Chapter 30
Kendall
I arrived at Mandy's house and let Bo out of the car. I could see Mandy as she opened the door and came outside and greeted us.
“Hello big boy, how are you?” she said as she ruffled Bo’s fur.
“Hi Mandy, how are you on this fine Sunday afternoon?” I asked.
“You know, a day of just chilling and taking it easy.”
“How are you and what news do you bring for me?” she asked.
I grabbed Bo and walked toward the front door, “I have quite a bit to tell you,” I said.
We walked to the house and sat on the couch. I noticed that Bo had already made himself comfortable on the big armchair.
“So, what’s the big news?” Mandy returned to the living room with a tray of coffee and cookies.
I picked up a cup and took a sip, “Well, Elijah and I are getting on really well,” I said.
“I see, and this is your lots of news, then is it?” Mandy asked.
“Damn, you have caught me out, I just have news about my personal relationship and love life, it’s plain and dull,” I said as I laughed.
“Nah, cut the crap and be serious, tell me all about it,” Mandy asked as she dunked her cookie in her coffee.
“Well on Tuesday, no sorry on Monday, Elijah came to the office and said he had a flashback about his dad hitting his brother when he was younger. He slept most of the day in his office. So, I called Peter about it, and he wanted me to divert Elijah's mind from thinking of these flashbacks,” I said as I sipped my coffee.
“Go on,” Mandy asked as her cookie fell into her coffee. “Crap.”
I giggled and then continued, “Well on Tuesday I got to Elijah's house early, and had a load of groceries with me, so I cooked him breakfast. I took him to the fair for the day. It was great fun, and he won me a teddy bear, but I gave it to a small kid whose dad couldn’t win her anything,” I explained.
“Ah, the fair. It brings back memories of dating for me,” Mandy said as she cuddled herself and laughed. “That and greasy food and having a stomach ache from hell. But it’s all good, right? You take the good and the bad.”
I laughed. “Well, we went on all the scary rides like a roller coaster, and I gripped his arm, and we got real close. The last ride we went on was the Ferris Wheel, and I snuggled close to his chest as he held me tight,” I explained as my heart opened.
“It sounds more like my school days the more you go on,” she replied.
“Well, the day got better, and by the time we got back to his house, it had started to pour with rain, so we had a rain shower… and got totally soaked,” I said as I smiled to myself as I thought about it.
“And then you will tell me you got naked and he fucked you right there and then?” Mandy said with a glint in her eye.
“No, don’t be crude, it wasn’t like that. We dressed in bathrobes and chatted while we drank hot cocoa,” I explained.
“It gets more interesting. There has to be more?” Mandy asked as she curled her legs up on the couch.
“Well, one thing led to another, and let me just say the bathrobes fell open, and we ended up in bed,” I said as warmth flood over me. “So, I stayed over.”
“You dirty girl you!” Mandy said laughed out loud. “So, how was it? Is he, you know… big?”
“No details, silly girl. I’ll just tell you that he was beyond satisfying,” I said as I smiled and winked at Mandy.
“Come on. There has to be more?” Mandy asked in disappointment.
“I stayed over on Friday as well, and this time Bo was with us, which seemed strange because he used to hate dogs,” I said.
“So, what did you get up to yesterday?” Mandy asked.
“We went to Niagara Falls and had lunch, and took loads of photos,” I said. “We returned to his house, and you know, I stayed over again.”
“I wondered why you were wearing baggy clothes. I just thought you had decided to rough it up a bit. So, by my calculations, you have been ravaged by him three times this week,” Mandy said and wagged her eyebrows.
“Oh yes, and three very nice times they were thank you very much,” I said as I giggled.
“Now Kendall, I know you have gotten close to him, but you should still be careful, don’t forget he’s still in a state where he has no memory, and his mind will be fragile for a while yet,” Mandy said as she looked concerned.
“I know, and I have not tried to fix him, I have just been myself, honest and true,” I replied.
“You know, I only want what’s best for you, and either way I’ll support you, no matter what you decide.”
“You are a good friend Mandy, and I always listen to what you have to say in situations like this, because ultimately, you are much more experienced,” I replied.
“I’ll take that as a compliment, I think,” she said as she giggled.
“Well Mandy, I have updated you on everything I know, apart from that Elijah has gone to see his mother today, but I have no idea how he got on,” I said as I stood. “We must get going. It will be dark in a while.”
“Yep, Kendall, keep me updated and remember, just be careful, you never know,” she said.
I grabbed Bo from the couch, and we finally headed home before the night totally set in. As I turned into the driveway, I could see that Elijah had come to the house. I thought it was strange unless he wanted to tell me about his mother
“Hi Elijah, what are you doing here?” I asked happy to see him.
“I had to see you before I headed home,” he replied.
“So, how did your visit go with your mother? I mean was it as expected, or worse?” I asked.
“It was alright, I learned a lot of things, and one of the biggest things I learned was what a complete dick I had been, and I feel really bad about it,” he said with a tear in his eye.
“You want to come in and talk about it?” I asked.
“No, here is okay, I can’t stay too long.”
“So, what did she tell you then?” I asked.
“Well, I learned Peter is gay, and I had held this against him, even though he had protected me against Dad when he had beaten me. As you know, he used to jump in and take my beatings,” he said.
“And what about the relationship with your mother? How did all that start?”
“When I was much younger, she had an affair, and I caught her with her boyfriend. She made me promise not to tell anyone, especially Dad. He later found out, and that was the reason he started drinking, and even though he used to beat me, I used to spend the most time with him because by then, he’d disowned Peter and Mom,” he explained at length.
“That is terrible. So you got the majority of the business and his fortune?” I asked.
“No, I got all of it, every last cent, apart from a few tens of thousands each, and the odd bit of furniture like Peter’s desk and all that. Peter had just become so disengaged from Dad that he wasn’t really sure Peter existed toward the end of his life, and he hated Mom for what she had done.
“That is dreadful,” I said as I stood in shock.
“Yes, but I followed Dad, I never looked at Peter hardly, even though we had been close, I just got influenced by Dad and his mentality, and I lost my brother for a few years. And with Mom, I just blamed her for everything that happened. It was her fault to a certain extent, but that should have been between her and Dad, and I was too young to be involved. I was kinda dragged into the middle of it. I could have, and probably would have, ended up with no family at all. I mean, it was only Peter who had always cared for me.”
“Wow!”
“The one thing that sickens me more than anything is, I inherited a company that was worth so much, and I had just let them go and basically be penniless, while I abused my power and my wealth,” he continued to say.
I had listened to everything that Elijah said, and felt sorry for him, Peter and his mom. He must have had a bad childhood having to keep his mom’s affair secret for all those years. I just wanted to hug him and tell him everything would be alright from now on.
And it must have been horrible for Peter to be just cast aside, and not thought of at all, not just by their dad; Elijah had also stopped communicating with him for the most part.
“I have made so many decisions today, and one is quite harsh,” he said as he looked at me dearly.
“What are your decisions, and why are they so harsh?” I asked.
“I have become very fond of you Kendall, and I’ll not ever let myself put you in that situation, I just can’t, it would break your heart, and it would probably break mine in the process,” Elijah began.
“So, what’s it you’ve decided? I don’t understand where you are going with this?” I replied.
“I have decided, I can’t see you anymore, it’s not fair to you, to put you in jeopardy like that,” he said as he bowed his head.
“You can’t just come out with a comment like that, in the case something did happen, we could work through it,” I said as I tried to understand the enormity of what he had just said.
“I can’t, Kendall.”
“So that’s that then? It’s over? You’re just walking away from me as if nothing has happened?” I shouted at him.
“It’s the only solution I can think of, and that’s what I have decided is best for us. For you,” he said as he walked toward his car door.
I stood in shock and as Elijah drove away.
I couldn’t believe he showed no emotion when he explained the situation and the decision he made that concerned me. It had all seemed really easy to him, and now he had just walked away from it, and from me.
I turned and walked to the house with Bo, he climbed on the couch, and I curled up beside him, “Bo, why have I been so stupid?” I said to him.
I laid on the couch and cuddled Bo. I was speechless about the whole situation. How could Elijah just brush me off the way he had? The more I thought about it, the more I started to hate myself for trusting him, for falling for him.
In love with him!
I should have listened to my mom and Mandy. They had both warned me this could happen.
Oh no!!