His Redemption (MxM)

Chapter 14

Luke

I stepped inside the office and the first person my eyes met with was Stefano and he didn't look pleased to see me, I can tell from how he looked at me, his eyes darkened and I could see smokes coming out of his ears

Okay, maybe I should have just listen to Hewitt and stayed back in my hotel room, Stefano's eyes moved from me and landed on Hewitt "Hewitt what's going on"? He asked out angrily, Hewitt just sighed out and shoved his hands into his pockets "what is he doing here"? Okay, ouch, that hurts, I know he wasn't exactly thrilled to see me, but a little courtesy would suffice, he didn't have to be so brash and straight forward.

"I don't want him here anymore than you do trust me, but he wasn't exactly giving me a choice..." I did not like that they were talking about me like I wasn't in the room, I'm standing just a few feet away, so I decided to speak for myself as I cut Hewitt off mid sentence, which didn't go well with him either but I don't care.

"I heard what happened and I'm here to help...." Stefano cut me off angrily with a loud scoff and I knew then that the next words that would come out of his mouth would hurt me, very bad and I was right

"Like you helped 16 years ago"? He spat out angrily, I literally felt my heart drop way down to my stomach, I wasn't expecting that but it didn't make it hurt any less, I clenched my jaws tight and tried to swallow every emotions I was feeling right now, this isn't the time to be a cry baby, but apparently Stefano wasn't finished "none of this would be happening if you would have just kept your fucking mouth shut, but no, you had to go blabber to my father that I was gay" he raised his voice pointing at me, he stood a step closer

I bit my lips hard and fisted my hands tight, my heart was aching and breaking all over again, I felt like 16 years ago all over again but worse, that night he didn't say anything to me, now he's actually telling me how he feels, and he's right, I ruined a lot of things because I couldn't keep my mouth shut

I was still reeling in from the pain of his words, unable to even say anything when he decided that he wasn't finished with me yet, maybe he needed this "you know if you had a problem with who I liked, you should have taken it up with me, or just end our friendship, but you were such a sneaky little bitch, you needed my father to do it for you....." He gritted out to me and I almost wanted to say fuck it and just let it all out, my eye lids stung with tears and I literally felt like someone was stabbing me in the chest multiple times

"Fano...." I whispered out but he cut me off with a hard glare and a low growl

"Don't you ever call me that again, you lost the chance to call me that the day you betrayed me, you hear me" he snapped pushing me back, I stumbled and stared at the man I once knew as my best friend, Stefano wasn't always like this, I did this, whatever he is now and whatever he's doing now, I turned him into this.

A guy we met there, Spade, that's his name, he stepped in between the both of us, pushing Stefano back a bit "hey, hey, that's enough" he muttered standing in between the both of us, but I could still see Stef and I wanted nothing than to take it all back, to take back everything I ever did to him, intentionally and unintentionally
I didn't know what Spade told him, but he seemed to calm down

They were talking and mumbling, I could barely make out what they were saying and I wasn't really paying attention, my heart, my mind, everything I have inside was screaming for me to get out of here, Hewitt was right, Stefano was better off without me.
I've been nothing but a constant reminder of his past and pains.

I still don't know what they talked about, but when Stefano looked at me again, he wasn't as pissed off as before, but there was still a lingering anger in his eyes, Spade had stepped away from him and stood on the side
"You have five minutes to convince me you want to help" he gritted out to me, but in that moment I was at a loss for words.