Lucas pulled me into his arms and kissed me.

I gasped, and immediately melted in his arms.

I kissed him back, and savoured the feel of his touch, and the feel of his lips against mine.

I've missed his kisses and his taste.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer.

God, how I've missed him...

He moved his hands to my bottom and lifted me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist, in response.

I felt the evidence of his erection, and I froze.

Oh god.

No. No. No. I can't do this.

I pulled away.

"Lucas, stop," I whimpered.

"What? What's wrong?" He asked.

"We have to stop. I can't... I can't do this," I stammered out as I push away from him.

I wrapped my arms around me. Tears pricked my eyes.

Lucas stepped forward and I stopped him. "Lucas don't. Don't come near me."

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I... I... I don't want this. I'm sorry. Please... Just..."

"Livie..."

"Lucas please. You promised to give me time," I said.

I kept my gaze down. I don't want to see the confusion or question in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Livie. Get some sleep, and I'll see you in the morning. I'm in the other room if you need anything," he said.

I nodded without saying anything.

He stood there for a few moments, but I refuse to meet his gaze.

He stood there a few moments longer before he finally left.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and slumped on the wall, as I let my tears fall.

The feeling of his erection sent me back to a place, I have forced to bury so deep.

I can't seem to wipe the smile off of my face. Lucas is coming home today, and I can't wait to see him.

"Hey, Olivia. Great class today. The kids seemed to be enjoying themselves," Lacey, one of the instructors I hired said.

I smiled gratefully at her. "Thanks. You did well with them as well," I said.

"They're great kids. Thanks for the opportunity again," she said.

"You're welcome."

"Do you want me to wait for you?" She asked.

I shook my head. "No you go ahead. I need to finish up on some paper works. Oh and Lucas is picking me up tonight," I said.

"He's back?"

I nodded. "Yup."

She chuckled. "I should have known..."

I laughed. "that obvious?" I asked.

She nodded. "Yup."

We both laughed.

"Anyways, I'll go ahead then. See you tomorrow," Lacey said as she waved goodbye.

"Bye! See you, and drive safe!"

"Thanks!"

My phone suddenly rings.

"Hello?"

I snap myself out of my memories.

Don't go there, Olivia...

Just don't...

I took a few moments to compose myself.

I wiped my tears away, and took a few deep breaths.

What the hell just happened? I asked myself.

One minute she was melting in my arms and as eager as I am, and the next she's freaking out and pulling away... Telling me that it was a mistake, and that she didn't mean nor did she want that to happen.

It was a lie and she knows it.

She wanted that kiss as much as I did.

Damn it.

She stills feels good in my arms.

Her taste and scent is the same too.

I groaned.

I feel my self harden once more at the thought of the way she felt in my arms.

Fuck. I need a cold shower.

I drop my phone on the bed, and headed to my own private bathroom.

I have to remember to thank my assistant, Gina, for finding this hotel for me at such short notice. It was large and spacious. Perfect for making sure that the twins are comfortable and will be well rested.

I found myself smiling at the thought of my sons.

I stepped into the shower and let the cold water cascade down my body.

Livie invaded my thoughts again...

Maybe it was time to admit what I had known all along. I still have unresolved feelings for Livie, and the way things ended between us has made it even more difficult for me to move on from her.

It's obvious that I'm still attracted to her, and my body responds to her in the same way it did ever since I met her.

No one has ever affected me that way Livie does.

Despite what I told myself and everyone else, I still love Livie. Ending it with her hadn't been easy. But what the hell was I supposed to do, after a betrayal like that? Welcome her with open arms and tell her to forget about it, and forgive her?

I snorted, and slammed my palm against the wall.

"Damn it!" I muttered. Her betrayal still stings.

Olivia was the only woman who has ever made me feel whole. She made me feel normal. She made me feel like I was worth more than my money.

She was the only one I let inside my heart and my life. She was the only one I allowed to see the real me. But in the end, that wasn't enough. She cheated on me with my best friend.

It was two years ago, I reminded myself.

I snorted. "It doesn't matter how long ago it was. It still hurts the same."

I shut the water off and leaned my head against the wall.

"You're moving forward remember?" I said to myself.

"For your sons."

I blew out a big breathe. "For my sons," I said again.

The next morning, I walk out to the living room and found Lucas sitting at the table drinking coffee.

He looked up right when I walked in. "Good morning," he said.

"Good morning," I greeted back.

"The boys still sleeping?" He asked.

I nodded.

"Good. Look, Livie, last night..."

"I agreed to marry you but I want to make myself clear that we will marry in name only. If you think because we once had a romantic relationship that we can pick up were we left off, you're mistaken."

He blinked a few times as anger creeped into his face. "Do you think so little of me that you'd think I would force myself on you or force you to have a sexual relationship with me, when you clearly don't want to?"

I shrugged. "I don't know you well enough to answer that."

He swore. "Then let me ask you this. Do you think I would ever want a taste of you again, after my ex best friend has sampled you?"

I gasped in shock and then anger replaced my initial shock. I balled my hands into a fist and forced myself to reply. "Well since your best friend didn't mind, I assumed it was something you had in common. You treated each other like brothers after all."

You can't break me anymore, Lucas, I told myself. You can't break something that's already broken.

His eyes narrowed and his expression turned hard and cold.

He got on his feet and walked out of the hotel suite, slamming the door.

I jumped at the sound.

I sank into the chair beside me.

A sob rose from my throat and bursts out.

I sobbed as quietly as I could. The need to defend myself was just too strong.

How dare he insult me that way? He should have listened to me then. He should have known, I could never cheat or lie to him...

I loved him.

I wiped my tears angrily.

It doesn't matter now. He didn't listen to me when I needed him to. Worse... He didn't believe me when it mattered.

Damn it! I shouldn't have said that.

I shouldn't have taken the bait!

I scrub my face with my hands in frustration.

We have too much baggage going into this. We need to get rid of it all if we have a chance at starting anew.

After getting everything off our chest, we have to swear never to bring the things of the past again, no matter how angry or frustrated we get.

We need to focus on being the best parents we could be, and not waste time throwing insults at each other every time we get angry and frustrated with each other.

I took a few more deep breaths. Then calmly turned back around and headed back to the hotel room to talk it out with Livie before we leave.

I walk back inside the room and found Livie getting the twins' bottles ready on the table.

"Livie..."

I noticed her stiffen.

I walk over to her.

"Livie, look at me please," I said softly.

She continued what she was doing.

I put my hands on her arms and turned her towards me.

My heart clenched painfully at the sight of her tear stricken face.

I opened my mouth to say something, then closed it.

I pulled her into my arms and hugged her.

"I'm sorry for what I said. I really am. I won't do it again," I said.

After a few moments I pulled back.

"Are the twins still sleeping?" I asked.

She nodded.

"Good. Come, and let's take the monitor with us," I said.

"Where are we going ?" I asked.

"To my room so we can talk and settle this once and for all."

I closed the door behind us and settled the monitor on the the bed.

"Look. We obviously have a lot of unresolved issues with each other. So let's get all of it out of our chests. Insult me all you want. Hit me if it makes you happy. I don't care. Just let go and release all your anger," I said.

Livie looked at me as if I have completely gone insane.

"Do it Livie. Do it, because after this, we are not to speak of the past. I want us to promise each other that no matter how angry, annoyed, or frustrated we get at each other, we will never use the past against each other ever again."

"You're serious."

I nodded. "Of course I'm serious. After this, I want us to focus at being the best parents that we could be for the twins. Then I want us to really try at this whole marriage thing. I want us to have a real marriage. I want this to work between us, Livie."

She looked at me for what feels like the longest time. Then finally she spoke. "I want to know why you came to Louisiana, and I want to know how you found me."

"I came to look for you because I can't seem to stop caring about you," I admitted.

Her eyes widen in surprise.

"I came to look for you because I can't seem to stop caring about you," he said.

My eyes widen in surprise, and I wanted to snort and tell him that I didn't believe him, but the sincerity in his eyes, stopped me.

"That's it? Lucas, I just don't get it. You hate me. I know what you think of me. You made it clear what you thought of me when you tossed me out of your life."

He shook his head. "No. You're right. But damn it, Livie. You disappeared without a word to anyone. I was worried for you. I was scared for you. I thought you would go back to Greece, but when I found out you didn't I was scared out of my mind that something has happened to you!"

"Wouldn't that make you happy!"

He glared at me. "How can you say that! And don't turn this on me. You're the one who threw away what we had. You were the one who hurt me, and made me feel like I wasn't enough for you. I loved you, and I would have given you anything, but you had to betray me the way you did. But still, in the end, I still couldn't stand the thought of something bad happening to you. I have spent the last two years trying to look for you. I hired the best out there, but it still took me all this time to find you!"

" I didn't ask you to look for me. No one asked you to!"

"I needed answers too," he said. "I still do. I want to know why? Why did you do it?" He asked.

"I don't know what to say to you."

He looked away, as he shook his head in disbelief. "That's all you have to say?"

I nodded. "Whatever I say to you know won't change the fact that what happened two years ago led us to where we are now."

"You hurt me, Livie. You shattered me. But damn it, I still care about you. I love our boys. I want this to work, so this is the last time, I will ever talk about the past. I just want to hear you promise me, that what happened before will never happen again."

I turn my gaze back to him and looked him straight in the eyes as I try to hold back my tears.

I swallowed the lump in my throat, as well as the outburst that was threatening to burst inside of me.

Leave the past behind Livie, and start over, I told myself.

Take this chance with him.

But first... "He's out of your life?" I asked.

"Nick?" He asked.

I gave him a sharp nod.

"Long gone."

"Good. I never want to be in the same room as him. I don't want to see him ever again."

"That makes two of us," he said.

I nodded. "It won't happen again," I finally said.

He breathed a sigh of relief. "You won't regret this, Livie. We'll work everything out. You'll see... We'll be okay."

I didn't bother to reply. "I need a few moments to gather everything and get the twins ready," I forced out.

He nodded. "Take your time. The jet is on standby."

I nodded and turned around and left.

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