Falling for Mr Smith

Chapter Eighteen

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Justin POV

Victoria just left the house to meet up with her brother, while am left alone to get dressed and head on to work.

I sigh today indeed is going to be a stressful one, am sure all works and files a piled up for me. Yeah I know it crazy but three days off work can make work extra in my company.

I wore my wrist watch took my briefcase and walked down the stairs and to the door. I saw my car was already packed outside waiting for me with door open.

"Good morning Mr Smith" sawyer said polity.

"Morning sawyer" I entered the car and then off we go.

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The ping of the elevator brought me out of my thought. The clean smell of the atmosphere intruding.

"Good morning Mr Smith" Teresa said.

"Morning Teresa, bring all documents and files of these passed days to my office" I said while moving the small low heels on my shoe and the high heels on Teresa's echoing in the room "And also set up a meeting for Mr Russo in two hours, I will love if you inform him"

"Yes sir" she noted those down immediately but I didn't fail to notice her flinch a little at the mention of Mr Russo name.

I opened the door to my office dropped my briefcase and sat on my chair, I turn the chair making it face the high ceiling glass looking at the scenery outside.

The sound of my phone ringing brought me out of my thought, I picked it up to see who it was and found out it was my wife.

A smile came to my face automatically. "Hey" I said immediately I answered.

"Hey are you already at work?" She asked sweetly.

"Yeah I am any problem?" I relaxed on my sit.

"No, no problem at all, I just wanted to tell you I might not make it hone early today"

"Why not?" I asked confused

"Well.... What can I say" she sigh over the phone "You not the only one work is piled up for"

Yeah she works, I have tried telling her times without number to just stop and stay at home and if she can't at least stay home and work.

"Okay" I sigh "So how was your morning with your brother I hope it was entertaining enough" the smile returned to my face.

She laughed nervously "Ehm.....Yeah it was... Ehm....Great"

I frowned "Hope all is well?" I asked clearly concern.

"Yeah it is" she paused for a while then said "Justin?"

"Yeah"

She cleared her throat "Can we talk tonight I want to asked you something"

Now am worried "Yeah, sure, tonight we will discuss and also I will be going out to get a drink with guys tonight"

She chuckled which made me smile and my heart jumped, it felt.....strange. "Okay then we are both going to be late and going to have a discussion when we get back home." She pointed out.

The knock on the door got my attention "Hey see you tonight got work to do as much as I like talking to you"

"Okay see you tonight bye"

"Bye" I ended the call "Come in"

Teresa's entered in "Sir here are the files and documents"

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The bar was filled up with people the quiet slow music, the stench of alcohol in the air the warm light. Made it seem a bit welcoming.

"Justin bro over here" I turned to Sebastian sited on a chair by his right was Caleb.

Sebastian and Caleb has been my friends since fourth grade, we were very close to each other that we were named the three marketeers. Always there to defend each other, we are more brothers than friends.

If Eric were to be here we would have been complete but he his not. He his busy looking for the woman who almost destroyed my marriage, the mother of is unborn child. I can't even say her name out, it irritates me.

"Hi guys, how have you been?" We hug each other the bros way.

"Nice and juicy" Sebastian the manwhore in our group said with a stupid grin on his face which I feel like smacking off.

"When will you ever change?" I asked him.

"Ehm let me think" He pretended to be thinking for a while "Yeah never" he smirk was wiped off his face when Caleb smacked the back off his head.

"Shut up dude, I bet you going to be the next who is going to tie the nut" Caleb to pointed out.

"Eww, no never" Sebastian said looking disguised.

"We will see" I said smiling at Sebastian.

We talked and discuss a but work and life. I had no idea how long bit it was fun. I missed my Buddy's. I checked my phone to realise it was past eleven.

"Hey guys I think it about time we head home" I said feeling sad about living Victoria alone. I know she will have been back since.

"Woah Justin you already starting to sound like a married man" Sebastian said.

"And how does a married man sound like?" I asked with my brow lifted up questioningly.

"Like always saying the night was late while it never late".

Am starting to think perhaps he might be drunk. "Shut up let go home" I stood up picking my phone,wallet and car key from the bar stand.

Caleb seems to be awfully quite unlike him.

"Caleb, what wrong?" I asked him concerned.

He seem to have snap out of his thought. "Oh, nothing".

Still not convinced " Come on tell me what wrong you can't keep things serious from us we are you friends" I assured him.

I thought for a second "It not about me" he said.

Sebastian joined in the conversion "Then who?" He questioned.

He didn't answer for a while, it like he was conflicting with his thought "Just forget about it" he said after a while.

"No way in hell am I forgetting about it" I said sitting back on the stool. "Now tell us"

"It about.....you" he struggled to say.

Confused I asked "Why? What about me?"

"Have you forgotten what today is?" he asked.

"No of course not today is 21th Octob......" I stopped short of word.

FUCK!!! IT THE DAY BRIELLA DIED AND I FORGOT. AM SURE I WOULD HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT MY DAUGHTER'S OWN. s**t.

I called out to the bartender "I need a very strong drink".

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Victoria POV

The silence of the house disturbs me a lot, the only noise in the house is that of the clock ticking and my deep breath. 

Worry cripple it way into my head making g me wonder what was taking Justin so long to get home, he told me he was going to back late but I never expected this late.

I try calling is call but he was not picking up his phone, what made me more scared was that he wasn't that Ben's, the bar tender informed me that he and the men he came with has left a long time ago, But he left heavily drunk.

Which scares me, I called Elsa fifteen minutes ago and told her she informed me she was on her way so we could both go look for him together. Which I find very helpful, I wouldn't have called her if I wasn't so desperate and worried.

The knock on the front door got my attention, I moved fast to get the door thinking it was Justin but it was Elsa and Lisa.

The both look worried but Lisa still has a hint of anger in her eyes.

Elsa moved to hug and drag me out "We have no time lock up the door, I have found out where he is. I came here so we could all go together"

I made sure to lock up fast and three both hurried fast together, getting into what I believe could be Elsa's car.

I took the sit at the back while Lisa sits at the front with Elsa who was driving off.

"Where is he?" I worried asked still not feeling at ease.

"He is at Caleb's badly seriously drunk like always every year" Elsa said murmuring the last four words.

Curiously I asked "what do you mean evey year?"

"Will you shut up with your questions?" Lisa snapped "I expected me brother to be different when he marries you but know, today have just proved that you are nothing but a stature with a hole which my brother use to satisfy himself because if you are any difference today wouldn't have happened" she yelled out.

"LISA!!" Elsa shouted.

"What but it true or we wouldn't be here would we?" She face Elsa with rage wricar n all over her face.

The impact of the words coming through her mouth stung.

With a wary voice I asked "What have I ever done to make you hate he this way?"

She scoffed "You want to know? Then I will tell you"

She was interrupted by Elsa "Lisa don't"

"No, let me speak my mind" she turned to face me "You just one spoiled girl who thinks she can just work her way into my brother's life, am sure you were the one told you dad to partner with my brother unless he were to marry you"

"No I did not" my blood boiled with all what she said "And please save it, I just want to bring my husband back home"

Lisa scoffed "Husband indeed" she opened her mouth to say more.

"Okay that enough Lisa just shut up and we here" Elsa informed us.

We all stepped out of the car find ourselves outside a huge mansion I had no idea how when we manage to get pass the gate. Well I was busy arguing with Lisa.

Lisa rang the bell which took a while before it was answered by a tall brown head guy with brown golden eyes he had a strong jaw line.

The scowl on his face almost ruined his handsome face. "I thought I told you not to come?" He raspingly said to Elsa.

She simply just rolled her eyes "Oh do shut up Caleb and tell me where my stupid brother is" she push pass him "Come on guys get in" she motion for us to get in.

Caleb turned around to glared at Elsa "Are you forgetting that I own this house?"

"So? Even if you do I can come in anytime I want, now were is my brother?" Elsa asked folding her arms to her chest.

"Elsa I told you not to come and even if you want to, you shouldn't have brought his wife" he frowned "you know what happened last time"

Elsa and Lisa stiffened.

Confused I asked "Why shouldn't I see my husband and what happened last time?"

Elsa cursed under her breath "Vicky I think we should go and come back in the morning"

I shrugged her hands off my shoulder "No am not leaving here without my husband" I clarified.

"I think it best if you we leave for our own good" Lisa said

Elsa grab my hands to pull me out but we where stopped my a voice. "Well hello wife".

I turned to find Justin looking disorganized his clothing rough, his hair scattered, his eye red like he was crying, the stench of alcohol in air.

" Justin what wrong? Why are you like this?" I moved towards him to touch him but what he said next made me stop.

"Don't move a step forward you wretch" he sneer.

Shock overtook me, I wasn't expecting him to say that "What?" I stammered.

Caleb moved to stop this "Justin I think you should just get inside and sleep this before you say something you will regret". He try to drag Justin back " What are you two waiting for take her and leave" he said to both Lisa and Elsa.

"No!" Justin pushed Caleb aside and pointed at me "You see my life was just easy before you came in but now you are in it am ruined"

I was frozen on able to move Elsa try to take out of the house "No stop let me hear what he is about to say" I insisted.

They all protested but I refused I just want to hear what Justin have to say to me.

"Oh guys shut up and let talk to my wife here" he faced me His expression filled with rage "I know what you about to do in my life, you want to change it but...but I won't let you." He said drunk "You made me almost forget about my Briella....."

"Justin stop" Elsa said.

"No let him speak" my voice cracked

Justin snort "Still trying to play innocent here but let me tell you. You are anything but innocent. My briella was that and life took her away from me, it all my fault but know this I will never love any woman the way I love her or can I say I will never love again"

His word sting me deep, it hurt hearing him say this my eyes became blurry with tears.

"I know you do, I know you love me Victoria but it a shame because I will never love you even if I decide to love which I know it impossible it defiantly won't be you" he said to my face with disgust. Tears dropped down from my eyes.

"Justin bro please sto......" Caleb try to stop.

"N...no please let him continue" I sniffed.

Justin laugh humourless "I hurt right because it true but it doesn't hurt like how I feel right now, I lost my love. My briella. You know why I can't love you?" He stop expecting me to ask but I didn't "Well let me tell you, your one spoilt brat am sure you lack a good relationship that why you agree to this one because you could pass a chance like this and you think marrying my will make you live happily ever after but you wrong it won't, well do you know one thing you good at? You good at s*x, yes that one thing I can't get tried of but the rest are bullshit and I hate this. I HATE ALL OF THIS!!!" He yelled. "I just want you to go leave me alone"

I didn't realize I was sobbing already, the impact of his word hit me hard, I felt something break inside me, I felt numb, shattered. "I will leave like I promised you if you told me to" I turned almost outside but stopped to say one last time "I love you".

Then I stepped out asking Elsa to open up the car and drive me off from here. She and Lisa got in and she drive off from there.

That when I broke down letting out all my agony and heartbreak for this was not how I anticipated my day to turn out.

Then I realise one thing.

Justin has succeed in breaking me.

I felt numb and sick.

Am broken completely broken and Justin did that to me, he did that to me.

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Dedicated to Pretz1929

Justin POV

The pound on my head does seem to help at all, I feel a terrible ache in my head. My muscles and bones aches really bad but that because I found myself on a couch too small for me, my mouth sticks and clothes dirty and rumpled.

What the hell happened last night

I remember drinking a lot due to remembering the day of briella and my child's death. I do this every year, get drunk and t*****e myself. I blame myself for their death if not for my stupidity they will still be alive but how I love me it hurt badly....... Then.

But now I fill no pain no hurt I feel......free, happy but why?. Why now?, Deep down I already know the answer but I choose to ignore it.

I will only love one woman and one woman alone briella not Victoria. But why does thinking that hurt my heart a lot, like am been stab by a sword through my heart.

"I see you are awake" a voice of Caleb startled me a little I had no idea how I didn't hear his footstep.

I turned to look at him but I winch due to my hangover "Hey please can you get me an aspirin to cool down this ache" I massage my temple to bring it down a little.

Caleb pause while holding is coffee close to his lips. He scoff moving forward to take a sit "No aspirin for you"

I frown confused "Why?" I was already getting irritated.

An angry look was written on Caleb's face "Won't you just go home or have you forgotten you have a wife at home who you did not inform about your whereabout"

Well f**k, I stupidly forget to inform Victoria I won't be coming back home last night. Am sure she would be worried. I checked my phone to find out I had 45missed calls and 23messages mostly from Victoria, f**k. I try to call her but immediately my phone ran dead.

"s**t I forgot to tell her I won't be home can you give me a lift to my house my phone is down"

Caleb looked at me like I have grown two head "Seriously?"

Confused I answered "Yes?" More like a question.

After a while when he was through with studying my face I replied "Okay, if you say so" he stood up "let go"

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While we drive to my house I didn't fail to notice the glare Caleb seem to be throwing my way. And now it getting really annoying.

Finally having enough "Okay now tell me what wrong"

He turn to look at my trying to cover up his expression but I could still see the anger in his eyes "Me? Why would you think something was wrong?"

"Maybe because every five minutes you throw a glare at me and it getting to irritate me"

"Nothing is wrong" but I heard him murmur "At least not now"

But I choose to ignore it, keeping the drive to my house silent.

When we go there I notice Elsa car, making me wonder what there could be doing here early this morning but something tells me it about not been back home last night.

"Why didn't you call to tell everyone where I am am sure that why there here,you should have at least help me tell them" I told Caleb.

He only shook his head like as if am the most stupid human being he has ever met.

This attitude of him is getting on my nerve.

I got out of his car running to get inside and explain where have been but when I got in I noticed something isn't right which made me halt making Caleb walk pass me.

My heart was beating fast,my breath shortened. I had no idea how I found the courage to make forward.

My mom and mark sat on a sit at the right sit was Lisa and Elsa then Caleb. Elsa told Caleb something which made him curse out loud and pale. I looked around with my eyes searching for Victoria but I didn't see her.

My mom was the one who first saw me, immediately she stood up and walked to me anger were written on her face. When she got to me she slapped me hard. Shocked by her action I frowned but she shouted to my face"How could you?Tell me how could you?" She burst out crying.

It was then I notice Elsa's tears stained face, Mark's face was pure anger including Caleb and Lisa you could see sadness on her face with unshed tears.

Totally confused and scared I asked "What wrong? Where is Victoria?"Fear was evident in my voice.

Caleb stood up angry " You seriously have ask were you too drunk last night that you could not remember what happened or you choose to pretend?!" He yelled at me.

"I have no idea what you mean but can you please explain!" I yelled back at him.

"You telling me you can't remember what happened last night? Well think, think hard" he glared at me "And when you through with thinking then you read this" he threw a paper at me.

I think hard of what could have happened last night to have caused this hatred I was receiving and where is Victoria?.

It was immediately I thought about her name while thinks hard that I remembered what happened last night. I paled hard,I remembered everything I said, the event of last night.

No,no,no. This can't be happening f**k. I pulled my hair hard cursing out loud, my heart hurt badly. Then I remembered the last word she told me before she left "I love you"

She loved me, she told me she loved me but what did I pay her with I played her with hateful words. How could i, I have lost her, I have broken her, I told to leave and she did. I remembered her telling me on the day of our families vacation in Hawaii that she was going to leave me if only I told her to and she did.

It was at that moment I realised what I had just lost and at that moment I felt empty with her not being by side. I wished by some miracle she will appear back to my life.

I fell on my kneels in agony and tears. And I saw the paper which Caleb threw at my face with shaking hand I pick it up then open the fold.

What was written down made me pale even more to the point I think I was dead already.

Tick tock, tick tock, time seems to be moving fast if you know. I have got your wife or should I say soon to be dead wife. I think it time for pay back you killed someone I loved dearly, now it think I do the same to you. Karma is such a b***h.

Yours lovely

Greatest enemy. D.M

P.S: Will call you in case I change my mind but you most know changing it means more trouble. Hahaha!!!.

I had one big problem but now I seem to have a bigger one.

My past is hunting back at me.

My greatest fear has come to pass.

Victoria is in danger.

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