My uncle nodded at Alec then gave me a wink. "Go on and get home, I've got some work to finish up here."

I grumbled, "I don't wanna know."

My uncle smirked.

I turned with Alec and smiled at Nico who was kissing Bronagh. I moved away from Alec and grabbed her hand as I passed her. I tugged her away from Nico and threw my arm around my shoulder.

"You can help me up the stairs while the brothers converse."

Bronagh laughed and put her arm around my waist as we walked.

I looked over my shoulder just as Alec hugged his brothers. I smiled and so did Bronagh when she looked back. We turned and walked forward when the brothers looked at us.

"They caught us," I murmured.

Bronagh laughed then called for help when she buckled a little under my weight. I blinked my eyes open when another arm wrapped around me.

I looked at Alec and smiled as he held me close to his side. Bronagh held onto my arm that was still over her shoulder as she helped Alec walk me up the stairs of Darkness.

"Can you carry me?" I asked Alec.

"No, you have to stay awake."

"I will stay awake, I promise, your voice will keep me awake."

Alec awed.

"You're so sweet - you leave little footprints on my heart."

I glared up at him through my dizziness. "Keep that sarcasm up and I'll be leavin' little footprints on your face."

Alec glanced down at me and smiled. "You're perfect."

"You're a prick."

Alec laughed. "I'm a Slater, of course I'm a prick."

"Truer words were never spoken," Bronagh laughed. We were silent until we exited Darkness and stepped out into the night.

I gazed out at the city and all the lights then glanced up to the dark sky and took in a deep breath.

"I'm glad that's over."

"I'm glad Marco is dead," Bronagh murmured.

I looked to her with wide eyes.

She sighed. "I'm not evil, the world is just a better place without that man."

After my brief encounters with Marco, I could only agree with her.

"I hope Aideen and Storm are okay."

"You heard Kane, Aideen is fine and the pup is okay. Aideen and Branna are with him now."

I lightly shook my head. "That's what I'm worried about, Storm hates Aideen."

"What time did Branna say we have to be there for dinner?" Aideen asked me.

"Five," I replied.

It's half five, the brothers will kill us. Branna won't let anyone eat until we get there."

I looked to a stressed out Aideen and smiled. The bruise on her face was still clear, but it was healing nicely. I couldn't help but feel terrible for her, the bruise and cut she received the night I met Alec was almost healed and now the other side of her face was injured.

Poor girl.

"They will understand, we were with Storm."

"You were with Storm since ten this mornin'."

I shrugged. "So? He was shot ten days ago, give him a break. He won't be back to full strength for awhile, it's why he is still at the hospital."

Aideen grunted. "He is milkin' it, I'm fuckin' tellin' you he is. I saw him sit up earlier then when you looked at him he quickly laid down and start whimperin' and shite lookin' for sympathy treats. He has easily gained ten pounds in that hospital."

I laughed. "You're losin' it, man."

Aideen grumbled about Storm and it made me smile.

Things were already back to normal.

Ten days ago I was kidnapped and you wouldn't even know it by the way I was acting.

My Uncle Brandon told me 'not to worry' and that he would 'clean up everything' at Darkness. I have no idea what he did with Marco, Toby, and Thomas's bodies, but I didn't want any idea so I was fine with being kept in the dark.

The first few days after the incident I was very jumpy, and found sleeping at night difficult but the brothers' and my uncles' advice, was to simply 'get on with life' so that was what I was trying to do.

"What are you doin'?" Aideen suddenly shouted then gaped at the car that over took us. "What. The fuck. Are you doin'?"

I snorted and pulled down the visor in front of me so I could look at my face. I winced when I seen my face. I had to get five stitches in my eyebrow to close the cut, but that was nothing compared to the swelling and bruising I dealt with. Thankfully the pain was minimal now and everything looked worse than it felt.

"I'm goin' ten miles over the speed limit, is that not enough for you?" she hollered.

I lightly snickered at Aideen and closed the visor.

"Where the hell did these wankers get their licenses?" Aideen snapped to herself.

I bit down on my lip as a car changed lanes in front of us without indicating they were going to do so. Aideen's face got so red I thought her head might pop off her shoulders. I watched in amusement as she lowered her window down and bellowed, "Nice indicator, arsehole!"

I lost it - I literally rolled around in my seat laughing.

"Is that the Garda behind us?" Aideen murmured and checked her mirrors, then gasped. "Fuck, it is the Garda!"

I heard the noise of a siren and I laughed harder.

We were getting pulled over!

"Keela, pull up your dress!" Aideen hissed at me as she pulled into the break down lane.

I looked at her and said, "Excuse me?"

She was peering into her rear view mirror while she undid some buttons on her top. "It's two male guards, I'll use my tits and you use your legs. Pull. Up. Your. Dress!"

"You have got to me jokin' me!"

Keela snapped her head in my direction. "Does it look like I'm jokin'?"

No it didn't and that's what I was freaked out about.

"Oh my God!" I snapped when she exposed herself.

Jesus, forgive me.

I shimmied up my dress so a lot of leg was showing.

I looked directly ahead and jumped a little when the glass on Aideen's side of the car was tapped.

"Evenin' sir, can I help you with somethin'?"

"Um... well, yeah. Do you know how fast you were goin'?"

"No, sir."

I glanced to my right and noticed Aideen pushed her chest out.

Fucking slag.

"Nine miles over the limit."

Ten.

"Oh, I'm sorry sir. I didn't even realise."

I looked out my window when the other guard walked by and checked the tax and insurance discs in the dash window. He walked back by my window then slowed down and took a longer look at my legs.

I looked up at him and smiled.

He smiled and nodded his head.

Dammit, I was a slag too.

"I'll let you off with a warnin' this once."

"Oh, thank you sir."

"You ladies have a nice evening."

The guards went back to their car, so Aideen took off and kept under the speed limit.

"I feel dirty!" I snapped.

Aideen burst out laughing. "I can't believe it worked!"

I shook my head and folded my arms across my chest and remained quite until we got to the Slater's and Branna's house. Aideen and I jumped out of the car and quickly walked up the garden steps.

The door was flung open.

"It's about fucking time!" Nico bellowed. "I'm starving!"

I rolled my eyes and we passed him and walked down the hallway.

"Don't blame me, blame Keela."

I gasped as I entered the kitchen. "Blame me? That's rich. Who's the one who got pulled over for speedin'? That's right bitch, you!"

Aideen rolled her eyes. "We got out of that situation in less than five minutes."

I glared. "Yeah, but at the risk of losin' our self-respect!"

"How did you lose your self-respect?" Ryder asked.

I snapped my fingers. "I'll tell you how, Aideen used our bodies to get out of a speedin' ticket."

"You didn't!" Bronagh said then burst into laughter.

It wasn't funny!

"It wasn't as bad as she is makin' it out-"

"My dressed was hiked up so high you could see me knickers and your tits were on display for the world to see."