The Best Life

Chapter 3

"Ew can y'all stop being so mushy? Hey Ethan." Kesha says. "Hey he replied. "Mason will be here in a few so you two can be mushy." Ethan replies.

"Does Skye know about Austin? With everything going on I didn't even think to call her." I say. Just as my phone ring and it's Skye.

Skye: Hey Ameris is your brother mad at me? I have been calling him but his phone is going straight to voicemail. Which is not like him."

Me: Skye can you come over to Kesha's we need to talk face to face.

Skye: it's after 9 and we had a date so sure. Since he isn't answering.

Me: I understand see you soon

How do I tell his girlfriend that he is dead. Do I tell her about the explosion. Do I tell her that we don't know what happened?!? I'm so confused. My thoughts are broken by a touch. I jump until I realize that it was Ethan.

"What do I say to her? How do I explain what I don't understand to someone else who loves him almost as much as I did? How do I?" I ask with tears filling my eyes.

"If you want me to handle Skye I will. You don't have to do this. You can have her go talk to your parents or Jazz who just pulled up." He says. I look up and Jazz and Jarad are there and are pissed.

"So it's true you are with her? Do you love my sister like you say you do?" Jazz says with his fist clinched.

"I love her more than you will ever know. Wait how do you know about us? No one knew but Austin, Skye, Mason and Kesha." Ethan says. "That's not important, have you told her?" Jazz says. "Told me what?" I ask. "No none of them know. We felt it was best if they didn't." Mason and Skye arrive at the same time. "Skye doesn't know about Austin." I whisper.

"Hey guys what's up?" Skye says all bubbly like she always is. We all speak and then go inside. Think it will be better if she can sit and we be there.

"Skye, um Austin is dead." I say with tears in my eyes. "WTF do you mean he is dead. If he wants to break up with me then he should have the balls to do it himself instead of having you lie for him. He texted me and said he loved me and now he is dead." Skye says.

"Skye when did he text you?" I ask "This afternoon I was headed to 3rd period when I got his text. With a promise that date night would be epic." She says as her eyes fills with tears. "He can't be dead he just can't. I was going to tell him tonight... I'm pregnant and it's his and we was going to have a family and and now... he's dead." She cries.

My heart sinks. I want to tell them that he is alive and that I seen him. I look over and Jazz and Ethan are whispering about something. I hear Ethan say f**k. So I walk over to try and listen.

Ethan POV

"f**k man. Do we know how his card was used and who got the money? We have to get them for his child sake." I can't believe I am saying this. I know we just found out about him being a father and stuff but more so someone drained Austin's account. Well not drained it but took enough money to pay off a large sum of something. Who could have used his card. The girls have no idea about our accounts or how to access them. I look up and Ameris is walking towards us so I change the subject. She can't know that her boyfriend is an assassin ,drug lord, the second in command in this Gang. She can't know how much of a bad boy I really am. I never fall for her type but something about her was different. She brought out the soft side of me. The side that I never let her older brother which happens to be my boss see.

"Skye took it well but now not only are we planning a funeral but a baby shower as well. I am not sure how I feel. I mean I loose my twin and gain a niece or nephew all in the same day." Ameris says. I know she was just trying to hear if Jazz was giving me hell about dating his baby sister.

"It will work out princess I promise." I tell her. "You been making a lot of promises lately. Promise you will spend the night with me?" She says. I freeze we haven't spent a night together the whole time we have been dating. In fact she is still a virgin she told me so herself she has also let me know she wants me to be her first. I am scared to answer with her brother standing there. "I'm sure you will be a perfect gentleman so I'm not worried if you stay with her." Jazz says. "Ok doll face I will spend the night with you." I say

Ask she walks away I look up at Jazz to see what his facial expression is. "Protect her if anything happens to her I will kill you." He says and walks away.

Ameris POV

They must have known I was coming. The expressions and tones changed. The good thing is Ethan promised to spend the night with me tonight and I can't wait.

Now that Skye has calmed down I tell her we are all staying at Kesha's and she was more than welcome to stay with us. Which I'm sure she would want to be around us go through all she was. Jazz and Jared pull me to the side.

"Where is he?" Jared ask "Where is who?" I respond. Knowing they know I have seen him. I had blood on my shirt when Jazz seen me earlier. Damn it. "Ameris I know you seen him. Which is why I had my line of questions for Ethan. I knew he hadn't put his hands on you so either you beat someone up or your saw him. Now which is it." Jazz says. "Let's go outside." I say. Jared, Jazz, and I walk outside. I know I have to tell them something but idk what. If I tell them I was in a fight they are going to who, where, and how. Plus that will give away the fact that Ethan and I wasn't together like I told Jazz we were. "Spill" Jared says.

"I don't know where he is. I went to the old church like I told Jazz to see if he was there. He must have been because there was blood on the wall which would explain the blood you seen on my shirt. When I pushed against the door it must have transferred. Jazz I'm sorry I lied to you about me and Ethan being together earlier. I just didn't want you to know I had been to the only place that was just me and Austin's." I say. "I understand. When I seen the blood I just knew he hurt you and I was going to kill him." Jazz says. 

"Ethan would never hurt me. He loves me." I say. "I do not want y'all together. He is bad news Ameris and I swear if anything happens to you." Jared says. "It's cool Jared. He knows what will happen to him if anything happens to her." Jazz says. "Right now we need to find Austin and see what is up."

Jared walks away leaving me and Jazz in the porch. "Jazz, who is they?" I finally asked. "What do you mean Ameris?" He says confused. "Earlier when you was fussing at me about going off on my own you said f**k they tried to kill you too. So who is they?" I say I can tell I hit a nerve because he gets upset. "No one sis. It was just I figured whoever killed Austin was trying to kill you too." He says kisses my forehead and walks away. "Jazz I love you bro. Let me know if." He cuts me off and says he loves me too and they leave.

"Why don't we order something and maybe watch some movies since we are all here. I know it is not the ideal plan but it will give us something to do. Spring break is off to a crazy start and lets just try to enjoy the time we have now before we have to officially say our goodbyes to Austin." Ethan states. We all nod and agree that we need to do something to get our minds off things. We settled on Chinese and decided to watch the Transformers series. We were two movies in and Skye was sleep, Kesha was nodding and  I am like fully invested. I love Transformers. Mason is almost sleep too . Ethan is holding me as we watch the movies. "Told you they couldn't hang." I whispered to Ethan winning the bet. We finished the movie and straightened up from dinner and woke everyone so that we could head to bed. Kesha's mom loved when we stayed over that gave her a reason to cook breakfast in the morning. Of all the moms Kesha's is the coolest and we enjoy being over here. I have had a room at her house since I can remember. We woke them up and head to bed. As we are laying there I decide I want to have my first time be with Ethan and I wanted it tonight. 

"Can I ask you something?" I say as I trace his tattoos on his chest. "Of course." He responds. "Can we?" "Can we what?" he asked knowing what I was talking about but trying to get me to ask he completely. "Can we have s*x?" "Where is this coming from?" "I don't know but I really want my first time to be with you and so why not now?" "Ameris you are grieving and as much as I would love to be the one to take your innocence; I don't think this would be the right time. I love you and your first time should be special, not to dull the pain you are feeling." he responds and kisses my forehead. I felt rejected but understood. I cried and traced his tattoos until I fell asleep.