A Beautiful Disaster

Chapter 41

I was cooking Demi's favourite meal, steak. I checked the clock, 4.45 pm. She was gonna get home any minute.

I turned off the stove and put the steak in the oven. I poured myself a drink when the doorbell rang.

I ran to the front door and took a deep breathe before I swung open the front door. Before I could even say or do anything, she already had her arms tightly wrapped around my neck.

"Hey you!", she said facing me. I smiled. "Hi there." I looked behind her. "My name is Eric. It's my job to make sure she'll be fine here. I'll be visiting everyday for two weeks. After the two weeks, you're free", he said and laughed. I smiled and nodded. "Have a good evening", he said. "Thank you."

Demi stepped in and shut the door behind her.

"Is that?...", she said as she let the scent of steak fill her nose. "Steak!", she yelled. I laughed. "I thought you might want an actual meal." "You bet I do!", she said. I smiled.

"Come in", I said as I walked into the living room.

"It looks the exact same way as when I left", she said as she dropped her stuff. She ran up to the couch and let herself fall back.

"Oh how I missed you, couch!", she said. I laughed. "I want to introduce you to someone", I said as I picked up Bailey. Demi sat up and her eyes widened. She jumped up.

"What?!", she said smiling. She took Bailey in her arms and kissed him multiple times. "Hey cutie pie. You are so cute. Yes you are!", she said with a high pitched voice. I laughed. "His name is Bailey." "Hi Bailey!"

I could tell he already loved Demi. His tail was going crazy, and he licked her entire face.

She put him down and walked up to me.

"Everything and everyone got my attention, except for you", she said wrapping her arms around my neck. I smiled but pulled away. "That's okay", I said walking to the kitchen. "What's wrong?", she asked following me. "I just think we need to talk first." She leaned against the counter. "Fine, let's talk then."

I sighed.

"What do you want?", I asked. "What do you mean?" "I mean, what do want now you're out? Do you want to stay here? Do you wanna be with me?" She sighed. "Of course I do. I wanna stay here, with you. I wanna be with you. I want us to go back to the way it was before all this", she said. I nodded.

"What about everything that happened in prison?", I said. "I know. I know what I've done was bad. It still is. And I get it if you won't forgive me. But I honestly am sorry."

"I love you", she said grabbing my hand. My heart sunk at those words. "How can I trust you again?" She shrugged her shoulders. "To be honest, I have no idea. But I'll do my best to show you I wanna be with you, and no one else."

I smiled.

"Fine. One last chance", I said. She smiled. "You won't regret this." "I hope not", I said.

She hugged me.

"Do you still love me?", she asked facing me. I sighed and nodded. "I do." She cupped my face and softly placed her lips on mine.

It felt like my heart exploded. I had missed her lips, I had missed her touch.

We pulled away and just looked at each other.

"Is the steak ready?", she asked smiling. I laughed and nodded. "Sit down", I said.

She kissed my cheek and sat at the table.