Chapter 21

"What did I miss?" Rue giggled interrupting their little date, she had been around for her photoshoot and when she was done, she decided to come in with some friends to get something to eat, they had barely gotten to her seat when she noticed Keir and Octavia being all lovey-dovey.

The sight irritated her so much, that she decided to come and see for herself what they were up to, She had thought Keir was back home but it seemed this was his usual spot with Octavia.

He had told her he wasn't dating Octavia but the way they looked so close didn't look like it, were they secretly dating? She had to find out as soon as possible.

"Rue," Octavia frowned then smiled back trying to hide how annoyed she was by her presence, She was already having an intimate conversation with Keir that could lead to something and Rue had decided to come just in time.

"I thought you had a photoshoot," Keir said surprised to see Rue in this restaurant, next time he was sure to choose the restaurant where he and Octavia would meet, not an open space where anyone could just interrupt them if Rue could enter just like that they imagine if it was his mother.

"I am through, I came here to eat with my friends," Rue smiled waving at her friends to come and join her here as they all rushed to the table with their chairs, Rue sat down next to Keir while her four friends gathered round Octavia.

"Rue," Keir breathed out upset that she would call her friends to join them, he didn't enjoy being around the crowd, most especially people who he wasn't familiar with.

"Just this once okay," Rue pleaded with a smile. "These are my friends from work, Mark, Liam, Alice, and Mandy," Rue introduced them pointing to them one after the other.

"It's an honor to be in both of your presence," Mandy said smiling.

When Rue told them she was friends with the owner of Hydra water and Cosmo drink they did not believe her, They felt she was lying to get them to like her but turns out they were friends after all.

"Same here Sir," Mark bowed his head.

"There is no need for that," Keir said. He was tired of people who were older than him constantly making him feel like he was some god, he was human just like them, just that he was richer than them.

"What are you guys having?" Rue asked, She took a sip of Keir's drink as she smiled staring at Octavia.

~ HYDRA MANSION ~

~ KEIR'S BEDROOM ~

Keir opened his eyes slowly as he felt like his head was about to remove from his body, the last he remembered was Rue ordering lots of alcohol and daring them to play truth and dare, he didn't drink much but he didn't know why he became drunk, he remembered Rue offering to drive him home but he didn't remember much afterward.

He sat up on the bed as he felt a hand on his body.

Who was that?

Did he bring a woman home last night?

He removed the duvet as he yelled.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

Rue opened her eyes slowly to look at Keir who was already getting out of bed hurriedly like he had just seen a ghost, what was wrong with him? She had woken up before him but decided to go back to sleep.

"What do you mean what the hell am I doing here?" Rue asked. "We slept together remember."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Keir asked placing his hand over his head as he tried to remember but he couldn't.

He wasn't one to sleep with people randomly, he was very selective when it came to sex so how did he sleep with her? how did it happen? was he so drunk that he had forced himself on her? but it didn't look like he had forced himself on her, she looked perfectly okay.

He took the bottled water on the stool next to the bed, opened it, he drank the whole content.

He was having a hangover because he still couldn't feel himself, he felt like he was floating.

"Are you okay?" Rue asked noticing Keir's face, What was up with him? Did he not remember anything about last night? she stood up from the bed to approach him and comfort him but he reached for the duvet instead throwing it at her naked body with a repulsive look.

"Cover your fucking body," Keir yelled looking away, he didn't want to look at her nakedness, he walked into the bathroom and closed the door immediately, he needed to calm his head down immediately, maybe if he calmed down, he would remember what happened and how he and Rue and gotten to this point, how they had gotten on his bed?

"Fuck," he gritted his teeth at the thought of Octavia even knowing about it, he had told her nothing was going on so what was she going to think of him if she found out that something like this had happened between him and Rue.

… FLASH BACK …

~ MODELLING AGENCY ~

~ MAKE UP ROOM ~

"You are just going to use a little bit, okay?" Mandy said giving Rue a small bottle containing a liquid. "It's not going to be detected at all, even if he goes to like the hospital to like do a test to verify anything."

"Thank you so much," Rue appreciated.

She had thought Mandy would not be able to get the drug on time, the sooner she began to execute her plans, the better it would be.

"But how are you going to get him to sleep with you, he is going to be drunk afterward, and he is likely not going to be able to do anything," Mandy said.

"Don't you trust me to do my part," Rue smiled placing the bottle into her bag. It was best she was in control of the situation, wasn't it for her to sleep with him and then get it over with?

"Very well," Mandy said. "I will find out about the paperwork that you said you need later on, hopefully, I get it."

… PRESENT …

~ HYDRA MANSION ~

~ DINING ROOM ~

"Are you okay?" Laura asked staring at Keir who had been staring at his food since.

"I am fine," Keir replied but he wasn't fine, he had cooled off but he still couldn't remember what had happened and he didn't feel comfortable asking Rue what had happened last night, Hearing that they slept together was not pleasing to his ear, he would never sleep with Rue just like that.

He wasn't even attracted to her, so why would he choose to do that?

"Is it the company?" Laura asked worried about her son's behavior.