Their Blu Dilemma (Book 2)

6 Asking her ex for a place to stay.

Vic

I get Blu settled in my car and go back for her things. My mind is a whirlwind of thoughts as I try to figure out what is happening right now.

And for the life of me I can’t figure it out. It’s like my mind went into a numb state from the minute I saw Blu’s name displayed on my phone as she called me in the middle of the night as if she had the right to so.

As if I’m still her boyfriend, who she could call at any time.

I am not…she’s f*****g marrying another man. A man who claimed her right in front of my friends making me look like a fool.

Fuck…I want to scream.

I snatch the suitcase by the handle and roughly pull it to my car. The minute I answered her call I knew it was a bad idea.

I should have ignored her call, and forced myself to sleep and forget about her. What kind of man wants an unavailable woman?

Me…the fool.

I open the boot of the car, and drop the suitcase none too gently inside. I slam it shut and walk back to get the garbage bags.

I stare down at them as I think about carrying them all at the same time. What is happening with Blu anyway?

Why is she out here at this hour looking like she’s been kicked out of her home?

I know that her father owns the flat she stays in so…what happened?

Where is Xavier?

Would he claim her and then discard her just like that? This doesn’t make any sense.

I pick up the garbage bags, and waddle to the car. I stuff them inside the boot, slam it shut and then get into the driver’s seat.

I start the car, and then pull onto the road. We drive for a few minutes in silence. Tension swirls between us, making the whole drive uncomfortable.

Why do I even feel uncomfortable? She left me, and chose another man.

I clench my jaw feeling frustrated all over again.

“Where is Xavier?” I ask tired of wondering and asking myself questions I don’t have answers to. Blu jerks at my question as if she had just been electrocuted. She looks my way, and then out the window. Tension comes off of her in waves that I’m curious as to what happened. Minutes tick by as I wait for her answer.

What the f**k happened?

Unexpected feeling of hope bubbles in my stomach to sit in my chest. My heart flutters.

Did they break up? Can they even break up? I mean their arrangement was made when Blu was young, and there were contracts involved.

She is bound to him in a way I didn’t even understand.

“He threw me out of his house,” Blu says turning to look at me. The rising sun makes it easy for me to see her eyes. And they are filled with tears at the moment.

Is she hurt that he threw her out? It looks like it.

I guess I lost her for good.

I turn to the road, and focus on driving.

After thirty minutes I am driving into my driveway. A two story house comes into view behind two tall trees just off the gate. I live in Morningside. It is a nice neighborhood, and it is close to Johannesburg, the entertainment hub of South Africa. I could say it’s my job that makes me live so close to the bustle and rat race of Johannesburg, but I love it. There is nowhere in the world I would rather be. The vibe, the lively and hustling people all make it worthwhile. The city of gold is exotic in a hard and rough kind of way, that inspires fear and thrill in me every time I step on its concrete streets. Much like the woman sitting next to me in the car.

She is tough, thrilling and hard. She scares me sometimes, especially the way I feel about.

 I press a button to open the garage door. I drive into the garage, and come to a stop.  I open the boot and go around the car. The sun has finally risen, and it is bright outside.

I yawn feeling tired. I hardly slept, even before Blu called I couldn’t sleep. I couldn’t bring myself to believe that things were over between Blu and I.

And now she is here…I don’t even know what to think of that fact.

Xavier threw her out of his house…I shake my head, stopping my thoughts from thinking about Blu and Xavier. Whatever happened between them is their business. It would be best if I stay out of it.

I’ll give her a place to stay until she resolves whatever is happening between them.

I sigh as I open the boot.

Blu gets out of the car. She comes around to the back. I don’t stop her this time as she reaches in for her things. I carry the big suitcase and walk into the house. I walk up the stairs. From habit I turn to my room as I come to the landing.

I grind my teeth as I remember that this is not like before. She is not mine anymore.

She was never fully yours, the thought filters into my mind as I remember the way she never let me touch her the way I wanted…her p***y was off limits. Even when we were both crazy for each other, she always managed to pull back, keeping herself pure for the man she was bound to.

Being faithful to him with her body, even though her heart yearned for mine.

Xavier has been between us for a very long time.  

Pain radiates through me…I can’t believe I let this go on for so long.

I turn to the left, opening the first guest room door. I drop her suitcase and walk to the door. Blu chooses that very moment to walk through the door. I slam into her since I don’t see her coming. My arms go around her in a bid to steady her.

My whole body vibrates with desire as her body comes flush to mine.

God…she feels so good against me.

She always did. She felt right…like she was made for me.

Her lips come to my neck, making me shiver.

Fuck…I need her…I need her so bad it hurts.

I force myself to let her go, and step away from her. “Sorry, I didn’t see you coming,” I say turning back to the room. “I think this will do. There are fresh bed covers and blankets in the closet in the hall. Just help yourself. I’ll go and get the rest of your things.”

I walk away without looking back.

“Thank you,” I hear her say. But I don’t stop. I take the stairs two at a time until I’m down in the garage. I take a deep breath as I come to a stop next to my car. I lean over it closing my eyes.

Why? Why do I have to feel this way about her?

I move to the back of the car, and get the rest of her stuff. I go back up to the guest room to find her sitting on her bed looking so lost as if she didn’t know how she got there. I drop her stuff next to her suitcase.

“Are you hungry?” I ask her. I don’t even know if she’s eaten or not.

“Yeah,” she says giving me a sad smile.

“Blu what exactly happened? Xavier threw you out, and then what happened. Is something wrong with your flat?” I ask folding my arms around my chest, because the urge to comfort her, and pull her back into my arms is overwhelming. I want to make everything alright for her. I can’t seem to be able to help myself.

“My father…he disowned me, because I don’t want to marry Xavier,” she sniffs as tears trickle down her face. She wipes them away as quickly as they fell. “He froze my accounts and kicked me out of my home.”

Fuck…a murderous rage fills me. What kind of a man would do that to his own daughter?

And Xavier…did he take her away from me just to torture her?

I don’t even see myself move…one minute I am standing and then the next I am kneeling in front of her. My arms go around her body pulling her close.

A sob tumbles out of her, as she clutches me close. I let her cry on my shoulder, smoothing my hands down her back in soothing strokes.

“You’re going to be fine,” I say over and over until I also believe it. Maybe there is still a chance that we might get back what we had.

But I have a feeling that Xavier is not going to let her go that easily. He will definitely come for her, it was just a matter of time.

But will I fight for her if he does come for her?

If she chooses me, I will. But I am afraid that she might not chose me. There is something between Blu and Xavier…something I don’t even understand.

But it was there…strong and alive even though they were not together.

She wouldn’t have kept herself a virgin for a man she didn’t want…marriage contract or not. She was faithful to him…while she was with me.

If she didn’t want him, she would have broken contract agreement by giving herself completely to me…but she never did.

It’s as if she’s been waiting for him…

Where does that leave me?