Mind telling me what the fuck is going on?

As soon as Minnie went to the kitchen, her phone buzzed, so she checked it.

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: Can you bring some lemonade too? Niko's orders?

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: (ಠ⁠︵⁠ಠ)

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: you mad? (⁠•⁠ ⁠▽⁠ ⁠•⁠;⁠) you know I love you right?

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: I know it's you who brought Lydia here!

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: so you've met her already? did she bring him with her?

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: you mean the second Italian asshole other than Andrea?

Yeah he's here! and while you were eating a hot dog in that bedroom, I had to deal with his unfunny sense of humor and Lydia's scary ass.

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: holy shit she actually saved him! that's awesome! I can't thank you enough Minnie for not exposing me to Nikolai.

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: I didn't expose you cuz I didn't know which one of you two helped Lydia.

She just made me play this stupid guessing game, and made me guess between you and Nikolai.

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: really Nikolai? if you struggled with the answer you could've simply asked Salvatore.

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: he didn't want to give me an answer, he said he was enjoying the fact that I couldn't really tell if it was you or Nikolai, but I bet he was scared of Lydia and didn't want to mess-up her stupid game.

I mean she's really scary, she's the kind of person who can kill with a smile on her face!

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: she doesn't seem all that scary to me, but I have to admit she is skillful! she did what I asked of her, perfectly.

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: Not so perfectly, which is a surprise giving she's a professional, the best!

She brought Salvatore but he's shot, I don't know what happened exactly.

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: What?! is it bad? does he need a hospital?

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: No! Lydia is apparently a traveling nurse as well! bitch patched him up real good and now they're Chilling in the greenhouse!

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: Awesome! thanks again Minnie!└⁠(⁠՞⁠▽⁠՞⁠ ⁠└⁠)

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: I'm not fuckin done yet you idiot?! what were you thinking?bringing these deranged people here?! ( ರ⁠╭⁠╮⁠ರ)

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: it's okay I can explain everything!

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: You better cuz I'm pissed my guy!

Why didn't you come check on me all this time?! or check on the mess you made at least?!

I know it's a cowardly thing for a bodyguard to say, but I'm terrified shitless of Lydia! I told you she ain't somebody to mess with! she can kill us all and leave no trace behind!

Besides I'm sure she still has it against the Madame for beating her Ass down during the interrogation?! what if she takes revenge by hurting Nikolai!

if Madame hears about this! you're toast man!

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: Which she won't, please Minnie don't blow the whistle!

And I promise Lydia won't hurt us! this is her ticket to patch things up with Madame, so she won't do anything to us.

And as for checking on you, I tried really! but for some strange reason Nikolai kept me a hostage in the bedroom! and not in the way you're thinking...well most of it.

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: you don't say?

Anyways, What do you mean this is Lydia's ticket and why Lydia exactly? why did you help her?

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: we're helping each other actually...

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: I don't understand?

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: how about a deal!

I'll explain all of this to you the moment I get a chance to leave nikolai's side, in exchange you're going to tell me why you were hiding in the greenhouse earlier.

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: I wasn't hiding, I was seriously talking on the phone!

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: Really? you've been doing this for a while now Minnie.

Somebody's contacting you and it's upsetting you, take today for an example.

Your mood was already ruined well before the party, even before Madame yelled at you...you weren't feeling yourself and if you tell me about that, I'll explain everything about Lydia.

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: do you honestly think you're in position to make a deal with me?

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: Minnie please, we're a team now!

And I regret not including you into this plan, but it's just that you tell Madame almost everything Nikolai-related.

I was afraid that you might slip-up and tell her something I didn't want her to know about...

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: how about this, I'll take your deal but you have to add-in something for me.

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: if it's Anything I can do, just ask!

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: just add a favor, for later.

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: Okay, I owe you one favor then.

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: cool.

About Lydia, Are you going to tell Nikolai because I suggest while he's still unaware, to not tell him about her or Salvatore.

He'll probably freak out! but then again if you don't tell him and he finds out for himself, you'd become a liar to him and that could jeopardize your relationship.

Also just a reminder, the girls will be back tomorrow, you can't keep those two here forever.

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: I honestly don't know what to do...Lydia said she'll be gone by morning, she just needed one night of safety so she can secure another place to hide.

Andrea's men are probably still turning every stone and leaf searching for her and Salvatore, and since he got shot, they know they aren't too far away.

This house is the only safe place that Andrea wouldn't touch even if he has to.

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: this is bad, and she better be gone by morning!

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: Listen, Nikolai is getting suspicious of me Because I keep texting you, so I'm going to stop doing that and trust you to handle Lydia and Salvatore on your own, until I get a chance to escape.

So can you do this one favor for me? I owe you two favors this time! (⁠>⁠▂⁠<⁠)< p>

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: Fine! I'll handle them...and if there's any chance you can leave that bedroom as soon as possible, do it!

In the meantime I got you, and I'm gonna bring those snacks to you, don't worry.

-[It's_Me_Jinnie]: Minnie I already said it, but here it is again, I love you ♡

-[Eenie_Minnie_Miney_Moe]: You better dude! (⁠ ⁠´⁠◡⁠‿⁠ゝ⁠◡⁠`⁠)

...Some time later...

When Nikolai finally fell asleep while listening to a podcast with Jin, the bodyguard took the opportunity and tucked his sleeping celebrity boyfriend in bed.

Jin then gave the sleeping Nikolai a kiss on the forehead, before he quickly snuck out of the room, and ran all the way to the greenhouse in his pajamas and bunny slippers.

"If it ain't Mister Young!" Salvatore said as soon as Jin walked up to them, and he chuckled when he saw Jin's slippers.

"Seong-min bought these for me, I had no choice." Jin said about the slippers.

"Jin!" Lydia rushed and wrapped her arms around Jin then gave him a kiss on the cheek, "How much of gratitude for that kiss?" Salvatore joked.

"Lydia, thanks for doing the job." Jin replied embarrassed, he didn't expect her to kiss him.

"I hope this means you've forgiven me about what happened to your sister, I really don't wish for any girl to go through what my sister did." Lydia said.

While Gently Pushing her away, "I have, but I don't know about Seong-Min ...it's her forgiveness you should asked for not mine." Jin replied.

"Now, can you finally explain what the hell is happening?" Minnie asked.

"Well, i gave Lydia a mission to find Salvatore for me...before the whole party even happened, I had a feeling that Andrea has harmed Salvatore somehow.

Andrea has previously told Nikolai on the phone without him knowing that I was listening too, that he sent Salvatore back to Italy, but I didn't believe that." Jin said.

"Although Rushil's protest saved me from Radka's vindictive claws, I found myself alive but without a job.

And besides drawing, I don't have passion for anything else in this life, other than risky work.

Rushil urged me to win Radka back, and the first step was asking for forgiveness...from the people I hurt.

So I began with Jin Since he's Radka's new golden boy." Lydia explained.

"When Lydia reached out to me, I thought of a way in which I could help her and she could help me.

I told her about my suspicions of Andrea, and she told me she too had her own suspicions.

So together we made a plan to find Salvatore, preferably alive, so we can prove Andrea is a big ass liar, which is if I'm not reading the signs wrong, is also Radka's goal.

Seeing how Radka herself tried to get Andrea to talk about Salvatore during the dinner party." Jin said.

"Luckily we managed to get one of Andrea's men to tell us exactly where to find Salvatore, and I decided once there's opportunity, I'll break in myself to retrieve Salvatore.

The opportunity came when Nikolai came up with the dinner idea, and Jin told me about it, so the mission was set to happen while Andrea is at the party." Lydia said.

"Lydia asked for some place to hide after the mission, somewhere where Andrea's men can't reach her for tonight.

And when Nikolai said he'll try convince his mother to drop security for tonight, I gave Lydia the signal to start the mission.

I had a feeling Radka won't say no to her son when's he was in such a good mood today, and she didn't.

Everything was perfect...Except for you Minnie, you were an obstacle I didn't really anticipate." Jin said.

Scoffing, "I knew it was shady that Andrea said Salvador went to Italy all of the sudden, Madame has been looking for Sal for some reason and as far as I know... when she searches for somebody, she leaves nothing unchecked.

I'm pretty sure she checked the airport, and knew that he was not out of the country, unless Andrea flew him out some other way, like a private jet, Salvatore was here.

And that's why when she asked Andrea where Salvatore was during the party, and he told her that he sent him back to Italy, she got so mad.

And She knew that even if Andrea wasn't lying about Salvatore going back to Italy, he still stopped her from finding him." Minnie replied.

"Radka got mad because she knew she was right, Salvatore never left... Andrea wanted it to seem that way.

And thank God I followed my gut feeling about him." Jin said.

"But why Salvatore? why both Madame and Andrea want this guy?

I mean he's Andrea's bodyguard and if my memory serves me right, the two share a History?" Minnie questioned, then she turned her attention to Salvatore,"Tell me yourself Sal, why would your boss suddenly wants to get rid of you, and why is Madame looking for you?" she asked.

"I'll tell you But before that, I just wanna say...

I'm really grateful for what you did, if it wasn't for your gut feeling Jin and her Battle skills." Salvatore said pointing at Lydia, "Andrea was gonna make sure I was gone for good.

Not even the fact that we had history, made him have mercy on me." He added with his eyes dropping low in disappointment.

"Although I don't like you, you still did some horrible things especially to Nikolai.

still, you don't deserve to die that way.

I'm sorry that you had to be betrayed by the person you love most." Jin replied.

"I thought I was fine knowing That Andrea would never love me back, and I had solace in knowing that he's experiencing the same thing with Nikolai...but I thought wrong, and you're right, I was a horrible person to Nikolai.

I'm really sorry for everything I did to him." Salvatore said.

"Apology accepted." A voice spoke-up, and Everyone turned to see Nikolai leaning on the door frame of the greenhouse.

"Niko?! how did you get here? I thought you were asleep!" Jin asked surprised, "I'm blind but not stupid, I know this house like the back of my hand.

Now, Mind telling me what the fuck is going on?" Nikolai replied.