Is It Fate? (An AlDub Fanfic)

Chapter 13

ALDEN

"Don't go anywhere! Hintayin mo ako," I demanded of her, walking towards my rented SUV as I was exiting the hotel where I was staying.  For some reason, I knew that tonight wouldn't go so well with her and that douche of a husband she has.  I always had a feeling when it comes to her.  Like I would know if she was in distress or anything, a sixth sense towards her, if you will.  

So there I was inside my hotel room at first, pacing back and forth, knowing that she wasn't all right.  How long should I wait before I could call her to check on her?  And when I finally did check on her, she was already bawling.  I wanted to hit her husband so bad for making her cry.  She deserved all the happiness in this world.  So making her cry like that?  That was a big no-no for me.

One reason why I let her go before was because she wanted to choose her career over me and I respected that.  She was happy so I was somewhat ok.  And believe me, I tried to move on from her, getting girlfriends left and right, partying, concentrating all my efforts towards my business, etc.  But how could one move on from someone like Maine Mercado?  You couldn't.  

So here I was - 8 years later and still pining for the one woman I know I couldn't have.  Although - right now, it seemed like I finally have a chance.  I was serious when I told her that I would immediately take her away from this Jake if she was no longer happy with him.  I didn't make any moves (even if I wanted to) since I knew that she was still confused and she wanted to make everything right with her husband for the sake of her children.  I respected that, of course.  I wouldn't like to be a home-wrecker.  And if she wanted to work things out with him - regardless of him being an ass about it, I would respect that and let her.  Because that was what she wanted and that was what would make her happy.

But right now, it seemed like a different story already.  

I entered Aliso Beach into the car's GPS and found that it was only roughly 15 minutes away from my hotel.  I exited the parking lot and was about to turn towards the direction of the beach when I stopped.  I erased Aliso Beach and entered her house address instead.  Once I was sure it was pointing me to the right direction, I drove on.

I didn't know what I was thinking at that time but for some reason, I wanted to hear his side of the story.  Maybe it was morbid curiosity or maybe just sheer concern for Maine that I wanted to make sure that she was making the right decision.  Plus I wanted to see and meet the guy who could make Maine cry like that and break her heart so easy like that.  

I parked in front of her house and found the Tahoe earlier, gone.  In its place was a BMW parked on the driveway.  He's still here then.

I took a deep breath and steeled myself as I walked to their front door, pushing the doorbell and hearing it ringing somewhere inside the house.  I heard some distant footsteps and was surprised when the door opened, revealing a woman.

"Yes?  Can I help you?" she asked, half of her body hiding behind the door.  I couldn't speak immediately.  Was this woman the reason for Maine crying like that?! I suddenly found my hands curling into fists unconsciously.

"If you're not going to tell me why you're here, then please just leave," she said once more.

She was about to close the door when I finally found my voice.  "Is Jake around?"

She stopped and opened the door a little wider.  "You know Jake?"

"Yes, is he here?"

She sighed.  I saw her struggle on whether she was to let me in or not.  "Tonight is not really a good time for him to meet his friends," she finally explained tiredly.