Yours Sincerely

CHAPTER 10: A HUG...

SAPPHIRE’S POV:

Adam and I looked at Max dumbfounded. What he told us was something you can make movies on. It sounded like a suspense and Thriller movie script.

I couldn’t believe that my dad was a part of this whole fiasco too. He helped aunt Amelia to settle down in London and also paid Max’s school fees for three years. 

I looked at Adam who was sitting right beside me with his jaw set and fists clenched. His bright blue eyes were swimming with mixed emotions of sadness, happiness and anger. We sat quietly and Max drank a whole bottle of water after he quickly removed the single tear that left his eyes.

“I want to meet Mumma." Eyes moved at Adam's stone-cold voice as he huffed and puffed in anger.

"You can't, she is in Canada since she found that dad and you are here to visit Sapphire. She thought she couldn't stay away if she knows that you both are just a few minutes away from her." Max explained and Adam chuckled humorlessly, shaking his head.

"Too late to.." before Adam can say something stupid and hurt his brother I stood up and said loudly.

"I need to polish my nails." I grabbed Adam's hand and pulled him up to leave the office. It was already dark and I knew if they convert even a single sentence now, they are going to talk next with punch and kicks. 

And the last thing I wanted was to have two hulks fighting with each other in my office. Where one is my boyfriend and the other is my best friend. I pulled Adam out of the office and slammed the door once I told him to wait. My office is soundproof so what we talk about stays between us. I heard Max sign behind me and turned to him.

"You call Aunt Amy to come back and meet Adam. I'm sure she will be more than happy to meet her son." I said with a straight face.

"Sapphire, you have to explain to him to keep his anger at Bay and not to burst like a kid with his tantrums." He rubbed his face.

"He is not throwing tantrums, Max. He has a right to react like a normal person. He is processing and I'm sure he'll have the heart to forgive you and Aunt Amy after he gets back to his calm self." I left the office without another word. I saw Adam sitting on the couch near the receptionist's table. When he saw me he stood up and we walked together to the elevator.

None of us spoke in the elevator and car. We were busy in our thoughts but I took Adam's car and drove to my home as I knew he is in no state to drive. He didn't even protest when I took the keys from him and just sat on the passenger side when I unlocked the door.

I can't blame him though, I was angry at Max too. We have been friends since I was 10. He never mentioned anything about his family and we thought it was just a taboo kind of subject to him but now I can't get myself in clearance if I was truly his best friend or he just wanted my dad to be happy?

I know it is wrong to think about him this way. But he left me no other option. I didn't fu**ing knew that his name was Abel and not Max. I feel like the dumbest person who couldn't even relate to the major resemblance between him and Adam when I saw them both on the same day.

I signed when I saw Adam rubbing off hi tears from the corner of my eye. I know how he must be feeling but Adam has never been a man with ego, attitude and anger.  He did radiate Authority but it was only to make the person who only knew him professionally crawl in fear.

As soon as I parked the car in front of the entrance he got out and took his extra pair of keys to open the door. I silently followed him and we entered the kitchen. I took the glass of water and handed it to Adam which he gulped while looking straight at the cabinets of the kitchen wall.

"I want to be alone." His voice never sounded so fake till this movement. It made a shiver run down my spine and as soon as he turned I stopped him. Running in front of him, I held the Adam I knew in my arms. Somehow, I knew that if I left him alone at this moment I wasn't going to get my old Adam back for a long time.

"The wall you are trying to build is too cold for me Adam. Stop." I whispered and my voice came muffled as my cheek was pressed over his ringing heart.

"Good is not what people want, Sapphire. You heard it yourself. I was too good to be with my mom so she chose the cunning one." A tear escaped my eyes as I silently listened to my man's rough voice. Feeling his hand trying to peel off my hands make me realize how much I'm addicted to this man. The mere thought of him leaving me made me sob over his heartbeats.

"I need you, Adam. Please. Anger never makes anything better. You need to calm down." I said between my sobs and finally as if being pulled out of a trace, his hands held me in an iron grip.

"I'm so sorry, Sapphire." He repeatedly said those words while I felt two drops of wetness over my shoulder. His hand pressed my head against him so warmly that I felt my insecurities fade away from his affection.

We jumped out of each other's arms when we heard a loud clearing of thought. I turned the other side and rubbed my face off from the tears as Adam slide his hands into his pocket.

"Sapphire, Adam, what would you like to have for dinner tonight." I could hear Mrs Paul smile. I couched feeling my cheeks turning red in embarrassment and from the corner of my eyes I saw the same was Adam's situation which made me feel ten times more embarrassed.

"Something simple will be fine, Mrs Paul. We'll have dinner a bit late. You can just put the food in the microwave before leaving." I smiled and took a jug of water before leaving the kitchen and heard a tingling of glasses before the footsteps. Knowing that he was following after me I went straight to my bedroom.

We are going to have some real chitchat...