Two Faced Lover - Episode 37

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**** CAMERON'S POV

"Okay buddy, get back here"

I groan, grabbing Sean out of the water.

He whines stubbornly just like his mother.

"I thought I saw a fish and I wanted to catch it and make it my pet"

he pouts and I shake my head slightly.

Children.

"You can't do that Sean. The fish will die"

His eyes widen in sheer innocence.

"Oh". 

I bite my lip, scolding myself mentally.

What do I do now?

How do you cheer up a five year old?

"Uhh. . I'll get you an aquarium"

I blurt out.

Way to go Cameron.

Way to go.

"What's an aqua.. Aquar.."

He scrunches his eyebrows trying to get the words out.

"Aquarium. It's a tank made of glass which is filled with water and you can keep any kind of fish you like inside"

"Really? You'll get me one? I will take care of the fish I promise"

his eyes widen even more with excitement and hope. What have I done now? Promising to give him an aquarium?. Really?.

"Yes I'll get you one. Now I've got to go search for your mom

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. You have five more minutes to play and then we're going home, got it?"

"Got it!"

He nods happily as I turn, my eyes darting around in hopes of finding Skylar under the coconut tree but she wasn't in sight. 

I scrunch my eyebrows.

Strange.

She was just there few minutes ago so where could she have disappeared.

Reaching our spot, I grab my clothes which were lying on the ground and put them back.

"Skylar?"

I call out, eyes darting around. Where could she be? I walk further walking past the coconut tree.

My hands sink into my pockets, to retrieve my phone when I cuss.

My phone is with her.

"Skylar? Princess where are you? If this is a game then it isn't funny" 

I call out again. She could easily get missing.

I sigh, raking a hand through my hair.

I look around one more time and turn to search elsewhere when I hear muffled screams.

"Lies! All lies. You're lying. Shut up!"

The voice chants repeatedly.

Skylar?

"Skylar!"

"Lies! He's mine! Mine alone!"

The chants begin again and this time, panic settles within my being at the agony I feel behind those words.

I quicken my pace, calling out her name repeatedly.

After what seemed like endless running, I finally come across her, curled up into a ball, head resting on both knees while rocking her body to and fro.

She crying, body shivering.

My heart breaks at the sight and I don't know why. I rush to her, scooping her in my arms.. "Skylar baby what happened?"

I ask as softly as I can even though there's a turmoil of emotions working me up from inside.

I need to stay calm.

For her.

For my princess.

"Princess what's wrong?"

I forcefully lift her head up,forcing her eyes to meet mine.

They were red, bloodshot.

"Talk to me"

I urge, cupping her face, wiping her tears with my thumb.

She doesn't reply.

She just looks down again, Her shoulders heaving up and down as she bit on her lips hard, trying to control the urge to breakdown.

"Skylar"

I can't believe how broken my own voice sounds as I call her name.

God, she affects me so much.

"Say something princess. What happened? Please tell me"

She lifts her eyes back up to meet mine, lips still quivering.

Suddenly, she lunges herself at me so hard I stumble back, my ass landing on the heap of sand with her on top.

She doesn't seem to care because she wraps her arms so tightly around my neck I thought I would choke.

She buries her face in the crook of my neck and let's out an extremely loud painful sob, letting my body muffle her screams.

Goosebumps appear on my skin at the magnitude of pain concealed behind every sob.

Chills run down my spine as I hold her tighter to myself, planting soft kisses to the side of her head letting her cry it all out.

I need her to tell her me what happened to get her this shaken but before that, I need her calm first.

I just hope it's not what I'm thinking because if it is, God help me I'll hunt down whoever that f*cking bastard is and tear him to pieces.

I ball my hands to fists, feeling the urge to hit something so bad. It's been a week since I hit the gym and I'll gladly use a human for a punching bag.

"There princess. There now"

I rub her back soothingly after a while when her sobs have decreased leaving hiccups as the evidence of her crying too hard. 

I feel her grip on my neck loosen slightly as she snuggles much closer, curling herself into a ball in my embrace with her face hidden in my chest. I sigh. She looks so small, defeated.

"Wanna talk about it princess?"

I ask softly, ignoring the fact that she's crushing me with her entire weight given the awkward sitting position I'm In.

"No"

her voice comes out scratchy.

"Please take me back Cam. I'm tired"

she mutters in a small voice after a while.

I oblige immediately, adjusting her frame and slipping an arm under her thighs and getting up along with her, carrying her bridal style.

Her arms lock around my neck while she rests her head on my chest, eyes closed as I walk with her towards my car which was thankfully not parked far.

Getting to my car, I set her gently onto the passenger seat, taking my phone from her.

She curls herself into a ball again, bringing her legs up into the seat.

"I'll go get Sean. I'll be right back yeah?"

I caress her face.

She doesn't reply.

She just sighs, letting me know she heard me perfectly well.

Backing away, I walk back to the beach to get Sean.

A perfect day gone entirely wrong and to think I hadn't even gone through with half of the surprises I had planned.

That f*cktard better get away as fast as he can before I find him.

My instincts tell me it had something to do with the man Skylar had said was staring suspiciously back at the restaurant.

Whoever it is, they're gonna have to pay for doing this to my girl.

Fishing out my cell phone, I place a call to Julian.

"Meet me at your apartment ASAP"

I hung up immediately quickening my steps.

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THIRD PERSON'S POV

"What happened?"

Julian asks, turning to stare at his friend who couldn't stop cussing and running his hands through his hair in sheer frustration.

"Where's Sean?"

He questions instead.

"He's having his lunch and playing some games."

Julian answers walking over to place a hand on his friend's shoulder, squeezing reassuringly.

Cameron stares at Skylar who was currently curled into a ball, who's eyes were wide open yet staring blankly into space.

He felt a tug at his heart yet again at the broken girl before him.

They had arrived at Julian's apartment a little over an hour ago and she hadn't says a single word.

There was no trace of emotion on her face, something Cameron hadn't seen before. She was such a talkative, so bubbly, always teasing him and making sassy remarks.

"F*ck!"

He hisses loudly at the pain tearing him apart.

He needed to hit something so bad.

Turning, he storms off to find the small room Julian turned into his own gym.

He couldn't hold it In any longer, he was desperate to hit something.

Get this swirling emotions out of him.

Finding the small dark room, Cameron didn't bother to turn on the lights as he trudged towards the treadmill, knowing perfectly well the punching bag will be hanging somewhere near it.

And he was right, the moment he moved away from the treadmill, his shoulders bumped into the punching bag that was dangling from the ceiling.

Slipping off his shirt, he throws it blindly across the room and doesn't bother to protect his knuckles before starting to punch the dangling bag, hit after hit.

This was all his fault.

His f*cking fault.

He growls, hitting the bag.

He shouldn't have taken her out.

Punch.

He should have f*cking listened to her when she warned him about the creepy man following them.

Punch.

Dammit! Another punch.

He hated to admit it, but his heart was tearing to shreds.

Pathetic.

It was almost like the pain he used to feel anytime Natalie hurt herself or got seriously sick.

Almost.

Because this time, the pain was much stronger.

It was like he was feeling Skylar's pain.

The prospect of someone hurting her angered him the more.

He growls again, punching the bag repeatedly until sweat formed on his forehead, trickling down his face.

He could feel his knuckles beginning to bruise yet he was too skin deep to care.

"Cam?"

The small voice snaps him out of reverie.

He turns just as he hears the switch being flipped and the light comes on a second later.

There she stood with bloodshot eyes, fiddling with the hem of her dress.

"Princess?"

He trudges towards her, a concerned look etched on his face.

"It was the man from the restaurant"

she begins in a small voice, staring down at her feet. Before he could say anything, she continued.

"He's Sean's father. He's come back for my son. He said he's going to take away my son even if it means taking me to court"

she briefed, recalling how he was still threatening to take her to court and disappeared just before Cameron found her at the beach.

Court? Cameron balled his fists.

"Is he rich?"

He asks to which she nods.

That was all he needed to know. If Sean's father, the bastard who got her inseminated without her knowledge takes this natter to court, then there'll only be one outcome.

Skylar was going to lose custody of Sean for sure.

"Skylar I have an idea but you may not like it"

She looks up at him, biting hard on her lips to stop another sob from leaking. Hope lit in her eyes.

"I'd do anything to have my son Cameron. Anything"

she clasps both hands in front of her in a pleading manner. Cameron immediately grasps her hands, planting a kiss to it.

"Do you trust me?"

"I do"

she nods. He nods in return.

He wanted to smash that bastard's face for reappearing in Skylar's life only to threaten her but that can come later.

For now, Sean was what was most important.

That needs to be dealt with first.

"Do you think he is capable of taking you court for Sean's custody?" He asks leading her to sit on the bench in the gym.

"Yes. He wasn't bluffing"

His jaw clenches.

F*cking bastard.

"Then we can't let that happen because if it does, you'll surely lose custody of Sean. Money can buy the judge Skylar"

She begins to panic but he cups her face, skimming his thumb over her cheeks soothingly.

"Listen, when it comes to fighting for custody of a child, a judge doesn't care about a mother's love. All the judge will be looking for is who amongst the two parents will give the child a comfortable life. And in this case Skylar, you don't have the necessary things needed to make a child comfortable. I'm sure Sean sleeps on the same bed with you. He doesn't have his own room. He only gets to eat his favorite food when you have the money. He doesn't have toys like most kids do. You can't take him for his regular checkup because you don't have the money, hell you don't even have a steady job. But Sean's father, wherever he came from is rich like you said. He can provide Sean all these things. Quality education, healthcare, comfortable life you, name it. When it comes to having custody of a child, the judge is only concerned with who amongst the parents is More settled in life and in this case, you'll most definitely lose. It doesn't matter how much you love your son or how much he loves you, the judge will give him to Sean's father"

Skylar's tears were flowing already now.

She knew he was right.

If she was to be taken to court, she'll stand no chance.

She'll lose.

She can't even afford three square meals a day, how then will the judge rule in favour of her? If Sean's father should take her to court, she'd lose.

"I c...can't lose him"

she cries, gripping his shoulders for support.

"You won't lose him princess. Remember I said this before. That it's you and I against the world now. You're not alone. You don't have to be"

he tells her with all sincerity.

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. He shuts his eyes, cussing silently for the decision he was about to make.

Never in a thousand years did he think he'd ever do something like this.

After Natalie, he'd vowed never to think or talk about marriage but now, he was.

Dammit!

"Marry me" he blurts out before he could chicken out.

Skylar's eyes widen to saucers.

"W..what?"

"It's the only way. No judge can rule against a complete family. You'll be my wife, and automatically Sean will be my stepson. I'll even adopt him so he can legally be my son. I can't say I'm very wealthy but at least I've got my own house and a company I'm running. Sean will have a perfect and complete family."

He explains. Skylar blinks rapidly trying to digest the information. Marriage? Her son loves Cameron. Would he love him as a stepfather too? Was she ready to do this?

"I'm not ready for this either but for Sean. For you, hell I'd do just about anything. So what do you say Skylar? Do you want to give Sean a real family? Will you help me give Sean a family? Will you marry me?"