Again • Darren Espanto {AMNESIA Book 2}

Chapter 11 - The Only Reason

-Bella's POV-

"Mommy?" Elijah asks while playing with his lego set.

"Yes baby?"

"Can we go visit tito Darren and Tyler?" He looked at me with pleading eyes.

I thought of it for a moment. JK isn't here, so I'm pretty much free to do anything.

But when he finds out about me meeting Darren, he'll freak out again and- let's not talk about that anymore.

He won't find out right?

"Sure." I agree and the twins screamed, running around the house and fist bumping each other.

Then I dialled Darren. "Hello?"

"Yeah hey Darren."

"Can we umm... come over? Me and the twins?"

"W-why?"

"They want to see you." I said as an excuse. That's the main reason, but deep inside of me says I just want to see him, that's all.

"Oh... well sure then. Come over anytime." He says and I thanked him. Then I immediately hung up.

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I knocked on the door, and as it opened, I saw Darren shirtless, actually about to put a shirt on.

"Oh my g- we didn't ruin anything, did w-" I covered my face, only to hear him chuckle lightly.

"Nope, not at all. Twittle's out for the day and-"

"TITO DARRENNNN!" the twins attacked him in a hug.

"Hey!" He says as he ruffles their hair. "How are my little rascals?"

"We're fine." Gavin nodded rapidly, turning to face Elijah

"They wanted to see Tyler." I say while fixing their hair.

"Ohh..." He says. "Bryle!"

"Yes da- DUUUUUUUDESSSSSS!" Tyler screams, fist bumping the twins.

"Sup bruthaaaa!" Gavin replies, then they did this bro hug. They're soooo cuteeee.

Then they just ran off, so I sat on the couch and played with my fingers.

"So..." Darren started as he sat beside me. "How's life? I haven't seen you in a while..."

"Been good, busier than ever." I lied. We all know how my life really goes back in Germany.

"Ohh..." is all he replied. "You happy?"

Hell no. That's what I wanted to answer, but I can't tell him that.

"Of course, why wouldn't I be?" I lied again. I couldn't handle all of this, it ain't healthy.

Talking to the person you love like you're talking to a stranger? It'll kill you deep inside. You know what you really feel, but the stupid thing is you can't tell him.

What hurts the most? Treating your true love like a nobody.

"The truth?" He asks silently.

I love you. That's it.

"That's it." I faked a smile. "I live in Germany with JK and our children."

"You love him?"

As much as it hurts, "Yes."

"How about what happened back then?" He says with a serious face. God knows how hard I'm trying to hold in my tears, how hard I'm trying to hold in what I really feel.