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Chapter 36, I'll Always Be With You
After a few days, Elena got better going back to her usual routine. She got another story out. Thomas always was the first to read it. His opinion mattered to her seeing he had experience with writing as well. He read it through looking at every detail of her writing. There wasn't much he could say about it. Everything about it kept it interested with all the emotion and realism that she put into it. "Thanks for reading it over," Elena said nicely.
"I don't mind at all. You have natural talent," he said sitting next to her.
"You know maybe I was a little harder on you than I should have been," Elena said feeling bad.
"No."
"Thomas, just listen to me. I know sometimes I can be real stupid. I should have just trusted you." Thomas appreciated that she was trying to apologize. His hand went over hers holding on to it.
"It's alright. I'm not going to come in between you and Derek," he reminded her. She nodded as he got up heading into his room. Elena started to regret the way she acted.
She heard talking outside the door. It was Derek on his phone. She leaned against the door listening. "I can promise you things will go as planned," he hesitated.
"They better," she heard a woman's voice.
"I promise, things will be dealt with." There was silence as she moved away from the door in shock at what she just heard. Everything that he said to her and done was all a lie. He was using her. There was a knock at the door. "Go away," Elena warned him with tears in her eyes.
"Elena open the door," he said worried. She finally opened the door. Derek could tell something was wrong.
"You used me. Everything you said was a lie," she said upset.
"I'm sorry it started out that way. I was one of the many men to keep you distracted. Lucille paid me," he said feeling guilty.
She felt betrayed. Thomas came out of the room hearing everything. Hearing that angered him causing him to shove him against the wall holding him pretty tight. "How dare you use her. You will wish you never been born." He threatened him. Even though Thomas had gotten use to this time, he still in a way was like his sister when it came to what was his. "You're lucky I don't just kill you myself." Derek shoved him off of him.
"Lucille did tell me that you two were similar in many ways." Tyler came in seeing them all stand there.
"What's going on?" Tyler questioned them.
"He was one of the men Lucille hired. All of this was planned out and he used her." Thomas had a serious tone in his voice. Elena couldn't help but feel sadness and betrayal.
"Get out of here," Tyler warned him. Derek left shutting the door behind him. Thomas wrapped his arms around Elena hugging her while she cried on his shoulder. They held each other for a long time until Thomas broke the hug looking into her eyes wiping her tears.
"This is all my fault. I shouldn't have left you," she said crying.
"No, it's alright. I promise," he said with his arms still wrapped around her.
"We will have to find Lucille," Tyler said putting his hand on Elena's shoulder.
She could be anywhere," Thomas said worried.
"You two stay here. I will come back later." Tyler said leaving.
"Where are you going?" Elena wondered.
"I know some people around here," he assured them walking out the door.
"So what now?" Elena looked into his eyes. Thomas knew what he wanted, to have Elena by his side. This time there would be nothing that would break them apart. She was all that he needed. His lips went over hers as he kissed her deeply. The feel of her lips against his was like being in heaven. He felt complete with her. She pulled back rubbing her hand along his face.
"I'm not going to let anything come in between us again. I promise," Thomas said meaning every word.
"I feel the same way. You were the man that I met and fell in love with. No matter how much I tried to think otherwise, you were always with me," she said looking into his eyes.
"I'll always be with you. You've given me a reason to love. This time, it's for the right reasons. I love you more than you know." He confessed.
"Now for that your sister will want me dead for sure." Elena sighed.
"I don't give a damn about her. I won't sacrifice anything for her knowing I could lose you." Elena leaned in kissing him. His arms went around her as they kept kissing she felt his hands started to wander. She noticed him wearing a new button up shirt. Her hands started unbuttoning it slowly. His eyes were fixated on her.
Before they could continue, her phone rang. "Hello?" Elena answered.
"It's me, I think Lucille is staying somewhere. She's not back at Alderdale Hall," Tyler said on the phone.
"I guess we will go looking for her. I got to go out and work tonight. Maybe, I will find her then," Elena said hopeful.
"Maybe, I'll be home soon," Tyler said hanging up.
"Tonight, I have to work. I'll look for her."
"I'm coming with you. I'm not letting you do this alone knowing she is out there," Thomas said worried. He felt protective of her. Her going alone would put her in danger. Thomas would make sure that nothing would break him away from the one he loved.
Tyler came home after a while finding Both Thomas and Elena on the couch. Both of them looked over at him as he came in the room. He seemed happy to finally seem them together. "Look, I know I should have told you this, but I ran into Lucille," Tyler admitted.
"You could have told me," Thomas said calmly.
"Could have and I take the blame for not telling you sooner. I know she's watching your every move," Tyler said worried.
"She wants Elena dead. Her whole purpose is to make me miserable thinking I'll come back to her." Thomas hated his sister for doing this. Now he could care less what happened to her. Putting another man between them was the last straw.