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Chapter 5

"So what were you doing with the gang?"

"What do you mean?" Colin furrowed his brow in confusion although he had some idea about where this conversation might go.

Darcy rolled her eyes at his lame attempt to escape the conversation. Not happening.

"I mean what were you doing sitting with Embry and Paul's group at lunch and even my presence didn't make you want to escape?" She raised her brow at him and kept staring at him to catch any tiny bit of emotion that might give him away.

"Isn't it a good thing that I was there?"

Darcy's lips were set in a thin line and Colin knew she wasn't going to give in. But it wasn't like he could actually tell her anything.

"Look, just let it go. I became friends with them and we hung out while you weren't here that's all." He shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.

"Hmm" was all Darcy said but this wasn't over. The rumors about the group were plenty but she didn't really believe them. Most of the guys were nice and the elders favored them so they weren't doing any wrong she was sure but then the question was; what were they doing?

Now that Colin was involved and her best friend's boyfriend too, she wanted to find out what the fuss was all about.

It was late afternoon and Darcy was restless. The questions whirling in her mind were giving her a headache. Lexi wasn't available either to talk to her and maybe answer some questions. Surely she knew what the guys did with their free time. But she wasn't picking her phone and Darcy assumed she was busy.

She decided to take a walk to the beach, clear her head.

What she did not expect was to see all the people who had occupied her thoughts to be present there.

She could easily make out even from a distance that there was a small group of them who were goofing around. What really bothered her was that she could see Lexi running around as Embry chased her. She was laughing and seemed carefree.

Darcy could not help the twinge of jealousy that rose in her chest. Lexi had never deserted her before, they always planned their fun time together but here she was having fun and Darcy was not a part of it.

To make matters worse, she saw Paul making his way to her.

Darcy turned on her heel and started speed walking but it was no surprise that he caught up to her in one minute flat.

"Darcy…Darcy listen to me!"

He blocked her way, putting his hands on her arms and she had to stop.

"What do you want?"

"I just want to talk." He said and held his hands up when she shrugged them off her arms.

"Didn't I tell you already that there is nothing to talk about?!" She crossed her arms.

"Didn't I tell you that there was and also that I needed to apologize?"

Paul said looking at her pleadingly.

"Fine, do it then."

"I..I..Huh.."

"That's what I thought!" she started making her way around him but he blocked it again.

"Look, I know you are upset, hell upset doesn't begin to describe but please, please just give me a chance to explain!" Paul said desperately.

Darcy stood mutely but didn't try to get away this time and Paul took it as his chance.

"I know I have been an asshole..a total and complete dumb ass for what I did but I…I don't really know how to explain it in words but I'm sorry…I am so so sorry. I never meant to hurt you. You were never one of my flings if you can believe that. I..I liked you..genuinely but I wasn't ready for a relationship. That night..that night when you I saw you..you looked so beautiful and I was so stupid to let you go. I have never regretted anything in my life as much as I regret that. When you jumped out that window, I searched for you but you were gone and then I learnt that you had left," Paul paused as he sucked in a breath, remembering exactly how he had felt then, "and the thought of never seeing you again, of never being able to hear your voice it.. it made me realize my feeling for you. I..I really like you, Darcy, I would say more but I don't think you are ready to hear it." Paul finished off, all the while looking into her eyes which were brimming over with tears but she was silent.

Darcy's eyes were aching and her throat was closing up as she tried to hold back her tears but as soon as he stopped talking and she blinked, they spilled over any ways.

She would have been euphoric if he had said these words a couple of days ago but now, she felt an ache in her heart.

"Darcy.." Paul whispered as he moved his hand to cup her cheek but she moved back shaking her head.

"Darcy, please.."

"No..no..you don't get to do what you did and then just make an awesome speech and get away with it." Darcy sniffed and wiping her tears.

"I won't deny that I was madly in love with you, call it obsession if you want but you broke my heart, Paul", she whispered as more tears rolled down breaking Paul's heart.

"And broken hearts can't be made Ok with a speech." She said resolutely.

"I know, Darcy and that's why I am asking for a chance. Just one chance to make it OK, to make it up to you, to prove that I love you and you are it for me and nothing and no one will ever come between us!" Paul said passionately as he moved towards her and this time he did cup her cheeks and wiped her tears.

Darcy stopped breathing the minute he used the word 'love'. Could it be? Or was it another game?

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