Fighting For The Doctors Affection (Manxman)

Fighting for the Doctors Affection: Chapter Thirty-Seven

Hey Jitterbugs here is the next chapter. I hope that yall enjoy it. Im a bit unsure on how everyone will react to it. But i honestly, love it. Took forever to get it right. I hope that this finds you all well. :)

Dedication goes to:linzie684 Thanks for those votes, comments and reads they really mean the world to me. All of your long comments give me hope that i aint totally sucking haha.

Song of the chapter is: Glowing by the Script

Image is of Tiss as of now. Hope yall like. :)

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Slowly walking around the computer desk Athiss sat down as the video flickered the image of the face of the man whom he knew that he needed to forget came into view. As it did his breath hitched and his heartbeat sped up. He tried with all his might not to let his eyes roam.

All he wanted to do was say what he needed and wanted to. But when it came to him, things were never that easy.

Blinking his eyes closed for a moment he went to open his mouth when he heard Vaughn's husky voice come through the line. "Athiss- can you turn on the light, it's hard to see you."

Seconds later Athiss leaned over and tapped his touch lamp a few times. As he did he watched as the room lit up with light. Sitting back he brought his bottom lip into his mouth watching as Vaughn moved slowly on the screen.

Just as he went to open his mouth he heard: "You look tired Athiss."

Slowly letting his lip go Athiss leaned forward as he spoke: "Do I Vaughn? That tends to happen when you work 15 straight hours with no sleep. You should know."

Slowly licking his lips Athiss watched as Vaughn's posture changed. Feeling slightly guilty Athiss whispered: "I'm sorry, that was low of me." As he kept his eyes on the screen he watched as Vaughn smiled and then the man whispered: "It's fine, I deserve that. Don't ever apologize for what you are feeling. You have the right to."

Athiss stared at the screen for a few moments before he took a deep breath, but before he could say anything he watched as Vaughn opened his mouth, and then when it seemed like he was going to say something he closed his mouth once more.

He continued to do it over and over.

Taking one last breath of air Athiss ran his fingers through his hair as he whispered: "I only wanted this video call Vaughn, so that I could see you, and so that I knew if you were telling me the truth. However, I'm not sure if I could even tell if you are lying to me or not. After all you lied to me so many times during our years together, that even what seemed like the truth was a lie. I mean- I don't blame you for lying to me. If I was your I'd lie to me too. I'd lie and try to get far away from someone like me-"

But before he could say anything more he was cut off. "Athiss please stop. You didn't deserve that. You didn't deserve me lying to you, you didn't deserve any of that. I made a mistake. And there is nothing more I'd like to do then to take everything that I've done back. I wish that we could start over.

Blinking his eyes once more as he took in a huge breath of air Athiss snapped, his eyes open as he spoke: "Well it's a little late for that Vaughn. Honestly the only reason I wanted to see you like this was because I wanted to know what happened with the divorce papers. My lawyer said that everything on our end is squared away. But things on you and your lawyers end are not squared away. So, will you tell me if you filled them or not, and if you didn't please tell me why."

Athiss sat closer to the monitor as he watched Vaughn gnaw on his bottom lip before letting it go, and running his fingers through his hair. As he did all of this he noticed that the man was looking down, and not right at the camera like he was moments before. It made him wonder what the man was hiding, or better yet what he was going to say when he opened his mouth up.