[With
likebraveheart and later also with
kissmyhaggis &
rockmeall_night]After a string of lengthy and hectic photoshoots the past couple of days, Braden was tired and in a bit of a cranky mood. He had just gotten back to Iain's place, kicked his shoes off to put his feet up on the coffee table, and almost dozed off when Angus came out of the kitchen putting his coat on and declared that
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He crouched down in front of her, resting his hand on her arm. "Are you okay? Are you hurt? Are you... you... w-what are you doing here?" he asked, sucking in a sharp breath when he realised his heart was beating rapidly from the unexpected shock. "Stop, stop... just... shh... Kenzie," he pleaded gently, his stomach feeling cold at hearing her horrible words.
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Her voice had risen, and she was glaring at him through the tears that just wouldn't stop. She tried to wipe them away and realised her wrist was sore where she fell on it, and her butt hurt. A lot. She had been missing him painfully, but now he was here, she just wanted to smack him she was so frustrated and shocked to see him. "You didnae even tell me you were coming here!" she snapped.
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She was cradling her wrist against her chest, making a note to ice it when she got the chance. "Aye, I remember," she finally murmured. "I'm pregnant, not mental. Pregnant and stupid. I made mistakes, Braden. I pushed you away because I didnae want to hurt you."
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He nursed her wrist in his hand, feeling it gently with his thumb to see if he could detect any breaks. "Well, you did. You made me feel like a complete tosser. How did you expect me to feel? To react?"
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"I didnae know, okay? I just didnae. Did you think I would be thinking straight after getting news like that? I'd hardly slept, hadnae eaten, and I was trying to function and process that news. I fucked up. I know I fucked up. My whole life is a fuck up right now. I'm knocked up by what could be any number of blokes, I'm thirty, I'm divorced, my work partner cannae stand the sight of me, let alone to be in my presence, any assets I had went down the shitter with my divorce, the guy I was... was f-falling for hates me. I hate myself. So, I'm sorry, Braden. I'm so sorry I didnae have the capacity to think that trying to nay hurt you was going to make you feel any worse and that my first thought was me getting pregnant on a random whim would be heartbreaking for ( ... )
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He paused, wetting his lips and pressing them together briefly as he sighed, trying to get the confusing thoughts out. "I wanted to ease it, maybe. To help. Cannae admit to knowing what the hell I was doing, or what I should do, but I tried. I was willing to try. But you didnae want anything and I... felt used," he ended, a frown of pain appearing on his face as he gave a shake of his head. "You need ice on that."
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Tears were still dripping down her cheeks by the time she reached the fridge and even though she opened the door, she just stood there, her head dropping down towards her chest as she started to cry again. Hearing him say the words, admit to what she had suspected all along... it hurt. Even though she couldn't see, somewhere inside her she just knew he had followed. "I wanted you to come back that day," she sobbed quietly, the words barely audible. "I wanted you to come back and tell me it was all going to be okay."
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But instead, he stepped over to her, his arm around around her waist to turn her around so he could at least see her face, see her eyes. He tried to read all that stared back at him, but it was impossible. They didn't know each other well enough for that, hadn't given each other enough of a chance to. He didn't know what he was doing, but he found himself leaning in to brush his lips against the corner of hers, seeking permission to kiss her.
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