The Cupcake And The Stethoscope. (BWWM)

Chap. 28 |Amends|

Vincent and Kit broke their kiss when Lara walked in, head held high. Justin held her hand tightly. Both of them made their way to their table.

Vincent smiled sadly when he saw the flash of pain in Lara's eyes. Kit scowled, then whispered, "What the hell is she doing here?"

"I asked her to come." Vincent said, clasping her right hand.

"What!" Kit exclaimed, yanking her hand away from his hold.

"Just listen to what she has to say. We both owe her that much." Vincent sighed, looking at Lara who stood a good ten feet from them and looking anywhere but where they sat.

"I can't believe this!" Kit sneered. "Just when I thought I could forgive you."

"Kit, don't be like this. She means a lot to me. Please, let her speak." Vincent said, his tone was stern.

Kit looked at Lara. Her features and heart softened when she saw her glassy eyes and the sad boy in her hand. Why was she being so selfish? Lara was going through some things as well.

"Alright. I'll talk to her." Kit nodded.

"Thank you." Vincent said, kissing her on the lips. He made his way to Lara and embraced her. "I'm sorry for everything Lara. Thank you for coming."

Lara laughed in between tears, "You didn't sound like an asshole on the phone. So I had to see for myself. Plus, I thought it was time Justin met you."

"I'll be in the restaurant. Come with me Justin." Vincent smiled gently at his son.

Justin looked at his mother, for confirmation. "Go ahead. Mommy has to handle something."

Justin hesitantly followed behind his giant of a father. He looked back at Lara. She gave him an encouraging smile.

"Lara, right?" Kit asked, a passive expression on her face.

"That I am. Kit, right?" Lara said, trying to lighten up the mood.

"So, Vincent said you have something to tell me." Kit said, offering Lara a seat. Kit sure as hell didn't like Lara but she could still act civil.

"Yes, there's just so much. I don't even know were to begin." Lara chuckled.

"How about you start from the beginning." Kit smiled faintly.

"Vinny and I met in University. We fell in love the instant I punched him for using my answer script for cheating in a Taxation test." Lara smiled at this.

Kit winced at the way Lara called Vincent 'Vinny' . She chose to act normal, but her blood was boiling and underneath the table, she kept fisting her hand.

"Anyway. Being the smooth man he is, he charmed me right into a relationship. He always had this crooked grin that made me smile. That's the one he used to ask me to be his girl friend.

Soon we fell in love. After he got his business degree, he went to work in the family business. Meanwhile, my career blossomed. We'd see each other everyday, we were like that old Ndebele proverb : Amathe lolimi*."

"I see." Kit sucked through her teeth.

"Then one day, he started changing. He stopped seeing me, he started being cold. He wouldn't call or answer my calls. Then one day he barged into my apartment with a sickly expression on his face. We had an argument which ended with us making love. After a few weeks, I found out I was pregnant..I wanted to tell him but he asked me why the hell I was calling. I tried explaining but he didn't give me a chance and he told me to disappear."