Vegas & Pete - The reason why I love you

II - 13 Wherever love takes me.

HI BELOVED READERS.

TODAY I'M PUTTING TWO CHAPTERS IN A ROW BECAUSE VEGAS AND PETE ARE WORTH IT AND A LONG WEEKEND GIVES YOU TIME.

HOPING TO SEE A "VEGAS PETE , THE SERIES" WITH THOSE TWO AGAIN SOON.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.

Pete

Hey my heart will you stop beating like that ! He was there in front of me with Grandpa. Why you are so handsome, I just want to hug your and never leave again.

When I saw him I realized how much I had missed him. No matter how much I resented him, my love for him was always the strongest.

- He seems to be Pete's friend who comes to say hello. Grandpa says.

- Hello I'm Vegas Theerapanyakul.

His greeting was for my grandmother but his eyes were on me.

- Hello Pete. He held his fist for a handshake and I couldn't do anything but raise my arm in response. At that moment he grabbed my hand and held it in his. His skin was soft and warm and a tingling sensation filled my body as it react to his despite myself.

- Your voice sounds familiar. Did we ever speak ? Said Grandma.

Recalling the moment when they spoke, I roughly removed my hand from Vegas'.

Venice was reaching out to him and babbling, much to my disappointment. He embraced him and the baby nestled tenderly against him..

- Venice, baby, I missed you so much ! Did you miss me too ? The baby who usually preferred to be in my arms seemed so comfortable with him that it made me ache.

- I apologize for intruding on your home but I have an important matter to discuss with Pete. Pete, can we talk?

Stop saying my name, you bastard ! Every time you say it it makes my crotch shake!

- Let's go ! I say as I pick up Venice. Grandma, Grandpa, take him, I'll catch up with you guys later.

- Would you like to stay and eat with us Vegas ?

- I'd love to !

I grabbed him by the sleeve and we walked away down the beach. After walking far enough away to be safe from prying ears, I let go his arm and turning to him, threw to him of a voice full of anger :

- I told you not to look for me ! I need time to think about. You never listen to me.

- As I can see, you need time to rest. Have you seen the dark circles under your eyes? You don't look well. I thought you were getting away from me to get better, so why do you look like that ?

- I don't want to talk to you. Go back home.

- I'm not used to following orders, you know that, right ? Why did you leave like that, you knew it would hurt me. Do you care so little about me that you don't care if I suffer ?

- The circumstances were such that I couldn't stay.

- What circumstances ?

- I don't want to talk about it.

- Would you rather talk to your therapist ?

How did he know about it ? Did he talk to him and did he know much ? I knew his methods of getting people to talk too well not to be afraid for my therapist.

- What did you do to him. I swear if anything...

- Yes of course it's me Vegas, the minor family psycho who tortures, kills, rapes ! No matter what I do for a change that's how I'm always seen ! Hey Pete do I scare you ?

That's a question I had asked myself too. Can you love and be afraid of someone at the same time ? It seemed inconceivable to me. Yet he had to suffer from the fact that even I, the person closest to him, would label him as a bully.

- I don't know. Have you met him ?

- Yes, and don't worry, I didn't touch a hair on his bald head ! He wouldn't tell me what you talked about. He just told me that you were doing very badly. And in these conditions you wanted me to stay quietly at home waiting for you, it would have been a nice proof of love !

- I saw you kissing another man!

- But what are you talking about ! You know very well that I only think about you, that you are just my whole life ! But you don't fucking trust me ! You run away at the first difficulty instead of talking to me.

- I saw you, no need to deny it.

Vegas dropped heavily onto the sand. He took his face in his hands. I felt like I was blaming him and it hurt.. But fuck, I was the victim, not him, so why should I feel guilty?

- Okay I'm the bad guy. And no matter what I say you won't forgive me, right ? I'm apologizing anyway. Pete I am sorry for kidnapping you, for torturing you, for all the horrible things I did back then. I have no excuse and I'm not even trying to make one. I understand that this past history between us is too hard to overcome. Apparently you don't like me anymore or you would have tried to talk to me about it instead of going to the other side of the country. If that's the case don't worry I won't make it any harder. I will disappear from your life, I won't make you have to deal with this monster who has hurt you so much. Any questions about family or work we'll talk about as soon as you feel up to it. Goodbye Pete, give Venice and your grandparents a kiss for me.

As I watched him leave I couldn't hold back the tears? Go on Pete run, go get him, you're making the biggest mistake of your life ! 

Why was I standing there like a jerk, unable to run after him.