She Brought Light || Guy's POV

Chapter 53: Just The Beginning

The first part of this chapter takes place on Veronica's birthday, after bumping into Kyle.

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As soon as I pull into the driveway, Veronica jumps out of the passenger seat, takes Asher out of his car seat and bolts up into the house, not bothering to take her crutches.

Why did Henry have to spoil everything? She was so happy the entire morning and I was fucking happy knowing I was able to make her actually enjoy her birthday.

When I saw her talking to Kyle, I couldn't help but feel a bit of jealousy. Despite her uncomfortable form, it was obvious they knew each other. It's the way Kyle was looking at her that got to me. He looked as if she was the only girl that mattered, like she was the only girl he could see and that made me want to blind the guy for looking at my girlfriend that way.

Then again, I understand how he felt. Veronica is effortlessly beautiful. Girls pay money for makeup to make themselves look half as beautiful as my Firefly does without it and she's got guys doing a double take and tripping over their own feet.

Hearing that he was best friends with Victoria made my heart drop. He was a memory tied to her sister and that memory, whether it was a good or bad one, came with pain and that is the one thing I didn't want her feeling today.

I feel like going to that store and making Henry pay for making his own daughter fear for her life. For making her feel like she was unwanted and for hurting her. I want him to pay, but she needs me more. So with that thought in mind, I let Spike out of the car, grab her crutch, lock the car and rush into the house to find her.

As soon as I get in the house with Spike running in behind me, I lock the door and bolt up the stairs to her room where I find her sitting on her bed, changing baby Asher's dirty diaper.

I slowly walk into the room and when she turns to look at me, my heart shatters into a million pieces. She looks so broken, it causes a physical pain in my chest. Her eyes are red and puffy as tears spill down her cheeks like a waterfall.

Just as I reach the bed, she pulls Asher's pants up. I pull her off the bed and immediately wrap my arms around her shaking body, keeping my eyes on Asher in case he rolls over and off the bed.

It feels like someone's stabbed me in the heart and twisted the knife over and over again. Veronica's arms slowly wrap around my waist as she buries her face in my chest, my hands rubbing soothingly on her back.

"It's okay, baby. Let it out. Don't hold it back, baby." I whisper and that was all it took for her to full on break down.

Her body shakes as she cries. It's the kind of crying where you struggle to breath because you just can't stop crying. My own eyes start watering as I listen to her heartbreaking sobs but I blink it back. The last thing I need is  for her to look up only to find me crying.

Veronica stays wrapped in my arms for a full forty minutes. About fifteen minutes in, I picked her up so I could sit down and place her on my lap in a straddling position. She didn't let go of me at all in that forty minutes and when she finally did look up, she looked a mess. A beautiful mess.

I give her a small smile as I cup her cheeks and wipe her tear stained cheeks with the pads of my thumbs. My sweater have a massive wet patch on my chest because of her tears and snot but I paid it no attention.

"I look horrible, don't I?" She sniffles and I chuckle.

"You still look beautiful." I say and she laughs. At the sound of her laughing, my heart fucking soar and there's no stopping the smile that forms on my lips. That will forever be my favorite sound. Period.