Chapter 18

There is a storm coming

The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
James A. Garfield

Clove POV

The morning light disturbs me even when I haven´t opened my eyes, I wake up with a pounding headache, god why aren´t my blinds closed? Suddenly I notice that I´m not in my bedroom, I only have spurts of memory from last night; there is a pair of warm and strong arms encircling my waist. I shot up, completely disorientated and my eyes go wide as I recognize the face of the owner of the arms, Cato. The previous night comes rushing back to me, a few more drinks than I should, he carried me to the room, anger, passion, love, and our clothes piled in the floor next to the bed.

I climb out of bed, being careful not to wake him up; I grab my dress, bra and panties from last night, stupid, stupid lacey lingerie, and I quickly dress up. The clock in the nightstand says 7 am, oh god how could I got drunk and have sex with Cato? Why wasn´t I thinking in my kids? Alec must be so worried because I haven't even call. As I make my way out as quietly as I can my feet gets tangled in the dress, causing me to fall down and hit a chair.

"Auuuuuuush! - I scream louder than I should and of course Cato wakes up immediately.

"Clove? Are you okay?"- He seems as disorientated as I was and when he looks around and notices that I'm half naked and his clothes are in the floor I am sure that his face has the same expression as mine a few minutes ago.

"Oh shit I am so sorry"- he has his head between his hands and doesn't looks at me.

"Why? - The question just pops out of my mind without thinking.

"For this, I shouldn't have, you were drunk and I… I just couldn´t control myself"- his words showed regret but his eyes didn't.

"It's my fault too, after all you did not force me to do anything"- I look down, feeling the heat coming up to my cheeks.

We finish dressing up in silence and when I open the door I bump into Enobaria; "Clove, I have been looking for you the whole night! Alec called me and..."- She stops talking when she spots Cato behind me and starts to act nervously.

"Oh, I will see you later in the training center, don't forget that both of you have class"- And she quickly disappears down the hall.

"How about if you go home to check on the kids, have an aspirin and a cup of coffee and we talk in the training center? Because this does not means that everything is okay between us Clove"- Cato suggests and I shiver when hearing the last part

"Okay I will see you later"- For the whole ride home my mind is going around the fact that he and I haven't clear things out. I am not sure of how I'm going to react I mean, of course he has the right of claim for an explanation but this is going to bring out the same feeling from 4 years ago.

The moment that I close the door my kids are already all over me and I lift them in my arms giving each one a kiss on the forehead.

"Mommy where were you? We've missed you so much"- Claire says trying to sound dramatically but the m comes out as a w and she ends up sounding extremely cute which of course, she complements with a cute sad face.

"I know honey and I'm sorry, I had to go to a diner with some important people and I spend the night at auntie Enobaria's"- I explain them as we sit on the couch.

"That is okay mommy, but can we go and play in the park today"- my sweet little boy asks.

"Of course we can, in fact I think that we should make a picnic this afternoon, how does that sound?"- The least I can do to make it up for them.

"Yaaay! Come on Claire let´s ask Uncle Alec to make jelly sandwiches!"- And they take off to the kitchen like a tornado.

I quickly go upstairs to take a quick shower before heading out to the center, since I´m only teaching theory class today I put on dark skinny jeans, a ruffled turquoise camisole and a pair of beige flats, I let my hair float down my back in its natural waves.

Downstairs I find Alec washing the dishes while Cade is sitting in the counter next to him helping to dry the plates with a towel and Claire is standing next to him to store them in the cabinet.

"I'm going to take them with me to work Alec, you've already had them for the whole night"- I say as I open the fridge to find something to eat.

"Actually Clo, could you leave them with me? Last night they asked me to teach them to paint and Miss Claire here came up with the idea of painting one of the patio walls so we are heading downtown to buy the necessary supplies right cufflinks?"

"Yes mommy please? We will be good"- I couldn't refuse to their little face filled with enthusiasm.

"Well okay but behave please and don´t make a lot of mess, that goes to you too Alec"- I chuckle- "Now come on you two and give me a kiss".

They both give me several kisses and hugs, and I to work promising that I will be back at 4 o´clock to go to the park.

Enobaria POV

The moment that I saw Cato getting out of the room behind Clove I knew that it was time to tell them the truth, I have been telling Brutus the same for the last four years but he keeps saying the same: "It was for their own good and you know it".

And I kept quiet even when Clove was falling apart right in front of me, when I saw her get on the train to district four, when she used to fall asleep crying and I could hear them through the door, when Cato havened in drinking and when I looked at him in the ayes and saw the pain and sadness.

But this can't go any furthest not now that he is aware of the fact that he has two beautiful children and he missed 4 years of their life.

"Brutus we need to tell them the truth"- I get into his office without even knocking and caught him off guard.

It takes him a minute to get what I am talking about and when he does he gives me the same exasperated look from the last years.

"Why don't you just forget it? They are fine now, we managed to protect them and their lives turned out just fine"- I feel the anger run like cold water in my veins.

"Fine? Fine? You call "fine" to the freaking fact that Cato knew till now that he is a father? To the fact that those innocent babies have grown without him? To the fact that neither of them would be able to be completely happy until we tell the truth?"

His face softens as I say this and I can tell by the look in his eyes that he feels just as guilty as I am but he says nothing so I furiously get out of the office, but when I walk out I find Cato and Clove standing just outside the door.

And they have heard everything.

I can´t thank you enough for the reviews, sorry for the cliffhanger but I swear I will try to update which will be soon since I am at my house because I had surgery to remove my vesicle and I can't go to school till Thursday so yaaaay!

Next chapter the whole truth will be spilled buy I want your opinion on this one, should they be happy right away like forgive and forget or they should go through one last thing? I already have something in mind but I want your opinion lovely readers!

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Kisses, marianeclover.