Forgiveness, Trust & Forever

Hero

"Hero" the faint noise of Jo is hitting my ear but I can't move my attention from the stage. The line of dancers  stand in front of me celebrating with the crowd the roaring success of their opening night. "Hero" she nudges me snapping my attention from the piercing blue eyes that I was locked into a battle of you look away first with.

"What" I snap back at her. The drop over her face tells me I was to harsh with her "I'm sorry Jo I say into her ear as I bend to meet her height "I was just"

Her hand raises to stop me from continuing with the excuse that I hadn't even made up yet "its fine Hero, I get it, that is her isn't it?" The question didn't need a verbal reply and instead I just nodded my head at her "I'm going to the restroom" she says before grabbing her clutch and moving off in the direction of the ladies room.

I look over my shoulder to find Anna and Jen glaring back at me, I shrug my shoulders and return my attention back the eyes that I will never not be intoxicated by. I can fake I until the day I die but the facts are that woman up there is the love of my life.

"Hero" Jen calls out and I silently groan as I turn back to the table "we were thinking that this could be a great place to film some scenes for the next movie" Jen shouts out over the noise. I mean its an amazing location but the though of being stuck here recording around Emme, that I'm not sure I can handle. I give a smile and nod of the head before snatching up the remaining contents of my whisky glass and throwing it down my throat accepting the burn and enjoying the torment as it glides down and into my stomach which is currently flipping around in circles as I feel the familiar burn in the side of my head that could only be coming from the icy blue eyes of Emme.

A tap on my shoulder has me grasping for air in a desperate attempt to slow the racing of my heart as I slowly turn to be greeted by the familiar face of my daughters aunt. "Mimi" I  gasp "you did an amazing job" I rush through the words desperately hoping she isn't here to ask me to leave in front of Anna and Jen.

I stand frozen to the floor as she wraps me into her arms, my jaw slack in shock as she pulls away again "its lovely to see you Hero" she says with what seems like a genuine smile to her face "you too" I simply reply, feeling the eyes on me I turn to Anna and Jen introducing them "Anna, Jen this is the lady you would need to speak with about what you just suggested about this place" I push the attention away from me as I struggle to work out why Mimi is here in front of me like the last few years of complete madness in of my relationship with her sister never happened.

After a quick introduction Mimi interrupts them before the conversation starts "Excuse us one moment" and returns her attention to me guiding me away rim the table a little "the cast would love to meet you, would you maybe pop out the back and say a quick hello for me?" Grateful for the escape I quickly reply "of course where do I go?" I follow the direction of her outstretched arm nodding as I clock the big guy I need to go to and quickly make my excuses and disappear.

"Hero" the screeching tones of the cast who have a clue who I am coming rushing over to meet me as I make my way towards them.

"Hey guys and gals" I throw out to them it's a smile on my face. My stomach suddenly tying into knots at the thought if seeing Emily up close for the first time since court. "You were all amazing out there" I start and they all start to cheer and the chatter starts up and flows smoothly it everyone except Josh that is who has grunted in my direction and skulked off into a side room.

I find myself trying to multitask between answering the questions that are being fired in my direction and looking for Emily, the real reason I was so happy to come back here. With no sign of her I put my focus back to the job at hand when a loud clap of hand sounds out and I clock him, bold as brass like he owns the place "time to get out the front and work the room people. A few groans and eye rolls filter out before the words of someone hit "how made you boss" I fight to hide my smirk and a snort escapes as he claps his eyes onto mine "Emily did" he booms out clearly pissed that someone spoke to I'm like it belittling him in front of me.

"You can leave now too" he moves towards me "Nah I shack my head, I have business back here" I tell him moving passed him realising that the room he came from is the same room that Josh also just filed out from and that it is an office and I don't have a single doubt that it belongs to the girl I want to try and pin down.

As Josh comes over to intervene and calm the Derulo wanna be down from his ledge of jealous rage I slip by and make a bee line for that room. I smoothly push through the door waiting for the explosion of her rage to fly across the room at me but instead I am met with the back of her partially dressed body. Without turning she purrs "can you zip me up please" clearly thinking that I am Hayden returning.

I take a deep breath as I look at her tanned back, bare and calling it for me to out my hands onto it. I take three long strides across the room and slide on of my hands up her back as the other follows behind with the zip between the tips of my fingers. My hands trembling as my heart races as I try to lock in the scent of her perfume mentally trying to log it so I can remember this moment forever.

A sigh leaves her move as a groan vibrates through her throat, goosebumps climbing over her body as she sinks into me as my hands find her shoulders, the zip finally done up and her body resting up against me "Hey" she slowly breathes out.