The Heart Never Lies

Chapter Ten: The Heartbreak (Part Two)

The rest of the day went by and Rachel didn't move once; she sniffled as she heard her door creaking open. She reluctantly looked at the clock: 12:30am.

'Only one person that it can be' she thought.

She turned over and, sure enough, there was Michael; she held her hand out for him before he got in next to her.

"Did you have a bad dream?" she asked, softly but emotionally exhausted and drained.

"Yeah"

"What was it about?"

"You were angry and shouted at me and you left…"

"I'm not going anywhere" she reassured him, trying not to cry again.

"Did…I upset you Rachel?" he asked, nervously.

"No…"

"But you and Adam were shouting like daddy and the other lady did"

"It wasn't your fault; get some sleep honey"

"I'm sorry Rachel" he whispered.

She buried her face in his hair as she held him close and fought back the tears. When she had awoke again, she had slept right through her alarm; she sighed and left Michael sleeping before pulling on her dressing gown and going downstairs, going to work was the last thing on her mind. She went into the kitchen and sat up to the breakfast bar as Eddie gave her a cup of coffee and sat next to her.

"I phoned in sick for you; Phil's walked in…we didn't wanna disturb you"

"Thanks"

"He filled me in on what happened; I'm sorry, I shouldn't have put you in that position in the first place"

"Forget about it"

"You really did love him, didn't you?"

"Yeah…" she whispered, knowing if she spoke any louder, the tears would start again.

"Can I do anything?"

"No…"

"Wanna talk about it?"

"No…"

"Okay…"

"Why do I always do this?"

"Do what?" he asked as they made eye contact.

"Get my hopes up…open up my heart…tell him everything…let him in and set myself up for a fall?" she answered, tears brimming in her eyes.

"Hey, it's not your fault; you deserved to be loved and happy"

"I'm an idiot" she said as she put her head in her hands, leaning against the counter.

Eddie hesitated for a minute before pulling her into a tight embrace, half expecting her to pull away instantly by she didn't; she buried her head against him as she let her emotions out again. They stayed in each other's arms until Michael came down a short while later; Rachel pulled away, dried her eyes and picked him up.

"I still love you Rachel" Michael said.

"Thanks honey"

"Can I have some funny face toast?"

"Course you can"

"Why are you crying Rachel?" he asked as he wiped away her tears whilst Eddie put the bread into the toaster.

"I'm just upset; Adam had to go away and I didn't want him to go"

"I'll look after you" he said as he hugged her tightly.

"Thank you" she whispered.

She knew she couldn't blame Michael; he didn't know the impact he would cause by saying something so innocent…deep down, she knew that having Michael and Phil and Eddie around would help to ease the pain somehow.