Devilishly Delectable Chapter 8.

Chapter 8.

(((Vincent)))
"Stay away from me Sadie. Stay far away!" Maddox said, his voice had so much anger and venom. Never have I seen him like that.
I watched as she fell to the ground. My son had just broken this girls heart all over again. I couldn’t watch this. I had seen it once but I could not watch this again. I knew both of them were hurting but Maddox running away again is not the answer. I walked over to my girl and picked her up. She looked up at me and for that spilt second I could see her world break. Her eyes looked so broken I felt like I wasn’t going to let go of her but I had to. I have to see Maddox now and bring him back before it’s too late.

"Sshh. It’s okay Sadie. I got you. Reggie, take her home. I have some business to attend to." I was trying to calm her down. I attempted to hand her over to Reggie but she wouldn’t let go.
"Now, now Sadie you have to let go now. Reggie is going to take very good care of you. I will check on you later I promise." I swore to myself that I would bring Maddox with me. She is not going to hurt because of him, not anymore. I love Sadie like my own daughter. Seeing her hurt, hurt me. She let go of me and before I could think twice I ran over to my awaiting car. I got inside and started to drive as quickly as possible. Oh is this boy going to get it!

((Maddox))
I got home in record time, breaking all the traffic rules no doubt. How could she not have told me? HOW COULD SHE NOT HAVE TOLD ME! I could have been there for her I should have been there for her. I guess it all makes sense now, the reason why her mother told me to leave. I remember that day and think about it everyday. She told me that I was the cause of Sadie’s sadness, the reason why she cut off from the world. I guess in a way I was but I shouldn’t have left her. I can’t believe I left her again and told her she was not worthy of my love. I was the one who isn’t worthy of her love. How could I have left her? It wasn’t her fault! I feel so, confused…betrayed but the worst part of it all is I keep on picturing what our kid would look like. She was wrong when she thought that it would ruin me by telling me. I would have been so happy, it would have been the beginning of my world, not the end of it. I need her. She is why I breathe. Why did I leave her? But she should have told me about it! Oh god I feel so confused. I need a drink now!

I pulled the car up outside a bottle shop. I went inside grabbed the black Daniels bourbon bottle and paid for it. I got in the car and drove to my apartment. Jacobs has the night off tonight so I would be alone.
I got up to the apartment and didn’t think twice before cracking the bottle open. I started to skull it. It burned my throat but I didn’t care. I wanted to wash away. Suddenly the door burst open. I turned and saw my dad coming towards me with nothing but anger written all over his face. He came up to me, grabbed the bottle and through it across the room. It smashed into the wall.

"What the hell are you doing?" I yelled.
"What am I doing? What am I-" He started to take deep breaths. "Do you have any idea what you are putting the girl through? Or better yet do you even care!?"
"She is the one who lied to me!"
"She lost a baby Maddox! She didn’t lose money, or even cheat on you! SHE LOST A BABY! And at nineteen! She was scared and young, no women should have to experience that but she did and because she was trying to cope with it first before telling you and you go and tell her she isn’t worthy of your love! What the hell is wrong with YOU!?"
"She should have told me dad but she didn’t instead she hide away."
"If I wasn’t your father I would punch you right now!"
"Go ahead then!"
"You really don’t get it do you? She loves you Maddox. She loves you more than her own life and you left her but somehow she still loved you and now you do it again. I don’t think she will be so welcoming this time."
"What makes you think I want her back?"
"You will be an idiot if you don’t."
"You know what dad, you can’t just come into my apartment and start yelling at me! I just found out that I lost a baby so unless you know how that feels you don’t get to have a say."
"You’re wrong."
"About what?"
"I do know what it feels like."
"What?!"
"Your mother…she lost a baby, it was before you were born. We were so excited when we found out but she lost it. Losing that baby was the worst time of your mother’s life and mine. Everyday and night I would hold onto her for dear life, your mother was hurting and I knew that I couldn’t make her feel better, all I knew was that I could be there for her. After a while she was beginning to be herself again, she told me that if I had of let go of her, she wouldn’t have made it."
"Why didn’t you tell me?" He sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
"I don’t know, I guess I just didn’t know how and then I found out that Sadie miscarried. She went through something that no one should experience and she went through it alone. I’m not blaming you for that because I know it wasn’t your choice to leave her but she didn’t have anyone to hold her and somehow she came through. When I was talking to her tonight…she didn’t look whole. She didn’t look like herself son and you need to fix that. Don’t leave her again because of this. Sadie is breaking so go and fix her."
I couldn’t believe it. I was trying to process all of it but I couldn’t, all I could think of was Sadie. My dad was right, I needed to be with her, hold her, and make sure nothing can hurt her again. I sighed.
"What am I going to say? I left her again dad. She won’t talk to me."
"Try Maddox. She needs you and that’s all that matters."
I got up, grabbed my keys and made my way to the door. I stopped and turned around to face my dad.
"Thank you."
"Take care of her this time."
"I will, I swear."

(((SADIE)))

I could feel the warmth of blankets caressing my bare skin. I felt so cold. I couldn’t get Maddox’s words out of my head. ‘you’re not worth it, you’re not worthy of my love,’ it kept on repeating over and over again. I couldn’t bare it anymore, I needed him back, I needed him to hold me and tell me that it will be okay. I needed that since the time that I found out I miscarried.

"Sadie, sweetheart, I have just run a bath for you. You have to get up now." I slowly opened my eyes. I found Reggie looking down at me with the same sympathetic look my mother used to give me. I felt my red puffy eyes well up with tears again. I tried to push it back. Reggie pulled the covers down and helped me get out of bed. I felt so weak and so tired. I walked into the bathroom and saw a hot bath awaiting me. Reggie slowly pulled off my now tattered dress and led me towards the bath. I got in and the water, because my body was so cold it burnt my skin but I didn’t care. I welcomed pain at this moment. Of all the things I could feel why did I have to feel this pain again. The same pain I felt when Maddox left me. I wanted him to come back to me, I don’t care whether he left me, as long as he comes back. Reggie began to wash my hair.

"Why does it hurt so much Reggie?" I said as the tears fell from my eyes, "I don’t want to feel this anymore. Not again."
"It will be okay Sadie, I promise. You have me, Ingrid and Corrine. We aren’t going to leave your side. Not for a second." I nodded my head but the tears were still flowing. "Do you want to talk about it."
I shook my head this time. "I can’t…I…can’t."
"Its okay Sadie. You don’t have to."

He continued to wash my hair. Ingrid and Corrine came in, they had bags and bags of food, chocolate, lollies, chips and vodka as well as many other types of alcohol.
"We thought you would like these." Corrine said. I reached over and grabbed the vodka. I opened it and started to drink.
"Sadie you should probably have something to eat." Reggie said as he grabbed the bottle from my hands. He was probably right to take that away from me but I had a little bit of hatred because of it.
"I’m not hungry." I saw them look at each other.
"Well why don’t we get you out of the bath then?"
Ingrid and Corrine left the room and I slowly got out of the tub. I dried myself and Reggie handed me some clothes, a plain black tank top and stripped pyjama pants. I put them on and pulled my hair up in a bun. I looked at myself in the mirror, I couldn’t believe what I saw. My eyes were red and puffy from all the crying I had been doing and my face was pale. I looked so lifeless and…broken. What scared me the most was this was the figure I saw four years ago. The same exact figure. I began to cry again. I walked out of the bathroom and towards the bed. I climbed in, I felt Reggie lye next to me. I slowly cried myself to sleep.

(((REGGIE)))
I could feel her body shaking from her sobs. I hated seeing her like this, it’s like Maddox ripped her heart out of her. I didn’t want her to feel this way.
"Its okay Sadie, let it out." I whispered. "Sshh." I was constantly whispering. Until I heard…nothing. She must be sleeping. I got out of the bed and walked out of the room towards the living room where Ingrid and Corrine were. I sat down on the armchair opposite the coach that they were sitting on.

"Poor Sadie." Ingrid said.
"She doesn’t deserve this. She has been through so much hell, she doesn’t deserve to feel this pain again." I said.
"Agreed. That’s why we should poison that snake and her devil." Corrine said. Hatred seething out of her voice.
"I don’t think going to jail is what we need right now."
"I never said I would do it. I know this guy who knows this other guy-"
"How about we focus on Sadie getting better." I said cutting Corrine off.
"Fine but I’m just saying…the offers there." I rolled my eyes.
"Well will get them back but until then we need to get Sadie better."
They both nodded and suddenly there was a knock at the door. I walked over and looked through the peephole. It was Maddox. I felt the anger building up inside me. Oh no! He is not getting to lay one finger on her! Or so help me god!
"Corrine go and sit with Sadie. Close the door to okay."
Corrine got my flow and she got up and went to the bedroom and shut the door quietly. Ingrid got up and stood behind me. I slowly opened the door.

"What do you want." I said with as much hatred as I could muster.
"Look I need to see her."
"I don’t know who you are talking about."
"Reggie I know she is here. Please I have to see Sadie. Please."
"Do you have any idea what you have put that girl through? And you think that you can just come in and it will be okay."
"No but-"
"She has been crying in my arms for the past eight hours."
"Please let me see her. I have to see her." I begged.
"Go home Maddox now!"
"No. If you don’t let me see her I will-"
"What? Fire me? Go ahead Maddox do it! Either way you are not getting to her. She has just fallen asleep and so help me god if you wake her I will take serious action. Go home, she doesn’t want you here, nor will she ever. You have hurt her too many times Maddox now go or I will call the cops!"
I could see tears about to fall from his eyes. He pushed away from the door. At that moment he didn’t look like a millionaire, starlight, he looked like a broken, saddened man who need help. I felt the littlest ounce of guilt but disappeared as quickly as I felt it. He hurt Sadie and I was not going to let him do it again.
"Just tell her that I love her. Please. Tell her she means more to me than my own life. Tell her that I will be here for her, I’m not going to leave again and I won’t let her hurt anymore. And tell her I’m sorry, I’m so sorry."
I nodded my head slowly and the tears that were forming in his eyes fell over the edge. He brushed them and then slowly turned and walked towards the elevator. I shut the door and turned to face Ingrid.

"What do we do now?" She asked.
"First we let her rest then…I’ll tell her."
******
(((The next morning….(((REGGIE))))

I slowly opened the door to the bedroom. I expected to see Sadie in bed, sleeping but she wasn’t. She wasn’t in bed. I looked around.

"Sadie?" I called.
"In here." I heard a reply. I walked towards the bathroom and saw her standing there, doing her makeup and she was wearing the patterned shirt, black pants and black shoes that Corrine brought over with tonnes of other clothes.
"Sadie," I said cautiously, "What are you doing?"
"I’m getting ready for work silly. Speaking of which you should be to." She turned to face me with a fake smile plastered on her face. To anyone else she would appear to normal but to me I could see the hurt and brokenness in her eyes. I could also see how hard she was trying to cover it.
"I thought that you would want to skip work today sweetie."
"Why would I do that Reggie?" She walked passed me. I turned and followed her out of the bedroom. She walked into the living room. Ingrid and Corrine looked up from the kitchen and gave me a weird expression. I shrugged my shoulders. They walked over to Sadie who looked as if she was looking for something.

"Sadie, are you okay?" Ingrid asked.
"I’m fine Ingrid, why? Oh god have you seen my bag anywhere?"
"Um Sadie, are you sure your okay?" Corrine asked.
"Of course, why wouldn’t I be?"
"Because of what happened yesterday?"
"And what was that?"
"You know, the whole Maddox thing?" Ingrid said cautiously.
"O that yeah I’m over it. You know it’s almost eight o’clock we should really be getting to work."
"I think we will be running a little late Sadie."
"Oh that’s fine. I’ll just see you guys there. Bi!" She said and left, just like that.

"Okay does someone want to explain to me what that was about?" Corrine said.
"I have no idea. All I know, is that’s not Sadie."
"You’ve got that right. She seemed like…like-"
"a robot." Ingrid said. "But who can blame her, she has just been through a traumatic experience."
"But why is she acting like that?" Corrine said. It was my turn to answer that question.
"I guess she doesn’t want to feel the pain again. Your right Ingrid, I can’t blame her."
*******
Ingrid, Corrine and I got there twenty minutes later. We came up in the elevator and when the doors opened we saw everyone at work, like a normal day. It wasn’t them we worried about though. We slowly made our way to the office and we saw Sadie with her head down looking very intently at sketches. I walked in first.

"Hey Sadie." I said cautiously.
"Oh hey guys." She said giving us another fake smile. She then looked back down at the sketches.
"So what do we have to work on today?"
"Well Reggie and I have to go to a meeting with John Pierre and probably preparing for the shoot. You know locations, models, and clothes…oh which reminds me there is a casting today for the shoot for tomorrow, you don’t mind doing that do you Ingrid and Corrine?" She was talking so quickly, "No good. Well we should get going Reggie, Harry the doorman called and said that John was already here."
"Okay Sadie…but are you sure you are up for working today. I would understand if you weren’t."
"What do you mean Reggie, I’m fine. Seriously what is up with you guys today and besides you know how John likes me."
"Right." I said. "Well we better get going then."
"Yep lets go."

She got up and walked out the door. I looked at Corrine and Ingrid one last time, they looked concerned and a little afraid. I dropped my bag and followed Sadie to the elevator. I didn’t take my eyes off her. I was so scared that she was about to collapse. I have never seen this side of her before and frankly it was scaring me.

(((SADIE)))
I got into the awaiting elevator. I kept the same fake smile plastered on my face. Occasionally I would look at Reggie who was looking at me with so much concern. If only he knew why I was doing this? Maybe he already did…all I know is that I can’t live through that pain again. If I have to pretend I will, but I am not living like I did. It hurts too much to even think about and it will not happen again. I swore to myself that it wouldn’t. The bell rang and the doors flung open. It was the top level. I walked past everyone towards the conference room and without a doubt John Pierre sat there waiting for me. John Pierre was the world’s best photographer. He could make a leaf look astonishing. He was a tall, skinny man with black hair and bright pink lips, he also had dark brown eyes and a French accent. John Pierre also happened to be the world’s biggest man whore, to say the lest and I was his next victim. He had been trying to crack onto me for years and each time I have rejected him, politely at first but now I just don’t care anymore.
I walked into the conference room
.
"Oh Sadie! You look awfully delectable today!" He said cheerful. Just keep the smile on your face, I thought to myself. Don’t break down, I also chanted.
"John it’s so great to see you."
"You know what would be really great…you and me and a glass of red wine, maybe more?" I took a deep breath. Just as I was about to say something…
"How about we get started John, is it?" Maddox’s voiced seeped of venom. I had to grab the chair in front of me to stop from falling over. DON’T BREAK DOWN…
"Yes. I’m surprised you don’t know my name…you are?" He said rudely. I sat down, my gaze not lifting off the notepad in front of me.
"I’m Maddox Hunter."
"Oh that’s right, the one who has been trying to charm my girl here." John said gesturing to me. I still didn’t look up. I was on the verge of hyperventilation now. Everyone suddenly came filing in and sitting down.
"Your girl? I don't think so." Maddox said with as much hatred and anger he could find. Oh god! I wanted to scream. MAKE IT STOP!
"When ever you want to go just say the word and we are out of here." Reggie whispered in my ear.
"I’m fine." I was just happy that little match was over.
"So John what did you have in mind for tomorrow’s shoot?" Reggie asked.
"Well considering the theme is the city jungle, I was thinking we do it in the forest."
"That sounds excellent…What a great idea…wow…" All the ladies chimed.
"And how do you propose to get everything set up in the forest by tomorrow?" Maddox asked. His voice was nothing but complete hatred. He didn’t even try and hide it.
"Well Maddox, I am John Pierre and if I say I want to have a photo shoot in the woods by tomorrow then I will get a photo shoot in the woods by tomorrow. All you have to know is the right people and I’m guessing that you don’t." I felt a twinge of hatred for John because of the way he was treating Maddox and at they same time I hated myself for feeling that way. I pushed the feelings deep, deep, deep down. YOU WILL NOT FEEL THIS PAIN AGAIN! I yelled at myself.
"Sadie what do you think? Do you think a forest shoot will be good?" John asked me, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Ah…yeah, it…ah sounds amazing."
"Great then a forest shoot it is. I will pick you up from here tomorrow morning Sadie." All the women glared at me.
"Its okay I can find my own way there."
"Nonsense, oh and you can bring Reggie as well. The more the merrier I say."
There was no point fighting him.
"I’ll come to." Maddox said. I felt my heart stop. I felt Reggie grab my hand.
"You aren’t invited." John spat at him.
"Well I just invited myself and if you don’t like it well I can always get someone else to do our photo shoots. I’m sure Sadie wouldn’t mind that one bit." When he said my name it was like my heart wanted to beat again. I took a deep breath. DON’T BOTHER HOPING SADIE, YOU WILL JUST GET YOUR HEART CRUSHED ALL OVER AGAIN! I thought to myself.
"Fine." John said through clenched teeth. "I’ll be here at eight sharp. Don’t be late."
"Can’t wait." Maddox said back. OH GOD! I’M NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THIS!
"Goodbye my dear Sadie." John said. He walked around and kissed my hand. Then slowly walked out. I didn’t have to look at Maddox to know that he was angry.
"Okay about the photo shoot..." One lady continued to talk but I couldn’t concentrate. I turned to look at Reggie.
"I’m ready to go now." I whispered. He nodded his head and we got up. I kept my head down, not wanting to look at Maddox. I don’t think I could take it. Hearing his voice was enough. We got out the doors and were almost to the elevator then I felt a hand grab me.
"Sadie." Maddox whispered. I couldn’t look at him. I looked to the side and pulled my arm away from him. He didn’t even fight it.
I continued towards the elevator. This time he wasn’t going to walk away from me anymore. No, this time I was leaving him.