First of all THANK YOU guys for all the reviews!!! It's was great to read them!
And second, sorry for the wait, it took me longer that I thought to put my thoughts on paper. So… where was I?
That night Harm couldn't sleep at hill. His mind didn't let him rest. So he spent the night playing his guitar and doing some work. It was still early when the phone rang…
"Rabb."
"Hey Harm." – It was Mac!!
"Hey, how are you? Is everything ok?"
"Yes, it's ok Harm. I just think… well, that we need to talk and…well, I know it's still early, but I thought that you'd be awake…and…sorry if I woke you up…"
"No, no. Actually, I didn't sleep much last night." – There was a silence for few seconds, till he decided to talk again..
"So, we need to talk…"
"Yes, do you mind coming over?"
"No, but Mac… What about Mic?"
"Mic's gone." – Gone?.. But gone gone? Or gone to the shop, to work… where?
"Oh, ok. I'll be there in 40 min."
"See you then. Bye."
"Bye Mac."
Mac's POV
I did it. It wasn't that complicated. Well, the complicated part comes now when he arrives. First I have to tell him what happened last night with Mic, but how?
(Flashback)
"I can't believe Rabb kissed you. In our engagement party!" – Mic said while they entered Mac's apartment.
"I knew he had feelings for you but…"
"You knew??" – I don't even know if he have any feelings for me now and my fiancée knew it?
"Yes Love, it was pretty obvious." – I went to the kitchen to make some tea, we still needed to talk about so many things.
"God, I hate that guy, he has to be the best in everything, but I won his favourite treasure." – I sat in the couch beside him. – "YOU Sarah."
He went to kiss me, but the moment I felt his lips on min I knew this wasn't right… So I stopped him.
"Mic, wait." – I didn't know if he was angry, surprised, confused or all together!
"What now?"
"We still need to talk."
"About what? I'm not angry at you anymore for letting him kiss you.
"What?? You were angry at me 'cause he kissed me??" – Now I WAS angry. If he kissed me, and I apparently didn't do anything why should he be angry at me??
"I'm not saying that it was your fault but…"
"But what?"
"Well, you let him do it." – I calmed down, I wasn't in a position to be mad at him for that 'cause I was the one who kissed Harm, so I let that pass…
"Mic, can I ask you a question?"
"Sure love." – He smiled at me.
"Do you think we know each other?" – He didn't hesitated.
"Of course we do! Sarah, we are getting married!"
"Yes, I know, but do you know everything about me? My favourite food, my hobbies, my obsessions, my rages, my past…?"
"Of course I do. You love the steak of that restaurant we always go, you like running and your past? Well, it's past. I don't care what happened in your past, we are here in the present and I want to be part of your future."
I guess after that answer I realised where this relationship was going…
"Mic, Harm didn't kiss me."
"What? What do you mean he didn't kiss you?" – I knew this was the right thing to do.
"I kissed him." – I couldn't look at him right now.
"Why Sarah? I thought you wanted this. I thought you loved me."
"I wanted it, and I love you Mic, but…"
"But not like you love Harm."
"No, I'm sorry. I didn't know it till tonight, and…"
"I tried to give you everything you needed." – He got up from the couch and went to the window.
"I know, and I tried to love you the way you deserved, but this is not right Mic." – I went to where he was standing and looked at him. – "You deserve someone better than me."
"So, it's over?" – He didn't need a word to know the answer. - "We'll cancel everything of the wedding tomorrow morning."
"I can't do that, don't worry."
He went to the bedroom to and started to pack.
"Are you leaving now?"
"Yes, I'll go to a hotel, I don't want to be here right now."
"But it's over midnight, every hotel will be closed. Stay at least tonight. Please."
"Ok, but I'll stay in the guest room."
"All right." – I started to walk to the other room to check everything was ok…
"Mac, can I ask you a question too?" – He had packed all his clothes and was closing his bag.
"Are you and… Rabb now going to be together?" – I could see in his eyes he was sincere. So I had to give him a sincere answer…
"I honestly don't' know" – And I walked out of the bedroom.
The next morning when I woke up he was gone and all I got was a short letter.
Dear Sarah,
I know things didn't go as we planned, but I'm glad I knew you. I'm going back to Australia, where I belonged.
Love Mic.
I was lost in my thoughts when I heard someone that someone knocked on the door. Had 40 min already passed?? And I didn't noticed? I went to the door and opened…
There he was, in his jeans and a black shirt. He was so handsome!
"Hey Mac. Here I am." – He smiled at me and I had to smile back. He has that power on me. Just one look, one smile, one word… and my day is better.
Lost in my thoughts I realised I hadn't say a word yet and he was still outside my apartment waiting for me to let him enter..
"Oh! Hi! Come on in. Do you want some coffee or tea or…?" – I was nervous... why?
"Coffee will be fine." – He sat on my couch just where Mic has been sitting the night before. I came back with the coffee and sat just by his side.. not too close, but not too far…
I wanted to say and ask so many things, and I knew he was waiting for me to start, but I was still afraid of a rejection… nothing had change. We kissed, so what? That didn't mean he was ready to has this 'talk'. And what if I wasn't doing the right thing? I needed a signal to go on with this…
"Harm, can I ask you a question?" – He looked straight to my eyes and nodded.
"Do you think you know me?" – I didn't let him answer yet, I needed to explain it. – "I mean, do you know everything about me? My favourite food, my hobbies, my obsessions, my rages… my past?"
"Mac, I don't know everything about you. But if you are asking if I know that you can't stop eating those awful Beltway Burgers and that you take 2 hours baths, and that I hate that 'gift' of yours to always say the exact time drives me crazy." – He smiled at me. – "And about your past Mac, I wish you've had a better childhood but that made you the person you are now, the person I …" – He paused for few seconds. – "care for."
I smiled at him. A real smile.
"Thanks, that was the answer I needed."
TBC
No much Harm in this chapter, but I needed to get rid of Mic first. LOL And I hate Mic, I never liked the guy. I was one of those who shouted to the tv when he appeared. But, one you write about him, I pitied the guy, and I made him a better person understanding Mac.