Chapter Forty eight
My mother keeps asking me about my house and saying she should really come over for a visit and I smile on the way although I don’t know why but I don’t want her in the house. It just feels wrong with all the lies and the truth that goes on in there, we then move to her telling me about my cousins and such. After a while my dad walks in and takes his wife and we say goodnight, I should really visit home one of these days.
Then I am left on my own just sipping my wine and letting the time pass by until Cyrus comes to get e so we can go home. I don’t want to get drunk while I am on Cyrus’s watch tonight, who knows what I would say or what would happen.
“I should go say goodnight to your mother, she left to get snacks and she never came back. Did you see her?” I ask Cyrus
“She got a headache and went to lie down; I think she is out for the night”
“Oh I didn’t know that, maybe I should go check on her before I leave, see if she needs anything”
“There is no need. My father went to take care of her so she’s going to be okay. You should call her tomorrow and see how she’s doing”
“Okay” I answer and we leave taking our coats and Cyrus helping me like he always does.
As we are heading to our car we meet with Cullen on the drive way, he was smoking and he stops on his cigarette and comes over to say goodnight to his brother. We are standing facing each other with Cyrus’s hand on my back when he turns to me and says goodnight to my face, I ignore him and move on ahead to the car leaving him standing there watching me with his brother. I get in the car and a few second later Cyrus comes in; he starts the car but doesn’t drive as he turns towards me on his seat
“That was cold” he says
“Yeah, it’s so cold right now, can’t wait for the summer” I answer back not watching him but watching outside through the front window
“I meant what you did to Cullen just now” I know its what he meant but he is the last person I want to talk to about Cullen
“I don’t want to talk about it” I answer back turning to look at him as I do
“I know he has been an ass lately but he is fighting his own demons. You have been friends for a long time and he is your brother in law now, you should find a way to act civil towards each other”
“Does this have to do with the image of the family? Is that why you’re telling me this”
“No and yes. Thanks for thinking of the family by the way, it’s not a good look if you did that in front of the public now would it?”
“Is that an order, master?” he smiles at me and he looks so beautiful, I hate that I feel this attraction towards him
“Just try to make an effort, okay?”
“I’ll try” I answer back
“Thank you” he says surprising me as he holds my hand which was resting on my thigh and letting go to start driving us home.
When we arrive he gets my door and surprises me as he holds my hand the whole way to his house. I am on high alert as we get inside and do my best to act I am not in a hurry as I walk towards the stairs
“Bella” he calls behind me and I stop. I knew something was coming and I think it has just arrived. I hesitate and then later decide I have no choice but to face whatever is coming
“Yes” I answer as I turn back to face him
“Would you like to have some snacks and maybe a glass of champagne with me in the kitchen?” he asks indicating towards the kitchen
“Do I have a choice?” I ask
“Yes and i know you want to say no but I just want to talk, please” he says and there is just something about the way he says it that makes me believe him. I hope this is not a trap
“Um…okay but no alcohol for me though, maybe some water” I say, I cannot afford to get drunk on Cyrus’s company especially when I don’t know why he has been so nice to me tonight.
“Cool, come on” he says giving me his hand which I humbly accept as he leads me to the kitchen.
He gets me my glass of water while he pours himself a whiskey, then he makes us some salad and he comes to sit opposite me facing each other as we eat our food. When that’s done I take my water waiting for what he is going to say next
“You should have a glass of whine with that” he points out watching my empty plate
“Its fine, I am good. I already had like three glasses at your parent’s house already”
“And we both know you’re a light weight” he says and I know he is teasing me but for once not being mean about it
“That I am. So I am not going to take any chances”
“Fair enough. Did I tell you how beautiful you looked tonight?”He asks slowly. I can sense where this conversation might go and I need to steer it as far away from that area as possible.
“I believe so. Can you tell me what you wanted to talk to me about?”
“Straight to the point. All work and no fun make Bella a dull wife” he says to me and I frown hard at him wanting to lash out but I stop myself and curse him in my head, he just called me a dull wife? Unbelievable.
“I want us to start over” he says
“What do you mean, you mean this conversation?” I ask confused
“No. I mean this marriage” he says and I am so surprised I think I must be hearing things, am I drunk right now?
“I don’t understand” I tell him honestly
“I want to make this marriage work Bella, or at least make it bearable for both of us”
“Are you serious right now?” I ask him because I can’t believe that Cyrus would just wake up after four months and decide he wanted to have a happy marriage with me. No something is missing.
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