Chapter 31
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” I’m sorry” that was the first sentence he uttered to her. He looked so different from the Chris she was used to. He looked like the male version of her, stressed and tired with dark circles adorning his eyes.
His heart bleeds seeing her like that, looking so sad and sullen. Her always bright green eyes looked so dull and sullen. Liam excused himself away from the duo muttering something about checking on his baby’s mother.
” Why are you sorry? Our deal was just about sex and money. Oh, the part where you said there won’t be any crazy wife on my neck? I guess that’s fine” she mumbled sarcastically turning away from him.
He moved closer to her and grabbed her wrist gently. She could feel his scent intoxicating her, she had to raise her head a little to stop her from grabbing him and sniffing him like a wolf in heat.
” I know I’m the last person you want to have a conversation with right now but can you please give me a chance? To explain everything?” He whispered but she just cackled like a witch, the sound scaring her more than him.
” Explain? To me? That was a good one” she said holding her stomach which hurts from laughing too much.
“Yeah I guess you need to explain why you left me without a word a few hours after taking my virginity I guess,” she said sarcastically in a low tone after her laughter. He sighed, it seems he was in deep shit he thought. Damn! She didn’t see the note he left her and that complicated things more.
” Sophie, please. Just hear me out but no here. I have a lot to say and after listening to me, you can decide to forgive me or not it’s left to you.” He said.
” But first I need to do this” he added before engulfing her in a tight hug. He held her like his life depends on the hug like she was the last flow of oxygen and he needed to breathe desperately. He held her like she was going to disappear from his life at that moment leaving him empty forever. And in turn, she melted in his embrace, welcoming the familiar warmth she missed greatly. She surrendered her bruised heart to the simple healing from his being in his arms. It’s like the time stopped at that moment and everything is starting to fall into place with them being in each other’s embrace.
She sniffed, tearing at how much Sha had missed the past couple of weeks. And when she thought she lost her way totally with no piece of sanity left in her, he returns and he hugged her too tightly she might forgive him right there at that moment.
Breaking the hug reluctantly, he lead her to where his car was parked. He drove to the hospital by himself immediately after he received Liam’s phone call. He didn’t have the time to call or message any of his drivers. He just picked a random car key and drive like a maniac with the thought of making it right with her.
” So I’m all ears” She broke the silence immediately after they both entered the car. He took another look at her face, he noticed her signature blush was missing before closing the car door.
” I don’t know where to start,” he said with a smile. Finally, his life is falling into place looking at the beautiful face he missed so much.
” Start from anywhere. Like why I woke up to find you gone without a word?” She replied with a cold voice that sent chills down his spine.
He explained to her how he got a call from one of the big companies he has been trying to secure a deal with for the past few years to come to their main branch overseas so they can look over the contract, just a few hours after they had sex. Then how he was feeling romantic that he took a paper and wrote the most beautiful words for her and where he was going then his international phone number asking her to call him.
” Wait who writes a note in the twenty-first century? What happened to text messages? Or a voicemail? Or why couldn’t you just woke me up since I was just beside you?” She said angrily and he smiled sheepishly knowing where he fucked up.
” I thought it was romantic?” He said shyly but she shook her head.
” All these while, I thought you left like that because you were done with me! I called you like crazy and left tons of voicemails for you but I got no reply. Do you know how painful that was?” She sniffed blinking back her tears and failing miserably. Her tear duct should have run out of tears with the number of tears she has shed in the past couple of days.
” And a few hours later I got the money and I thought you paid me off to stop disturbing you with calls. I thought I wasn’t good enough, that I didn’t suit your taste in women. I know I was inexperienced but I don’t know that it bothered you” She started sobbing fully now not even trying to control her tears.
” No Sophie, it didn’t bother me at all not even one bit. You were so perfect and so pure I don’t even deserve you. I am sorry I made you feel like that. It’s just my old-fashioned manners that caused this mess. I guess I should have left a text instead” he said with a small smile moving closer to her so he can hold her once again.
” I was so scared and alone, everything seemed to be working against me. It was horrifying and the most painful part was the fact that I didn’t have you by my side” She cried more on his shoulder and he patted her back gently muttering sweet words in her ears.
” I’m sorry. Cecilia will never disturb you again and that situation will never repeat itself. I’ll make sure of that I promise” He muttered to her while rubbing her back in slow circles.
” I thought you..”
” Shhhhh” he silenced her placing his finger on his lips.
” I’m here now and that’s all that matters. I will never leave you again Sophie and I mean it. I’ll always be here to protect you from anything.”
” Do you know how much it hurts seeing you get hurt because of me and I couldn’t do anything about it? I was stuck overseas planning on risking the future of my company just to come back here to make everything better. I was going crazy as each day passed without a way to reach you because your phone was broken. Even after I had my Media team and Liam cleaned up the mess. I wasn’t sane because I do not know how you feel, I wasn’t there to give you the needed comfort.” He said softly to her and finally smiled after learning about how he wasn’t balanced just like her.
” I missed you a lot and here I am hoping you will forgive me” he added and he was glad to see a blush up her face slowly, not much but it will do.
” I was never angry at you,” she said and just a look from him got her laughing softly.
” Just a little bit I guess,” she said shyly earning a grin from him.
” Am I forgiven? Yes or no?” he asked grabbing her waist and pulling her so close she could feel his breath on her cheeks. She swatted his hands away with a naughty look on her face.
” No, you are not. Try again next time” she smirked trying to get his strong hands away from her waist but failing miserably.
” That’s bad and here I was hoping for a makeup kiss” he muttered touching her forehead with his. She bit down a moan at the spark that resulted in the intimate contact.
” Sadly there won’t be any” she whispered, her chest heaving up and down desperately wishing she could just tell him to shut up and kiss her like he wanted to.
“Unfortunately, I only asked for your forgiveness not your permission,” he said before crashing his lips on hers. She closed her eyes as she allowed him to claim every reasonable part of her soul, pouring all her emotions into the kiss as a bonus.
She moaned into his lips as she ran her fingers through his silky hair. He could feel every pain she had passed through without him, every hidden emotion she couldn’t express with words, and in return, he gave the kiss to her an assurance, a form of promise, as a way to tell her without uttering a word that he will always protect no matter what.
He broke the kiss after a while looking at the blush on her face. He was happy to see the color back fully.
” I never got to ask. What are you doing at a hospital?” He asked and her smile disappeared instantly. He had reminded her of the current loop of nightmares that she just found herself.