CHAPTER 64

They tested each other's bodies took it to the limit and further, Sage weakly collapsed on top of his chest as exhaustion got hold of her Bruno held her close to his heart and he whispered those magical beautiful words that she loves to hear. I Love You. Only this time he said them in Spanish it sounded even more romantic. As always it doesn't take her long to fall asleep in Bruno's arms, but when she woke during the night he wasn't by her side, calling out his name brought her silence.

She wore her robe and went to check in the boys room it was empty upon exiting she heard music playing it was coming from downstairs, she went to inspect. Whatever tunes were being played was so beautiful it draw Sage to the family room it's then she saw Bruno playing the piano, he seems to be lost in his own world, skillful fingers easily glided across each note, she stood where she was and let his music wash over her. When it stopped she walked further into the room and went to him she slipped her arms around his shoulders and kissed him softly on his bare back.

"That was beautiful. The piece you just played."His hand covered her own. "Why are you hiding away your talent."He kissed her fingers and pulled her to come sit on top of his lap, for several minutes they stared at one another. Bruno seems so lost a look she hates to see in his eyes."What's wrong?"She asked.

"My father told me I inherited the love of playing piano from her."He began.

Sage was confused."You talking about your mother."

He nodded."Hugo took after her with his singing career. He loves to sing and is pretty good at it, I only love playing the piano."He had a blank look in his eyes a look that scared her, she gently cupped his cheek to bring him back to the present but her touch doesn't seem to work instead he continued talking. "What everyone thought to be the truth is actually a lie."

"Bruno? What are you talking about."

"Sofia wasn't our real mother as we made everyone believe she was."

"What?!"Sage gasped.

"Julia Santos had been."He said."You're my wife and you deserve to know the truth you trusted me enough to tell me about your mother, now it's my turn." Sage was too shocked to say anything so he went on."My mother, my real birth mother had been a famous singer, my father met her in a club one night, he fell in love with her and married her little did he know the real her. At first their marriage was perfect but then my father spoke about having kids something she didn't want because of her career as a singer that eventually caused problems between them, one day my father gave her an ultimatum it's either she bear him kids or they get a divorce. Her not wanting to leave my father for the security and comfort he provided for her she ended up giving my father what he wanted."

"She became pregnant."Sage almost said to herself.

"Father was extremely happy especially when he learned it's twin boys. She on the other hand wasn't because her career had been put on hold, she didn't hide that fact she reminded my father about it everyday."

"Did she love your father?"She asked.

"Only his money and what he can do for her."

"But he loved her?"

"Did he really or was it just infatuation."From his tone Sage could hear the anger and resentment he has for his biological mother."My dad eventually saw through her facade of claiming to love him, and when he did it's then he learned how crazy she was. On numerous occasions she tried to hurt herself, kill herself that way we'd die too and my father would have nothing. Things got so bad she had to be restrained until she gave birth, what my father thought would be a happy ending for him turned out to be a nightmare. After our birth my father had her committed into a psychiatric hospital since she was a danger to herself and others, it hadn't been easy to take a mother away from her babies, especially at that age. Months passed without her seeing us, the treatment she was getting at the hospital seem to work or so we thought."

"What do you mean?"

"She fooled everyone in thinking she was alright and well but she wasn't it was a ploy only to come home and hurt us."

"While she had been in hospital, who took care of you and nursed you."

"Sofia did."He answered."The one who raised us like we were her own."He touched the cross around her neck."She gave me this on her death bed she said as long as I have this I'll always be protected. I never let anyone wore it."

"Yet you gave it to me."She told him.

"Because I love you more than my own life and she knows it."She held his loving gaze."Dad allowed her to come home, she played the perfect role of loving mother before everyone but in private she was actually hurting us. Physical. No one notice for a while because she hid it, she even convinced my father to let Sofia go because she was there to take care of us, after Sofia left the abuse became worse, my father would find scars and blue marks on our bodies she would brush it off but my father wasn't a fool. He knew something was wrong and paid attention to her, for a while it stopped until she found out about our heart defects and diabetics having to care for babies that need extra care and attention pushed her over the edge she couldn't handle it, didn't want to accept it. She rejected us, her own flesh and blood, she denied us and wanted nothing to do with us. One night she came into our room and tried to suffocate us with a pillow."Sage couldn't stop the gasp that slip past her throat."Luckily our father came in time and stopped her, later that night she hung herself."

"Oh Bruno I'm so sorry."She said.

"I'm not."He said coldly."She doesn't mean anything to me, she didn't want us couldn't stand us. I'm glad she's dead if she'd been alive I would've killed her myself for what she tried to do to us."

"Don't say that Bruno."

"What kind of a mother wants to kill her own children."

"She wasn't well don't hold that against her, I'm sure deep down she must've loved you she gave birth to you."

"That didn't matter to her, you have no idea how happy I am that you're Liam and Logan's mother the love you have for our boys is unconditional. I wished my own mother could've loved us that way, cared for us the way you do. You're a great mother, an amazing woman and I love you with everything I got."

She kissed him lightly on the lips."I love you more."

"After her death they had a private funeral, no one knew. Five months later he married Sofia she was the housekeeper and our nanny, she loved my father that's why she agreed to marry him and raise us as her own she loved us like a mother."

"Didn't she have kids of her own."Sage asked.

"She couldn't have kids, she didn't treat us differently or made us feel unwanted, gradually father fell in love with her as time went on they had a happy beautiful marriage we grew up knowing Sofia was our mother, we loved her alot but unfortunately she fell ill and had cancer it was in her blood the doctors couldn't do anything for her. She recommended Margarita and from there she took care of us, my father made everyone believe Sofia is our mother no one knows the truth except for me, Hugo our aunt and uncle, our cousins doesn't know I don't know if Hugo told Maya but I never told her. You're the first woman I trust enough to tell the truth to."

Sage gently caressed his jaw."Your family secret is safe with me. I'm sorry for what you went through. I can see the pain in your eyes whenever you talk about your mother and what she's done. I can hear it in your voice too."

They were silent for a while only the soft waves of the ocean can be heard. "You're my salvation Sage the only good thing I have in my life, that takes away the pain and hurt, the rejection of not being wanted. Having your love is what gives me strength, knowing you're here makes me face each day because I know with you by my side I can conquer anything."

"I'll always be here Bruno."She said."I love you, I'll die without you. I love and accept you just the way you are I wouldn't have you any other way."

"I'm glad."He said."Because even I won't change a thing about you."

"You should play more, the notes you play are beautiful. Don't hide your music it's apart of you and expresses your inner feelings."

"Hugo is the musician, not me I only play when I'm troubled or have alot on my mind."His hand went to the knot of her robe she was naked underneath."But after talking to you I feel much more at peace."His hand touched her naked skin slowly it went up to her breast."You give me peace my love."