TANGLED CONFESSIONS

Chapter 12: Calido y tierno

Later the same night

Callahan turned to his other side to find Bella was not there. He fluttered his eyes slowly to see she wasn't there. He looked around to see Bellatrix sitting at the end of the bed.

"B!?" he called out to her. He heard her sniffling. He got up, rubbing his eyes and looked at her.

"Hey...I was just...I had to..." she was saying, wiping away her tears. She suddenly to his side, where she thought he was sleeping, but was taken aback when she saw him sitting. 
"Use the restroom..." she trailed. He looked at her.

"Hmm...right!" he nodded. "What's wrong now!?"
She wiped her tears away.

"Nothing! I'm going to sleep! Good night!" she said, trying to ignore him and pretended to go back to sleep. He looked at her.

"B!" he said, brushing the hair off her face. She whimpered at his touch. "Hey, it's okay..."
She didn't say anything.
"This is about Ben, isn't it?". She nodded slightly. He remembered her telling earlier that it was her fault. 
"Why did you say it was your fault!?" he asked.

"It's nothing..." she trailed, look

"B!" he called out to her. She looked at him. "It's okay, my angry nutella!"

"Angry nutella!?" she chuckled. "Where did that come from!?"

"Don't divert the topic, love!" he smiled as the smile on her face disappeared. She took a deep breathe. 

"Remember when I said I used to play the violin!?" she began. He nodded. 
"I was supposed to play at the Mildred hall" he continued. Callahan was shocked to listen to that name. The was a famous place for music for several towns around it. Callahan and the boys had played there many times.

"Mildred hall!? THE Mildred hall!?" he asked.

"Yes! Now listen... I was supposed to play there and...mum was driving us there and a truck hit the car and..." she trailed off. Callahan knew rest of the story. Bellatrix had told him the day they went out. He went blank how to reply to her. She was already in tears.

"Bella...that's not your fault!" he told her.

"It is..." she trailed off.

"A truck hit you, B! How is that your fault!?" he asked.

"We were there because of me in the first place, Cal!" she replied. "If it weren't for me, if it weren't for my stupid dream of playing in some stupid hall! He'd still be alive, we'd all be so happy and..."

"We would have never met!" he said. She looked at him. There was seconds of silence between them as he looked into her eyes and so did she. Bellatrix could feel her breathe grow heavier. She looked away from him.

"Anyway...where did 'Angry nutella' come from ahh!?" she asked, smiling. Callahan put his head down smiling. "What!?"
He laid down next to her.

"I don't know, my nutella!" he smirked.

"Oh shut up!" she said turning towards him.

"Why!?" he asked looking at her.

"That's cringe!" she smiled.

"Cringe!? Oh no no no, my nutella!" he said, turning towards her. "It's cute!"

"Heck no!" she giggled.

"Heck yeah!" he smiled as he brushed through her hair. They smiled at each other.

"You've been that busy to not meet in this small town huh!?" she yawned.

"Seriously!?" he pouted.

"Hmm..." she said as she slept. He looked at her.

"B!?"he whispered. She didn't respond, she had already slept. He smiled. "Good night, my angry nutella!"
He looked at her as she peacefully slept next to him. He stayed with her for sometime after which he decided to leave and go down to the boys. He was about to get up when she moved. He didn't want to disturb her, so he laid back silently.