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Gabriella found a place on the rocks before bringing the book in front of her, this was her spot now. This was where she found the sea lions the first time, it was memorable for her. It was the moment she realized that life was going to be alright. She had been with Shaw for over a year now and it was perfect. Even though she gave up going back to her family, she was happy. She was content just being with him in the middle of an island. She was content with it just being her and him for the rest of their lives. She had her hand rested on her belly as she looked out at the ocean, the wind blew through her hair, as a smile formed on her face. It was perfect.
"Gabriella!" Mario was climbing on the rocks up to her as she turned to face him. "I have been looking all over the place for you."
"What is it?" She asked putting the book down beside her.
"How the hell did you get up here?" He struggled but finally made it to where he could sit down next to her. She began to laugh before she turned back to look out at the ocean. "Shaw went into town for a little bit."
"Okay?" She threw her hands up, wondering what exactly he was getting at.
"I need to talk to you about something and I need you to know…I am not doing this because I want to hurt you or him. I am doing this because I know…I know how much you love him and I don't want you to be in any position to where you have to choose."
"Choose what? You aren't making any sense."
"We haven't moved, Gabriella. We have been in the same spot for months now."
She slowly turned away from him. "Does he know?" She whispered. She didn't know if he even heard her. Her heart started to beat faster in her chest as she took in a deep breath. She felt like she was going to throw up as her stomach began to do flips. "He doesn't know." Mario answered her. "But its just a matter of time before someone contacts him with the information that we have been keeping from him for over a year now."
"Do we need to go?"
"I know about the situation you are in right now, Gavin told me. Gabriella, you tell me what you want to do and I will do it. I will not ask questions, I will not argue."
"Why are you telling me this?"
There was silence. She swallowed hard before turning completely around to him. "Just tell me."
"He bought a ring…he bought a ring because he plans on asking you to marry him tonight." Her heart stopped.
She climbed down from the rocks as quickly as she could, swatting at his hand as he offered it to her. "He doesn't know." She replied softly. "I haven't told him…"
"What are you going to do?" She shook her head at him.
"How do you marry someone that you have been lying to the entire time you were with them? He's going to find out and he's going to hate me."
"No." Mario moved forward. "I don't think so, I think it's going to be the opposite."
"Mario…" She bowed her head. "I think it's time that we face our demons. I don't want to lie anymore. It's time that he knows what's going on and we take it…whatever happens, we take it."
"I will stand behind you one hundred percent, Gabriella."
"I'm so scared." She replied as the tears finally fell down her face. She felt his hands on her arms before she moved forward, he wrapped them completely around her as she dug her head into her chest. "I was so stupid to think that this would be okay. I didn't think about falling for him, I just thought that if I could make him…forget then he would and I would be okay not being with my family because they would be safe."
"They are safe because of you, Gabriella." He rubbed his hand down her back.
"For how long though? and to make matters worse…he's going to hate me."
"Let's just focus on one thing at a time. He needs to know, Gabriella. You need to tell him before it becomes too late."
She moved through the house oblivious to anything going on around her, it was a daze like state she was in and she couldn't shake it. They hadn't moved, they hadn't moved because she made such a big deal about moving all the time. She squeezed her eyes shut as she slowly walked into the bedroom, closing the door behind her. She hadn't seen Deckard all day, not that she knew why, she wanted to be sick. She found herself standing in the bathroom, looking at herself in the mirror. This was the moment she had to make a decision. She knew it would change the course of their lives forever, but she knew the first thing she had to do was tell her own little secret.
She cut the shower on before taking her clothes off and walking back over to the mirror, she could see it a little bit, but not a lot. Maybe her mind was playing tricks on her. She heard the door open as her head shot up to see him walking in. He was beautiful. He had a smile on his face as he strided over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He looked up at her in the mirror as she gave him a soft smile. "Where have you been all day?" She asked softly.
"Just here and there, I had some running around to do."
"I missed you this morning." She felt his lips on her neck as she closed her eyes and leaned her head back against his chest. She took a deep breath in. "Take a shower with me." She pulled up from him before slowly turning around. She reached under his shirt before bringing it up over his head. He cupped her face in his hands before he leaned down and kissed her. She leaned her body back against the sink as he deepened the kiss. She moved her hands down to his pants, unbuttoned them, and let them fall to the floor. His hands moved to her butt as he lifted her up onto the sink, without breaking their lips. Her breathing heightened as her hands roamed his body, she moved her lips to his cheek up to his ear. "I love you." She whispered. He entered her as she put her lips to his shoulder and the tears welled up in her eyes. She squeezed her eyes shut as the saltiness touched her lips. She could feel his heart beating as he held her close, she could hear his tethered breathing as he thrusted harder into her. She let her mind go as the tears flowed down her face, she leaned her head back as his lips crashed onto her neck. She could feel the orgasm rising up in her stomach. "Baby..." He whispered. She knew he was close to. She bit her bottom lip as she finally opened her eyes and looked up at him. His eyes look straight through her into her soul as she clenched her legs together as the orgasm hit her. "Shaw!" She yelled tossing her head back and letting the ecstasy take over her. She felt her body tremble as he held her in place on the counter. She held onto the white counter top as her knuckles turned white themselves, but she never took her eyes off of him. She felt him release as he tightened his grip on her causing her to squeal before a smile formed on her face. She was in love with this man, no matter what circumstances had taken place for them to get to where they were, she was in love with him. He made her day better just walking into the room. He made life better by just a simple look. He could look at her and make her feel like it was just them two in the world. In Bora Bora, they were the only two in the world.
She felt him pull out of her as she remained seated on the counter, she heard a laugh from him as he bent down and grabbed his clothes that were on the floor. "You still want that shower, love?" He put his hand behind her head before bringing her towards him and kissing her on the lips. "Why are you crying?"
She looked up at him as she took him in. His eyes, his lips, the way only one dimple appeared when he smiled at her. She took his hand bringing it up to her lips. "I love you." She whispered.
It was the truth, she loved him. She could feel it in her soul, he made her life so much better. He had kissed her one last time before he left to let her shower. She stayed on the counter as she stared straight ahead. He was going to ask her to marry him. How in the hell was this happening? She could still remember the day that she came to him in London. How was it so far away? How did they get to this place in their lives? It became a blur as her lip trembled. "I love you." She whispered softly as the tears rolled down her face. She slowly climbed off the counter before grabbing the robe from the rack and wrapping it around her body. She reached into the shower, cutting the water off, before she slowly walked to the door. She took a deep breath in as her hands shook, she still made herself walk out of the room and down the hall. She passed Gavin and Mario, who just looked up at her. She gave a soft smile, nodding her head. They nodded back, knowing exactly what was about to happen. She heard a sigh as she continued down the hall, she felt like her legs were moving on their own. Her brain wasn't working, she didn't know how she was moving, but she was. She found her hand on the door handle as she pushed it opened. "Hi." He smiled up at her as he placed the book on the desk. "That was a quick a shower."
"I need to speak with you." She replied walking into the room.
"Okay, then I need to speak to you as well." He smiled at her again holding out his hand. She shook her head refusing to touch it. She wrapped her arms around her body as she looked up to the ceiling. How was she going to do this? How were the words going to come out of her mouth? "Baby…"
"No." She shook her head as the tears immediately began to fall down her face. "I don't know how to do this, I don't know how to tell you what I am about to tell you because I am so scared. I'm scared that you are going to hate me and I am scared that I won't be able to handle what is going to come out of your mouth."
"Love," He moved forward. "What is going on?"
"I love you. And I don't think you understand how much I love you. I need you to know that this is real, my love for you is real and it has always been real. When you let me choose, Deck, in that moment I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. You gave me a choice. I didn't think ever in my life something like this was happen to me, some would say I was an idiot for choosing you after everything, but I don't care what other people say. I don't care because I love you."
He was standing right in front of her, inches away as she looked up at him. "Then marry me." He lifted his hand in the air, with a diamond ring on his index finger, and the biggest smile on his face. "I was going to wait, but I think now is a good time…"
"No." She whispered backing away from him. "I can't marry you."
She watched as his face fell as she took a deep breath. "You aren't going to want to marry me after I tell you this…"
"You aren't making any sense right now."
"I lied to you."
He was silent. She bit her lip as she took a deep breath again. She felt like a huge rock was sitting on top of her chest keeping her from breathing, it was heavy. She put her hand to her stomach as she turned away from him. "Your brother is lying in a hospital bed in London, England. He has been there this whole time and I have known about it."
"What?" His voice was a soft whisper. "How?"
"Because my brother put him there." Her hand immediately flew to her mouth as a sob escaped.
The sound of the doorbell filled the room as she stood up straight and stared ahead, the tears flowed down her face. There was a knock on the door. "I don't believe you." He whispered to her.
"Shaw…" The door opened.
"Not now!" Shaw yelled causing Gabriella to jump. She slowly turned to the door as Gavin made eye contact with her.
"This package came for you, they said it was urgent."
"I don't give a fuck about a package right now!" He yelled knocking the lamp off the table. Gabriella's chest jumped as she covered her mouth again.
"It's from London."
Gabriella watched as he jerked the package from Gavin's hands, Gavin looked over at her as she nodded her head reassuring him she was okay, then Shaw slammed the door closed. Air blew from her lips as she turned to Shaw and watched as he ripped the package open. The contents fell to the floor as she heard a tiny noise, like a pen dropping. He knelt down to pick up and held it up. It was a necklace. "What is that?" She finally spoke. She was afraid her voice would give out on her but it didn't.
"My brother's tags from the army."
"And the letter?"
"He's in the London Bridge Hospital in critical condition." He threw the note onto the desk as he rubbed his hands over his face.
"You should go." She replied. "Find out yourself."
He turned her, clenching his hand around the neck, but he couldn't speak. She sniffed back her tears as he stormed out of the office, slamming the door behind him. She felt defeated as her legs finally gave out on her and she hit the floor. Her hands covered her face as the tears rushed down her face. She had did it. She had spent over a year with this man and for the first time, her heart felt free. It was free to feel again, yes she loved him, but how much can you love someone who you are lying to? She took a deep breath in when she heard the door open again.
"Gab?" She heard Gavin's voice as she slowly lifted her head. "He's leaving."
"I told him, Gavin. He knows about Owen." She wiped her face as he helped her to her feet.
"Then we shouldn't be here anymore." He held on to her hand. She looked up at him as she shook her head. "He goes to London and sees that you are telling the truth, Gabriella, he will kill us all."
"I don't believe that." She whispered.
"Because you are blind to him now…" He brought her into his arms. "Just because you have changed his heart doesn't mean you have changed the man that he was, it's just hidden."
"You two should leave. I do not think that he would hurt me, I know he will go after Dom. I know that, but he will kill both of you when he realizes that you have been a part of this too." Gavin immediately began shaking his head. "I know I did the right thing, Gavin. He had a ring. He was going to give it to me, what kind of person would I be if I took it knowing what I know?"
"You are a good person. I know that. And I am not going anywhere. I swore I would protect you and I am going to till the end." He rubbed her shoulder. "But he needs to know about this baby. You need to tell him."
"I will tell him when he gets back."
"I am not looking forward to that day."
Gabriella didn't have much of an appetite, but she knew she had to eat. She had to stay healthy because the amount of stress she was putting on herself was enough to take anyone down. She slowly brought the spoon up to her mouth and sipped on the milk that was in the cereal. She made sure that Gavin and Mario stayed clear of the house for next couple of days just in case Shaw came home in a rage. She didn't know anything about his brother, just that he was in the hospital in a coma. They didn't expect him to live but yet he was still there. She took a deep breath as she set the spoon down. She couldn't eat anymore. It had been two days since she told the man she loved that his brother was in the hospital. She hadn't heard from him. She didn't know if she wanted to. She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach ever since he left that night. She couldn't shake it. She climbed off the stool and slowly walked to her bedroom, she just needed to rest. She was exhausted. She climbed onto the bed and laid her head down on the pillow, closing her eyes, immediately falling asleep. This was going to be a long ass weekend and she wasn't ready.
Gabriella shot up from the pillow as she heard a loud noise. She quickly threw her legs over the side of the bed and ran towards the noise, the corridor was empty as she looked around. She breathed out a sigh of relief as she leaned against the door. "Where were you?" Shaw's voice was in front of her as she let out scream, falling back into the door.
"Deck, I didn't see you." She had her hand on her chest as she tried to slow her breathing. She noticed different things in his hands as she moved forward. "Did you see your brother?"
"Yes." His face was hard. His voice was low. She didn't like it. "I found some interesting things out during my journey there as well."
"Like what?"
The door opened as Gavin and Mario slowly walked in. Gabriella took a deep breath as she looked over at them. This was it. "I know what..."
"NO!" Shaw yelled throwing the papers in his hands at her. They hit her directly in the face as she flinched, but let them fall to the floor. "You think I am a fool?"
"No." She whispered. "I don't think that at all."
He nodded his head as he brought his hand up and pointed straight at Mario. She saw Mario out of the corner of her eye but she kept her gaze on Shaw. "I will tell you everything, Deck. I know you are angry, I know that you feel betrayed..."
"Betrayed?" He huffed. "How long has this been going on?"
"Nothing is going on between me and Mario...he..." She stopped. "He worked for me in San Diego. I"ve known him for a while now, they knew Jorge. Jorge worked with your brother, they knew things were going down with my brother, so Gavin joined in. He is a Navy Seal. He is good at things like this, he has protected me for a very long time now. Brian O'Connor had him in my life while I lived in San Diego. They knew about your brother wanting me. Gavin is the one who talked me into faking my death, I was in the clear when they thought Dom had killed your brother, but plans changed. They knew he was alive, so I had to come to London to you. I don't feel anything but friendship and gratitude towards them both, Mario has..." It happened so fast. It was a complete blur as the gun was raised in the air, the trigger was pulled, and the bullet went straight into Mario's head. He was killed instantly. Gabriella let out a shrieking scream as her knees hit the floor. She felt her heart just ripping out of her chest. the heart rose up through her body as she tried to breathe. She watched as Mario's body hit the floor like it was ball being bounced, the blood immediately poured from his head as Gabriella moved forward. Her hands were shaking as the tears flowed down her face. He was gone. Just like that, he was gone.
She didn't have much time to react before she noticed Gavin was still standing there. "No!" Gabriella screamed jumping up. She blocked Shaw's view from Gavin. The gun was still aimed at her. "Gabriella!" Gavin yelled.
"MOVE!" Shaw screamed. The screaming kept going as she held her hands up, protecting whatever she could. Her entire body was shaking as she tried not to look down at Mario's lifeless body.
"I'M PREGNANT!" She screamed over the voices of both of the men. "I'm pregnant." She replied softly again. "Please, don't do this." The gun lowered some as Shaw stared at her. "Gavin," She sobbed. "Get out of here. I am okay, but I need you to get out of here."
No." Gavin spat.
"You will not hurt him. He has protected me from everything, he was here with me. He hasn't hurt you in any way. Your anger is with me, so use me." She moved with Gavin as he moved towards the door, her hands were still up for protection. "Thank you." She whispered. "I'll be okay." Then he was gone. The door closed behind her as she leaned back against it. "I know you are angry with me..." His hands were around her throat in a instant. She felt her body being slammed against the door as he raised her up off the floor.
"My brother is dying..." She squeezed her eyes shut as she kicked her legs. "Someone is going to pay." She felt the tightness as finally made eye contact with him. She had so much sorrow in her eyes as she stared at him. His eyes were empty. They weren't the same, they were dark. They were evil. She was wrong. She was wrong about everything and she was about to pay for it. Love...it wasn't enough.
AN: So I just wrote this...well actually I have been working on it. I have the entire story written but some of the chapters I am just not liking anymore so I am rewriting them. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Let me know what you think! REVIEW
