Collette

Collette

Dash

PRACTICE IS FUCKING grueling today. Coach has a bug up his ass about something and is taking it out on us. I don't know what the fuck is going on. We've been on the field for almost two hours now and I'm ready to lay down where I am so I can curl up into a fucking ball and let my muscles loosen up. We're all dying and the only one not fucking showing it is Brock. For some reason that fucker is running laps around us all and I hate him even more for it. I don't know him, but I fucking hate him for how close he seems to be to Arabella. She's my Shy Girl and no one will ever tell me any different. Arabella belongs with the five of us and no one else. Brock doesn't deserve to be close to her for any reason. The fact that she's letting him so close tells me that he's going to be a huge obstacle in our way to get her close to us again. That's not something I'll let stand.

The only redeeming quality Brock has is that he protects her from Karmen and all the other motherfuckers who bully and hurt her on a regular basis. I don't know why he's always up her ass, but I'm grateful for it because it means no one else can get close to her. That's the only reason I haven't beat the shit out of him yet. I know Dante's waiting to get a piece of him too. My twin is fucking livid that Brock is with her so often and I want to make sure Dante doesn't lose his shit because he can't control the urge to beat the fuck out of Brock. Not only would it get him in a ton of trouble, but it would hurt Arabella because she likes the asshole. So, for now, we're leaving him alone and no one will touch him.

As I make my way over to get some water, I notice Collette sitting in the stands. She's got her eyes on the field. Specifically me. When I look closer, she's wearing a shirt with my number on it. What the fuck is this girl's problem? She's never going to be with one of us. Especially after the shit Fallon told us about when she found him in the library. Collette is a selfish, greedy skank who truly is only out for herself and that's not someone who will ever lead The Faction because she won't have any interest in furthering anyone's agenda but her own. While that's how our fathers are right now, I refuse to be part of something moving forward that continues in the same way.

With my eyes still on Collette as I try to figure out what the fuck her end game is, she gives me one of those little finger waves. I ignore her because there's no reason for me to have any contact with her at all. My parents are the only ones not trying to force Dante and me to marry someone we have no interest in. At the end of the day, they want us to be happy and know we'll choose someone to be with who fits what we need based on the rules outlined in The Faction guidelines. So, Collette can fuck right off if she thinks I'll give into her demands for her time and attention. None of us will because she's even worse than Karmen and I didn't think we'd ever find someone that horrible.

"Who the fuck is that?" one of the guys asks, walking up to me where the table is filled with water for us.

"Some skank who wants somethin' she'll never get," I answer, my voice hard and angry as I look away from the skank.

"So, she's fair game?" he questions, his voice taking on a predatory sound.

"Absolutely. You want her, fuckin' go for it," I tell him with a smirk on my face as I look in her direction again.

Collette is just as bad as Karmen when it comes to fucking anyone with a cock. She hasn't been here that long and her body count is already higher than the five of us combined. Hell, I believe her count is about as high as Karmen's and she's had years to get hers that high. Collette proves on a daily basis that she's nothing more than a self-absorbed skank who will soon find out how little she truly has.

None of us have said a word about the will Kash found. We're the only five who know that Arabella is the one who will sit at the head of the table when it comes to The Faction. For now, we're keeping that shit close to our chests so we can put our plans in place to ensure Arabella gets everything coming to her and no one knows what we've discovered. If someone were to find out too soon, we don't know what they'll do to continue ensuring Arabella doesn't take her rightful seat at the table and improve her life the way she should be living.

When I see Arabella on campus, my heart breaks for her. She's so fucking skinny and the baggy clothes she wears are filled with holes and you can see how worn they are. It's easy to see that she doesn't have the means to take care of herself and that's not how I ever want to see my Shy Girl. She deserves to be pampered and treated like a fucking queen. Instead, every day seems to be a fucking battle as she slinks around campus and hides from the world. I hate that my girl has to act that way and I want to see her be able to eat a full meal multiple times a day so she can put weight on. She's beautiful now, but I can imagine what she'll look like when she's able to eat proper food on a regular basis. She'll be sexy as fuck and everyone will want their chance with her.

Shaking my head to clear the thoughts away, I'm joined by Fallon and a few more guys. Again, we're asked who Collette is and what she's doing at our practice. Last I knew she's a cheerleader and they have practice right now. That's where she should be instead of sitting in the stands with a shirt for me covering her body. I let them all know she's available and a slut so if that's what they want, they're more than welcome to have her. Everyone laughs at me when I say this because they believe I'm kidding. I'm really not. The second they realize I'm not playing around, they get serious and start taking bets about who can get her to fuck them first. It's fucking hilarious and she deserves nothing less than what they're saying about her. At least as far as I'm concerned.

Fallon, Braxtyn, and I head for the locker room when coach finally dismisses us from practice and we head off behind the rest of the guys as they talk and laugh amongst themselves about Collette. At the same time, she makes her way down the stands and jogs over to us with a smile on her face that's supposed to look sexy but only makes her look that much more vile than usual.

"Dash, where do you want me to wait for you?" Collette questions, her voice nasally and whiny like a brat.

"Why the fuck would you wait for me anywhere?" I question her, dread filling me as I look from her to the guys surrounding me. Fallon and Braxtyn have no idea what's going on either which only adds to the confusion.

"We're having dinner at your parents' house tonight, Dash. Dante and you are supposed to be taking me over there," she answers, popping out a hip and placing her hand on it as if I'm stupid for not remembering.

"Oh, right. Forgot about that shit. Well, I guess it's not surprising since you're involved and I fuckin' hate you," I tell her, watching as the smile melts off her disgusting face covered in layers of make-up and turns into a pout.

"Don't say that, Dash. Eventually, I'm going to choose one of you to marry. You better play your cards right. I've had my eye on you since I got here and that's not going to change because you have to keep up appearances in front of the guys. You know you want me," she says, her voice filled with venom as she lets her true nature show.

"You won't be pickin' any of us to marry. Get that through your fuckin' head, skank," Fallon barks out, his voice filled with the hate he has for her and how much he can't stand us keeping this shit a secret.

Collette and everyone else will find out what's going on eventually. At this point, we need to make sure everything is in place before the news gets out that Collette gets absolutely nothing and won't be sitting at the table for any reason. There is no leading The Faction for her in the future and I can't wait until she learns the truth about what's going to happen moving forward. We just have to get Arabella to talk to us.

The skank stomps off like a petulant child. Without turning around to look at any of us, she lets me know she'll be waiting in the parking lot at my car. I can't fucking stand knowing this skank will be in my car. I don't let girls in my baby. When I go out, I take one of the other cars I have but that's not an option tonight. I've only got my baby here and so I'll have to make sure it's thoroughly detailed after Collette gets out of it.

***

After showering and letting Dante know what's going on, I make my way to the parking lot at the back of campus. That's where the five of us park because we have spots in the garage that no one else has access to. Including Collette. She doesn't even know where I park my car because I don't let her know anything about myself. None of us do. Anything she knows is information she's gotten from Karmen and others on campus. Most of it's nothing but lies and doesn't mean anything to any of us.

Getting to the parking lot, I find Dante waiting for me with a smile on his face. Collette is walking through the parking lot looking completely lost as she goes up one aisle and down the next. She's looking all over for my car and can't find it. I can't help but laugh my ass off at her as she wobbles in the high heels she insists on wearing daily. Today along with the shirt covered in my football number, she's wearing the shortest skirt I've ever seen. Karmen doesn't even pull that shit when she knows she's going to a dinner with one of the parents. The slut dresses up and tries to pull off the innocent look even though it doesn't ever happen because Karmen is a slut just like Collette.

Dante and I make our way to the garage where my car is parked and hidden from view. We manage to get inside and I pull out after we get in without Collette noticing where I've parked my car. Unfortunately, I can't leave her behind because this dinner is something that has to happen so she can find adults to help her learn every aspect of The Faction so she can lead us and make decisions for the right reasons and not based on her own fucking demands and wants. I know she's met with Kash's father and they had dinner together last week. This week it's our parents" turn and I already know they're not going to help her.

"Get the fuck in the car," Dante barks out as he opens the passenger door and gets out to let her in the backseat.

"I'm not riding in the back," Collette says, acting as if she has a choice in the matter.

"You either get the fuck in the backseat where you belong or you can walk to our parents' house. The choice is yours because I don't take the backseat to a fuckin' skank like you," my brother says as I start laughing my ass off at his words.

Dante doesn't ever hold back when it comes to anything he doesn't like. Since I know he hates Collette like the rest of us, he's not going to let her think for a second that she means anything to him. My brother is a fucking asshole and wears that shit like armor. Only one person can get that armor to fall off and we're still working on how to make that happen. Eventually we'll get to Arabella and tell her what Kash discovered so she can take her place in life and The Faction. I just hope it's something she wants because with her having to marry one of us, it will be the opening we need to get back in her life.

Collette finally gets in the backseat of the car with a huff, and Dante slams back my seat before getting in and sitting down again. I turn up the music as rock blares through the speakers so Collette can't talk to either one of us. She leans forward and tries to rest her hand on my arm and I shake her off before Dante turns one of his lethal glares in her direction. Collette slumps back against the seat of my car and I know she's trying to figure out what to do in order to get under our skin. It's never gonna work, but it will be fun watching her try her hardest to get one of us to accept and marry her.

It doesn't take long before we're pulling into the driveway of our parents' house. I shut the engine off and get out without waiting for Collette. Dante glares at me over the top of my car and moves his seat forward so she can get out. I laugh because my twin hates this shit.

Without looking back or waiting for Collette, Dante and I make our way to the front door and enter the house to complete chaos. Toby, our younger brother, is riding his skateboard in the house as our mom yells at him to stop. Our dad walks out from his office and takes in what's going on around him.

"What the hell are you doing, Toby? You know you're not supposed to be riding that thing in the house," Dad questions our brother as he comes to a stop when he sees Dante and me standing just inside the door.

"Dash! Dante!" he calls out, making his way over to us as Collette enters the house and closes the door behind her.

Toby wraps Dante and I in a hug. He's five years younger than we are and already tall as fuck. The impact of him hitting us, sends us both back a step and Dante crashes into Collette who shrieks like she was really hurt. None of us pay her any attention, which she fucking hates. Like Karmen, she demands to be the center of attention at all times. She won't get that shit here because none of us want her around. Our parents can't stand her or her father.

"It's so good to have you boys home," our mom says, walking over to give us both a hug while telling Toby to go get cleaned up for dinner.

Our mom ushers us all into the table that's been set with so much food covering the top of it. I take my seat with Dante sitting next to me so Collette can't sit near either one of us. Toby sits across from us once he returns from cleaning up. When our parents take the seats at either end of the table, Collette finally realizes none of us are going to cater to her and we won't let her demand anything of us. She sits down next to Toby and glares at him like he's a pile of shit she stepped in.

"Look at our little brother like that one more fuckin' time and you'll be leavin' our house without a fuckin' thing," Dante growls out, protective of Toby and letting Collette know she better watch her step.

We all load up our plates of ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and rolls my mom made for dinner tonight. Collette takes a little bit of everything except a roll before slowly taking a bite of the food our mom slaved over making. Anger fills me with the thought of her not showing proper respect to our mom and how much trouble she went through to make tonight's dinner.

"So, Collette, what do you think is gonna happen if you were to take over The Faction?" my dad asks as we eat our dinner.

Dante and I don't pay her any attention as we continue to shovel food in our mouths so we can get the hell out of here.

"Well, I know I'll make sure everyone gets what they deserve. The people in the poor section of town deserve to be completely cut off and not get a damn thing from us," Collette answers, her words igniting a deeper rage in every single person at the table she's sitting at. "We can increase bringing in money by following my rules and the plans I want to put in place. There's nothing I won't do to make money for myself. So, when are you going to start training me? I want to get started on this immediately so I can take my rightful seat at the table."

For the longest time my parents don't say a word to her. They look at one another in silent communication. Dante is ready to explode out of his seat and put his hands on Collette. That's something neither one of us do because we were raised not to hurt women. However, Collette pushes every single one of our buttons and doesn't hesitate to try and force her manipulative ways on everyone around her.

"We won't be training you at all," my dad finally says, a finality to his voice I haven't ever heard before.

"Yes, you will. I plan on marrying Dash when the time comes and that means you will teach me what I need to know about leading The Faction," Collette demands as my dad sets down his fork harder than necessary on his plate.

"You won't be marrying our son. In fact, I don't think you truly understand what it means to be a member of this organization. As a woman, you will not sit at the table and force your demands on any of us or the town of High Point. Especially those living in the poor section of town. We will not teach anyone like you because you're a selfish person who doesn't deserve to be anywhere near The Faction," our dad states as he pushes his chair back and leaves the table in silence.

Dante and I finish our dinner and get dessert to go from our mom as Toby starts cleaning the table off. None of us talk and we all ignore Collette as she sits with her arms folded across her chest. When my twin and I are ready to go, Collette gets out of her chair and follows us out the door after we tell our family goodnight. Toby whispers that he doesn't like her making us both laugh out loud because none of us do.

By the time we get back to campus, Collette is fuming and I know she's been silent as she plans some kind of revenge against us. I don't know what the hell she plans, but it will be fun as hell watching her try to pull a fast one against us. She doesn't have a single fucking plan that can take us down because she doesn't know how devious we can be when we're pushed. If any of our parents had a single clue what the fuck we were working on behind the scenes, they'd be running and hiding as fast as they can.

Collette tries to wrap herself around my body as Dante and I get out of the car and close the door of the garage before heading for our house on campus. I extract myself from the skank's arms and step away from her before we even take a step closer to our destination. With one look at Dante, he gives me a slight nod before we take off at a jog leaving Collette behind. I can hear her shrieking for us to go back with her but we ignore it. The bitch will learn we don't listen to her because she doesn't mean a damn thing to us. Collette is trying to play a game she'll never fucking win and it's only a matter of time before she discovers the truth.