Just as we were about to turn on the t.v, my phone rang with a group facetime call with all of the basketball players.

" Aren't you guys supposed to be on dates?" Kyler questioned as he turned to the local news station.

" Our dates went on pause when your girl exposed Edwards for being the piece of shit bastard that he is," Rocky answered as Kyler quieted everyone down.

" They're working fast," Kyler said as he turned the television up. " There's already a press conference going on."

Cameras flashed in the conference room as UCLA's head coaches entered and took their place on the panel. The reporters in the room had all began to yell and shout questions as soon as they took their seats.

" Is Sean Edwards still on the team?" A reporter shouted.

The head coach adjusted the mic as he cleared his throat," As of right now he is on a suspension as we look further into the recent evidence that has come to light."

The room began to grow louder once again as reporters shouted over each other trying to get their attention.

" Was he using steroids during his return last season?" Another reporter questioned as the coach shifted uncomfortably in his seat.

" According to t-the information that was leaked—" The coach looked at his peers on the panel before continuing. "It would seem as if he was on steroids when he returned uh, during the last season," he admitted, nodding his head as motioned for another question.

" Why has he not been kicked off of the team when there is clear evidence of drug abuse and domestic violence?" A woman asked, flustering the men on the panel with her straight forwardness.

The head coach looked to another coach to answer the question, clearly avoiding it for some reason.

Fucking pussy.

" Um, we a-are..." One of the men on the panel stammered as he adjusted his glasses. " There will be an investigation pending by law enforcement so we are unable to answer that question right now."

Shit. That means Ayanna will most likely be pulled in for questioning regarding the abuse.

Kyler clicked to the next station which happened to be E news. There was a swarm of cameras and paparazzi swarming a tattoo studio not too far from where the girls lived. Then a second screen popped up of them swarming around a girl that I quickly realized was Roxy.

" Are the rumors about your boyfriend true?"

" Is he abusive?"

" Is he still taking steroids?"

We watched as Roxy tried getting into her car but couldn't with the mass of people crowding her. " Can you please back up!" She cried, a pair of sunglasses covering her face as she tried to push the vultures away.

" Is his ex-girlfriend lying!" One shouted as tried getting into her car.

Is the ex- girlfriend ly— who in their right mind would believe that she was lying when there was real evidence out here in the media.

" Can I please just get in my car?" Her voice cracked as she tried pushing them back with one arm. She was able to get into her car but she wasn't able to move due to them swarming her vehicle.

" You know," Dominic started," I kind of feel bad for her right now."

Kyler pinched his forefinger and thumb together," Just a smidge bit."

I shrugged as I brought the beer bottle to my lips watching as they recorded her speak rapidly on the phone to someone. A few seconds later she rolled down the window and twisted the cap off her water bottle and began splashing it at them. The vultures stepped back allowing her to hit the gas and fly off.

Then the original screen popped up once more.

Ayanna, Rhegan, and Jora walked out of the tattoo parlor quickly with a man in all black escorting them out of the building and clearing a path for them to the car. They quickly got into the car as Dominic picked up his phone and called Ayanna.

It rang a few times before she picked it up, sounding out of breath at the moment.

" You guys are on the freaking television," Dominic says as he stands up." Are you guys okay? Do we need to come get you?"

The sound of the horn blaring and tires screeching were heard in the background as it quieted down for a few moments. Kyler and I shot to our feet as we raced towards the phone.

" Ayanna!" I called out as we heard fumbling. My heart rate started to increase the longer she didn't respond to us calling her name.

The sound of heavy breathing was heard once more, "Sorry," she apologized as her breathing came out harshly. "The car jerked as we tried to pull off and my phone fell in between the seats."

Everyone let out a sigh of relief at her explanation before Kyler spoke up." Do you guys think that it's a smart idea to be going to the penthouse right now?" He rushed out, a silence fell between all of us as the girls spoke to each other.

" We could go to my house," Jora suggested." Rhegan's is closer but anyone could get back there because it's not in a gated community."

Rhegan's house was in the Hollywood hills. It was in a secluded area but it would be easy for the house to get swarmed behind the perimeter of the gate around her house. Anyone could follow them out there and camp out during this whole fiasco.

Jora's place was the wisest decision.

" Are you girls going to be okay by yourselves?" Dominic asked as I chewed on my thumbnail. I wanted more than anything to be with her right now. These people were crazy and had no clue what the words personal and space meant.

Or respect for privacy.

" No," Jora said," Our staff is off for the week and my family is in Columbia right now. It would just be us in the house," she stressed as the girls sighed in distress.

" We could always go to Rhegan's," Ayanna said.

" Hell no!" Dominic shut the idea down." Go to Jora's and we will meet you guys there."

And that was the end of the discussion.

"Okay, I'll send you the address right now," Ayanna spoke as they came to an agreement.

A few seconds later the notification popped up with Ayanna's contact name and the address in the preview box. " Got it," Dominic relayed," We'll see you as soon as we can."

" And if you guys get there before us," Jora says just before Dominic hangs up." There is a spare key under a green frog hidden behind a terracotta pot. The passcode is my birthday."

Dominic hung up the phone as we set off to leave the house.

" We'll pack them a bag and meet you guys over there." I dropped my phone at the sound of Elizabeth's voice.

My heart pounded in my chest as I clutched my pec and picked up my phone. They had been so silent while we watched the news and spoke to the girls that I had forgotten about the facetime call all together.

Once my heart settled back down to normal, I picked up the phone and saw that half of them had left the call.

" Alright. We'll see you guys there since we're at the beach house. We should be there in like thirty minutes give or take," I say before we all hang up.

The boys and I quickly cleaned up the mess we had made during our days stay in the beach house. We packed up our bags and rebagged the food we had brought with us and loaded the bags into the car.

I took out the trash which only consisted of beer cans and takeout bags from last night's dinner.

After locking up and setting the alarm, we headed towards Calabasas. The drive was a little longer than expected due to traffic but we made it before everyone else.

" Jora says that she alerted the security that we would be coming," Kyler read from his phone." Just tell him her first and last name and he'll give you a map and let you through."

I follow his directions and give the security guards her first and last name, he hands us a map and opens the gate for us to get through.

" Do you think that they're being followed?" Kyler asked as I followed the map given to me. The guard had circled which house I was supposed to stop at to be more helpful.

" Most definitely," Dominic spoke from the back seat as he stared out of the window.

Each house we passed seemed to get bigger and grander in an extravagant manner.

I turned down a gravelly road that led to Jora's home. The pathway was secluded and covered with trees on each side. As we approached the black wrought-iron gate with a S in the middle, the gates slowly opened to reveal a long drive way towards her house.

" Woah," I whispered as we drove down the hill and came upon a Spanish Colonial style estate. I rounded the fountain that sat in the middle of the circle driveway and parked in front of the door.

Dominic searched for the green frog behind the terracotta pot. Once he found it he opened the door, Kyler walked over to the alarm system and quickly punched in the code. The loud beeping of the alarm came to an end as soon as he stepped away from the keypad.

" I'm going to put the key back in its spot," Dominic announced as we walked further into the house.

Kyler and I looked up to see a Spanish style chandelier hanging from the dark wooden beams of the ceilings. The flooring was covered in terracotta style tile that led all the way out onto a courtyard that had yet another fountain in the middle of it.

They sure do love them some fountains.

" Do you think that they have any food here?" Kyler questioned as we made our way towards the kitchen. It too stuck to the theme of the house.

" She said that the staff had off for a week. Maybe they cleared out before leaving." I shrugged as he opened up the fridge.

Kyler opened the fridge to reveal that it had nearly been emptied out. We had only brought alcohol and snacks down to the beach house and planned on getting take out for the next couple of days.

It was a bye-week so we didn't have any practices or games until next week. We intended on staying at the beach house for a few extra days before coming back.

But obviously, plans changed.

" The girls said that they stopped at a local grocery store," Dominic says as he walks into the kitchen." They should be here in ten to twenty minutes."

I knocked my knuckles on the island countertop that I was leaning on as I stood straight. " Great," I sighed as I placed my hands on top of my head, interlocking my fingers as we walked out of the kitchen.

" Actually," Kyler says as he pulls out a stool." I think we should stay here just in case we get lost."

Dominic and I followed suit, finding his logic smart since the house was pretty huge. It would be easy to get lost here without proper direction.

For the next twenty minutes we sat in the kitchen until the sound of tires pulling up were heard. The guys and I quickly hurried to the front door and opened it to see the girls getting out of black cadillac.

" Want to help us?" Jora asked as she popped the trunk and grabbed a bag full of groceries. She didn't give us a chance to answer as she walked past us and shoved a bag into my arms.

" There's more in the car," she sang as she rushed off inside the house and disappeared behind a corner.

I walked back inside of the house with the bag and made my way into the kitchen again. I heard footsteps approach me as I dropped the bag onto the counter, only to turn around and be faced with Ayanna.

My eyes immediately drifted to her neck to see her gift hanging around it. Then my eyes shamelessly swept her from head to toe, a smirk formed on my lips as I lifted a brow and met her stare.

" No." She wags her pointer finger as she approaches me, stopping only a mere inch away from me." You don't get to smirk at me, I'm still upset with you."

" I know," I say as my fingers tug in the loop of her belt.

" Very upset," she fiddles with her necklace as she averts her gaze from me.

" I miss you." I grin as she bites down on her lower lip before slowly sliding her gaze over to me. I pull on her belt loop once more, tugging her closer to my body.

" I know that you miss me too." I grip her chin with my fingers as she looks anywhere but me.

Ayanna wasn't a stubborn person unless she wanted to be... and right now she wanted to be.

" C'mon, Angel," I cry, needing her to give me something, anything. " I'm dying here."

Ayanna let out an annoyed sigh as she finally faced me and pinched the fabric of my shirt. " You are so annoying." A slight pout forms on her lips as she poked my chest with her finger.

I wrap my arms around her waist, pulling her body flush against mine as she smiles lazily, her head tilting to the side as she refuses to meet my gaze.

"I miss you too." Ayanna shifts in my arms as she leans back, taking me in fully now. " But I'm still hurt and upset with you over how you reacted that night."

I didn't expect her to magically forget or forgive me after a few days apart from each other. I was an asshole to her and I let my anger get the best of me that night.

Instant regret hit me when I threw that glass at the wall. I wasn't thinking about her history of abuse at that moment and how she would've reacted to that. It was selfish of me to act like that in the first place without hearing her out.

That's why I ignored her when Roxy waltzed back into my life that day— I didn't want Ayanna to see that side of me and run away.

But she did, and I pushed her to do exactly what I was afraid of.

" I know," I swallowed as she stuck her bottom lip out cutely. " And I am so sorry for how I reacted and treated you that night. I honestly have no excuse other than being angry for how I treated you."

Ayanna peers up at me through her lashes as she tugs on the soft material of my tee shirt. I could tell that she wanted me to give her more, I had said a lot of stuff that I regret ever saying to her.

" And I know that you aren't Roxy," I push forward as she stares at me unwaveringly. " I know that you would never cheat on me, or screw me over behind my back."

" I regret everything that I said to you." She stays silent, letting me continue on with my apology before deeming my words acceptable.

At least I hoped that she would accept my apology.

" And I want you to know that I have never doubted our relationship or you..." She lifts her brow accusingly as I chew on my bottom lip, nodding my head in defeat.

"Despite what my words and actions showed the other night."

It's silent for a moment between the two of us as she goes back to playing with my shirt. " Apology accepted," she says as her gaze flickers back towards me. " But I don't want you blowing up on me like that ever again. That won't be good for us in the long run."

" Okay?" She grips my chin in her grasp tightly.

I nodded my head, licking my bottom lip as I smiled."Okay," I agreed.

Her gaze flickers between my eyes and lips before she leans forward and kisses me softly. I exhale into the kiss as I run my hands up to her back, resting them on her shoulder blades as she takes control of the kiss.

Her hands shot into my hair, gripping my roots as she practically devoured my mouth. I gripped onto her shoulders as she slipped her tongue into my mouth.

Our tongues danced against each other as we deepened the kiss. She moans into the kiss as I run my tongue against the roof of her mouth. Her fingers brushed against my chin softly as she started to pull away from me.

My hands abandoned her shoulders, gripping her cheeks and stealing the last kiss from her before we pulled away from the kiss.

" Happy Valentine's day, Angel," I whisper as she rubs her nose against mine.

" Happy Valentine's day, Wonderbread."

And everything was right in the world again.

" Thanks for the help guys." Kyler's voice is filled with sarcasm as they walk into the kitchen with bags and place them onto the counter.

" I helped," Carson pointed to the one brown bag that he brought into the kitchen.

Kyler rolled his eyes as I pulled away from Carson. Jora then came downstairs from the bathroom, she had been complaining about an upset stomach the whole ride.

" All good?" I ask as she tightens her ponytail.

" Yeah," she smiles as she helps unbags the groceries."Skylar texted and said that they were on their way. They packed you guys unbag even though I'm pretty sure you have some things left over."

Jora helps us unbag the groceries before going over to the farm style sink and washing her hands. " Jojo's going to cook for us," Rhegan said as she popped open a margarita and took a seat on one of the bar stools.

" Looks like we did end up spending Valentine's day together after all," Dominic hooked his arm around her neck. Rhegan's hair fell out of her face as she tilted her head upwards in his direction.

Dominic grins down at her as his fingers massage her cheeks. " I guess we did," Rhegan smiles as he starts to lean down, she immediately puckered up her lips and welcomed his kiss.

His hand tightened around her throat as he slid his tongue in her mouth, kissing her hard as she moaned into the kiss. His lips moved hungrily against hers as she tried to keep up with the kiss.

Rhegan sucked on his bottom lip, snatching them into one last kiss before he pulled back. Her breathing was fast and heavy as a red stain appeared on her cheeks.

Dominic leaned forward, his nose pressed against hers as he spoke, " Remember that the next time you let someone else's lips touch yours."

Rhegan rolled her eyes as she pushed him away. " You cannot possibly be jealous about a kiss between two friends."

Dominic shrugged as she stared at him down. " Okay," she stated before getting up and walking over to Jora.

Rhegan grabbed Jora by the hips, turned her around and smashed her lips onto hers once more for the second time today. She turned their bodies to where she was facing Dominic, maintaining eye contact with him the whole time as she and Jora made out.

Dominic squinted his eyes as she and Jora pulled away. Jora wiped her lips clean as she chuckled at Dominic's scowl as Rhegan pushed past him and made her way towards me.

Before I knew it, she was gripping my face, the coldness of her rings biting into my skin as she straddled my lap. Her soft lips that tasted like vanilla and peach as they moved rapidly against mine as my hands gripped her waist.