Chapter 17 - Exposing

Emily walked out on her house in the middle of the night and went to the nearest bar to grab some drinks and release her pain there. She decided to keep it to herself for the sake of Billy and Ellie. After the bar, she then walked back home, on her way, she noticed a shadow of a man following her, she stopped her steps and and the man also stopped. This time she's drunk and already furious.

"Who the hell are you?!" she shouted. "Why the fuck are you keep following me?!! What do you want!!!?"

She then sat down on the side road and cried out loud, only she can hear responding is the dogs barking. The man is still out there because she can see the shadow, now, she didn't hesitate to go to the man, she ran towards the shadow but it ran away, she tried to chase him but she's drunk and losing her control, she keeps crying while chasing the man.

"Why!!??" she shouted and cried again.

Emily thinks that she is now trapped and can't escape the pain because of the ring she wears.

When the party is over, William, Junior and his friends is the only visitors left there, Susan and Hugh already went home even tho they lived near. Gerald is already asleep in the couch, Junior and the rest already felt sleepy. So, Junior decided to tell his Dad they must go home now, he noticed that his father isn't in the living room nor the kitchen. He asked Eliza who is laying her head on his shoulder to stay for a bit because he'll look for his Dad. He looked in the rooms, he went first on Lucas's room only he found is Lucas opening the gifts that his mother gave to him but Lucas noticed him.

"William, where you goin'? Come here, help me open this gifts, I might give some of these to you." he asked Junior to help him.

"Um.. I'm actually looking for dad, have you seen him?"

"I didn't, try to look at the backyard, I think he and dad still frying some steaks out there, but first, help me here, come inside."

"No, um..uh. ." William hardly refused Lucas's offer, but because it's his birthday, he agreed anyway. "Okay.." he said while coming in

Lucas handed Junior another bottle of beer and accepts it. Lucas opened a gift full of T-shirts on it, at first he was amazed but he found out that it was too small for him so he looked at Junior and handed it to him.

"Here try it, you're smaller than me, maybe it will fit on you." he said while handling more T-shirts.

"Uh..I don't think it's necessary.." Junior refuses.

"Come on..Give it a chance."

"Hmm... Okay." Junior agreed, he then removed his shirt and trying to fit the shirt that was handed to him.

"Good!! It really suits you well. Now this is all yours." Lucas handed all the shirts in that box because it has the same size.

"What the.." Junior was surprised. "That's quite a lot Lucas."

"Then give some of it to Zelbert, you and him have the same size I suppose."

"Yeah..Might work.." Junior was shy because that he should be the one giving gift to Lucas, instead, Lucas is the one giving him gifts. "Uh..Lucas, I'm suppose to be the one giving gifts not you. But thanks for this anyway, I can't remember the last time I bought new shirts for me."

"Well that will add." Lucas chuckles.

"I'm sorry I've been cold to you in the past days. It's just.. It's really uncomfortable for a boy like me that his darkest secret will just be discovered in just a plain sight by a person you just met."

"I understand.. . It's not easy to be honest, in fact only few of you who knows about me being like this." Lucas said while drinking his beer. "It's hard that there's no other people you can talk about what you really felt."

"I know, I felt that too before, but now I have Eliza, she's the one making me happy. I don't know what I do without her."

"You have plan on confessing it to her?"

"I don't know, I think she doesn't need to know."

"She'll understand, just give it more time."

"Maybe....Anyway, thank you again for this shirts..I promise I'll repay you someday."

"Nah.. Don't mind it...I should be the one to repay you, for what my father caused on you, I'll be the one to apologize for him to you."

"We have nothing to do with the past, it's theirs not us."

"Okay..." Lucas smiled at Junior. " So..are we friends now?"

"Of course.." Junior smiled back.

They cheered their beers and Junior went out to find his dad.

"Thank you again for this Lucas." Junior said while carrying the box full of shirts.

He doesn't realized that the shirt he's wearing earlier was left on Lucas's bed. When he went back on the table where Eliza is, she immediately noticed him.

"What's that?"

"Shirts, Lucas gave it to me, I'll give some of it to Zelbert." Junior said while showing it to Eliza.

"I'm glad the two of you starting to get along, I remember at the museum when you try to avoid him." Eliza laughs.

"Well your the one to talk, you also said you don't like him." Junior said while pinching Eliza's soft face.

Zelbert and Gerald are already sleeping in different places, Gerald was in the couch of the living room while Zelbert is in the kitchen with the beers.

"Have you found your Dad?" Eliza asked.

Junior almost forgot that he's real plan was to look for his Dad, and according to Lucas earlier, they might be in the backyard.

"Oh I think he's in the backyard, wait right here."

"Sure, I just gonna fold this shirts of yours."

"Thanks, be right back again."

Junior went to the backyard, according to Lucas, they might be grilling steaks but he smells nothing at all and no fogs nor smoke there. When he arrived at the door, he sees Lucius sitting on his father's leg in the door stair, drunk, laughing, talking and flirting to each other. He then clears his throat for them to notice that he's behind them. Lucius immediately removed his touch on William.

"Oh Junior, you're here." William said while putting his beer.

"Friends huh?"

"I'm sorry you have to see that." William added while chuckling looking at Lucius.

"You're drunk." said Junior to William.

"No I'm not. It's just a little drink. Don't worry, I can still drive you guys home without dying." William continued to laugh.

"Are you out of your mind?" Junior was annoyed.

"Don't worry Junior, your Dad drives the best, not just in the car....but also in the..you know.." Lucius looking at William while laughing and clinging.

"Bed? Yeah.. I'm really good there, you almost can't breath while I'm shagging you." William also laughed and stared at Lucius. "What? You want do it again tonight? Huh?" William added while trying to kiss Lucius but he covered Williams mouth.

"William, your son is watching.." Lucius while trying to avoid William's kiss.

Junior was definitely furious and embarrassed by just witnessing how pervert his father when it's drunk.

"So that's how you treat a friend? Funny, fine I'll drive, now let's go, Eliza is tired."

"I can't go home now, Irina will kill me."

"Then you'll sleep in my apartment."

"Why don't you guys just sleep here? I have two available rooms." Lucius suggested.

"That's not never gonna happen, no matter what, we should be sleeping at Cambridge."

William stared at Junior and his eyes about to be pulled out, he's truly drunk and already losing control to himself.

"Fine. You'll drive." William finally agrees.

"Okay let's go now."

William can hardly stand up so Junior have to assist him since Lucius is also drunk.

"You're really going?" Lucius asked.

"Oh sorry, Junior asked urgently, I'll come back and fuck you again." William said while losing his strength and now Junior is struggling, luckily Lucas arrived to help him carry William.

"Lucas son, help Junior here, he's father is too big for him to guide." Lucius commanded Lucas while trying to stand up too.

"Oi..Lucas thanks you're here, sorry to bother but Junior is forcing me to go home."

"Oh God he's so embarrassing when his drunk." Junior said to Lucas while struggling assisting his father.

"Bye fusspot, I'll be going now.." William said while trying to kiss Lucius but Junior dragged him to stop it.

"Take care ultrafusspot."

Junior and Lucas continued to assist William outside until they reach in the car. Junior put his father in backseat and it immediately fell asleep.

"God I can't believe him... Actually this is the first time I remember Dad drunk like this."

"Dad rarely get drunk too, and I think I should get him at the backyard, he can't stand alone too."

"You need help?" Junior asked.

"No it's okay, I can handle him, he's smaller than me you know?."

"Uh okay..As you say." Junior chuckled.

Eliza follows outside assisting Zelbert and Junior immediately assisted her.

"No, I can handle him, you get Bingley." she said while pulling Zelbert out side.

"You sure?"

"He's lighter than you think." Eliza said while laughing.

When they successfully put Zelbert, Gerald and William on the car, Lucas went outside with the box that Junior forgot inside.

"William, I guess you forgot this." Lucius said while carrying the box.

"Oh yes, thank you."

"Sure you guys gonna okay driving this late?" Lucius asked.

"You bet. We'll be going now, thank you and happy birthday by the way." Junior greeted for the first time.

"Thank you for coming, see you guys around." Lucas said while waving and they left.

It's already 10PM, although Junior is already sleepy, he still willingly want to drive home to Cambridge just to keep his Dad doing naughty things on Lucius.

"You're not gonna sleep?" Junior asked Eliza who's been watching him since he started driving.

"How can I? You looked sleepy, I don't want to die in a car crash." Eliza joked.

"Huh, you think?"

"Yep, I'll pat your head if you blink a little" Eliza said while laughing.

"Oh, look at them, they crushed your dad." she added while laughing looking at the backseat where Zelbert and Gerald is covering William's whole body except his head.

On the other hand, Willie was awoken because he noticed that Emily was not on his side, he looked for her in the house but she was not there, he tried to call her but the Emily's phone is at their bed. So he decided to wait for her in the living room, Granny Emma was about to go the restroom when she noticed Willie on the couch smoking.

"Willie? Why are you still awake."

"I'm waiting for Emily, we just slept together, when I woke up, she was not around. Perhaps you seen her Mom?"

"No, maybe she just grabbed some fresh air or went to the convenience store. Just wait for her okay?"

"Okay Mom."

Willie waited for almost an hour for Emily to arrive. His wife arrived so drunk and still sobbing.

"Good Lord where have you been?" Willie hurried to assist Emily who hardly can walk properly. She didn't respond, instead she passed out on his arms, so Willie carried Emily back to their bed and get some towel to wipe her face who's full of sweat even tho it's cold outside.

"Will..iam?" Emily said in a low voice while touching Willie's face.

Willie was worried because after all this time, she still calls William instead of him. So he tried to ask questions to Emily while it's drunk.

"If William will confront you telling that he still loves you, will you still accept him?" Emily just closed her eyes and shed a tears.

"I waited... for him... that night.." she said while crying.

"Okay then, you can sleep now." Willie said while wiping Emily's face.

If you're going to ask if Willie was hurt, obviously yes, imagine being married with your wife for almost 16 years but still calling her ex's name. When Emily already fell asleep, he went out on the room and continued smoking outside the house, he doesn't realize that tears are already falling in his eyes.

Junior already arrived at Cambridge, he fetched Eliza first on her mini apartment at Milton

"You sure you can carry them all?" Eliza asked while going out in the car.

"Yeah, I'll wake Zelbert, he recovers the fastest from being drunk.".

"Okay, I'm gonna go inside coz it's freezing out here."

"Okay sleep well..I love you"

"Bye. I love you too Mr. Darcy.."

When Junior about to drive away, he almost bumped the car into the car who is about to pass them and it was Sam Westerby who just also left from William's house.

"Watch it boy." Sam complained and continue to drive away.

"Hoo. That was close." Junior sighs in relief.

"What happened?" Zelbert has been awoken by it.

"Good you're already awake, you'll help me carry this two up in my apartment as soon as we arrive."

"Okay..."

When they arrived outside at Junior's apartment, they carried Gerald first then William. They put William on Junior's bed and they lay bedsheets on the living room floor so that they can put Gerald there. Zelbert immediately fell asleep beside Gerald, when Junior is about to lie down, Gerald puked on his side and the bedsheet was full of puke, he was so disgusted and moved to his room where his Dad is sleeping, since there was still a space, he lay beside his father and fell asleep.

The next morning, he was awoken by Zelbert.

"Fuck!!!!!" Zelbert shouted because his shirt was full of puke made by Gerald.

Junior realized that his father is actually hugging him while they're asleep, so he moved slowly so that he won't woke his Dad. He can't remember the last time he slept beside his parents, that was another rare moment of him, he didn't expect that he will feel good by it. So this how it feels to be hugged by your Dad he said in his mind. He went outside to see what's going on, Zelbert went to restroom puking after his shirt was covered by Gerald's puke who is still asleep.

"Fuck, fuck!!" Zelbert keeps shouting in the restroom.

"Lower your voice, you might wake them."

"He should wake up now and I'll feed him his own fucking puke....You got extra shirt there?" Zelbert asked while removing his dirty shirt.

"Oh yes, actually a lot of them, wait it's still in Dad's car, I'll get it."

Zelbert was surprised in the amount of shirts Lucas gave to them.

"Wow, I'll have this and this and this, everything that is gray. So it's a total of 5 shirts, that's a lot already!" Zelbert mood's changed instantly. "He wasn't bad after all." He added.

"Who?"

"Lucas. I mean, we just knew him from Gerald."

"Yeah..I forgot, I should be boiling water." Junior said while rushing to the kitchen to boil water for coffee.

"It feels good isn't?" Zelbert asked in a serious but smiley face.

"What?"

"You know, you finally resigned on your job because your father is here to support you already."

"It's not what you think, I forced Dad to support me."

"What? How?"

"It's a long story, but I'll tell you guys when this will all settle on."

"Settle?"

"Yeah, our family is facing something, I can't tell you for now, but I will someday."

Gerald finally wakes up and was frighten by his own puke.

"What the ...Did I do this?" Gerald was disgusted and confused.

"Yeah you fucktard and you threw up on me." Zelbert said while throwing his puked shirt to Gerald.

He then immediately rushed to the bathroom and showered himself.

William also waked up rushing to the dishwashing tub to puke.

"What time is it?" William asked while wiping his mouth.

"10:30 I guess."

"Oh bugger it." William while rubbing his head because he's still a little dizzy.

"Shouldn't you be at your house by now?" Junior asked while stirring his coffee.

"In fact, I should be at my office." William replied while stealing and drink Junior's coffee.

"Oi... That's mine." Junior was surprised by his father stealing his coffee.

"Make another for yourself."

"It's Saturday today right? You still have work?."

"Yes, but I'm not a regular employee now, I got into a higher position remember?"

"Oh yes, then what are you still doing here? I think you should go now."

"I'm just gonna finish this coffee."

"Dad, do you have any idea what you just did last night at Windsor Gardens?" asked Junior.

"What? Did I peed on Lucius's gardens?" William joked then Zelbert and Gerald laughed.

Junior rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"William." called Gerald, both Junior and his father responded.

Zelbert and Gerald laughed.

"You should call me Junior when my Dad is around so it's not confusing for us." said Junior while raising his eyebrows.

"Okay..Sir William, how'd you made Junior to look exactly like you? I mean me too..I want my son to be as handsome as me." asked Gerald with confident and they laughed at him.

"Gerald you're still drunk." said Zelbert while shaking Gerald's head.

"I want my son to be my Junior." Gerald added.

"Seriously, Junior inherited all his genes to you sir William.. except the height, he's not tall as you." said Zelbert.

"His mother is not that tall that's why." replied William.

They didn't noticed that Gerald fell asleep again.

Willie already submitted his document about how successful his cousin Hugh Darcy to the station. As Princess Irina told her, he should mention the bars and the clubs Hugh runs, not just in Cambridge but also in London and West England. The news was spread through news papers, one of Sam's men disguised as a guess at Pemberley and dropped a news paper there so that Lady Sophia will be aware of it.

Outside Hugh's gate, there are lot of reporters who is waiting for him just to have interview or at least he will give piece of advice, but mostly are trying to dig into deeper parts like how could he be so rich when his business are just bars and clubs. Mr. Hugh was furious, frustrated and scared at the same time because he's actually the biggest drug producer in entire Great Britain. So he casted away the reporters outside and refused to do interviews. He's father Fernan called him to talk about it. When he arrived at his father's house, it immediately slapped him.

"What on earth is this!!!?" Fernan showing him the newspaper about him.

His father supports him about his businesses but promise not to get known because of it until they'll have Pemberley in their own will.

"But father, it wasn't my intention to be a head topic in the news."

"I don't care!!! If my Aunt Sophia will heard about this, she'll exclude me! And if it happens, you'll regret in son! You will!" Fernan shouted at Hugh and throws the newspaper on his face.

Hugh decided to go to BBC's station to ask who documented him without his permission, he then knew that it was Willie and he immediately requested to remove the news from the headline but it was too late for him because the news paper is already anywhere on England. He realized Willie isn't aware about the strip club he runs. He immediately thinks that they've been digging to put their family down so that Lady Sophia will exclude them. Junior called him through phone.

"Uncle Hugh, I heard the news, how is this possible?"

"They sent you that night aren't you?" He asked in suspicion.

"What? No. Actually I called to clarify to you that I never told anyone."

"But what if I told you that it was your Uncle Willie who documented it without my permission?"

"I beg your pardon?"

"Did you told him Junior?"

"Uncle no, I swear to God that I told no one. Don't worry I'll talk to him."

"No need to, because I'll be the one to talk in front of him."