Chapter 89: I love you so much
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I was sick of everyone thinking that they knew what was best for me. They didn't know Drake at all and then Melissa came in and ruined it. I won't let them push him away from me.
"You have no idea what you even talking about!", I snorted. "Drake is the best thing to ever happen to me and for the first time in my life, I'm happy! There isn't anything you can say or do to change how I feel about him. I'm in love with the man and if you can't accept that, then we will both leave together",
Melissa's mouth fell open, mom's eyes misted over and dad's jaw tightened.
"I have been through hell and back with men and once I have found a man who truly gets me and truly treats me like a queen. I won't let this homewrecker take that away from me!", I pointed at Melissa.
"I was forced to choose between you guys before but now you're the ones making me choose......I will choose Drake every day of the week",
I grabbed Drake's hand and pulled him towards the front door. I was so angry and upset that I just needed to get out of here.
"We will be staying at the Marriott if you need us!", I called over my shoulder as we left the house and stormed towards the SUV.
DRAKE'S POV.
"I'm so sorry", Lynn apologized as we got into the SUV to leave but I didn't want her to feel sorry. None of this was her fault.
I grabbed her hands and turned to her, then brought her hands up to my lips. They were shaking and i knew that the only way to calm her down was to get her away from here.
"Listen Lynn, the isn't anything you need to be sorry for. This isn't your fault and it isn't mine", I leaned back and let out a breath. "Actually, it's more my fault than anyone else's. I never should have agreed to film with a rookie and i definitely should have taken care of things when she started coming after me. Kristoph said he took care of everything but i still have no idea what he did or didn't do",
"Fuck, I have made a mess and I'm the one who should be sorry", I went on.
"You didn't know my sister would be a total fucking psycho", She shook her head.
She might be right about that, but this still wasn't her fault one bit.
"Let's go get a room and figure out, okay?", I put the SUV in reverse and backed out of the driveway. I had no idea where we were going and reached over to grab her hand again. "Where are we going, babe?",
She pointed towards the freeway. "Downtown. There's a Marriott right to the water. We can stay there and figure it out.."It sounded like she was trying to convince herself that it would be, but not entirely believing that it could be done.
We drove in silence for some time and I couldn't stop thinking about how my heart sank the moment Melissa walked into the room with a kid on her hip. Lynn said she wouldn't be there and hadn't been for months, maybe even years. I wasn't ready for what happened back there and any head way I had made with her parents was shot to shit now.
I think what affected me the most though was seeing Lynn's face when she looked between me and the kid. It was as if she believed, even for a moment that I was actually the father. I knew in my soul that I wasn't because I never came and Melissa's contract stated that she was on birth control,
The thought of fathering that child with Melissa made my stomach tighten. I just got Lynn to accept who I was while giving me a second chance. There was no way she would do that again if she knew I father her sister's kid. I may not be able to stand Melissa, but I would do right by that child and Lynn knew it.
It's probably what scared her, knowing I would never truly be hers. But I didn't have anything to worry about because the kid wasn't mine. I would lay every last penny I owned to my name on that fact.
"It's right up the on the left", Lynn pointed out.
I saw the waterfront hotel and pulled up to the curb. I turned to Lynn and saw that she was still in shock. She wasn't moving and her eyes stared straight ahead.
"Hey", I whispered.
She turned to me then a small smile tried to tug at her lips, but then her hands began to tremble.
"Shit babe", I reached forward and cupped her face. "I'm so sorry", Tears began to burn my own eyes, knowing I had fucked up yet another thing in my life. "You will never know how fucking sorry I am. I'm making a bigger mess in your life......", A part of me wanted to tell her that I would leave and never look back but I couldn't physically say it.
She reached up and grabbed my wrists as she shook her head. "Dont you even think it, Drake", Her bottom lip trembled. "Dont you even think about leaving. You haven't fucked anything up. What happened in your past is just that,: your past. We will fígure this out together and we will move forward.....,. together",
I let out a breath of relief and swallowed back the knot in the throat. "Fuck Lynn, you have no idea how much I love you", I kissed her hard and felt the excitement of loving this woman blossom in my chest. I have never and will never love another woman as much as I love her.
I broke the kiss and pressed my forehead against hers. We stayed like this for several long seconds before we separated.
