CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

Kyle Redmond P.O.V

The expression on Paisley's when I told her about Dawson, broke my heart. She looked devastated! I could clearly figure out she felt betrayed and hurt.

A part of me felt guilty for putting her in such a position, the other part of me knew she had to know about all this one day or another.

When she asked me to let her have some time to herself, I agreed and left reluctantly.

I went down the stairs with a frown on my face. Thinking about what will Paisley do now.

"What's up with that face?" Kevin asked bringing me out of my thoughts.

"Huh!? Um.. nothing." I replied quickly, knowing he'll go nuts if he knows I told Paisley everything. Because according to him, I should have given her some space.

"You told her didn't you?" He asked or more like stated.

"Yeah." I said and pinched the bridge of my nose closing my eyes.

"Bloody f*cker!" He sneered.

"She is my wife, Kevin! I don't need your unwanted comments in my matters." I spat.

"Fine! I had just given a damn advise, which could have helped." He said and picked up his mobile off the kitchen counter.

"How!? Exactly how could it help me?" I asked annoyed with his constant preaching.

"If she wants to go and confront Dawson about everything you said, he can use the current situation against you playing the emotional card. That is the reason I asked you to let it cool down for a couple of days, but no. You, being the impatient rascal you are, just went for it." Kevin said his voice full of anger directed towards me.

"Then, I'll just have to be the complete stuck up bastard I am and not let her go. I have worked hard for all this, Kevin! I am not gonna sit and let him do whatever the f*ck he wants. Paisley has to understand me, she dosen't have any other f*cking option!" I growled banging my fist on the wall.

"Good luck there buddy." Kevin said and walked out of the house patting my back.

Frustratedly running a hand through my hair, I walked upto the Ryder and Noah.

I saw them playing with blocks.

"Daddy?" Noah called out.

"Yes, Noah?" I asked him.

"Can you please give me that blue block?" Noah requested pointing to the block that was laying on the floor.

"Sure." I said and passed it to him.

Watching the boys play with their toys I was waiting for Paisley to come down. Even though I don't know how much time will she take.

It's been more than an hour, since I had left Paisley upstairs alone. I was starting to worry now; worried about the choice she would make.

In the mean time I had given the kids a shower in the bathroom downstairs and put them off to sleep.

When I had carried them up to their room, I was really tempted to go and check up on Paisley, as she was in the room right across, but I refrained.

To distract myself from all this, I started to catch up on the files of the cases that require immediate attention, as I have court entire next week.

After another half an hour I could hear soft foot steps coming down the stairs. I could lay a bet it had to be my wife.

She didn't even glance towards the living room and went straight to the kitchen and I followed her.

I entered the kitchen and saw her taking out the fudge cookies from the cabinets.

She has a habit of stress eating.

"Love." I said making her turn around.

"Yes?" She said turning around stuffing her mouth with the cookie she just took out of the jar.

"Are you alright?" I asked and walked towards her.

"Don't really know." She replied sighing.

I walked closer towards her and she just turned her face in the other direction.

"Look at me!" I demanded but she just took out another cookie and began munching onto it.

"Baby...talk me me. Tell me what do you feel." I said genuinely concerned. I can't have her shut me out again.

When she still didn't look at me, I held her chin between my thumb and fore finger turning her face in my direction.

"You know I am here for you, right?" I coaxed.

"I don't understand, Kyle. It's like when I am out of one mess, the other one is already knocking on my doorstep. It becomes difficult for me to cope with all of this, it's just so complicated." She said restlessly and I felt empathetic about the condition she was in.

"I can understand, babe. I am absolutely in awe of you for your strength. The way you have handled things in the past four years show,  that you are a woman who is strong. You may have stumbled along the way, but you never gave up. It's prefectly alright if you are confused, you can be and that's alright. But you have to realise that, I am here for you. I am not leaving you ever! If you feel like talking about anything at all, come to me and I'll gladly help you. You are not alone in this, whatever comes our way now, we'll fight it together." I said and stroked her cheek with the pad of my thumb.

"I know that, but I am just zapped. I had come to trust Luke with my life in the past four years, Kyle. It's not like I don't trust him now, but I am just confused. Point blank confused! If he had some kind of feelings for me other than friendship, he should have come and told me about it. This way I am starting to think that, he helped me only because he felt something for me and looked at it as an obligation." She said taking out another cookie form the jar.

This is the seventh cookie she has had in this converstaion of minutes.

"That's just enough!" I said and took the jar form her hand placing in back in the cabinet.

"Mean!" She muttered under her breath.

"Coming back to the topic. What you are going through is natural, anybody would feel the same way, sweetheart. That's absolutely fine." I told her.

"I even want to know why did Luke pretend not to know who was behind all the snatching of his clients. I was literally worried sick about him and Mel! The firm means everything to them, Kyle and seeing them upset does not make me feel very good. I desperately need answers for all the questions that I have in my mind, Kyle but I am afraid it would ruin the friendship we managed to built over the years. In all this mess, I don't want to loose out on an amazing friend." Paisley said making my blood boil with rage.

She was f*cking ready to divorce me and she isn't even ready to break off her friendship with Dawson! Sure, he helped her alot but even he f*cking lied to her! Will she just forget about it like this!?

You owe Dawson, f*cker. If it wasn't for him, you would have lost the family you are so proud of. If she doesn't want to break off her friendship with him it's perfectly fine. Because what you did to her is drastic and what he has done, dosen't even compare to it. My conscious mocked me.

I took several calming breaths before speaking again.

"I know where you are coming from, Paisley. If you want your friendship between you and Dawson... unharmed then follow your instincts. Just follow them, baby and they will guide you right." I told Paisley. All these words I was saying were true and tasting bitter in my mouth.

"Hmm." She said and squeezed her eyes shut.

"Hey... now don't stress yourself. Just relax, okay? Everything will eventually fall into place." I assured her.

She nodded her head and sighed heavily.

"Come here." I said and hugged her close to me.

She didn't protest and wrapped her arms around me pressing her cheek to my chest.

"You are not alone in any of this, baby. I am right here with you, we'll pass this together." I said and she nooded her head.

After a few moments I kissed the top her head and pulled away.

"Come, let's get you something to eat." I said.

"Umm... no, not right now, I have to go and pick up Brandon." Said Paisley.

I knew Brandon was Melissa and Nick's son.

"Why do you have to go and pick up Brandon?" I asked.

"He was at a friend's place last night. Since, Mel and the rest would be in the hospital they can't leave Brandon alone and neither can they take him there. So, Nick said, I should get Brandon here to Noah and Ryder, which will keep his mind off Melissa being missing." She explained.

"Oh okay. You know the place right?" I asked.

"Yeah. I'll just go and get him, I am already late." Paisley said.

"Okay then, take John with you." I said.

"I want to drive today, Kyle." Paisley said.

"No. No, you aren't driving with all the things going in that pretty head of yours. Take the driver and bring Brandon." I said.

"Fine. Where are the boys?" She asked.

"Sleeping. I gave them and a shower and I put them off to sleep after that." I told her handing her a glass of water to drink.

"Great! If they wake up, don't tell them I am getting Brandon." She said.

"Got it! How old is Brandon, anyway?" I asked her.

"He turned 3, two weeks after Noah and Ryder's birthday." She said after finishing her glass of water.

"Do you want me to ask Rose to make something for the boys to eat?" I asked.

"Yeah. Please, ask her to make mac and cheese along with some brownies." Paisley said and walked towards the door.

"Will do." I said behind her as she walked out of the door.

After she left, I went upto the gym that was on the same floor as the pool, to relieve some stress.

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Paisley Redmond P.O.V

I picked up Brandon from his friend's place and took him to my house.

All through the way he was talking about Mel and his baby sister, how is was going to take care of his little princess. Tears gathered in my eyes on hearing his words. Poor innocent little boy!

In a few minutes we reached home and Brandon looked around the place with sheer curiosity.

"Where are we Aunt Pwaisy?" Brandon asked clapsing my hand tighter.

"This is Aunt Paisley's home, sweetheart." I replied.

"You stay here?" Little Brandon asked astonished.

"Yes, Brandon. I stay here." I replied walking with him to the door.

"But I come... to your house from plane." He asked scratching the back of his head.

"That is because I used to stay in a different country. Now, that I stay here the car is enough to bring you here, buddy." I answered with a chuckle in the end.

"Okay. Where are Nowah and Rywder?" Brandon asked.

"Inside." I replied and his eyes lit up with happiness.

"Then let's go now!" He said and started running dragging me along with him.

"Slow down there, speedy." I laughed.

"You are slow, I am not speedy." He snapped just like Melissa.

"Okay then." I said picking him up in my arms and ran to the door.

Brandon let out numerous giggles and tightened his hold on my neck.

Once we were at the door I punched in the doorbell and waited for somebody to open the door for us.

In a few seconds the door was opened by Kyle.

Brandon immediately hid his face in the crook of my neck. He is a shy little boy in the start! Something both his parents definitely aren't.

"Hello little guy." Kyle said once he saw Brandon.

"Who is this?" Brandon whispered.

"He is my husband, Brandon." I said.

"Just like dad is mommy's?" He asked innocently.

"Yes, honey." I answered.

"Okay. I am Branwdon." He said and looked at Kyle.

"My name is Kyle, Brandon. Nice to meet you!" Kyle said and offered his hand.

They shook their hands and we moved inside.

"This house is sooooooo big!" Brandon exclaimed.

Kyle and I laughed at his adorable reaction and I put him down.

"Where are the boys?" I asked Kyle.

"Upstairs. I'll call them." He said.

"Ryder, Noah come down. Someone is here to meet you!" Kyle yelled and down the boys came running down the stairs.

"Brandon!" They exclaimed and ran down incredibly fast.

"Don't run down the stairs!" I said fearful of them falling.

They came down and the boys did a high five and group hug.

"Where is mom, Aunt Pwaisy?" Brandon asked after the boys came back to the kitchen for evening snacks after playing in the backyard the whole day.

When Kyle knew that, the boys and me would be coming back to London with him, he had set up swings and sandpit for the boys to play in the backyard.

I looked at Kyle helpless. What do I tell this litlle boy? That his mom is in the hospital after almost loosing her life?

Kyle cleared his throat and answered "Your mom and dad are out doing some important work, mate."

"Can I talk to them, plewse?" Brandon asked.

"Umm... sure, baby. But not now, we'll take to them at night. Okay?" I said and he nodded.

Nick had especially asked me not let Brandon talk to Mel cause she would breakdown even more, because all their conversation these days were about the little princess, who is no longer here. Nick even said that he wasn't in the state to talk to his child because he would not have the strength to lie to him about their current situation.

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It was around 9:30 at night when all the three boys were off to sleep after having dinner.

Thankfully Brandon had forgotten about talking to Mel and Nick.

I went to my room and called up Nick.

"Hey." Nick said sound in tired from the other line.

"Hey. How is Mel?" I asked him.

"Better. They still have to keep her in the hospital for some days and observe her health. How is my boy?" He asked.

"Fine. Sleeping right now, he had asked me to call you guys and make him talk to you both." I said biting my lip.

"Please don't agree to any of his demands." Nick pleaded.

"I won't. Do you want me to keep him at my place for the time you and Mel are at the hospital?" I asked.

"Sure! I was just about to ask you that. It's better if he is with the boys there, it will keep him distracted. I'll ask the maid to pack his things and send them to your place." Nick said.

"Cool. Umm...... can I speak to Mel if that's okay with you?" I asked him.

"Of course, it's okay with me. But she is sleeping at the moment, the medicines are very strong and tend to make her drowsy." He said and I knew he wouldn't lie.

"Ok. I'll come and visit tomorrow?" I asked him.

"Absolutely! But please make sure you are here when Brandon is asleep." He said.

"Of course!" I said.

"I'll get going now. Take care." He said.

"You too Nick and don't worry about Brandon, he'll be fine here." I assured him.

"Right. Bye." He said.

"Bye." I replied and cut the call.

"All good?" Kyle asked after coming out of the shower.

"Yeah. We'll keep Brandon here till Melissa is in the hospital?" I asked him.

"Of course!" He replied.

"I am gonna go take a shower." I said and took my things with me to the bathroom.

After almost an hour I came and saw Kyle working on his laptop.

I dried my hair and got ready for bed.

I slipped inside the covers and lay down.

"Sleepy?" He keeping his laptop aside.

"Yeah." I mumbled through a yawn.

"Your phone was beeping." Kyle said.

I check and saw it was message from Luke: Are you ready? Do you want me to come and pick you up?

Me: I won't be coming, Luke. Take care goodnight.

Luke: Why? Is everything fine are you fine, Paisley?

Me: Yes. Everything is fine and so am I. I'll meet you at the hospital tomorrow.

I replied and turned my phone on silent.

"Who was it?" Kyle asked.

"Luke." I replied briefly.

"What was he saying?" Kyle asked with clenched jaw and burning hate in his eyes.

"Nothing. Wanted to know if he should come and pick me up, and I asked him not to." I said.

"What does he...." Kyle was saying something but I cut him off.

"Not now Kyle, please." I requested.

"Fine." He said and tuner off the night lamp and layed down beside me pulling me to his side.

"Goodnight, baby. I love you." He said and kissed my forehead.

"Goodnight." I replied and snuggled more into him laying my head on his chest.

I slept knowing tomorrow it would be stressfull day. As me and Luke had to have a much needed talk.

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I wanted to focus on the fact that, Kyle is ready to help Paisley with Luke genuinely, even if he does not like Luke at all. This was also to show the progress in Kyle and Paisley's relationship. I hope it came out as wanted.

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