HIS SWEET REVENGE

Paxton’s POV

I watch Bryan’s car drive past mine from where my car is parked a few distances away from his mansion.

I have sun shades on so he won’t recognize me but the moment the car drives past me, I take them off, heave a deep sigh of relief and pick up my phone to call Celine.

I need to see her. We need to talk and I need to confess my feelings to her once again. I haven’t done so directly but I have been giving her the impression that I love and want her.

She keeps ignoring but I know she is either playing hard to get or trying to be careful about men because of what Bryan is doing to her.

But now that Bryan is in the picture again and from what Emily said the last time I saw her, I need to talk to Celine. We were unable to talk the last time I was here all because of Bryan.

The more I think of that man, the more my hatred for him increases. I hate him with passion for what he has done and what he is still doing to Celine and Jason.

Celine rushed out of my car in fear when he rode past my car and saw us in a tight embrace the last time I was here and I have been thinking of the possible ways to make Celine gain her freedom.

He scares her.

He is like the devil incarnate and Celine would never be convinced to leave his home unless Jason is also out safely.

“Hello”, her sweet voice pulls me out of my reverie and I smile.

“Hey, baby”, I say into the phone and I imagined her rolling her eyes when she scoffed.

“Don’t call me that, silly you”, she hisses and I laugh.

“Where are you?” I ask when I sober up from my short laugh.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

“At work, of course. Where else will I be?” She retorts with sarcasm. I hear Jason’s voice from the background.

“How is my boy doing?” I ask her, feeling a sudden enveloping sadness at the thought of their helplessness. But they are helpless because Celine doesn’t want me to help.

“He is doing great. I think he has become more active with his birthday around the corner”, she informs me.

“Really? When is it?” I question, thinking of what to get him as a birthday present. He deserves something big. He is my buddy and I miss having him as my playmate.

“Next weekend. You want to come?”

“Come? The birthday party is there?” I demand with disbelief.

“Yes”, Celine’s voice is low now. I can’t believe I won’t be able to witness his 4th birthday party all because of that jerk of a father that he has. He won’t let me in and I am not ready to reveal myself to him yet.

Shit! I curse under my breath.

“Alright. Can we go out tonight?” I ask her, hoping she will say yes. I have a lot to talk to her about. I want to talk to her about Emily and the fact that I don’t want Emily to know she is my mother of Jason so she can be safe and I want to also tell her about how I feel.

I need an answer.

I want to rest assured that she is mine and that will make me more enthusiastic about devising a way to get them out and to go back to my brother and plead with him to help me.

He already knows that Celine is Jason’s mother so I have to look for another means to convince him that Celine isn’t who he thinks she is. She is also a victim here.

“Paxton, you know that’s not possible”, she mutters after a moment of silence.

“Why? Why is it not possible?” She is quiet? “Isn’t your boss out already? He just drove past me and he won’t be back anytime soon. I will bring you back home before noon.” I say in one breath, wishing she can succumb.

“You are here?” She asks me instead and I nod as if she is seeing me.

“Yes, I am outside. Get dressed and let’s go out. I have some things to talk to you about”, I inform her.

“What?”

“It’s not something I can talk to you about over the phone, that’s why I want us to go out. Come on”, I urge in impatience.

“No, Paxton. I can’t come out right now and I can’t go out with you”, she tells me, making the little hope in me vanish into thin air.

I feel hurt. I feel rejected. All because of one man; Bryan. He is stopping Celine from enjoying time with me.

“Celine, it is very important”, I try once more to convince her.

“I’m sorry, I can’t.”

Silence falls as I fume in anger. I don’t know if I am actually mad at Celine or Bryan. She isn’t even attempting to sacrifice so much for me, all she is bothered and scared of is Bryan.

But after a second thought, I understand her fears. Bryan must have been threatening to fire her if she goes against the rules again and that will mean not seeing her Jason.

Seeing Jason means a lot to her and I guess I should just let go.

“Alright,” I say in low tones.

“I’m sorry, it’s just that Bryan has been super…”

“It’s fine”, I cut her short, not wanting to hear anything about Bryan. The way she calls his name is even annoying.

She falls silent again.

“Jason just woke up and I need to get him ready for school…”

“He has started schooling?” I ask her.

“Yes. Homeschooling”, she answers. “, I need to go now.”

“Alright, take care”, I say, wishing she can give me a chance again despite all the explanations.

“You too. Bye”, she utters loudly and disconnects the call before I know it.

I stare at the phone after peeling it off my ears and sigh.

I hit my hand on the steering wheels, looking out of the window to calm my nerves.

The air rushes into my face, calming me. After a while, I decide to go.

I wind the car glass up and ignite the car engine into action. It purrs to life and I drive off.