Checkmate: Jace & Lexi's Story

Jace's Point of View

Who would think a boring game of chess would become so interesting? That was until I met, Lexi Pearson. My father's wife's daughter. Yeah, Yeah, I know stepsister. But not really. My brother and I didn't even know they got married a day before they was to return home from Vegas.

That is right.

My father, Kevin Davis and Stacy Pearson eloped on my father's business trip that was supposed to last week turned into a three-month honeymoon. He didn't even tell us that he got married when he called us saying that he was staying out there for three months. I didn't even know that my father was seeing anyone, never mind marrying someone.

Gold digger keeps running through my mind. That is a woman that convince a man to marry them when the man is wealthy. My father was wealthy, and I have no clue about this Stacy person besides that she has two daughters. Lexi who is twenty – two and Lily who is five. I guess Lily was a miracle baby for Stacy and her ex – husband.

My father and Stacy died in the plane that was taking them home.

Something malfunction in the plane in the air. It was too late when they realized there was something wrong. There was no survivors.

My father built the company that was just handed to me and my brother Leo. Okay, Lily and Lexi is getting a piece of it two which pissed me off. What pissed my off more was that my father and his new wife decided to make a cause in the will. Henry didn't even warn us that he helped them out.

"What do you mean that we all have live in the mansion in Manie for six months." I snarled at Henry. My father's lawyer as well as mine. He nodded as he handed me the will the day after the funeral. The day after I met Lexi and her little sister.

Don't get me wrong, Lexi was hot as fuck, in a different life, I would have been sticking my rod right up that sweet pussy. This is this life, and I don't know her and her sister. This could have been a scam to get my father's money that their mother started and now they are ending it.

Let's just say that Lexi and I didn't start on the right foot.

Then to come to find out that Lily, the five little year old is deaf and mute. Not that I care or judge them for it. Not at all. She is a sweet little girl.

I have learn sign language to communicate with her. UGH

Leo shook his head as he is a young version of myself. He is eighteen and is a bit softer than I am. Leo and Lexi got along very well.

I am twenty – nine businessman. I stood six feet two with dark hair and dark brown eyes. My glasses was more for the dramatics to make me look like a smart businessman. Okay. They are for reading. The ladies love them.

At the gym, I have the woman lining up for me. They watched my muscle twitched as I lifted a bar. My expensive suits hide the muscles that I have.

I looked down at my chess board as Leo tilted his head, "This isn't Lexi or Lily's fault, Jace. Can't you just give them a chance?"

I shook my head as I hovered my hand over the pieces, "Why should I? Plus, you only knew them for a couple hours. How don't you know that they are just going to finish what their mother started?" Leo let out a groaned, "Jace. You need to stop thinking that every woman is a gold digger. I know that our mother took off with a man that had more money than us but come on."

Thanks for that Leo. Let's place the dragger where it belong. In my heart after mom ran off. He doesn't remember that I had to pick up the pieces from that. He was just a baby. Dad was destroyed after mom left.

I never believed in the whole happy ending shit.

Not since I saw my mother destroyed my father's heart. I know that this woman didn't mend my father's heart. I just know it.

I picked up my piece and moved to the spot as I smirked, "Checkmate, brother." Henry shook his head, "The four of you are going to Manie for six months. Now, Jace stop acting like a child and give Lily and Lexi a chance." I threw my head back, "She got to you, too."

Henry shook his head as he chuckled, "What? She fucking hot and she is sweet. Do you know what she does for work?"

I tilted my head as I shrugged my shoulders, "Personally, I don't care. But at least the gold digger got a job." Leo crossed his arms as he narrowed his eyes at me, "She is the youngest pediatrician in New England."

I waved my arms in the air, "So, she good with kids. Doesn't stop them from being scam artists." Henry shook his head, "All those woman that your father got involved with really messed with your head." I shrugged my shoulders, "Let's throw my mother into this, too."

Henry pointed to me, "You are going and if you don't you give up your portion of the business." I bite the inside of my cheek stopping me from flipping out right now. I got up from the table as I swiped the pieces of the chess board on to the floor, "I will be there."

I walked towards the door as my brother smirked, "I will see you bright and early."

Henry ran to the door as I stepped off the porch when he yelled at me, "She likes chess also." I turned to him as I raised an eyebrow, "And?" He chuckled as he shook his head, "Not the board game. Oh, though she does like to play on the board also."

I shrugged as he walked closer to me, "I saw the way you looked at her." I turned my head, "Fuck, like every other man looked at her."

He shook his head, "No, yours went to your heart. It made it skip didn't it?" I crossed my arms, "No. It didn't." He pointed to me as he smirked, "Yes, it did." I sighed, "Okay, explain what you mean by she likes to play chess."

He smirked as he let his hands out to the side, "It was something that her mom did after her father left them and sighed over his rights." I tilted my head, "Why did he sighed over his rights?" He shook his head, "That is something that she will need to tell you. But anytime they would make a step up in the world like her becoming a doctor, they will say checkmate." He chuckled, "Her mom got your dad into it before the plane went down." I tilted my head, "What do you mean?"

He chuckled, "It was kind of cute when I met them in Vegas to redo the will." I rolled my eyes, "Just out of my own state of mind. How do you play?" Henry looked up to me, "Well, Challenge them with something. Like."

He tilted his head side to side, "Like getting her to beg you to fuck her. You tease the fuck out of her then stop right when she right at the edge then say Checkmate. That gives them a turn to test you. When the person breaks first then the other wins."

He threw his arms in the air, "Of course that is just an example of what you could use it for. For her and her mom it was to become better people in their lives."

I bowed my head as I took a deep breath, "I am not playing the stupid game." He smirked at me, "Checkmate, buddy." I groaned as I walked to my car, "Asshole." Henry chuckled, "Have fun."

I stood with Leo at the car when we was on the sidewalk waiting for the princesses as I groaned, "And they couldn't take their own car." He shook his head, "Her car broke down last night after a late shift. Plus, she is working on like two hours of sleep."

I rolled my eyes as I see Lily run out the apartment towards Leo. Leo bent down and gave her a hug as Lexi walked out. I walked up to her as I held my hand out for her bags, "I can take that." She pulled the bag from me, "I can do it."

I placed my hands up, "If you say so." She struggled down the stairs. I watched her ass as her honey golden hair moved into her face. Her ocean blues looked towards Lily as she moved the bags down the stairs.

Stubborn woman.

Leo lifted five years old Lily into his arms as he tilted his head, "Are you sure you don't need help, Lexi?" She shook her head as she huff and puff to the car, "I got it, Thank you, Leo." Leo walked up to her as Lily reached for her, "Take her, I got your bags." He narrowed his eyes at me as I pointed, "I offer. What do you want me to do, hold a gun to her."

Lexi turned around as she snarled, "You just trying to be helpful because of what you said to me yesterday." I groaned as I walked to the car, "Is that all your bags?" She nodded as she got Lily into the booster seat that Leo had to stop at the store for. Lexi signed something to Lily as Lily giggled.

I tilted my head as I asked her, "What did you say?" She tilted her head to me as she smirked, "It is a secret." Leo chuckled as he closed the hatch of the SUV. I placed my arms out, "What? What did you say to her?" Lexi went to the other side and hoped in. Leo came to my side as he tapped my chest, "Checkmate, Bro."

I shook my head as I walked over to the driver side.

Checkmate.

If that how she wants to play, then maybe that little tidbit that Henry told me is going to be at my advantage.

As soon as we get to Maine, game on.