A Cut To Love

Chapter 27

SAVANAH

It's been 2 days since the incident between me and Leo. We both don't talk that much, he goes to the office at 6 in the morning thinking I am still asleep and comes after midnight.

I wanted to go back to my home, but Leo doesn't allow me to go not until, the hearing which is today.

We have to reach court in an hour and I am just sitting on Leo's bed calculating every worst outcome that could happen.

Garcia had been a big support for me through the past few days always cheering me up as a mother would.

Leo's mom also came yesterday and we both stayed in bed all day I slept with my head on her lap and her hand caressing my forehead.

I didn't know mother love felt like this. Talking about my mother she did call me the next morning when I woke up in Leo's arm.

She told me to withdraw the case because dad is very upset as William was the son of his top clients back in Seattle. Plus he might be shouting or blaming mom. Well it's always about them, isn't it?

I told her that I will take the case back. Pathetic I know, It sounded like that. Leo listened to me talking to my mom and he just rushed out of the house angry and still, we haven't talked.

I was not going to withdraw the case it was just to calm my mom's nerves and tell her what was going on but she was more concerned about herself than me because I guess she forgot to ask about how was I doing.

Still, I am grateful to her that she never treated me like dad did. Sure she would never intervene when dad punished me, but after it was over she would take care of me.

My maternal grandparents also took great care of me before my granddad died and my grandmother went to asylum she suffered from Alzheimer's and died 3 years ago.

We still had 45 minutes left, to reach court and Leo as usual is still not talking to me. I want to apologise to him, but sometimes talking to him scares me.

Not that he will hit me it feels like he will go away from me. A tear slipped from the corner of my eyes and I felt a thumb wipe it from my face.

I looked at the hand and then the face it was Leo. He stood up from the ground and gave me the tissue box which was already lying on the bedside table.

"I am sorry, I was not gonna do that, it was just to calm my mom," I said in a low murmuring voice. Leo was still angry with me because his fist was right making his knuckles white.

He just hummed and looked outside the window. He was gonna play the ignoring game. Well, I am not gonna take that shit anymore.

"Stop ignoring me, Leo." I half cried and half yelled. I see Leo jolted a little with my little outburst. I ran inside the bathroom and started to splash cool water on my face to cool myself down.

I could hear Leo knocking on the door and telling me to come out. I sat on the toilet seat just to calm my breathing down before I go out looking like a pathetic mess.

When my breathing got normal, I opened the door founding Leo in front of it. " I am sorry," I said and with that, I started to move out of the room.

As I stepped outside the room Leo trapped my elbow and pulled me inside the room, standing close to me his chest brushing with mine.

"I don't know what is happening with you right now, but it a hurting you and seeing you hurt always hurts me," Leo said with concern in his eyes and maybe a little tear.

You are hallucinating now Savanah.

Leo lifted my chin with his index fingers and brought his face close to mine. His hands went on my waist and my hands went behind his neck.