Chapter 5

ZERO WAS still wearing his famous grin while observing the two young ladies, especially Isla. He never thought that the woman will grow up this beautiful and damn her body-she's freaking hot. If only she was the same age as him, well, he can consider all the possibilities that may happen. However, they're not and he's just her big brother. "You two should go home now," he uttered but it seems like the two were too focused on the show. They even howled through the crowd and their loud voices blended with the music of the club. He shook his head. Apollo has no idea. Can't catch their attention, he then moved closer to Isla and whispered into her ears, "I'll call your brother-" He didn't finish his words when Isla looked in his direction and with their distance, the lady's lips pressed into his which surprised them. Isla moved away and looked back in front. She closes her eyes for a while and cursed to herself. 'Damn it!' She tried to glance at Zero through her peripheral vision, the man was leaning on the couch while he rests his left arm on the side, his hand caressing his lips. 'Shit!' she cursed again. How did that happen? The atmosphere then became awkward for her. She then poked Becca, who keep her focus on the show. "What?" "I-I think we need to go-" "What? The show has just started and I'm not seeing my favorite stripper yet," she complained. She heaved a deep sigh and just tried to focus on the show. But her thoughts keep on diverting her into that sudden kiss. If Apollo will find out about it, she's surely dead. "Oh! God. There he is, Isla!" Becca exclaimed when her favorite stripper finally came out from the mystery box, wearing a shining shimmering costume. "So, it was Becca, who loves to watch this show and you're influencing Isla?" Zero uttered. Becca frowned when she heard her name but not his whole sentence. "Pardon?" she asked. "I didn't hear it well," she added and rolled her eyes. Zero smirked. "Nothing." Becca just rolled her eyes again and gaze back at the strippers. Zero thought that it would be fun, watching those people strips but it's more fun watching Apollo's sister. The way how she moved feeling awkward and the way how her eyes glanced at him, damn, it's very satisfying. Well, he's not used to his scenario since by now, he should have been making out with other women but this time, she chooses to stay with them for a while. He shook his head. 'You're getting insane, Zero,' he thought. He then tried to focus on the show but he still ended up watching Isla's reactions and sighed after. That was the scenario when he accidentally sees Apollo at the entrance of the club. "Fuck!" he cursed which caught the attention of the two ladies. "What?" it was Becca. He then pointed to the entrance with lips, pouting. The two then looked in that direction and gasped in surprise. "Oh, God! What to do?" they asked in unison. Zero wanted to burst into laughter seeing the two panicked. However, he can still feel pity for them. He has the same age as them when he also started to get fond of the club and he was eighteen when he started to make out with women. And when he reached twenty, he started to fuck them. Until it became a habit for him, especially when he was stressed because of college. The same feeling right now, he needs to fuck someone else to relieve his stress from work. The two did a great job choosing their seat. However, if Apollo will go to the bar counter, there's a possibility that he will see them. However, he knew Apollo, the man is not keen as he was. "Don't worry. I think he can't see you here. Not unless he will ask for me and if someone saw me-" "Great! You should leave," Isla interrupted which makes him smirk. "Baby…" "Yuck, Zero!" Isla uttered in disgust. However, her face says differently which makes him shake his head. "Don't be stubborn and follow me. If you want to save your asses, just do what I say, alright?" Isla was about to talk when Becca stopped her. "Old-I mean Zero knows the best. We should follow, okay, Isla?" she said, facing Isla and her eyes seems to warn her. Isla then heaved a deep sigh and nodded. "So, what we're going to do?" Becca asked. Zero looked at the entrance and Apollo is still standing there. "I will talk to Apollo-" "You, see? He wants us to get caught-" "Isla…" the warning tone in Becca's voice was visible. Zero looked at her and arched his brow, she then just rolled her eyes and cursed herself inside. 'What are you doing, girl? You're just putting yourself to shame!' she thought. "I will divert Apollo's attention and you two need to leave this place. There's an exit door in there-it's used for emergency and will lead you to a narrow alley on the left of this bar," he pointed to the dark short hallway on their back, "in there, you can take a cab and go home. Do you get me?" he asked. Becca nodded but Isla remained still. "How about you? Do you want to save your ass or not? I can bring you to your brother if you want to," he said, sarcastically. Pissed, can be seen on his face. "Don't worry, Old-I mean Zero, she already understands it. We're leaving now-" "Wait for my signal," he said and stood up. He glanced at Isla one more time before walking towards Apollo. "Dude!" Zero greeted. Apollo frowned and looked at him. "What are you doing here? You ain't fond of watching strippers," he said and rests his arms on his shoulder, then guided him to walk. After a few seconds, he glanced at the two ladies, met Isla's eyes, and winked. Becca gasped and looked at Isla a little bit curious. "Did Zero just wink at you or it's just me who's overthinking?" "We need to go," all she can reply and dragged Becca towards the emergency exit. Zero was right. It leads them to an alley. "Great, old Zero is our savior!" Becca exclaimed. She didn't respond and they just continue to walk. "Girl, I knew it, the wink is really meant for you-" "I don't want to talk about it, Gi. But damn," she cursed, "the butterflies in my tummy won't stop flying," she said and smiled, insanely. "What the hell-I thought it's nothing to you, but you just pretended?" Becca slapped her shoulder. She glared at Becca. "I need to hide how much I admire him-damn I need to do my best to hide what I truly feel-ah!" she screamed. "It's the best night for me," she added while her hands rests on her cheeks. "Yeah, great. Zero is really cool and I understand why you like him but Zero is still Zero-he's a womanizer," Becca knocked some sense into her. Isla heaved a deep sigh. "I know-" "And you looked like an idiot earlier, trying to hide your romantic excitement while he sits next to you," Becca added. Isla just rolled her eyes at her.