Chapter 7: In love With Me You'd Stay
Evan was tired and hungry when he came home tonight he had a busy day and now he just wanted to sit and enjoy his family. Every time he pulled up into his driveway he felt proud he had a house, a wife he adored, and a son who loved him to death. He sometimes had to pinch himself to make sure this wasn't some dream.
Catherine was sitting at the kitchen table with this look on her face when he walked in. He stopped dead in his tracks cause he knew something was wrong. She looked up at him almost in a zombie-like gaze.
"Vincent woke up" she sounded almost robotic.
Evan stood there opened mouth he was stunned everyone including he and Catherine had come to the conclusion that Vincent would die eventually. Now that he was awake it was like his world was about to come crashing down on him. He didn't know what to do or what to think.
"Well does he remember anything? what did the doctors say?"
"Apparently he remembers everything like it was yesterday"
Evan swallowed hard before he spoke. He finally found the strength to move and sat at the table across from Catherine. He could see Catherine was in a disarray, the gears were turning in her head.
"Have you talked to him or seen him yet?"
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes and shook her head.
"I tried but I couldn't get out the car, Evan I don't know what to say to him. While we have been building a life together it's like he's been asleep and the next day his whole life is gone. He has lost everything how can I can face him"
Evan got up and walked over to her he sat in the chair next to hers and pulled her toward him hugging her.
"Catherine it's not your fault no one knew this would happen, we all thought Vincent would never wake up. You thought it was best to move on. You did what was best for you and VJ, I am sure he will understand that. I guess now the only thing we can do is take it one day at a time everything will work its self out."
Although Evan tried to convince Catherine everything would be alright he wasn't so convinced himself. Catherine and Vincent have history, they had a whole life planned out before he came around and she lost Vincent without a goodbye. It took a long time for Catherine to come around to the idea of being with him. Even after that kiss after the movie, Catherine and Evan didn't pursue a romantic relationship till VJ was almost one year old. Catherine even got cold feet a year later on their wedding day. Catherine went to see Vincent that day he never knew what changed but she came back and married him.
Now that Vincent was awake where would he fit in, and what about VJ. Although Vincent is VJ's father VJ only knows Evan as his dad. Evan knew a great deal about Vincent and he just knew Vincent wouldn't want VJ to not know who his real father was. Evan wanted to protect VJ he didn't want him confused, he loved VJ as if he was his own. Vincent had rights and he could come in and take back what is technically rightfully his and that scared him.
Evan had a restless sleep that night he couldn't sleep at all he feared losing everything he had. He loved Catherine so damn much he wouldn't know what to do if she suddenly decided to go back to Vincent. Vincent wasn't much of a threat when he was in a coma but now that he is out he was a major problem. He just hoped he didn't end up losing in the end.
That next morning Evan could already feel the distance starting between he and Catherine. She made breakfast for him and VJ as she usually did but she seemed deep in thought. She wasn't talking as much about what she was feeling over the next few days. Especially when it came to the subject of Vincent and when he tried to bring it up she skirted around the subject.
Evan put all his thoughts and frustrations into trying to solving the case of this serial killer. The killer was raping then murdering women when it rained to wash away evidence making him harder to find. Had the whole town on alert and women everywhere uneasy caused him to work late a lot of nights sometimes he would get home and Catherine and VJ would already be in bed. They hadn't been intimate in weeks and Evan tried to be patient with her. He knew she would need time to get used to their situation with Vincent now that he was awake, but how much time he didn't know. it just sucked for him and his libido though.
A few weeks after Catherine got the call Vincent woke up, Catherine finally decided she was ready to go see him. Evan had been on edge at work waiting to hear how everything went. He had an unease at the pit of his stomach, every time he thought about Vincent and Catherine and all the things he could lose. He kept his cool never showing it on his face but it was there.
Catherine came home in tears that day she had told him it didn't go very well on her part the guilt was eating away at her and Vincent she said was very accepting of the situation. Evan wasn't convinced he doesn't know any man that would be ok with this, none. He was waiting for everything to just hit the fan. He tried to comfort her but she kept pulling more and more away from him. He could tell Catherine was fighting with her life now and her past and one day she would have to choose.
With Catherine all over the place, he was on edge especially after speaking with his grandfather a few days ago, their talk took his doubts and fears from bad to worse. Evan had picked up his grandfather and was taking him to a dialysis appointment. Along the way, Evan had opened up to him about what had been going on between him and Catherine. He kind of had to his grandfather could feel that he was troubled.
"Sounds like Catherine is having second thoughts," His grandfather told him.
"Grandpa she is in shock, hell we both are her boyfriend just came out of four-year coma"
"He is not just some boyfriend, they were engaged childhood sweethearts and all that"
"This really isn't helping"
"No, it's the kind of help you don't want. It's the truth. Her feelings for this fellow never died she tied them up with a ribbon and put them in a drawer"
Ugh! Now he felt, even more worried his grandfather wasn't giving him the assurance he had expected.
"I know she loves me"
"Pregnant girl no boyfriend, of course, she loves you. You rode in there like a knight and shining armor. Now she is not so desperate anymore and you're in the way"
Evan let out a big sigh instead of feeling better he was left with doubts.
That very next day on his day off he woke up after sleeping in to see Catherine dressed and ready to go.
"Where are you headed?" he asked with a yawn.
"I am going to see Vincent, and I am taking VJ we are going to welcome him home he gets to leave the hospital today"
Evan stood there in surprise Catherine hadn't said anything about Vincent since she came home in tears and now she going to see him.
"Are you sure that's the right thing for VJ?" Evan wasn't too thrilled about having to share his son with Vincent. Evan knew he couldn't say anything he had no right no matter how much he disapproved Vincent was VJ's biological father. He knew that but it still didn't stop him from feeling the way he felt about it.
"Of course I want them to know each other. VJ should know his real father Evan"
"I know I just... I just don't want any kind of confusion"
Catherine walked over to him placed both of her hands on his cheeks.
"You will always be VJ's dad ok" she reassured him.
He nodded wrapping his arms around her and planting a kiss on her lips.
He watched as Catherine pulled out of the driveway with VJ headed towards Vincent's parent's house he didn't like it not one bit. He was scared.
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