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Chapter 21

NPOV

I couldn't even look at him.

I couldn't be in the same room as him.

I didn't even know what to do with him.

I barely got any sleep last night and the times when I fell asleep were when I saw him and his dad talking about Bellatrix.

I was beyond furious that he didn't tell me. I knew from Hannah that he was keeping something from me but I didn't expect it was about Bellatrix. Then again, I didn't think she knew who it was that I was after so I couldn't really blame her.

I got up extra early for work and the fact that insomnia was overpowering me. I got in the shower quietly and let the water wash over my body. I felt tears running down my face but I couldn't tell whether they were tears since I was in the shower.

I got out awhile later and got dressed. I grabbed my sweater and my purse along with my keys and to make sure Cedric wasn't up. I saw him sleeping on the couch still snoring lightly.

I closed the door and made my way to my car, to go to work.

"Okay so patient number three is in exam room two with some sprain or something and patient two in exam room one is in need of the flu shot" Marissa told me.

I nodded absent mindedly as I made the rounds. I know that she was going to know what was going on. Maybe I would tell her at lunch.

I got back to the front desk and was putting folders away when she came up to me with two small pieces of paper.

"Your fiancé called again like twice" Marissa told me. I took them and crumpled them up.

"Mind telling me what's going on?" she asked.

"Cedric and I had a fight" I replied.

"So ignoring him means he is using up the phone lines which I may add is a waste and we needed them for the patient and their families" she said.

"I'm sorry I don't mean to be a bitch but I found out something last that he kept from me" I said.

"Is it serious?"

"Like you wouldn't believe" I said walking away to take care of the next patient.

"You look like crap" Dylan said to me as we met up for our weekly dinner. It was a tradition since he moved back from London, our bond from there grew so we decided to meet up for dinner once a week after we get out of work and such.

"Gees, thanks" I said sarcastically. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be it looks like you're stressed. Is everything okay?" he asked.

"Sort of but not really" I replied.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

I wanted to but how the hell can I explain to my older cousin that Cedric is a wizard. Then again, he wouldn't believe me. I don't know if he would or not but then again…

"Just wedding stuff that's all" I lied.

He nodded as our orders came to the table. We ate in silence when I had the time to think over on what happened in almost the past twenty-four hours. It felt like a huge wave came over when I overheard Cedric and his dad last night. I do feel partly bad because he never got a chance to explain. However this doesn't excuse him for not telling me what was going on.

I would've handled it fine. I wasn't going to do anything stupid unless it was absolutely necessary and if my family and friends were in harm's way.

I don't know what to do at this point.

"Oh did I tell you on how I'm planning Cedric's bachelor party?" he said.

"You are? I'm afraid on what you're planning" I said.

"Don't worry there won't be any strippers if that's what you're worried about" Dylan said.

"I'm not worried about the strippers. They're more than welcomed for all I care" I said with sarcasm dripped in my voice.

I didn't know how long I sat in my car but it felt like hours meanwhile it was only near twenty minutes since I came home. I was afraid of two things.

One being that Cedric might be there and two Cedric wasn't there.

I sighed heavily as I got out of the car. I locked it and headed up the three flights of stairs to the apartment. I slowly unlocked the door seeing as if someone locked it. I walked in and tossed my bag on the counter.

I saw a note propped up on the bowl in the kitchen and immediately recognized whose handwriting it was.

Nikki,

Ran back to London to talk to my dad.

I'll be home tonight. We need to talk about what happened last night.

I love you.

Cedric.

I put the note down as I made my way towards my room. I sat on the bed and leaned back on it.

What the hell was I going to do when I see him? Did he want to even be in the same room? Now that question sounded so ridiculous. He did say we should talk but does that mean he wants to call off the wedding?

Don't sound like a dumbass he loves you more than everything my thoughts were saying.

I was staring off into space when I heard the door open and close along with footsteps. I sat up and saw that Cedric was standing in the doorway.

"Where did you go?" I asked.

"Out for a walk" he replied. "I didn't think you would want to see me."

"Why would you even think that?"

"Because of last night…"

"Last night I obviously walked in the wrong moment, right?" I said sarcastically.

"You weren't supposed to know" he said.

"And why the hell not? I would've handled it fine thank you very much" I snapped.

"I don't think you would've because if I would've told you, you would've gotten yourself killed" he said, coldly.

"Let me ask you something" I said, getting off the bed. "How long have you known?"

He didn't say anything. He looked like he wanted to make up an excuse or something. "How long?"

"Almost four months" he replied softly.

"Four months? FOUR FREAKING MONTHS?" I yelled. "What went through that thick skull of yours when you knew?"

"My father wanted me to keep this under wraps until we knew what was going on for sure. I swear love, I never meant to hurt you" he said.

"You never hurt me" I laughed humorlessly. "You never meant to hurt well what else have you kept from me? The fact that your father hates my guts I wouldn't be surprised."

"He doesn't hate you."

"At least I try to tell you something, but whenever I do, you have to swoop right in and be all protective while you know deep down I can handle it" I said.

Cedric looked at me with mixed emotions in his eyes. "At least I don't have the decency to hide the fact that I met up with my ex for lunch during the summer" he said coldly.

I stood there in shock. How did he know?

A/n: Ah, now everything's out in the open! I had to get this chapter out before I was going to get ready for work.

What will happen next? I'm sure you're dying to know but I can't ruin it for you guys obviously. That would be spoiling it.

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Signing out for now,
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