Hello, readers! My months of no update was because I've totally lost my inspiration and interest to continue all of my stories but I know I have to finish all of them for all readers(the silent ones included). So if you all noticed any bad traits in my stories, you all know it's because of my interest lost. For this story, I've skipped time cause I just wanted to get this over with. Enjoy!
A year had passed, Randy and Kelly's marriage had been a truly bliss. Even there were few small arguments, they would eventually reconciled. Still living in their hotel room, Kelly would always went back and forth from Missouri to Florida due to her duty as a doctor while Randy had started his computer business since almost a year ago.
However, Randy's business was not as pleasing as Kelly's job and that made him to be all stressed up sometimes, especially times like this, when Kelly brought the key card with her to supermarket while he was closed early. He had been sitting outside the hallway for more than an hour already. He cursed under his breath and continued to sit, waiting for his beloved wife to come home.
He hung his head down and after for how long, he finally heard her voice.
"Randy?"
He looked up and huffed, "I've been waiting for you for like an hour!".
Kelly smiled at her husband and flashed him all the groceries she bought just now, "Aww, I'm sorry, baby! I've bought some stuffs at the market", she explained as she slid the key card on the lock.
Randy just shook his head and stood up, walking inside their home. He didn't bother to help Kelly to bring the stuffs for her. Noticing the weird behaviour of him, she scrunched her nose in confusion. So much have changed in a year.
Once she settled down all the things on the kitchen counter, she followed suit of Randy to the balcony, where he stood facing the outside as his hands gripped tightly on the pole.
Kelly approached him, locking her arms around his waist as her head lied on the back of his spine. As a result, Randy shoved her hands from his waist.
"Get off, people can see us!", he said sternly, turning around to face her.
She scoffed, "How? By meddling in our lives by staring at our part of balcony without leaving their eyes off us? Right!"
"Kels, I'm not kidding!"
"Are you mad that I kept you waiting outside just now? Randy, I was buying our needs, not strolling to enjoy myself. What's wrong with you? Before we got married, you would wait for me at the station day and night just to see me! What's with now?"
Randy rested his weight on the pole of the balcony, "Things have changed, okay? We're no longer college students. We're both are independent adults now, you need to grow up!"
"You want to be independent? Fine! Let's see how you will make your own food cause I'm not going to give you yours!", she folded her arms on her chest.
Randy smirked but before he could said anything, Kelly continued, "And don't even think to order the food service cause I'm taking the phone with me!". With that, Kelly left him alone on the balcony as she went inside and took her shower.
When she was done, she made a beeline to the kitchen and started to take out the things to make her dinner, completely ignoring Randy's presence on the dining table, sitting while deeply staring at her.
She started to wash the vegetables on the sink when a pair of muscular arms securely placed around her petite waist and a pair of lips landed on the side of her neck, giving her sweet kisses all over.
She sighed and widen her eyes in anger, "It's not working!".
"It will... eventually! Every time we fight, I'll make up to you like this cause I know you love it when I do this", Randy smirked in her skin and continued to give her kisses.
Kelly was helpless. She couldn't back away from his charms so she gave up and turned around to face him, locking her arms around his neck. "Okay, Okay! You got me but before you could proceed pleasing your hormonal self, at least let me make some dinners first".
Randy smiled, pecking her lips and said, "Can't wait for that!", but only to receive a playful slap from his wife.
6 months later, when Kelly was about to walk to the train station to go to the hospital, a figure in front of her stopped her.
"Sis!", the woman ran and hugged her tightly, in which Kelly replied back as tears started to brim down their faces. Who would not if you haven't met your sister for more than a year.
Kelly broke the hug and looked at her, "Kaitlyn, it's been so long! I miss you!"
Kaitlyn could only smiled at her, her expression seemed like she was hiding something.
The elder one noticed that and asked, "What's wrong Kait? Are you and dad okay?"
"I'm good but... but... but dad's not!"
"What do you mean?"
"He's dying, Kels!", she sobbed in her sister's arms.
Although Kelly was surprised, she managed to control herself and brought her sister to sit on the bench.
"Where's dad? Did you bring him to the hospital?"
"Dad doesn't want to go to the hospital and now, he's just counting his days to leave us. You got to meet him for the last time, please"
When she heard her, Kelly instantly shook her head, "No, Kaitlyn! I can't! Don't you remember how kicked me out of the house?"
Kaitlyn held Kelly's hands and pressed it pleadingly, "Come on, Kelly. Dad brought us up with all his life to ensure we achieve our dreams and ambitions. We don't have a mom but dad become one just for us. Please think about that? How much he sacrificed to raise us? I beg you, sis, just come home even for a while. Dad needs to see you!"
"I wanted to but does dad wants to see me?"
"That's not important. His ego might say he don't want to see you but we both know that dad love you so much to push you away from his life completely"
Giving up, she nodded, "Okay, I'll try but I need to ask Randy first. If he agree, we'll come in the afternoon"
After that, they both bid goodbyes, hoping they would meet again soon but now, Kelly had to rush to Randy's office as soon as possible.
Back in his office, Randy was checking his files when he was disturbed by a knock. The door opened and there stood his secretary, Rosa Mendes.
"What's wrong, Rosa?"
"Mrs. Orton is here to see you", she explained.
"Tell her to come in"
Rosa nodded and went back outside and let the door opened for Kelly to enter. Surprised that his wife didn't go to work, he knew something was wrong. He walked to her and gave her a short kiss on the lips and looked at her face, noticing tears stain on her cheeks.
He asked her, "What happened, babe? Why don't you go to work?"
She looked nervously at him, "Dad is sick, Randy. Can we go and meet him?"
His mood suddenly changed, "But you said we won't have anything to do with anyone after you left his house. What happened now?"
"I know that but he's dying at home!", she pleaded.
Randy looked at her questioningly, "And may I ask you how do you know all of this?"
"I met Kaitlyn this morning. She told me everything"
"But I'm your husband, Kelly. Why didn't she just tell me? Am I not that important to you?"
"Why do you think like that?"
"You're forgetting your promise, that's all!"
"Randy, he spent his entire life's savings to make me a doctor. What's the use of that if..."
He cut her off, "Dr. Kelly Orton, if your father's deed is compelling you, then you may go but don't bring me there. Haven't you forgotten the way he slap me the last time we saw him?"
Kelly looked at her husband in disbelief before she pushed him away and walked out from his office. Watching her walking out, Randy instantly struck by feelings of regrets and guilt for treating Kelly like that.
That night, back in their hotel room, Randy couldn't hold back his guiltiness anymore so he approached, who sat on the couch as a sign of protest.
"How's your dad?", he asked as he sat next to her.
Kelly answered but avoiding eye contact with him, "How do I know? I don't even go since I've made a promise to my husband"
"Let's break the promise then! We'll go tomorrow", he said enthusiastically.
She in return looked at him questioningly.
"You heard me!", he smiled and squeezed her hands in his.
"What if he said something bad to you?"
"Who cares about that when he had slapped me hard on the face before?"
Hearing those words made Kelly smiled in joy and she instantly threw herself on him and hugged him as a 'thank you'. Tomorrow, she would meet her father after so long. Although she was nervous and sad at the same time, but as long as Randy was with her, everything must be alright, hopefully.
What do you think will happen? Please review!