Destiny ~ Book Two Of The "Meant to Be" Series

Chapter 26

"Give me that!" I mutter, grabbing my phone from Tobias' hand harshly. "Now, leave." I want to talk to Eric, but I can't if Tobias is in the room. He furrows his eyebrows.
"What?" He questions.
"Leave." I say loud and clear. He doesn't react at first, he just stares at me, trying to figure out what Im thinking. He has a bad feeling about what will happen if he leaves the room. He's right. "If you don't leave right now, I'm calling security." I threaten. He doesn't care I'm threatening him. I bet he'd kill the guards if he had to. He's very strong. But since he knows I want him to leave, and that I'm angry, I think he's gonna leave. He steps forward, placing his hand on my forearm, and staring at me in the eyes, he breaths slowly and calmly.
"Please," his voice low, and pure, "don't do anything stupid." He crashes his lips on mine for a few seconds, and then pulls back. His eyes glisten with tears. He's afraid, and he doesn't try to hide it. I'm scared too. Anyone would be. He opens the door and leaves.
I sigh. I'm glad that he is doing his best on trying to understand me, and that he's trying to calm me down, when he is the one freaking out the most. He tries to stay calm though, every time we're together, so he won't stress me as well. He's sad to the ultimate level, yet he still tries to make me forget of what's happening and make me happy. He wants to handle this by himself, and I understand that he doesn't want to put my life in danger too, but I want him to understand that I don't care about my life anymore. I just want to get Olivia back to him, and then get killed by Eric or whatever. I'm sick of what life has for me.
I try not to think about it. Olivia is what matters right now. I go through my phone messages, and find the unknown number that Eric has been texting me from. I call it. Not even seconds later, he picks up. "Look who decided to finally call."
"I want to make a deal," I just want to get over with this. "I will surrender myself to you, but you have to bring Olivia back to Four."
"And why would you think I'm willing to do that?" He asks in his annoyed and deep voice.
"Well that's what you are going to do; if you want to or not. I'll be at the park five AM. If you're not there with Olivia, I will call every police and detective in the country and I swear to God Im going find you to kill you." I'm starting to get angry. Calm down. Calm down.
There's silence. Neither of us speaks, or lets out any sound. He's thinking of what he should do. What I said wasn't a lie; he will hand Olivia back, whether he wants to or not. He can do it the easy way, or he can do it the hard way. I won't stop fighting until I'm sure of Olivia's safety.
"Fine." He hangs up. Did he just agree? Did I just tell him what to do? I didn't expect him to give me a positive answer that easily, and I didn't think I could scare him without even trying. The way he reacted back there, was fear. I have power over him. I should of known that before I told him I'd surrender myself to him. I screwed up . . . Again. . . It doesn't matter. At least it'll get Olivia back to Tobias.
     I want to warn Tobias that I'm leaving, or at least tell him. But knowing my stupid self; I know I won't. He won't let me do it, no matter how much he wants Olivia back. Its obviously not because "he loves me more", because he doesn't. Im his girlfriend, and she is his sister. There is a fair difference between a lover and a sibling, I understand that, and so do others, but he would never trust Eric, and he wouldn't let me even think about it. Maybe I shouldn't trust Eric either. He isn't trust worthy. This could be another trick of his. Or maybe he doesn't have Olivia at all. Maybe there really is a lost uncle of Tobias' and Olivia's. Who knows?
      Stop, I demand myself, don't overthink it! It'll be fine! Stop thinking, apologize to Tobias for being an ass, and say the things you want to say, and enjoy his company while you have the chance to!
     He's gonna hate me for what I'll be doing. I sigh, tucking hair behind my ears and standing up. I shove my phone in my back jean pocket, and walk out of my hospital room. I think I'm gonna have to sneak out tonight (if that's even possible, from the high security 24 hours a day). I should of thought about this more. It's over now! Stop regretting! It'll be fine in the end!
     I walk towards the waiting room, looking for Tobias. There he sits, nervous. His elbows on his knees, and his chin resting on his hands as he taps his foot on the floor repeatedly. He's wearing his sweatpants and sweatshirt that he usually sleeps in. When I called him earlier, he didn't even bother changing his clothes. Knowing that he heard me scream and yell, I don't blame him.
      I approach and sit next to him, sighing. I hold his hand and rest my head on his shoulder. I place my other hand on top of his leg, telling ho, to stop tapping his foot because he's making everyone in the waiting room more nervous than they already are. He leans on the wall, closing his eyes. "I'm sorry for going through your phone." He starts off, "I'm just worried about Olivia, and I wanted more information about where she is and what's happening." His voice breaks a bit, that's why he whispers.
       "I get it. I get it." I really do. I would do the same thing. "I'm sorry for overreacting . . ." I don't want our last day together to go fighting. If we do fight, and I leave tomorrow morning, I know we'll never forgive ourselves for "leaving" each other in such a careless way. There's a silence at first, but then he clears his throat.
      "What should we do now? How do we get her back?"
      "I know how." I state and his head turns towards me, "And I promise we'll get her back. You just need to trust me for one more day. I know it's a lot to ask for, and it's hard to believe me, just please. Try to trust me for one more day." Silence. Deep dead silence.
    If I were in Tobias' position, I wouldn't believe me, so I'd understand if he doesn't want to trust me. Its his little sister we're talking about. The most important person in the world to him. His responsibility. His sister. Why would he trust me anyways? Why has he been trusting me? I still don't get it.
      He sighs, nodding. A sad smile overtakes my face. Im more than glad to know he trusts me this much. I lean forward and kiss him, to comfort him and me. Both of us. We both need each other. I love him. I don't know what I would do without him. How will I be able to live without him by my side, when Eric sends me who knows where, knowing that I left him. The feeling with haunt me forever, but since Olivia will be safe; then it's worth it.