Smiles, hold on please!" Derrick calls chasing Smiles who was heading to the elevator.
All throughout their meeting, Derrick wasn't focused as his mind and eyes were only on his sister.
Smiles stop and turns to him, "if you want to talk to me about Keane, then thank you I've got important things to do" she tells him straight to the face.
There was no form of smile on her face, not even gentleness.
Derrick breathed out heavily, "so this is how much you have changed to the point you see me after a long time, yet, you got no interest to maybe hug or give me a smile" he was sad, regardless of what happened, seeing her reaction towards him.
Smiles feel a sting in her heart, she doesn't let it cloud her as she quickly adjusts herself, and flashes him a cold smile.
"And just you know, I'm not here to talk about Keane or anything related to him. I am here to talk to my sister, to know how you are fairing" Derrick continues.
Smiles chuckles,"if you really care about me this much why didn't you come for me all these years? Why are you still friends with the one that hurt me the most, the one that laid my life on the train lane to be shattered and completely destroyed?" She pause, "if you can answer all these questions, if you can defend yourself and give me reasonable answers, then I will accept you, once again, I will call you brother"
Just then Mr. Lurex walks over to them,"hope I'm not interrupting anything?" He asked eyes darts back and forth between the duo who seemed to be doing a staring contest.
"Not at all, Mr. Lurex" Smiles said assuringly.
"Coffee?" Lurex asked to Smiles. she nods, not bothering about Derrick, she turns and leaves alongside Lurex.
"You should have been more brotherly," Keane said, approaching with hands buried in his pockets.
Derrick responds with a deadly glare but Keane brushes it off as if it's nothing.
"Got a game to play, a more interesting one" Keane said and left following the direction Smiles and Lurex took.
"Still don't know your intentions but I swear to you, I won't watch you walk into her life for the third time only to hurt her." Derrick's voice was low and warning.
Keane halted in his steps but didn't turn and neither did he respond. His lips pull up in a smile, he walks away.
At the VIP section of the room, Smiles and Lurex sat drinking coffee.
"You've got beautiful eyes, I must confess" Lurex praised, since they walked into this room he had been praising her non stop.
"Don't you think that's too much for a day?" Smiles ask, stirring her coffee.
"Not for a goddess like you" Lurex jokes. "I really admire all your ambitions and success, you are indeed a role model to young ladies like you out there"
"I take that as a compliment, thanks but no one best suits that position but my mom" She gives him a warm smile.
"For sure, she deserves it" Lurex agrees.
While the two were busily chatting, Keane walks in and makes himself comfortable beside Smiles. Hands spread wide open.
Right now, he looks nothing like a rich man, only his suit makes him look like one.
"Do you mind me joining?" Keane asked, eyes on Smiles who didn't respond and kept on drinking her coffee as if he wasn't there.
"I would have loved to say yes but right now, we are busy" Lurex said but the glare he received from Keane makes him gulp down nervously.
"Lurex, let's go find somewhere convenient for us with no pest to pest our lives' ' Smiles stood up, picked up her purse on the chair and left with Lurex behind.
Keane smiles and follows them. There is no way he will let them be, no one has the right to take coffee or a meal with her except him.
Smiles enter the elevator but before Lurex could, Keane pushes him aside and enters. Lurex was confused on what's happening, he can clearly see the fused between the two.
Not wanting to be caught in the mist, he intentionally delayed and the elevator closed.
Smiles grind on her teeth in anger, "what do you want from me?" She demands with so much detest
Keane didn't respond, he leaned to the elevator wall staring at her in admiration and amazement.
His silence only fuels Smiles' anger. "Son of a beach, what do you want from me?" She yells.
"You!" He answered shortly, still Leaning against the wall.
"You know Smiles, I have missed you" he walks to her, "I'm sure you have too" he was now only an inch away from her.
"I'd rather miss you dead than miss you," Smiles snorted, pushing him away.
Keane tilted his head to the side, "you look extravagantly Beautiful" he compliments, "you ass and boobs have indeed matured compared to how I always squeeze on it" he said, moving closer to her.
Smiles so much want to slap him but she holds on to her anger, clenching her hands into fist.
"I've really missed you smiles, your kisses, your love, your care, your naiveness and your hugs" He reaches out and caresses her face.
Smiles felt so irritated by his touch, she couldn't hold on anymore as she slashed him a tight slap.
Keane didn't budge, he raised his hand and touched his jaw. A smile forms on his lips, it stings a little hence, she hasn't only grown wide in her most perfect parts but also in her strength.
"feisty!"He takes another step forward, this got her taking two steps behind. He didn't stop and kept on moving until she was trapped in between his arms and the wall.
"I know I have been a jerk, a punk and an ass hole. But one thing that has and will always be sure is 'YOU' my love for you." Keane said, his tone was low.
Smiles snorts," say that to the birds and mind you, I don't love and I will never love you. I curse the day I met you and the day I fell for you, and I regret the day I completely believed you when you asked to be yours" She wasn't crying, there was no sign of tears or sadness but inside, she was dying.
"you know what, fuck off with you fake apologies and love 'cause this girl right here is no way falling for your crab" She said and stumps away just as elevator opens leaving Keane standing still.
It was dusk when Smiles got back home, she hurriedly went to her children's room and was met with Fiona tugging the children under the sheets.
"Shhhh" Fiona said, silently telling her to be gentle and noiseless.
"I'll be outside" Fiona informs and leaves.
Smiles walks to their bed, she smiles seeing how clingy Kate is beside Nate.
Tears rolled down her cheeks,"I wish I could let him in but I can't. He's hurt me in the worst way ever yet I still love him. "She wipes away her tears.
"I don't want this, I don't want to feel this. I don't want to love anymore, I want to be me, loving you both and giving you the best of what I can offer. " She cries, " why did he have to come back, I was willing to be his, to be his everything but…. he push me away, he assured me to jump into the big deep ocean that he will save, he will always be there to help me when I'm drowning but, he lied. He left me dying while he rested his head on another ladies chest"
She wipes away her tears, taking a grip on her emotions."He will never be able to come to you, that I promise. " She leans down and places kisses on their angel faces, stands up and leaves.
"You met him today, " Fiona said as soon as Smiles walked out of the room, startling her.
Before Smiles could say a word, Fiona moved forward and took her into a tight hug.
"He says he loves me, I don't believe it but my heart keeps on failing me everytime. Why do I still feel this way? I was supposed to hate him for everything he's done to me, for all the pains he's put me through but I don't feel mad or angry at him… I see myself loving him instead, I hate myself for still feeling this way, I hate it" Smiles let it all out, Fiona didn't bother to respond and just kept on caressing her back, calming her aching heart.