He Only Married Me To Show Her That He Already Moved On - Chapter 85: Chapter eighty-five: Let us breathe for a while

That was not the last fight that we had over this past months. We’re always fighting over little things, like my schedules, the people and place I’ve been with, the guys that just want to talk to me with some random things. All of those small little things, he became possessive, jealous and sometimes went berserk which I’m not sure if I still can call it, possessiveness or obsession?

I tried to understand him because I know it’s just his own way to show me that he loves me. Even though there were times, I can’t help not to ask myself if I was the reason why he suddenly became like that. A possessive Alpha towards his Luna.

He brings me to work every morning and pick me up every afternoon. It’s a sweet gesture actually, but it comes to the point that he doesn’t want me to go home without him and go to some other places without him beside me.

And even when we’re going to our girls night out, with Noelle, Sandy and Nancy.. he also wants to be there. Yes, let’s say he’s just protecting me… but oftentimes, he becomes overprotective. And when you say ‘over’, it’s literally over that you can’t decide for your own self and sometimes you feel being in a cage and can’t able to breathe.

And there’s one time when Bryan, my brother, informed me that he’s going to fly in Chicago. He invited me for a brother and sister get together. But because he has some other friends with him, I also bring Noelle and Sandy with me.

Gabriel has a business trip in Texas for three days, but I still want to inform him so, I called his number. But I’ve been calling him for almost five minutes, but his phone was always out of coverage so I decided to just send him a text message before we headed to the night club, where Bryan texted me. We arrived at exactly seven o’clock with Noelle and Sandy behind me.

“I haven’t met your brother yet.” I turned to Noelle and smiled at her.

“Me too.”

“Well, you’re going to meet him now.”

“Is he handsome?” I chuckled at Noelle’s question, and an idea came to my head.

“Yes, and you will forget whatever feelings you have for Greg when you meet him.” I winked at her.

“Ohh..” she became speechless and both Sandy and I laughed at her blank face.

When we entered the club, the music was already in its full blast. I received a text from Bryan and he said they’re in the second floor of the club.

“Let’s go upstairs.” I pulled the two and headed our ways up to the second floor.

“Wait, have you informed Gabriel about this?” Noelle tapped my shoulder.

“I tried to call him but he’s out of coverage, so I just texted him.” I raised my voice a bit because of the loud music.

“Wow! This is so amazing, Madi! They also have a dancefloor in the second floor?” Sandy said in awe and I just chuckled.

We found Bryan in the VVIP section and he stand immediately when he saw me.

“Madi.”

“Bryan.”

I excitedly run towards him and hugged him tight. He kissed me on top of my head.

“How are you, Sis?” he asked me with a wide smile.

“I’m now okay Bry. By the way, what are you doing here?”

“I’ll tell you later, it’s a surprise.” he smiled and then I remember the two girls.

“Ahm.. by the way these are my friends, Sandy and Noelle. And girls, this is my brother, Bryan. The number one womanizer in town.”

“Ohh.. girls, please don’t believe her. She’s just bluffing.”

I watched them as they exchanged their hands for a handshake, but it seems like a slow-motion between Noelle and Bryan. He smiled at her with a different amusement written in his eyes.

“Aherm..by the way, Bry, Noelle is one of my managers in Maiden.”

“Hmm.. really?”

I raised my eyebrow when he asked me, ’cause he’s not looking at me but to Noelle.

“Do you have a boyfriend, Noelle?”

Ohh.. direct question? Sandy also noticed the two and she nudged my elbow.

“No, I don’t have a boyfriend.” Noelle answered with a knowing smile.

“Great.”

Sandy and I, both shared a look with Bryan’s answer.

“Excuse me, are we just going to stand here?” I arched my eyebrow and eyed my brother.

“Oops, I’m sorry. Come on girls, I’ll introduce you to my friends.” he let us sit inside their booth and introduced us to his friends, Jacob and Henry.

After an hour of talking, laughing and Bryan’s flirting with Noelle, he asked her to dance and she’s grinning when she accepted his hand. And the two boys also invited us to the dancefloor. We spent ten minutes dancing in the middle. When the music changed into something romantic, Bryan didn’t let go of Noelle. So, we don’t have any choice but to returned to our seats. When they finally go back, Bryan asked me for a dance and I gladly accepted his offer.

And because we’re brother and sister, it’s okay for me being close to him in the dancefloor.

“So, how do you find her, so far? Is she ‘pretty?” I asked in his ear.

“Find who?”

“Tss! Bryan, I wasn’t born yesterday. I know you like Noelle.”

He chuckled at me.

“Come on, Bry.. she’s single.”

“Oh Sis, you’re playing cupid, ahh.”

“Yeah, but please give me a word Bryan. If you’re just going to add her in your collection and flavor of the week, stop it right now. She’s my best friend.”

“Is she really single?”

“Why.. you don’t believe her?” I looked at him.

He shrugged. “Well, with her looks.. I doubt it.”

“And what do you mean, ‘with her looks’?”

“She’s pretty, like what you said. So, I don’t believe—–”

“That she’s telling the truth? Well, to tell you honestly my big brother, Noelle is a hundred percent single, but she’s already in love with someone.” I smirked.

“What the fuck! Then why are you still playing cupid for us, if she’s already in love with someone?” his eyes widened at me.

“Because the man she’s in love with, is also in love with someone else. And I want her to be happy, Bryan.”

“And so.. what do you want me to do? To make her happy and—-”

“To fall in love with her!” I winked at him.

He chuckled again. “Oh goodness! You’re really a smart woman, Madi.”

“That I am!” I stated proudly.

“Sis, I can’t promise anything regarding that matter. But I admit, she’s beautiful and I want to know her more.”

“Yes! I love you, Bry.”

He just shakes his head.

“Why can’t you answer me, I love you too?”

“Gosh! You already know it!”

“But I want to hear it from you!”

“Fine, I love you, too!”

I laughed triumphantly after that. And because I’m busy teasing my brother, I didn’t notice the newly arrived guest at the bar and his eyes were searching from the crowd… searching exactly from the couple on the dance floor.

“By the way, you haven’t answered my question yet. Why did you fly here so suddenly?”

“I told you, it’s a surprise.”

“And what is that surprise?” I pouted to urged him to speak.

He chuckled. “I’m extending my business here.”

“Wow! Really.. that’s great, Bry!”

He owns some premier hotels and bars in Colorado, and just by thinking of that, my eyes widened in realization.

“Don’t tell me…”

“Yes. I now owned this bar.” he said and I squealed excitedly.

“Wow! That’s really a surprise, Bry!” I hugged his neck tightly and he lifted me up and swirled me around.

And that’s exactly the scene that made Gabriel saw red and turned into a beast. The next moment I know, I was pulled harshly from my brother’s embrace and almost fell to the ground, if I hadn’t been caught on time by someone behind me.

I screamed so loud when I saw Gabriel punched my brother and choked him on the floor.

“Oh my God! Gabriel, what are you doing?” I bend down and grabbed his arm but he didn’t budge even a bit. He continued his assaults to my brother’s face.

“You’re a mother fucker! How dare you touch my wife?”

Noelle, Sandy and the boys helped us to stop Gabriel from punching Bryan. Somehow, I thank God because Bryan didn’t punch him back or even moved, he just let Gabriel do that to him. But my eyes widened when I saw the two familiar men in the crowd pulling a gun from their waste. They were Bryan’s secret men and I saw them twice in our Dad’s mansion. I stand immediately and pointed my finger to the two.

“Don’t you ever pull that, Enzo, James! Or I swear I’m the one who will kill you both and chop your lives into pieces!” all the crowd turned to me and to the two.

Gabriel is now standing, with two guards holding his arms and stopping him from punching my brother. When Bryan finally get up from the floor, he spit the blood from his mouth and chuckled sarcastically. I started to panic when I noticed his dark aura.

“I’ll just let it slide this time—-”

“Bryan, I’m sorry.” I said getting Noelle’s handkerchief and put it to his mouth.

“Why are you saying sorry to him?” Gabriel’s question.

“Why are you saying sorry?” Bryan’s question.

And they both asked me in unison.

“Madi, stay away from him! That fucking—–”

“My God, Gabriel! Can you stop it! He’s Bryan and he’s my brother!” I cut him and I can’t help not to shout at him.

That made him stop and left him open-mouthed.

“Just go home, Madelyn. Let’s talk about this tomorrow.” I turned to my brother and tears flow down on my cheeks.

“Shh.. it’s okay. Don’t worry about me. I’m your big brother, right?” he pulled me into a hug as the tears of frustrations continued to burst out from my eyes.

“Go home and talk to him. I’ll let it pass this time, so don’t worry, okay?”

I nodded before I glanced at the two girls who’s just watching us in the middle. They got the message and nodded back at me. But before I could step, Gabriel called my name.

“Madi…” I turned to him with tears in my eyes and shake my head before we headed downstairs.

He followed me outside. He grabbed my hand and tried to pull me into a hug but I pushed his hand.

“I’m sorry, Madi. Please talk to me. I-I didn’t know he’s your brother.”

“I wanna go home.” He sighed and I let him pull me towards his car.

I didn’t speak any single word in our way to the hotel. He keep on glancing at me but I turned my head outside the window. This is not the relationship I want for us. I want the kind of relationship with trust and understanding, and not this one full of doubts and fights over little things.

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When he finally parked the car at the underground parking of the hotel, we stayed inside in silent. But he’s the one who break first the deafening silence between us.

“I’m sorry love. I-I didn’t know he’s your brother. I got jealous when I saw you hugging him on the dancefloor.”

I closed my eyes tightly and let out the heavy breath I have in my lungs.

“I thought you have a three days business trip? What happened?”

“They cancelled it, so I decided to go back early.”

“I’ve been calling you, but your phone was out of coverage.”

“Maybe, I was currently on the plane.”

“So, I texted you instead. I said I’m going out with the girls.” I said not looking at him but to the dashboard of his car.

“I read that.”

“Then I texted you again, that my brother came here from Colorado, and he invited me for a get-together and to catch up some things between us.”

“Y-You texted me about y-your brother?”

My head immediately snapped on him when I heard the confusion in his voice.

“Didn’t you check your phone? You came to the bar without reading my last text?”

“I-I didn’t have the time to read your second text. I-I go immediately to the bar after reading your first text.” He said scratching the back of his head.

I chuckled bitterly as I brushed my hair with my fingers in a frustrated manner.

“God, Gabriel! You could have killed my brother!” I snapped at him.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know—-”

“Sorry? You didn’t know? That’s why I texted you and I informed you before I decided to go there!”

He didn’t say anything, he’s just looking at me not knowing how to explain again his behavior.

“I love you, Gabriel.”

I said with tears in my eyes, and he straightened his body as his eyes widened in surprise.

“I love you so much, but I don’t know if this..” I pointed myself and him.” I don’t know if this things between us were still right.” I faced him and I saw how his face turned into confusion.

“W-What do you mean?”

I sighed again and the tears started to blur my vision.

“Madi, what do you mean about these things between us, if it’s still right?”

“Maybe we need to…we need to file the divorce papers that you didn’t file before.”

“What? No!” panic arises from his voice. He hold my hand and brought it to his lips. “No, Madi, please. Don’t say that.”

I wiped my tears using my free hand. “We’re not growing as a couple Gabriel and we’re not growing as an individual.”

“Wait, is this about what happened to the bar? If it’s the reason, I’m going to apologize to your brother and—-”

“No, Gabriel. It’s not just about what happened to the bar.”

“Then what? Tell me. If I have to go to Colorado and ask his permission, I will. Please Madi, don’t do this. Talk to me.”

“You don’t understand, Gabriel!”

“Then tell me what should I do. I will do everything Madi, just tell me. You said you love me—”

“Yes, I love you. I love you so much, Gabriel. But we can’t base this relationship just by saying I love you and I missed you to each other! We need to trust each other, we need to grow.. for this relationship to become healthy. You need to trust me—”

“I trust you. I do Madi because I love you.”

I shake my head. “No, you don’t. Yes, you love me, but you don’t trust me. I don’t know how to say this… but you became over-possessive and jealous over little things. You didn’t let me decide for myself. We’re partners here, Gabriel. But you’re caging me.”

“I’m not caging you—-”

“Yes, you do. You just didn’t notice but you do. I love you and I understand. But let us breathe for a while, Gab.”

“I’m sorry if that’s what you feel. But trust me, I didn’t mean to do that to you.”

Small sobs escaped from my lips when I saw the unshed tears in his eyes.

“I know.”

“I love you, you know that right?”

I nodded.

“Then don’t do this, please? I can’t afford to lose you again.”

“You’ll never lose me again, Gab. I just want us to breathe for a while. Let’s file the divorce so we could start anew together. We started this in a wrong way, maybe if we try to know each other first, we will easily understand each other, the next time.”

“I can’t Madi. I love you so much.” he said shaking his head and a lone tear fell from his eye.

I smiled bitterly and I pulled him into a hug. “I love you too. But we need to do this, we need to find ourselves again. We lost it together over these past years. You lost yourself by finding and searching for me, while I lost mine by trying to forget what I feel for you. And when we saw each other, we forget that in a relationship, we also need to breathe, proper communications, trust and deep understanding of each other.”

I could feel the warm liquid soaking my shoulder. I pulled back and I noticed him in tears. I don’t know what to feel and what to say when I saw him crying. I felt my heart melt seeing him in tears. How could I explain this to him? That I love him so much but I need to breathe for a while.

He pulled me again and put his head on the crook of my neck.

“If you want me to stop being possessive over you, I will, Madi.. I’ll try. If you want to breathe for a while, then I won’t show myself for days or for weeks, but please not the divorce. I can’t let you go this time. If I do, I don’t know how to find you again, I don’t know how to live again.”

“G-Gabriel—–”

“If you want to go back to Colorado, I will let you. Or if you want to talk to Greg because you said he’s your friend, I will let you talk to him. You can go out with him, and hang out with him. And if you don’t want me to call you or to send you a message, I’ll stop. If you don’t want to see the flowers in your restaurant, I’ll ask someone to remove them.. and I’ll stop the florist to deliver a new bunch tomorrow and for the following days. But please, don’t ask me to file the divorce, Madi. Because if you do, just ask me to kill myself. I can’t lose you again, I can’t lose you anymore.”

I remained quiet and in tears. I hugged him on his neck as he also hugged my waist.

“I love you, Gab.” I whispered to his ear.

“I love you, too.” I felt his arms wrapped around me in a tight hug. We stayed there for a moment, and just hugging each other.

And when he pulled back, he wiped my tears and give me a quick kiss on my lips which I expect to be a passionate one. But to my disappointment, he didn’t give me the old and passionate kiss that he always give me every time we say our goodbye.

I closed my eyes and bite my lips to suppress the sobs that wanted to escape from my throat. When I opened them again, I found him staring at me. He wiped my tears again and give me a sad smile.

“Let’s go inside. It’s getting late.”

I nodded. I sighed when he stepped out of the car. I waited for him to open my door.

We walked upstairs in silent. He didn’t talk to me until we reached our doors. He pulled me into a tight hug and I hugged him back. He give me a lingering kiss on my forehead.

“You know I love you so much, right?” he asked cupping my both cheeks. “I’ll give you time to think, I’ll give you days or weeks. But I hope in the end you still want to stay with me, and not to ask me to end what we have.” he paused. “Good night, Madi.” sadness laced in his voice before he take one step backwards.

“G-Good night, Gab. I love you.” I said looking directly into his eyes.

He gives me a half-smile. “I love you too. Come on, take a rest, it’s getting late.”

“What about you?”

“I still have work to do. Good night?” and he give me one last peck on my lips before he turned around.

“Gabriel.” I called him and he turned to look at me again.

“Hmm?”

“Take care, please?”

“I will.” and he walked towards the elevator.

When he’s finally out of my sight, it’s just the time I opened the door. I leaned myself on the closed door and closed my eyes. Then I let the sobs and tears to rolled down on my cheeks.

Am I right with my decision to breathe for a while.. or I’m just being selfish that I want him to understand my reason?