Page 82 of Abigail's King

Chapter Thirty-Eight

Kye

Isat in the coffee shop looking down at the pictures in front of me. One was of me and Abigail in the caves before everything went wrong. I could see how happy and in love we were. That day had been one of the happiest and most disastrous days of my life. I had thought I’d lost her once, but now there was a real chance that I would lose her forever. The tears were pouring down my face as I looked at the scan of our twins. I was going to be a father of two. We had created two lives together. This was meant to be the happiest day of my life. The day I found out that the woman I loved with not only my heart, but who owned my soul, told me that I was going to be a dad.

I wanted to turn around and run to her. Tell her that although I cared deeply about our children, I couldn’t live without her. That I needed her in my life. But how could I make her believe me? She had made it clear that she wouldn’t accept an answer from me today.

I couldn’t describe the pain I was feeling now. Losing Sofia to Mateus almost killed me, but I knew that losing Abigail would. I couldn’t continue to live on this earth without her. Last night had proven that to me. I was an emotional wreck and I needed help, not just from my family and friends, but I needed to speak to someone. A professional who could understand the rollercoaster I had been on most of my life.

As a child, I had seen various counsellors, some of which my parents didn’t even know about. But they always said not to worry, I would grow out of it. The problem was, I didn’t. It just hid away for years until I was tipped over the edge with the situation of Sofia and Mateus. Mental health hadn’t been a thing then. You were either a functioning individual or placed in a mental asylum. I just wasn’t seen as dangerous enough to society to get the help I needed.

I heard him approaching and knew it was Davi before he even spoke or sat down. He ordered a drink from the waitress and then sat down in front of me. I just sat there gazing at the photos in front of me, the tears still falling down my face. The waitress came back with Davi’s order, and we sat there in silence for a moment. It was Davi who finally broke the silence.

“I’m sorry Mateus and I arranged that without giving you a warning. But we needed to get the pair of you together somehow. Neither of you would budge, so we had to give you a little push. Especially given the situation.”

I looked up to meet Davi’s eyes. I couldn’t blame him for doing what he did – or Mateus, come to think of it. I knew that Bonita and I were meant to be together, especially knowing that we had created two lives together. But how I would get her back, I had no idea. I picked up the photo of us together. The twins were going to be an important part of my life, and I would always love them, but my Bonita was the only person that mattered to me right now.

“I have to admit, Abigail is a remarkable woman. Far too special for the likes of you.”

I glared at Davi. He didn’t know anything about her. He didn’t know what it felt like to hold her throughout the night. How she submitted to me at the sound of my voice. How she pleasured me. She was more than remarkable, she was amazing, and the thought of my best friend saying things like that got me angry.

“You’ll never know what she is like, Davi. Just remember you have Eva.”

I knew they had been together for years on and off. Childhood sweethearts who never found the right person for each other, so stayed together until they couldn’t bear each other anymore.

“We’re not together at the moment. She’s probably had the baby by now, though. Not that she wants me to be part of their life. So, with that in mind, you’d better sort out whether you want Abigail or not, because if you don’t, I’m sure I could take your place. We get on quite well, actually.”

I knew he was just trying to get me to take the bait. Get me worked up enough that I would lash out at him to show him how I really felt about Abigail. But I wasn’t going to do that. Not until I heard the next words from his mouth.

“All the guys like her. I wonder if we could set up one of those reverse harems I hear all the women talking about in their romance books. Yeah, I bet Abi would like that. Four men, all at her beck and call whenever she wanted. Hell, we could even have a gang—”

I flew up from my chair and grabbed him by the throat. “Her name is Abigail. Not Abi or whatever other pet name you have come up for her. You or the guys are not touching her. She’s mine and only mine. No one is ever going to have her except me. It’s my role in life to take care of her and our children.”

He just sat there with a huge grin on his face as I held him. He’d won. He’d made me lose it. Everything today had been about me admitting my true feelings for Abigail. Making me realise what I was losing.

Mateus had known this the night he came around. I realised that now. His words as he said it was more than just about me and Abigail now. That was what she wanted to tell me the day I threw her out. She wanted to tell me she was pregnant. I let go of Davi and slumped in the seat.

“How can I make her realise that I love her, and not because of the twins, Davi?”

“Only you can answer that, Ricardo. But seriously, you need to do it soon, because when she leaves this time, I think it will be for good. Whatever happens, though, I’ll always be there for you. I can just sit and listen if that’s what you want, or get you the help you need. But you have to get that help. You can’t live the life you have been, not if you want a chance to get your Bonita back.”

I knew he was right. But at this moment, there were only two people I needed to talk to. I needed Nathan and Kelsey. I placed the photos back in the envelope and got up from my seat.

“I know I need help, but first I need to find a way to get Abigail back into my life for good. I think I know someone that might help, so I’m going to call them. Check in on me once in a while, just to make sure I’m okay.”

He got up from his seat and stepped towards me, pulling me into a hug. “Of course. That’s what friends do. For the record, though, there is no way I would share Abigail if she was mine. And I’m sure Eva and I will get back together soon anyway. Seeing you has made me realise what I could be missing as well.”

“I’m going to head off home. Say goodbye to the guys for me. I’ll arrange to see you all again soon. I’m just not in the right mood for a reunion today.”

We said our goodbyes, and I headed to my truck. I had to build some bridges and one big one was going to happen this afternoon.

I’d been sitting here in front of my laptop for a while now, waiting for the call to come through. Knowing it was a Saturday, I knew neither of them would be at work, but I wasn’t sure whether they were going to be at home or not. I had messaged both Nathan and Kelsey, asking them to call me when they were both free. That I would be waiting for their call. Neither of them answered my message. I was starting to worry that they weren’t ever going to talk to me, even after all the messages they had sent me.

I was about to give up when the call came through. I suddenly felt sick with worry about how this call was going to go down. Would they want to speak to me – or help me, for that fact? Or were they just phoning me to tell me to get lost and never contact them again?

I answered the call and found them both sitting there looking at me as they appeared on the screen. I didn’t get to say a word before Kelsey started to lay into me.

“Ricardo Carvalho, what have you been doing? Don’t you know how worried we have been? And how could you do that to Abigail? Throw her out on the streets when she was pregnant with your twins—”

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