Chapter 179: Go Take Care Of Her
Chapter 179: Go Take Care Of Her
Domenico
"Some people are just cruel, it doesn't necessarily mean that is the person they have always been with but sometimes those you love can die even as their hearts continue to beat."
I saw understanding flickering in her eyes at Gregorio's words and while I felt her cry and shake harder at his words, her tears are a story of her own. She cried for the little girl who lost the mother she knew at twelve. She cried for her fifteen year old self who was almost raped and then abused to the point where she no longer wanted to be in this world. She cried for every scar she gave herself and the invisible ones those around her had inflicted on their own.
The three of us held through each fallen tear and we would continue once they were no more capable of spilling. This was healthy and smithing I suspected was long overdue and though her sobs had rage boiling in my head for the life she should have had, my arms were where she would stay from how on.
Despite my agreement from the other night, I am not leaving her. I never planned to and I didn't care if it was Adriano's decision I would be fighting against in the end because of it.
Second, before she fell asleep in my arms, she asked me to take her home. I promise I would though I didn't move right away from my spot on the ground, Adriano and Gregorio still by my side. It took a long time before she was able to fully drift off and even longer before her tears had dried. But now, I could still feel the tremor of her bruised heart against my chest.
Whatever her mother had said has broken what hope was left for a relationship with her daughter and the fact that Camilla didn't even want to say goodbye spoke a lot. Instead of meeting her at the airport like we had planned, I was carrying her out of the car and up the stairs of the private jet that flew us here. I didn't even want to think about what might have happened during the two hours it took to get to her house, but what mattered now was that she was back where things were safe. She is back to us.
I knew there was so much that still needed to be said, especially between my brothers and I but the woman in my arms is my main priority right now.
"I will go let Desmond and Faze know we are ready to take off." Gregorio refers to our pilots waiting for their instructions, stealing a long glance at Camilla before turning towards the cockpit.
My only response was a quiet hum in acknowledgement, trying to move to the back bedroom but being quickly stopped by Adriano. I have been mad at him since he proposed sending our girl away, even if I didn't fight it in the end. It didn't matter though, all of us have been unhappy with each other since things got complicated and reality settled in. His hand on my arm kept me from walking any further and I didn't push away as he ran his hand over the back of Camilla's head before planting a kiss on her temple.
"Go take care of her." He said quietly, still dragging his eyes over her face.
"We will talk after."
Out of all the responses I expected this was not one of them but I didn't let my surprise show as I gave a single nod before leaving him alone in the lounge area.
We would be able to argue plenty later, however despite all else, we could at least agree on one thing which is Camilla is more important right now. With her still out cold in my arms, I walked the two of us to the back where she would be able to sleep in peace on a mattress that could give her comfort. If it weren't for her wishes, I would have burned her old self down until it was nothing but ash but that was her destruction to claim. I just hope she trusted me enough to be by her side to light the match.
"Domenico?" The sound of my favorite voice brought my eyes down to where a pair of eyes were looking at me.
She was being held bridal style beneath my fingertips but the head that was once limp against my chest was now bent back to get my attention.
"Hey, darling." I offer her a small smile, pushing open the sliding door and not bothering to turn on the light to the small bedroom in front of us. There was so much I wanted to say to her but nothing would come out as she curled close to me when I laid her down on the bed
I had planned to leave, not expecting her to be awake until morning yet the world seemed to have other plans for us. It was mostly dark in the closed off room and she didn't protest as I pulled the blanket over top of her body. Her luggage was already in the corner waiting for her when she needed it but I think what was most important right now was that she was resting.
I knew airplanes weren't something she exactly comfortable with in general so I knew talking about what happened tonight would do her any good. When she is ready, I would listen to her for as long as she needed but noe was the time.
"We should be back home in just under two hours." I said quietly, both of us laying on our side facing each other.
Although it was dark, I could still see the outline of her form and the color of her eyes, watching her nod as the first tears since she woke up slipped past her face. The shining droplet drew a slow trail down her cheek, one in which I leaned in and kissed away silently.
A second fell, I repeated the action over again, pulling her closer to me as I held her with everything I had. These tears were different from other times, these ones were quiet and weren't accompanied by shaking throughout her body. Instead, they were ones of exhaustion. I knew when I was tired of fighting and while she felt as though this is her weight to carry on her own, each tear that I kiss away tells her that it is not.
Pain is a part of being human but I am going to bear it with her every step of the way, just as u believe Gregorio and Adriano would too.
"Thank you," she said, her voice cracking as she speaks yet another sign of how vulnerable today has left her.
Although she had nothing to thank me for, it was her lips I kissed next, my touch a mere whisper against her mouth. A sad smile breaks across my face when I feel her shudder a little beneath me, her small hands brushing against my left cheek just so she could feel me. She noticed as I leaned into her touch just as she noticed what my kiss had meant without me actually having to say anything. I am hers.
It didn't matter if I had to spend hours on the plane just to see her or days doing everything I could to make her feel better. I was her weapon to wield, just as I was her heart to beat and bones to support. I would become everything she needed me to be to get her through this and I didn't care if there was a price that came with that kind of love.
The extent in which I would go to her was greater than imaginable, especially during moments like this when it was only the two of us and the words of our silence. I had no doubt that she was fully unaware of the power she held over me but that was okay for now.
All that mattered was the way her body was pressed against mine, proof that we were still here despite all else. She is in my arms and I am letting her go no matter what happens.
I will protect her my whole life if that is the case. She is mine, I just hope my brothers felt the way I do. We need to protect her at cost.
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