I'll be the Brightest, You'll See

"Do you think you'll be okay?" Oli looked at me with a sympathetic face. I don't know if I'll be okay but I will try.

"Yeah, as much as I can be." I lied to him. He could tell though, of course he could.

"And Vic?" He said nodding towards him. I looked over at Vic whom was sat on the couch, staring at his phone.

"He told me he isn't okay, but I don't know." I sighed. "I don't know what I could do to help him." I looked back at Oli.

"Break up with Alex, be with the man who loves you." Oli told me. I looked at him with confusion. How did he even know about Alex? "Mike told me." He sighed.

"Mike just can't keep his mouth shut." I laughed, shaking my head.

"What are you going to do about it?" Oli raised an eyebrow. I don't know really, I probably will end it with Alex but I don't wanna put anything out there.

"I don't know." I shrugged.

"You're gonna have to make a decision as soon as possible, you've no idea how difficult things are going to be and when you do find out. Do you wanna be with the man who loves you or the guy who just came back into your life after a stupid one night stand you don't even remember?" Oli explained.

"Okay you have a good point but what if Vic doesn't wanna be with me again?" I frowned.

"Are you stupid? That guy will do anything to have you back in his arms." Oli shook his head. "You have been so blinded by what you think is true and can't see the real deal." He said as he pulled me in for a hug.

"Oli, I need to tell you something." I said pulling back with a serious look on my face.

"What is it?" He screwed up his face.

"I don't wanna discuss it here." I said looking towards Vic. Oli nodded towards the hallway and took me down to his room. He closed the door behind me and then nodded for me to continue. "Ben got out of jail." I mumbled.

"What?!" He asked in disbelief. I swallowed the lump in my throat and sat down on he bed.

"He was released a few weeks ago, he's been sending me notes telling me that he's coming for me." I took a deep breath, waiting for Oli's reaction.

"Honestly, why didn't you tell me sooner?" He demanded. I couldn't look at him.

"I was scared. Mike and Alex know, they've been looking out for me." I tried to reassure Oli but I could tell he wasn't buying it.

"This is serious Scarlett." Oli came over and sat down on the floor in front of me. "When you go back, I'm coming for a bit to keep an eye on you okay." He told me.

"Look Oli, you don't need to do that." I tried to tell him.

"No, I want to. But why haven't you told Vic?" He questioned.

"I'm scared of his reaction." I sighed.

"I think you should tell him." Oli grabbed my hands.

"I will, eventually." I tried to avoid contact as I spoke to him. Oli has very convincing eyes.

"I won't be dropping this." He reminded me. I couldn't help but smile, he always knew how to make things better.

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I stepped into the kitchen that was currently in darkness, everyone was meant to be asleep but I wasn't; I couldn't sleep. I decided to go and get a drink of water to try and distract myself from the whole thing.

My feet hit the cold, hard floor making me cringe a little. When I got to the sink and filled my glass with water I heard footsteps enter the kitchen. I turned and saw a figure, when they walked further into the room the moonlight shone in through the window and lit them up. It was Vic. "You scared me there." I said softly.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to creep up on ya. Just couldn't sleep." He laughed. I nodded, not even sure if he could see it but I did anyway.

I took the glass in my hand over to the kitchen table and sat down. Vic followed me and sat next to me. "Tomorrow could be our first day as real parents." I pointed out. He didn't say anything, but I could hear him relax.

"What if she hates us?" Vic asked, a hint of nerves in his voice.

"She won't hate us." I tried to reassure him. "When she understands that we are her parents, she will love us." I told him. He gave me a small smile, one that kinda lit up the whole room.

"Sometimes I think back to the first day we met, and I wonder what would have happened if I didn't speak to you. If I just ignored you because it did pass through my head. What if I stayed away." He mumbled, I didn't understand why he was saying this but it was weird.

"I think we were always meant to be together at some point. Our lives were destined to cross and that's just how it is. I believe that we will be playing this game forever." I said, looking at him with hope in my eyes. The moon gave his face the most angelic glow.

"No matter what happens, I'll always remember that you said that." He said softly. I looked at him and smiled, making him smile. He leaned in and kissed me softly on the lips. "But don't forget that you did break my heart, because I can't forget it yet." He said, standing up and leaving the room. I could literally hear the hope and happiness leave my body. It was disgusting.

Notes

Sorry it'll only be 2 tonight, shit came up