One Wild Night

Jade walked away from her hidden spot as she received Sonia’s phone call, “I was going to call you…”

“Where are you right now?” Sonia asked, interrupting Jade.

Sonia had planned to give Lucy a call, but seeing as Lucy had not called her all day despite the text she had sent her and remembering what Evelyn said about Lucy being at the hospital with Harry’s dad, she decided to first speak with Jade and wait for Lucy to call her.

She was trying to distract herself from worrying about Bryan, who had left the house an hour ago and was not taking his calls.

“I’m in Ludus. Why didn’t you tell me that Sara was Lucy’s aunt? Or were you not aware of that fact?” Jade asked, and Sonia, who had called because she was angry that both Jade and Lucy had kept everything from her, paused.

She didn’t miss the annoyance in Jade’s tone, “How was I supposed to know that person was Lucy’s aunt? Am I supposed to remember the name of Lucy’s aunt, who I’ve never met in my life?” Sonia asked defensively as she sat on the bed, not wanting to tell Jade that Lucy had asked her not to tell her.

Knowing the kind of person Jade was, she suspected that Jade would feel even more offended if she told her that, and at this point in her life, all she wanted was peace. No more conflict.

Jade paused, “Does that mean you had no idea that Sara is Lucy’s aunt?”

“You heard me. I was surprised to hear from Evelyn that Sara is Harry’s mom and also Janet’s twin sister,” Sonia said, thinking that at least one part was true and would sound believable. She could only hope that Lucy wouldn’t tell Jade otherwise.

Jade’s brows pulled together, “Wait, my mom is aware of all this?” Jade asked in surprise, and Sonia explained how they had gone to visit Lucy’s parents and Janet had told Evelyn about Sara, and then they had both spoken to Lucy over the phone.

“Yes. And I’m also surprised that you didn’t tell me,” Sonia said, wanting to turn the tables on Jade, but unfortunately, Jade wasn’t done yet.

“You mean Lucy told her mom but did not tell you, who happens to be her best friend anything?” Jade asked in disbelief.

Although it stung Sonia to hear the disbelief in Jade’s voice, knowing that her best friend had kept all of this away from her, she wasn’t going to show it.

Sonia let out an awkward bark of laughter, “You know how Lucy is. She prefers to mind her business and not talk about other people’s business. She must have told her mom because Sara is her mom’s sister,” Sonia said dismissively.

“Still, you are her best friend. How can she…”

“I don’t blame her for it. It’s Lucy, and I understand her. I’m sure she would have come around to tell me eventually,” Sonia said, knowing that despite how she felt about Lucy keeping this from her, Lucy would have eventually told her about it.

“I can’t be as understanding as you are, Sonia. I was pissed at her. I’m still trying not to be angry. She was on the phone with us for almost an hour while we talked about Candace, and she knew! She knew there was every possibility of Candace being Harry’s sister, yet she kept it to herself. She had every information I needed, but she took all of mine and didn’t give back any!” Jade said, sounding very annoyed.

“People are different, Jade. You can’t expect Lucy to be like you. It was your decision to give her all the information you had. She didn’t force them out of you,” Sonia reminded her, choosing to defend Lucy despite her own annoyance.

“No, she didn’t need to force them out of me! I gave her all those information because I trust her and consider her family! I wouldn’t have given such information to an outsider!” Jade said, and Sonia sighed.

She partially agreed that Jade had a point. But even though she could understand what Jade was saying, Lucy had always been this way, and even if she didn’t sometimes like it, she understood Lucy.

“I’m sure she didn’t mean to withhold any information from you or hurt your feeli…”

“This is not about hurting me or my feelings. Information is important. She claims to follow the rules and not involve in other people’s business, but she doesn’t have any problem breaking the rules or prying information out of others when it suits her. I find that offensive and hypocritical. What do you think would have happened had I not told Lucy or Tom anything? What would have happened had Tom not opened up to me in time that Sara was Harry’s mom? Don’t you think I would have handed Candace to Sara on a platter before finding out anything? Everything would have been ruined, and it would have been Lucy’s fault!” Jade said in annoyance, and Sonia scowled.

Why did it seem like Bryan and Jade had issues with Lucy? She couldn’t remember Lucy doing anything serious to offend them, so why was Jade so upset?

“No. It wouldn’t have been Lucy’s fault. I don’t think it’s fair to her to say something like that. Lucy did what she thought was best, and I’m sure she handled the situation the best way she could. She probably thought she couldn’t tell anyone else about it until Harry and Aaron knew everything. Besides, your brother didn’t tell you anything either, so why are you only blaming Lucy?” Sonia asked, beginning to feel irritated by Jade’s annoyance.

“I don’t understand why you all keep defending her,” Jade muttered.

“Because she is the kind of friend you would love to have in your corner. Someone that doesn’t mind displeasing even her best friend to do what she believes is right for you. Lucy would have handled this the same way if you were in Harry’s shoes, and I’m sure you would have appreciated it. It would be annoying to learn about something like this after everyone else has heard of it, don’t you think? You should get over your annoyance,” Sonia said in a placatory tone, and Jade scowled since she knew that Sonia had a point.

“I’m trying to. But as her best friend, I think you should have a conversation with her about being so god-damned tight-lipped. We are,” Jade said, and Sonia rolled her eyes.

“Lucy is going to remain Lucy. Hate her or love her,” Sonia said, and Jade sighed.

“Whatever. How are my folks?” Jade asked, changing the subject.

“They plan on flying down tomorrow with Lucy’s parents. What’s happening over there?” Sonia asked curiously, and Jade filled her in on everything.

“Nice. I wish I could come down too, but I have some business I need to settle. Do me a favor and ask Lucy to call me when she is done playing hero, alright?” Sonia said, and before Jade could respond, Sonia’s phone beeped with an incoming call.

“I gat to go now. I have to take this phone call,” Sonia said when she saw the call was from Jeff.

“Alright. Talk to you later,” Jade said and hung up the call so that Sonia could take her phone call.

“Hey, Jeff!”

“You need to get down to the station at once, Sonia. Bryan has got himself into a fix,” Jeff said in a worried tone, and Sonia sprang up from the bed where she had been seated.

“What happened?” She asked in an alarmed tone.

“He was arrested,” Jeff said as he ran his fingers through his hair, hating the situation he had gotten them all into. He wished he had talked things through with Bryan before getting Derek involved. He had messed things up while trying to help.

“Why? Where is he?” She asked as she quickly got off the bed and picked up her clothes which she had taken off some minutes ago.

“I don’t know the details, but I received a call from Derek. I think he got into a fight with Derek and…”

“Derek? For goodness sake! Text me the location,” Sonia said as she hung up the call and hurriedly got dressed. By the time she was done dressing up, Jeff had texted her the location.

As she ran down the stairs, she noticed that Evelyn and Desmond had retired to their bedroom, and not wanting to bother them, she quickly ordered a cab as she left the house.

Once the cab stopped in front of the police station, Sonia didn’t miss some journalists and paparazzi who were standing around with their cameras.

“Shit!” She swore under her breath. She wasn’t dressed in disguise, and everyone would know she was the one.

Why did she keep forgetting that Bryan was a celebrity and normal fights like this that guys got into were bound to be blown out of proportion if someone like Bryan indulged in it? Bryan couldn’t afford another scandal. They both couldn’t.

“Are you not going to get down?” The cab driver asked impatiently, and Sonia murmured an apology as she took out some money notes from her handbag and handed it to him before getting out of the car.

Without making eye contact with anyone, Sonia bolted for the door before anyone could spot her or recognize her.

She ran into one of the cops at the door, and he placed a hand on her shoulder to steady her, “Are you being chased? You can’t run into a station this way,” he said when he looked behind her to be sure she was alone and was not being chased, and he noticed that the only people around were the journalists and some paparazzi.

“I’m sorry. I heard my boyfriend was arrested,” she said impatiently as she craned her neck to look behind him.

“Who is your boyfriend? He asked as he took a closer look at her.

“Bryan Hank,” she explained, and his eyes twitched with recognition.

“Oh! You can go in then,” he said as he stepped away from her path, and Sonia quickly walked in.

Immediately Sonia walked inside, she sighted Derek seated opposite a cop.

His face looked a mess. His lips were swollen and split, and he had a cut above his right eyebrow, amongst other bruises.

She also saw Bryan seated some feet away from him, but his hands were cuffed, and he had a glare in his eyes as he looked at Derek, who had a smirk on his face.

“Babe,” Sonia called as she approached him, and Bryan’s gaze shifted to her, but his expression was blank as he turned his gaze away from her once again.

“What happened?” Sonia asked once she got to where he was and took the seat beside him.

“Why are you here?” Bryan asked with disapproval. He had not called anyone to bail him, so how did she get to be there?

“What do you mean? Am I not supposed to be here if you’re here?” Sonia asked, annoyed at Bryan’s attitude. He was taking things too far and it was beginning to piss her off.

“I’m pressing charges against him. He hit me,” Derek said with a malicious smile, and Sonia rose from her seat to face Derek.

“Don’t speak with him,” Bryan told her quietly.

“Why? Are you too jealous to even watch her talk to me?” Derek taunted.

“Shut it!” Sonia snapped at Derek.

“You can’t press charges against him. Else I’m going to press charges for the photos you sent to him,” Sonia threatened, and Bryan gritted his teeth.

“I don’t have a problem with that. I’m sure lover boy here is going to face more embarrassment than me,” Derek assured Sonia with an evil grin.

“Sonia, go back home. I can handle this,” Bryan told Sonia coldly, but she ignored both Bryan and Derek and went to the cop who was seated with Derek.

This whole thing was mostly her fault and she felt responsible for it. If she had not wanted a conflict they wouldn’t be in the middle of one by now. She needed to resolve this as quickly and quietly as she could before it got out of hand.

“What can I do to get Bryan out of here?” Sonia asked, and the cop tilted his head to Derek.

“Settle with him. Mr. Hank has refused to give his statement or even apologize to him. He has to settle with him,” the cop explained, and Sonia looked at Derek.

“Let’s speak in private,” She told Derek, and Bryan glared at her.

“Sonia, stay out of this. Don’t do any damned thing!” Bryan growled, but Sonia didn’t spare him a glance as she stepped aside with Derek.

“Why are you doing this? What do you want?” Sonia asked, and Derek shrugged.

“I need an apology from your boyfriend. And he has to take care of my medical bill and compensate me financially. Everyone saw what he did to me. The pictures and videos should be everywhere by now,” Derek gloated.

“What happened?” Sonia asked as she looked at the wounds on him.

“He came to the club where I was hanging out with some friends, and he attacked me,” Derek said, and Sonia arched a brow.

“How did he know you were there?” She asked, recalling how Bryan had hurried out of the house earlier.

“He texted me asking to meet up,” Derek said, and Sonia sighed, knowing that Derek must have done something to trigger Bryan.𝒪𝑽𝓵xt.𝑐𝒐𝑀

“Let it go. I will take care of your medical expense and compensate you financially,” Sonia offered, and Derek chuckled.

“You care about him, don’t you?”

“That is none of your business. Stop messing with him, or else I will be forced to stoop to your level, and I can assure you it won’t be pretty,” Sonia threatened, holding his gaze.

Derek scowled, “Whatever. I will text you my account details,” Derek said before returning to the cop’s desk.

“You are lucky to have such a sweet girlfriend,” Derek said with a suggestive grin as he walked past Bryan.

“I’ve settled with his girlfriend. I won’t be pressing any charges,” Derek said, and the cop standing beside Bryan uncuffed him.

“I will text you soon, Sony,” Derek said with a wink before walking away.

“Let’s go home,” Sonia said as she returned to Bryan’s side, but he didn’t say a word to her as he stormed away.

Once he stepped out of the door, the journalists and paparazzi who were gathered around Derek hurriedly moved to him, taking his photos and throwing questions at him asking if what Derek had said about being Sonia’s ex-boyfriend was true, and if that was the reason he had attacked him.

Bryan ignored them as he fought his way through their midst and got into the first cab he saw, leaving Sonia to find her own way home.