My Charming Stepbrother (12 page)

Chapter Eight: Five Years Later

             
Nicki sat in the large, gray waiting room at St. Vince’s Hospital. Big blue balloons surrounded her, some reading: “It’s a boy!” She sat looking nervous and excited at the same time. Tears filled her eyes and Todd came running from behind the big gray doors. “Nolan Charles is here! He’s here, he’s here,” he yelled, jumping up and down. Nicki sprang up from her seat and hugged Todd, while crying. The two ran back to the room to see Lola holding her new baby boy. Lola had done well for herself, marring Todd after successfully publishing he book and gaining a fan base. Now, she was onto mother hood. She stared down at the beautiful baby boy that gazed back up at her. Nicki entered the room, holding her hands to her mouth. Her face was wet from the tears she had from seeing Nolan for the first time. Lola lifted him up, so Nicki could hold him. She cried and laughed while talking to him. Life was never better for the three.

              Meanwhile, Sam was sitting in his nice apartment with his two year old daughter; Alyssa. During a one night stand with a random woman, the two conceived Alyssa. After giving birth to her, the woman quickly left Alyssa with Sam for good. Because he was a single father, he decided to get a career that would guarantee stable money flow and benefits. After becoming an engineer, Sam started working during the day, so he could spend time with his daughter. He had seen Lola for time to time at family parties, however the two didn’t have much contact. Of course, he went to her wedding, but only stayed for the ceremony. He didn’t want to feel any weirder than he already did. Having Alyssa in his life changed things for him. He was more motivated and willing to do what it takes to provide for his family. Sam really became a great dad.

              Sam didn’t want to bombard Lola right after the baby was born. He knew how hectic it was having a newborn. A month or so after Nolan’s birth, Sam and Alyssa paid a visit to Lola and him. Lola opened to door to see Sam and Alyssa patiently waited. “Oh my gosh, she is cute,” Lola blurted to Sam. He laughed and the three made their way inside. Sam turned to her and the two hugged for what seemed like hours. Lola couldn’t help but feel a little sad, she still loved this man in a way.

              “Your books are flawless,” he complimented Lola. He had read every book Lola had published and enjoyed each and every one of them. The two discussed her writing and also how his work was going. The four of them had a nice visit. Alyssa kept wanting to hold the small baby and Sam kept asking Lola how everything was going. She went on to explain how happy she was with her life. “I’m married to the man of my dreams and had a child with him,” said Lola. “What more could I ask for,” she concluded.

              Sam smiled, although he wished he had been the man of her dream. Although he had broken things off with her, he ended up being the one to hurt the most. Every day he missed Lola and thought of their relationship frequently. Sam had always wished that their parents had never gotten together, because maybe then Lola would be his wife. Nevertheless, he accepted the life she was living now. He wanted nothing more than for her to be happy and she was.

              Sam and Alyssa made their way out and Lola put Nolan down for a nap. He had to be tuckered out from constantly being played with by Alyssa. Lola began tidying up the house, cleaning all the debris from the baby storm that happened in her house. While sweeping the kitchen, she noticed a small green journal sitting on the table. It wasn’t there in the morning, so she concluded that it had to belong to Sam. Before calling him to come back for it, she noticed on the cover it said, “For Lola”.

              Lola opened the small journal to see notes dated from when she and Sam were in a relationship. It answered so many questions Lola had during that time. He wrote about why he left each situation without saying anything. “I wanted to tell her, but I knew our relationship would eventually not work. I didn’t want to lose her,” Lola read, while tearing up. “I fall more and more in love with her each time,” she read on. “I love her, and I probably always will.” Lola put the book down and laid her head in her hands. After five years, she was feeling all of those emotions all over again. She remembered how hard it was for her to get throughout her days, just by thinking of him.

              She was thankful that she conducted the life she did. Marriage, children and a successful career was what Lola had always wished for. Lola could never forget her relationship with Sam. Not only was it extremely out of the ordinary, but it was passionate. Never would she have thought to fall so hard for a man in mask, let alone her stepbrother. She picked the journal back up and read a little more of it. It’s not that Lola wanted to pursue the past or even get entertainment of it. She simply wanted to see the situation through his eyes. Sam made it look so beautiful. He wrote of her as a goddess, something she always she have been treated as. Lola could never forget about Sam. He was, after all, her first love.

THE END

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Sabin, Mitch and Rachel sat at the table talking and drinking what smelled like Earl Grey tea. Colette joined them and sat next to her mother. Her mother grabbed her hand and looked at her daughter.

"Sweetheart, we were thinking that you could go with Sabin. He's going on a cruise to the Bahamas and we thought it would be good for you." Sabin nodded at what Rachel was saying.

"I'll have to think about it mom. Thank you though." Collette looked down at her lap and let her heavy head fall into her arms.

Rachel and Mitch excused themselves and retreated from the awkward moment and went to their safe haven bedroom. Sabin awkwardly sipped at his tea and didn't look at Colette. An odd tension hung in the air as the two sat silently. Colette picked at her nails and avoided eye contact. She couldn’t help but think about what Mitch was doing. He had sounded so angry about the divorce. It was the most passion she had seen come from the man in years. Sabin’s voice brought Colette back to reality.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked in his husky voice.

"No, I don't want to talk about it. I just left him. There was no big thing that made me do it. I just don't love him anymore." Colette was on the verge of tears, and Sabin laughed. She shot him a look that made his laughter stop.

"I meant about the cruise. That really is too bad though. I'm sorry." His voice sounded sincere and genuinely apologetic.

"No I told you so?" Colette asked looking at her brother with perplexed eyes.

"Not from me." He shrugged. "If you decide that you want to talk about it, I'm here, it should be really relaxing.” 

Colette got the feeling that he wasn't talking about the cruise anymore. Sabin excused himself, got up and went into his bedroom. He had looked so different from the last time she had seen him. His hair was cut short and he no longer wore a beard, and the navy had done his body well.

He had been out of the navy for nearly two years now and from what Rachel had told Colette, he missed it but he was enjoying being a cruise ship captain.

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