I'll be the Brightest, You'll See

Vic's P.O.V

Why did Oli have to like Scarlett? WHY? He could literally get any girl he wanted but he had to go ahead and steal mines. Well technically she isn't mine anymore, so I can't be too hasty but still. There's not a day that goes by where I don't think about her. She may have broken my heart but she will never truly leave it. "Vic, when are you gonna stop being sad and be rad?" Jaime slurred at me as he approached me. I raised an eyebrow at his statement. Rad is not a word he uses.

"You're drunk Jaime." I told him, a small smile on my lips.

"You're drunk." He retaliated which just made me roll my eyes. I was in fact not drunk at all.

"I haven't even began drinking." I laughed. He just drunkenly shrugged and walked off.

The feeling of regret for throwing this party was becoming a horribly overwhelming feeling. Why did things go the way they went? I don't really know what I believe in anymore but if there is a God, then why would he put me through Hell to get Scarlett and they take her away from me only to get her dangled in front of me again five years later? It just doesn't make any sense. Maybe I'm just being too dramatic and foolish about the whole thing but honestly, she is still important to me after all these years.

I strolled over to the kitchen, hardly anyone was here but it was still early. I just hope that when Scarlett arrives she isn't too loved up with Oli. If she has any respect for me then she will be careful. "I'm so nervous." Mike told me, running a hand through his hair.

"Why?" I asked him with a bewildered look on my face.

"Alysha is gonna be coming tonight." He looked as if he was going to barf.

"Why are you so nervous?" I asked, confused. Mike never has any problems when it comes to women.

"I actually really liked her when we were younger but I was too shy to do anything about it." He said nervously.

"Oh, that's sweet actually." I felt so jealous. He is in the cute, flustered stage of liking someone where it can go any which way. I would kill to have that again with Scarlett but there's just so much history now.

"I just hope I don't get too drunk and fuck it up, she's super hot now!" Mike said as he drank the last of his beer.

"It's okay, at least you don't need to see your ex-girlfriend with your friend." I said bitterly and walked away.

-

I watched Oli walk into the kitchen, drunk out of his mind. I wonder if Scarlett knows his secret? She claims to know him well but I know for a fact he hasn't told her about his addictions to drugs since he left that Hellhole Scarlett was trapped in. "Stop this Vic, you're ruining your own party." Tony warned me. I turned my head to look at him and he had a warning look in his face.

"Tony, seriously. It's all good." I drunkenly grinned at him. Tony just gave me stern look. He was the only one of the group not drinking tonight.

"If you fuck everything up for Scarlett then I swear to God Vic I will kick the shit of you." Tony sounded so serious, jeez what's up with him.

"Lighten up." I rolled my eyes. My gaze fell on Scarlett who was standing on her own. I got up off the couch and strolled over to her. "Hey, pretty lady." I slurred at her. She looked at me with confusion.

"Hi Vic." She looked sober.

"Aren't you drinking tonight?" I asked, looking at her empty hands.

"No, I'm not supposed to drink on these meds." She said softly. It kinda bummed me out a little, we used to get drunk every weekend and end up making out together. A part of me kinda hoped that it would happen tonight but no, not now. She definitely wouldn't want to make out with me if she was sober, I guess.

"Oh, that's no fun." I grinned at her. She just smiled politely but I could tell she wasn't interested in speaking to me. "Are you annoyed at me?" I said with a sad tone in my voice, I have her a puppy dog face. It used to work a treat all those years ago, maybe it'll still have an effect on her.

"I don't mind, it just means I get to laugh at all you losers doing stupid stuff." She smiled playfully. I missed that smile so much.

My drunken self told me that she wanted me, so I did what I do best. Make a fool of myself. I leaned in to kiss her but she dodged it. "What?" I asked, confusion and embarrassment beginning to engulf me.

"Vic, you're drunk." She said quietly, trying not to embarrass me more.

"I love you." The words slipped out of my mouth before I even got the chance to think about it.

"Look buddy, I think you've had too much to drink." Tony came up to us, putting his hands on my shoulders. I shrugged him off quickly.

"No, I'm not just saying it because I'm drunk. I love you Scarlett, why are you doing this?" I felt like my heart was breaking all over again.

She stood there with the saddest look on her face. "Vic please." She begged.

"No, I want an answer!" I shouted at her. I hate to have to be like this but it's killing me.

"Vic leave her alone." Oli stepped in, standing next to her.

I rolled my eyes and laughed sarcastically. "Oli fuck off back to England please." I said bitterly. Oli gave me an angry look.

"I'm gonna pretend you didn't say that Vic, we're leaving now." Oli said calmly, it just angered me more.

"Gonna go take drugs now Oli." I smirked at him. He stopped walking and turned to face me. Scarlett looked up at him with a confused look on her face. "Oh, you haven't told her yet? Let me fill her in for you. Scarlett your boyfriend is a junkie piece of shit who can't go a day without taking drugs. Welcome to your new life." I smiled at her. Oli's face grew more angry and he charged up to me. He grabbed my shirt and pushed me against the wall.

"Listen here you little cunt, my issues are none of your fucking business. Stop crying over the fact you lost her because guess what, if she fucking wanted you then she would have chose you years ago. Good thing she didn't, you'd never be a good father." He spat at me. I watched as his eyes widened after he said the last part. What about me being a father?

"What are you talking about?" I stared at him. He let me go and backed away. "Scarlett? What the Hell is he talking about?" I looked at her.

I watched as her eyes began to fill up with tears. "I'm sorry Vic." She began crying and ran off. Oli stood in front of me, confused and angry.

"You need to go and fucking sort this out." He demanded. I frowned at his words. What mess have I gotten myself into now? Is there something I really don't know? Something about a baby? Is Scarlett pregnant? Was she pregnant with my baby?

-

Scarlett's P.O.V

I ran outside and across the street. The need for air became unreal, the house was so stuffy and after Oli fucking revealed my secret to basically everyone, it felt like it shrunk about 3,000 times its original size. I sat on the porch and tried to calm my breathing, but to no avail. "Scarlett!" I heard Vic call out after me. My heart began to pound in my chest, I needed to just tell him the truth but he was going to hate me.

He stopped in front of me, his legs wobbled a little from the alcohol in his system and the fact he just ran after me. "I'm so sorry." I sobbed into my hands.

"Can you please explain what's going on?!" He demanded, I couldn't look at him though. This was killing me.

"I had a baby." I mumbled into my hands, I didn't care if he heard me correctly but I at least said it. The silence though, confirmed that he heard it clearly and was just shocked.

I felt him sit down next to me. "When?" He asked calmly. I peeled my hands from my face and looked at him.

"After 6 months after I went into the institute." I said softly to him. He closed his eyes and groaned loudly.

"And why didn't you feel it was a good idea to tell me?" He said looking at me in the eyes.

"I was scared after what I had done to you." I told him honestly.

"Was it definitely mine?" He asked. I frowned at his doubt.

"She was 100% yours Vic." I told him honestly.

"Can you explain what happened to me?" He sounded really upset.

"I found out after I went back, it was kinda brutal. I told my mom and she instantly told me the child was gonna be put up for adoption. I didn't have a choice and when I gave birth to her I held her for about a minute and then she was ripped away from me." I explained, wiping away the tears that streamed down my face. "I didn't have any choice and I tried to find the courage to tell you but I couldn't. I decided that you needed to live your life without me and forget me, so I kept it a secret." I told him. The tears were running down my face by this point.

"It's okay." He said softly, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and pulling me into his arms.

I laid my head on his shoulder and cried even more. "I love you too." I mumbled.

I could feel him looking down at me, and it was moment that I finally realised something, we were always destained to end up together. And you can't fight fate.

Notes

Well this is cute