started packing her overnight bag, while all this was happening Bryce was
banging on the main bedroom door that she had locked. When he had finally
managed to pry the door open without breaking it down, he went in thinking he'll find Iris sitting on the bed crying but she wasn't there, he then headed straight for the bathroom he still couldn't find her. Then it dawned on him that she must be in the closet. Bryce tried to open the doors but they were
locked too.
"Iris please open
these doors "He said so in a stern voice for a man of his stature he sure knewhow to get his point across. Without trying too much, Iris heard his vibrato
voice vibrate through the closet doors and it stopped her in her tracks.
"I have nothing to say to you. I really have
every right to end our engagement" She had already packed her bag and she was headed
to the bathroom for her essentials, but not before she ran straight out of the
closet into Bryce's chest and somewhat secure arms.
Bryce cradled her
head with his hand and held her close with the other one, he said nothing; all
Iris could hear were sniffles she dropped the blue and white striped duffle bag
on the floor and hugged Bryce back.
"I am so sorry "
His voice had gone
all raspy when he held her then he realized that something didn't feel right,
he was holding the same woman but she was skinnier. When or how it happened was
the next thought that crossed his mind. Bryce sat Iris down and held her close just
to calm her down, he was an expert at getting Iris to see things differently or
calming her down when she was about to go over the edge he knew how to touch
her which made it harder for her to fight.
"Oh my word; you have
lost so much weight, honey what really happened on the night of the attack?" He
looked in her dark brown eyes and saw anger, fear and hurt.
When Bryce had
loosened his grip and her arms slid of his back she headed for the bathroom in
panic mode and started packing.
"I can't do this... it
was a hit Sasha put on me I ignored her, I ended up with stab wounds, Jonathan
probably figured
out what she did so he came to my rescue and well he stayed with me
through it all, I know I should have told you what was going on . I didn't want
to. It seemed like the best decision given the situation"
Bryce hit back with a
clever remark.
"You do sports not
investigative journalism, Sasha's brother is a sportsman that's the only person
I know.... "
Iris stood at the
door of the bathroom with her vanity case in hand.
"Well genius; what is
the one thing sportsmen fear besides losing and not performing at an optimal
level?"
Bryce sat on the edge
California king size bed." Being charged with unruly behavior?" He shrugged his
shoulders up and down.
"No the one thing
that can cause the downfall of an epic sports career" she walked to her bag and
put the case beside it only to lock eyes with Bryce.
"I could have lost
you and all because you were trying to tell the world, the truth about Mark
Smith, he did it at school but I couldn't have predicted he and Sasha would try
and shut you up. I've known but he was my friend and I was sworn to secrecy"
At that point Iris
sounded nasal and bit angry at Bryce he could hear it in her voice.
"You knew and you
didn't tell me. He was your friend, hell he was everyone's friend, Sasha knew somehow ,I found out when
I went to give Jonathan his coffee beans and I saw blood ..." she held her
mouth to cover a scream
"never mind what I saw all I remember from
that night when I got attacked was a blade stuck on the side of my chest ,I had
a couple of bruises on my arm and someone knocked me out cold, not before I saw
Jonathan running my way . You knew all along"
Bryce walked to her
..."show me your scars "
"Besides the one that
you inflicted on me which is invisible at the moment? Or do you need validation
for what I just told you since; you're having trouble believing me or anything
I say" Bryce walked towards her direction and stood behind her.
"Iris I want to see
what they did?" he said softly
Iris reluctantly
lifted up her pony tail revealing a white bandage.
" I have shown you too much"When she turned
around they were facing each other again only this time there was no tension.
She stood on her toes in her black knee high boots and gave Bryce a kiss
goodbye; she was wearing blue skinny jeans, a blue and white stripped long sleeved thermal top paired up with a
black leather jacket and a navy blue chunky scarf. She twisted off her
engagement ring and put it into Bryce's palm and pushed back his fingers.
" I have to go Logan "she
picked up her vanity case and swung her duffle bag on her shoulder.
"Don't do this not
now not when we have so much to say to each other "Bryce said with a worried
tone and a face that was full of tears that almost tore Iris apart.
"Bye Logan, I will come get the rest of my
stuff later. Oh and the sooner you can accept that your buddy Martin is guilty ,maybe just maybe we can find a way to fix this mess. I cannot believe you kept
such a secret away from me besides Gina... I am afraid I don't know the man I'm looking at. "
She walked out the
door and ran downstairs out to her car in the drive way. She opened the bootthrew her bags in, closed the boot, went inside the car and put the key inside
the ignition and sat back looking at the
house she once called a home .She took a
deep breath started the car and drove away crying . The last time Bryce had
cheated on her she had mastered the art of both crying and driving at the same
time this time however was different in so many ways. The last time Bryce did
what he did, he begged her to take her back, he proved to her that he was a
changed man and he even went as far as getting professional help; which is hard
for a man like him because he always loved control, and could sort most things
out himself. None of what he did before to prove his loyalty could ever make
Iris take him back this time.© #KCMmuoe
Morning came and Iriswoke up to a familiar view, and it was not that of Bryce sleeping beside herpeacefully in snooze land looking adorable.When she decided to move in with Bryce a year ago she didn't sell her penthouse , she wanted a place where she could go and recharge or take time off whenshe couldn't handle being around people.She took her phone out of her bag and put it in the charger and enjoyed her cup of coffee all she wanted to do was forget about last night. Her phone was off and that's all she needed to do. She also wanted to enjoy her eagle eye view of the city and some me time; watching chick flicks eating unhealthy food for that day only, cause she wasn't going to gain weight over her failed engagement.-When Bryce woke up middayeverything felt strange; See normally he would b
Back in BedfordBrycehad driven up hill to go see if Mark was home ,so he would have a serious wordwith him, and maybe give Sasha a piece of his mind . He drove up carefully asthe road was notorious for having traffic congestion now and then and the oddcar accidents. He however knew how to navigate the territory when he reachedthe gate he rang the bell and Jonathan opened the gate to the complex, and Brycepulled up in the drive way .He stepped out of the car and knocked on the door;he had been feeling terrible all day and had an uneasy feeling call it a gutfeeling if you will but he had to find Iris.Jonathan opened thedoor he looked devilishly gorgeous, besides having skin as soft as a babiesbottom, he had had brown eyes , short hair and unlike B
Withinfive minutes the paramedics and cops walked through the door, the policestation and hospital were just ten minutes away so it didn't take that long forthem to reply. Bryce was kneeling beside Iris trying to get her to wake up butshe wasn't moving, the paramedics took her away and he followed them to thehospital .The person who had attackedIris was cuffed and thrown into jail .Bryce had made it to the hospital and was sent to the waiting room , he hadfound a chair at the corner of the room that had a window overlooking a garden,he then sat down and took stock of whathe had just seen;how afraid ,alone, and worried he was feeling .Bryce seldom cried;the last time he cried was when he lost his father in an accident he bla
Jonathan was in the Safe Zone and was cleared to go home as soon as he woke up from much needed rest. There was still no word on Iris . When Jonathan finally came around , the first word that came out of his dry mouth was unexpected, although Maria didn't think it was... She knew all along ."Iris ... Got to save Iris from Martin."Maria thanked God that her brother has made it through and the minuet his eyes flew open and he saw his sister ,everything that had happened the night before came back to him."Need I remind you big brother , you are married to Sasha and Iris is with Bryce ."Maria spoke to him calmly and stroked his hand ." How are you feeling""Better now that you are home ."He mastered the strength he had given the medication he was given that made him all heavy headed and drowsy, he gave his sist
When Bryce came around... He was confused . Confused that he was seeing florescent lights , confused that he was in a bed with socks on but it wasn't his bed . He got up looked for his boots. Laced up his boots and put on his jacket and walked out his room ,down the hall to the lift and took the elevator down to where he was last. The waiting room .Maria and Luke were waiting for any news on Iris . Maria must have passed out on Luke's shoulder . Bryce must have not been so quiet cause as soon as he stepped into the room her eyes flew open . She gently lifted her head off Luke's shoulder . Luke was out cold from working a double ,if not third shift. She took the hospital blanket and covered Luke up . She proceeded to walk to the other end of the waiting room as calm as ever and talked to Bryce ."Taylor I heard what happened between you and Iris . How could you? How could you mess up the one good thing you have. Are you that st
"Jonathan could you please leave I need to talk to my fiance whether I deserve her or not I don't care please leave. "Bryce had already given Jonathan his infamous dagger look which he knew all too well , the last time he got the look was when he almost kissed Iris at a year end function Iris was knocked out cold from the festivities, mainly cause she organized and saw the event through from start to finish . Jonathan was a bit tipsy and thought he was going back to his room that Sasha and him were booked in , right next door Bryce and Iris . Bryce made it just in time, what happened next made Jonathan respect Bryce even more as Iris's significant other.---Bryce sat down on the chair beside the hospital bed . Iris wasn't hooked on many machines ,for a moment he thought she saw her flinch when he touched her arm. When he leaned over to give her a kiss that was so sweet and tender... Her eyes fluttered open Bryce had sat back down on t
"The accident you lost your father to? What you told me was that you had a heated argument with your father a scuffle broke out he lost control of the boat and you hit the rocks. "" Yes ;I promised myself never to go anywhere no water after it happened and not touch alcohol... You helped me get over my fear of water and helped me realize that to feel doesn't mean your weak ."" Oh my word ... The scar just above your shoulder blade wasn't caused by a paint ball shooting accident was it ? ""No ... I was drunk the night my father came to my boat I had been drinking for an hour or so . I was kind of rebellious ,I knew I wasn't supposed to have alcohol and parties on the boat but I did. The boat was some kind of escape from feeling any feeling except for being numb. ""Bryce what happened the night of the boat accident. "" My father tried to stop me from throwing myself over
It was a stormy Saturday morning. The rain was pouring down in buckets; accompanied by the occasional rumbling sound of thunder.Iris was sound asleep in Bryces' arms. It had been the longest two weeks for both of them. Iris didn't return home to her pent house. She went back to the main house, for fear of suffering post dramatic stress or reliving the night she got shot. Bryce being the guy he was wouldn't let Iris stay alone or leave her alone . He wasn't one to hover , but he had come close to losing the woman he loved ;and knowing what he knew now he wasn't going to let her go even if it meant taking a break from his somewhat busy life to be there for Iris ...Iris lifted her head off Bryce's chest , he had hit lights out hard. Iris could tell by his heavy deep breathing that he was rem state of sleep, even being tempted to wave her hands in front of his face was useless. She looked at the time and it was 8:30am . It was still dark