Getting Her [On going]

4. I'm changed, please!

He looked surprised, startled by my response, like he didn't mean to offend me. I don't care though, i'm taking offence. I just knew it, I knew he didn't come here for business - he came here to fish for information, he knew that I stayed here, yet he came!!

"What exactly, does that question mean? I asked, waiting for an answer that will upset me enough to give him a slap that will get his ears ringing for the whole of eternity.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you".

Now I'm angry because I was expecting him to say something that would have been worth that deafening slap but no...he's acting all innocent, there will be no need to strain my palm any longer.

"What do you want Prince? I can't waste my time chatting idly with you, when I'd rather be with my son downstairs, I just got back from a trip and we've missed out on some alone time."

"You really love him don't you? He asked, an unreadable expression on his face.

"What sort of stupid question is that? What mother wouldn't love her own son? He looked like he was about to say something but then he kept quiet, looking lost.

"Is there something you want to say to me Prince cause if there isn't, I could as well walk you to the door".

"I searched for you....

"O - Kay...and so? I'm not following, why were you searching for me?

"After what happened last year.... He hesitated, he knew he was threading on a thin line, relieving the past was not something I wanted to do anymore.

"I'm sorry about it, I'm sorry for the way I treated you, I was in the wrong".

"Okay...apology accepted" I said, nonchalantly "is that all?

"That's all you've got to say? I mean Alex, I just swallowed my pride here and apologized."

"So what? Oh...you were expecting me to give you a standing ovation or an award of humility. No...come on tell me, what where you expecting? I scoffed, I couldn't believe his guys.

He didn't say anything and I continued "that I'd welcome you here and invite you for dinner, we'll relieve the moments and I'll find out i'm still in love...then BAM!!! We get our happily ever after.

Sorry Prince but if you were thinking of that, i'm going to disappoint you now by telling you that it will never happen".

He stayed calmly, watching me, looking torn and helpless, like he was innocent. Anyone who could see us right now without knowing what he did will probably call me wicked.

"Look around you Prince and take a wild guess, what does this house tell you? No answer? Alright, let me humour you - you see this house, my job, the man in the sitting room and the little boy with him? Do you know what they are telling you?

Silence from him again.

"That...I...have...moved...on. I just couldn't be stuck on you forever and I'm so thankful to God for giving me every thing. So if you have nothing left to say, do please find your way out".

As I made my way to leave the room, a hand that grabbed my arm suddenly stopped me.

"I swear to you Alex, I've changed, I'm now a changed man" he said, desperation clouding his features.

"Get your filthy hands off me" I whisper - yelled, to which he did.

"Can't you remember this scene from last year? Forgotten? Let me remind you. I, Prince, I begged you to explain what was going on and guess what you told me, you said 'get your hands off me you filthy whore' that was what you told me" he paled when I said that.

"I know all I said was wrong and that's why i'm here, begging for your forgiveness. Alex, I've changed" he said, pleading with me to believe him.

"You...have...changed....I repeated, it was so funny, I couldn't find it in me to laugh.

"did I just hear you say you've changed? Do you remember what you said to me when I told you and begged you to believe me, you said it's all a pretence, you called me a liar and a fraud.

What on earth gives me the assurance that this 'change' of yours is not a pretence? Sorry if i'm not giving you the benefit of a doubt this time around - something you couldn't give me back then. How does it feel to be on the receiving end now? I smirked.

I moved to the door of the study and spoke before I left "just a piece of advice, even if I wanted to believe you, I wouldn't accept you back because I have moved on so just go and don't even think of returning because try as you may, things will never be the same with us again".

"You took quite a while with him" Bob spoke, after he had gone to lock the door of the house.

"Yeah, he is Prince Jackson, my ex - fiancé" I said, answering his unspoken question.

"Okay...so have you resolved everything between you two? He didn't look surprised though.

"There's nothing to resolve Bob" I rolled my eyes, why was Bob on his side.

"Quit telling yourself that Lexie...he's now a business partner and he'll be around for quite a while. Will that be okay with you? He looked at me quizzically.

"Yes of course, it's okay. Why would it not be? I didn't hesitate to answer. He looked at Luke - watching the TV, for a while and tilted his head towards him as he spoke "we'll talk about this later, I don't want him listening".

"No Bob...there's nothing to talk about. I'm going to get my share of the ice cream, hope you both didn't finish it" I said and stood up but he followed me immediately.

"Nice attempt in changing the subject" he said and I sighed.

"Bob....

"Don't Bob me, don't you see...you would never let go if you don't forgive and forget everything he did to you - not that he did anything so out of the ordinary" he murmured the last part and I glared at him.

"I have...I have let go, I've forgiven him."

I could tell that Bob didn't believe me but I couldn't care less. Prince and I were over...if before entering our relationship, I prayed about him and it didn't work out, who's to say if it will this time around. The Reverend advised me not to enter into it but I did, I wish I had listened.

Now, it didn't matter who begged on his behalf, as far as I was concerned, Prince and I were done from the moment I gave him back his ring.

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