Destiny

Chapter 73

Ruby's POV

I stood alone at the edge of the kitchen, deciding not to join Jai and Luke as there was no point, everything was ruined between me and them now anyway. I watched as Danni and Beau seemed so happy together, the way they acted was as if they had never been apart.

They caught me as I stood there alone and came over to talk. "Are you feeling okay?" Beau asked quietly as he looked at me with pity. I was still angry with him but not half as angry as I was with Luke.

I just shrugged my shoulders, not having any words to really describe how I felt. "Nothing much has changed since yesterday so I'm not feeling that comfortable here..." I admitted, looking over at Luke.

"I just never thought Kiana would do something like that, she just made herself seem so genuine all of the time." He said, looking down. "You can't hold it over Luke forever though, he knows deep down that you wouldn't do that - just hearing something like that must hurt in the short term."

"I wouldn't mind as much if he wasn't so rude about it, he seemed like he was sure that our whole relationship was a lie to me." My heart hurt as I thought of everything that had happened.

"You have every right to mad at him, well all of them, but you just need to remember that you're better than her, if you never forgive Luke then you're giving Kiana what she wants - for you to be out of the picture." Danni said. I knew now that I had to forgive them somehow, I couldn't let Kiana win so easily.

"I just don't know how to forgive him properly, it's fine just to say it, but I have to believe it myself." I said. I looked over at Luke again, catching his eye as he was already looking at me, his lips parting slightly but I looked away before he had a chance to say anything.

"Does Kiana know that you all know she lied? And Lucy?" I asked, hoping that they knew all that had happened.

"Yeah, Luke called her and didn't exactly limit his anger with her." Beau said with raised eyebrows, making me feel slightly better. "And Daniel told Lucy, who had no idea about Kiana's stupid plan."

"I'm going out to see Harriet," James called, not realising that Danni and I were here but leaving the house before we had a chance to tell him. I was glad that James had finally found someone, he just had to pluck up the courage to tell us the truth about them being together - we all knew it.

Daniel soon walked in, a look of confusion as he saw Danni from the back, soon realising who it was as a smile broke out on his face. "Danni!" He called, taking her by surprise slightly as he hugged her from the back.

They caught up quickly as Beau called Luke over, not giving me a chance to stop him. They talked quickly before Beau beckoned me over, making me roll my eyes as he felt like he had to set us up like this.

I followed Luke into the other room as Beau joined the others again. I knew I had to try and force myself to forgive him within a few minutes if I wanted to sort all of this out.

"Before you start talking, I just want you to know that I've been trying to forgive you and that seems to be like all I'm ever doing in this relationship. It doesn't mean I can't forgive you again this time but I don't see the point in continuing what we had if you're just going keep breaking your promise of not hurting me." I said, I needed to get it out of the way before he tried to win me back as he seemed to be having to do so regularly.

I could see a look of sadness in his eyes yet he continued to talk anyway, he wasn't giving up. "I know that hearing me believe something like that must've been hard - devastating even. You are the most loving and precious thing in my life and to even consider what she said was true is one of the worst things I have ever done, but I did it anyway and I can't change that. All I can do now is apoligise and hope that you forgive me because you are my life, and I don't know what I'd do without you." His words pulled me closer to him. "Someone asked me to describe my home the other day and I almost said your name but I stayed quiet instead - people expect you to say a place but I felt more at home in your arms than I ever have in my own home. You are my rock, my world, my everything and I just need you to know that even if you can't stand to take me back - I will always love you unconditionally."

 I was speechless. I couldn't believe someone's words could be so beautiful and meaningful - I would be a bitch to reject him now, especially after I believed every one of the words that came out of his mouth.

"I don't know what to say," Is all I managed to get out, making him laugh slightly. "I don't think I can quite match up to that but I can tell how much this means to you, and if it means that much to you then it means that much to me."

He leaned forwards, looking down at my lips. I couldn't step back now - I really did still love him as I always had.