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A Heart's Promise	By : Evilevergreen Category: +1 through F > Codename: Kids Next Door Views: 6282 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter Nine: Dropping the Ball

Wally was once again restless as he paced around the house. A lot of things had been on his mind in the last two days. Gavin and Joey were scheduled to arrive home that evening and Wally, finally coming to a decision, grabbed the keys to his mustang. He didn’t normally drive it, because it had been a gift from Gavin’s father, but he had pushed his stubborn nature aside for the day.

Before long he had pulled up into the driveway of a yellow house with white shutters. He walked up the porch stairs and rung the doorbell. “W.B.?” The woman looked at him curiously. “What are you doing here?”

“Can- can we talk?” he asked with his head down.

“You shouldn’t be here. More than that - I don’t want you here. So like you told me the other day, go home.” She started to close the door.

Wally’s hand shot out, preventing the door from closing. “Kuki. . . please.” He finally rose his gaze to meet hers. His rueful filled eyes, pierced a part of Kuki’s heart that she had long forgotten and so she nodded and allowed Wally into her home. She led him to the living room where she took a seat on the couch and he on the plush chair near her. “Where’s Kevin?” His eyes searched around for the toddler.

“I’ve already put him down for his afternoon nap,” she explained. “But I know you didn’t come all the way over here to talk about Kevin. So what is this visit about?” she asked as she watched Wally fiddle with his fingers.

“It’s about what you saw the other day.”

“Let me guess, you want me to keep my mouth shut?” she scoffed as she shook her head.

Wally sighed. “Yes.”

“Oh, this is good.” She laughed lightly as she stood up and walked across the room to where the bar was located. “You want me to keep your affair quiet.” She poured herself a glass of water. “Amazing.”

“It’s not an affair,” he told her.

Kuki turned around and leaned on the bar. “Damn, where have I heard those words before?” She took a sip of her drink, her eyes still on the blonde. “And if I remember correctly, they weren’t believed then either.”

“You- you hurt me that night, Kuki,” he stated softly.

“So what?” She crossed her arms, her drink still in hand. “What would you have rather I done? Huh?” She shrugged. “Not said anything? Have you believe Kevin was yours?”

Wally shook his head. “Of course not. Besides, I would have found out eventually.”

“No, you wouldn’t have and you know it. Because you would have never questioned me.” She finished off her drink “And I would have just went on trying to make myself believe the lie.” She smiled as sat back down on the couch. “But we both know Gavin, it would have eaten him up instead. Sure, he’s no stranger to secrets, but he loves you too much to keep you in the dark for long.”

“Then why did he betray me?” Wally stood up and sat next to Kuki on the couch. “Why did you betray me?”

Kuki looked down at her empty glass. He had never given her the chance to explain before. “It was only one night. I swear it was.”

“But why?” he asked her again.

“Because. . . because I was lonely,” she finally told him. “You were never around, Wally.” She laughed a little. “And now Gavin’s never around.” She then looked at him. “I’m always getting the short end of the stick, aren’t I?”

“Do you still love me, Kuki?”

“There’s no reason in answering that because even if I did say yes, you could never truly forgive me," like I forgave you after the incident, she thought to herself. "Just like you know Gavin would never forgive the two of you.” She leaned over and put down her glass. “So tell me, is this you finally taking your revenge against him? He had me, so you have to have her?”

“No,” he shook his head. “It- it’s not like that.” His voice was soft. “Kuki, please. Can I just count on you to be quiet?”

“Fine, but when this all blows up in your face-”

“It won’t,” he interrupted her. “I’ve already ended it with Abigail.”

Kuki smiled. “Thought you said it wasn’t an affair?” Wally only looked at her.

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“Explain,” was the first word out of Abigail’s mouth as she sat down on Gavin’s bed. She had had two days to calm down after finding out about Gavin's ex-wife the way she had, but she was still not please with how long he had kept her in the dark about it.

“Alright,” Gavin began. “Kuki and I were married after we discovered she was pregnant with Kevin.”

“And you thought you couldn't tell me this, why?”

“Things didn’t go well between us and I didn’t want you to think because I couldn’t work it out with her, that we wouldn’t work.”

“I’m not that naive, Gavin,” she told him a bit angrily. “So why didn’t it work between you two?”

Half of Gavin's mouth curled up in a fail attempt to smile. “Because she was in love with another man.”

“Oh,” Abby said looking a bit surprised as she straightened up a bit. “I didn’t mean to bring up something painful. I just thought-”

“It’s okay," he told her as he waved his hand. "I already knew she was in love with someone else when we got together.” Gavin sat on the bed next to her. “Me and Kuki weren’t meant to work. It was that simple. Besides,” he rose his hand to her face. “If we did, I would have missed on something great.”

"Did you love her?" Abby found herself asking as she slowly brought Gavin's hand down.

He looked into her eyes. "I usually tell people no, just because it's easier that way, but," he stated sadly, "yes, I did." Abby then turned away as he continued to speak. "But I always knew she was using me, because her boyfriend wasn't paying her the kind of attention that she needed."

"Gavin," Abby spoke suddenly.

"Yes?"

"I'm afraid-"

"Afraid of what?" he asked her curiously.

"I'm afraid if I don't do this now, I never will." She finally looked back into his green eyes.

As if reading her mind, Gavin slowly started to shake his head back and forth. "Abigail. . . no."

“Look, I have had a lot of time to think in the past two days. . .”

Gavin closed his eyes. “Please, don’t say what I think you're about to say.”

“I can't be with you anymore.” She then watched as his head went back and he sighed heavily. “I know it took a lot for you to open up about Kuki, but there are just so many other elements of your life that I don't know and I don't what to wonder about them. I don't want to beg for them.”

At her words, he looked back to her. “I can be honest, Dove," he told her urgently. "Just give me time.”

“I’ve been giving you nothing, but time." She was hesitant about the next sentence. "And I need more than you are willing to give.”

“Then just tell me what you want," he said desperately. "I can buy you anything."

"That's just it," she grew upset. "I don't want things, Gavin. I want you."

"But you have me."

"No," she shook her head. "I don't."

"Then marry me,” he blurted out suddenly.

“Excuse me?” Abby was in shock at the sudden change of subject.

“Would you be happier as my wife?”

“Gavin, slow down-”

“We can go ring shopping tomorrow.”

“Gavin, you’re not lis-”

“You can make a list of the people you want to invite-”

“Gavin!” Abby yelled out to get his attention. “No. My answer is no. I can’t marry you because marriage would solve nothing.”

“But I don’t want to lose you,” Gavin told her honestly. “I love you, Abigail,” he told her for the first time.

Abby smiled. “I know you do, but we can’t work.”

Gavin then looked at her with a furrowed brow, he was expecting her to tell him that she loved him too. “There’s someone else, isn’t there?”

Abby looked away for a moment as she remembered her last encounter with Wally. “No, there’s no one else,” she didn’t want to lie to him. “Not anymore.”

“How long?” His voice was flat and low.

“It’s not important.”

“Just tell me how long,” he demanded in the same tone.

Abby began to fidget with her fingers as she spoke softly, “Since the convention.”

“What?” His attention snapped to her. “We had only been dating a month. You didn’t even try to give us a chance!” He stood up and walked away for her. With his back still to her he spoke, "So this whole relationship has been a joke to you."

"I never said that." Abby stood up. "So don't put words in my mouth."

"What else am I suppose to think?" He turned around to face her. "When for the majority of our relationship-"

"Relationship, relationship, relationship!" Abby yelled. "You say that as if it actually applies to us. Because what we have- had was not a relationship. In a relationship the people are supposed to trust each other. They're supposed to talk and communicate. They're supposed to set aside time just for the other."

"Don't lecture me about what we were or were not, because I wasn't the one cheating."

"Well, maybe I wouldn't have had to cheat if you had just been there."

"Oh, so you're going to turn this around and blame it on me!"

"You know what? I don't even know why I'm still here." She walked around him. "I'm going home. I would say, ‘See you around,’ but I didn’t see you much when we were dating, so I doubt I’ll see much of you now."

"Dove, wait." Gavin quickly grabbed her and pulled her into his arms before taking her mouth with his own.

Abby shrugged against his grip, but not for long as she was somehow able to feel Gavin's apology through the loving gesture. Abby soon found herself wrapping her arms around Gavin’s neck as he wrapped his own around her waist, pulling the other closer.

“Gavin, where’s Joey? I-” Wally came barging into the room. “Oh- um- sorry,” he began as Abby pulled away from Gavin. “I didn’t realize you had company.” He turned his head away and scratched the back of his head.

“It’s okay, no harm done,” Gavin said as he wiped away a bit of Abby’s lipstick from his lips. “Joey’s spending the night with a friend.” He answered Wally’s question. Wally nodded and started to close the door, but froze as he heard Gavin say, "I don't care if you cheated, Dove, I don't."

"That isn't our only issue," she said and waited for a response, but none came. "Good bye, Gavin." She walked to the door and opened it only to find Wally standing on the other side. "Good bye, Wally," she said softly.

As Abby started towards the stairs she heard Gavin's voice, “What did you just call him?”

At his question, Abby silently took a sharp intake of air. She couldn't believe she had just done that. “Pardon me?” she asked calmly.

“Did you just call him ‘Wally’?” He looked at her curiously. “I never told you his first name.”

“You must of misheard her,” Wally told him quickly. “She called me W.B.”

Gavin looked from his cousin, to Abby, and back to Wally. If he was anything, it was not stupid. “You?” His forehead creased. “You and Abigail?”

"What the hell are you talking about?" Wally looked to him quizzically.

"Don't you dare stand there and lie to my face." Gavin closed the distance between him and Wally. "So just tell me, straight up, you're fucking my girl."

"Back up man," Wally warned. "Because unlike you, I don't stab blood in the back." At the comment a curious look appeared on Abby's face.

Gavin looked back and forth between his cousin's eyes and when it seemed he found what he was looking for, he stepped back. "Sorry, man."

"Yeah, right." Wally then started back to his bedroom. Gavin cringed as he placed his face in his hand and groaned. With him distracted Abby walked down the stairs, opened the door, and was on the way out when Gavin caught up with her. "Dove, wait."

"I think we've had another drama for the night. I'm going home."

"Just hear me out, alright?"

"Okay. Fine." She nodded her head as she leaned in the doorway.

"I just want you to rethink us. Now that I have a clue about what you're feeling, I think I can make it better."

“You’re telling me what I want hear," she concluded. "Just like you always to.”

“I mean it this time.” He reached for her and took her hands. “No more empty promises. If you want to know everything, then that's what I'll give you.”

She looked at him with doubt in her eyes. “Really?”

“Yes," he sighed as he looked away. "But know that a lot of it. . . you may not like, and I would be putting a lot of my trust in you.”

“How can you still trust me after finding out that I stepped out on you?” she asked.

Gavin pulled away from her and stepped out onto the porch. He leaned on the railing as he looked up into the night sky. “Because though that knowledge hurts, I do know I haven't been the best boyfriend. I can't blame you for cheating."

"Why W.B.?" she asked nervously. "Why did you think he was the one I was seeing?"

Gavin lowered his head towards the ground. "Remember when I said Kuki was in love with another man?"

"You mean-" Wally's reaction when Kuki had showed up the other day now seemed clear. "Oh."

"Yeah. . . we try, but we haven't been the same since. There are these unsaid words between us, but sometimes it seems like they're screaming to be heard. I know he hates me, even if he never says it, but he has the right too. I mean the way he loved her," he sighed before lifting his head and looking back at Abby in the doorway, "is the way I love you." He stared at her for a moment before looking back at the ground. "But I should know that W.B. would never to anything to intentionally hurt me. He's not vindictive like that."

"Gavin," Abby began quietly. "I think there's something we should talk about."

Gavin rose off the railing and turned to her. "Sounds kind of serious," he said jokingly.

"Please, don't play."

"Alright," he walked over to her, "but look, it's been a long day, so how about we hold this off until tomorrow? Maybe we can do lunch or-"

“Gavin!” Gavin and Abby turned their heads and looked up the stairs to see Wally breathing heavily as he had just finished running down the halls. “Senthos!” he yelled out.

Gavin turned his head and peered down the street, there he saw two dark colored SUVs creeping slowly in front of their property. “Down!” he shouted as he pushed Abby back into the house and down onto the floor.

“What are-” But before Abby was able to finish her question she began screaming as shots ranged out in rapid succession over their bodies.

Transmission Interrupted. . .

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