BAD BOY'S CRAVING - CHAPTER 41&42
“You’re going to postpone your visit?” Grandpa Joe asked over the phone.
Vincent took in his lips.
“Yes Grandpa. Something happened?”
“What happened? A…are you hurt?” He asked worriedly.
“No I am not. You told me to visit you alongside my girlfriend, right?”
“Exactly. I want to know if you’re still f-__-king around with slûts”
Vincent scratched his hair, he didn’t know how to tell his grandpa about Dove, cuz he knows Dove isn’t his real girlfriend.
“Well you see, my…my…my…”
“Your what, Vincent? Why is it difficult for you to say it?” Grandpa Joe asked.
“My girlfriend’s dad is a critical condition, and she won’t be able to go with me to visit you, I also want to be by her side”
“What happened to her dad?”
“He was shot. Everything has been taken care of, is just that her dad is still in coma”
“How is she?”
“She is sad, I’m just trying to assure her that her dad will be fine”
“Alright. Send my regards to her. The two of you can come when her dad is back to his feet. I have a surprise for the both of you”
“Surprise? What kind of surprise?” Vincent asked.
“It won’t be a surprise if I tell you. Go on, take care of your girlfriend” Grandpa Joe smiled and ended the call.
Vincent sighed.
“You’d talk for hours when you find out she isn’t my girlfriend”
He pocketed his phone and was about to go inside the hospital, when he saw Dove sitting on the ground, she was crying.
“Dovey?” He muttered and walked up to her.
“Dovey”
Dove turned to look at him with watery eyes.
“Vinny,” She said in a crying voice.
Vincent quickly squatted close to her.
“What’s wrong Dovey? Why are you crying? What did the doctor say? What happened to your dad?” Vincent asked so many questions at the same time.
Dove hugged him. “Vinny!” She cries, hugging him tightly.
“What’s wrong, Dove? You’re scaring me” He said, patting her short hair.
“Niko broke up with me. He ended our relationship. I thought I’d forgive him after a while, but he broke up with me. He doesn’t want me anymore” Dove cried painfully.
“What was his reason?”
“I couldn’t pinpoint his reasons why he chose to end our three years relationship. He just came here and broke up with me”
Vincent didn’t know if he should be grateful or not, but some part of him is happy that she is no longer Niko’s girlfriend.
“It’s okay, Dovey. You’d get over him”
Dove continued crying in his chest.
Her tears were wetting his white shirt, but Vincent didn’t care, he continued patting her.
******
Niko gulped down the glass of whiskey, while staring sadly at the necklace he gave to Dove on their third year anniversary.
“Dove” He called her name in a low voice and tears fell down from his eyes.
He could vividly remember the very first day he met Dove.
•FLASH BACK, THREE YEARS AGO•
It was snowing heavily in the whole of Washington, and Dove couldn’t get a cab that’d take her home.
She was holding some files which belonged to her dad, she helped him print it out in the cafe.
Dove was shaking furiously, because she wasn’t putting on a coat, and her whole body was covered in snow.
“I’m going to get sick. Why is there no cab now that I need one!”
Someone wrapped a huge jacket around and when she turned, she saw Niko smiling at her.
“You can use this, Miss, and this as well,” Niko smiled at her, giving her an umbrella.
“What about you? You’re going to fall sick”
“Don’t worry about me miss, I don’t get sick”
“Why won’t you get sick? Are you immortal?”
Niko smiled and wore her the jacket properly.
“No I am not. It’s going to get dark if you continue standing here. Cabs don’t often pass by this area, walk down a little and you’d see a cab down the street”
“What about you?”
“I will be fine. I work in that construction site” He points at the building.
Dove looked at the building and looked back at Niko.
“Bye, Miss” Niko ran off before Dove could say a word.
“I didn’t get to know his name” She looked at the huge jacket and smiled.
“Let’s go home, Dove”
She took to her heels.
Niko, who was running, stopped and turned and he saw Dove running down the street with the umbrella and the jacket that swallowed her.
“She is pretty” He smiled and continued running.
***
•STILL ON FLASHBACK•
Niko was at the construction site, hitting a nail on the wall, when one of the workers approached him.
“Hey, Niko. You finally have a girlfriend, haven’t you?”
“I don’t have a girlfriend”
“Liar, then who is the pretty girl that came here to see you”
“Pretty girl? What pretty girl”
“She said you’d know her once I mentioned snow day”
Niko stood up to leave and he held him.
“I thought you said you don’t have a girlfriend, so where are you rushing to?”
“I will be right back” Niko rushed outside and saw Dove waiting for him.
“Miss”
Dove smiled at him.
“What brings you here, Miss?” He asked.
“I came to return your jacket”
“You didn’t have to”
“Don’t worry I made sure it’s sparking clean before I return it. Here you go” She gives Niko the nylon bag, and he smiled before taking it from her.
“Isn’t it stressful here?” Dove asked, looking at the huge building that was yet to be constructed fully.
“Yes it’s, but I have no option but to do it, Miss. It’s not easy making money”
“My name is Dove. Since I have told you my name, you will stop calling me Miss, right?”
Niko smiled.
“What’s your name?”
“My name is Nicholas, but just call me Niko”
“Nice meeting you, Niko”
“Same here”
Both smiled at each other.
“I will be going now” Dove tried to leave, but Niko held her hand.
“If it’s okay with you, will you meet up with me? I usually leave the construction site by 3;pm”
Dove looked at Niko and nodded her head, with a smiling face.
***
•FLASH BACK END, PRESENT DAY•
Tears like rain fell down from Niko’s eyes, as he remembered how he met Dove, and how happy he was when Dove accepted to be his girlfriend.
He caressed the key necklace, with more tears falling down from his eyes.
“You still own the key to my heart, Dove. But it’s best I break up with you, that’s the only way I can protect you, I can’t go back to being the man you fell in love with. I’m a criminal now, and there’s no way out” He sniffles and continues drinking.
Charming entered the bar and he sighed when he saw Niko.
He passed out already.
“If he was going to drink to this extent, why then did he break up with her? His wound isn’t healed yet. Poor Niko” He pats his hair.
******
•CHARMING’S HOUSE, SAME NIGHT•
Zoey watched as Charming carefully dropped Niko on the bed.
“Did he have to end his relationship with Dove? He got into this robbery gang because of her”
“To him, it was the best option. If I knew this was going to happen, I won’t have allowed him be a part of Diego’s robbery gang”
“It’s not your fault, Charming. You didn’t know we won’t be able to leave after we joined. Breaking up with Dove isn’t the best option, you and I know he loves her so much. Come to think of it, he didn’t even…..”
“He blames himself, Zoey. I think it’s best if he’s no longer in a relationship with Dove, that’s the only way to protect her. Diego is dangerous”
Zoey looked at the sleeping Niko.
“I feel so bad for him”
******
•LOUNGE•
“The Niko guy broke up with Dove?” Charon and Jayden asked at the same time.
Vincent nodded.
“Why?”
“It’s all my fault” Vincent said, guiltily.
“How is it your fault?” Charon asked.
“If I didn’t come into her life, she wouldn’t have had problems with Niko. She was doing okay with him, but everything became a mess, when I entered her life. Niko won’t have beaten her up if she didn’t spend the night at my house, it’s all my fault”
“I don’t think it’s your fault, Vincent. You may have forcefully kissed her once, but that was long ago, and ever since then you haven’t crossed boundaries. I don’t think their breakup has anything to do with you” Jayden said.
“What should I do? Seeing Dove sad, hurts me so much”
“I know this is not the proper thing to say, but grab the chance”
“Meaning?”
“What Charon is trying to say is that you should make good use of the opportunity you have now. Dove is single now, which means you can be able to court her”
“She just had her first breakup, I can’t do that”
“Why? You love her” Charon said.
“Yes I do, but…..” Vincent sighed.
“I understand, you can take it slowly. It’s not easy being in a one-sided love, like Charon”
Charon looked at Jayden after he said that.
“What makes you think I am in a one-sided relationship?”
“You think Piper loves you?” Jayden shakes his head.
“She does!”
“Just let him be, Jayden,” Vincent said, resting his head on the headrest, with his eyes closed.
Jayden focused back on his phone, chatting with Jovita, while Charon’s mind drifted back to the night he had his second s*x with Izzy.
He sighed.
******
•BLOW-BLOOMS COMPANY•
Izzy had a smile as she walked towards Charon’s office, holding a pineapple juice.
It’s Charon’s favorite.
Izzy opened the door without knocking and the smile on her face vanished when saw Charon and Piper kissing.
The pineapple juice in her fell from her.
The falling sound distracted Charon and Izzy, and they broke the kiss.
“What are you doing here?” Piper asked.
Izzy was speechless, cuz she didn’t know Charon will go back to Piper after their second s*x.
What was she expecting anyways? Izzy thought to herself.
“I asked you a question, shouldn’t you give me answers?!” Piper shouts at her.
“I’m sorry I badge in” Izzy quickly picked up the can.
Charon could see the tears in her eyes.
“I will be going now” She said in a crying voice and quickly left.
Charon went after her, but Piper held him.
“Where are you going? We just made up”
“I will be right back, Piper” He leaves.
“I need to get the car for Jasper before finally breaking up with him,” Piper smirked.
***
“Izzy! Izzy!! Izzy!!!” Charon called her name.
When she wasn’t making an attempt to stop, Charon ran towards her, and held her hand.
“Let go of me!” She said, angrily.
“What are you angry about, Izzy”
“Seriously? I can’t believe you’re asking me such a question. You were kissing Piper!”
“What’s so wrong in kissing my girlfriend?”
“What? More tears fall down from Izzy’s eyes.
“Is it because I had sêx with you? Don’t take it to heart, Izzy. It’s just a fling”
“A fling?” Izzy asked heartbreakingly.
“I love Piper, and nobody can replace her in my heart, not even you”
“You’re so cruel, you know that?”
“I am sorry….”
“Don’t bother. It’s all my fault for being so attracted to you that I can’t even resist you, I just wish I could h@?? you!” Izzy shouted at him and ran away.
******
•NIKO’S HOUSE•
Niko enters the house and sees Dove in his house. She was sitting with Joaquin.
“Niko” She stood up to her feet.
“What is she doing here?” Niko asked, directing the question to Joaquin.
“She came here to see you, Niko. She was standing outside, so I let her in. You’re not serious about breaking up with her, right?”
“Excuse us,” Niko said calmly.
“But Niko…”
“Are you deaf?!” He shouts at him.
“Just go, Joaquin. Your brother and I will just talk”
Joaquin nodded and left.
“What are you doing here?”
“You changed the lock key of your door, why?” She asked with sad eyes.
“We are no longer together, so why shouldn’t I?”
“Are you serious about breaking up with me? We have come a long way, you can’t possibly end it”
“People end their six years relationship, so why can’t we end a three years relationship?”
“Niko” She shed tears.
“Go home Dove and stop making it hard for yourself, it’s over between us”
“Let’s fix our relationship rather than breaking up. I love you, Niko”
“Just go home, Dove”
“Niko, please,” She said, crying.
Niko was tempted to accept her back, so he took her hand and pushed her out of the house.
“Niko, please open the door, let’s fix our relationship, we can do it!” Dove cried, knocking on the door.
Niko held the knob of the door, crying too.
“Just go away, Dove. I no longer love you! Leave me alone!”
“Look me in the eyes and tell me you no longer love me, that’s the only way I can believe you. Open the door and tell me you don’t love me anymore!” Dove banged her hand on the door, crying.
Niko hesitated before opening the door.
“Niko”
“I no longer love you, did I make it clear to you now”
“Niko, you’re lying, right?” She asked, crying.
“I’m not lying, Dove. I don’t love you anymore, so forget about me and date someone else!” Niko slammed the door on her face.
He sat on the floor crying, cuz he knows he is lying.
He loves her!
He loves her so much!
******
•DOVE’S HOUSE•
The rain was showering, but Vincent stayed under the rain waiting for Dove.
He has gone to the hospital but she wasn’t there, and as for Dora, she wasn’t at home.
He has tried calling Dove, but she wasn’t picking up, and it scares him.
Dove walked one step after another under the rain, and she saw Vincent waiting for her.
She could see the worries in his eyes.
Dove didn’t say a word, she just stood, looking at him, until he saw her.
“Dovey” He walked up to her.
“Where have you been, Dovey? I know it’s hard, but you are going to get through it. You can’t ki|| yourself just because of Niko!”
Dove looked at him with watery eyes.
“Seduce me,” She said.
“Huh?” Vincent asked, not getting what she was saying.
Dove pulled him to her height with the jacket he was wearing, and she kissed him, deeply.
Vincent broke the kiss.
“What are you doing, Dovey”
“You said you love me, right? Then seduce me until I fall madly in love with you! Seduce me until I crave for you!!”
Vincent’s jaw dropped in shock.
……
TBC