Five Years, Too Late

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Jasmine's pov 👙

I dialed Arthur's number, setting it on a video call. I sat on a chair in the dinning table and wait for Arthur to pick up.

After a few rings, he finally picked up.

"Hey, darling" he waved me cheerfully.

I rolled my eyeballs.

Wait... I rolled my eyeballs at Arthur calling me darling? Why?

Before I normally play along when he's flirting with me, although, I always made sure to draw the line.. but I've never rolled my eyeballs.

"I called to let you know I arrived safely last night, but you didn't pick up"

"Yeah, I was pretty tired and went to bed early" I replied.

He frowned.

"Adele told me you walked home under the rain yesterday, are you ok?" He asked.

I nodded. I wanted to reply him, but my throat felt dry.. so I quickly poured myself a glass of water.

"I'm fine, Thanato took care of me"

"Thanatos?" I nodded. "I thought you hated that guy, why did you let him into your apartment?"

I sighed. I got up, with my phone in my hand, I walked towards the living room...I saw on a sofa and laid back on it.

"Have you forgotten how he left without breathing a single word of it to you?" He asked.. anger dripping off his words.

"Yeah, I know. But I can't go on hating him forever, he's Davis's father and I can't separate them... He has every right to be in Davis's life as much as I do"

Arthur scoffed, he turned towards someone beside him and whispered something to him or her.

He got up and walked away from where he was sitting.

"You said he's Davis's father? Where was him when you were on the thin line between life and death?"

"Arthur, that's not entirely his fault... "

"Not his fault? Then whose fault is it? Mine?"

Arthur had always hated Thanatos, so I understand why he doesn't want me to forgive him. But....

"Davis don't need a father like him"

"Arthur, listen, everyone deserves a second chance. Besides it's... "

"I know what you wanna say, that it can't be possible between us.. yeah, I know that"

He paused, but he looked pained.

"But I can't let you forgive him, not after abandoning you and Davis for five years"

I sighed.

"I understand your anger, Arthur, but you only know half of the story... It's was never his intentions to leave me, he... "

"I don't wanna hear it, I'm in a meeting right now... We'll talk about this when I get back"

"Hmm" I hummed.

"Alright, gotta go.. tell Davis I love him" he said, without even waiting for my reply.. he hanged up.

Arthur... I don't know what grievances there is between him and Thanatos.

Well, whatever it is, I can't let it affect my little boy's relationship with his father.

My father and I didn't have a good relationship, my son's case would be different.