Chapter 22 // Unconditionally.

After joining a show back in LA. I knew I was going to run into Nando sooner or later with some ugly ass chick, but now I had to move on from him and from anyone in my past, including Jensen. 

"Are you ready? Its time for you to move on."

"I agree. I am ready for this new show and I am ready to kick ass." I said to Mel. "How are you holding up after Tama?"

"I am okay. I know I have to eventually move on, but I can't . I just can't and its going to be a while before I can have sex again, but thankfully after the huge ordeal , it didn't hurt me and the fact I can have kids again which is amazing too."

 "I am so glad. Come stay here for a while with me. I have so much to do now and I need you. I have a party to get ready for and I have to look amazingly hot. Hair done, everything including my makeup , which you my twin are the best at." 

"Really?"

"Really, you're the best at hair and makeup and honestly, I know that is what you deserve."

"Thanks sis. By the way, I am so glad we are back here. I am glad you're with me." I hugged her. 

"Always." I said smiling. 

After she gave me a fresh color and cut, I felt like a new person and a brand new woman now. No longer needing a man, I want to be single for a bit. 

"Looking good sis." She said. 

"Are you going to be okay by yourself here?"

"Yeah, I have my streaming services, pizza and  Dany. She is going to be here soon."

"Oh okay good, I love that."

 I had slipped into my purple backless dress and a light black coat. With my hair and my makeup looking amazing as ever as I put my heels on. 

"Well bitch?" I asked her.

"Fucking beautiful. One of my best work."

Jason had gotten word that she was safe after Mel was kidnapped by Tama and thankfully she was able to still have kids, but she lost the one she was carrying, much like my whole ordeal with Nando. 

I had arrived at the dinner party, it was pretty packed in here as everyone looked handsome and beautiful. 

"Ms Johnson, welcome. Right this way please."

"Thank you kindly."

The lady took my black coat as I was seated across from a hot guy and next to someone I know very well. 

"LC, its good to see you again." Billy said.

"Billy, how are you?" I got up and hugged him.

"Wait , you two know each other?" Kevin asked.

"Do you remember that film, Twilight?" I asked. 

"Yeah, that is right, you were in that." He said as I giggled.

"How do you know Kevin?"

"Arrow." I said smiling. 

"Plus LC is like a second daughter to me, but this girl is the hardest working girl there is." 

"Stop Kevin. You're too kind." I said smiling. 

I smiled while looking right at the guy, he was gorgeous. The wavy long haired, blue eyed handsome devil. 

"Excuse me. I need some fresh air." I said.

I got up and headed out to the balcony, I heard footsteps and he put his coat on me as the crisp air had suddenly came over LA.

"So you know Kevin and Billy?" He asked. 

"Yeah,  I met Billy during Twilight movies. I played a high school kid and I was a part of the main group of kids. Later on I met Kevin on Arrow briefly when I played his assistant." 

"Interesting, I think I like you already. How do you feel about kids?" 

"I love them. I almost had some of my own, but my ex beat me so badly I lost them." 

"You're ex beat you?"

"Yeah." 

"I am so sorry that happened to you. I have kids, but being a single father was the hardest thing to do after my wife died." 

"I am sorry that happened to you too." I said. "But this is a new start for the both of us." 

"I am Max." He said. 

"I am LC." He smiled. 

"Trust me, I know who you are." 

"Do you now? " I asked him.

As soon as I said that, I had alarming news. My ex boyfriend was here, lurking around. 

"Hey, everything okay?"

"No. I think we should get inside." 

As soon as we moved inside, I had told Kevin and Billy that he was here. They knew about my exes, now they knew that he was here. 

"Okay may I take everyone's order?" The waiter asked. 

"I will take a Filet with Green Beans and a side Cesar salad." Max said. 

"I will take a Filet with the garlic mashed and a Cesar Salad as well." I said smiling at Max. 

After everyone gave their orders, we began to drink and have a good time, now its time to finally move on from Nando, but he wouldn't let that happen. 

"Oh my god, its Fernando Tatis Jr." I heard the guest say. 

I shook my head and alerted them all about him. I didn't need him showing up now. 

" What are you doing here Nando?" I asked him.

"I came to tell you I am sorry." 

"You can go outside and wait until my business dinner is finished." I said. 

"Okay then we talk right?"

"Maybe she will think about it." Max said. 

 After the guards had taken Nando outside, I had gotten the idea that maybe I should hear what he had to say. 

"Don't you dare." Kevin said. "I know you like a book, you're like my daughter. I know what you're thinking and stop that."

"I won't hear what he has to say. I know he was cheating on me and what he thinks I don't know,  I know what he did. He got a girl pregnant and now she is trapping him into marrying her. I don't want that anymore. Its harder to let him go, but I have moved on now."

"Good." Billy said. 

Max looked at me and smiled.

"To new relationships, friendships, and to even better life now."

"Now Max , don't get all sappy on us." AJ said walking in.

"Wow AJ, couldn't find your hat?" Max asked him laughing. 

"Now Max, be nice." I said. "I am LC."

"I know who you are. I am so happy to finally meet the famous LC." He said.  "Welcome to Fire Country and I want you to join us on Seal Team."

"Okay, fair enough." I said smiling. "Two shows full of Max? I think I am okay with that." 

Max smiled from ear to ear as the dinner went on, we all had a blast but the night was finishing up and now I had to face Nando and Jack in one shot now. Right now I wanted to hang out with Max, AJ, Kevin and the others, I have my new life.

"How about we go and hang out for a night cap." Max said. 

"You know that is dangerous."

"I know, which is why I love the dangerous side of me."

I got closer to him as I was inches from him. Ryan and Ben had been around trying to win me back after everything that happened, they weren't going anywhere.

 "Hey hon. I haven't seen you in a while." Jack said.

"Jack Harlow, this is Max."

"I am one of her friends. You are to her?" Jack asked him.

"Max, her co-star and someone you don't want to mess with." He said.

"Hey Max, give me a minute. "

"Don't go with him." Jack said. 

"No , don't, trust me.. he is bad news. I know you want to come home with me." Nando said. 

I called Mel trying to find out what to do, but now I needed to do what I wanted. She told me to go and enjoy myself.

 "Okay I am ready Max." I said . "What about the kids?"

"They are with their grandparents for a few extra weeks."

I smiled as we jumped into the SUV and headed back to his house. I felt horrible his wife had died, more importantly I am hoping eventually he could tell me, but right now he was grieving still and I didn't want to push him.

"Welcome to my awesome house. I hope you like it."

"I do, its very quaint."

"We just moved to a new house and I am happy , finally."

"Thank you for saving me, I am honestly exhausted from Nando / Jack/ Ryan and Ben drama that its having me really think twice about who I am." 

"Don't worry. I have baggage too and honestly, we just can't get away from it."

I hugged him as I looked into his blue eyes. 

"If this is going to be a one night stand, tell me."

"Nope. I mean unless you want it to be?"

"Nope. Ryan had drugged me and made me sleep with him.. next day he kicked me off the show I was on with him.." 

"I would never do that. Betray your trust is something that is horrifyingly horrible. He raped you basically."

"Yeah he did, couldn't prove it though." I sighed. 

"What about Ben?"

"Just a fling." I said. "I won't ask you about your wife."

"I can tell you. She died in a car accident, that was meant for me by her boyfriend."

"Wow, that is horrible." I said. "I am so sorry."

"Can't be as bad as you and losing two kids with Nando? I mean that PED baseball playing idiot? He cheated on you? I mean who would cheat on you?"

I walked up to him and smiled. His blue eyes were amazingly gorgeous. He was who I needed.

Chapter 21 // My lover

 After the biggest bombshell ever, I had thoughts running through my head and I was trying to figure out what to do next. I had showered , fixed up my hair. Mel had decided to do my makeup, now thankfully she was doing the one thing in this world she loved to do, make up. Anthony had dropped by to pick me up for dinner as I was almost finished getting my dress on. Mel had finished up as I placed my heels and I ended up putting a pair of flats in my hand bag , just in case. 

My dress:

The guards were coming on this dinner outing with Anthony and I , unfortunately they were coming since I only wanted to hang out with him, but right now we had to be on alert. Ben was spotted with Ryan nearby. 

"Hey, so you want to maybe hit up a nightclub after dinner?"

"Oh hell yes. I need some Anthony entertainment." I said laughing. 

The paps were taking pictures of us while TMZ was all over us hanging out. As soon as we were finishing up the dinner, we had the best time ever. 

"Thank you for doing this."

"What do you mean?"

"Coming to dinner with me tonight."

"Oh Anthony, you don't have to thank me. We both needed it , especially after everything we had been through."

He smiled as he put his arm around me. I had gotten the news that I was being cast in the biggest series in England, the Bodyguard I was excited to enter a new country, but also a new type of show I wasn't use to.  We entered the night club with some of the guards. I had them hold my purse as they stood by watching. I changed my heels and put my flats on.  

"Hey baby, long time no see." I heard a familiar voice say,

"Duke, thought you'd be someone's bitch by now in a jail cell." Anthony came over and put his arms around me. 

"Who the fuck is this?"

"I am her boyfriend Anthony." 

"Heard you left Fernando months ago and now you're dating another low life Spanish fucker? By the way, thought you'd lose the babies and come back to me."

"Who the fuck are you calling a fucker, yet along Spanish?"I said getting in his face.  "What the fuck do you know about me losing the babies?"

"You didn't hear? I was the one who had done it, you thought it was Ben? No way toots, I had to do it since I had to have you back." I almost lost my cool.

"I got this." Anthony said pulling me down and into a long kiss. 

The guards had thrown Duke out and onto his ass.. 

"That was your ex?" He asked me.

"Yeah, he used to beat me and be so possessive , told me what to wear, who to see and how to act." I sighed.  "Should've known he was behind me losing the babies and not Ben."

"Lets dance, I can make you feel better." He said as I smiled. 

"After I tell Mel about Duke."

I texted her about Duke and he was the one who had done it. Not Ben, I downed a few drinks with Anthony as we both smiled. 

"Lets dance!" 

We started to bump and grind on each other, I felt different and happy. He spun me around and dipped me. I was having a fun time until Jazz showed up.

"I knew it!" She said trying to make a scene with Duke.

"Knew what?" I asked her.

"You two wanted to be more than just an item."

"Oh fuck off." I said smiling. 

"This is why you can't keep a man?" Duke was all over her as I rolled my eyes.

"You can have him." I said as I turned around into Fernando. 

"Hey." He said.

"Fernando." I hugged him.

"Are you busy? Can we talk?"

"How about we get out of here." I said. "I am sorry Anthony."

"I understand, have fun." I had to lie to everyone these past few weeks.

"You look fucking hot and I want you so bad right now." He said.

"This was always your favorite dress of my collection, wasn't it?"

"Shockingly you didn't let me rip it off."

"You have a game tomorrow night against the Mets. I will try and make it after taping the scenes."

"I hope you come. I missed you." He pulled me away from the paps as we jumped into the SUV. 

"I better get going , I have an early day." 

He pulled me up on his lap and I kissed him. I needed him right now. The music blasting in the SUV with a divider blocking us from the driver. The guards had stood guard while I decided to go right back into his web. I started to grind on him and I knew what I was doing. 

"You want this ?" He asked me.

 "Oh my god yes." I said as he lifted up my dress and ripped off my panties. 

"Thank god you didn't rip the dress." He looked at me and giggled. 

He slid his cock in my pussy and started to fuck me hard. As he continued, I hit my climax and I quivered. I missed what he used to do to me. 

"God I love you." He said. 

"I love you more. Thank you."

" For?"

"Not blaming me when I lost the babies."

"Never. We can talk more about this when I see you this weekend." He said smiling. "For now, I just want to hold you and be with you."

After a few hours of being with him, I had to get back to LA. With the threats in the past, I had to worry about Nando and not being with him, but I hoped he didn't blame me for taking time away from everything and everyone for a while. I needed to get home so I can film early and get out by game time. 

"Hey, I gotta get back so I can film and make your game."

"Okay, text me when you get there safely."

"I will." I kissed him. 

"Love you." He said. 

"I love you more." I said giggling.

We dropped him off first as we headed back. Sneaking in the house, hopefully no one had noticed. I took my makeup, my dress and put a fresh pair of underwear on since Nando had torn them up. I put my Pajamas on and laid there in bed. I didn't think I could even sleep since all of that happening , but I ended up falling asleep. That next morning, I had gotten up and ready for my scenes. As I got dressed, they were sending me back to LA for SWAT and I was far too excited to go back. Few scenes with everyone here had gone according to their plan. I was only for a guest role to help with this fugitive. I was due to arrive back to Swat soon, but I had to see my love at his game. 

"I still have my nando jersey." I said to Mel.

"Good, you're going to the game?"

"Yeah, I need to." I looked at her. "I am going back to LA."

"Really?"

"Yeah, Swat is going to reintroduce my character coming back from the mission." I said. "Plus I am also back with Fernando."

"I know, I was waiting for you to tell me." 

"How? When did you know?"

"TMZ." She said laughing and shaking her head.

"You're not mad at me?"

"No, you belong with him."

"I am totally coming back to LA. I might have a house in SD if you wanted, but I am getting my house in LA though."

"Two houses? Why not stay with Nando and stay at the house in LA when you're working?"

"Good idea. If he wants me to live with him."

"I am moving with you to LA, we are going to be a family. Jason, you, Me, and Eli." 

"I would love to have you guys with me. I miss you guys."

I face timed Nando while he had been on the road, Duke was behind the whole ordeal and now that Anthony had decided to remain friends with me, I knew it was only a matter of time when Duke showed up again in LA. I had called the movers and planned on moving my stuff into my brand new house. 

"I am coming home." I told Lina.

"You're coming home?" She asked me screaming in excitement.

After telling her, she was so excited to announce it on social media. I told her to since I loved that she took me in and under her wing when I got there.. This was the start of something fresh..

 

 

Chapter 20 // EndGame

A  few months had passed, I felt like I was getting back to my old self. I was not only changing my surroundings, but same character, new city and a new job. My life had changed when I lost the twins. Nando didn't blame me for what Ben did, but I blamed myself and I couldn't bare to look at him the same way so I decided to take a break from everything. After my sister had her baby, I couldn't bare to see my nephew just yet. I know it broke her heart, but mine was still raw at the point. 

"Hey sis. I want to thank you for helping me move in." I said to her.

"You're welcome, I know we haven't seen much of each other since everything that happened, but I am so glad to have you back."

"I love you, I love my nephew but I needed time away from the reminders and now I feel like I am back to my old self."

"Its about time you got back to your old self. Now lets finish this up and go out for dinner."

"Dany should come, girls night out since you had the baby."

"Can't have too much fun, you have an early morning tomorrow and we can go out for dinner, it will be good for you to get dressed up."

"Thank you Dany. You two are my favorite people in the world and both my sisters." I said hugging them both. 

After finally finishing getting ready. I had put on the best outfit ever for dinner. 

My outfit:

"Well?" I asked them.

"Beautiful!" They both said as they got ready . 

Finally, back to myself and my sisters. 

"Oh my god." I heard someone say. 

"Anthony Ramos?" I asked.

"Hey Chica. You're looking so hot and so better. I am so excited to have you back." He wanted to hug me, but his fiancee was a total bitch and hated me. 

"Ew." She said walking by me as I laughed.

"Dany, do you think this is a good move?"

"I think its the best decision you have made, even before Nando."

We decided to hit up a steakhouse, it was beautiful weather outside and it was a perfect for some dinner on the deck tonight. 

"I am so glad we decided to do this. I am thankful I have the both of you." 

 After we toasted to each other and family, we finished up our celebration. Mel had gotten a phone call from Tama. 

"Sis, Ben is trying to find you still."

"Oh my god, is he going to give up?"

"No." She said. 

I sighed as I decided to finish up and head home. I had more guards than the Queen of England but who knows if that would even stop him.  

"You okay sis?" Mel asked me.

"Yeah, I think so." I said to her. 

As she decided to stay in the room tonight with me, we had to be up early since Mel was going to do some shopping while I did my reading. I didn't sleep right, the whole night. I needed to focus on everything for tomorrow and now I had an idea on how to do that. That next morning, Dany woke me up, I was far too nervous to even eat anything as I got up and got dressed. It was a warm day and I wasn't sure what to wear to the reading. 

My outfit:

 I put on my sneakers while finishing the touches of my makeup. I walked out of the room with Dany and my guards while Mel was right behind me. We got into the SUV and it took about 20 minutes to get there. As I got dropped off with some guards, the doorman had asked me for ID and a few other things..

"Have fun sis!" Mel said with Dany giving me thumbs up. 

"Thank you." I said smiling as we walked into the building. 

I was nervous, but more excited to get going with this part. With Nando behind me, I was moving forward. As I started to walk toward the elevator , I almost bumped into someone. 

"Oh I am sorry." I said. 

"No need to be sorry, I am sorry for almost hurting you." I smiled at him.

"I am Lauryn."

"My name is Miguel. Going up to what floor?"

"14th."

"Same here." He smiled at me and pushed the button. 

He was soft spoken, extremely handsome. After we had headed off the elevator, I headed into the room with him as he was shocked.  I sat down first as he gave me a cup of coffee. 

"I might be the only one who hates coffee."

"Really?" He asked laughing. 

"Yeah, hot chocolate or even a milkshake works."

He ordered me a milkshake with a bagel from the bagel place down the street. He was perfectly sweet and I couldn't like anyone right now. 

"Hey everyone, welcome to the first reading of the new season." He smiled. "We have a new addition to the team ."

"Welcome." They all turned to me.

"Tell us about yourself?" 

"I am Lauryn Catherine Johnson. I am from San Fran originally and I lived in LA for a bit. I am single and I have no kids." 

"Welcome to NYC and its good to have you." Everyone clapped. 

"Wait, LC Johnson, Dwayne's sister?"

"Yeah, that's me." I said. 

"You dated Fernando Tatis Jr?" Miguel asked me quietly.

"Yeah, don't want to go back to those memories."

"You won't ever have to again."

"Thank you."

I got a text before we started the reading from Anthony. Him and Jazz broke up, not sure why , but I had to make sure he was okay. 

"We are starting, gotta go. We will get some dinner or something later and talk."

"Thank you."  He texted me back. 

 "You know I have your back. You're my best friend."

He sent me a blushing emoji, which made me giggle out loud. They all looked at me as I put my phone back in my purse. A few hours had passed, we finally finished day one of the reading. 

"Hey, want to get some lunch?"

"I am sorry, I can't. My sister is shopping and I need to meet up with them. Tomorrow we can during our takes?"

"Sounds like a plan."

I headed out as I saw Mel with Dany in the SUV. About 50 shopping bags as I heard a rumor about something. 

"Hey, what is wrong?" I asked Mel.

"I told Tama I was retiring from wrestling to stay home with the baby and he told me to get off my ass and valet him and T. I told him up yours."

"Wait, so you're not marrying him?"

"Nope, I am leaving him and moving up here for a bit."

"Stay with me. I would love to see my nephew."

"Are you sure?" She asked me. 

"Yeah I am."

"I am going out tonight with a good friend of mine."

She laughed as she helped me pick out a dress. With her and Tama breaking up, she needed a huge distraction. Dany was going down to get her things and Dwayne was bringing our nephew privately up here, Tama could see his son whenever he wanted , but with supervision. Tama decided to cheat on her, which is what I didn't want to happen. There was some rumblings that Anthony had cheated, that was what Jazz told everyone, but in reality , she cheated first with her neighbor, an 18 year old High school student. I knew I hated her from the start and the bitch was about to get a glimpse of my friendship with Anthony. 

"I had a DNA test done on my son and who the father is.." As she began to tell me, I was shocked that she had cheated on Tama.. "I didn't cheat, we were on a break from each other and I ended up sleeping with someone." 

My jaw dropped, I didn't get the fact she didn't tell me this before, but instead I hugged her. I was mad at her, but what good would it be to blame her over a fact she didn't know if that was even Tama's child? I knew about the other guy she was talking to, but right now I needed to get ready for my dinner with Anthony.