The One. (The Girl #2)

by Laura Lee Fall

  Staring catching their breath, she smiles saying, “Amazing”.

  Hands placed against her face and said, “You are amazing Ella”, teary eyed says, “Oh Sebastian”.

  Leans his forehead against hers said, “You are the center of my heart and I never want to part from you Ella””.

  “Wow, such sweet words and coming from a man that don’t like mushy”. “Yeah, never tell a sole I spit those words out”.

  Crossed her heart, says, “I swear”. Both smiling.

  Ella sat talking for a few hours when Maryann got a chance to talk to her.

  Going into the eight o’clock hour, Ella called home telling Saul she was with her mother and made up a huge lie that she would be late.

  The night comes to an end, it was 11:00 pm and Ella told Sebastian, “The kids have school”, and he agreed, but did not want her walking in the dark parking lot alone. Was a bad memory, but he insisted that he’d walk her safely to her vehicle. Got dressed, pulling his blue jeans up, puts a t-shirt on with his black steel toe boots and escorted Ella down the hallway.

  Holding onto his hand tightly, and Maryann behind the nurse’s desk gave a smile when they walked by and headed towards the doors and out.

  It was dark, windy also and Ella asked, “Sebastian?”

  “Yeah?”

  “Does it bother you being right here” and looking around said, “I do not like it”. “I know nothing has ever scared Wiley boys, but are you scared of them ever coming back?”

  “No, I better never run across them!” Low growl and heard.

  “That night they caught me at my weakest, I won’t deny it we lost to them badly!” Ella just listened and Sebastian continued, “They out-numbered us from the start, heck we all had three guys to fight, not one or two, which made odds harder”. Shaking her head and he said, “Yeah they were tough and could fight well, but in a wrong way”.

  “Wow, what you went through that night Sebastian”.

  “Aw that will never happen again”.

  “Do you think they will be back?”

  “Maybe, but the Wiley’s will be ready this time”.

  “You have Shawn and Stanley now”.

  “I’m ready to face them alone”.

  “Oh Sebastian, no, there’s too many”.

  “Do not worry pretty baby, might not ever see them again”.

  “Good”.

  Looking around the dark parking lot, he said, “The night right here they were cowards not winners that beat us”.

  Ella looked around to and he said, “Any man that has to get someone off guard or use baseball bats is the real wimp”.

  Ella frowns and he said, “A real man only needs his hands to be a winner”. “That night you were beaten, could barely see to begin with Sebastian”. “I only felt the bat upside my head, at that point it was over right there, crumbled and knew I couldn’t fight so I just took the pain”.

  Rose her hand to her mouth and he said, “I gave sort of a struggle though, because, I remember lying on the ground and pulled one guy down and popped his arm back snapping it”.

  Eyes large Ella asked, “Broke it?”

  “Yeah I did get one, huh”. Smirking.

  Tears filling her eyes, said, “Oh Sebastian your right, I do not want us to talk about this ever, because they are bad people”.

  Walking by the truck, took the keys out from her purse, opened the door, pulled her tightly against him and said, “I love my girl very much!”

  Reaching her hand up touching his face softly, said, “You are the one I love so much, always will”, kissing very deeply and heartfelt. Raindrops falling.

  Got into the truck, shut the door and stood by the truck, “Hey Ella”, turns looking at Sebastian blew her a kiss, watched her pull out of the parking lot, then walked back into the hospital.

  Where he saw Maryann all smiles behind the nurse’s desk and said, “Good night Mare.” “Sure is”, giggles, he walks away.

  Fifteen minutes later, made it home, walked into the apartment door, hung her purse up on the hook and it was dark.

  Suddenly the light went on, jumps, hand against her chest, Saul asked, “Where the heck were you?”

  Tossed the keys down onto the counter, said, “I told you with my mom”. “Drove my truck with only your learner’s permit!”

  “I made it home without a scratch on your precious truck Saul”.

  Saw red said, “Yeah luckily, you could have cost me a big fine with my truck possibly towed to, real smart move Ella”.

  Waving her hand walked away and yanked pulling her hair back, looks at him and said, “Get off Saul”.

  Looking right at her, says, “Your mom’s right, why the heck is your hair knotted in the back”, touched her head saying, “Oh bull your cheating mind made you paranoid”. Angry, pointing said, “I’m warning you Ella, better not be screwing around!” Folded her arms saying, “You have some nerve that’s all you’ve done Saul”. Got close in her face replied, “Aw your right, guess I just got scared I love you so much”, puzzled expression.

  Placed his hand against her face grinning, said, “Kids are sleeping let’s go lay down”, and winked. Nervously, “Saul not tonight, I am tired, it’s after one am, been a long day”. “Come on babe I will make you feel real good”, grabbed her hand.

  Pulls away said, “I don’t want to Saul”, knelt down before her with eyes large looking at him, she thought, he will be able to tell.

  She also thought, that’s why he is doing this to catch me, sly as a fox Saul was! Yawning, out, “Really, I am tired, please stop Saul”, stood up, quickly grabbing his keys, and asked, “Where you going?”

  “Away from you”, storming out door slams.

  “Get lost already, I do not care, because I love Sebastian with all my heart!” Folded hands against her chest.

  Ella went to see Sebastian everyday faithfully for his final two weeks in the hospital and took the bus.

  Shared a few more magical moments together, and sizzling passion rose, with loudest moans.

  The following day, Saturday morning, Sebastian was released, and told all the nurses and doctors, “Thanks for such kindness and everything these past two months”. Few minutes later, left with his four brothers, but not Saul that never come home since the night before and still gone.

  Ella cared less though and was working at the town flower shop where she worked weekends for the past two months. The manger was pleasant to her, and become friends rather quickly in such a short time.

  Rhonda was African American, in her late twenty’s, she and Ella hit it off day one. Wanted Ella to work full time but told her, maybe in time once the twins start kindergarten their just in preschool now.

  In the van on the ride home from the hospital, Shawn drove and Stanley sat in the passenger seat.

  Seth in the back seat cracking on chewing gum kept giving Sebastian a funny look and Shane sure noticed.

  “Hey Sebastian, did you and Mandy make up?”

  “Far from Seth, I was handed divorce papers in the hospital even, not just at maws!” Jittery, “Did you meet a nurse?” Curious.

  “I saw many daily, why Seth, what’s up?”

  Even Shane nervous, asked, “Yeah Seth, what are you getting at, why the interrogation?”

  Eyes huge, pointed saying, “Well Sebastian has a love bite on his neck”, and driving Shawn said, “Way to go brother nailed a nurse, huh”.

  “No nurse”.

  Becoming upset now, Seth smirked saying, “Nah probably was a brother’s girl”. Turning his head back, Stanley said, “Woe Seth, watch your mouth, how you can say that to your own brother”.

  Smirking bigger replied, “You’d be surprised, because many things changed since back home”, and now Shane ducked low on the seat.

  Annoyed, Sebastian said, “What it is to you anyhow, you already know the truth aren’t you happy for us Seth”.

  Nearly chokes on gum and Sebastian added, “Heck you got a wife”.

 
Blocked his ears, Shane started humming and at a red light, Shawn turned around and asked, “What’s going on?”

  Low growl, “Don’t worry about it brother, this is no one’s business but mine, except Seth’s just making it his!”

  Blocking ears tightly, started whistling loudly and aggravated Stanley said, “Stop Shane please, you’re going to make him wreck”.

  Snarling Sebastian remarked, “No give us a headache like always with fool!”

  Holding his ears tight, Shane mumbled, “Oh a big wrecks coming any minute right in this van, I don’t want to hear the big bang”.

  Shane’s words exactly, because Sebastian and Seth once again got into a big fight over both loving Ella.

  That Shawn even had to pull the van over on the side of the road when Sebastian and Seth are swinging at each other right in the van, with Shane literally trying to stand up.

  Singing, “Swing low sweet cherry ah coming forth not to carry us home any time soon”. Hit such a high note and sung totally different words.

  Standing next to the parked van, Shawn with Stanley amazed listening to their two brother’s shout over loving the same girl, Ella and hear the other one trying to sing.

  After a few more out of tune lyrics, Shane finally stopped trying to carry a note or make out words right, and watched the argument, as those two were irate.

  Shivering, Shane said, “Aw heck, burly Sebastian is scaring me, if I were Seth I’d sure stop!”

  Standing with his arms folded, Shawn quietly said, “This is unreal, huh” and Stanley nodded, Shane added, “Oh brother, do not breathe wind to Saul either, because take a look at who you’ll be dealing with werewolf!”

  Leaning against the van rose one eyebrow said, “Aw, I always thought Sebastian was, remember back in the day”, and laughing out, “Yeah your right Stan, us listening to him howling at the full moon”.

  “Yeah Shawn”.

  “Might be a werewolf, sure acts like one and got bit by those wolves Shawn”. Pushed Shane added, “Nah, its true our brother turned into one’. Pointing they look at the heated argument and hear growling.

  At that moment, the cat comes out of the bag, when Seth in screaming tears slipped telling Sebastian that he and Ella made love the night their paw died. Shawn, Shane and Stanley now heard the loudest roar and stepping back from Sebastian.

  Pacing around, hands against his head, “No”,

  “No way”,

  “You fucked Ella” and hanging head replied, “Made love”.

  “The night I almost died you two done it!” Hand against his chest.

  “Oh god brother, I am sorry” and putting his hands up, replied, “Aw guess she really loves you more than me, if I could have died she had sex with you Seth”. Squatting down, folds hands hanging his head, “I’m suffering, my brother and woman I love felt pleasure”.

  Quiet now, felt very bad over revealing they fooled around when Sebastian suffered and fought to live.

  Shawn, Stanley and Shane were very silent and also felt bad as this sure was. Tears rolling from his only eye mumbling, “How could you two have sex on that night, what if I died, right at the final moment”.

  No reply, stood up looks at Seth, and says, “You’re my brother” and teary eyed, “Yeah, your brother that loves her to, always did Sebastian”.

  Shouts, “WRONG NIGHT TO MAKE LOVE!”

  Going up to Sebastian now, Shane mumbled “Woo-wee, be careful little buddy, need to hold a cross”.

  Face-to- face, Seth said, “I never meant to hurt my own brother or saw any of this coming, but yes Sebastian it did and we both love her”.

  “Well guess she has loved one brother a bit more congratulations buddy, because that was the writing on the wall”. Saw tears rolling down from one eye and Sebastian walked away.

  Confused, Shane asked, “Hey Shawn, Stan, you mean Ella wrote it on a wall someplace she loves Seth more?” Hand over his face, Stanley remarked, “Oh god help this brother already giving him brains!”

  Shane threw his hand up saying, “Aw heck no, never will I go back to Kansas, shoot going through munchkin world, where I’m stuck now with three dancing boys, tiny lullaby dancer to”, and looking at Shane shook their head he added, “Well she can’t dance yet but sure she’ll be good”.

  Stunned looking at him, hand against chin remarked, “I need to buy her those pink ballerina shoes”.

  “Wish there was a place to buy you some brains” and Shawn chuckles.

  “Well, there was a place Stan, but that old wizard isn’t that good”.

  Arms folded, Shawn asked, “Why Shane?”

  “The man took off in the balloon without his passenger leaving her stranded”. Shawn and Stanley crack up laughing, “Aw Shane, your one of a kind”, remarked Shawn glancing at Sebastian and Seth that seem to be talking calmly.

  Twenty minutes later, made it home, where there was a large greeting the family all glad Sebastian was finally home.

  Went up to his little daughter Kayla, shied away and hid behind her grandmother that felt bad along with the whole family.

  The adults told him, just give Kayla some time to realize he was daddy and she will come around.

  Went up to his daughter Ashley, just looked at him taking a deep gulp, he said, “Hey Ashley, how you doing?”

  Silent staring at him and pretty much frozen as the kids were told of his new looks, but they never dreamed of him looking so scary.

  Hanging his head said, “I know Ashley, I look horrible”, and sad expression, replied, “No you don’t, my best uncle!” Hugging him, says, “You’ll always be best, so happy your home”.

  Held her tightly in tears and from that moment forward she would not fear her favorite uncle.

  Holding tightly to his daughter that said, “I love you, nothing can change it Uncle Sebastian”, smiled, saying, “Aw, you’re my world princess”, giggles.

  Letting her go asked, “Hey where’s your mama?”

  “Mama got a job a few weeks ago”.

  “Really, where?”

  “Working at a flower shop, next to the pizza palace”.

  Nodded and said, “Hey Ashley, why don’t you go get some cake before uncle Shane glutens it all”, giggled saying, “It’s your cake too, are you going to eat?” “Aw later” and winked, she smiled walking away and he took off fast out of the house. At the flower shop, Ella stood behind the front counter ringing up customers suddenly smiled brightly when Sebastian comes in then suddenly frowned as a few customers gave him such a look and took off fast mumbling under the breath.

  Went up to the counter, “How did you find out I was working here Sebastian?” “Why didn’t you tell me, am I not important enough that you keep secrets from me huh?”

  Looking at him, said, “Woe, where’s this coming from”. Folding a bag.

  “Bet Seth’s knows right?” Hands on counter.

  “No don’t think he does, why what’s happen since yesterday in the shower?” Put hand up to his heart saying, “Thanks, that just cut deeper”, and confused asked, “Sebastian?”

  Looked angry and very scary said, “I want to talk to you privately”, kicked the bottom of the counter yells,

  “Now!”

  Growling, customers stood back when Ella comes out from behind the counter and he grabbed onto her arm roughly, she said, “Through the back doors”, drug Ella saying, “Owe!”

  “What’s wrong with you?” Dragging her into the back warehouse.

  Jerked away from his clutches, asked, “Are you okay?”

  “Thanks Ella for adding the deepest scars inside now”, hung his head. Noticing, asked, “What’s wrong or happened Sebastian?” Low growling. Heard asking, “What’s going on, I thought we had a magical two weeks”. “Yeah that’s what guts me most Ella”.

  Putting her hands up, said, “I am lost here”.

  “The night I was attacked did you get lost falling into the arms of Seth?” Hung her head now asking, “How’d you find out?”

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sp; Grumbling out, “Oh my god, it’s actually true Ella?”

  Rose her hands to her face crying out, “Yes, oh god I am so sorry Sebastian!” Putting his hands to his head, said, “You both knew how bad I was suffering and could have died your banging, seriously Ella”, crying.

  Pacing around the big warehouse very hurt and upset said, “Heck, you should have been lighting candles praying if you really loved me”.

  Heavily crying, “I did pray with all my heart”, crying looking at Sebastian pacing around. Pointing at her, “LIAR!”

  Kicked a box of vases over said, “Yeah you prayed after my brother made love to you, huh Ella?”

  Covered her face crying very hard.

  Waving his hand said, “Yeah you should cover your face because that was low”. “It’s not how you think or imagine”.

  Swung his hand up saying, “Really Ella, you both had sex, what am I supposed to vision different”.

  Crying, and added, “What, perhaps you both got it on around the candles burning for my recovery Ella”, screamed, “STOP SEBASTIAN!”

  Flipped out, shouting in her face that she keeps covered with him screaming upon her. “Aw heck Ella, since you care for us both maybe we should pull a Wiley train on you seeing as you can’t decide who to be with in bed!”

  Gasped, and he said, “Heck I’ll bend ya over and you can kneel with Seth before you”, as her mouth dropped open wide.

  Ready to catch flies any minute, he added, “Hey, at least neither of us would be left out huh?”

  Slapped him across his face saying, “Don’t ever talk trash like that to me and you’re not naughty it’s a filthy mind you have and sure are different”, and grabbed jerking her roughly against him, “Why it’s true”.

  “Owe your hurting my arms”.

  “Aw right now Ella, I’d love to hurt you like you’ve hurt me!”

  “Let me go”, close in her face asked, “Scared Ella?”

  “A little”.

  “Should be, because I feel like ripping your fucking head off, just like you ripped my heart out”.

  At that moment, screaming and shouting at each other with him becoming more irate and held her against the wall, literally pinned just shouting in her face. “WHY!”