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— ୨ৎ i came here for love | new love island series! (will be posted on wattpad as well!)
synopsis: upon arriving at the villa, faith was nervous. she didn’t know what this experience would be. she had studied up on the previous seasons — getting to know the ins and outs, how not to look terrible on camera, when to speak up, when to lay low. but nothing could prepare her for what was about to come next.
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the doors of the mercedes benz opened, and the lights shown on her face like a spotlight. her heart thudded beneath her ribcage as she stepped onto the stone terrace, heels clicking, locs bouncing with every step. the villa looked just like it did on tv — palm trees, crystal-clear pool, firepit glowing in the corner — but standing there, live and in color, it was almost surreal.
she was greeted by two other darkskin women, orlandria and chelly.
orlandria — radiant, bold, already in full main character mode. she rushed toward faith with arms outstretched, hugging her like they’d known each other for years. faith laughed, surprised but grateful. “girl you are beautiful!” she let out excitedly.
“oh my gosh! so are you! i’m faith and i love this dress.” she replied.
“hi gorgeous, i’m chelly!” tall, sleek, and stunning — chelley walked with her shoulders back, long braids cascading, skin glowing under the fiji sun like she knew the cameras were already in love with her. faith tilted her head slightly, studying the girl who looked like she had just stepped off a runway and into the villa. the two shared a hug and they just knew that they would all have each others backs from this moment on.
“let’s go get some champagne! love island usa girl let’s do it! ” the three cheered then gathered around the bar taking in the scenery.
the whole villa is glowing. soft string lights zig-zag across the terrace, casting a warm, golden hue over everything. fairy lights wrap around palm trunks, and the neon signs come alive in full force — words like “it’s giving” and “gassed up” light the walls in pink, purple, and electric blue.
the pool lights up from below. the firepit flickers in the center of the villa, surrounded by half-moon couches and big throw pillows.
this is where the real conversations happens. faith thinks to herself.
music plays in the background, just low enough to feel the beat. something chill, something vibey. laughter echoes across the space as the girls get to know each other.
“my mom’s advice to me before i left, she was like - if you gotta make out, do it to the best of your ability, don’t disappoint me! do what you gotta do!” the group laughed as olandria told her story.
soon the other girls arrived. belle-a was warm and bubbly. she pulled her into a gentle hug as she introduced herself. huda? sharp, stylish, but definitely watching the room like she was sizing everything up from the jump.
the girls all circled up, small talk and giggles flying through the air. faith smiled through it all, but a quiet thought stayed lodged in the back of her mind: this is a competition. every compliment, every look, every joke — it all mattered.
the girls migrated to the couches, chatting and drinking champagne. the sky had deepened into a soft navy blue, the stars just starting to appear. glasses clinked, music hummed gently from the speakers, and that perfect villa glow wrapped around them like a warm hug.
“okay, so real question,” huda said, crossing her legs. her tone was playful, but her eyes held something deeper. “do y’all think any of you are like… ready to be a mom?”
chelly didn’t miss a beat. “i’m still torn in between wanting to explore my life and have fun,” she said honestly, brushing a curl behind her ear, “but also i really want to be a mother. i just don’t know when.”
“girl, that’s real,” orlandria nodded, her voice a little softer now. “like, i can see myself being a mom… but not yet. i’m still figuring me out.“
they laughed, but huda smiled gently, sensing the right moment.
“well,” she said, taking a quiet breath, “im a mommy.”
silence, brief and respectful, fell over the group. faith looked up, her eyes locking with huda’s.
chelly blinked. “wait — seriously?”
huda nodded. “yeah. she’s a girl, only 4.”
orlandria’s face softened instantly. “oh my god. you’re actually a mom? like a real mom?”
“mmhm,” huda said, a small, proud smile forming. “it’s the best thing in the world. i don’t always lead with it, but it’s who i am. i don’t think I’ll tell any of the guys yet until we i know we have an actual connection.”
faith reached over, resting a hand on huda’s leg. “that’s beautiful. and brave. i can’t even imagine what that took — to leave her, even for a little while.”
the conversation then changed to something lighter and the mood lifted again. they were gathered near the firepit, laughter spilling between them as they side-eyed the front entrance every few seconds.
“okay, why do i feel like something’s about to go down?” belle-a whispered, fanning herself with her hand.
“girl, they’re stalling,” chelly said.
and right on cue, the villa doors opened with a soft chime — and out walked ariana madix.
immediately, the girls lit up.
“oh my god!” faith gasped, eyes wide as she stood up, brushing down her outfit.
“is that — that’s ariana?!” orlandria squealed, already halfway to the steps. “she looks good oh my gosh.”
“ladies!” she greeted, arms out, her voice warm but commanding. “welcome to love island usa!”
the girls gathered around her, clapping and giggling.
“you all look incredible,” ariana said, flashing a bright smile. “i know it’s hot out here, but things are about to get a whole lot hotter.”
faith caught chelly’s eye and grinned.
ariana continued, “now i know you’ve been dying to meet the boys — but before we do that, i want to say something. you are all here because you bring something special. beauty, brains, boldness. own it. this summer is yours.”
the girls let out a cheer.
“now,” ariana said, her voice dropping just enough to build the suspense. “shall we bring in the boys?”
“yes, please!” orlandria practically screamed, making everyone laugh.
the camera panned to the entrance as ariana turned toward it dramatically. “boys — come on in!”
and one by one, they started to walk out.
nic walked in first, and her breath caught just slightly. tall, sweet smile, chill demeanor. he had that relaxed energy that made her shoulders drop. he introduced himself with a soft “hey, i’m nic,” and the way he held eye contact? it gave boyfriend. she was intrigued.
then taylor — all cowboy boots and southern drawl — gave her a subtle smile, and it hit her in a different place. it was quiet confidence. like he wasn’t here to play games… unless he was winning them.
the villa doors opened again — and austin stepped out.
tall, beach-blonde, and clearly no stranger to a gym, austin had an easy, slow swagger and wore his confidence like cologne. his smile was all charm, but his eyes? they scanned every girl with intention. faith caught the slight up-nod he gave her, and she smirked to herself.
“oh, he looks like he’s about to be trouble,” orlandria muttered.
“trouble or fun?” chelly raised a brow.
right behind austin came jeremiah. carmel-skinned and athletic with a clean fade, jeremiah walked in like he was on a mission. his energy was calm — cool — but commanding. like he didn’t have to say much because the room already felt him.
“mm,” huda whispered under her breath. “he’s fine.”
“jeremiah is dangerous fine,” faith added, not even pretending to be subtle.
jeremiah posted up at the end of the line, flashing a soft grin. “what’s up, ladies?” he said in that deep, laid-back voice that had half the girls adjusting their outfits.
ace walked in last like he owned the air. tattoos, swagger, that half-smirk that said he knew how fine he was. faith raised a brow but didn’t look away. ace looked right back. neither said a word — but everything was said.
ariana turned back to the girls. “now that all of the boys are officially in the villa,” she said with a knowing look, “it’s time to find out who’s catching whose eye.”
the girls exchanged glances, hearts pounding, pulses rising — because now, the real fun was about to begin.
Author's note: Based on my own jealousy of Doja starring in Jackman's new video. That should be me.
The music video was a full-blown production—set design, high fashion, multiple scene changes, and celebrity cameos everywhere. Jack had pulled together an insane lineup: SZA in a futuristic scene, Bad Bunny dancing through a neon-lit hallway, and then there was her—Doja Cat, with her signature smirk and magnetic energy, paired with Jack for the flirty centerpiece of the video.
You were playing Jack’s love interest in the final scene. The story of the video was that Jack spent the whole video chasing after a dream girl (played by Doja), only to realize in the final moment that you were the one he was meant to be with.
It sounded great in the concept meeting. Romantic, even.
But watching them shoot their scenes? Watching Doja drape her arms over his shoulders while he delivered his lines two inches from her face, all with that signature smirk you knew too well?
Yeah. Suddenly it wasn’t so cute.
You leaned against the craft services table, trying not to glare as Jack and Doja laughed at something between takes. Urban, holding the camera as always, caught a glimpse of you chewing your straw with narrowed eyes.
"Everything good?" he asked, smirking.
"Peachy," you replied, not looking at him.
Urban kept recording. "Should I tell Jack his girl’s about to flip a table?"
You glanced at him. "He should already know."
Later, Jack found you sitting on a prop couch, scrolling your phone with your legs crossed, giving very much unbothered but totally bothered.
"You good, baby?" he asked, crouching in front of you, that charming smile softening his face.
You shrugged. "Totally. It’s just, you and Doja look real comfortable."
Jack’s smile widened. "You jealous?"
You rolled your eyes. "No."
Jack leaned in, brushing his hand against your knee. "So if I asked you to run that line again where she touches my jaw, you wouldn’t mind?"
You stared at him. "Try it and find out."
He laughed, slipping his hand into yours. "Come on. It’s acting. You know the whole video leads to you, right?"
"Yeah, but she’s having a little too much fun in Act One."
Jack leaned closer, voice low. "Don’t worry. I made sure my favorite part of the video is the ending—when I kiss you on that rooftop and the whole city lights up."
You raised a brow. "Smooth."
Jack grinned. "Worked, didn’t it?"
By the time they shot your scene—the rooftop kiss, all city skyline and glowing lights—you had cooled off. Jack pulled you in, his hands on your waist like he was right at home, whispering right before the take:
"You know it’s always been you."
And when the director called “Cut!”, you didn’t move right away. Neither did he.
Urban, of course, caught it all. And later that night, he posted a screenshot from the kiss scene with the caption:
"Don’t be fooled. She almost tackled Doja two hours before this."
Synopsis: It's been six months since Scalvo broke up with you, and you’re doing your best to function without him. But when your safety is compromised, he is forced to step back into your life, and hopefully, this time, it will be for good
Pairing: ex-boyfriend!Scalvo x ex-girlfriend!reader
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It was close to four in the morning and you hadn't been to sleep yet. The thoughts in your mind were racing a mile and minute and it didn't seem as if they were stopping any time soon. You scrolled through the gallery on your phone that contained pictures of you and Scalvo. You knew at this point that you should have deleted them, but you just couldn't bring yourself to do it.
You fucking missed him.
It had been a few months since he had broken up with you and you were still obviously hurting. You tried to call him the next day after you confronted him about what he had done all to find out that the number wasn't in service anymore. You found yourself not going into the bakery anymore, but just casually visiting different shops along the same street hoping to catch a glimpse of him, but it was as if he had disappeared off the face of the earth. Besides, it was clear that Mr. Besegai wasn't a fan of you.
The crying didn't occur as much anymore and you found yourself trying to do anything that could serve as a distraction from the reality of it all. But the bottom line was that you missed him and wanted him back despite what he may have done.
This was supposed to be your week of vacation from your job, but all you had been doing was laying in bed most of the time.
After everything went down and you had found out about what Scalvo and Cobby did, you weren't sure how to feel. Yes, you were upset at him obviously. But, you could understand why he did it. You weren't making excuses for him in any way, shape, or form but you couldn't imagine a life without your parents.
Your father had the safe replaced and moved it to a safer location, a bank in the middle of the city. Scalvo must have said something to Cobby because a few days after you confronted him, the bracelet mysteriously ended up back at your parents house with your mother finding it in the mailbox. Your father had never said this outloud, but deep down you had a feeling that he knew it was Scalvo. But because he wanted to spare your feelings, he probably didn't want to say anything to you about it. He knew that you had taken the break up hard and still was.
Not wanting to lay there any longer, you decided to get up and get ready to go to the gym in the hopes that it wouldn't be as crowded. After you had washed your face and brushed your teeth, you went into your closet to find a sports bra and a pair of workout shorts to match. You decided on a coral pink matching set from fabletics before you grabbed your black hoodie and slipped on your shoes.
As you made your way downstairs to the parking garage with your phone, car keys, and air pods, you felt uneasy. You couldn't exactly pinpoint why you felt that way, but you turned around to see that there was no one behind you so you shrugged it off.
Unlocking your car, you went to grab the driver's door handle when someone had come up behind you and put a hand over your mouth. Your first reaction was to begin screaming, but that instantly came to a stop when you heard a voice.
“Shh! Don't scream. I'm not going to hurt you.” You turned around to come face to face with Cobby and you instantly rolled your eyes.
“What could you possibly want?” You asked him as you crossed your arms over your chest.
“Okay, I deserve that. I get it. But sorry about that entire thing with your dad. Scalvo was like you're never going to forgive him, but I was like "but at least you didn't kill her dad so that has to count for something, right? I think I took your break up the hardest out of anyone.”
“Cobby, you talk way too much because you should have gotten to the point already. Why are you here?” You asked him as you slipped your air pod case in your front pocket.
“Oh, right! Totally forgot. You know Scalvo tells me the same thing that I talk too much, but…”
“COBBY!”
“Sorry. Scalvo sent me.”
“Why? We aren't together anymore and we haven't talked in literal months.”
“I know and I feel terrible about that. He was actually nicer when he was dating you believe it or not. He only threatened to shoot me a few times and it would usually be a lot more.”
“Cobby, PLEASE GET TO THE POINT.” You tried not to yell at him, but it came out anyway.
“Hey, no yelling. I'm sensitive. Oh, I remember now. Someone is after you so Scalvo sent me to come and get you.”
“After me for what? And why should I believe you?” You questioned him, because at this point you didn't know what to believe.
“Scalvo has pissed a lot of people off lately and they know about you. They wouldn't hesitate to hurt you in order to get to him. And why should you believe me? You are the only person in this universe that Scalvo actually gives a damn about. So if you’ll just come with me, we'll be on our way.” He told you as he was trying to lead you to his motorcycle.
“I am not getting on that death trap and why didn't he come and get me himself if he cares about me so much?”
“Too dangerous.”
“The motorcycle or him coming to get me? And is that a breathalyzer!?”
“Oh yeah to all of that but um, do you mind blowing in it so we can leave?”
“COBBY! ARE YOU SERIOUS?”
“What!? We won't be able to move!”
“How did you even get here in the first place!?”
“I woke up my kid and made him do it.”
“I need to go back to my apartment for a minute.”
“No the fuck you don't. Excuse my French, but they have been watching you for weeks. Blow into this so we can leave.”
“If you're drunk, you are not driving me anywhere.”
“Y/N! Now is not the time! I have to get you to a safe place! Do you want to argue with me or get kidnapped? I see why you two were together, it's like I'm arguing with Scalvo junior.”
“You need to wipe that thing off before I put it anywhere near my mouth.”
“Ha! That's what she said.”
All you did was look at him and roll your eyes before you walked back to your car in order to get some disinfectant wipes to clean it off. Once you did and blew into it, his motorcycle unlocked.
“Perfect! Here, hop on and put this on.” He told you as he handed you his helmet.
“Do you honestly think my hair will fit in here?” You asked and he just stared at you.
“Look, if I bring you to Scalvo with even a SCRATCH on you, he will have my fucking ass. Just put it on.”
“Fine.” You muttered as you slipped it on over your thick and fluffy curly hair.
The two of you set off into the streets of Boston in the early hours as the world around you was still sleeping.
You didn't know how to feel about seeing Scalvo again. Obviously you missed him, but did he miss you? Well, the answer had to be yes seeing that he felt as if your life was in danger and he was going to do anything in his power to protect you. That's how he was when the two of you were together so you figured that nothing had changed.
Out of nowhere, Cobby had slowed down and pulled into a Dunkin Donuts parking lot and you looked at him confused once he got off the bike.
“Uh? Is the secret hideout a Dunkin Donuts? Why are we here?”
“We're here because I'm hungry. You want anything?
“No. Should we really be making stops? This seems a little too out in the open.”
“It's fine. I'll be two minutes.”
You nodded your head to Cobby as he disappeared inside of the store. In that time, you had taken off the helmet and it was resting in front of you as you played on your phone to keep yourself occupied while waiting for him.
Suddenly you felt the barrel of the gun at the back of your head and knew that whoever was after you to begin with had found you.
“If you scream, I will blow your fucking brains out across this entire parking lot. Get off the motorcycle and follow me. If you try to run, I'll shoot.”
You didn't recognize the voice, but you did as you were told as you held your hands up. Your air pods were still in your pocket as you left your phone on the seat of the motorcycle hoping that Cobby would know that he could track you. If not, Scalvo would know to pick up on it. Now would be the perfect time for Cobby to make an appearance, but he wasn't even looking in your direction.
Fuck.
Once you came face to face with the man, you knew you had seen him before but wasn't quite sure where. He led you to his car and as he was putting you in the back of it, Cobby was leaving the store and immediately ran to the car hoping to get to you in time.
“Fuck! Y/N!”
But it was too late as the car then took off. Cobby memorized the license plate number in the hopes that it would help him to track you down.
But first things first.
He had to tell Scalvo that they had you.
And knew that he wasn't about to hear the end of it.
As Cobby let himself into the warehouse where he and Scalvo were hiding out, he climbed the steps to see Scalvo playing some video game. He heard him approaching and quickly pressed pause, but he already knew that something was wrong because he only heard one set of footsteps. He turned around to see Cobby alone which left him genuinely confused.
Even though you hadn’t seen Scalvo in these six months that had passed, he had seen you. He always made sure to check on you from a distance to make sure that you were okay and that no harm would come to you. He knew that because of what he did to Don, that more than likely it would put you in danger after he had seen him outside of your job. Scalvo made sure that he didn’t notice him, but his eyes never left sight of you. That was when Scalvo knew that you had become a target and was going to make sure that nothing happened to you because of the decisions that he decided to make.
“Sooo…..”
“Where's Y/N? You told me that you had her.” He asked as he looked behind Cobby to see that no one had followed in behind him.
“Um yeah, so about that….” Cobby started to say while scratching the back of his neck.
All Scalvo did was take a deep breath before saying anything.
“Cobby, you have three fucking seconds. Where is my girl?”
“Okay, I picked her up, scared the shit out of her by the way, went to Dunkin Donuts because I was hungry and I left her outside while I ran in and…”
Cobby didn't even get to finish his sentence before Scalvo’s hand was around his neck and had him pinned against the wall. His head hitting it with a thud.
“You fucking left her by herself when I told you to come straight back here?”
“Are you still in therapy? Because this right here doesn't really give me therapy vibes.”
“FUCK! COBBY I GAVE YOU ONE FUCKING JOB! I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE DID IT MYSELF!”
“We can fix this! I have the license plate number and her phone. She had her air pods too and I’m guessing that she still does.”
“Just give it here so I can see if I can track her. You better pray that she's alive when we find her. Otherwise, I will literally shoot you.”
“I had a feeling that you were going to say that.”
“I just want for her to be okay, she needs to be okay. I can’t have her getting hurt because of me and what my job is.”
“Oh, the feelings are coming out again. Hey, you never answered my question, are you still in therapy or not? That has to be one of the best things to happen since you were in a relationship with Y/N. She looks great by the way, dyed her hair again to fire engine red.”
“I know because I saw it last week, but Cobby, please not now. It is taking everything in me not to throw you out of the window and yes, I’m still in therapy because I have to deal with your stupid ass.”
“I knew you had to be! Otherwise, I knew I probably would have been kissing concrete right now. Hey, I got an extra donut for you along with a breakfast sandwich. I was going to get you coffee until I realized that my motorcycle doesn't have a cup holder.”
Scalvo glanced at him as he set everything in front of him as he had his laptop open and was trying to track where you might be. He also unlocked your iphone since he knew the passcode had been his birthday. Thank goodness you hadn’t changed it and seeing that it was still the same also tugged on his heartstrings.
He was making a promise to himself at this very moment.
When he got you back, because it wasn’t a matter of how, but since he knew that it was going to happen, if you were to give him another chance at being in a relationship with you, he didn’t plan on wasting it.
But then again, you really probably wouldn’t want to have anything to do with him at this point because of the situation that you were in.
Only thing he could think about is if you were hurt. If he found out that you were, he wouldn’t hesitate killing the person or people who had brought you harm.
“Not hungry. Only thing I’m focused on is getting my girl back.”
“I love this for you, should we consider this your redemption arc in a way as it relates to her? I see the two of you getting back together, you need her in the worst way. Maybe you wouldn’t be so mad all the time if you got some pussy once in a while.”
“Cobby….”
“Shutting up now, I’ll be over here. Let me know when you find something. But she misses you and misses you bad. You should have seen her face when I told her that you had sent me to get her. So, that could be more motivation for you to find her.”
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When you had gotten placed in the back of the car by a man you learned whose name was Rob, you were quickly blindfolded so there was no way that you would be able to tell where you were going and was praying that Scalvo came to save you.
All you did was focus on your breathing and trying to stay calm.
Once you felt the car come to a complete stop, the backseat door opened and you were roughly grabbed from the car and began walking inside of what you obviously knew to be a building.
Were you even still in Boston anymore?
The car had been driving for a long time, maybe an hour or two so at this point the answer was probably no.
Once you were placed in a chair and a rope was tied around your waist as well as your wrist and ankles, the blindfold finally came off.
At this point, you knew that screaming probably wouldn’t do you any good in this situation and the best thing for you to do was to remain calm and answer their questions as you saw fit. But that would be easy since you knew absolutely nothing. You hadn’t seen him or had contact with him in over six months and it felt that he honestly disappeared from your life and never existed to begin with.
There were three different men standing in front of you as your eyes had adjusted to the light and the short fat man in the center was the first to speak.
“Hmm, Scalvo sure did get him a pretty one.” He told you as his hand lightly grazed your cheek making you flinch away from him.
Only Scalvo was allowed to do that.
When he didn’t receive an answer from you, he spoke up again.
“Cat got your tongue, or is it too early in the morning?” He asked you as all you did was stare straight ahead at him.
You were scared shitless, but you were for damn sure not about to let them see it. The moment that you did, you knew that they would be able to use it to their advantage.
“I see you don’t want to talk, but maybe if we introduce ourselves and get to know one another a little better it might make you more comfortable? I’m Don, that’s Rob over there who picked you up and brought you to me, and over there is Booch. And there’s no reason for you to tell us your name since we already know who you are, Y/N Lawson. Daughter of James and Scarlet Lawson. Only child. Graduate of University of Maryland College Park with a degree in forensics specializing in forensic nursing from a previous degree that you had gotten at Morgan State University’s nursing program. Who lives in an luxury apartment off of 33rd street with her cat named Mojito, goes to the gym at least five days a week, works at the hospital near the baseball stadium, drives a BMW that was a gift from her parents upon graduation and last but certainly not least, the girlfriend of our beloved Scalvo. The little fucker that had been a constant thorn in my side and my reason for these constant headaches as he and his friends stole my fucking money and also killed one of my guys who works for me. Now, we can do this the easy way, because I’m all about getting and having options or the hard way, the choice is up to you, sweetheart. Now I’ll let you go free and we can pretend like this never happened, as soon as you tell me where your boyfriend is and his dumbass sidekick Cobby. I’m surprised that fucker is still alive. Now be a good girl and tell us where he is.” Don told you as he got into your face, but all you continued to do was stare at him.
No one called you good girl except Scalvo.
“Y/N, I’m being nice right now and it would be best if you would cooperate with me. I gave you options and I’m being patient. However, you must understand that my patience is thin, especially when it comes to things like this.”
All you did once again was stare at him and he nodded silently to himself before you felt his hand give you a hard slap to your face making your head turn abruptly in the other direction. You had the sudden urge to spit and when you did, you saw blood.
It was now stinging and tears pricked your eyes, but you made sure to not let them fall. There was no way in hell that you would ever tell them where Scalvo was and besides you didn’t even know. At this point, kidnapping you was absolutely pointless.
However, you did know that all three of them were in for a rude awakening once Scalvo had found out what they had done and especially Don that had put his hands on you. You delighted in the fact that it was only a matter of time that Scalvo would blow his brains out for messing with his girl.
“Y/N, I tried to be nice and ask you before I had to do that, so I’m going to ask you one more time. Where’s Scalvo?”
“We’ve been broken up for six months and I haven’t talked to him since. I don’t know where he is, but I can assure you once he does find me and finds out that you put your hands on me, you will definitely be burning in hell.” You whispered to him as he was eye level with you before promptly spitting in his face.
“Fucking bitch.” He immediately said as he pulled back wiping at his face where your bloody spit had landed and Rob and Booch looked to Don to ask permission of what to do next.
“Waterboard her. I don’t believe her for a second. She’s obviously protecting him.”
You sighed to yourself as you remembered when you had first met Scalvo when his hair was damp and it almost looked as if he had taken a shower when he came from the storage room in Mr. Besegai’s bakery.
That’s what Richie and Mr. Besegai were doing to him.
Waterboarding.
When all this was said and done, you planned on having a serious talk with Scalvo about all of this and how much he lied to you. However, he was doing his best to shield you from this life so you couldn’t totally blame him for it.
You just prayed that he was able to find you in time.
Now was not the time for you to die.
You didn’t want to die.
Who knew that meeting that cute boy in the bakery would lead to all of this?
By this time, Scalvo had quickly grown frustrated with the fact that tracking the license plate went absolutely nowhere. They were able to trace it back to being a rental and not having a true owner. The other part that frustrated him was that your air pods must have been dead or broken because he wasn't able to trace them either.
Cobby had called Rory who had worked on a few jobs with them to offer some type of help, but Scalvo was simply annoyed by the two old guys who couldn't seem to follow directions. Every time those three went out to do a job, some wild ass shit would happen and Scalvo was surprised that they all were alive when all was said and done.
“What if we ask Mr. Besegai for help?” Rory asked and Scalvo turned and stared at him in disbelief.
“For what? This doesn't make him any money so he definitely doesn't care. Besides, he was the one who had me rob my girlfriend's parents. Don't we remember when all that happened? He threatened to fucking kill her if I didn't do it.”
“Oh, right Cobby told me about that.” He said as he suddenly remembered.
“I'm out of fucking ideas.” Scalvo whispered to himself before his phone rang from an unknown number. He stared at it for a second and then quickly picked it up and put it on speaker.
“Hello?”
“Scalvo! Surprised I haven't heard from you yet. How's everything going?” Scalvo immediately recognized the voice that belonged to Rob.
“Don't fucking play with me. Where's Y/N?”
“Oh, the pretty little thing we picked up yesterday? She's great. For now.” He told him as he was keeping an eye on you. Your head was slouched down and he was for certain that you were asleep, but you in fact were listening to everything that was happening.
“What did you do to her?!”
“Calm down, pretty boy. She's alive. She actually fell asleep not too long ago after she got tired of us waterboarding her.”
It was at that moment that all Scalvo could see was red.
“If she's alive, put her on the phone.”
“As you wish.”
Rob walked over to you and forcefully grabbed you by a handful of your curly hair in order for you to look up and you instantly let out a scream. Hearing it in real time made Scalvo’s heart drop.
“You have a call sweetheart, it's your beloved boyfriend.”
As you heard these words, you wasted no time in yelling his name.
“Scalvo!”
“I'm coming for you princess. I…”
“Okay, that's enough.” Dob said as he snatched the phone back making you sigh in defeat.
“She's a tough one. But anyway, if you want her back you need to rightfully give me back what's mine.”
“I'm not giving you a got damn thing.”
“Hmm, so if I were to put a bullet in her head right now, you wouldn't care? Is that what you’re telling me?” He asked as he cocked his gun next to the phone so that he would be able to hear it.
“If you cause her any more harm, me and you are going to have a conversation and it will include me blowing your brains out. Where the fuck is she?”
“Scalvo, let's be real. I’m not telling you anything. Give me what I want and you can get your girlfriend back. When you're ready to take me up on my offer, you let me know. But you don't have a lot of time. I am giving you forty-eight hours to give me back my money otherwise your girlfriend will get delivered to you in pieces. Have a good day.”
After Rob had hung up the phone, it was silent as Rory and Cobby were looking at one another before they both looked over at Scalvo.
“Okay, what now?” Cobby quietly asked and Scalvo quickly got an idea.
“Cobby, did she have her pink coach wallet with her when you went to get her?”
“Yeah, she was holding it.”
“Shit, why didn't I think of this before?” He said as he quickly typed the password into his phone to unlock it.
“Think of what?” Rory asked and Scalvo quickly shushed him.
“Before we broke up, I put an air tag in her wallet because that's her favorite one and she always has it. It let me know where she was and if she was okay.”
“Stalker much?” Cobby said as he looked at Scalvo who immediately rolled his eyes.
“That's when Mr. Besegai threatened her and I wasn't taking any chances. It's hidden in a part she doesn't use so there was no way she could have known it was there. I couldn't exactly tell her "oh, by the way babe people are threatening you so I'm just going to put this air tag in your wallet to keep you safe. I don't know why I'm explaining myself to either of you, but yeah.”
“Hmm, good point.”
Sure enough, within a matter of seconds, Scalvo was able to see your location and noticed that you were in Portland, Maine.Their dumbasses must have not had removed your wallet from where they currently were.
“Cobby, put in this address.” He told him, and Cobby quickly started to pull up Google on his phone.
“She's at an old warehouse. If we leave now, we probably won't hit a lot of traffic.” He said out loud which made Scalvo and Rory look at him in disbelief.
“Without a plan?” Rory said and surprisingly, Scalvo quickly agreed with him.
“Exactly. Like come on now. When do we ever just go in blindly?” Scalvo asked him and Cobby quickly turned up his nose.
“Oh, so you don't remember….”
“That was different!”
“Sure, sure. Almost got ourselves killed nonetheless.”
“I just need until tonight to plan all of this out. And we can go and get her when they least expect it.” He told both of them.
“Do you need help planning?” Rory asked and Scalvo rolled his eyes.
“Definitely not from you two. Keep your phones on and I'll call you when everything is a go.”
In the back of his mind, all Scalvo could worry about was getting to you in time and not getting himself killed in the process.
It was now midnight and Scalvo called both Cobby and Rory to meet him so that they could go over the plan so everyone was clear on what they had to do. Scalvo had explained the plan at least three times, with both of them interrupting him multiple times, making this seem like an impossible task.
“Okay, just one more time.” Rory told Scalvo as he threw his head back in disbelief.
“What are you not getting!? And wait a minute, what the fuck are you doing?”
“Taking notes.”
Scalvo immediately scoffed.
“Taking notes? On a kidnapping situation? Really?”
“It helps me stay on task.”
“What are you, four?” He asked him as they were sitting in Scalvo's car a block away from the warehouse.
“There's nothing wrong with being prepared!”
“Both of you get out of my car. NOW.” Scalvo told them as he grabbed his gun out of the glove compartment. Earlier in the day, he had made sure that there were enough bullets in there even though all of them would be going in Don's chest or skull. He wanted to make sure he got the job done and was going to make sure that it was done correctly.
By this time, you had fallen asleep, but was startled when you felt someone come up behind you.
You knew that particular smell of cologne anywhere.
“Shh, princess I'm here. But don't make a sound. We have to be quiet because I need to make sure we get out of here in one piece.” He told you as he leaned down and whispered in your ear.
All you did was nod as you felt him cutting the rope that was around your waist, ankles and wrists. Once they were cut, you immediately massaged your wrists and could see that your skin was red from where the rope had been rubbing against it.
He immediately embraced you and kissed the top of your head and you held onto him for dear life as if he was going to disappear at any moment.
“Go to the left and down the backstairs. Cobby is waiting for you there and his dumbass knows not to leave you this time and keep eyes on you.”
“But…” You started to say and Scalvo immediately cut you off.
“I'll meet you outside. I promise.”
All you did was shake your head at him and tears started forming in your eyes because you were not liking this plan at all. You wouldn't know what to do with yourself if he actually got hurt.
“Y/N, you have to trust me. We don't have any time to waste.”
The main reason why he didn't want you in there was because he definitely did not want you seeing him shoot someone, much less killing them.
Reluctantly, you nodded your head and he watched you as you opened the door and went down the steps before going and searching for Don, Rob, and Booch.
As promised, Cobby was at the bottom of the stairwell and quickly ushered you toward Scalvo’s car that was a block away making sure that no one was following the both of you.
“At this point, I'm 0 for 2 and you have every reason in the world to be pissed at me right now.” Cobby told you and you simply shrugged.
Scalvo was definitely right about one thing.
Cobby never knew what to say out of his mouth.
Once the two of you reached Scalvo’s car, you slid in the passenger seat and laid your head against the window as Cobby hopped in the driver's seat and drove closer to the warehouse.
The plan was for Scalvo to kill Don along with his minions and set the place on fire. Cobby was going to cut the gas line as soon as Scalvo and Rory walked out of the building.
The two of you sat there on edge waiting for the doors to swing open. Once they finally did, you let out a sigh of relief as Cobby had gotten out of the car and Scalvo quickly taking his place as Rory slipped in the backseat. Cobby came out within a matter of minutes, as the building started to go up in flames.
Once everyone was settled into the car, Scalvo immediately took off and started driving back towards Boston until he suddenly changed his mind. His plan consisted of all of you laying low for a few days before heading back to Boston.
Just in case.
The biggest satisfaction that the night had brought for Scalvo was that you were alive and in one piece. The second part was that Don was begging on his knees for his life when he had finally caught up to him. All Scalvo did in return as put a bullet in his head for all the harm he brought to you.
As far as he was concerned, people could mess with him however much they wanted to, but you were off limits. Him doing this hopefully sent a message to everyone else including Mr. Besegai that he was not the one to mess with. He glanced over at you as he merged onto the highway to see that your head was leaning up against the window and that your eyes were closed. He watched as your chest slowly rose and fell indicating that you were asleep. This was something that he knew would change your perspective of things for the rest of your life.
By the time that all of you had reached the hotel you were mentally and physically exhausted. Not wanting to draw any attention to yourselves, Scalvo drove another hour and a half to put as much distance as he could between all of you and the crime scene. The hotel wasn't super fancy and not anything that you were used to, but you were just excited to be alive. However, it wasn’t on the cheap side either. Only the best for Scalvo’s girl.
Before coming to get you, being the thoughtful person that he was, Scalvo had gone to your apartment and had gotten a few sets of fresh clothes for you knowing that he wasn't letting you out of his sight any time soon.
Once in the hotel room, you took in your surroundings before sitting down in the chair that was near the desk. You had been quiet ever since Scalvo found you and the one thing he wanted to hear was your voice. You sat there as you stared off into space before Scalvo came to kneel down in front of you and gently take your hands in his.
“Princess….” He quietly said and your eyes finally landed on him.
“I have some clothes for you and I want you to get cleaned up and get some sleep. I'll help you.”
When you didn't bother answering him, he tried again.
“Baby, I know that a lot has happened over the past two days, but I need you to do this for me.”
“So, this is why you were always keeping secrets from me? For this exact reason.” You barely said above a whisper and all Scalvo did was nod.
“We can talk about that later, but yes.”
“No.”
“No?”
“We're going to talk about it now. You know how much I love you and how I told you that I was always worried about you because I knew that something was off. At the very least you could have warned me. You know that I would do absolutely anything for you, no questions asked.”
“I know that now and I should have said something to you, but I didn't want to lose you. You have to understand that. You are literally the best thing that has ever happened to me. I tried to shield you from this life by breaking up with you, but I only made it worse.” Scalvo confessed as he moved a curl out of your face that had fallen. Your face was bloodied and bruised and it hurt his heart to see you like that.
“I cried myself to sleep every night for two months after you left me and disappeared without a fucking trace. You don't do that to people you love.” You yelled at him as tears were threatening to fall down your cheeks.
When you first saw him, you let out a sigh of relief. Now you were mad and were letting him have it.
“Yes you do in order to protect them. I know you're pissed at me and for good reason. But us arguing is not going to get us anywhere. At least not tonight. I want you to sleep.”
“So you can leave when I fall asleep? And disappear again?”
“No. I'm not letting you out of my sight. It's more dangerous for us not to be together than to be in a relationship. But that's obviously only if you want to. I understand if you tell me no.”
All you did was sit there as Scalvo had gone into the bathroom and ran a washcloth under hot water and brought it back to you to start removing the dried blood off your face. At the first touch, you instantly winced from the sting and pulled back away from him.
“That hurts.”
“I know, babe but I have to do this so nothing will get infected.”
Reluctantly you moved back towards him and he continued to dab at your face with you wincing every few minutes. Scalvo was taking in the cuts on your face and how one side was noticeably more swollen than the other. The two of you were silent as he finished cleaning off your face and when he was done, you finally spoke.
“If we're going to do this, you have to promise me something.”
“Anything, baby. Name it.”
“From now on there cannot be any secrets between us. You have to be 100% honest with me about everything. I don't care how small it is. You know how I feel about lying by now.”
Scalvo nodded his head as he leaned down to take off your shoes and socks.
“And one more thing.”
“Yes?”
“Do not ever make me worry like that to the point that I thought you were dead again because I will find you and kill you myself.”
Scalvo let out a laugh before he helped you stand up to get into the shower.
“Yes ma'am.”
After you had taken a shower, washed your hair, and styled it, Scalvo had actually remembered to grab your bonnet and he quickly slipped it over your hair. Once you were settled in the king sized bed, Scalvo took a shower himself and you dozed off until you felt the bed dip indicating that he had sat down. He sat there for a few minutes and your concern was growing. You gently put a hand on his shoulder and that was when he decided to put it all out in the open how he was feeling.
“You okay?” You quietly asked and he immediately shook his head no.
“Did something else happen that I don't know about?”
“I literally almost lost you. I almost lost you for good. That was entirely too close. It should have never been that close.”
“But you didn't. You found me and I'm okay.”
“Baby, no you're not. Not a single person that goes through that is okay when it's all said and done. I don't know what I would have done if I didn't get to you in time. All of this happened because of me. You got hurt because of me.”
“Hey, stop. None of that. But you did and I had no doubt that you would.”
“I did. And I thought to myself that my second chance was so close to me that I could reach out and touch it, but it got snatched away from me and I didn't think that this would lead to a happy ending for either of us.” He told you as he turned around to face you.
“But it did. We get a second chance to do it right this time.” You told him as he had laid down next to you and you quickly embraced him as you began to play in his hair.
“I missed this, I missed us.”
“I missed us too and we're going to be okay.” You told him and he leaned forward to capture you in a kiss.
From the moment his lips touched yours, it honestly felt like a wave of electricity flowing through your body. You quickly kissed him back and attempted to straddle him, but he stopped you.
“Not now. I need you to get proper rest first. But, you can have as many free cuddles as you want.” He told you and you simply laid on top of him.
“Have I ever told you how much I love you?” You whispered against his chest as he held onto you tightly.
“Hmm, I don't recall, but I'm all ears if you want to tell me again.” He told you before he leaned down to kiss your forehead as he smiled at you.
A few months had passed and things were getting back to being normal, well as normal as they could be considering what had happened. For Scalvo’s comfort and peace of mind, you moved out of your apartment and into another one that was a good distance away from where the first one had been and you quickly asked him to move in with you. You had been without him longer than you had liked, so it was a quick decision that was made on your part. Of course he did so without a second thought.
It was a Saturday morning and Scalvo had plans to meet up with Cobby and Rory on a new job that Mr. Besegai had told them about. It was around seven in the morning when you felt Scalvo leave kisses on your face and you quickly popped your left eye open to look at him seeing that he was dressed and wearing too many clothes for your liking.
“Aht! Aht! Baby, where could you possibly be going? It is seven in the morning on a Saturday. Get back over here and lay with me.”
“I got to meet Cobby and Rory. We got another job to do from Mr. Besegai. I have to meet them at the docks. I won’t be long, princess I promise.” He muttered back to you knowing that you didn't approve. You had told him ever since that incident went down a few months ago that you wanted him out of this life. And of course he told you that it wasn't that easy.
“Scalvo….”
“I know, I know. Just a little while longer. I promise. I just need to stack enough for us to be secure and be able to leave Boston for good.”
“And if you get killed before that, what then?” You asked him as you sat up and crossed your arms.
“It's not going to happen. As long as I know that you're alive on this earth and that I have someone to come home to, I will do everything I can to make sure I get to hold you every night. I love you more than anything in this world. You know that.” He told you as he leaned forward to kiss you. Hearing that made tears prick your eyes, but you quickly wiped it away.
“I love you too. Just go before I change my mind and hold you hostage in this bed.”
“Hmm, you can tie me up later and have your way with me if that's what you're getting at.” He told you as he wiggled his eyebrows and you immediately rolled your eyes at him.
“One hour, princess.” He told you as he grabbed his wallet, keys, and gun from the nightstand.
Having the gun in the bedroom with you was a whole nother discussion and you definitely didn't approve of it. But you knew he did it to keep the both of you safe. This was a step up because when you had first moved in, he slept with it under his pillow.
“I'm holding you to that.”
“Go back to sleep and I'll bring breakfast back for you.”
You nodded as he placed the comforter back over you to tuck you in before kissing your forehead once more.
As he locked the apartment and went down the elevator and out to the parking garage, someone was leaning on his car that was parked next to yours. He made sure that he had a good hold on his gun before approaching them.
When he did, he was startled to find out it was your father.
“Mr. Lawson?”
He turned to him as he took a long sip of his coffee.
“We need to talk.”
“I wish I could I just….”
“This won't take long. Less than two minutes and you'll be on your way.”
“Okay, sure.”
“From the moment we met, I knew I had seen you before. So I did my research with a few buddies that I know and found out about you and what exactly you do for Mr. Besegai. Now let me make this perfectly clear because I am only going to say this once. Stay away from my daughter. I don't want her anywhere near someone like you. Besides, what could you possibly offer her? I know what happened a few months ago and that would have never been the case had she not met you. I know that it was you and your little friend Cobby that broke into my house. If you don't, I will easily have the FBI investigate you and put you away for the rest of your life. I don't want to have this conversation again. Have a good day now.”
As soon as he was done talking, he walked to his range rover and slid into the driver's seat and pulled off leaving Scalvo at a loss as to what had just happened.
He couldn't worry about that now, he had a job to do.
However, what scared him the most was knowing that he had to tell you what had just happened.
