"WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN ALL NIGHT?" Turning around I see all over my brothers looking pissed or disappointed.
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"Morning guys, how was breakfast? I was so tired last night I ended up sleeping in this." I said faking a yawn and stretching.

"Cut the bullshit, Amelia. We saw the security footage and know you were gone all night and with Nikolay." Max walked up to me, the main one with a disappointed facial expression.

"Did you become his whore for the night?" Nickolas said looking up and down at my attire.

"What? Do all of you think of me as one of those girls?" I get that it did look a little suspicious, me coming home in the dress and heels I wore last night. But for my brothers to think I was such an easy lay, it is heartbreaking. "For your information, I didn't sleep with him. I'm still a virgin!"

"We don't care what you are. You do not know what kind of man he is and what he truly does. I understand you want to date, but you won't be dating him." Alex surprisingly sounded the most calm out of the three. What is so wrong with Nikolay Pavel, that I couldn't see him? I understand they are overprotective of me, I have to live my own life.

"Whatever. I'm going to my room to change." I don't care what they have to say. The Nikolay I know has been a gentleman to me, could have taken advantage of me but didn't. After locking my door and changing out of the dress. Did you become his whore for the night? I've never done anything for them not to trust me. Yet the one time I meet someone I like, it's the end of the world.

Lala. . .

Lala. . .

Lala. . .

Picking up my phone from bed, I saw that Teresa had called more than 10 times and was calling now.

"Hi Teresa, how is your morning?" Maybe she'll understand the situation I am in.

"WHY HAVEN'T YOU BEEN ANSWERING YOUR PHONE?! DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED I WAS?! WAS THE SEX THAT GOOD YOU COULDN'T CALL ME BACK?!" Teresa yelled into the phone. I already knew she would want all of the "juicy" details of my nightcap. But I didn't realize she might have been nervous about me going to Nikolay's home.

"I'm sorry Teresa. I forgot to bring my phone and purse with me. No, we didn't have sex. Nikolay and I just had a few drinks...I also might have gotten a little drunk and woke up in his guest bedroom. Don't get mad though, when I woke up I had fresh towels to take a shower, we had breakfast together, and then he even dropped me off."

"Listen, sweetie, I'm glad you got home safe and wasn't taken advantage of. Ammy this is the first guy you have seriously been interested but you need to be cautious as well." I guess she's right. I had grade school and college crushes, but my brothers or one of my guards would scare them off.

"Could you come and pick me up? I had a huge argument with the guys and don't wanna be here right now." I get that it was wrong for me to sneak out but I am an adult. I bet if it was up to my brother I would either be single forever or be in an arranged marriage to a man that would do anything they say.

"Sure, I can get there in about 20 minutes. I'll text you when I'm outside." Saying goodbye to Teresa I went to my closet for my suitcases. Maybe it's time for me to find my own space and continue to look for teaching opportunities. Packing all of the necessities and enough outfits for two to three weeks. Having a few minutes left till Teresa is supposed to arrive I grab my laptop and start looking for any kindergarten teacher positions available. Scrolling down the job search website, I saw three positions. First: St. Francis Private Academy. Second: Mount. Washington Elementary School. Third: Little Angels Academy.

Lala. . .

Lala. . .

Lala. . .

Looking down at my phone I see I received a text from Teresa letting me know she is outside. Putting away my phone and laptop, I leave my room with my two suitcases. As I made my way downstairs I saw Max sitting on the couch with the others nowhere in sight.

"Where are you going, Lia? You need to tell us what happened last night. I know what Nickolas said was uncalled for but you should have left a note." I could feel his eyes burning holes into my back, but frankly, I didn't care. Max and I have always been the closest since he is only three years older than me, making him twenty-five.

"I'm going to stay at Teresa's place for a while." I guess he didn't see the two suitcases I was carrying. Teresa's black jeep was already in the driveway with the trunk popped open.

"I didn't realize when you wanted me to come to get you that you would be staying awhile," Teresa said with a chuckle. "Here let me help you." She said grabbing a suitcase and helping me put it in the trunk. "So about last night, tell me everything." After buckling up and leaving the compound, I felt a little relaxed about talking about this.

"So after Nikolay and I arrived at his house, he suggested drinks. By the way, his house is huge! Anyway so we drank vodka and I guess I can not handle my alcohol because the next thing I knew I woke up in one of his guest bedrooms. He told me that I was drunk after one or two shots and then started calling him daddy and threw myself at him. Oh, Teresa, I don't know what I should do. He did drop me this morning and even kissed me, but I'm so embarrassed." By the time I finished explaining what happened, Teresa was laughing.

"Okay, let me get this straight. You can't hold your liquor and when you get drunk you get a little horny. . ? The positive side: he didn't take advantage of you and he could still be interested in you since he kissed you this morning. I think you should wait for him to contact you first. Now get out of my car." Looking around my surroundings I see that we were already at her apartment. Getting out of the car and getting my suitcases out of the trunk I walked with Teresa to her home. "It's been a few months since your last visit here right?" Teresa asked, unlocking her apartment door and stepping inside.

"Yeah, last time I was here you had nude curtains and a white couch." Looking around the apartment, she had completely different furniture than the last time I came over. Instead of having a modern style with neutral colors, the living room and kitchen now have a more simplistic style with a few plants potted. In my opinion, she should be an interior designer instead of being one of my brothers' housekeepers.

"So I'm assuming you are staying more than a night with those big suitcases..." Teresa said, flopping down on the couch.

"I think it's time for me to get my place. I have enough in my savings and checking account plus not to brag I have excellent credit." I said after putting my things in the guest bedroom and meeting Teresa on the couch.

"Finally Ammy! No offense but it's high time you get to be your person. All of them still treat you like a little girl who still needs her nightlight." She does have a point. Teresa is the only close friend that I've ever had.

"Before you picked me up I was looking at some potential teaching positions." From the few sentences, I got to read St. Francis and Mount Washington look like an ideal place to teach. I definitely should get a job before a place for security.