CHASING SAPPHIRE🔞

Chapter thirty five: Secrets??

~Vincent~

I turn to leave immediately. She holds my hand.

"Wait! I-I know you probably hate me and all" well, no shit. "Just please. I met you here fully by coincidence..and fate. Son I-"

"-Don't you dare. You're not my mother. My mother's dead." Her grip falters at that, I snatch my hand away.

"You have every right to say that. But you have to know that I didn't plan on leaving you guys-"

"-Or robbing dad's cash?" I attack I and she sighs.

"I was still very young and stupid. We weren't all that rich. Our bills were increasing second by seconds. Debts multiplying. We were close to being kicked out of our house. Your dad and I were having problems. He was always getting drunk and ignoring me. He wasn't ready to own up and solve his problems. I cried every day in the office and I found comfort in one of my colleagues.." she looks at the ground. Why am I even still listening? I guess part of me really wants to know why she left us.

She continues, eyes trained to the ground.

"..He was everything I wanted your father to be. He cared, a lot, at least that's what he made me believe. He wasn't that well off too, but I fell.in live with him regardless. Your dad found out though. Still a wonder to me how he did. I was scared, thought he'd kill me. I planned to run the next day, then I picked up his phone when he was asleep at night and found out that he had some money. I was helpless. So, I found my way and was able to get all the money. It wasn't much, but even I know it could have paid some of our debts, but that's all it could do. Our family was crashing and i was scared. I didn't want my life to be destroyed. So I ran. I'm not trying to excuse myself. I just feel you deserve an explanation"

I remain quiet for a while. Dad never told me about the financial problems, but then again, I was still very young.

"And the guy? Your colleague" she sighs.

"We're married now. He got transferred to here so we had to move. I have a daughter" that made my blood boil.

"Oh? So, do you even care about the one you left as a baby in dad's arms? Do you even remember her?" She sobs, putting a hand to her cheek

"How could I not? My dear Sofie"

"It's Sophia" I snap. I'm not having any nicknames, not from her. She nods, solemnly

"I missed you all bitterly, I miss you all. I was going to come meet you in your school once you resumed, but as my luck would have it, you were here. Not the way I wanted to meet you but still..Please, could you have it in your heart to forgive me?"

"Forgive you? Forgive you?! I'd be betraying everything I've come to know, every belief I have and promise I've made to myself, if I eve forgive you. Please leave" her eyes widen.

"Huh?"

"You heard me. I don't want to be rude, so please just leave"

"Sweetie, i-" a knock on the door interrupts her and I'm grateful

"Come in-"

"Five minutes" we both say at the same time. I glare at her and the door opens a bit. Sapphire poles her head and my heart is filled with butterflies immediately. The innocent and confused look on her face, almost makes me smile, almost.

"Uh, I heard two replies actually"

"Come in" I say and she looks at the doc, when she doesn't say anything, she walks in, slowly. She looks from me to the doc a few times and then faces me, mouthing 'what's wrong?' I shake my head

"Doctor. Can you please leave now? I have a visitor" I tell her in an as cold as possible voice. She looks at me and a tear drops from her eyes. She cleans it quickly and with a soft nod, she's out.

"What was that? Do you know her? Why was she crying?" I ignore her questions and pull her into a hug. Welcoming the familiar coffee scent.

"I missed you. I'm so sorry baby. I'll explain everything, I promise" she breaks the hug and gives me a pointed look. I stare at her in confusion.

She just walks over to the bed and gets comfortable, patting the space beside her. I walk and sit.

"Well..I'm waiting, start explaining"

"Wait, now?" The look she gives me, makes me gulp and clear my throat. I download the whole thing for her, tell her every single thing, not missing out a single detail.

We sit in silence for a while and then she sighs.

"Wow. I can't believe I almost lost you. Oh my fuckin-ah, shit, fu-" I laugh at her. She really hates cussing, buh she does it anyway.

She straddles me and in a second, her lips are on mine. It's a soft slow one, not like any of the ones in the bedroom, it's just the two of us, pouring out our feelings, expressing how much we miss each other, communicating with just the graceful union of our lips.

Sapphire breaks the kiss with a soft sigh.

"A lot has happened for me too. Well, because of our distance, I locked up myself in my room, wallowing in anger and pain, switched off my phone-wrong decision on my part- Missed lots of band practice. The last time we saw was the first time I came out in a long while. Now, I'm outta the band. Ryan and Brian have still refused to speak with me. I get that I didn't answer their calls and messages, but still it's a bit too much!"

"Wait, they kicked you out the band?!"

"Actually, they voted. It was a 2-2. Ryan's meant to be the tie breaker. To save us from the stress, I just quit"

"Why'd you do that? Ryan'd obviously vote you in" she sighs again

"I don't know, maybe I'm just tired" we both knew that was a lie, she knew I knew. She loved playing the bass. I saw it on her face every single time she played on the stage.

"Sapph" she sighs

"Okay maybe I'm just scared and I feel this is an easy way out"

"Out of?"

"Brian. He's my elder brother, I know just how dangerous he can be. We shouldn't be together, but we are and I think we're getting carried away. This could affect a lot and I don't want you getting hurt, not ever again" she lets her hand roam over the plasters on my face. I give her a reassuring smile.

"It'll be fine. We'll just have to be extra careful. But he'd have to know someday"

"I know and I dread that day. But for now, we should just be careful. Tell Drake, Cindy and Ryan to please for the love of God, keep their mouths shut."

"They don't need to be told. I'll still talk to Drake though"

"Let's leave that to Liv." I nod. She stared at me, a loving look in her eyes."How do you manage to still take my breath away even when your handsome face is covered in bandages and bruises?" I laugh.

"It's all about the charm" I wink. She just shakes her head and laughs. All of a sudden her expression changes to a more serious one.

"Vince?" I inwardly groan, what now?

"Yes babe?"

"What's your relationship with that lady that left not long ago. The medical doctor who was here?"

"Oh her? No one important" I choke on the lie, but she won't know. She stares at me for a moment, eyes fixed on my eyes, I try to block every emotion. She just shakes her head.

"I'll let it go, for now" she whispers the last part, but I hear her.

I'm sorry Sapph, but I'm keeping this information hidden...