My Love for Auction (MLFA 1)

MLFA Chapter 22

Chapter Twenty-Two

I looked straight at Mitch, he was dressed in jeans and T-shirt he looked tired, he stared at me looking angry.

"Mitch?"
"Yes? Are you going out?" he frowned
"No, I have just got back"
"Can I come in"

I nodded, I wasn't sure what to say, I haven't seen him since before Christmas, and lots have happened in small space of time, I felt conflicted with my feelings, I was angry, upset, for what happened with Ali but I loved him and wanted to hold him, this was hard especially the night I already had.

Mitch walked around Georgina's apartment, with his hands in his pockets not saying anything.

I hated the silence
"I'm sorry about your Mom"
Mitch nodded and held his head high trying to not get upset, I could see that and walked closer, not knowing whether to comfort him, I decided to wrap my arms around myself instead.

"You look beautiful, where were you tonight?"

I could see Mitch was trying to change the subject.

"I was at a business dinner?"
Mitch snored to himself and shook his head side to side, Cole didn't like his gesture.

"You mean you were with him?"
"Him, meaning Darius my boss then yes"
I knew I wasn't anymore, but was upset with what Mitch was implying, he had a nerve, when they were in a relationship he was with Ali as well.
I was standing in front of him, then I could smell the alcohol off his breath.

"Did you drink a brewery before you came to see me?"
"I had a drink, what's it to you? It's not like you care, you've got what to you want now"

Mitch walks away and sits on a chair facing the French designed open fire.
"You look here Mitch, I have had a rough night, but I didn't get what I want, far from it"

Mitch looked at me seriously.
"What happened, did he make his move on you?"

"It was more than that, when I think about it he was making a move as you call it, on me in the office, but I just didn't want to see it?"

"When we were together, and you didn't tell me?"

Mitch face was red with anger.
"Don't start that, I didn't want to cause a fight with you and him, and I did like my job"

"When we were together, that's a joke in its self"
I was trying to compose myself not to go into complete rage and shout at him.

"We were together, I proposed to you, I wanted to be with you, and no one else"

I huffed.
"So tell me what happened?"
"He kissed me in the office and I brushed it off"
"And tonight?"
"He told me, he arranged a meeting with new clients and needed me to take notes?"

"No one turned up and you and him left alone."
"No, there was a couple and pictures of a house, more like a mansion in France, but it was perfect it didn't need any work and he wanted to know my opinion?"

I was reliving the evening in my head and shuttered the thought.
"What a gentleman, buying a holiday home in France to impress you and score's brownie points and gets between your legs when he gets you there, real romantic"

"More like moving there to a new office and making it his home and wanting to take me with him"
Mitch lifted himself off the chair, looking like he was going to burst.
"Well isn't that nice, you will have your happy ever after, I'm happy for you Cole"

"Excuse me, you have a nerve, I would never go with him, for you to think that, then you really don't know me. What about YOU, mister, I was happy than I have ever been till that day that I found Ali in your hotel suite half-dressed and she told me everything"

"What did she say?"
"You were with her when you were with me, that you felt sorry for me like the day of the auction, this was all a little game you both play until you finally get back together"
I turned my back to Mitch, not to look at him.

"How could you Mitch"
Mitch stepped by the side of me
"It wasn't like that Cole"
"Then what was it like"

"I did overhear them and Darius talk about you and I didn't like it, but I was about to leave then they called your name and I had to see you before I left, then once I looked into your eyes I knew there was something about you, I had to have you no matter what. I love you Cole the past weeks have been torture, all I wanted was you to come and be by my side, why didn't you come... To see her get worse every day and then.... that's when I needed you Cole"

"I was so heartbroken, I couldn't face you, I’m truly am sorry, I only wished I could have changed her mind and told you sooner"
"What? You knew when?"
"Don't get mad with me, she told me everything that night I went out for air, I asked her to tell you, but she didn't want to for her own reasons and it was not my right to tell you"
"I can't believe it, you knew"
Mitch paced back and forth looking angrier than Cole have ever seen him.

"Please..."
"Please what, you have hurt me Cole like no one else have"

"I never meant to hurt you, it was never intentional, but what about you and Ali, that hurt me, I want to know how did you hold up your stamina because if I remember rightly we were at it a few times a day, and you still performed for her, but then there was one night you were away, couldn't handle it then, or was she too good?"

I could feel the tears streaming from my face they were sad and angry tears, I struggled to say the last few words.

Mitch was taken back a little from Cole's outburst but still filled with anger.

"I didn't sleep with her when we were together, I was in contact with her but I know I should have told you but I wanted you to accept my proposal and was scared you wouldn't believe me. I would have done anything for you Cole, I wished you would have told me"

Mitch held Cole's face with both his hands, wiping some of the tears, making her uneasy.

"I can't say I'm sorry enough, the truth is important, I know that"

"It is.... the one thing I didn't tell you, the night I took your virginity, I was in a bad mood, I spoke to Ali, she told me she loved this other person and wanted to marry him and I was never good enough, I wanted to prove to myself, I don't know what..."

I was shocked, I remembered that evening, he was talking on the phone for a long time, he kept saying the day after he took advantage of her, how could he.

Mitch POV

I could see the hurt in Cole's face, I wished I could take it back, I wanted to hurt her as much as she had done to me, now I regret it.
Cole steps back, looking defeated.

"Get out now"
"Cole, what I didn't realize that I loved you and never..."
"Just leave, I'm sick of this, I never want to see you again
Cole started to push me towards the door
"You don't mean that"
"I do"

She manages to push me through the door and slams it shut, I can hear her sobs, I try to tell her how much I love her through the door but she never opened the door, I walk away broken,

Cole's POV

"What a joke I tells myself.
I look around and wondered what to do, there was only one option left....