Esme will be eighteen anytime now. It's already ten in the evening and they are drinking. Yup, her dad just let her drink a little but she only wanted to drink some juice. Her friends are already drunk. Ken is laughing so loud from whatever joked that the twins Rhys and Raiden said.

Then, Ken collapsed on the floor and started snoring. Lovie took out her phone and started taking photos of Ken and film him as well.

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Kale and Kade take Ken back inside the house. She decided to leave too.

"Where are you going?" Laurence asked.

"I will go back to my room." She told him. But she stood and feel a little dizzy.

"You just had one shot," Laurence said. He stood. "Come on. I'll escort you."

Laurence held out his hand.

"How about Lovie?" She asked. Laurence also held out his hand for Lovie and escorted them to Esme's cottage.

Lovie immediately, fell asleep and she went to the bathroom and start vomiting and she brushed her teeth and gargle some mouth wash. She came out and found his brother putting a blanket over her best friend. She approached him and hugged him.

"Thank you." She mumbled and shove her face to his chest. He caressed her hair and hugged her back.

"For what?"

"For being always there for me." She mumbled.

"Of course. I will always be here for you."

She looked up at him.

"Is it okay if I will have a boyfriend? I'll be 18, tomorrow." She smiled at him.

"No." he patted her head. "How's your exam to Julliard?"

"Well, I still need to audition or something."

"When will be your audition?" He asked.

"Next week." She smiled. "My application has been approved but they said that I still need to audition."

"You will kill it. Don't worry." He caressed her hair. Staring at her beautiful face hiding from her thick eyeglasses. He removed it and then he kissed her forehead. "Sleep now, you have a big day tomorrow."

"And what's the gift that you prepare for me?" She asked.

"I already gave you the chocolate bar."

She smacked his chest. He laughed and kissed her forehead.

"Okay, good night now, young lady." Laurence turned back and leave.

He went directly to his room and he opened the fridge and took out a beer to drown his sorrows.

"Shit, you can't!" Laurence told himself and he started walking back and forth in his room.

"What do you mean, you can't?" He is startled when Kale speaks and he's in his room.

"What are you doing here?" Laurence asked. He was too occupied to notice that someone is lying on his bed.

"Well, my room is crowded and what are you talking about?" Kale asked.

"It's none of your business." Laurence went to the coach and sit there as he swigs the bottle of cold beer to his lips.

"You seemed top flustered," Kale noted.

"Just fuck off, Kale."

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Percy is making sure that everything is perfect from the very start. It's early in the morning and he made sure that everything is complete. His wife had checked Esme's gown many times to make sure that it's perfect for tonight.

"Daddy, I want a shoft drink," Zayne asked him as he pulled his shirt.

"Buddy, no soft drinks. I'm sorry."

"But, I want shoft drinks!" He insisted.

"I want too, Daddy!" Rosie came up and Percy exhaled. He and Ashaya limit them to such drinks. The two stared crying.

"Hey, what's going on?" Laurence arrived wearing black sunglasses.

The two approached Laurence.

"I want shoft drinks!" The two said at the same time. Laurence bent down with admiration.

"Oh, the two of you are cute whenever the two of you are crying."

"Rence, please take care of your siblings. We still have lots of things to do here."

"Sure!"

Laurence took the two to the beach and asked for three fresh coconut juice. The little ones already ate their breakfast so, it's still good for them to drink it. Esme came to them and she hugged him and kissed his cheek and then, kissed the two little ones as she joined them for the late breakfast.

"Where are your friends?" Laurence asked.

"They join the others in the late breakfast." She said and took his plate and started eating. Laurence asked the crew for another set of foods for him.

"It's your birthday and why are you eating like a gorilla?"

She stopped eating the hotdog and she frowned at him.

"I have one hour exercise a while ago. I joined Wynter, Casey, Quin, and Allison." She bit the hotdog and continue eating.

"Sissy, I want swimming." Rosie pointed out the beach.

"We need to ask mom and dad about that," Esme said to Rosie softly. Rosie pouted.

Rosie and Zayne are spoiled too much. Not just by their parents but also by their grandparents.

"We could ask mom and dad about that later."

"Rosie, you should sleep this afternoon because later on, we have a big party," Laurence told her. "You need to sleep so you look beautiful. Okay?"

Rosie nodded.

"I need to sleep too?" Zayne asked.

"Yes, of course." Laurence patted Zayne's head.

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Zendaya exhaled and round her head. She then stretched her arms and yawned.

"Love, are you supposed to be in the spa?" Timothy asked. He hugged her from behind. "Let's go to the spa. We both need some massage and lovemaking after." He whispered. Zendaya thought about it.

She needed a full body massage right now. Her phone beeps, which means that it's work again. She answered it and she responded after.

"What is it?"

"Well, I still need to work, love." She kissed his lips. Timothy groaned and unwrapped his arms from her. He walked around to her front and he put his hand over the table.

"What's the problem?" Timothy asked.

"It's confidential."

"Is there anything that I can help?"

"No. I'm sorry, but there's nothing." She exhaled. "Give me an hour. I'll solve this and ready a spot for our spa."

"Okay, I will." He bent down and kissed her lips. He soon leaves.

Zendaya put down her phone and continue working. Athena sat on the sofa near her.

"You know you should relax," Athena said and she checked her fingernails that needed a new color.

"Athena, how can you relax when there are lots of threats?" Zendaya asked her.

"Hey, calm down." Athena chuckled. "I am not your enemy here, sweetie."

Zendaya rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"You are still wearing that Easter Egg?" Athena asked, eyeing the Ester Egg pendant. Zendaya smiled and lifted it.

"Yes, why?"

"You are clueless as ever," Aria said out of nowhere as she came and sat down with her laptop. "Okay, so, I just tracked about the bus that Wynter said."

"Hmm?" Zendaya gave her attention to her.

"There's a tracker that wasn't from any Empire," Aria said and she pressed her lips. "For short, someone is betraying us."

Zendaya froze for a while and Athena sighed as she leaned on the sofa.

"We let people into our family easily," Athena mumbled.

"So, to whom should I start with?" Zendy smiled at Aria in a very businesslike. Aria scoffed.

"Start with everyone." Aria shrugged.

"Then, I'll start with the employees and students in the Empire Academy then."

"Let's just give Wynter, Casey, and Allison, then to other kids about that case?" Athena asked. "I mean a little investigation will do. Right?"

"They are too young. I don't want them to risk their lives for this." Zendaya told.

"We do that at their age." Aria reminded her.

Zendaya sighed and nodded.

"Alright, I'll set it up." She folded her laptop. "Let's go to the spa." She stood up and gathering her things.

"We aren't done yet," Aria told. Zendy slumped her butt down to her chair and looked at Aria. Athena look so relaxed.

"Athena, can we switch places? I mean, you are single, and I have my man there, with his needs."

"Zendaya, do not make excuses please." Athena scoffed.

"Athena, your mother is the one who tortures me every day. I have so much work to do. And, I am also glad that those Emmas left the country a year ago and they stopped bugging me. Now, I need to have less work so I could focus on myself and to my Timothy."

Athena rolled her eyes. Athena stood.

"Alright, I'll talk to mom."

"Good thing," Zendy smirked. Athena left, and she turned to Aria.

"Athena didn't know yet?" Aria asked. Zendaya put a finger to her lips. "You are so bad." Aria groaned. "How could you?"

"What? It's better to fall into an accident." Zendaya winked. "Besides, the guy is good at his work. Though he's a newbie.��

"Oh, come on! Stop acting like you are a good cupid. But the truth is, you are clueless as everyone."

"What do you mean?" Zendaya asked. Aria shook her head and signed like zipping her mouth and get back to work. "Aria, tell me!"

Aria shook her head and started checking the programs. Zendaya groaned.