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Oswaldo's P.O.V

Shit!

That was the only thing that came to my head. I totally forgot I had a girlfriend and sleeping with my ex was a bad idea. But I couldn't help it, when I kissed her I felt that connection that was only between me and her. She's the only woman that gets my heart rate going and the only woman that makes me forget that the world even exist. I didn't think about the consequences when I decided to sleep with her, my only thought was touching her and feeling her in my arms once more.

"I'll be right out Izzy, I'll meet you downstairs."

I'm sure she replied, but I didn't hear it, my only concern was for the girl lying under me shaking, her silent sobs were piercing me through the heart. She was facing away from me and her hands were covering her face as she cried. It's not often that I see Melody fall apart, but whenever I do it shifts my entire world. I felt like such a bastard for causing her pain, I was selfish in my need for her. Instead of letting her leave like she wanted, I thought only of myself.

"Mel."

My voice was very soft as I spoke.

"Baby, look at me."

It was no use because her shaking just got worse. I didn't want to move from between her thighs, but I knew I had too. Very slowly I moved onto the bed, making sure to keep her in my arms. I know my girl, if I had only let her go completely she would have done what she does best...run.

"I'm so sorry, Mel."

She hid her face from me and continued crying. We were both lying on our sides facing each, but I could feel that she wanted to escape. I kept my hand firmly around her holding her to me. My eyes never left her, even as she cry she's still the most beautiful girl I've even set my eyes on. I waited for her to calm down, I knew that it was useless trying to talk to her when she was in that state.

After what seems like hours she finally lifted her head. Her eyes were red and puffed up. She just stared at me without saying a word, but she didn't need to, everything she wanted to say to me was displayed in her eyes and I was having none of it. I could see the determined set of her eyes as she just continued to stare.

"No!"

The fact that I knew what she was thinking didn't faze her. She pulled slightly away from me and stroked my face with the back of her hand.

"It's for the best."

She moved completely away. Getting up from the bed she started to gather her discarded clothes. Jumping from the bed I went after her. I wasn't about to let her run from me again, I wasn't about to let her close her heart off to me. I was done pretending like we didn't belong together. We both knew that we were meant for each other that we could never love anyone else.

"Not this time, Melody. You're not running, I'm not going to let you run from me, or Megan."

It pissed me off that the thought even crossed her mind, it wasn't just about her and me anymore we had a child to think about. I grabbed my jeans that were lying on the ground beside the bed and put them on. When I looked up I saw that Melody was already dressed and her eyes were narrowed at me.

"How dare you? I ain't never gonna just walk out on Megan, I love her.

"And you're trying to tell me that you don't love me, that's why it would be so easy for you to turn your back on us?"

If she said it, if she as much as hint at it, I was going to strap her to my bed and make her see sense. However, instead of denying it she turned her head and looked away. When she turned her head I saw the renewed fire in her eyes, but it was nothing compare to what I was feeling. I've spent two years without the woman I love, one of those years I spent every waking hour beside her bed in a hospital and the other not know if she was alive or dead. I wasn't about to go through that kind of pain again if I could help it.

"This ain't about us! I just can't do this anymore, Richie, it's not right. I can't stay in this house anymore, it's just complicating things more. We're confusing Megan."

She turn and run for the door, but I was already blocking her path. If she wanted to have this conversation we were going to finish it.

"There you go again, running like you're used to. Ever since I met you all you've done is run, I don't understand you, Mel. You gave yourself to me within twenty-four hours of us meeting each other―"

She raised her hand to slap me, but I caught it.

"―You never give up on me when I was in the hospital, you didn't care when you thought that we were cousins, but every time things between us get to a good point, you run."

She was fighting me trying to escape, but I had her pinned to my chest. I wasn't going to let her run this time. I had hope that if I left it up to her that she would realise that we were made for each other, but my girl is too stubborn for her own good. She'd be willing to walk away from what we have just because she thinks it wouldn't work out between us.

"I'm not letting you run from me this time, Melody."

She stop struggling and stared up at me with tears and regret in her eyes.

"It ain't your choice, Richie."

"Like hell it isn't, you're making a decision that will affect me! I don't agree to spend the rest of my life without you."

All the fight left her and she leaned against me, wrapping her hands around my waist. I returned her embrace pulling her close to me. But don't get me wrong, I knew it wasn't over. You guys know my girl, nothing is ever that simple with her, she might give in now, but it won't be long before I'm fighting with her to stay.

I pulled away from her and watch as a smile lit up her face. I could resist it, I captured her lips with mine and kissed her with all the passion I felt. It was only meant to be a short kiss, but as it always is between us, it turned into something more. She moaned softly and I grabbed hips, lifting her up until she wrapped her legs around my waist.

My lips moved from her mouth to her neck and I found myself walking over to the bed. Without breaking contact, we ended up on the bed with me between her thighs. I moved my lips away from her body only to remove the clothes that were hiding the rest of her from me. I got her top off and was about to remove her bra when she stopped me.

"Wait, wait!"

We were both breathing hard and caught up in the passion. The rise and fall of her breast were driving me crazy. She was about to say something else, but whatever it was I cut off with my mouth. She gave a weak attempt to push me away, but soon give up and decided to give in to her craving.

The way we were, it would have been very hard to tell where I end and she begin. We were so wrapped up in each other, moving in sync with each other. Every touch brought forth passion and heat that had us panting for more. Her moans were music to my ears. The way she grabbed the sheet and arched her back, or the feel of her nails sinking into my skin as she bite her lips were all heighten my desire for her, and causing me to lose control.

I don't know how long we were like that, but it felt like forever. I gathered her in my arms and she rest her head between my shoulders, our arms were firmly around each other.

Kissing the top of her head I said, "I love you, Mel."

She shifted so that she was looking up at me. I could see that scared look in her eyes, but it wasn't dominant.

"I love you too, Richie."

I started to smile but stopped as I saw a different look came over her face. She moved away from me completely and got up off of the bed, this time I didn't try to stop her. Quietly she started to get dress again and a followed her lead. Her back was turned as she got dress and when she was finished she stayed looking away.

"This is wrong, Richie. We've never been healthy together, our relationship doesn't hurt only us there are others that get caught in the line of fire."

She turned to face me, and I couldn't deny that she was right. Me and her together has always been like a tsunami, but I was unwilling to give us up even for a second. We might be a disaster but at the end of it all, we work together. And whosoever get caught in the storm that is us...well, that's just their bad luck.

I moved closer to her. "Mel, I don't care about what others have to say about us being together and neither should you. Haven't everyone else's interference cause us a lot? Your parents thought they were helping you to stay away from me, but by not telling you about Megan it cost you to miss out on a year of our daughter's life."

With every word, I took a step closer to her until we were standing nose to nose. Or should I say nose to chest cause you guys know that my girl is short. I leaned down to kiss her, but she stopped me by pushing on my chest.

"I'm not talking about them, Richie."

Pulling back a little I looked at her confused.

"Then who are you talking about."

I couldn't think of anyone who our relationship has affected. My parents and Max didn't count because they both knew how I felt about her before they tried to tear us apart.

Her eyes get very sad and filled with guilt as she spoke the next word.

"Isabelle."

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When I finally made my way downstairs to Isabelle, I was feeling like a bastard for what I knew I had to do. It was stupid of me to even carry on a relationship with her when I knew deep in my heart that I wasn't willing to give up Melody. I know you guys must be pissed at me for using her, but don't worry I'm more pissed at myself. She didn't deserve any of what I put her through, she's a good person who deserve to be treated with love and respect.

Right after Melody and I talked she left to go to her room to have a shower and I went to have one in mine. There was no way that we could have showered in the same room, cause we would have ended up right back in bed.

I came downstairs with the intention to tell Isabelle what had happened. I didn't want to be away from my girl and carry on a relationship that has no intention of ever progressing. She need to know the truth in order for her to find someone better. I knew she loved me and that's all on me for encouraging her. I was prepared to take whatever it is that she was going to throw at me, but what I wasn't prepared for was finding my parents and Melody's parents sitting in the sofa in my living room.

To say I was shocked would be an understatement. Firstly, they were both there and nothing was being shouted or thrown, and secondly, my mother was smiling and talking to Isabelle with Megan in her hands.

"What the hell is going on?!"

Six pairs of eyes turned to look at me. Megan heard my voice and immediately wiggled herself free of her captor and made her way over to me. Without breaking my glare at them, I scooped her up in my arms.

Everyone stayed quiet, deciding to say nothing. Great! When they should have kept their mouths shut they didn't, but now when they should be giving me answers they all decided to stand as a united front.

I saw the confusing on Isabelle's face, but that was the least of my concern at the moment. I wanted to know what mine and Melody's parents were doing in my house.

"I'll say it again since you've all develop a loss of hearing, what the hell is going on?!"

Isabelle jumped back shocked, it was a side of me that she has never seen. I avoided looking at her and focus on my parents.

"What the hell are you doing here, you're not welcomed?"

My outburst didn't faze my parents but Isabelle gasped. She took a step closer to me and put her hand on my arms.

"Oswaldo, you don't mean that."

I shrugged off her touched, "You don't know the half of what they put me through, or how they treated Mel. I'd be damn if I let them come into my home to infect and contaminate it with their heartlessness."

My mother was the one to break the silence.

"It's ok Isabelle dear."

She looked at me and smile, but I knew my mother and anything that came from her mouth was either fake or a lie, and that sweet smile of her was definitely fake.

"Oswaldo, we heard that you were dating Marcus Millard's daughter and we just wanted to meet the lovely Miss Isabelle. Also, we wanted to see our granddaughter since you neglected to bring her around to the mansion."

I almost laughed, but I was too pissed. I don't know what made me madder, the fact that they were acting like they didn't hate my daughter and me, or that they only came to visit me because of whose daughter I was dating. They gall of these people.

"So, let me get this straight, you found out from your pack of flies that Isabelle and I are dating and you packed my your gold digging selves and came to see how my relationship could benefit you? Did I get that right or did I leave something out?"

My so called father took a step forward as if to step in to defend my bitch of a mother. I could help but roll my eyes and snorting.

"Don't speak to your mother like that, son, she only wants what best for you."

I wanted to rip his throat out.

"Don't you dare call me son, we both know that I'm anything but. Why don't you take your whore and get the hell out of my house the same way you came."

Isabelle gasped again next to me, but this time she didn't say anything. It was Melody's dad that spoke.

"Oswaldo, I know you have some strong feeling towards your parents, but they mean well, whatever they did they only did it to protect you because they love you, you shouldn't hold that against them."

I knew he wasn't only talking about my parents, he was also talking about what they did to Melody. If he thought that I was going to sympathies with him and his wife he had another thing coming.

"I'm entitled to hold whatever the hell I want against them and you. You took my daughter's mother away from her for a year and you just expect me to forget? Get the hell out of my house, all of you!!"

"Please, we just want to speak to our daughter, if you can tell us where she is, please."

I was done talking to the lot of them, it didn't matter how much Melody's mother beg there was no way I was letting any of them hurt her again.

"She doesn't want to talk to any of you, so would you please find your way to the door."

Her father wasn't giving up, he held his wife as she cried and I could see that he was getting upset, but I didn't care.

"Son, you can't make that decision for my daughter, if sh―"

"You heard him, he said to get the hell out."

Melody came to stand beside me. Megan stretched out her arms towards her mother and Melody took her. With the two women, that I loved most in the world standing beside me I felted empowered.

My parents face were no longer happy or smiling. They weren't aware that Melody was still in my life and the shock was hard for them to hide. Nancy, Melody's mother rushed forward and tried to hug her, but she took a step back causing her mother to break down more.

Melody slipped her hand into mine and the act didn't go unnoticed. The hatred that I've always seen on my mother's face was back in place. It was hard for her to contain it or herself. And it wasn't long before all hell broke loose right there in my living room.