[*A/N: THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY...MY FLASH BACK CHAPTERS IS FINALLY DONE!..WOOH-OOH!..YAY!...I HOPE YOU LIKE IT ...REVIEWS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME...TILL NEXT TIME, HAPPY FRIDAY AND HAPPY READING!...X0X0 A* ]
RECAP FROM CHAPTER 18…..
Loren: "YOU FREAKIN JERK FACE! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME! OH MY GOSH! I AM SO OUTTA HERE!..GOOD BYE EDDIE!..."
Chapter 19 –BURIED MEMORIES PART III
[LOREN STILL IN DREAM MODE OF HER BURIED PAST, ITS LATE NIGHT/ EARLY AM, SHE JUST ARRIVED IN LOS ANGELES, HOPPED A CAB TO THE DURAN MANSION, POOL HOUSE…..]
Loren entered the sliding door of the Duran Pool house ,[*a/n: Eddie was living at the Pool house,while his Penthouse was being renovated*]. It was dark inside and all she can hear was soft moaning sounds coming from living room.
Loren: "Hello?...Eddie?..babe?..I'm here".
She flipped the light switch on to find a young looking blond woman on top of Eddie, they were lost in what seems to be a heated make-out session.
Loren: (jaw dropping now in shock), "YOU FREAKIN JERK!.."
The two of them stopped what they were doing, looking at Loren, stunned speechless.
Eddie now in realization of what was happening,shoving the young blond off of him as she landed on the floor. The girl had a very familiar face.
Just Loren was about to leave.
Eddie: (calling out to her),"Loren!...wait!..please...stop!.let me explain! …its not what you think?!"
Loren: "really?!...then what is it exactly Eddie?!"
Eddie: "all I remember was drinking a bottle of water," ( he pointed to his bottle of water on the side table), " …suddenly feeling dizzy and nauseated ,that I passed out…oh *&^&^% I've been drugged Lo!..that girl drugged me and then took advantage of me!..."
Loren: "Whatever Eddie!...I am so outta here!"
That's when the young blond stood up into snickering laughter as she shot an evil glare at Loren.
Blond: "that's right you idiots, I confess!..I drugged him and boy oh boy, kissing Eddie Duran, is one amazing experience..WOW!"
Eddie: "Who the hell are you anyway?...and how the hell did you get into my pool house!...this is private property you know?"
Blond: "of course you don't know me or even recognize me, I was the fat Fresno girl, remember? "
Loren: "Oh my gosh?!...you're Ms. Kowalski's daughter?..Cynthia"
Cynthia: "Correction. Ms. Wannabee Rock star from the Valley…I'm all grown up now and I changed my name to Chloe Carter and soon, I will be Hollywood's top rising model, never to be known as Cynthia ever again!."
Loren: "nice dream Cynthia but you are not going to get anywhere by breaking and entering private property!..."
Cynthia: "you know what you damn wannabee from the Valley?!...shut the *&^$ up!..at least I am not known as the sleep around Rock star with a pathetic SOB story that Michael Whitney punched you, giving you a black eye!..WHAT A LIAR!"
Eddie: "You know what Cynthia!...GET THE HELL OUT OF MY POOL HOUSE AND OUT OF THIS PROPERTY , YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE HERE…BEFORE I GET LAPD TO COME AND GET YOU!"
Cynthia: "need I remind you that my name is Chloe Carter now?!"
Eddie: "I DON'T CARE…GET OUT!..."
Cynthia: "Why does she get to stay?...she broke in and entered this property too?"
Eddie: "that's the difference between you and her, she's my girlfriend. She has the key to enter the property!"
Cynthia: "you know what someday you will be mine Eddie Duran!"
Eddie: "GET THE *&%$ OUT! CHLOE OR CYNTHIA OR WHAT EVER YOUR DAMN NAME IS!...GO!"
Chloe: "uuuugggh!..okay. fine. I'm out..but this isn't over Eddie!...you and that wannabee girlfriend of yours will eventually break up and then we'll be togeth—"
Eddie: "YOU HAVE LESS THAN 5 SECONDS TO GET OUT OF MY PROPERTY…5….."
Chloe: "Why can't you see we belong together Eddie!..."
Eddie: "four …"
Chloe: "I know I am younger than you, but you'll change your mind when I become at supermodel and dump that girl!"
[*A/N: IN THIS STORY, CHLOE IS THE YOUNGER ONE, EDDIE IS 23, LOREN IS 21, CHLOE/CYNTHIA IS 19 JUST FOR YOUR 411!..THANKS..* ]
Eddie :' three…"
Chloe: "Please Eddie!..please give me a chance!..give us a chance!...I can change your mind!..."
Eddie: "two…"
IN THE TIMING, MAX FOLLOWED BY LAPD CAME TO THE POOL HOUSE….
Max: (wide awake and cranky), "EDDIE!..WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE?!"
Eddie: (pointing at Cynthia), "this girl broke into our property, entered the pool house,drugged my water bottle and now talking crazy about how she and I belong together"
Max: "officers, please take her away and out of here!."
The officers took Cynthia/Chloe away as she is kicking and screaming, continuing the crazy talk at Eddie.
Cynthia/Chloe: "WE BELONG TOGETHER EDDIE!..YOU WILL BE MINE!..I PROMISE YOU….PLEASE BELIEVE IN US!..."
The LAPD officers and Chloe finally left the property ,leaving Max with curiosity of Eddie's other guest, standing in the kitchen, flashing a shy smile at him as a happy smile formed on his face.
Max: "Loren Tate? …is that you?...my," (*air quotes*), " favorite child?"
Loren laughed as she walked up to him,giving Eddie a HAHA smirk on her face and gave Max a hug. "Hi Papa Max..how are you?"
Max: "I'm good..Now that you are home!...oh sweetie…how we missed you so much! …I know you and Eddie have been through a lot trying to work things out…"
He paused staring at her left eye. "Oh my gosh Lo!..what the heck happened to your eye?"
Loren explained herself.
Max: (giving her another fatherly hug), "You know a man like that will never deserve a woman like you and I swear Loren", (glaring at Eddie), ", if you ever catch my son doing what he just did to you right now, kissing a girl like that Cynthia girl, I will take care of him."
Eddie: (protesting out loud), "I DID NOT KISS HER POPS!..SHE KISSED ME!..SHE DRUGGED ME IN FACT!"
Max: (nodding in disappointment, warning Fatherly voice,), "Mark my words Eduardo!..we will be talking about this!..now take care of your girl …."
Eddie: "yes pops. Will do!.."
Max left the pool house,walking across the way into the kitchen.
Eddie turned to Loren with sorrow in his brown eyes. "Babe?...please let me explain?"
Loren: (nodding in disbelief but with forgiveness in her eyes), "after what I've been through in the last twelve hours or so, You are so lucky I love you Eddie Duran..promise me this will not happen again."
Eddie: "never ever again baby...I love you so so much!.."
Loren: (yawning and stretching her arms out), "its been one hell of a crazy night, I'm going to sleep…night babe"
She went to the linen closet to find her sleeping bag, extra blankets and her pillow in the same spot where it usually is and set up on the sofa, lying down about to close her eyes when…
Eddie: (walking to the sofa), "hey…why sleep there with when you can sleep with me?"
Loren: "this sofa has always been comfortable though…I love you and your bed too, but this sofa can knock," (in between yawning), "me out "
Eddie: "OK. Fine. I get it. I am being punished for the night. I understand. But can I request a good night kiss?"
He crouched down to her,flashing his puppy dog eyes. "Puh-leeeeeeeeeeease?!" he asked her in the voice of a three year old.
Loren: "I know you are tricking me into your bed. Duran…those precious puppy dog eyes have no effect on me…and don't you dare flash that sm—"
But it was too late. Eddie flashed his world famous smile. The smile that makes all women, especially his girlfriend, weak in the knees and melt hearts like ice cream on a summer day.
Loren: "fine. you Brat!..you win!.."
With that, Eddie leaned into her as their lips slowly lingered into a sweet loving kiss turned heated make-out session.
Eddie gently pulled away and maneuvered himself behind her, holding her close in his arms. "I am sleeping with you tonight"
Loren: "no funny business buddy!"
Eddie: "but I have no control of what happens to me in the morning…"
Loren heard that and elbowed him in the stomach, mumbling to himself and then softly whispered in her ear, "I love you Lo…thank you for being here and spending time with me this week" giving her one last kiss on the cheek, "good night my love".
The following morning, Eddie decided to take Loren to a spontaneous get away trip to the Duran Bungalow, just them two, no phone calls or any interruptions. Just simply boy/girlfriend quality time together. During the week, they had a " Molly Ringwald" 80's movie marathon, followed by Star Wars, Harry Potter and all Twilight movies up to date. And by Eddie's request, the HANGOVER, Mr & Mrs. Smith, anything Steven Seagal and by Loren's request, "Enter the Dragon" one of her favorite Bruce Lee movies.
. In between time, they would stay up all night just talking about nothing to everything, from crazy fans to world tour experiences to childhood memories and good times with friends.
On the last day at the Bungalow, Eddie set up a romantic picnic dinner on the beach, as the sun was about to set and relaxing in each other's arms listening to the sound of the crashing waves.
Eddie: "Babe?"
Loren: "yeah?"
Eddie: "I know this is a sensitive subject to talk about but do you ever wonder about our baby?"
Loren: "there's never been a day I don't think about it…because I do on the daily"
Eddie: "we would have had held our baby boy or girl in our arms today… "
Loren: " yeah., " (holding back her tears), "next month, on the fifth to be exact"
Loren and Eddie looked up at a beautiful ray of sunlight that peeped out in between the orange and red sun set sky. The most breath taking sight they have ever witnessed.
Eddie: "I believe that our baby will always be here with us Loren…"
Loren: "I wish I can turn back time, "(in between sniffling sobs), " and stay here in L.A. maybe…..our baby would have lived."
Eddie: "shhh…Loren, …I would have love to see our baby live too…"
Loren: "things happen for a reason right?"
Eddie: "All I do know is that this baby made us stronger than ever and more closer together and I love you for that.."
Loren: "can I ask you a question?"
Eddie: "shoot"
Loren: "what made you think about our baby?"
Eddie: "its just one of those things that I do think about on the daily, truthfully. I was kind of hoping we would have a family someday… "
Loren: "Me too…I've always thought that…oh never mind."
Eddie: "thought that what?...c'mon Lo, spit it out and tell me"
Loren: "despite everything that has happened between us and our relationship, with me and my insecurities and all, even if our baby was alive, I'm glad that it was you, as the father of our child"
Eddie: "Thank you Lo, you saying what you just said means the world to me…I love you."
He leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
Loren: "And I love you too."
This time, she leaned over to him and kissed him softly on the lips.
Eddie: (with a smirk on his face), "you know all this baby talk is making me hungry…"
He began kissing on her neck…..
Loren: "oh my gosh!.you read my mind!...let's eat now!"
IN BETWEEN KISSES…
Eddie: "more like this kind of hungry…"
He laid her down on the blanket and positioned himself on top of her as she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling into a hot lingering kiss turned intensifying passionate make-out session.
A FEW MINUTES LATER, they gently pulled apart, breathlessly.
Loren: "WOW!...you're amazing!"
Eddie: "Mmmm…it only makes me want you even more…."
He continued caressing her neck line with spine tingling kisses…
Loren: "hey…hey..slow down soldier!"
Eddie ignored her plea of hunger pains and continued kissing on her neck.
As much as Loren was helplessly enjoying this, she gently stopped him. "Babe, if we slow down and eat dinner now, I will.." she whispered the rest in his ear.
Eddie: (grumbling in defeat), "okay. Fine!. but we are going to eat this Spaghetti, like those dogs on that Disney movie."
Loren: (laughing out loud and with sass), "Lady and the Tramp?...you are so weird. You know that?"
Eddie took off the lid from their bowl of Spaghetti, taking out one plate and one fork. He also set two bread sticks onto their plate and poured out two glasses of red wine. And to make this picnic dinner complete, he switched the small candle lights on for an extra romantic touch.
AN HOUR LATER OF FEEDING EACH OTHER SPAGHETTI, THEY WERE DOWN TO ONE STRAND OF SPAGHETTI BETWEEN THEM.
Eddie pick up the noodle with his fork, gently spoon feeding it into Loren's mouth, leaving Eddie eat the rest of it as he quickly chewed it up, then kissing her lips which again turned into a heated make out session.
Of course, Loren being the way she is, quickly pulled away without warning, stood up, slowly stripping down to her white lacey bra and matching thong, then bent down to him, whispering, "if you want your dessert, you're gonna have to come and catch me"
And before Eddie had the time to process the situation, Loren sprinted away as fast as she can, heading towards the bungalow, leaving Eddie, not only in the misery of his pain, but now he was stuck cleaning up their mess. So Eddie cleaned up as fast as he can, gathering the blanket and the basket of food in head and taking his sweet time walking back to the Bungalow.
As soon as he reached the Bungalow, Eddie dropped off everything on the floor, picked up Loren with no questions asked and got their groove on in the bedroom for the rest of the night into the next morning.
THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON, LOREN HAD TO GET BACK TO REALITY AND FLY HOME TO NYC…..NOW AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT…..
Loren: "Thank you baby for the most amazing week with you…I had a wonderful time"
She kissed him on the cheek.
Eddie: (wrapping his arms around her, rocking her side to side), "Babe, do you have to go?...I don't want you to go…."
INTERCOM VOICE: "ATTENTION ALL PASSENGERS, JET BLUE AIRLINES FLIGHT 101 EN ROUTE TO NYC, NOW BOARDING….."
He began kissing on her neck.
Loren: "Sorry my love, Reality calls!...Im wants me home and has scheduled me back to back meetings and interviews and fan events and stuff..you know the drill"
IN BETWEEN KISSES…..
Eddie: "So I guess this is good bye for now…"
Loren: "babe, we'll be in touch like always do..Ok?"
Eddie: "like Dirty skype calls?"
Loren: "you're such a horn dog!"
Eddie: "anything to see my girlfriend in her sexy underwear…mmmm..yeah. "
Loren; "Look but sadly cannot touch me…haha to you!"
Loren started walking towards the escalator.
Eddie: "wait!..babe!..don't I get one last kiss?"
INTERCOM VOICE :"ATTENTION ALL PASSENGERS, LAST CALL FOR JET BLUE AIRLINES FLIGHT 101 EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK, NOW BOARDING.!"
Loren ran back to him, wrapping her arms around him, granting his request as their kiss turned into a hot and heavy make-out session.
Loren; "I love you Eddie…we'll skype tonight?"
Eddie: "I will be ready and waiting for you babe and I love you Lo…"
He gave her one last lingering kiss.
Loren: "bye my love"
Eddie and Loren kept in touch as they promised they would from daily phone calls, if not FACE TIME calls, to texting, tweeting, emailing and late night Skype calls, sometimes, depending on Loren's mood, dirty skYpe calls too. Whenever he was in town for a business meeting or random interview or even a concert in New York, they would make time to see each other; like wise whenever she was back home in L.A., they spent as much quality time together as possible. Of course, their relationship is less than perfect as they do have their daily fights, arguments and disagreements too. If its not about his flirty Player charm, its her "abandon Father" insecurities. It took three years to finally understand,accept and work through their specific problems with one other. But through it all, they are still crazy in love with each other.
Some days they would go round and round with phone tagging. And there were days that kept them apart because of their super busy back to back schedules. But even if their chat time was for a few minutes or until the sunrises. They never missed one moment of each other's time.
UNTIL THAT ONE WINTER NIGHT , after some random Christmas Music Fest at the Long Beach Convention Center, FALL/WINTER OF 2015…
*FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!* WENT THE PAPARAZZI, SURROUNDED BY REPORTERS AND A BUNCH OF CRAZY CHEERING FANS!...
Reporter one : "Hi there Eddie!..are the rumors true that you and Chloe Carter are seeing each other?"
Eddie: (annoyed),"What?!..Chloe who?...I have no idea who you are talking abou—"
Reporter two: "We also heard about spending late nights with that hot sexy super model Victoria McKenzie"
Eddie: (rolling his eyes in disbelief), "Again…all those stories are nothing but bull….now if you'll excuse me…I have a very important date to get to.."
Reporters now curious, asking a million and one questions at once. "IMPORTANT DATE?..WITH WHOM?!..WHO IS THIS MYSTERY DATE?...DOES SHE HAVE A NAME?...IS IT CHLOE CARTER?...VICTORIA MCKENZIE…?..EDDIE!...WE WANT TO KNOW WH—"
Eddie hustled through the crowds, signing autographs along the way as his limo finally approached on the curb, his driver opens the door and he steps inside, immediately closing the door to see….
"SO SANTA CAME EARLY, YOU LIKE?" His beautiful, not to mention, sexy mystery girl was wearing a red hot sparkly dress that came down to her knee, showing off her silky shiny legs and matching red heels. Her hair was done in elegant curls, and she had mistletoe between her teeth.
Eddie: (with a smirk on his face), "Yes. I definitely like…come here babe", (kissing up and down her neck)," I miss you so much, my lovely Loren"
Loren responded by whispering something in his ear which aroused him, as he lifted her on his lap, wrapping his arms around her as they leaned into a heated make out session.
THE FOLLOWING EVENING WHILE EDDIE WENT OUT FOR A DINNER RUN FOR HIM AND LOREN…..
Loren was relaxing on the sofa while watching TV, when TWEET! TWEET!...went her phone. She picked up from the glass coffee table and clicked on the picture link. To her surprise, the incriminating photos of him with other girls,especially the ones with Chloe Carter and her friend, Victoria McKenzie, not only did these photos disturbed her but she was so angry to the point of upset and hurt. She went downstairs, hopped on a cab to the airport. She was going home. NO turning back. Her and Eddie's relationship was DONE. FOR GOOD AND FOREVER….
When Eddie got home to his Penthouse to find Loren missing in action. Where the heck did she go? he thought to himself.
That's when he found a letter on top of his piano…
Eddie,
By the time, you get this, I'll be on the next plane home to New York, There are no other words to describe you and your flirtatious charming Player ways. Obviously, you are not going to change that habit. So for three years you've been playing around with hot supermodels behind my back .You know I honestly thought, you waited for me, but even lonely nights for you need to be fulfilled. I get it. You're a guy. You have needs. I could not be there with you or you with me…I should have known …yeah. I should have known I'm the stupid one here trying the best of my efforts to make a long distance relationship work. But I was stupid and wrong.
I don't know what to say or to do but to say, ITS DONE. WE'RE OVER AND NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER EVER AGAIN!...PLEASE DON'T BOTHER CALLING OR KEEPING IN TOUCH AT ALL. This means,NO calls. NO texting. Nothing. I guess its time we take a permanent break from each other. ….I"m sorry. I just can't trust you or your player ways or even worse cheating on me but how typically of me to just leave…without an explanation…again. Honestly, I don't want to know why. I don't want to hear the excuses. But you made your choice, you obviously want to be with Chloe. That twitter photo explains so much as it is …..
Bye Eddie, our last four years was the most amazing years of my life. …I will always keep the memories in my heart and I will always love you…
Loren….
Inside the letter was printed copies of the photos of him and Chloe Carter, looking hot and intimate with each other, plus all the other incrimating photos of him with other Super models at some random post concert after party.
A COUPLE MONTHS INTO THE LATE WINTER/SPRING TIME OF 2016…
*RING! RING!*
Loren: "Hello?...Oh my gosh?!...Eddie?... What do you want?..and what part of DO NOT KEEP IN TOUCH don't you get?!...do I have to change my phone number, email address, twitter and skype accounts because of you?!..."
Eddie: "Please Lo, give me a chance to explain myself to you"
Loren: "I don't think so…because I don't want to know and honestly, I don't care! ….we've been done for two months now because of that photo of you and Chloe!"
Eddie: "Loren, why are you like this?...so cold and mean?"
Loren: "once upon a time I fell in love with the most amazing guy in the world and he broke my heart.."
Eddie: "Loren, I swear all those photos were photoshopped!...that girl Chloe, she set this whole thing up…its exactly what she wanted to do, break us up…"
Loren: …
Eddie: "I love you Loren and only you…I can't imagine myself or my life without you…we are meant to be together foreve—"
Loren: "here we go with your crazy talk again"
Eddie: " I know you Loren and I know that you don't mean things you said in that letter, yes you were angry and hurt and if you want to let all that emotion out on me…go ahead…because I ge it ..I understand…you're not the only one , I've been there too you know..."
Loren; …
Eddie: "Loren, we've known each other and loved each other all of our lives and I love you so much to shake you down to your core. I know its complicated for you to trust and let people in your life and your world Lo, but when you are freaked out and scared, your first impulse is to run and hide behind your high rising walls of steel, you bottle up and keep things to yourself and despite everything we've been through Lo, you pushed me away the most. "
Loren; "Eddie…I ..I …"
Eddie: " anyways, I wrote you a song, in case you are still listening….
When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
Well, there's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?
Well, I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
And when you're needing your space
To do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find
'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up
I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got, yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not, and who I am
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up, still looking up.
Well, I won't give up on us (no I'm not giving up)
God knows I'm tough enough (I am tough, I am loved)
We've got a lot to learn (we're alive, we are loved)
God knows we're worth it (and we're worth it)
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
I love you Loren…and I believe someday we will be together again and you will love me again..I know this in my heart and soul, you'll love me again..but as they say, Love takes time., " (taking a deep breath while holding back his tears), " …good bye Loren my love, until we meet again….know that I love you…."
[-END FLASHBACK -]
HEY ALL, YES. I KNOW MY LAST TWO CHAPTERS WERE QUITE LENGTHY AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT THIS WAS THE LAST PART OF A 4 YEAR EXPLANATION OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO LEDDIE AND THEIR IMPERFECTLY PERFECT RELATIONSHIP...
SO FOR NOW ITS ENDS ...
UNTIL THEIR NORA'S DEATH REUNITED THEM TOGETHER AGAIN...
anyways, I APOLOGIZE heart and soul for all the massive monumental confusion about this chapter and the last two chapters. But as I mentioned before and in case you have noticed, I WAS WRITING IN THE PAST-starting from SUMMER 2012 THEN 3 YEARS LATER, WINTER 2015 AND LASTLY SPRINGTIME 2016.
SO LOVE IT? HATE?..THIRSTY FOR MORE?...STAY TUNED...as I get back to present time 2016!..
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR LOVE & SUPPORT, YOUR INSPIRATION IS MAGNANIMOUS! AND POSITIVE ENERGY..AMAZING!...
HAPPY FRIDAY AND HAPPY READING!...TILL MONDAY!..TTFN!...
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MUSICAL CREDIT:
I WON'T GIVE UP -JASON MRAZ