On The Border - Marry Him Or Die

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Alex’s POV

Night descends as we sit in the living room, in front of the fire place.

We were waiting for Lucas and David to come back from their trip to Yukon.

I made sure that Lucas keeps me updated on their location consistently.

I was worried some of Lord Z’s men might be lurking around Stefan’s house.

Lucas assured me that there was no one watching the place.

He made sure to inform me when they were heading back here and that it might take longer to come back because they might stop along the way, in case David wanted some time alone to gather his thoughts after he tells him the truth.

So we were all just waiting, hoping the kid is able to put himself back together after he hears everything from Lucas.

I still wasn’t sure that he was the best man to break that news to him, but what can I say? He was stubborn and determined to let himself handle it.

I was also itching to know if they gathered any useful information that can help us end that man.

By the time they arrived, the clock was striking seven at night.

They both entered the living room and sat down next to each other on the sofa, where April was sitting at the end of it.

Jenny and mom were sitting next to each other; adjacent to April and the rest, while I was resting on the arm chair that was next to the fire place, facing them.

We all silently inspected David closely.

His eyes were red again indicating that he was recently crying, he was staring absently at the floor. But his face was composed and he looked relaxed despite his appearance.

Lucas gave us all a reassuring nod, that he was okay now.

With that out of the way, I jumped to the point right away.

“Tell me you found something” I said seriously.

“We found somethings on his laptop, but I think he was telling the truth when he said that the real stuff he had on him were somewhere else” said Lucas in annoyance.

I released a heavy sigh.

“So it was all for nothing? You didn’t find anything useful?” I asked in annoyance.

“His name is Damian Zade. Canadian origins. Not married, no children, gay judging by the intimate photos we saw of him kissing another man or men actually. His younger brother is named Daniel, he is his right hand man. We couldn’t find any addresses though. Only pictures of them” he said as he dropped two photos on the table in front of us.

We all leaned closer to take a look at them.

Their names were written on the side of their photos.

Damian was apparently in his forties.

Athletic build, pale skinned, bold head with a trimmed black beard and deep blue eyes.

I felt bile rise to the tip of my throat at the mere sight of him.

His brother was the exact opposite of him. Bronzed skin, scrawny and thin, brown colored, shoulder length hair, and brown eyes.

Daniel looked to be in his mid thirties.

“Are you sure their brothers? They look nothing alike” observed Jenny.

“That’s what the files say. Maybe half brothers?” guessed Lucas

“Doesn’t matter, he’s on our list regardless of his relationship level” I said with finality.

We all rested back against the sofas again, after being done with analyzing the photos.

“Any clue where Stefan might have hidden the important information?” I asked David while absently scratching my beard.

“Quite a few places come to mind, but too many. And I'm not sure if he has other places I don’t know about. If we’re going to go through all of them by ourselves, we need about two weeks to get them all searched” said David firmly.

“You and Lucas are going to handle this alone. I can’t send anyone else with you. I don’t want anyone to know we’re digging behind them”

“Our people can be trusted to keep quiet” Lucas objected.

“Still, I don’t want to take any risks. I want to keep this between us until we have everything we need”

Lucas nods his head and doesn’t argue any further.

My mom gets up from the sofa and sits on the edge of the coffee table, in front of David.

She takes his hands into hers and asks him gently “How are you doing dear?”

He looks at her vulnerably, barely keeping his tears at bay as he said in a sad voice “Not so good”

It takes him a few seconds before he speaks emotionally “It was one thing, thinking that he was always cold to me from the beginning because it was just the way he was with everyone else. But now, I know he never saw me as his son, he never treated me like one, and that’s because I wasn’t. He was just raising and training a dog to follow him around nothing else”

My mom shakes her head intensely as she says sternly “Don’t say that ever again David. I bet you that even if you were his flesh and blood, he would have treated you the same way. It’s because his heart was dark and cold, it held nothing good inside it. Look at what he was able to do to us without any shred of remorse, and we were all his so called family. You’re with us now. I want you to forget that man and every memory you have of him. I want you to know this and keep it in your heart, you… are David Snow. No one can ever take that name from you, no one. You will always bear that name and you will bear it with pride. You are more than worthy of carrying it, because you are my son, ok?”

By the time she finished talking, his tears were silently falling down his face.

He said intensely “You are such an amazing, kind person Diana. You’re the most amazing mother I’ve ever met in my life and will probably ever meet. Everyone here is so lucky to have you as a mother….. Including me. If I am to carry that name with pride it’s because I’m proud you see me as your son, and I’m proud you want to be a mother to me after everything”

She brought him to her chest and hugged him soothingly as she wiped away her tears.

After a minute, she held his face tenderly and kissed him on the forehead affectionately.

He closed his eyes and looked to be savoring that gesture.

I was completely touched by their interaction.

I know that David never had a mother before, and that such gestures were foreign to him. I can’t imagine how much he was yearning for those hugs and kisses. How overwhelmed he was by them.

Lucas clears his throat, trying to compose himself, and sniffed in the air as if smelling something.

“I smell something new, what’s that smell?” he asked curiously as he continued to sniff in a hilarious way.

Jenny giggled at him as she said cutely “That would be dinner. I made something special for tonight. I hope you all will like it”

“Ok but what is it?” he pressed.

“It’s a Turkish dish called Patlıcan Kebabı. I won’t tell you anything else about it. You will see what it’s made of when it comes out of the oven” she said mysteriously.

“Well hope it tastes as good as it smells” he said with a dreamy look.

Ten minutes later, we all gather around the dining table, inspecting what Jenny just pulled out of the oven and put down in the middle of the table.

“Dude it smells amazing” Lucas said amusingly.

A circular baking dish filled with circular shaped, thick slices of eggplants, and what looked like meatballs that were pressed into flat circles following the shape of the eggplants. They were ordered professionally around the dish with one slice of eggplant followed by one slice of meat, followed by another slice of eggplant etc.

In the middle there were cherry sized tomatoes.

And the thick cooked red sauce underneath it, completed the dish and added to its amazing smell.

We all scooped up a serving while Jenny waited for us to taste it in anticipation.

It tasted so good, my taste buds were tingling in joy and encouragement to keep those bites coming.

Mom was the first to comment “This is perfection Jenny. I think we should add this dish as a regular meal from now on”

“I second that. It’s so good” April said encouragingly.

“Definitely” David agreed with a smile.

“It’s really so tasty Jenny, it’s definitely becoming a favorite” I said lovingly.

Lucas was still chewing with his eyes closed while moaning in pleasure.

I cleared my throat intentionally to snap him out of his haze.

He opened them and said in a flustered tone around a mouthful “What! I’m enjoying the taste here!“

“So are we but we’re not making those weird sounds bro” I said casually.

“Whatever…..Bro. Jenny I think you should take over cooking from Sara because this is so amazingly delicious. And if everything you cook tastes like heaven, then you should definitely be in charge” he said softly.

I looked over at Jenny and saw her grinning from ear to ear with a little blush coloring her cheeks.

“I’m so happy you loved it. However, I can’t take over the kitchen all the time. Maybe once or twice a week” she said happily.

“But why?” whined Lucas.

She shrugged and said casually “Because I love Sara’s and Diana’s dishes too”

“Except for the roast beef” taunted Lucas.

Her cheeks became more flushed as she said shyly “Yeah… definitely not my favorite”

“We noticed” he smirked.

We all chuckled at that memory of her first lunch with us.

I was surprised that everyone noticed that. I thought my mom and I were the only ones paying attention, but apparently everyone was.

After dinner, we sat around the living room, chatting and laughing casually.

Mom had made a red velvet cake because it was David’s favorite cake flavor.

Lucas and David practically gulped down half the cake.

Just as the clock hit eleven at night, we all retired to our own rooms.

I went into the bathroom to brush my teeth and when I came out, I saw the most beautiful girl in my eyes, the girl who takes my breath away, and the girl that I will never get tired of admiring and loving her, naked with the blanket barely covering her nipples as she looked at me lustfully.

“Can you believe that I missed you so much even though you never left the house today?” she asked softly.

“I do, because I missed you so much more” I said gently as I started walking towards her.

I straddled over her body and leaned down for a long kiss, pushing my tongue inside to taste her.

She moaned and said sexily “I want you to take me like you did yesterday, from behind. It was so intense and so amazing, I kept thinking about it throughout the whole day”

“Your wish is my command Ms. Snow” I said lovingly.