The Traps of Black Swan

Shawn didn\'t let go of Shea when he pushed the door to close. He clicked his tongue in annoyance without knowing how long his family members must have heard Shea\'s chatter. He least wanted them to misunderstand him and have any hard feelings. He wasn\'t the one who could live with a family member hating him.

His hands coiled around Shea\'s head when she turned around. His eyes met with her wide-open eyes. Was there fear? More like a shock. He withdrew his hands from her and turned grim instantly.

He understood what Shea tried to say. She was clumsy, confused, and afraid. Most importantly he wasn\'t convinced or calmed down by her words against how she behaved with him. He didn\'t want a complicated relationship.

Sometimes he had the urge to throw her out of his life and it made him helpless. Because she was living at his home and he will have to avoid his home if he doesn\'t want to see her. It gave him a heartless idea. Ask her to leave, problem solved.

Shea was confused why he suddenly brought her to his room. For a second she thought he might not be angry and would sit and talk with her. From the look of his ignorance, he probably brought her away due to somebody.

\'Who was there?\'

Her curiosity got her more. She pulled the door open and caught two ladies at the door.

Shawn who turned around saw innocently blinking Megan and Aarvi who pretended to be there by mistake. Aarvi tugged Megan and looked at Shea, "We just want to check if you guys needed something. We will get going."

Megan\'s reaction was enough to say she heard a lot. Shea nervously watched them. She had avoided Aarvi and Aaron yesterday. She planned to avoid today hence she had gone to her brother\'s villa. But the latter threw her out. She would prefer Aaron there to rant out as she knows him for many years more than these two and he doesn\'t judge her just like her brothers.

Megan patted Aarvi\'s hand and spread her arms, "I missed you, Shea." She said as if they hadn\'t met for years.

Aarvi and Shawn: "..."

Shea had last seen Megan at the Saturday breakfast, so 36 hours. "I missed you, aunty…" She hugged Megan and sobbed for real. That hug was most needed.

Shawn: "..."

Whereas Aarvi smiled. Looking at the distressed Shea, probably Megan, as a mother understood Shea needed that soothing warmth and coaxing the most.

So she looked at the grim and speechless man. Shawn was easygoing, if he was angry or avoiding Shea, he should have his reasons. He didn\'t smile or say anything to her or Megan. So his mood was really awful. She hooked her hand with Megan when Shea calmed down and stood back. She addressed Shea but her words were actually for Shawn.

"Do you know, Shea? Life is like a race. Sometimes we drive fast leaving many people behind. Sometimes we have to slow down to drive with the one we love. Sometimes we just halt to wait for someone who is lagging or we might not have any reason to drive ahead.

In this journey, we have to decide where we have to go fast or slow down. We don\'t have a choice of taking a U-turn. So you have to decide if you would like to keep going or change track. A wrong choice will leave you with regret."

Megan smiled hearing Aarvi whose words were at her son. Unsurprisingly, her son seemed to calm down. Whereas Shea tilted her head in confusion. First, she related Aarvi\'s words to Aaron and Aarvi. Then she bluntly asked, "Are you asking me to slow down and go with Shawn?"

Megan and Aarvi chuckled. The former commented, "Probably, you should speed up and catch up with him."

"Ohhh…" Shea thought she understood it.

Shawn: "..."

The two ladies left, closing the door behind them. Shawn turned to Shea who seemed to be mulling over the car race instead of relating Aarvi\'s words to life. "What do you want?" He spat his words harsher than before.

Shea almost jumped at his sudden loud voice. She yelled at him for behaving rudely with her, "You." 

Shawn: "..." He didn\'t take it seriously.

Without reading what she just said, she went towards him and argued, "Can\'t you talk like a human? I am trying to clear the air and talk with you nicely. You kept on pushing me, making me nervous. I am going crazy here and can\'t you patiently listen... to... me... once."

\'Pak\'

Her eyes widened listening to herself, she slapped her mouth with her hand and kept it shut. She cursed herself and watched him being quiet and tongue-tied.

She swallowed hard. She really wished for a good talk and discussion with him. \'Why am I shouting like a crazy woman?\' 

She took her hands away and forced a sweet smile, "Could we have a good talk after dinner?" She asked politely, "Please… If it doesn\'t go well, I promise to never disturb you again."

Shawn had mixed feelings. Majorly, he wanted to get rid of her. He didn\'t want to hear her go on blabbering again about the same thing so he crossed his arms, thought for a while, and decided, "You are moving in with me tomorrow."

If they are just attracted to each other physically, they will eventually look for somebody or lose interest in each other or find each other annoying to live with. He walked out of the room without another word.

Shea stood dumbstruck for disregarding her opinion. She threw her bag at the door and hissed in annoyance, "Shawn Rivas, you jerk."

Little did she expect, she would lose sleep thinking of living with him and actually end up going to his place after work. 

The ones who were worried about them were their friends and brothers, hearing them call each other roommates.

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The most awaited Monday came,

Aaron insisted on being with her in the courtroom so he joined her Roach and others stopped the media and escorted them inside safely. 

James entered the premises with his big five members group. He paused when his eyes landed on the couple. He was more than confident, so he scoffed and went aside where Leon was escorted in with the cops. 

Aarvi stood patiently with Aaron while Milo Wen repeatedly checked the time standing next to Shawn who was adamant about being there. 

"Little Heart, where is Nikun? There are only fifteen minutes left." There was a hint of anxiousness in Shawn\'s tone.

Aarvi was so placid that it was hard to say if she was calm or something going on in his head. There were only ten minutes and Aaron couldn\'t hold back. He dialed Nikun\'s number.

[The number you are calling is currently switched off.] Aaron\'s demeanor turned bone-chillingly cold, his arm unintentionally tightened around Aarvi.

"Tsk Tsk…"

The four turned towards the voice. It was James Crawford. He checked through his mobile and displayed it to them. It was a picture of Nikun Morris entering the office of the ministry of environment.

"I knew you had your hand behind Harmon Industries losing the project. Tch, you shouldn\'t have let your lawyer meet me," James leered.

"You-" Shawn was about to lash out, Aarvi held him quickly. There were many cameras aimed at them. So they have to be very careful.

She clenched her teeth. Nikun wouldn\'t abandon her or the case. He wasn\'t greedy for money either.. "What do you mean?" She was sure James had done something.