Bound To You- [R.C]

✧*̥˚Chapter 42*̥˚✧

I'M WAITING OUTSIDE of the police station waiting for those doors to fly open and the love of my life to walk through.
Although it's only been four days it feels like a lifetime, like a part of me has been taken away.

I'm picking at my nails nervously when Rafe comes walking out. I squeal, running up towards him. I jump, wrapping my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist.
"I missed you so much" I shout locking my lips onto his not being sure if I ever want to break away.
I feel his hands grip me tighter as we lose ourselves in the kiss.
"Those four days were torture. I love you princess." Rafe says as we break away from the kiss.
He puts me down and we walk back to his house, hand in hand.

"Do you want to tell him or should I?" Rose asks me.
"I can do it if you want" I smile weakly, knowing that it's going to break him.
"Okay, thank you Eve. It's just too much to take in." She says and goes back to typing away on her laptop.

I make my way upstairs and open the door slowly not wanting to tell him.
I step in and Rafe is sat on the edge of the bed with only a towel around his waist.
"Rafe." I whisper
"Yes princess?" He answers me.
I walk towards him, a tear dropping from my eye.
"Hey, hey Eve whats wrong?" He says, grabbing one of my hands.
I'm standing in front of him looking into his eyes.
"Rafe, the reason your name was cleared" I start to tell him.
"What about it?" He questions me, stroking his thumb over my finger.
"Your dad, he.. he.. killed himself." I cry out.
Rafe drops my hand placing his head in his hands.
"What?" he says
"He blew himself up on the boat. I was there on the pier when it happened and so was Sarah." I blurt out.
Rafe doesn't say anything but I watch the tears fall from his eyes.

I walk over to sit next to him, wrapping my arms around him.
"I'm so sorry baby." I whisper, resting my head on his shoulder.
Rafe doesn't move for a while, it's like my words paralysed him.
"He really loved you Rafe, he understood everything." I try to reassure him.
He turns around to hug me properly, sobbing into my shoulder.
"It's gonna be okay" I whisper into his ear.
"I love you Eve. Please don't ever leave. You're all I have now." He cries holding me tighter.
"I'm not going anywhere Rafe." I reassure him, moving his head so that I can see him.
We stay like this for a while, staring at eachother.

Rafe had always loved eye contact.
It was almost his way of showing affection.

His eyes suddenly flicker to his desk.
"Eve what the fuck?" He says.
"What?" I ask turning around to try and see what he's looking at.
He moves away from me walking over to the desk. He picks up the empty ziplock bags that I've left behind, putting them up to my face so I can see them.
"What the fuck are these Eve?" He shouts in my face.
"Rafe I can explain." I stutter.
He shakes his head.
"You told me not to do it. Youre a goddamn hypocrite!" He shouts.
"Rafe please don't be angry." I cry.
"Do you want to turn out like your dad?" He snaps at me.

Now it's my turn to cry. I let out a whimper as those words sink deep into my heart.
"It was an escapism, I thought I had lost you forever!" I whimper trying to catch my breath from the crying.
He drops the bags and walks over to me, cradling me in his arms as I cry.
"I'm so sorry. Rafe I'm so sorry." I sob.
"Eve shush it's okay we're gonna fix this, I'm sorry for saying that. I didn't mean it baby, you wont turn out like your dad and I'll make sure of that." He whispers into my ear, stroking his hand through my hair as we both cry.