I Can't Let You Go

April

Days passed in peace, love, work, and... with a lot of sex. They enjoyed the days and the normal relationship they had. Since Oliver moved out to Kit's flat they changed. They were not arguing, they were not fighting. They just had some disagreements but those were not serious and they did not even shout at each other. Everything was ... perfect. They even forgot about Rose and the fact that she may in the city. 

"Coming." Kit jumped up from the kitchen table when he heard the doorbell "Your script are here." he shouted to Emilia who was upstairs, but he couldn't be more wrong. He opened the door and froze. 
"What a surprise." Rose was standing there in front of him and crossed her arms. "No actually it is not." she pulled a face. "I just don't understand why you look me a total idiot?" she almost shouted with him and anyone could hear her. 
"Come inside." he looked around inside, and stepped aside to let her in:
"Why? It can be embarrassing if anyone hears us? I don't care." she continued so loudly. 
"Rose for fuck sake. Come inside." he grabbed her arm and pulled her into the house and slammed the door. 
"I thought I was clear enough." she rolled her eyes. "I..."
"What the hell are you doing here?" Emilia arrived at the bottom of the stairs and her heart was beating in her throat. 
"Taking my fiancé to home." Rose glanced at her then turned back to Kit. "And you owe me a thank you that I did not call the magazines immediately. I've told you what is the consequences if you won't stay away from each other." 

Emilia slowly stepped closer. Kit buried his face to his palms, and his legs moving nervously. 
"How the hell you two are always stuck together? How?" she turned to Emilia then to Kit. "You... " she took a step closer to Kit "You told me it ended. You told me that you two are never going to get together. You ... "
"Rose." Emilia tried to stop her tantrum. 
"Shut up!" she turned to her and her face was red. 
"You are in my house, so you can't talk to me in that way." she stepped closer to her. 
"You are a slut." she raised above her. 
"Get out of my house." Emilia did not let Rose intimidate her. 
"Gladly." Rose pulled a face. "But he is coming with me." he glanced at Kit.
"No, he won't. Go home and follow the quarantine rules. He can't go anywhere, because he was there all time long. So he won't go with you." Emilia was definite. 
"Well." Rose opened her bag and pulled out an envelope. Pushed it to her hands. "Guess it will change your mind." 
Emilia shook her head and opened it. She was not joking when she told them she has evidence. She really had. There were several pictures in the envelope. Of them. Of Kit and her. Kissing in her flat. Leaving a hotel together a year ago. Emilia raised her eyes at Kit. He stepped closer and take the photos out of her hand and take a look at them. Emilia turned away and wiped her hair back from her face. 
"I've told you. He can leave me. He can do whatever he wants. But do not expect me to let you two lovebirds enjoying life together after you destroyed mine." Rose laughed. Em turned back to her, but her phone started to ring. It was Michael. "Oh... I sent those pictures to some... sources of mine. Just for you to know... be sure." she added with a sarcastic smile. Emilia shook her head, and after some hesitation, she picked up the phone. 
"Yeah. It's me." she stepped away from the room and her voice was trembling no matter how hard she tried to hide it. 

"So... Kit." Rose stepped closer to him and placed her hand on his arm. "He is a talented photographer," she stated with a grin. "It was not easy. The first one I hired... was a hapless idiot. But those..." Rose sighed meanwhile Kit swapped the pictures, one by another "oh, that is my favorite." she pointed to the one which was on the top.
"What the hell do you want?" Kit jumped away from her and facing her.
"I've told you. Do not expect me to assist your happy life. I won't." Rose shrugged her shoulders.
"Move on. Move on and find someone. Why do you enjoy this that much? Why you can't just move on?" Kit kept asking the same questions.
"You can't talk seriously? I wasted years of my life for you. I ... built up everything in my life with you... and you just left me. And you've cheated me several times... with that slut and with many other. I gave you my whole life." she became a bit hysterical. "So no. Do not even dream that I'll ever move on. I can destroy you Kit, and I can destroy her. You know that. So you better pack your stuff and come home. With your fiancé. Before... those pictures release." 
"I won't." 
"Have you even read your contract with Disney?" a small smirk appeared on her face. "No scandals. Any scandals and the studio is going to destroy you with quite large compensation. And... as I know she also going to write a contract with them. Unless... the scandal hits the stands. I think Disney will not plan to work either of you if that hits the stands." she was walking around. "Or her previous contract is already alive? Because of Star Wars?"
"How well informed you are about us." Kit rolled his eyes.
"You know me. When I want something. I get it." she smiled. "Just as I got you. And now on the verge of world fame... you really think I let you slip out of my hands? No darling. You are going to be my beloved bae, and we'll promote our love everywhere. I want what she stole from me. I want everything." 
"She did not steal anything from you. You seriously need a doctor." Kit kept arguing with her. 
"Yeah. Probably I am going to need to go to the doctor soon. Several times." she stated quietly and lowered her head. "And you are coming with me."

"You sent the pictures to Michael?" Emilia stormed back to the room. "Are you insane?" she walked to her.
"You owe me a thank you that I did not send it to Daily Mail or The Sun. They would have released those immediately. Last chance." she formed the last words so slowly. Emilia raised her eyes at Kit, and he was staring at her too. They had no idea what to do. They had no idea what to say. They were not clever enough. They walked to her trap. They risked being together. They forgot how dirty she can play... and now they had to face the consequences. 

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"And?" Lola asked her on the phone.
"I have no idea. He left with her, and since then we couldn't even talk. Lola, what the hell am i going to do?" she buried her face to her palm, meanwhile, Ted was barking next to her loudly. "Ted shhh." she turned to the tiny puppy. "Ted just, please. TED!" she shouted with him and the tiny dog got scared a bit and hide behind the couch. "Fuck" she rolled her eyes and knelt to the floor. She crawled closer to the puppy and stretched her hand towards the dog. 
"She is crazy." Lola continued her monologue. "I swear. She needs a psychologist. Or ... someone should lock her to a house of fools." 
"Mom warned me to ... pay attention to the details." Emilia leaned to the couch with her back. She was still sitting on the floor, and finally, Ted climbed back to her lap. She caressed his tiny little head. "I ... it was too good. Everything was... too perfect. How could I thought that lasts..."
"Milly darling. Fuck. I... I am sure sooner or later you'll find a way to solve it. I know you. And Kit... loves you so much. I am sure he won't just... give it up." Lola tried to reassure her. 
"He can't do anything." Em sighed. "Not... If... If we make a move... all our life... end. I mean everything we worked for. Everything we build up... ahm..." she tried to explain.
"So you both chose your carrier over each other? Because it sounds like that. And I know you wanted that in your whole life but... " Lola doesn't really understand.
"It is not that easy." Emilia took a deep breath. "We both know... ahm... if we let her release those photos and chose to be together now... it is not just our carrier that we're going to lose. We would blame each other. Sooner or later but we would. We... couldn't be happy. Not in that way. It would... poison our relationship too and she exactly knows that. That is why she gave that ultimatum. Because no matter what we chose... we are going to lose." she felt tears in her eyes.
"Oh baby, wish I can go there and hug you. You shouldn't be alone." Lola answered. 

"It is okay." Emilia glanced at Ted. "I am not alone. Ted is here." she sniffed. "And I have several scripts to read, and we are preparing some charity work with Same You. So ... I have many things to do," she explained. "To be honest I ... worry about him more."
"But Oliver... " Lola tried to put the pieces together.
"He moved out, and he was looking for a place where to go. He booked a trailer or something. As I know. He did not come back. But... that is better in this way." Emilia stood up and walked out to the kitchen. 
"Can't we send someone..." Lola tried to bring up some ideas.
"I am not going to risk any of my friend's life in the middle of a pandemic." Emilia quickly closed the conversation about it. "If ... there won't be a virus around, I would have already sent David there. Believe me." 

"Don't you want some?" Rose shook a whiskey bottle in front of him. He was sitting in the living room, trying to learn his newest script. He wanted to escape to work from his fucked up life. At least that remained for him. He did not answer. They were not talking too much. Rose kept her eyes on him, his moves, but he did not even risk it. It killed him inside. To not talk with Emilia, but he was the one who insisted to be together... despite the things that Rose said to him. Emilia told him several times, that at least for some month they should be separated. But Nah... he was a fool and now he lost the girl. Even if he knew she is going to love him forever. Just as him. They will find their way back to each other. Somehow. In a way or another. "So?" Rose disturbed his thoughts. 
"I don't drink, remember?" he did not even look at him.
"Wow, you meant it, huh?" Rose laughed a bit and placed the bottle right in front of him. 
"I am trying to work," he added a bit nervously.
"What is it? Another amazing role as a heartthrob?" she knelt next to him in the bed and placed her arms around his neck.
"Are you fucking crazy?" Kit jumped up and spread his arms. 
"I thought it would be nice to have a little... care." she smiled at him and started to unbutton her blouse. "Wouldn't it be amazing?" 
"You are sick" Kit hissed then leaned to the table and grabbed his papers. 
"Sooner or later I'll get you back darling," she mentioned meanwhile he stormed out of the room. "You'll see. And I'll make sure..." she glanced towards the stairs but he was not there. "She forgets you too. For a lifetime." she felt contented and happy. She got what she wanted, and she had plans for their future. For a long - long future. Rose took a deep breath and sat on the couch. Leaned back and turned the TV on...