The Billion's

Chapter 6

IVA'S POV

I'm not sure if they... I turned to Kelsey who's eating her breakfast. "Kel... Are they.....?" She shrugged. "Well, she said friends right?" She nodded. "SO?!" I sighed and leaned back.

"So nothing. Estella didn't say the *B* word yet.." I looked at her skeptically. "B as it breaks up. Not bitch... Bitch." I grabbed a hand full of my waffles and threw it at her.

She licked her face that was hit by the syrup and smiled. "Good. More for me." Suddenly we heard guitar strumming. I turned and its Zoe singing...

"Turn away

If you could get me a drink

Of water 'cause my lips are chapped and faded

Call my aunt Marie

Help her gather all my things

And bury me in all my favorite colors

My sisters and my brothers

Still

I will not kiss you"

She smiled at us and strummed.

"Cause the hardest part of this is leaving you....."

Gemma walked in with Adam. They both smiled at us.

"Now turn away

'Cause I'm awful just to see

'Cause all my hair's abandoned all my body

Oh, my agony

Know that I will never marry

Baby, I'm just soggy from the chemo

But counting down the days to go

It just ain't living

And I just hope you know..."

Gemma went to Zoe's side and placed her arms on Zoe's shoulder. Gemma cleared her throat and sing along with Zoe.

"That if you say (if you say)

Goodbye today (goodbye today)

I'd ask you to be true (cause I'd ask you to be true)"

They both smiled at me.

"'Cause the hardest part of this is leaving you

'Cause the hardest part of this is leaving you..."

Zoe ends the song with Kelsey and Adam applause. "Thank you... Thank you...." Zoe bows and handed the guitar to the maid. "That's a very nice practice. Good job Gemma." Gemma smiled and sit next to Adam. "Next time sing my song.." Adam said. "And what song would that be little Adam.."

"The wise man says!!" Adam beamed. We all chuckled at him. "That's Elvis's song, Adam." "Daddy sing that a lot to me." He said and Gemma's face turned sad.

"What did mommy say about daddy?" Gemma asked the little boy. "Daddy is busy and he may not come home?" Gemma nodded.

"But you have us, Adam," Zoe said. "Yes. Aunt Zoe, Iva, Kelsey... Even uncle Paxton is here for you." Gemma smiled at the little boy.

"Grandpa and grandma too!" He beamed. Gemma chuckled. "Yes them too." Gemma kissed Adan's forehead. Zoe looked around.

"Where's Abigail and Estella?" "Home," Kelsey answered. "Already?" I was about to grabbed another waffle when the stereo system blasting Only You by The Platters. We all turned to each other and laughed. Mom and dad waltz in and slow dancing in front of us.

"What the.." Kelsey was surprised when dad suddenly yanked her from her seat and dance with him. Mom lifted Adam up and dance with him while carrying him around.

Gemma and Zoe both looked at me and I shakes my head vigorously. "Oh come on Iva. It's Saturday!" "No way!" They smirked and pulled me from my seat.

I stand still while they both dance. At last, they gave up and went dancing together. I went to sit in my chair again and smiled at my family.

Since my parents always away at work, they make sure every Saturday they will be home and dance with us. Saturday turns to be our family day since then.

After minutes of them having fun, they finally settle down and eat. "Good morning family." Dad beamed and smiled at all of us.

"Good morning Giovanni." Dad laughed. He turned to me. "Iva honey. What's the matter?" He asked. He always can since I'm in deep s**t.

"She's sad because she's not sure if her crush is single or not..." Remind me to kill Kelsey in the future. I glared at Kelsey. "Am I hearing this right?! Iva has a crush?!"

Dad grinned. Mom shakes her head. "Don't torture the poor girl Vanni." Dad turned to mom. "But Alana... Embarrassing my kids is what I do best..."

Mom smiled. "Remember what Iva did to you when you embarrassed her in front of her girlfriends before?"

He looks like he suddenly remembered something. He turned to me. "Don't do that again. It took me 2 years to wait for a new custom-made Lamborghini." Ohhh... I remember that.

I destroyed his Lamborghini because he keeps showing my baby photo. "I will be good if you will," I said and he nodded. Dad smiled and continued to eat.

"Anyway. Your dad and I will be going to Europe for a week. We will be back before your tour with Zoe." Zoe smiled and nodded. "Cool." Gemma handed me a key.

"Your car back. It's fixed and modify." She smiled and I took the keys. Kelsey looked up. "Hey. Chrysa and I wanna go shopping. Be our driver."

I nodded. "I need to buy something too. A new phone." Zoe looked at me. "You needed a new phone? What happen?"

"She threw her phone at Mika Korn's face." I Dad started to laugh. "Kelsey isn't that your ex?" Kelsey scoffed.

"He's an i***t. I don't know why I even dated him." Dad laughed and threw a piece of meat to Kelsey's face. "UNCLE GIO!" I chuckled. "Don't play with your food!" Mom warned us all.

Kelsey and I finished our food and bid everyone goodbye. I went to the garage and asked the caretaker to give me a car.

"Mercedes G series." He said and smiled. I thanked him and went to the black car. "Isn't it fun to have the car plates to be your last name," Kelsey said as she entered the car and buckled her sit.

"Chrysa estate please." I shake my head and Kelsey laughed. She put on a USB flash drive in the car stereo system and played one of her fav song ever, Everybody by Backstreet Boys.

"You love old guys music?" I asked her. "No. But the beat is sick." Kelsey chuckled and I focus on my driving.

I turned to a familiar elite neighborhood and stopped in front of an extravagant neighborhood. I noticed my family's bodyguard drive up to us.

"That black SUV is ours right?" Kelsey asked. I nodded. She went out to talk to the guards. I looked at her through the side mirrors. Kelsey smiled when she came back to me.

"Done." She said. I was about to asked her what she says to them when Chrysa walked out of her estate and entered my car. "Hey, Kelsey... Iva... Drive now. And don't kiss. My dad is here."

I turned to the gate and saw a man looking at us. He waved at us. I ignored him and drive. I looked at Chrysa from the reared view mirror.

"What did he say?" Kelsey asked. "After he saw our picture, he threatened me. He said I caught myself in a De Vos web. He wants to use me." "What does he mean by that?"

I asked. "He wants to use me to get to Kelsey's family fortune." Kelsey is an only child and after her parents gone, the estate and every wealth will be in her name.

"I don't mine. As long he agrees with our relationship." "But..." "No buts," Kelsey said and turned to me. "The normal mall. I saw something there online."

I nodded and drive. Minutes later we arrive at one of the city's mall. When I got out, the bodyguards follow and they instantly went to us.

"Two of you follow me. The others go with Kelsey." They nodded and I went to the phone store in the mall. But before that, I went to get some drinks from Starbucks.

After my order is done I handed the bodyguards their drink. They thanked me and I continued to walk around.

As I was walking, I saw two familiar girls. It's Abigail and Estella.

They both smiling and talking animatedly inside a clothing store. Estella picked up some clothes and showed them to Abigail.

Estella then kissed Abigail's cheek and Abigail laughed. So they still together. Go figure. Estella didn't say anything about breaking up. I sighed and continued to walk to the phone store.

I entered the shop and looked around. "Welcome to Tech Venture. May I help you?" "I need a new phone." I showed him my cracked phone.

"Oh, my. Well, do you prefer Android or IOS system?" He asked. "Well, I always use IOS." He smiled and went to the Apple product.

"iPhone 6 or 6 plus. We also do some custom made iPhone for our customer. But for that, we have to wait for a few days." "Well... I want the 6, 16gb, space grey."

He smiled and told me to wait for a second. He went to the back of the store and I waited. I looked at the guards. "What kind of phone you use?" They both showed me their phone.

"Android?" They nodded. "Is it good?" "Well, we can download lots of games." He chuckled. The other smiled. "And there's a lot of apps that iOS don't support, the play store does."

I nodded and the salesperson came back with a box and a form. "Please fill in this form." He smiled and I took his pen. "I'll set up your phone while we wait." I nodded.

I filled the form. "Iva Billion.." A voice startled me. I looked up and surprised to see groups of paparazzi swarming the outside of the store. My eyes landed on a girl.

A girl I used to know. "Fatima?" She smiled at me. "Hey, Iva.." "Hey! When did you arrive here?" "Yesterday will be starting school again next week." I smiled.

"Da Vinci?" She nodded and moved her long and wavy brunette hair away from her face. This is one Arabian beauty. "How's Dubai?"

"Meh. Eid was fun. But I miss my life here more." I smiled. "How are you?" I sighed. "Fine, I guess." I finished filling the form and wait for the salesperson.

"Why are you here?" "Well, my cousins decided to destroy my phone. So I'm here to change it." She chuckled. I

Remembered the day she's still my girlfriend. But after her parents know, I was banned from her life. But we remained friends because of our parents business connection. "Fatima!" A woman called for her. I turned to see Mrs. Shadid.

She noticed me and grabbed Fatima's hand. She says something in Arabic and Fatima stopped her from talking. "Nice meeting you again Iva. See you in school."

She went to the counter and pay for her phone. The salesperson came back and took my form. "Here's your phone..." He looked at the form. "Miss Billion."

I checked the phone and I'm satisfied. I went to the counter and pay for it. The cashier smiled and thanked me.

I signaled my bodyguard and they both went to my side instantly. "Where's Kelsey?" I asked. "Third floor." He leads me to the elevator and we went to where Kelsey is.

"Who needs all the answers?

Who takes all the chances?

Who said the truth's gonna save you

When the truth could be dangerous...."

I sing in my heart. This song reminds me of Estella. I stopped in my tracks and looked at them. Both surprised to see me. "You?! In a mall? Seriously?"

Estella looked at my back. "Wow, you are serious." "I thought you both friends?" Kelsey said behind me.

"Well, I didn't end the relationships we decided to take it slow and get to know each other as lovers." Abigail looked troubled.

Estella will always be Estella. A mean-spirited girl who always gets what she wants. I don't get why I can fall for her. I sighed and looked at my cousin. "You two done?" Kelsey nodded.

"But I'm hungry. And it's lunchtime." Kelsey turned to Estella and Abigail. "Join us! Iva will pay for everything.."

Wait! Since when I said that!? Kelsey smiled at me. Estella agreed and Abigail smiled at me. Oh man her smile is so cute.

Estella looked at her and me. "b***h!" She mouth and smiled. She actually smiles?!

Damn! What's wrong with her today. Is it a drug? Whipping? Somebody please exorcism the devil in her. Kelsey and Chrysa lead us to a... Um.. Food court... I think.

"What is this?" I asked Kelsey. "Food court." She said and smiled. "It's where commoners like us went to eat." Estella smiled.

I looked around and everyone looked at the group of men in black at the table next to ours.

I waved for one of them to walk to me. I reached for my wallet. "Here... Eat." I gave him $300. He nodded and went back to his table.

I took another $300 and gave it to Kelsey. "Order for me. Anything." She nodded and took the money. I put my wallet back in my pocket. "Do you always carry $600 in your wallet?" Abigail asked.

"Sometimes. I used most of them for this new phone." I put my phone on top of the table. I watched Kelsey and Chrysa ordered the food.

I noticed the paparazzi try to come in. I looked at the guards and they nodded. "Estella!!!" A little girl beamed at us. Estella smiled at her. "I'm your biggest fan. Can I have a hug?" Estella smile.

"Sure." She stands and hugged the little girl while her mother took the picture. "Pretty..." She said and point at Abigail. "Want a picture with her?" Estella asked.

The girl nodded. She carries the girl to Abigail and the mother took a picture. The mother thanked them and walked towards their table again. Kelsey and Chrysa walked to us with food trays.

"Bon appetite." She said to me when she gave me a burger and a soda. I shrugged and took the burger. "This is not your usual gourmet burger huh?"

Estella joked. Abigail chuckled. I unwrapped the burger and place it on the plate. I took a peek at the inside and wonder what everything is.

"What is this?" I asked Kelsey. "That's pickle."

I'm having a second thought. Ugh. What the heck.

I took the burger and bite some of it. I chewed and surprised it taste good. I took a bigger bite and I'm actually enjoying my food. Estella took a picture of me and laughed together with Abigail.

"Caption... Iva's first time eating a burger. Hashtag The Life Of The Rich & Famous..." They all laughed. I ignored them enjoyed this burger.

After I'm done, I drank my soda. I grabbed my phone and use the free wifi to download the apps I had before.

"Estella. Are you joining Zoe's tour?" "Yea. I already told the VP about it and she agreed to let the teachers know and email me all the work." "Iva..."

I turned to Kelsey and she pointed to the door. I turned and it's my parents. Oh no. Why... Why now... I sighed and facepalmed myself. "IVA!!!" My dad yelled and I covered myself with Kelsey's body.

They all chuckled at me and I noticed my dad walked up to us. My dad grabbed a chair and sit on our table. "What are you doing here?!"

"We came to see you before we going to Europe." Mom said and sit on dads lap. "Mom. Paparazzi will take your picture." "So? He's my husband. We've married and had children's." She smiled.

Mom turned to Estella. "Estella Reed! So nice to see you again." Estella smiled. Dad looked at Abigail. "Hello. I'm Giovanni. And this is my beautiful wife, Alana." Abigail waved.

"Abigail." They started to talk and laughed along. "Iva darling... Be good. And please deal with Mr. Korn. His mother called us and threatened to sue us." Dad chuckled.

"I'll handle him. He's nothing." Dad smiled. "I know you will handle him. With no force. With grace. Do you understand Iva Godiva Billion."

Did he just called me by my full name?! I can't believe him! "Godiva?" Abigail asked. "Her full name," Estella said. "By all mean sir. Are you Italian?" Dad smiled.

"Half Italian, half American." Mom looked at her watch and smiled. "We have to go." She got off dads lap and nodded at the guards.

Soon, 5 fully arm bodyguard walked towards them. Dad stands and opened his arms. "Ti mancherò?" I laughed.

"Nah. You will call us via Skype everyday so no. I will not miss you." But I went to hug him. "Safe flight." Dad kissed my cheek.

"We will. Good to see you all. And Kelsey... Be good." He went to kissed Kelsey's forehead. My dad acts like her dad because of hers... Busy with his... Mistress all the time. Kelsey smiled.

Mom went to me and hug me too. "Remember Iva... Handle it with grace." I nodded. She went to Kelsey. "Your mom will be home tonight. I asked her to stayed at our home."

Kelsey smiled mom kissed her forehead. They both went to their bodyguard and walked out of the food court.

"CHRYSA!" Chrysa flinched. "What are you doing with this imbecile?!" Who the f**k is this guy! "WAIT! You broke up with me for her?! b***h you lied to me!"

"WHOA! No one calls my woman a b***h!" Kelsey stands and faces him. He towered her and smirked. "And what will you little puta will do to me?" "I'm not... They will."

The guards stood up and cracking their knuckles. This guy showed he's having a very uneasy feeling. He just turned and walked away from us.

"Wow... What just happened?" Estella asked with her mouth filled with French fries. I shake my head at her. I noticed Abigail looked at me but she quickly turned away.

She really thought I didn't see her? I chuckled and smiled at her. She blushed a little bit. Estella turned and suddenly kissed Abigail's cheek. "Ew! It's oily!" Abigail said.

"Ash... It's just fried." They chuckled and I sighed. I'm jealous. Why am I feeling like this? Iva, she's dating your ex. Get it together.

Kelsey sits down and finished her drink. "Come on. Let's go home." She said and I nodded. "Follow us to Iva's mansion? Having a little movie night."

Estella smiled. "That's perfect! SLEEPOVER!" She turned to Abigail. "We can have s*x in Iva's bed and moan the night away."

I really don't have the opportunity to say anything huh? I stood and so does everyone. "Tonight at 7. Don't be late lovebirds. Ask Arnold and Alessa too."

Estella nodded and walked out with her own security. I sighed and turned to Kelsey. "It's my house. Why don't I get to say no?" Kelsey smiled.

"Because I know you will say no. Now, let's go home. But first, stop at Chrysa's house." Kelsey walked first and I followed her from behind.

I smiled. Abigail will go to my house tonight. Maybe just maybe... I will get to know her better.....