Chapter-13

Hope's POV


"So he just happened to push you out and you just happened to kiss him ?" Conner asks. He happened to find out about it. It was his day off and he was at home. I went to check up on him but he was very angry to talk about something else.


"It was a mistake. I am sorry" Damn you, Stefan.


Conner somehow found out about the little adventure if ours on the rainy day. A and now he thinks I am cheating on him. It was never my intention. I mentally kick myself for forgetting about him in the first place.


He was or is my boyfriend. Stefan has this thing going on where he is trying to win me back. But along the way I forgot about Conner. The guy who I am supposed to be with. The guy who was with me in sickness and in health.


"I am sorry. Okay. I am sorry. It was not meant to happen. But it did. I will make sure it doesn't again."


"Do you love him ?"


Flashback.


"Do you love him ?" Jenna, Stefan's mother asks me.


"More than anything." I reply without a blink.


"Dont give up on him" she says.


"It's just. He is changing me. I am no longer the carefree person I used to be. I carry around so much luggage where all I wanna do is go in the nearest washroom and cry my eyes out. And even that possibility gives me hope that maybe he might come up that time apologize and everything will be back to normal. He is not the same person.


I love him. But I fell in love with the Stefan that used to wipe off my tears even before they fell. I fell in love with the Stefan that wasn't embarrassed to introduce me. He used to show me off. We did all kinds off crazy stuff. Everything. But he not the person I fell in love with anymore.


You think I am giving up. But somethings just aren't meant to be. Me and him ? Maybe we were meant to go this far only. I am sorry. I have to go." I sniff. I pack up my bag and am out the door.


End of flashback.


"Yes" I say and his breath hitches. I can hear the heartbreak in the air. He loved me. But I didn't love him back. He must hate me right now.



3 hours later.


I had a long discussion with Conner about Stefan and my relationship. He asked me again and again about what was going on between us but I denied it. Technically nothing was going on. So it's not all a lie. I might've missed out the part about Stefan staying with me.


When I reach home I hear shouting. I knock on the door and it opens to reveal a very agitated Stefan. When he sees me his expression changes from relief to anger very fast.


"Where were you ?" He asks as I push in.


"Out" I don't know what came over me but it did and I decided to mess with Stefan.


"Were you with him" he spits the last part. Who ?


"Who ?"


"Your boyfriend, Conner"




"Yes" he takes a deep breath.




"What were you doing for 3 hours ?"




"Thats none of your business"



"Answer the question, Hope" he growls and I realise I am walking on eggshells now.



"We were at his apartment....."




"Did you sleep with him ?" He cuts me off.



"What ? I... no... ? What are you talking about ?"



"What am I talking about ? Did you have sex with him ? Or did you fuck him ? Did he touch you ? Did he make you scream his name and told you to forget about me....". This time I don't let him complete. I slap him across his face as hard as I could.


"How dare you ?" I say as tears prickle in my eyes. " who the hell are you to ask that question ? What if I did huh ? At least he made love to me. At least he loves me. He is not afraid to stand up for me. Which is least I can say about you. So yes, I slept with him" I say as tears stream down my face.


Lies.


"Your lying" he states as he takes a step to me. I take one back.



"N...not I am not" my voice wavers.


One step forward.
One step back.



"If you aren't then you will push me away"


One step forward.
One step back.


"What ?"


One step forward.
One step back.



"You did not sleep with him. You couldn't"


One step forward.
One step back.



"What makes you say that ?" I say as more tears stream down.


One step forward.
One step back.
Wall.
Shit.


"Because you are mine. I will not share you with anyone. Hope, I have not learned to share my entire life. And I sure as hell won't start with my wife" he says as he cages me in by keeping both his hands on either side of me.


"We're divorced"



"Bullshit" he says as he captures my lips with his and enclose his hands on me. His hands keep my head in place who?d his lips continue to devour me. I remember this kiss. Our first kiss. On the New Year's Eve. As i f we were not gonna meet again. I find myself kissing him back.


We both breath heavily as he pulls off. He bends down and takes me in his arms and holds me to his chest bridal style.



"What are you doing ?" I ask bewildered.



"Taking what's mine. Something I should've done the day I saw you."







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