One More Chance To Hold You

-CHAPTER 17-

Kiara's POV

My phone rang as Ian was about to tell me. I went to grab it to see who was calling at this time. I could feel him wondering that too. I went over to the table near the platform to see the caller id.

It was from Adrian. I looked over at Ian and mouthed a sorry before picking up.

"Heyyy Momma." I couldn't help but chuckle at his voice.

"Hey baby" I replied. I could feel Ian getting suspicious on who I was calling baby. I saw him shift on the couch a little.

"I was getting bored mom, so I thought I'd call you." He laughs from the phone.

"You, mister should be in bed. Where is Maria?" I had left maria to take care of him.

"She went downstairs to clean up. She thinks I'm asleep."

"Now now you go to bed before she finds out you aren't. I'll call you tomorrow tiger."
"I miss you ma. Goodnight."
"I miss you too. Sweet Dreams." I smiled before hanging the phone. I went back to sit on the bed. I looked at Ian. He didn't say anything.

"So" I decided to break the silence.

"Was it Adrian?"
"Yeah" I replied

"Mhmm. I didn't think you would get married." He scoffed.
"What? Ian, we can talk about me later. Tell me why you left?" I started to lose patience.

"Funny how you're talking to your ex asking about your past while your fucking husband's waiting for you." He laughs like whatever he said something funny.

"Funny of you to judge when you know nothing about me, Ian!?" I couldn't keep my anger inside anymore. This guy had the audacity to get angry at me when I gave him a chance to explain himself.

"You wanna explain things? Cause if you want to get mad at me for something you don't know then you should leave." I had a black expression on my face as I pointed towards the door.

"Wow and here I was thinking you were getting better," Ian shouted as he pushed himself from the couch. Damn, he was tall.

"If you're mad cause of my husband, then let me tell you this Ian. I'm not fucking married." I say pointing towards my ring finger. "I'm not married, and I never was."

"I- "
"No Ian. I gave you a chance to explain and you go and get angry at my life. So, what if I was married. Not like you'd care. After all, you were engaged too."

"It wasn't my choice." He said softly before sitting down.

"What do you mean?"

"My dad was sick when I reached his place. He manipulated me into marrying Rossa, his friend's daughter since they were business partners. My dad claimed this as his death wish. He didn't give me a choice Kia, I had to get engaged to her. I don't like her, I never did. She only wanted me for my money, and she went behind my back with multiple other men and she thought I didn't know. My dad didn't care if I was happy or not, he wanted this marriage. We got married a week after you left. I never got intimate with her. I divorced her two weeks later, showing my dad pictures of her cheating on me. My dad was angry with me. I didn't care. I booked a flight back to you. Back into your arms. But on the day of my flight, my dad's sickness got worse. He passed away that night. He apologised for what he had done." He finished. His eyes wear filling up with tears.

I could believe what he said. It wasn't his decision. He wanted to come back. Tears fell down my face.

"Wh- Why didn't you come back, Ian?"

"I thought it was too late. I thought you had moved on. I didn't want to hurt you again. So, I ran away. I shouldn't have."
"Why would you think I had moved on Ian?" I was getting angry. He could've come back, but he chose to assume shit. "Why do you always assume shit!?"
"I saw the picture you posted with the guy with black hair Kiara." He scoffs trying to prove his point.