“Tomorrow makes a week since Bruno hasn’t come home Margarita there’s nothing left here for me. It’s over and I accept that.”
“You cannot go. You not strong enough.”
“Thank you. I’m gonna miss you.”Sage gave her a hug.”Suzanne said it’s fine if I travel but I shouldn’t over do it.”Tears gathered in Margarita eyes it touched her heart.”Margarita please, I must go. This isn’t my home anymore Bruno will bring someone else I’m not welcomed here. Don’t forget me.”
“I won’t. Where are you going?”
“I’ll visit my brother for a few days after that I don’t know I’ll see where the wind blows me.”
“Take good care of yourself and the boys don’t forget about me either.”
“I promise.”Sage got up and went to strap each of the boys in their car seats it’s gonna be long drive not that she mind it will give her time to think of what she can tell her brother when she gets home. She knows he’ll ask questions and she must be prepared, Margarita gave her a picnic basket.
“It’s for the road.”
“You didn’t have to.”
“You also didn’t have to bought me pearls yet you did. Drive safe.”
“I will. Good bye Margarita.”She gave each of the boys a kiss, Sage saw her wipe away the tears it filled her own eyes with tears, she has to do this, she must she no longer has a place in Bruno’s life, he cut her out she should to do the same.
He knows Sage has left the house Margarita had called him and told him, he has no idea what to feel or do. If he should run after her or not over the days they’ve grown further apart more than ever, no matter how hard he tries to forgive her he can’t the picture of her and Hugo is engraved on his mind he can’t forget seeing them together in each other’s arms.
He had said very hurtful things to Sage through it all she had stayed now she’s finally given up on him and he doesn’t even know what to do. His love for her will never die, he’ll never be able to accept the fact that she’s carrying his brother’s babies because it should be their babies, how could she even betray him with his own brother maybe if it had been someone else then this pain won’t hurt so badly he won’t feel as if someone ripped out his heart, loving her wasn’t making this any easier it’s because of the love he has for her that’s why it’s so difficult for him to let go and forgive her. He’d had so many plans for them, now that won’t happen it all got flushed away. If only some things can be undone who knows what could’ve happen, maybe the time away will be good for them it might help in easing his pain although nothing will heal him except to have Sage back in his life. His love. The queen of his heart…
Sean welcomed her with opened arms and didn’t question why she has come not having to explain was better because she’s ashamed to say her marriage has failed before it even began. The renovations came out beautiful better than she expected clearly his new job pays well they are almost done with the inside then they’ll head outside to do the landscaping and install a pool. Their parents would be so proud of Sean and what he’s doing with the house when they’d been alive they couldn’t afford to do upgrades cause they took care of their needs, putting food on the table and making sure their school fees is paid.
Sage misses them especially her mother times like these she needed to talk to her and ask for advice she’s hesitant to talk to Sean and cannot stay long he’ll ask questions she won’t be able to answer, this is his home with Gina now she can’t burden him he’s taken care of her all his life he needs to live his life like he should. She has her savings she’s gonna have to find a place where she can live her life without Bruno, a place where no one will find her easily, a new home for her and the boys. He hasn’t even called her since she’s been here at home it shows her he has moved on with Lana and will ask for a divorce soon.
Four months later…
Bruno was sitting inside his office going through the company’s latest financial reports he has just come back from Berlin from a two week business trip, he’s missing his wife like crazy he wonders if he can still call her that Sage had approached Luca last month and ask what she has to do to start their divorce proceedings. He’d been caught of guard when Luca had told him and when his lawyer had brought him the papers everything had became real, he had thought the time away would help ease the hurt and pain instead it has worsen everything he has no clue what to do, he has called her last week but it seems she has changed her number and Luca refuses to give him her number since Sage is his client he hasn’t signed the papers he can’t bring himself to.
He wonders how she’s looking now, Maya has already given birth he can’t even bring himself to go and see the babies it will make him yearn more for his sons Sage has refused to let him see the boys she had said if he cannot accept their babies then he might as well not accept and acknowledge the boys he can’t blame her, he pushed her away, he still doubts those babies are his despite her insisting they are his babies there’s nothing he wants more than to be the father of her babies for them to go back to normal but her pregnancy hangs over their heads, the fact that they’ll never establish paternity is like a heavy cross pulling him down it’s what stops him from going to her.
Thanks to the watch he knows where she is when she had left she’d left everything he had bought her behind except for the watch he’d given her it’s the only thing she had taken the closet was full with her clothing, all the jewelry he has bought is still there. He twirled his wedding ring around his finger he knows if he doesn’t go to fetch her now it would be too late at the same time he has no idea what to do. His office door swung open and Lana barged in, this woman just don’t want to leave him alone over the months she’s been hounding him. Trying to convince him she’s the right woman for him there’s only one woman who has his heart and it’s Sage, his wife.”What are you doing here?”He demanded.”I thought I made it clear to stay away from me.”
“Don’t say that Bruno, I’m here because I care. You know I love you right.”She came to where he was sitting at his desk.”I can make you happy Sage didn’t deserve you but I do, I’ll never betray you. It’s been months Bruno she left you and moved on who knows she could have someone else.”
He’d kill that person.”Lana listen to me because I’m only gonna say this once. I don’t want you or any other woman, I love my wife and until this love I have for her dies I won’t ever be with another woman. Leave me alone or I’ll be forced to get a protection order against you.”
“Sage never deserved you Bruno nor will she ever love you the way I do. Why her and not me, why is she worthy of having your love and I can’t. All these years I had to love you in secret even when you asked Maya to marry you, do you know how much that hurt. You keep on choosing them above me. Why dammit! All I’ve done is love you but you don’t give a damn all you care about is her the woman who slept with your brother.”
“It’s time for you to go.”He stood and pushed his chair back.”Don’t ever come to my office again.”He grabbed her by the arm and steered her to the door, her bag fell out of her hands spilling out whatever she had inside, his gazed narrowed when he saw his cross lying amongst her make-up and stuff, the necklace he’d given to Sage the one she had lost. How come Lana has it, he saw her panic stricken face she wanted to hide it but he snatched it up.”Where did you get this.”He asked in a deadly tone, roughly he pulled her up.”Answer me dammit!”He growled.
“Sage gave it to.”She said.
“Don’t test me.”He warned, his fingers tighten around her arm.
“Bruno you hurting me.”
“You have five seconds to tell me the truth or else I’ll do more than hurting you.”The look in his eyes showed the meaning of his words.
“I took it from her.”
“Took it from her. What kind of fool do you take me for. Talk!”He snapped.
“Okay. I drugged her.”She admitted.”That’s how I took it from her.”
“Drugged her..?”He asked shocked, everything began to make sense Sage had been telling him the truth all along, his anger had blind him. These months he’s missed out on is all because of Lana, she drove a wedge between them.”She never slept with Hugo.”He almost said to himself.”Start talking.”His tone lethal.
Sage checked her wrist watch again her lunch time was almost over then it’s back to work, she stroked her belly one of them kicked against her hand she smiled to herself, how she wished Bruno could’ve been here to experience this with her for him to feel when they kicked or moved for the first time.