Chapter 38
After Nanny Maria’s scolding they proceeded to their various rooms with Derrick and Audrey still giving each other attitude. Nanny Maria knew they would settle their differences; it was just a matter of ego going on between them.
” I’m sorry” Stephanie apologized when the duo got to her room. She was at the point of breaking down, she had seen enough drama for the day and she did not know what she could do to fix everything that was going on, she had disrupted the once peaceful Brown family even if they did not get along before now at least they tolerated each other. She felt guilty for inviting Nathan to the house, if Nathan had not come maybe all the drama that happened would have been averted.
“I should not have invited Nate to this house, I would have avoided this thing by just listening to you” she said breaking down in tears.
Derrick could not bare seeing her in tears, Sophie hardly ever cried she only shed tears on few occasions so he knew that her bursting into tears at that point was not fake, she fektvrky remorseful and guilty about what she did so he was not going to beat her up over it again what she needed was someone to hold her and give her comfort not the other way round. So he bent over to where she was on the floor.
“Shhhh, don’t cry it is not your fault, we all make mistakes” he said patting her on the back and reassuring her that all would be well eventually
” But it’s still my fault, I should have kept a distance from him, I did not know he did all that you guys and even sir Roland” she said.
She was scared that because of what she did, Derrick’s father would call off the relationship; he was capable of doing that, he could wake up and decide his son was no longer mating her.
” What if your dad calls us off because of what I did? ” she asked, not sure what to expect.
,” Trust me he would not dare, he is just angry he would calm down eventually” Derrick said reassuring her.
He knew she was just getting paranoid and scared that she would lose him but that was never going to happen because he knew how much his father loved and adored her, he could not bare to not see her in their house, she had a way around their home she knew how to make things lively and was always looking out for every member of the household. He would eventy get over it.
After a while he carried her to the bed so she could have a good sleep. They both had been through so much and he needed her to rest and go to bed. Soon after she had slept in his arms as he was cuddling her so he quietly stood so as not to disturb her and quickly covered her with a duvet. He stepped out of the room to see if he could talk to his brother to calm him down.
He walked to Audrey’s room and did not find him there so he decided to check up on him in Stephanie’s room and found him there sobbing, holding Stephanie’s hands.
” You do love her , don’t you” he asked Audrey
” What kind of Question are you asking me, of course I do, I am madly in love with her and I don’t know if I could ever survive without her, she has been through so much and coupled with that there is the pressure on her to become a full blown werewolf before full moon else I won’t be able to become an Alpha” Audrey said in between tears
” I understand, that is how I am with Sophie too, I love her So much but you know there is little or nothing we can do for those we love apart from continually reassuring them of our life and care for them, we can’t always remove everyone’s pain but what we can do is always be there for them ” he said patting his brother on the back
” She will be fine and we will make sure Nathan pays, but etbus ensure she is fine first of all” he continued.Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.
” Thank you for everything you have done for her since she came ” Audrey thanked his brother.
” I don’t know, you don’t have to thank me, I have loved her since the first day I set my eyes on her, she just has the good character that endears her to me” Derrick said.
They both smiled at each other and shook hands, at this point Stephanie had already woken up and she admired how close they had become in the last few days.
” I guess this holiday was good for you ” Stephanie teased Audrey
They all laughed because she was right, the holiday had helped mend the relationship between brothers and made them bond more.
” All thanks to you, ever since you came into my life everything has been going smoothly” he told her and held her hand
” How are you Steph., And I don’t just want to be fine, I hope you are good ” Derrick asked.
” I’m alright, you guys were there for me so I am better or at least getting better and I know that I am on that step to recovery with you guys by my side” She said and gave a smile.
“How is Sophie? I know she must be feeling really terrible. I want to talk to her to let her know she is not at fault,” she said.
” Sophie is sleeping now when she wakes up you guys will have a chance to talk” Derrick said
“Let me leave you two alone you both need to talk” Derrick said and left the room
Stephanie and Audrey both stayed together in the room when it was time for dinner. Stephanie opted to have her dinner in the room as she was too tired to go downstairs to eat, Audrey decided to stay with her so she would not feel bored and lonely while eating.
” You know you look cute while crying, ” Audrey teased.
” Huh, that’s too mean, why do you say I look cute while crying? ” she said and gave him a playful tap on the shoulder.
” But it’s true now, I should have taken a video when you were crying” he teased.
“Well, I don’t want to ever see that,” she said.
” I don’t want to ever see you like that” Audrey chirped in and gave her a kiss on the forehead.
” I love you,” he said.
She felt butterflies in her stomach like she felt the first time she met him and the first time he said those words to her. She had fallen deep for this one and there was no going back, she was going to love and cherish him for a very long time, she had not felt this alive since she and Nathan broke up, she felt she loved Nathan but he only wanted to use her to pursue his agenda.