Darkness at the Heart of My Love || Wenclair

Chapter 17: An Unexpected Phone Call.

I feel the soft lips start to retreat and I pull back as well. I open my eyes and realize it wasn't a dream. Wednesday was slightly red in the face and avoiding eye contact. My face is still red and my heart rate has not settled yet. She looks like she didn't mean to kiss me but also looks like she wants to kiss me again.
I do the honors this time and pull her back into another kiss. She kissed me once, and now I miss the feeling of her lips on mine.

But the kiss abruptly ended when my phone rings. It's 2 in the morning, who would be calling me now?!
Wednesday retreats and stands up, and moves away a little, as if she's giving me privacy. Her face still slightly red.

"Hello?" I say quietly, slight fear in my voice.

"Enid Sinclair! Where the hell are you!" The voice of my mother screams on the other end of the line. I tense and shrink up into the bed. My mother outcasted me from the pack, why would she be calling me?

"Well!?" she screams again. I don't answer, fear taking over and I shut down slightly. "I... I..." I stutter out, when Wednesday moves closer to me, not only to comfort me but to listen in as I put the phone on speaker.

"I went to Nevermore to take you to the camp when I was informed you weren't there!  Now answer me and tell me where you are now!" She is mad... no... furious.
I feel tears starting to run down my face but I can't move. "That Addams girl is nothing but trouble! If I find out you're with her, there will be consequences!" I can't speak. I am terrified. Wednesday got the memo because she hangs the phone up. I look at her with horror and my mouth agape. "W-W-Wednesday??" I am finally able to stutter out. She'll be even more pissed now.

"She does not deserve to know your whereabouts, nor does she deserve to talk to you." Wednesday says, placing a hand on my cheek. "I refuse to allow her to berate and force you to do things you do not want to do." As much as I agree with Wednesday, my mom is going to call back and scream at me more... and sure enough, my phone rings again.

Before I can answer, Wednesday takes my phone and answers it. "Oh no..." I whisper.

"ENID SINCLAIR! HOW DARE YOU HANG UP ON YOUR MOTHER!" I hear my mother screaming furiously. "Enid will not be answering any more of your phone calls. Nor will she be listening to you any longer. You have done nothing but berate her and she does not deserve to be treated as such. If I remember correctly, you disowned her from the pack. She is her own person and will no longer be associated with you. Good Night Esther Sinclair."

"Wednesday Addams. I told you once already. You were to stay away from my daughter." I can't hear what is being said, but Wednesday has a smirk on her face.

"I will be doing no such thing." Wednesday says before she hangs up. She blocks my mothers number and hands me my phone back. I look at my phone then back up at her, tears still pouring out. Wednesday crawls back into bed and lays down, pulling me down with her, so that i'm snuggling with her. I can't help but nuzzle into her and cry more.

Wednesday's POV

I do not care what Esther Sinclair says. Enid deserves better than to listen to that old hag. I see Enid crying and instinctively, I come back to bed, laying down, and pulling her down with me. I hate touching, I hate these so called "cuddles", but with Enid, it's different. She lays her head in the crook of my neck and cries. I do not blame her. Her mother was screaming at her. I can only imagine the fear and sadness she must be feeling, but I will not push the subject. I run my fingers through her thick blonde hair, trying my best to comfort my sad wolf.

"It's okay Enid. I'm right here, you're safe." I say as comforting as I possibly can. I would do anything for Enid. As I know she would do anything for me. Eventually Enid falls asleep and I wrap my arms around her, eventually falling asleep as well.

- Time Skip  -

It's been about a week since the late night phone call with Enid's mom and our first kiss. One more day before returning to Nevermore. Enid has been slightly distant since then, but I make sure to shower her in the love and care she deserves. It's only a few more days until we return to Nevermore and I am no closer to finding out who this stalker is.

*knock, knock, knock" "W-wednesday?" I hear Enid's soft voice from outside my door. I have spent the last few hours of today researching potential stalker subjects while also working on my novel. "Come in." I say as I turn my chair to greet her as she enters my room. Her eyes are red and swollen, she must've been crying again...

I stand up and walk over to her, wrapping her in my arms, as I feel her hug back. "What's wrong Cara Mia?" I say, worried. She sniffles before she speaks. "I...I'm sorry for being distant... My mother called..." My blood boils at those words. I told that woman to never speak to Enid again. Did I not make myself clear?
"W-Wednesday... I..." She starts crying, a sight I hate to see. "We need to break up..." She says, her voice breaking. I am unphased. I know this is just her mother getting into her head, so I do not take that sentence seriously. "Enid, I will not be breaking up with you just because of your mother." I say sternly, not allowing her to be pushed into a false narrative. She wipes her eyes and hugs me tighter with her bone crushing strength. "She will force you to leave me alone... No matter what it takes..." She sobs hard after she finishes that sentence. I shake my head and kiss her head. "No Cara Mia. She will not lay a finger on you or I. I promise." I lift her chin to look at me. "She does not scare me. I am sorry she scares you, and I do not know what you went through. But I promise, she will no longer hurt you, my love." I say as I place a small kiss on her lips.

"I'm sorry..." Enid says as she nuzzles into my neck. "Why are you sorry, love?" I ask genuinely confused. She has nothing to be sorry for? She hasn't done anything wrong. "For being me... For being a disappointment..." Before she can continue I stop her by speaking.

"Enid. There is no reason to be sorry. You are perfect as you are. Smart, kind, caring, persistent. You are the furthest thing from a disappointment and I am proud of you. I love you Cara Mia. I mean it." I say as I wipe tears from her face. "I do not care what anyone else says. You're mine and you're perfect." I kiss her forehead instinctively. She sniffles and nods, and I offer her to lay down on my bed. She perks up a bit and lays down.

"W-wednesday?" She stutters out. I nod, signaling for her to continue. "T-thank you..." She says softly. "For what?"

"For everything... before you came to Nevermore... I was bullied, for not wolfing out, for being weird... the only true friend I had was Yoko... Things finally settled when you came... I wasn't bullied as much and I have you to thank for that. I also wanted to thank you for standing up for me with my mother... i...would have never been able to..." Her voice is sad... I lay beside her and hold her.

"As I said before Enid, I would do anything for you. And the same will continue when we get back to Nevermore."