Not Your Typical Billionaire

The Big Kiss

He listened as I told him everything about my past and how El and I moved here to escape them and the lifestyle they wanted to force on us. He never once interrupted me or answered any questions; he just listened to everything I had to say. I told him about Luke showing up at my house unannounced, I told him everything that Jacob and I talked about. This is the first time in my life that I told someone about my past. I never once went to therapy or even talked about it with El. I knew by telling him all of this that I may lose him because honestly it’s a lot of emotional support that no one should have to deal with.

 I know it is and I can accept that I will lose him because I don’t know who else I can talk to about this. I can don’t want to tell El about any of this because this will crush her I don’t know what all she knows. I’m more afraid of knowing what she already knows just because she was a child and didn’t understand any of it. When I finally finished he looked up at me with so many different emotions on his face. He doesn’t know how to handle anything I just told him, I can’t blame him. What would you do if someone who cared about told you that they were r***d and abused as a child by not only strangers but their own brother and father? I never told anyone this part of my life because I so badly wanted to run from it, but as long as I’m alive they’ll look for me.

Ezra nods his head running his fingers through his hair; he looked down at his lap. Please say something…anything; just don’t leave me alone with my thoughts. He looked up at me and smiled softly before grabbing my hand, is he mad at me? Or maybe he thinks that now he has something over my head. He pulled me into a hug still refusing to say anything as he rubbed head softly. Or maybe he’s just struggling to find the words to comfort me. He couldn’t say anything, he just wanted to be here for me and help me feel better.

“I still love you, no matter what has happened in your past. I still want to protect you and love you, help you take care of your sister.” He said

“You don’t understand, do you? You have your out…you don’t have interact with me anymore.” I said pulling away from him. He grabbed my chin softly with his hand forcing me to look at him, I now all of that anger and hatred in his eyes is gone. It been replaced with sorrow and rejection.

“Why do you continue to reject me? I literally just told you I love you and I want to take care of you and Elena. Why are you still trying to run me?” He asked

“Because I’m too damaged for love.” I said pulling my face away from him; I turned my head towards the window. “I have only been in 3 relationships my whole life and when the nightmares start or when I let a little bit slip out. They…look at me different and they look at me as a problem. Then they leave and I’m left alone with no one looking out for me, I just want to skip all of the drama this time.” I said

“I don’t care if you were the devil himself, I… love…you. I want you to be happy weather it’s with me or not. I haven’t been able to focus my mind on anything but you since I’ve found you again.” He said again? I looked at slightly confused, he smiled leaning forward to place his forehead on mine. “Princess, we played at the park together.” he said as Wendy walked into the room with a photo album in her hands. She gave it to Ezra before leaving the room again, what does he mean we play together in the park?

He opened the album up to a picture; he flipped it around to show me the picture. It was me and a boy in the sandbox. I remember this day, it’s when I made a friend who didn’t care that I different from him. I never went to school so I would go to the park during the day to get away from my family, this was before El came. I always thought he was human, he never really shows me any other reason why. His mother was always in the park with him, watching him. She was always so sweet to me I think she thought I was homeless, I never looked my best.

I always had bruises on me and was hungry; yeah I’m pretty sure she thought I was homeless. I looked up at him as he tried to move his hair into the bowl cut he had as a kid, I remember that he wasn’t in school because he accidentally cut his hair into a bowl cut and he hair it. So he asked if he could not go to school until it grew back. He leaned over flipping the page showing the picture of when he gave a flower that because I crying from my father hitting me. He kissed me on the cheek before giving me the flower to help heal my bruises. He was my first boyfriend…Ezra is the boy from the sandbox that wanted to save me from my life.

I looked through all of the pictures seeing the one when I showed him my magic. When I showed him that my eyes would glow a soft purple whenever I use my magic he loved it. They’re still purple but not as soft more like a plum purple, but anyways he loved it I made a sand castle without even stepping into the sand box. His mom thought it was a lovely trick, she wanted a picture of the sand castle but I said no one can know I did that. Again I thought they were human and I knew the consequences if the word got out about a witch. I smiled remembering that day I accidentally burned his eyebrows off his face. Now that I think about it wasn’t an accident, I didn’t want him to leave me.

I flipped through more until I came across the one when he gave me a ring. It wasn’t a real ring more like a ring pop, it was a promise ring to never hurt me. I remember him telling me he would make me happy one day and that he would protect me from the world. If I remember correctly that was when El was born so I gave it to her so she would stop crying. I never went to school so I didn’t know sugar was bad for her. Our parents didn’t care so I took care of her, it always gave me purpose. I looked up as he just stared at me, not the pictures but me. He is giving me that look he gave me when we first met, the look of happiness and love.

“Remember when my mom asked if you ever went to school?” he asked oh yeah I remember that day.

“Yeah I remember, she started bringing books with you guys and when it was your nap time she would teach me some stuff. She even gave me homework and books to take home to study. I loved your mom she was the greatest for me.” I said it was the best part of when he would take naps; I would normally sit and wait until he woke up or she would feed me. My favorite a hand and cheese sandwich, she would bring oranges every other day. When El got older enough to start coming when me, they stopped coming. I went everyday hoping they would show up but they never did.

I can’t believe that the boy I promised to marry one day is my stalker. He remembers me like it was yesterday while I couldn’t remember his name for the first 2 months we ran into each other again. He smiled before taking the album from me; he sat in on the table before turning back to me. He grabbed my hand bring it up to his cheek; I leaned over placing my head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around me rubbing my back; he started humming a song as he pulled the blanket over my body. Wait what about his girlfriend?  I pushed myself up from his chest looking at him.

“What about your girlfriend? Won’t she be upset by all of this?” I asked

“I haven’t hand a girlfriend in years. I’ve been too busy with running a business and being a doctor to have a girlfriend. Besides when I saw in at twins birthday I knew I couldn’t let my work consume me anymore.” he said laughing, he cupped my cheeks before leaning in to capture my lips in his. This kiss is enough to melt all of my problems away, chase all of my fears and doubts back to where they came from. This man in front of me kissing me is the man who is meant to help me grow. He has come back into my life to help me move pass everything, I wrapped my arms around his neck. I smiled into the kiss before pulling away from him; I noticed he is in his doctor coat. Is this the big kiss El kept seeing after scrying again? I looked up at him before laying my head back on his chest; he continued to rub my back softly.

“My Valentine…” I said remembering his nickname.

“My Princess,” he said looked up at him shaking my head. “My Aundreya.” He said I smiled looking up at him.

“Princess died when she was kick out of the house at age 16.” I said he smiled before leaning down placing a kiss on my lips.

“When Elena is done with treatment we can move far away from here and start over.” He said I smiled looking at him in a confused playful way.

“We?” I asked as he chuckles slightly.

“Yes we me, you, Elena and Lysander.” He said his eyes were just staring up the ceiling as he pictured all of us just packing up to move somewhere safe. “Somewhere warm like how about the southern country, its more wolves and witches there but I can work from anywhere. Somewhere off a beach with where we have a great view of the water. Or somewhere with a forest for Lysander to run around in and maybe meet a lady friend of his own.” He said I sat up looking down at Lysander as he looked around the room.

“You know we can’t be together right. It will get you killed and I don’t want that to happen.” I said looking up at him slowly.

“I can care of myself, first and second I just got you back I’m not losing you again.” He said

“Luke will kill you, he showed up at my house this morning! If he finds out about you, about this he will kill you and make me watch!” I said pushing myself away from him. I stood up from his couch before wrapping the blanket around me. I’m still in my pajamas from when I was supposed to sleeping. I turned looking at the clock on the wall leading to the foyer, it now 12 pm, oh my goddess I was supposed to be at the hospital.

“I texted nurse Brickner to tell El you might not be able to make it.” He said standing up from the couch. I turned him a little mad, why would he do that? That was not up to him to do, I have to see El because I don’t know if I’ll see her again.

“You had no right"

“Dreya you were in a coffee shop in downtown dressed in your pajamas crying. What was I supposed to do? Let you go home when clearly you were in bed maybe an hour before showing up at the shop. No I need to get you somewhere comfortable where you would calm down. The hospital is the last place you should have been, especially with your fear of needles.” He said cutting me off. “I didn’t know who had hurt you and need to know what happened before I sent you anywhere. If it had been someone with the Wilsons or even if Elena said something to upset you. I needed to understand what was going on before making that decision.” He said grabbing my hands.

“I won’t get to see her for a week I have a party to plan and start preparing for.” I said he scoffed pulling me into his chest, “plus I have to tell the Wilsons because they could get hurt in all of this.” I said

“There you go thinking about other again, what about you? Your r****t showed up at your house to take you away from everything you love! And you’re worried about everyone but yourself. God, this is why I love you so much, you’re to good and innocent for this world.” He said he is right but I love taking care of those I care about. I always have and I always will, I think that’s why El is always pushing me to go and do something different.

“…I need my sister…please.” I said my voice cracked as I looked down at my feet.

“Look I’ll have her video call you once everything calms down and I’ll even have the hospital extend the visitor hours for you to stay as long as you want.” He said I nod my looking up at him, “But first I have get you clothes…mostly a bra.” He said I started laughing before wrapping the blanket completely around my body.

“Right well I need to go home anyways because I left my phone and everything at home.” I said he nods his head in agreement with me.

“Well I left my car at the office and my coffee at the shop.” He said

“Well I want to go and see my sister but I need to be home in 3 hours to start dinner.” I said he smiled shaking his head. He was refusing to look at me, oh my goddess what else did he do? Did I fall asleep at some point in the car?

“I told Daniel to tell Alice there was an emergency so you may be with me for the rest of the day. They said it was fine and that they need to make sure that you’re okay. I think they think it’s about Elena, so you’re safe from being fired.” He said did he mean that in a way to be funny or was he serious? I am never in fear of being fired; this is my first time ever calling off from work that wasn’t a work related reason.  

“You can bite me.” I said rolling my eyes at him, “I’m a great employee my life is just a bit of a mess right now. They would understand if they knew what was going on.” I said he held up his hands in defeat before backing away from me.

“Hey wait here I might something for you to wear until we get to your house.” he said walking out of the room, I sat on the couch rubbing Lysander’s head. He looked up at me panting before licking my hand.

“Well I guess we have to either fight to stay or move and start over again.” I said rubbing his ears; he sat up before jumping on my lap. He started licking my face; I started laughing trying to push him down. He stopped licking my face before climbing on the couch where Ezra was sitting; I don’t know if he is allowed up here. I jumped up trying to pull him off the couch by his collar. He wouldn’t budge, oh my goddess of all the times to be stubborn, he chooses now.  “Lysander, get down now.” I said trying to keep my voice low. He looked up at before lying down on the couch. I wrapped my arms around his chest and all he did was wiggled out of my arms.

“He can stay on the couch if he’s comfortable I grew up with dogs so its fine.” I turned to see Ezra holding some clothes that look to be for a woman. Where did he get those clothes? “They’re my sister’s, she left them here for returning home.” He said walking up to me, he handed me a dress, some underwear, and a pair of sandals. I looked down at my feet to see I wasn’t wearing any shoes, I ran to my car without shoes? Wow I was really petrified; I never leave without my shoes. That’s the one thing I always make sure I have on me, if nothing else my shoes protect my feet from getting cut up on the ground.

“Thank you.” I said before walking pass him to get to the foyer.

“Make a left follow the hallway down it’s the last door on the left.” He said I followed his directions to the bathroom so I could change my clothes into something a bit more appropriate. I reached the bathroom and noticed it a full bathroom. I mean I could take a shower before we leave, I’m sure he won’t mind. I quickly got undressed and hopping into a hot shower, oh yeah this is exactly what I need right now.

After a hot shower and helping Wendy wipe up Ezra drool, he decided to take me to go see my sister since Alice thinks something happened to her. This dress is a little tight around the stomach area but this is because it’s meant for women who don’t have to suck in their gut to take a nice picture. Everything else he gave but minus the shoes is a perfect fit; I mean I’m pretty average so I fit most things. I also am the size of a child who hasn’t hit puberty yet, so most dresses go below my knees. Which I’m so grateful for, showing that much skin is just something I’m not comfortable with. We arrived at the hospital in my car without Lysander; he had to stay at Ezra’s house. If I can promise anything it that he is not mad about being left there even Ezra couldn’t get him off the couch.

I walked down the hall with Ezra until we reached El’s room, I could hear someone talking to her in there. I turned to Ezra confused as to who was in there, it couldn’t be Alice and the kids they are all at home. I slowly turned back to the door and opened it revealing El holding up her phone covering her face. I walked into the room looking around hoping that she was just video chatting one of her classmates. She noticed me walking to the room with a confused and scared look on her face. She flipped the phone around showing me the screen, it’s Luke!

How the hell did he find her? Is he going to try to use El to get to me? What if he shows up to the hospital wanting to see her? He’s not on the visitation list but that has never stopped him before. He will hurt her just by taking her out of the hospital before her treatment is complete. I grabbed her phone and ended the call before he could say thing, I ripped her sim card out of the phone snapping it in two. I looked up at her hold the phone up in the air; she shrugged refusing to say anything to me.

“How long…” I asked looking her

“He just called maybe a minute ago.” She said

“Good,” I said turning to Ezra “I want to take you up on that offer now.” I said referring to us all running away from this place. If he gets his hands on her I will lose everything all over again, and I don’t know if I’m mentally ready for that.