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Chapter fifty (part 2)

Pollie Ashford's POV

I slammed the door shut.

He's here.

He's actually here.

Romeo.

My Romeo, is standing just behind this door.

He's here.

All my thought processes were racing at the speed of light and I found myself acting without thinking it through.

I swung the door back open, trembling slightly as I briefly took in the sight of him.

"Stella-" But before he could finish his sentence, I slapped the words from existence.

His head turned to the side from impact but he didn't cry out. And I didn't give him the time of day to hear him undoubtedly admit he deserved that.

Because he did. And now my palm was stinging.

I stepped backwards, watching as his mouth moved to formulate new words but again, I beat him to it, only this time, assaulting him with two words. "Fuck you." 

I slammed the door, making sure to lock it before the tears fell from their prison and I rushed straight up the stairs, uncaring to process the beckoning voices of Z and Miguel still left waiting in the lounge.

I shut myself in my old room, climbing onto my bed and hugging my knees to my chest as I cried so hard it felt like I'd pulled a muscle.

He's here.

Why is he here?

Romeo Lianni's POV

Yep. I deserved that. Perhaps I'd didn't see it coming, but I 100% deserved that.

I deserved a million slaps and so much worse if I was allowed to make it up to her.

But whilst I felt a sting on my face from where she had hit me, I couldn't stop the warmth that spread through me from seeing her again.

I knew it was going to take time for her to forgive me, but for her, I'd wait an eternity before she'd spare me a single look.

Because fucking love that woman, and I can't go another day without hearing her voice, seeing that smile or breathing in the air as her.

I missed her so much that it hurt to wake up, but I simply cannot go on if she is not in my life. And I guess the fear of being in forgiven is something I'm choosing not to think about right now.

I love her and I can't believe I was foolish enough to leave.

"Romeo?" I hadn't even heard the car pull up into Pollie's family's driveway until I looked up from my seated position on the path leading to the door.

I hopped up, dusting myself off as Ellen - her mother - climbed out of the car.

"Ellen. H-hi." I offered my hand out, but she returned it with that typical motherly look. Serves me right.

"I'm not even gonna ask you why you're here. Only why it took you so long?" Her brow was raised as the pointed look she was wearing waited patiently for an answer.

But I didn't have one.

"Because I was a coward. I've been an idiot and I thought she was better off without me." I couldn't exactly tell her the ins and outs of it, but this'll have to do for now.

Ellen sighed and shook her head. "What made you change your mind?"

"Life has no meaning to live if your air supply is taken away from you." I swallowed hard, my throat drying up as her mother analysed a for a painstakingly long and silent moment.

But then she released a single exasperated laugh and stepped towards me, signalling with her hand for me to bend down and give her a hug.

I stepped into her embrace and felt my eyes sting with a salty liquid. As I pulled away, the tear rolled down my eye as I awkwardly wiped and coughed it away.

Ellen's lip lifted, telling me it didn't go unnoticed.

"Have you seen her?"

I shifted on my feet, dropping eye contact. "Yeah."

"I take it you didn't see her for long?"

Long enough for a slap, and a fuck you. If that were any other scenario, I would've gotten hard to see her so riled up at me, but right here, right now. It was like an ice bucket had been thrown over me.

"She shut the door on me." Is all I included. I deserved the slap and the choice words so didn't feel the need in discussing them.

Ellen smiled a small sympathetic smile. "It's gonna take time young man. You broke her heart, leaving her was cruel, especially when she was injured. You don't know the half of what she's been going through these past weeks, and though she tried to hide it, we can all see she the hurt she still carries every day. So just because she doesn't want to see you today, doesn't mean that you should give up and leave again."

"I wasn't planning on it." Ellen raised her brows. "I swear it. I made that mistake once. I shall not make it again. Hell, I will sleep on your doorstep if it means she'll let me see her again."

Ellen laughed. "I'd rather you didn't, but I appreciate your dedication. Now go. I'll talk to her and gage her headspace, but if she doesn't want to see you, then don't think I'll do you any favours."

I nodded. My gut was twisting in on itself at the thought of me fucking our relationship up to the point of no return, but I decided to change my mental attitude. I will copy Stella's mindset of never losing hope.

I will be persistent and determined.

I will wait until the seasons pass if it only meant she'd look at me again.

I will let the heavens rain down upon me till I'm blue in the face if it only meant she'd hear me out.

I will beg at her feet every second for the rest of life if it only meant I'd be worthy of her presence again.

Because I need my Stella.

I need my guiding star to show me the way.

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Short concluding chapter to part one, I do apologise, but this was needed to kickstart the healing process.

Thank you guys for everything, how the hell did we hit 38k?!