The Only Man I Ever Loved

🧚‍♀️S I X T E E N🧚‍♀️

My eyes felt stiff. I should have been asleep hours ago but I couldn't pull myself away from the desk in my hotel room. I glanced at the time, 1:07am.

A knock at the hotel door tore my attention away from the laptop. I headed over to reveal Charles at my door.

'We need to talk.' He said as soon as the door was fully open. I stepped aside and allowed him in.

'What's up?' I questioned pushing my glasses further up my nose.

'I bumped into Violet this evening.' Charles started, taking a seat at the table. 'I have a daughter.'

My heart dropped at those words. My hair stood on end and I could hear my own heart beating. 'What?' I found the words to say.

'I have a daughter, she's three years old. Her name is Sienna. I am a dad.' Charles repeated. He handed me a photo. She was a cute kid, I'll give him that.

'Oh wow.' I say taking a seat on the sofa. 'That was not what I expected you to come in here saying.'

'I've made a mistake Stelly.' Charles stares off the the floor. 'What happened between us earlier, it shouldn't have happened.'

'Oh here we go again. Violets been back in the picture 2 minutes and you're already running back to her.' I shout chucking the photo at him. 'Let me guess, you don't love me, it was all a mistake.'

'Violet is the mother of my child. It will always be Violet. There is no place for you and I in this world anymore.' He responded sounding numb.

'Bullshit.' I stand up from my chair.

'People like you and I are not meant to be together.' Charles looks up locking eye contact with me.

'Oh she's good. She was right. She warned me you was using me for sex. Never thought I would see the day when she was right.' I snap

'So you've spoke to her? You knew this whole time?' Charles get up from the chair, god this felt familiar.

'I saw her before the race, yes. But did I know that she had your secret love child? Don't be fucking ridiculous.' I push him away from me. 'I don't need this . I should have never of let you back in my life. I knew sooner or later you would mess this up.'

'Oh yes cos you are always the victim Estella. Poor Estella, all alone with nobody to love.' Charles mimics me making my skin crawl.

'Get out Charles.' I push him to the door. 'Take your photo, take your stupid red flowers, enjoy your life playing happy families Charles, I'll be enjoying mine because I don't have to see your face anymore.'

'At least I've got a family, people like you are destined to end up alone.' He spits at me when he's in the hallway

'Fuck you, Charles. I hope you get everything you deserve.' I shout before slamming the door.

The lump in my throat had disappeared. I wasn't sad, I wasn't angry, I was just embarrassed. Embarrassed that I had let that man do the same thing twice to me.

I wait five minute before leaving my apartment room. I took the lift to the 7th floor. I found the room instantly.
I knocked on the door two times before waiting for an answer.

'Hey.' I said as the door was opened.

'Estella, hey.' He responded, him being Pierre.

'Does that offer still stand?' I questioned

'For you? It will never expire.' Pierre responded opening the door for me to enter