everyone. From then on, he became a heartless person. Like everyone calls him, devil".

  I was just listening to what she said silently. But one is running in my mind mostly. What is she to Zack?

  "But then, you came. I can again see the caring Zack back. I can even see him smile. When he told me about you, I knew... I knew you were the one who is reason for the change and I have to meet you. Thank you for coming into his life", she said with tears in her eyes and I can't help myself. I have tears in my eyes too. I don't like it when someone cries.

  "Is she his ex-girlfriend?".

  "No dear! She is my daughter and his sister. Henry, my husband loves her so much. He doesn't show it out, but I can see it in his eyes".

  I just nodded my head in understanding. My dad loves me so much too, I can't bear if one of my brothers leave. Is this how they are feeling, cause I left them and ran away?

  "I am sorry dear! I am making you cry the first time you came to my house", she said as she put the frame back in it's place.

  "No Leah. I am glad that I came to know more about Zack".

  She smiled and we both went inside. Zack came in and kissed my pulled me to him. He kissed me on my lips while Leah is watching. I blushed and pushed him away.

  "Zack!", I said in a scolding manner.

  "Yes Angel?", he asked innocently. Leah is watching the whole scene and my cheeks turned a deep red.

  "Stop! Your mother is watching!", I whispered the last part. He looked at his mother.

  "Mother, can you stop watching us. She is feeling shy. I want to kiss her. So, please close your eyes", he said to her. I blushed hard at his words and put my head in his chest. Leah laughed.

  "You kids enjoying, doing whatever you want. I will make dinner ready", she said and left. I pulled away from Zack, as soon as she left.

  "Zack, what are you doing?".

  "No! Not Zack. Darling! That is for not calling me darling", h said as he lifted me in his arms, bridal style, I squealed.

  "How can I call you darling, in front of your mother!".

  "I don't know. With your sweet little mouth", he said as he laid a small kiss on my lips. I put my hands around his neck.

  I don't know where he took me, but he climbed some steps and stood near a big dark brown door.

  "Angel, can you push it for me?", he asked and I pushed it with my hands. He is holding me, so he can't open the door. He went inside and the room is so big. There are posters around the room. Not many, but some. It looked like a boy's room. There is a bed in the middle of the room, neatly arranged. He set me on the bed gently. He sat beside me.

  "Is this your room Zac-I mean darling?". He sat and pulled me into his lap.

  "Yes Angel", he said, while nibbling on my neck. I stood up and went around the room. There is a picture on him and Kiara on the table. I smiled at it and went on looking. Zack came and put his arms around my waist from back, pulling me to his chest. He kissed my neck from back.

  "Darling", I moaned out, closing my eyes. He turned me around and kissed my lips hungrily. I tried to meet his pace, but he is so passionate. He sucked on my lower lip, before entering my mouth. Our tongues are fighting and I smiled into the kiss. He squeezed my waist and I moaned i
nto the kiss. I put my legs around his waist and I am fully pressed against him. My hands are in his hair.

  Hi hands are on my butt. He went kissing my jaw to my neck.

  "Darling".

  "Zack the dinner is re- Oh I am sorry for disturbing you kids", Leah said and closed the door. I pulled away from Zack and tried to wiggle out of his grip.

  "Zack. Okay, I mean darling! Put me down". He chuckled and put me down. He straightened my hair and adjusted my dress. He held my by waist pulling me closer to him and kissed me, before pulling away and taking me down to the dining hall. My lips are swollen and Zack is smirking. Leah is milling knowingly at me and I blushed.

  Chapter-14

  I stirred the curry again in the pan and tried to burn it lightly. I smiled at myself when the curry is fried well and took all the curry into a porcelain vessel. I turned around to look at Marta, the mansions maid. She looked at the dish as if she saw a ghost.

  "What happened Marta?".

  "Nothing mam", she said and looked down.

  "Can you please taste it and tell if Zack will like it?", I asked as I put the dish in front of her. He tensed up and nodded her head. She took the curry in a spoon and put it in her mouth. I am staring at her curiously. She looked horrified and swallowed it. She put the spoon down.

  "Its is good mam", she smiled at me.

  "Thank you. I hope Zack like it".

  I made the curry for Zack. I was getting bored by sitting in the house. I wanted to make something for Zack today morning. So, I decided to make his favourite curry, capsicum, for him. I burned my hand in the process, but still I wanted to do it for him. I grinned as Marta said it's good. I put a lot of effort for doing it. Marta told me to stop, but I didn't.

  I am brought out of my thoughts when I heard Zack calling me.

  "Angel", he shouted from hall and I ran out of the kitchen to him. Zack went to Brazil for one whole day and I missed him so much. I hugged him tightly.

  "I missed you Zack", I said while kissing his cheek.

  "You don't know how much i missed you Angel". He pressed his lips to mine and place a tender kiss.