The house is cold. Not because of the lack of warmth but also the lack of life. Sited at the kitchen counter was Damien, his dirty blonde hair falling over his face as his head was bent forward. Unmoving in that position. He had nothing else to live for, no fight left in him Everything he loved, cherished, and cared for was gone. His first love, Lauren was now married to his ex-best friend Nathan, his fiancée, Jane was now dead because of him.He sits upright, only to pick up his glass filled with alcohol as he lets it slide down his throat. He needed to not feel, that was all he wanted now. He slammed the glass on the table just as his phone rang. It was Luke, his private investigator, who connected the call on the last ring.“Tell me you found something,” said Damien, with his voice rough and around the edge.
There was light, plenty of it, shining through the dark that had blanketed Damien for the past couple of months. The moment their skin touched he sighed in relief, it was like he could breathe again. He finally put his arms around her, he was finally home but only for a short moment.“What are you doing here?” she asked after detaching herself from him. He craved her warmth the moment he put space between them, watching as she put her guards back up.“This is my home Lauren, why won’t I be here?” he asked, slowly becoming angry when the memory of her asking him to leave start seeping back into his head.“You left,” She said, in an accusing tone, looking at him with so much disdain. Damien didn’t understand why she was angry when it was her that had pushed him away.“You as
On days like this Lauren hated the mornings because she would have to face the fears the day would bring. She turned to face little Harry whose face was pressed into her neck. She watched his tiny form breathe and take in life.She remembered when she first found out she was pregnant. She had to be angry that the baby growing inside her would remind her of what she had lost, what could have been. But with time she started to love her little bundle of Joy. He was the one that made life bearable for her, he made her life worth living.Lauren wondered why Nathan never mentioned the baby looking like Damien. The two had been best friends since childhood so he was bound to know where the green eyes and jet-black hair came from.She felt Nathan stir on his own side of the bed before she felt his hand embrace her and Harry. Lauren was sure they looked like the perfect
Lauren walked into the kitchen, oblivious to the fact that Damien had been snooping around. “Tea?” she asked him, he nodded in response and she put the kettle on the fire. “How are we going to do the test? We go together to a hospital, or we get a private doctor” She asked. Damien walked to her, he put his hands on either side of her, holding the counter firmly. “The hospital is a better option, a private doctor might give false results.” He traced her jaw, fighting the urge to peer down and into her gown. “The hospital it is then,” She said. He didn’t leave her or move away. Instead, he looked at her intensely, turning her head slightly to the left to get better access to her neck. “What are you doing?” she asked, her voice incredibly lower as her heart beat faster. She looked into his green eyes, noticing how it had turned into a darker shade of green. He didn’t answer her question, he kept tracing her jaw, eventually letting his finger slide all the way t
Stones crunched under Damien’s tires as he pulled into the driveway where Lauren was waiting for him with Harry in her arms. He came out of the car and opened the door for her. “You did not have to do that,” She said as she got in, carrying the little boy close to her chest. Damien said nothing and got onto his own side of the car. Lauren watched him from the corner of her eyes as he pulled out of the house, his jaw unmoving. She looked out of the window, if he wasn’t going to speak to her then she wasn’t going to say anything either. “I called the hospitals ahead of time and there's only one with an opening to directly meet the doctor” he explained as he pulled into the hospital. Lauren immediately felt a chill when he stopped at the car park. This was the exact hospital she had woken up to, only to learn that she was married to Nathan. There was just something about it that was unsettling and the fact that Damien might have called ahead of time to make plans wi
The table is quiet, everyone is afraid to voice their thoughts and what happened the previous day. Damien cleared his throat and turned towards his parents. “I'll be going back today,” he said. They both turn to him in shock “Why? I thought you came back for this?” His father asks him “You can't just give up your child and walk away” his father scolds him. Damien looked at him with a straight face “That’s exactly what I plan to do. Lauren wants me out of the picture and if that's what will make her happy then fine” “He’s not her child, he’s your son too. Take some responsibility” His father yells. His mother puts a hand on his arm to call her husband down. “There’s no need to argue over this Gab,” she said to him “I’m sure he has a reason for coming to this conclusion” she squeezes his hand and he reciprocates. “I understand exactly how he's feeling but, Nathan is going to win if you let this go…” his father continued, despite Paula’s warning glance. “It’s
Five minutes to go. Damien was furious but he didn’t let his anger consume him. he waited as they inspected his jet before deeming it safe for flying. He was going to his summer house in Hawaii, where he could unwind before thinking of the next thing to do. He checked his watch, he was already late. He wondered if Lauren was waiting for him, or if she already figured out he left. His best guess was that she would be happy with her now perfect little family, he was no longer there to pose a threat to them. He bet Nathan would even throw a party that he removed him from the picture for good. “We're all set,” One of the attendants told him. Damien brushed off his suit before walking towards the jet, knowing that he would never set foot here again. This was perhaps the last time he would see his parents unless they finally decided to leave their home and travel elsewhere. He didn’t know why they were so adamant about traveling and leaving their home. Well, if he was married to
Everyone is quiet for a while, trying to digest the reality of what had just been saying. That was the only explanation and they both didn’t know what that meant for the safety of their child. “He would never…” Lauren trailed off knowing that she was just lying to herself. This was exactly what Nathan could do. If he did it before to break them up then he would do definitely do it again to keep them apart. Lauren broke into tears and Damien gathered her in his arms “Don’t worry, I’m going to find our child and bring him back safely” he whispered, gently stroking her hair as she cried. “I need to go back, beg him… “ She said through the tears “You can't do that” Damien said immediately “It’s too dangerous and lord knows he would never admit to it. That’s the kind of person that he is”. “What should I do then, I need to go back. I can't stay here and pretend that everything’s fine” Damien thought for a while, weighing the options that he had. “You can't go back e