One Wild Night

"Are you sure you want to walk this distance?" Bryan asked Sonia as the cab pulled to a stop outside Tom's gate.",

"Sure. It's been a while since I last exercised too," Sonia assured him, and they both got out of the cab after Bryan paid the driver.

As the cab driver reversed the car and drove off, Bryan and Sonia turned to leave but paused when they noticed an unfamiliar car approaching.

The car stopped close to them, and Jade got out of the front passenger seat while the driver rolled down her window.

"Why did you both get down here?" Jade asked curiously.

"Because we wanted to. Where are you coming from?" Bryan asked as his gaze shifted to Aurora.

"I'm coming from outside. This is my friend, Aurora. Aura, meet my annoying brother and his lovely girlfriend," Jade said, and Sonia's eyes lit up.

"Aurora! I've heard a lot of wonderful things about you, especially how you saved my best friend at the spa. Thank you," Sonia said with a friendly smile, and Aurora smiled back.

"It was nothing. It's nice to meet you. I love your novels. I hope to get an autograph."

"You will surely get one," Sonia assured her.

"Why don't you get in so I drop you off inside?" Aurora offered, and Bryan shook his head.

"Thanks. We want to take a stroll."

"Yeah. Thanks for the offer. I hope to see you again," Sonia said, and Aurora smiled.

"Can I join you? Or is it a couple thing?" Jade asked, looking from Bryan to Sonia.

"Sure. You can tag along," Sonia said while Bryan scowled.

"You don't have to drop me off inside. You can't be late for your date," Jade said with a wink, and Aurora giggled.

"Thanks for letting me off the hook," Aurora said pleasantly.

"I will just get my bags then," Jade said as she opened the backdoor and took out two shopping bags while Aurora helped her get her handbag.

"Don't expect me to help you with those bags," Bryan warned, making the ladies laugh.

"Of what use are you to me as my brother if you can't do this for me?" Jade asked as she pressed one of the shopping bags against his arm until he took it from her.

"It was nice meeting you both," Aurora said to Bryan and Sonia as she turned on her car's ignition.

"Same here," they responded.

"Have lots of fun," Jade called out to Aurora as she reversed the car and drove off with a wave.

"She is beautiful! I thought you were jealous of her. What changed?" Sonia asked curiously as they all walked inside the compound, and Jade told them about Harry's date with Aurora and how she had let them off the hook and hooked up with Harry's friend instead.

"Wow! That's beautiful," Sonia said with a wide smile.

"Yeah. To make it up to her, I had to go shopping with her for her date. And we still owe her a kind of couple date fishing trip," Jade said, and Sonia's eyes lit up with interest.

"Really? Tom and Lucy will be going too?" Sonia asked with interest, and Jade nodded.

"That's the plan…."

"Can we come too?" Sonia asked hopefully.

"Why would you want to go fishing with them when it's obviously their punishment for deceiving her?" Bryan asked incredulously.

"It will be fun to experience such a group couple hangout," Sonia said with a shrug.

"Well, I guess we could join them if you want us to. But first, we have to be sure it will be safe for you and the baby…."

"Why wouldn't it be safe?" Jade asked and then stopped walking abruptly when she replayed his statement in her head.

"Sonia is pregnant? Sonia, are you pregnant?" Jade asked, and both Sonia and Bryan turned to look at her, wide smiles plastered on their faces.

"Oh, my God! You are pregnant? For real? I'm going to be an aunt?" Jade asked excitedly as she walked over to where they stood and embraced Sonia.

"This is so wonderful! It's beautiful! Congrats! Oh, my God! I'm so emotional right now. Bryan is going to be a daddy," Jade said, her eyes glistening with tears as she embraced Bryan.

"Is mom and dad aware? Have you told them yet? What about Tom and Lucy?" She asked, unable to contain her excitement, and Sonia laughed happily, pleased by Jade's reaction.

"Tom and Lucy are aware of it. We haven't told anyone else yet. We will make the announcement when we get in," Bryan said and then puffed his chest a bit.

"You have to respect me…."

"Oh, please shut up!" Jade hissed, and Sonia laughed as they continued walking to the house.

"By the way, did you see the news about Anita?" Sonia asked, and Jade raised a brow.

"You mean the bitch that tried to mess with Tom and Lucy? No. What news?" Jade asked, and Sonia told her about the video and Lucy's decision to let her go.

"She is so lucky," Jade said irritably.

"Lucky?" Sonia asked in confusion.

"Yeah. Doing this saves her from the humiliation Tom had planned for her. As far as she made this confession on her own, she will not only gain some sympathizers, but people will also believe she has turned a new leaf and will forgive her. Now she can rise again. Had she not done this, and the interview had gone on as planned, Tom would have crushed whatever hope she had at ever walking with her head raised again in public," Jade said thoughtfully, and Sonia nodded.

"Why are you so silent?" Jade asked, turning to look at Bryan.

"I'm trying to figure out if I want a girl or a boy. I'd have to get private guards or security dogs to keep scoundrels away from my daughter cause I know she would be so beautiful they would flock around her. I'm stressed out merely by thinking about her beauty," Bryan complained, making both Sonia and Jade laugh.

Jade stopped laughing as she reached into her handbag to take out her phone when it started ringing. She smiled when she noticed that the call was from Harry, and she received it immediately, "Hey, Jonas!"

"You are good, right?" Harry asked as he got out of his car.

"Yeah. I just got back from my hangout with Aurora. We went shopping for her date with your friend. I think she is completely smitten by him," Jade said happily.

"That's good. Have you seen the news?" Harry asked, and Jade raised a brow.

"What news? Do you mean Anita's confession? Sonia just…."

"No. Not that. It's about the Millers, but not Anita's confession. It's a murder case, and I want you to represent Jackson Bateman."

Away from there, classical music from Lucy's phone played in the background as Lucy settled herself in her bathtub, which was filled with hot water containing sea salt and a bubble bath.

She sighed contentedly as she let her head fall back and closed her eyes. The moment she shut her eyes, a memory surfaced. The first time she shared a bath with Tom (Chapter 273).

Tears gathered in her eyes as she recalled all they had talked about in the bathroom that night. He had promised that he would always be hers, but here they were. Here she was, afraid that she was losing him.

It seemed like things had been much better between them in the beginning than it was now. All they seemed to do now was talk about other people and misunderstand each other.

It would have been much better had she not brought up the issue of not wanting to get married. She should never have raised that subject. Everything had been fine between them until she raised the subject because she saw him with a jewel box. Lucy thought with a soft sigh as she opened her eyes and wiped off the tears on her cheeks.

It was stupid, Lucy thought with a dry laugh. It was stupid of her to assume that the problem was in bringing up the subject when she did.

What difference would it have made had she told him a year or two later that she never planned to marry him? It would probably have been worse then cause knowing Tom, he might have arranged a public proposal only to be rejected by her.

No. She was in the bath to relax, not to think about Tom or their relationship. It was strictly a time for herself. Lucy time. She needed to focus on herself. Lucy thought as she closed her eyes once again.

Lucy opened her eyes when the classical music suddenly stopped playing and was replaced by the sound of her ringtone.

She reached for her phone and received the call when she saw it was from Sonia, "I guess you've told everyone?" Lucy asked with a wide smile.

"Lu, I think you should check the evening news. It's about Anita's family."