THEO'S REDEMPTION

Chapter 4

Amelia is restless tonight, she's in bed but she kept on tossing and turning, even her tired body won't cooperate. Her thought runs to the events tonight. Seeing Theo after so many years brings havoc to her already tortured heart. It feels like yesterday, the two of them were happy and so in love, but in a sudden Theo walked away without explaining things. All those years she kept on wondering what exactly gone wrong. What hurt her the most is not knowing why things go awry after so much happiness.  But after that, comes the most heart breaking experienced of being rejected by the only man she ever loved. She was not able to moved on, seeing the pity on her parents eyes makes it more excruciating. Loving Theo brought immense joy as well as harrowing pain that never fully healed. Her conflicted feelings of seeing him again made a huge despair in her already confused and wounded heart.

Releasing a deep sigh, she get up and reached for her robe. It useless to get to sleep now, she needs something to relax because she felt suffocated. She opened the door towards tha balcony in her room. She take a deep breath inhaling the scent of flowers below on her mother's garden floating in the midnight breeze. The air is a bit chilly tonight but she didn't mind, she needs something to numb her senses. She closed her eyes, tilting her head above not knowing the exact moment Theo did the same thing standing in the balcony for some fresh air

Seeing Amelia bath in the moonlight glow mesmerized him to the core. She looked ethereal, a moon goddess design to torture him. How he wanted to cross the other side of the railing, only a window separated their room. It's an easy access if he wanted to, but he controlled himself. He didn't want to have an aggressive approach in wooing his Ames. Despite her fragile look he knows she can be stubborn and he had to be very careful in dealing things with her. He continued observing her silently. How did he lived without her by his side for so many years, he missed her so much. Not a single moment he didn't think of her, without anyone's knowledge he secretly watched her from a far. He always known exactly what she'd been doing all these years and he was happy of her accomplishments. She became a brilliant doctor as what she had dreamed of, and sharing this with him when she was just fifteen when he asked her about what she wanted to study. Looking back, he was proud of the woman she is now today.

Amelia felt his presence even without looking. She always known even in the crowd because of the connection she felt whenever he was near. Her traitorious heart dance in sommersault watching Theo leaned in the railing in the balcony connected to her own room. Her eyes feasted in the perfect specimen of that arrogant man, even in the silhouette she could clearly picture him in her mind.

Flashback...

How she loved watching him secretly before during her teen age years. Her cheeks heated when her eyes roamed freely in his sculpted abs, damn the man and his perfect body was full on display. She blushed remembering the times when she acted on impulse and touched him when she thought he was asleep. She was mortified to get caught gawking at her brother's bestfriend like a pervert were he was lying in the lounge in the swimming pool unaware of her presence or she thought herself. With heated gazed she was hypnotized by his beauty, and when he opened his eyes and caught her leaning on him as if ready to steal a kiss from him but yelped in surprised when his arms snaked around her waist that she fell right on top of him. The blasted man just pretented to sleep just to proved that he was not wrong in assesing her feelings for him.

With a knowing smirk Theo teased Amelia loving the effect he had on her. They still felt the same chemistry whenever they were near with each other. She's the only one who could evoke different emotions from him, but most of all the love he felt for her remain strong and he doubt it would fade. The moment they were introduced by his brother he instantly thought that she's the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. He wanted her then, though he suppressed what he felt because she was just fifteen that time. But damn, it so hard to control himself when it comes to Amelia. He was wrapped by her tiny fingers doing everything she wished just to make her happy, until that fateful night.

"Can't sleep also I see...

Amelia is startled hearing Theo's voice, she stiffled a gasped. She didn't want to answer him afraid she would lose her composure.

Undaunted by her silence, Theo started to make another conversation. So you have a date tomorrow with that guy huh? he taunted her for response.

That guy has a name, and yes were going to have a date tomorrow. And why do you care anyway? Amelia faced him with a scowl on her face and realized that was exactly Theo were hoping for. She huffed and started to go back in her room annoyed that he could sway her easily. But she had to remain strong in her decision not to give in for his satisfaction that he could march back in her life without putting an effort just to proved that she is the same gullible girl he left behind. After all the pain he put her through, she won't subject herself again to anything he demands without sacrificing her dignity that the man she loved with all her heart leaved her without saying good bye.

Theo hid his smile, the fire in her is still there. Her beautiful face contorted with annoyance but liking the idea that he could still elicit an emotion from her. A deep sigh escaped from him, he know it won't be easy for Amelia to trust him again. He will do anything in his power to prove to her he will always be the man who loved her with all his heart.

" Good night my love", Theo uttered in a silent whisper.