The Cupcake And The Stethoscope. (BWWM)

Chap. 20 |Confessions|

"Lara!" Vincent shouted as he ran through the woods, he was frantic and terrified.

Please Lord, let her be okay.

The first woman he had ever learnt to love was dying, he had let her down once, he was not about to do it again.

When Vincent reached the edge of the dam, he took off his shirt and dived into the dam, taking care not to land near the jagged rocks.

The current was strong but he carried on pushing and kicking until he saw wet hair a few metres ahead. As he drew closer, the hair expanded to a body.

Vincent grabbed Lara and swam to the stone steps. Under the light and guidance of the moon, he emerged from the dam, his hair wet, water trickling down his rippled torso and an unconscious Lara in his strong arms.

He gently placed her on the ground and started pumping her chest furiously. When Lara didn't stir, his face whitened. He placed his head on her chest and closed his eyes in disbelief.

"Vinny?" Lara's weak voice snapped his head up.

"I thought I had lost you damnit!" Vincent growled as he drew her weak body into his arms.

"I.....what are you doing here?" She asked weakly.

"To stop you from doing something very stupid." He said, smiling faintly.

"You always were good at that." She said raspily.

"Don't ever scare me like that again, okay?" Vincent said his voice dangerously low.

"I'll try, but I can't make any promises." Lara teased.

"I'm serious Lara." Vincent muttered.

"Okay." She said, drawing her eyes away from his gleaming torso to his furious eyes.

"C'mon let's get you to a hospital." Vincent said, scooping her limp body into his arms.

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"She'll be fine." Valentine said, taking off his gloves and giving his brother a reassuring smile.

"Thanks man." Vincent sighed in relief.

"If I may ask, what happened?" Valentine asked curiously.

"She called me at around 2 am and told me she was going to commit suicide." Vincent said, fisting his left hand in frustration.

"Is that the girl who punched you when you guys met?" Valentine chuckled.

Vincent smiled faintly. "The one and only."

"Don't worry big brother, she'll be discharged tomorrow. She just has a few minor scrapes here and there but you managed to take out most of the water." Valentine slapped his brother's back.

Vincent nodded in response.

"What else is bothering you Vincent?" Valentine asked seriously, gone was his playful tone.

"Her and I have a son." Vincent muttered in disbelief.

"Holy......"

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"Vincent...." Kit moaned, as she felt the bed for her husband.

That was odd, he wasn't snoring. Startled, Kit sat up the bed and looked around their room. He wasn't there.

Grabbing her bedroom slippers, she slipped her gown on and ran out the room.

She checked the library, the kid's bedrooms. She searched the mansion high and low but she couldn't find him. All that could be heard was the faint hooting of an owl and the quiet snores of everyone in the mansion.