Contract Marriage With My Ex — Chapter 22. His strength…

He placed his hands over mine which were gripping against his hard chest firmly. His skin was burning, it was hot. “Only if you had opened the door that day, shoved few slaps on my face and threatened me to do something to yourself, I should have changed my mind.” He mewled holding on to me tight.

He was not wrong, providing that if I had tried— TRIED then we could have been together. I knew it right after the moment I met him for the first time, he was moody and a vague decision maker. He often made unprofessional decisions ruining his projects that could have been a big hit. “You know throughout the journey to the airport I wished to see you. Hug you. I know I was wrong but it won’t be wrong either to say that you didn’t made any efforts to save our relationship. If I was bent on ending us, drawing us apart then you too let me do it. You knew, I was attracted to her yet you kept mum just because you thought it will change me up. Why didn’t you change me like the other people around you? “ Only I have answers to his questions. “Things could have been different and lot better then.”

I know I didn’t do anything. We are equally to be accused for our loss. But not any more. What has been, has been. It is not too late now. We have enough time to mend everything. Correct, mending won’t take us back to the past where we separated still it will do real good to the lives we have been living till now.

“Shhh! I am sorry. I should have done something but Raven it’s not too late yet. We still have a chance. And I am sure this time we'll do a lot better together. I promise, I will mend everything. I will change everything to normal like it was earlier. And Billy—” My voice cracked talking about him for no matter how well I try to get over everything and give ourselves a chance, the reality won’t change that he has a kid from some other woman. That woman who destroyed my happy life. “We will give Billy a good life.” After gulping the knot down my dry throat I said.

His muscles relaxed under my touch. He was recovering slowly. The redness has slightly reduced from his face, and he was appearing good again. His fair complexion gives me a hard time. When he is angry or emotionally depressed, his skin turns red. “Promise!” I wish to kiss that pout. And the way he asked like a child to his mother, it took away my breaths. I could see the cuteness I have fallen for returning on his face.

With a confident nod  I pulled him closer to hug him tight, he pulled me in the front taking me in his arms while going on his back on the floor. “I love you.” I hear him whisper alongside my jaw as I was resting my head in the crook of his neck feeling him. “I am sorry for everything. I know it is hard to forget everything and move on. I am so sorr–“ Just like he did to me on our wedding day, I sealed his lips with mine eventually killing the further words in his mouth before he could deliver them.

No more sorries, and love yous. Now, it will be just us!

Third person’s point of view…

“I am sorry, I should not have raised my hands on you.” Standing like a culprit kid, Raven asked for pardon from his elder brother who seemed to give no damn to his words.

With a bandaged forehead and scarred cheek, Girard dug his eyes more in the screen of his phone gradually avoiding to pay any attention to his brother, who took him wrong for everything and punished him for nothing!

“You know it took me a great time to execute  everything and go back to Kiara. It was difficult to even agree to do that. Then how can you not expect me to react?” Raven went on his knees in front of his disappointed brother who pretended to be playing Pubg whilst sitting on the single sofa.

The lines of anxiety were coming back on his forehead. Raven did not sleep the remaining night after settling his issues with Kiara. Preferably, he was more into sleeping on her chest feeling her close in their room. He was too happy to sleep. Finally, he will be able to see his son and deal with his ex wife’s parents and their lawyers.

“You know I lose my calm when it comes to Billy. You are aware of it, aren’t you? Now come on, don’t be too hard on me. You know your brother, don’t you.” He said snatching away his phone. He smiled his best to melt this rough and tough brother of his.

However, it was not enough. Girard was on his legs going out of the room. Raven looked in his left at his wife, who shrugged her shoulders with the looks ‘Go, bring him back. It’s your fault’ gesturing him to go out with her hands. She literally pulled him by the collars forcing him to go behind Girard.

It is not easy to pacify him. Not at least when he is accused and beaten up for misunderstandings. “Gir!” Raven clutched his forearm stopping him in his tracks. He licked the corner of his lips gazing at his face, he seemed dangerous. A perfect bully that he was in the college. No denials, Raven himself was scared of him because he was bothered along with Kiara in the college, if by chance he ever tried to defend his girlfriend.

“I am sorry.” Having stated this Raven breathed deeply intently looking in his brother's eyes.

There was guilt, pain and obviously the acceptance for doing wrong. After shoving a hard punch in Raven’s face, Girard pulled him in a hug. “Don’t think you can do this always. Try me next time and you’re dead!” He warned rubbing his back.

He can’t help it. Even he can’t stay angry on him for too long. Whatever he has seen in these years, it was obvious on his part to take such step and overreact! Notwithstanding, his strength (Kiara) has come back to him. Now he can fight any problem with no hesitation. He has got his confidence, his motivation back.

Tbc…