William
I was in my home office when I got a call from Kelly. I didn’t answer, but she continued to call me. I finally picked up, and she started asking me what we should do next. That was when I snapped.
“No, Kelly! I am not helping you! This has gone too far!” I yelled into the phone.
“I’m your sister, William! You’re supposed to help me no matter what!”
“You stopped being my sister when revenge turned you into a cold person. I told you several times that Heather never did anything wrong. Why do you insist it’s her who ruined your career? Tell me!” I growled furiously.
“You believe that? You believe that she didn’t have a choice and would have said no? William, what girl wouldn’t want to marry you? You have the looks and money. Women would drop their panties any day to get a piece of you! Are you telling me you’re going to believe that someone didn’t want to marry you? Are you nuts?”
I held the phone away from my ear while she screamed. “Yes, I do. You know why? Because she’s my wife, and I trust her. I hurt her because I believed you. If she really married me for money, wouldn’t she have used the money I put in her account when we first got married? Wouldn’t she try to take more from me? She hasn’t touched one cent, nor has she asked for anything from me. I ruined my marriage because I was so ignorant. I ruined my marriage because I was blind. I was blind to this amazing girl who is selfless and kind.”
She was silent after my little speech. I continued to lecture her though. “Do you want to know something? Heather can’t even look me straight in the eye. I hurt her so badly she can’t look at me without uncertainty or hesitation. She’s trying to forgive me, I can see that. But she doesn’t know if I’m serious about her. I made my own wife, the one I’m supposed to treasure from the beginning, question whether her husband cares for her or not. It’s all because of this stupid revenge that had blinded me before.”
I took a deep breath. “I can see now, Kelly. But I only see her. She is the one I want forever. She is the one I want to hold in my arms. She is the one I want to love. Don’t take this away from me.”
Kelly growled. “You’re making a mistake, William. I promise you’ll regret this.”
“Don’t you even dare think of hurting Heather or I’ll make sure you’re regret ever being born!” I growled back.
I could hear her gulp loudly. “We’ll see, William. But I’m not giving this up. Never! I—”
I hung up. What was going on with her? Where was the sweet girl who believed there was good in everyone? She definitely had changed, and not in a good way. I could say it was partly my fault since I was helping her, which probably encouraged her. I was praying to God that she stopped this nonsense and moved on. I shook my head and threw my phone on my chair.
I stared out the window and watched the sun set slowly. The sky was dark blue mixed with light pink in some places. It was beautiful, and for some reason it reminded me of my relationship with Heather. I was the dark, and she was the light.
Fuck, that sounded so cheesy.
Suddenly, I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist from behind. I turned around slowly to face Heather. She hugged me warmly and I wrapped my arms around her in return, taking in her comforting smell. I buried my face into her neck.
“I forgive you,” she whispered.
I immediately pulled back, looking at her, wide-eyed. “Are…are you serious?”
“I heard you talking to Kelly. I know you’re serious.”
I broke into a huge grin that could have split my face apart.
She laughed and poked my cheek. “You look like a kid on Christmas.”
“If it was Christmas, it would have been the best one yet. “
Heather grinned and got on her tiptoes, pressing her lips to mine softly. I immediately began moving my lips against hers happily. She still tasted the same, but there was a hint of peppermint this time. I groaned when she nibbled on my lip and pried her lips open with my tongue. We were both smiling through the kiss.
It escalated pretty quickly, and before we knew it, we were on the couch in my office with me on top of Heather.
“Whoa, guys. I’m all for becoming an uncle, but can you guys make babies later? I just ate,” a voice said loudly.
“I agree,” another voice said.
We broke apart breathlessly and turned our heads to see Ethan and Nathan smirking at us. Heather groaned and buried her head in my chest.
The guys laughed, and I glared at them. “Wait in the living room. I’ll come pulverize you knuckleheads there.”
They shook their heads and left. Then Nathan stuck his head back in. “By the way, the whole gang is here, so we can entertain ourselves while you guys finish making a mini-William or mini-Heather.”
I grabbed my slipper and threw it at him. “Get lost.”
Nathan shut the door in time, and we could hear his laughter as he walked off. I looked down at Heather. Her cheeks were still red, but she was smiling at me in amusement.
“You threw your slipper at him?”
I chuckled. “I guess that was pretty lame. It was the first thing I could reach.”
She laughed. “Well, we’d better go entertain our crazy friends.”
I sighed. “All right.”
I sat up, and she stood up from the couch.
As she fixed her shirt, I crept up behind her and put my hands on her waist. I leaned down next to her ear. “We are definitely continuing this later though.”
I nipped her earlobe, and she shivered slightly. I straightened and smiled down at her. She glared at me, causing me to laugh and kiss her temple.
“Shall we?
She smirked. “I didn’t know little William was going to greet our friends with us. He seems…very excited.”
I cursed when she reminded me of my huge problem downstairs. “You little vixen.”
She kissed my cheek innocently. “I’ll see you in the living room.”
I sighed and went to take a cold shower. Though I was annoyed by the interruption, I still had a smile on my face.