Coming Home For Christmas

Lacey's

P.O.V.

"Come on Lacey baby, do it harder, keep your arms strong, keep your guard up, don't ever drop your guard, babe" Logan chants like a drill sergeant as he trains me in self-defence.

I already knew some self-defence thanks to Carmella who had taken me to some classes when the kids were in school but my husband wanted me to be Logan Black trained, so for about a year now, way before the threat Trevor sent our way, Logan has been training me so that I can defend myself if needs me.

Logan wasn't keen on training me at first because he said it's his job to protect me and keep me safe as my husband but I quickly changed his mind when I asked him how I'd be able to defend myself and our kids if something happened and he wasn't here. "Lacey, stay focused, you can't afford to lose focus or be distracted if you're in a real fight"

"Yes, sir"

I mock saluted Logan and he glared at me.

"Sorry, love"

"You will be when I bend you over my knee and spank your bare ass for being naughty and rude to me"

"Is that a threat or a promise?"

I ask with a cheeky smirk and Logan looks at me with a raised eyebrow.

"It's both"

I thought so.

"Now, let's work on your defence"

"I thought that's what we were working on"

"Yeah we were but this time we're gonna work on your timing and cat-like instincts"

Logan says confusing me.

"My what now?"

"Your cat-like instincts, Lace"

"I haven't got a clue what you're talking about, Logan"

I say and he laughs.

"What I mean is that I'm gonna be the aggressor and you're gonna be my victim"

And that's cat-like instincts?.

Whatever.

"Logan, I don't want to hurt you"

I whined not liking this part of training.

"You won't hurt me, baby"

Logan says and I roll my eyes to god.

"Yeah, tell that to your nose which I almost broke three weeks before our wedding because you snuck up on me when I thought I was alone in the house and I roundhouse kicked you in the face"

I say and Logan chuckles.

It's nice to see someone finds this story funny because I certainly don't.

I was absolutely devastated when I saw Logan's bloodied face and the excruciating pain he was feeling through his eyes. "Oh come on, babe, you've gotta admit that was funny"

"Oh really? well, why don't you kick me in my face the way I did with you and almost break my nose and see if you'll be laughing about it several weeks later even with my bloodied and pained face engrained into your mind" I say and Logan's face drops.

"Lacey..."

"Mr and Mrs Black"

Logan was cut off by one of our maids.

"Yeah, what is it?"

Logan asked sounding slightly rudely, not liking that we were interrupted but I could tell from his eyes that he regretted it after he finished speaking.

"Don Klayton Antonelli is here to see you both with Master Benjamin and Master Connor"

"Really?"

I ask confused.

"Yes ma'am, he's requesting your presence in the living room as soon as possible"

What?.

Logan and I looked at each other confused after he dismissed our maid.

"Why is your cousin here making demands?"

"Because it's Klayton"

I say in a duh tone.

"That man could show up to the White House without an invite and start making demands and nobody would bat an eyeli at him"

"I guess"

"Anyway, let's go and see my cousin"

I say as I stand on my tippy toes and kiss his lips.

"We can work on your p***y work later"

"f**k, babe"

Logan laughed and I smiled.

We then left our gym and headed up to our living area.

"So, why do you think your cousin is here to see you us?"

"I don't know...if he was here with Cassie and the kids then I'd say it's a personal visit but he's here with thing one and thir two so I'm guessing it's all business"

"And you're right, principessa?"

Klayton's strong, dominant voice said as we walked into our living area.

"Cat In The Hat reference, Lace, really?"

Connor asks and I chuckle.

"What can I say, Connor? the term fits you two perfectly"

I say as I walk over to my cousin and hug him.

"Hey kid, how are you?"

"I'm good, we've just been doing some self-defence training in the gym...why are you guys here?"

"Can't a guy come and see his favourite principessa?"

Klayton asks me and I narrow my eyes at him.

"First of all, you can't say that anymore because Angel is your favourite principessa now, not me and secondly, you're always welcome in our home, Klayton but considering you came here with them and not your wife and kids, I'm gonna gc out on a limb here and say that you're here for business, not pleasure"

"You've always been very astute, baby girl"

Klayton says and I smile proudly.

"Let's take a seat, Lace"

Klayton grabs hold of my hand and leads me over to the sofa, we sit down next to each other and he holds my hand close to him as waves of different emotions radiate off him.

"What's going on, Klayton? has something happened?"

"Erm...yes and no, kid"

Huh.

"Nothing major has happened, Lace and by that I mean nobody has been hurt or killed...

"Yet"

Benjamin interrupted him with a smirk.

"But something has happened and I need to talk to you about it if you don't mind"

"Of course, I don't, what's going on?"

I say with a smile which Klayton reciprocates but it wasn't his usual happy smile, no this was more a stressed and tired smile if you know what I mean.

"ok...around an hour ago, I received a phone call from Trevor"

Klayton says shocking me.

"What? what did he want? what did he have to say?"

"A lot, sweetheart, he had a lot to say"

Connor says confusing me, not just from what he said but also how he said it.

He sounded like he was judging me and was angry with me as well.

"Connor, watch your f*****g tone when you speak to my cousin"

"Sorry, Don"

Connor looked down and I looked at my cousin feeling very confused.

"Klayton, what's going on?"

"Trevor called us and he mostly taunted us and talked about ending my life and taking my mafia from me, you know the usual blah, blah, blah bullshit...but then he said something which has put us all on edge" "Which is?"

I ask Klayton who looks at me nervously.

"Trevor has made a couple of claims, kid, he claims to know you and the triplets and he knew you when you guys were living in London"

"What?"

I ask shocked and Connor adds to my shock with more shock along with some panic and anger with his next words.

"I think his exact words were, tell my Lacey I miss her and the triplets so much"

What the f**k?.

"But that's not possible, I don't know anyone called Trevor and I certainly didn't introduce random guys to my kids while I was in London" "Are you sure, babe?"

Logan asks me pissing me off.

"Of course I'm sure, Logan"

I said through gritted teeth as I glared at him.

"I was too busy caring for my children and earning a living to care about men"

"Are you sure though, kid? it doesn't necessarily have to be a romantic thing, it could've been a friendly meeting or a work thing or going to the gym"

Klayton says overwhelming me and my brain which was struggling to remember anyone who I met who could've been Trevor.

I searched through every memory I could muster up of my time in London but nothing or should I say nobody was coming to my mind.

"I'm sorry, Klayton but nothing's coming to my mind, my life back in London was pretty boring and mundane, I was literall the definition of eat, work, sleep, repeat, sometimes if I was really a risk taker, I'd go the gym or have a cheeky glass of wine when Carmella was watching the kids" I said while fake gasping at the end.

"Yes, I know, I'm awful, I was living a crazy lifestyle when my kids should've been my life but hey...I'm just a girl at the end of the day"

I joked and they all chuckled.

"So, you can't think of anyone, Lace?"

Benjamin asks me and I shake my head.

"No, sorry"

"I knew he was full of s**t, he's just talking out of his ass to get under your skin Klay and it worked" Benjamin said with annoyance in his tone as Klayton sighed whilst rubbing his forehead in frustration.To access the complete chapters for free, visit Jo b n lb.com . "Wait a minute, maybe this can help jog your memory, Lace"

Connor said as he came over and sat down on the coffee table in front of me, he then showed me his phone and my eyes widened in shock as I grabbed his phone.

Holy s**t.

There's no way.

I looked down at the picture of two incredibly hot guys with muscles for days, a glowing tan skin tone which was a

god-given skin colour thanks to their Spanish ancestry and they're caked in tattoos as well.

"Lacey, is there something you wanna share with the group, love?"

Logan asks with jealousy and anger laced in his tone.

I looked up at my husband who was standing next to me with his arms crossed over his chest and he was glaring at me like I was his f*****g enemy.

"First of all, Logan, don't talk to me like that, ok and secondly, fix your face, I'm your wife, not your enemy"

Logan grunted in anger and I rolled my eyes at him.

"Do you have something you wanna share with us, kid?"

Klayton asks me and I nervously swallow as I look around at the four intimidating men.

"Ok fine, I've met these guys before but I wouldn't say I know them and they've never ever met my children..." "They better not have, Lace"

Logan growled and I once again rolled my eyes as I groaned to god to help me with this man of mine.

"Explain yourself, Lace"

"Ok, fine"

I say with a sigh.

"It was when Carmella's parents were visiting us in London, her mom wasn't happy that I was in her words, a young beautiful and very sexy woman who wasn't getting laid on the daily"

Yeah, Carmella's mom is just as bad as she is and what I just said is the PG version of what she actually said which was very X-rated, so X-rated she nearly caused Carmella's father to have a heart attack.

I guess it's hereditary to be a f*****g dirty-minded weirdo.

"Anyway, I didn't wanna go out but they managed to convince me to go and have some fun if only for a few hours and when we did, Carmella took us to a club which turned out to be a s*x club..." "WHAT?"

Logan shouted and I narrowed my eyes at him to tell him to shut the f**k up.

"Nothing happened there, Logan, we just went and had a few drinks and enjoyed the show, we actually had a lot of fun until those two guys showed up and creeped us out so badly that we ended up hauling a*s out of there" "Creeped you out in what way, Lace?"

Benjamin asks me.

I briefly look up at my husband and also at my cousin before looking back down at the phone.

"This guy here"

I said whilst pointing at the one who I assume is Trevor.

"He was very flirty and touchy feely with me, he wouldn't leave me alone even when I went to the toilet, he was waiting outside of the cubicle for me, not the bathroom, the actual cubicle which freaked me out even further because despite what type of club it was, the toilets weren't unisex so he had no business being in there"

"Did he do anything to you?"

Klayton asks me and I shake my head.

"No... but he... he did proposition me and he refused to take no for an answer"

"What kind of proposition?"

Connor asks and I let out a sigh as I rub my forehead.

"He wanted me to go with him and his friend to the VIP room to have a threesome with them"

"WHAT?"

Klayton and Logan growled and I immediately grabbed hold of my husband's hand as I tightened my grip on Klayton's. "Please stay calm, nothing happened, in fact, if it wasn't for Carmella and her quick thinking to get us out of there so fast then god knows what would've happened to me that night because these two assholes don't know the meaning of the word no"

"Jesus Lacey, why didn't you ever tell me about this?"

"Because I blocked it from my memory, it's not exactly something I want to remember, Klay"

I say as I hand Connor his phone back.

"And you didn't think to mention this to us after we told you about Trevor and his intentions with you?"

Klayton asks me and I narrow my eyes in confusion at him.

"Why would I, Klay? you never showed me a picture of Trevor, so he could've been anyone, besides, this guy never introduced himself to me as Trevor"

"How did he introduce himself to you?"

Klayton asks whilst looking and sounding intrigued and what I said next both shocked and angered him.

"He told me his name was Dean Lopez and the guy next to him in that photo is his friend Tony"

"The little bastard"

Klayton growled as he paced up and down the living room floor while running a hand through his once perfectly styled combover.

"What? what's wrong? what did I say?"

I ask feeling panicked.

"Do you remember the story Cassie and I told you about her and Trevor and what he put her through after Tommy died?...how he took advantage of her vulnerability and how he manipulated her while she was at the weakest and lowest point in her life" "Yeah"

I drug out in confusion.

"Well, what we didn't tell you because we didn't think it was necessary to the story was that when Trevor first met Cassidy back in Miami he introduced himself to her as Dean Lopez"

What?.

"Is this a joke?"

"I'm afraid not, kid"

Oh my god.

I can't believe this.