Process
Sabrina's POV
Theresa was such a peach. When I woke up, Kyle had already left. I came out after washing my face and brushing my teeth, my legs hurting a bit after Kyle didn't spare me and fucked me all night after I seduced him.
I saw that she had already prepared another buttercream and left it on the counter for me. The muffins sat next to it, covered in foil. Kyle should give her a bonus because I knew it wasn't her job but she still handled it anyway.
The kitchen that was a mess yesterday looked squeaky clean this morning, like nothing happened to it.
The kids had already left for school. I guess I slept in, really in. I thought Kyle left until he came into the kitchen to drop something. He was shirtless and wearing pants.
“My wife. You feel good this morning?” He asked, smiling and approaching me. He grabbed me by my waist when he got to me and dropped me on top of the counter like I was weightless. He opened my legs and stood in between, just admiring me. It made me dizzy with happiness. I was so shy so I looked away, but he brought my face back to his.
“No, my legs hurt. You're mean.” They really hurt. He seemed fine after all of it, and that's what pissed me off. How come men remained strong but women had to deal with the aftermath pain, even though I loved it as it made me relive and reminisce in the sex each time.
“I'm sorry baby,” He said, kissing my hand. He didn't sound remorseful at all. Such an asshole.
“But, you asked for it. So you're saying I'm not getting any tonight then?”
“No, you're not. I'm good.” I immediately shook my head. There was no way in hell I was letting him touch me for the next couple of days. I'm trying to be strong right now.
He laughed and I couldn't help but smile, his hot features the only thing that truly mattered to me.
“What are you still doing here? Aren't you going to work?”
“I waited for you to get up. I'll go prepare for work now that you're fine. If anything happens, call me!” He grabbed my face and kissed me hard for a couple of seconds before he let me go and walked away.
I sighed. A round when he gets back from work wouldn't hurt anyone, right? All this time, I've really been so in love with this man. I couldn't believe it, but it's true. I was, and that's why I was always pissed and hurt. If I knew this was what I was going to enjoy then I should've succumbed earlier.
He didn't even bring me down. He just left me on the counter like the asshole that he was. I came down myself and started with the buttercream piping again.
I washed my hands, unwrapped the muffins then got out the pipers and began to decorate. I had so much fun, licked so much icing and when I was done, I took pictures of my work. I was so proud. I couldn't wait for the kids to get back so they'll have some muffins.
I left the kitchen to have a shower and give the chef space to make breakfast. Lazy wife now, remember? I deserve it!
After a warm shower, I took my breakfast to the living room and watched rom coms till the kids got back from school.
I fed them the muffins and they both liked it, which soothed my heart. I sent them straight to Theresa to handle and waited for my husband, I was already missing him.
When he finally walked through the door, I rushed into his arms and hugged him like I would die if I didn't. He smelled so good, fuck. I wanted him so bad.
“I missed you.” I couldn't help but confess.
“I know.” But he wasn't smiling back. Infact, he was quite strange. He didn't exactly hug me back either.
“What? What's going on?” I asked, noticing.
“Promise you'll forgive me. Promise.”
I shifted a bit. He looked remorseful but what the hell did he do?
“What did you do, Kyle? Nothing you do surprises me anyway.” I shook my head and turned to leave but he grabbed my wrists softly. His eyes closed for a second, then he opened them, breathed hard and tried to explain himself. It looked like it physically hurt him this time to hurt me.
“No, wait. Don't sound like this. Just hear her out.”
“Who?” Who?
“Your mom.”
Wow. I couldn't believe my ears.
“What? Is she here? How could you bring–”I looked behind him to check but he pulled me back to him.
“No, no she's not. But she's calling any minute now. She wants to apologize for everything.”
I looked at him, then burst into hurtful laughter. He wasn't there! He understood nothing of my struggles and all of this was even before Laura betrayed me.
“You're supposed to be on my side, Kyle. I can't believe you did this to me. I'm not interested in talking to her, and now I'm going to bed. Goodnight even though it's only seven pm and don't come in until I fall asleep, I don't want to see your face.” I pulled myself away from him.
I couldn't. I just couldn't. Tears were already welling up in my eyes. How could he tell me to forgive her?
“Wait, please. Please just hear her out. You've not noticed, but this anger is eating you up. It endangered you too because you refused to heed to her advice yesterday. I can't let you keep getting hurt.”
I sighed. I understood where he was coming from and only because I was in love with him, I decided to hear her out because of him.
“Okay. Okay. Fine. It will take a while for me to forgive you for this but okay.”
He nodded in understanding then guided me back to the couch. Just then, his phone rang. It was her.
He gave me the phone but I put it on loudspeaker and dropped it on the table. I needed him to hear and understand why I was so pissed.
“Sabrina? Thank you for at least letting me talk to you.”
“Sure.” I said and Kyle flashed me a disapproving look. Too bad I didn't care.
“Please, forgive me. I beg. Laura has become something else, beyond my control. I spent my life tending to a child that only brought me pain-”
I shook my head. This woman was clearly not remorseful. She called me to pin the whole blame on her daughter like I didn't know she was the mastermind? Marcus is an asshole too so good riddance to all of them.
“No mother, don't pin it all on her. I know you sent her to my house, even though yes she had her own ambitions. I was also the only one there when you neglected your own child. You don't care about anybody but yourself, why are you calling me? What do you want from me now after so many years?”
“Your forgiveness. That's all. You don't have to forget. I don't even deserve it but please, find a way in your heart to forgive me for everything. I'm so sorry.”
“Okay mom, talk to you later. Give me time to process this.” Before she could even say her next words, I reached for the table and ended the call. Her voice gave me chills. Kyle took me in and tried to placate me as I cried a river in his arms.
“My mom really hurt me. I even ran away from home and almost got killed by rogues. Someone saved me, saved my life that day.”
“It was me, Sabrina.”
“What?” I raised my head up immediately and looked at this face.
“What did you just say?”
“It was me. I thought Marcus had already lied to you and told you it was him, I guess not. I guess he forgot to score points with you about that.”
“What are you saying?”
“I'm saying this rivalry between us runs deeper than you think. It runs beyond all these stupid packs. To me, it's all about you. You have no idea how much I've wanted you, how long I've waited. I can't believe you're making me confess my deepest secrets, but it's true. It's always been you, Sabrina.”
I blinked severally in shock, but I let him continue.
“I couldn't believe my luck when the two of you got divorced. I know it may seem like I'm crazy but the whole night you begged me to sleep with you after you caught him cheating, I fucked you so well, I hoped you would get pregnant, so I can't believe i didn't even reason that the kids could be mine.”
“Kyle-”
“I've always wanted you. I've always loved you. I've always thought about you. I had to do something when I saw you, I didn't want to look desperate for marriage and no that woman is not my grandma. I know, I'm a friggin 'bastard. I'm confessing now so you wouldn't find out but I love you. I love you more than anything in the whole world. Don't let your mother or anyone piss you off. Put them behind you and love me back, please. He stole you from me, to spite me. He married you. That's why I claimed you back. We were always going to be together.”
“This is too much for me to take in.”
“I know, you don't have to process it all at once. Just know that I love you even though my methods have been rash. I'll never hurt you again and I'm sorry I kidnapped you. I was so in love I forgot to be rational and think, but I did know that handling it the romantic way would be slower and I fucking wanted you around me, so I'm sorry.”
“I get it. I'll take it all in little by little but yes, I love you too. I love you so much Kyle. I don't know what you did to me but it worked because I can't think of anyone but you.”
“Good.”
He grabbed my face and kissed me softly, letting me cry as I tried to process everything truly.