Chapter 52
P. O.V MARIA ALICE
I enter the room immediately helping myself to a huge glass of whiskey, drinking it in one gulp and filling it up again. This is all to help me digest all this and my night is far from over, as soon as Tom enters.
My head is about to explode, I don't know if it's because of the blow of separating the girls, two crazy girls by the way, fighting in the Alexandra's room in front of the children, even I who have no sense at all would do that. I was quite shocked to see Annie like this, she is always calm, loving and caring. But what really shocked me was Kirsten showing up, after almost 15 years and with Luis. Look, I don't know what you are doing, but you are ruining my life. How is it that people who did bad things to me and to Tom, today are just friends, if only friends. It's been a long time since I've felt fear, but now I'm scared to death. Afraid that Tom will leave me, that I have just broken a promise and the trust of the only person who couldn't, the only person who loved me in his own way, but the only person who loved me and loves my daughter. I don't know what I'll do about our losing Tom. I don't even want to see when Kirstin opens that mouth. why did you have to look now Kirstin?
Tom - talking to yourself Maria?
Alice - I got scared and put my hand on my chest - Oh, what a fright Tom, have you been there long?
Tom - I've just arrived, I agree with you, why did she have to look just now?
Alice - Tom, I'm scared!
Tom - Maria Alice, scared? that's not something you hear every day. - coming closer to her, staring at her trying to understand - Sit down I'll look after you
Alice - I don't want to lose you Tom
Tom - You're so naughty and now you're afraid, aren't you? -
He didn't show anything, he was neutral, and that frightened me even more. Tom was always very explosive, it was as if I meant nothing to him, a stranger.
Alice - Tom forgive me, don't leave me, please, give me one more chance, just one more chance, for our daughter, for our history, for our 15 years together. We can't throw it all away just because of one slip of the tongue.
Tom was cleaning my wound, all the time and not looking directly at me
Tom - one slip of the tongue? Alice, do you realize what you have done? You betrayed me and what's worse, I was in the same house, you betrayed me with the person you say you hate most in the world, the person I hate the most, so many people to betray me, it had to be him?
Alice - You're right, I shouldn't have done it, but I did, now forgive me, please give me one more chance, I promise not to betray you again, I didn't even go to the club anymore and I didn't even get involved with Tom models anymore.
Tom - Alice, that's not the point, for years we were free, you were with whoever you wanted and so was I, but we sat three days ago on this same couch and promised not to do it anymore, that it would be just the two of us, that we would be the family that Luna deserves and what do you do? you fuck Luna's biological father, in his house, with me there, his daughter, another teenager and everyone else. Alice my mother was there, you didn't respect anyone. Nobody.
Alice - I know, I know I did it wrong, I shouldn't have done it, forgive me, I won't do it anymore.
He finished the dressing and sat down facing me
Tom - Alice, don't promise what you can deliver, you didn't hold on to it there, where you least should have, you think I'm going to believe that you won't have sex with him, soon you'll end up asking me for a divorce and going off to live your happily ever after with that idiot and you'll leave me here alone and taking my daughter with you.
Alice - I'm not going to live a happy ending with that idiot and not take our daughter away from you. LUNA IS OUR DAUGHTER TOO NOBODY TOM!
Tom - I'm not so sure, I don't know if I trust you, it's obvious that you still like him - he says walking up the stairs towards his room and Alice follows him - VAMOS MARIA ALICE CONFESS YOU LIKE LUIS'S IDIOT
I don't like him, you're my husband, you're the one I like, and you're the one I want to be with.
Tom - WITH ME AND EVERYONE NE YOURSELF
Alice - WHAT IS IT TOM ? ARE YOU GOING TO TREAT ME LIKE THIS NOW? YOU INTRODUCED ME TO THIS WORLD AND THIS FREEDOM IN SEX AND NOW YOU USE A SLUT?
Tom - YES THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE ! A SLUT YOU BETRAYED ME, WITH THE PERSON I HATE THE MOST
Alice - YOU'RE SHOWING ALL THIS RAGE, WANTING TO TERMINATE WITH ME WHY YOU WANT TO RETURN TO KIRSTIN - YOU CAN SPEAK, NOW THAT YOUR GREATEST LOVE IS BACK AND IS AVAILABLE YOU WANT TO RETURN WITH HER - Tom shuts the bathroom door in her face leaving Alice upset - OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR NOW TOM, I'M SORRY I SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT HER, I KNOW, BUT YOU TREATING ME LIKE A BITCH IS A LOW BLOW TOO, I'M SORRY.
Tom - LET ME BE ALONE MARIA ALICE, BEFORE I DO SOMETHING! LET ME BE
Alice - BE A MAN, GET OUT OF THIS BATHROOM - PUSHING ON THE DOOR - DON'T LEAVE, DO YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING? - Tom opens the door with everything he's got, knocking Alice onto his lap - WHAT A FUCKING THING YOU'RE GOING TO DO - Both of them exchanging glances