2 Year Later
“Come here.” I held my hands out to my two years old son Peter Moretti. He grinned and hugged me.
I picked him up and turned my attention to Kathrine who was laying on the couch with her face covered and groaning.
“What happened?” I asked, chuckling at her. We are living together in Amsterdam.
“You know what that loser was saying? He called me a witch!” She complained about her boyfriend.
“Did you two get into a fight?” I asked, putting Peter on the baby chair and getting his food.
“Ah, leave it. How was your work?” She asked, turning to me.
“Fine as usual.” I replied, feeding Peter.
I completed my graduation and began to work in a school as an English teacher.
“Hmm…” I smiled sadly, looking down. I think a part of my soul is dead, no matter much how vibrant my life is, but the devoid ate me up.l
Leading me back to the day I lost Tyler, the indescribable pain of it will never cease.
“What are you thinking?” Kathrine asked. I quickly wiped the tears which pricked my eyes and smiled.
“Nothing. Just remembered Tyler.” I smiled sadly and continued to feed Peter.
“Oh, Nicolas is calling.” Humming, I picked his call.
“Hey. How are you?” I asked.
“Great, you?”
“Fine.”
“Yeah I wanted to tell you, Rufus is going to propose to his girlfriend, get ready he will call you after facing the rejection.” he chuckled.
“Poor him.” I giggle.
“I guess I better prepare my ears then for his long story of sorrow.”
“You better do it. Anyways, I just wanted to tell you about it, I am going to help him out. Bye. Love you, take care.” I cut the call.
“Another rejection from Rufus?” Kathrine asked. “Yeah..” I chuckled.
“Seriously, I think in the end will be forced into an arranged marriage because the lines of love are not in his hands.” She joked.
I laughed, “Really.”
“Ah Kathrine, can you wash Peter’s face?” I asked. “Sure.” She smiled and picked him up.
“There we go!” She shouted and took him with her.
Sighing I smiled sadly, I wish you’d be here Tyler. I thought and got up.
The day went monotonous, the next day. I got ready for work, instructed the nanny about everything as me and Kathrine left for work.
In the afternoon, I went home and saw George after all this time with Katherine.
“Hey.. What are you doing here?” I asked, not replying they just pointed at Peter’s room.
Raising a brow, I entered the room only to see Tyler there with his sapphire gaze glimmering in awe, sitting on the bed watching Peter with a tear on his cheek.
My whole being stopped, blinking and considering what I have been seeing might not be a deception but it wasn’t and he was there.
My lips parted but no voice came out, the explicitly bliss sensations washed over me, invoking uncontrollable tears from my eyes.
I stumbled back, gasping not believing my eyes and the years of endless agony.
“Tyler…” I called him in a barely audible tone.
He smiled, noticed my presence and stood up to me.
“Hey… Sorry, It took me a while but here I am.” He said, coming closer.
I covered my mouth with my hands, releasing silent tears, my heart aching still not believing my eyes.
Blurred vision shimmering with the ravage I have been through without him. The conceal voice of extreme devastation.
“Candice…”Oh, hoy my ears died to hear my name on his lips. Regaining my senses I looked at Tyler in wrath and slapped him.
His smile faded, standing stunned. I hugged him and punched his chest, “How dare you do this to me!?...”
“Where were you all this time!?... I.. I was nothing without you! How can you leave me!? Don’t you know how much I love you!? Do you know how worried I was?!” I yelled with tears streaming down my face.
“You promised to stay with me, how can you leave me! I will never forgive you for this! I was so alone… You wouldn’t understand how much I missed you!!”
I sobbed loudly, putting my hand on his chest, soaking his shirt with my tears while still hitting his chest, letting out my destruction in the form of tears.
“I.. I.. thought I lost you.. I missed you so much! How can you leave me like this!? You are the worst!”
To my cries of misery, he wrapped his arms around me, giving me the warmth I lost hopes of receiving, my home of tranquility.
“Please don’t leave me again Tyler..I love you so much.” I whispered desperately. Cupping my cheeks Tyler whispered back.
“I am so sorry, Love. I know you have gone through a lot but it was necessary.”
“Necessary for what!?”
“For me to leave the Mafia world. Now the name of Dark Lord is not anymore. We can start a new life in London. I have prepared everything and now I am here to take you with me.” He told me softly.
His explanation cannot define the ache I gained, none of them bothered to tell me. I was dying without him but no one took pity upon me.
“You should have told me about it. Do you have any idea how much I suffered without you?” I asked sadly., lowering my teary gaze.
The disbelief of finding him here was unfathomable. He could have told him but it was very painful for me to overcome this.
“I know… I can understand. Please forgive me. And nothing could come in our way. Come with me Candice, we will start our life anew.” He said, lovingly while wiping my tears with his thumb and kissing my forehead.
“Promise we will be together, you are my life Tyler. If it wasn’t for Peter, I would do something to myself. You have no idea how I bore all this. It was excruciating without you.” I whispered.
Tears flickering on my face, reflecting the ache I faced.
“Shh.. don’t say this. We will be together now.” He smiled. I returned the smile and hugged him tightly.
“I missed you so much.” He said, kissing my head.
“Me too.” I whispered.
“By the way, do you think Peter is like me?” He asked.
“Of course not, he is like me. But yeah, one day I will beat him up.” I said, pulling away with a frown.
“Why?” He asked, raising a brow.
“Because he has anger issues like you.” I mumbled.
“He throws things, yells, destroys stuff when angry.” I sighed, making him laugh. I stared at him for a few seconds and chuckled too.
Locking gaze, he closed the distance between us and before my mind could register, he placed his lips upon mine.
Taking me into the kiss of endless love, encasing me in his arms, my breaths burning his name.
Singing his songs of love I melt entirely in it, becoming his with no intention of leaving the domain of my love-
My sanctuary, sealing my tale of love…
This life is gone, if in love; then what’s the sorrow?
The End.