Xavier's pov:

Lucas, Liam and Daisy went to their respective houses after putting me in this situation. I am guilty from inside but at the same time I am also awkward to talk to Maya now.

I looked up to see that Maya was sniffing and had tears filled in her eyes. I immediately went upto her and sat on the bed near her.

"Hey! What happened? What are you crying? Is it paining somewhere? Where is it paining? Wait I'll call Liam. He must not have gone too far."

I took out my mobile and dialled Liam.

"No." Maya shouted.

"Huh?"

"I mean don't call him. I'm fine." That's when I relaxed.

"Then, what's the matter? Why are you crying?" I asked her.

"I'm not like this. I don't know what made me react this way. I'm really not someone who holds grudges for a long time. I'm sorry that I shouted on you so much. I said you so many bad things. I am really sorry." She started crying more.

"Listen. It's none of your fault. It was my mistake. You shouldn't apologize to me when you did nothing wrong. Now, stop crying. It's already late now. You should sleep. We'll talk about it later." I told her but she didn't stop crying.

"Maya, stop crying now. You did nothing wrong. Anyone else at your place would have done the same or probably worse. Just let this matter go for now. We'll clear these things out when you'll be fine. Now, sleep. Tomorrow you have to go to Lucas' place." I told her.

As soon as I remembered that Lucas is going to take her tomorrow to his house, a strong feeling of sadness knocked on my heart. I didn't want her to go. I want her to be close to me. I want her to be comfortable around me. But with everything that happened today, I think she needs to be away from me. The more she'll be away from me, the less will be her discomfort and anxiety. She will get well soon.

"You want to send me away from here, don't you?" She asked me with her tear filled doe eyes asking for answers.

"As long as I want to, but I can't give my opinion in this. Lucas gave his ultimatum that he'll come tomorrow and take you to his house. Even, it's good for you. You aren't comfortable here. You'll get better more quickly with Dan and Lucas around." She looked at me with some unreadable emotion on her face.

I put the pillows properly behind her back and head and covered her with the duvet.

"Good night Maya." She just hummed in response.

I went near the couch and took my laptop. I need to get back to work. It's getting difficult for Lucas to handle my work along with his.

I decided to work at night. This way I can pay attention to Maya and do my work simultaneously. But, that won't be necessary from tomorrow.

I felt bad that from tomorrow I won't be able to see Maya regularly. Of course, I'll go there every two- three days. But, won't be able to see her whenever I wish.

Ignoring all these things, I decided to get all the updates regarding work. I sat on the couch and started working.

"You should sleep now. It's late." A voice came. It was Maya.

"Why aren't you asleep? Are you okay? Or are you uncomfortable with me being in the same room?"

"Did I say anything like that?"

I nodded in No.

"You are way too bad at assuming things. I am not in pain nor am I uncomfortable. I just couldn't sleep because I slept way too much in the afternoon. I just wanted to tell you that you should sleep now. It's late."

I was shocked hearing her. She wasn't uncomfortable around me. She wanted me to sleep. I smiled at myself knowing that somewhere in the very tiny little corner of her heart, even she cares for me.

"Actually, I have been neglecting work too much. I didn't do it in the morning because you need someone with you 24/7 and now that I thought you were sleeping , so I could do my work. But, since your awake now, I won't disturb you."

"Mr. Adams I'm not a 5 year old kid who needs continuous monitoring of someone. I can manage on my own and if I need something, I will call you. You can please go to sleep. Even you would be tired as you haven't slept properly in the past week."

"I can sleep the whole day and night from tomorrow as you won't be here anymore . So, let me take care of you for this one night. Who knows you may or may not return after this."

She looked at me with the same unreadable emotion that I saw in her eyes some time ago.

In this past week, I understood one thing. It was just not my guilt that changed me so much. It was my attraction towards her. Not some sort of sexual thing but, I got my emotions attached with her. I couldn't figure this out till evening. But, when Lucas told that he will take her to his home, that moment I felt that, no it wasn't just my guilt. It was my care , my affection towards her that is holding me close to her.

I like her. Yesss. I like Maya, my wife.

I smiled widely at my realisation. I guess it's for the first time I felt this care affection and this strong urge to hold someone in my arms.

"Why are you smiling?" Maya asked.

"Nothing. Just realised something."

"Ohh."

I kept my laptop aside, stood up from the couch and went towards her. She moved back slightly when I reached near her.

"There is no need to get scared of me princess. I promise I won't hurt you anymore. Even if my life's at stake, I won't do anything bad to you."

She looked at me for a second and said, " Even somewhere , I know this. It's just that I can't forget things easily. I promise, I don't hold any grudges against you. It's just the fear inside me that comes out whenever you are close to me. But I guess, it's fine now."

She looked relaxed now. I think it's the time for me to apologize to her. Everyone knows that I regret my actions a lot. But, I haven't apologize to her even once. It won't be fair to her if she leave this house without getting her respect back and knowing what's inside me.

I got up from the bed and sat down on the floor on my knees. She looked at me shocked. I took her hand in mine. I could see the fear in her eyes. But, right now apologizing to her was more important to me.

"Just don't freak out. I won't do anything to you. I just want to talk something. I promise, I won't disturb you here after."

I gave her some time to get relaxed to my closeness and my touch.

"Now that I think you are comfortable enough, can I talk?"

She nodded her head and I smiled.

"I don't know where to begin. I guess, It's the first thing I should say at this moment . I am really sorry Maya for whatever I did and for whatever happened. I am not someone who would run away from my mistakes. I embrace them the same way, I embrace my achievements. Every mistake was mine.

I want to talk to you about everything from the beginning.

I'm sorry for the day, when I called you by some really bad names. I won't blame someone but, Caroline was the one who instigated me.

She isn't my girlfriend or even a friend. She's just someone whom I pay for satisfying my sexual needs. But, I promise that I didn't want to do anything that day. I knew that you'll respect this marriage even if it means nothing to us. I wanted to do the same . I told her to get out of the mansion. But, she started creating a scene in the living room. So, to avoid that I brought her in my room. Renee informed me that your phone was continuously ringing. Since, you were in the library, even I didn't want to disturb you. I went to your room and your phone was ringing.

I picked it up . The person on the other side refused to give me any message saying that it's something personal. That's when Caroline instigated me and even I was blinded with rage. I thought that the one for whom I tried to change myself is cheating on me.

I don't know if you know this or not, but in a moment of rage and anger, I cheated on you with Caroline. I know a sorry cannot fix my infedility but still I am really sorry."

"I know this." I looked at her shocked.

"I saw you and that girl kissing outside your room."

"I'm really sorry for that. It meant nothing but a step taken in anger. I'm really sorry."

"I won't say it's okay because cheating on someone even if it's unintentional, it's never okay. But, I guess I can forget the past and move ahead. It doesn't matter anymore." Maya said.

"I'm not justifying any of my actions. But, I'm really sorry for every word I said to you. It was all out of anger. I have really no control on myself when I'm angry. I'm really sorry for whatever I said to Daisy. I even apologized to her. But, she's your best friend. So, I want you to know that I regret every word I said to your best friend."

"I see that you and Lucas have grown quite close to her." She said.

"That's a miracle I must say. Looking at her for the first time in the hospital, I thought that she'll eat me alive." Maya chuckled at this statement.

"Trust me, she would have done that if you didn't manage to pacify her." She told me.

"Sometimes, it's the care for one person that brings the other two people close. " She looked at me with a smile.

It's the first time after so many days I saw her smiling at me and because of me.

"But, I must say she cares for you a lot. She was literally ready to murder me when she came at the hospital."

She smiled at me in the same way and said, "Even you are lucky in that matter. Not only Lucas, but also Liam cares a lot for you. They both were continuously trying to make me forgive you. Knowing that Lucas got his plaster taken off only today, he still carried me till your room and brought me back here."

"You came to my room? When?" I asked her.

"When Daisy was feeding you your dinner. That's what angered me the most. I thought that my best friend, rather than meeting me first, came straight to you and there you both were laughing with each other and having dinner. It was the first time I saw Daisy caring for someone other than me.

That's what got me jealous of you and that's where the fight began.

But, I guess everything happens for good reason and that fight also happened for the same. I got to know that I am very well responsible for your downfall in this past week. If it was not for me, neither your work would have got affected, nor you would have suffered so much. I am really sorry that because of me you had to go through so much."

She apologized to me for the thing she never did.

"You gotta be kidding right now. You didn't do anything. I am the one responsible for this whole thing. I created this mess. You aren't the one who should say sorry. I'm the one." I told her.

"You've apologized to me way too many times."

"That's not enough for what I did. I should get punishment. Yes, you should punish me for what I did to you."

"Yes, I think you're right. You deserve punishment. But, I'm not that cruel. Even if I was cruel, I have no right." She said looking at me .

"You do have that right Maya. I'm guilty. You have that right to punish me. "

"If you say so. I think I decided what to do with you. Will you be able to hold on to that?"

"I will." I didn't want to admit this to her, but I was afraid of what would she do to punish me.

"So, your punishment is that, you need to come back home." I didn't understand what she said.

"I'm already home Maya."

"No, you went on a long guilt trip few days back. You need to come back home now." She said .

I stayed quite for sometime. But, she let out a chuckle.

"I know everything is not normal amongst us. But, we can at least try to be normal. All these SORRYs, guilt and regrets, it's all depressing. I don't want this around me. I want fun, happiness and joy. Can you give me that?"

She asked with so much hope in her eyes.

"I can't believe you Maya. What sort of a person are you? So forgiving, so optimistic. It's just amazing to have such a person with you.

But, you won't be here anymore. Lucas is taking you away."

Maya's pov:

"I can't believe you Maya. What sort of a person are you? So forgiving, so optimistic. It's just amazing to have such a person with you.

But, you won't be here anymore. Lucas is taking you away."

He said looking down.

"Honestly, I didn't think I would ever ask this to you. But, do you want me to stay?"

He looked at me shocked. His astonishment screamed loudly as if I read his mind.

I don't know why but, I wanted to know what he wants. I wanted to know his thought on this.

"It doesn't matter. Neither to Lucas, nor to you."

"Yes, it does matter to me. I want to know what you want." I said with determination to know his answer.

"I want you to stay here. With me. I want to correct my mistake. I want you to know that I am not the guy you think I am. The situations made me react that way. I'm not that bad.

I want to take care of you. I want to look after you like husband does to his wife. I want to make you laugh when you're sad. I want to make you feel brave when you get anxiety. I want to do everything to make you believe that I Am Sorry." He said.

It felt like he just poured out whatever was inside him.

I'm afraid of him even now. But, I want to fight this. And more than pushing my fears away , I want to embrace them.

"Not just because you want, but I also want this. I want to stay with you. Don't worry about Lucas. I'll talk to him."

"I don't know how to thank you for giving me a chance. I promise that you'll never regret this decision of yours." He said smiling.

His smile is something I can never get tired of. It's just too beautiful. He should smile more often. I was busy in my thoughts when he shook me.

"Where are you lost?" He asked. That smile still didn't leave his face.

"Nowhere. It's late. I think we should sleep."

He nodded. He carefully adjusted the pillows behind my head and neck. He covered me duvet . The next thing he did made my eyes go wide.

He Kissed My Forehead.

"Don't get shocked at this. Get used to this now. Good night Maya. " He said smiling.

He went towards the couch, kept his things aside and slept, covering himself with a duvet. I could clearly look at him from the bed. Even though the couch is big, it must be uncomfortable for him to sleep on it.

"Even though my eyes are closed, I know that you're still staring at me . So please sleep and let me sleep." He said with his eyes still closed and that smile still not leaving his face.

I quickly covered my face with the duvet and closed my eyes. I should sleep or he'll again start with his predictions that are always true.