“It’s possible your tea was drugged.”
“What?!”She said stunned.”But why. And if so who did it.”
“That’s what we gonna have to find out.”Hugo said.
“We?”He nodded.”I don’t think us working together is a good idea.”
“Someone planned everything carefully so it can look like we’re sleeping together, who ever did it succeeded in doing that because now my brother believes…”
“We’re sleeping together.”She finished.
“Exactly. I know you love Bruno and he loves you too someone messed with my brother’s happiness his love, they trying to ruin our relationship and I won’t let them I love my wife and I’ll be damned if I let anyone harm her.”
“Thanks Hugo, I hope we get to the bottom of this.”
“We will. Have faith.”She nodded.
“I’ve gotta go, call me if anything happens in the meantime I’ll get a blood test done to see if I’ve been drugged but something tells me it would be pointless.”
“No harm in trying Sage. Don’t give up on my brother.”
“I won’t. Even though he has given up on us.. on me.”Her love for Bruno will carry her through this, it will give her the strength to fight for him and find out who did this. She went straight to the doctor Bruno appointed for her she explained everything to doctor Reeves and her reasons as to why she’s doing this, she informed Sage her results will be out in twenty four hours, she went home to be with her boys maybe being with them will lessen this void inside her. Bruno came when she was busy putting the boys to bed the second he saw her, he spun around and left it hurts her to see the pain in his eyes every time he looks at her, it breaks her heart and there’s nothing she can do to ease his pain, when he’s hurting she’s hurting too, his pain is her pain.
It’s unfair that they are apart and not together, it’s unfair how everyone else can be happy and she’s not, how the world can go on while she’s suffering every second that isn’t spend with him. What has she done to deserve this, doesn’t she deserve a chance to be happy and be with the man she loves. Who hates her this much to see her and Bruno’s relationship ruined, why would anyone do this to her.”I won’t give up on you or this marriage Bruno.”She said to herself.”I love you too much to do that.”Come what may she will get to the truth. She cannot stand to see the hatred in Bruno’s eyes whenever he looks at her it’s something she can’t and will not be able to bear she must find a way to prove her innocence.
He’s sitting in a meeting and barely hearing a word of what’s being said, all his mind is focused on is Sage despite her betrayal he loves her more than anything, he yearns for her, he wants to make love to her. But every time he looks at her he sees his brother’s hands all over her touching and kissing her that makes him angry, furious it drives him to a point where he feels like killing his own brother. He never fought for any woman but he did for Sage not even finding Maya in bed with Hugo hurts as much as finding Sage with his brother but yet again he’s never loved anyone the way he loves her and he doesn’t think he’ll love another too. He hates this distance between them hates the fact that with each passing day they are growing further and further apart and there’s nothing he can do. He loves her desperately but cannot forgive her for what’s she’s done neither will he forgive his brother the picture of them together is burned into his head, he doesn’t forgive betrayal and he never will.
Sage has reached that point where she can’t anymore, she had thought she could take Bruno’s cold, hostile attitude towards her but she can’t, with every day that passes she’s losing hope of ever winning his trust back. He ignores her and whenever he talks to her it isn’t very pleasant he can’t even be in her company for two seconds without walking away it’s as if he’s disgusted by her presence, a man who had once looked at her with so much love can’t even stand to see her face. Over the last couple of days she’s tried to talk to him get him to understand that someone planned for him to find her with Hugo but he refuses to listen or talk to her, they don’t share a bed or room anymore he’s mostly in his office or comes home late at night only to leave early the next day Margarita has picked up on the tension between them but didn’t probe.
She doesn’t eat properly or sleep at night because of it she gets dizzy on some days, her body is tired and weak but sleep just won’t come, to make things worse she still isn’t any closer to finding the person who drugged and set her up even her medical report had come back negative which she had expected. She’s losing this battle and Bruno too they are more apart than ever and she has no idea where to turn to or who’s shoulder to cry on. She was on her way downstairs one afternoon when she felt dizzy Sage steadied herself against the railing.”Senora. Are you alright?”Margarita was by her side.
“I’m fine Margarita.”She murmured but felt far from it, she hasn’t seen Bruno in a week him not being here is physically draining her soul.
“Come I’ll help you downstairs.”Margarita made her sit down on the couch. “You very pale senora, let me get you a glass of water.”She left and returned with a glass of water Sage taste it has sugar inside.”Should I call senor.”
“No!”She said in haste.”Don’t call him, I’ll be fine.”
Margarita shook her head in despair.”You not fine, you hardly touch your food or drink anything it’s clear from your eyes you don’t sleep well.”Margarita touched her face.”You lost weight senora the boys are feeling your distress. What’s wrong?”
“Is it possible for me to die from this suffering, this hell I’m in.”She finally choked out.”I can’t take it anymore Margarita, I’m tired.”
“Don’t cry senora, he loves you everything will work out.”
“It won’t.”She sobbed.”It’s over I lost him, he loves and hates me. I can’t live without him I’d die, he’s everything to me the only person who gives my life meaning. I cannot lose him.”Sage cried her heart out she laid herself bare before Margarita and she comfort her, gave Sage a shoulder to lean and cry on.
“Hush now dear.”Margarita stroked her back.”You must be strong.”
“I tried and failed, I have no energy left to keep on fighting. Over these days I did my best but it was all in vain he might love me but I’ve lost him.”She laid her head on Margarita’s lap.”I love him, I love him, I love him.”She whispered until she fell asleep.
He came home to find Margarita covering Sage with a blanket on the couch she look so vulnerable, weak it pained his heart. He’s shut her out but Sage is a persistent woman she doesn’t give up will he ever love the way he does her. He hasn’t touched her in weeks his body cries out to her, his heart too, he was about to head upstairs when Margarita spoke.”She’s in pain, broken. Her heart is torn.”
“What about my pain. What she did to me. She broke me made me half a man she spat on my love. I’m torn too because I hate seeing her so weak, I hate the sad look in her eyes, I hate that she cries herself to sleep at night, I hate how far a part we are but every time I look at her I see her in Hugo’s arms.”
“She would never do that, she loves you immensely.”
“I also wouldn’t have believe that she’s capable of doing that but I saw them together and it’s a memory that’s stuck in my head. I love that woman but she hurt me too much the pain I have inside my heart is unbearable but I will make it for the sake of my sons. Don’t expect me back tonight.”He proceeded up the stairs. Margarita has to talk some sense into them before they gonna lose each other for good there’s no one better for the senor than senora Sage.
Sage woke up the following morning in bed despite sleeping the entire night and what remained of the day yesterday she was still tired, talking to Margarita has helped a bit having a shoulder to cry on eased some of the pain though not all of it. She was about to climb out of bed when a knock came from the door she told whoever it was to come in.”Good morning senora.”Margarita greeted her, she was holding a tray.”I hope you feel better. I brought you breakfast.”She set the tray down next to her on the bed.
“Thank you and I slept fine. I’m hungry I can eat a horse.”
“I gave you something that would help you sleep, you needed rest.”
“I did taste the water tasted differently.”
“I’m sorry for giving you something without your knowledge.”
“Don’t apologise I slept something that wouldn’t come in days, I feel better and hungry.”She began to eat.”How are the boys.”