The next words by Liam shattered Scarlett's heart. She immediately pulled away and looked at him with dejected eyes.
Liam had told her," You don't have to pity me Scarlett by suddenly being affectionate. I know you already hate me and I don't want to force you either. I am fine on my own, it's not like I had anyone besides me in the first place."
Speaking these heartbreaking words he wiped his tears and proceeded to carry on his work. Scarlett definitely didn't feel right. She was not pitying him. How can she?
Rather she was able to understand his pain the most. The pain of being alone and feel unloved. She had always lost everyone in her life. From her parents, Emily, Liam, and then her foster parents. But somehow destiny bought her back to Liam. So, how can she even pity Liam when she herself is the one most pitied. She felt upset and terrible, she felt that she somehow did the biggest mistake by ignoring Liam. If for once she could speak and tell him what she felt was genuine and not out of pity. Just once won't hurt right?
That night none of them spoke anything. Liam tried to ignore her as much as he could, he wanted to be by himself. Scarlett understanding his situation didn't force him. Moreover, she thought about what could she even talk about when she was mute.
In the morning when Liam's eyes shot open he felt someone snuggling in his back. Who is this? He turned to find his butterfly sleeping peacefully cuddling near him, her head on his pillow one hand crossed over her own stomach and the other made an L shape. What was she doing here? He thought she was the shy type and would never make a move. Guess she just accidentally slipped to his side. He looked how peaceful she looked, her breathes were steady and soft and her mouth pouty. He suddenly felt an urge to kiss her. But he can't, he was never someone to force women.
Pushing away his thoughts he went to carry his morning business. Little did he know that this wife of his had made a bold move last night.
Flashback
Scarlett wasn't able to sleep for quite a long time and she shifted every second. Liam was fast asleep due to crying and tiredness. When for shifting about nth time Scarlett sat up and then her eyes landed on sleeping Liam, he looked so ill-lit. His forehead was creased even in his sleep. She forwarded her hand and kept it on his forehead to wipe away the crease. She caressed his head and hair for some good minutes. They felt so soft and fluffy to her. Unable to control herself, she shifted towards his side and kept her head on his pillow. She kept her hands away from him because she knew if she looped her hand around him, he would wake up, and then Scarlett would be so embarrassed to even look at him the whole of her life. She could smell his scent, it wasn't unfamiliar to her. Liam turned his back towards her in his sleep. Unknowingly Scarlett's hands clutched his t-shirt tightly and she snuggled more into him attempting not to wake him up.
Flashback ends
Scarlett was writing today, yes she liked to write poetry and stories. Since Liam again left early without any notice she decided not to waste her day and write something good.
She wrote poetry that was filled with heartfelt messages. The other times she spent her day doing some chores and contemplating about her dream and Danny's drawing.
Liam in the evening came back home accompanied by two men. They looked like in their mid-40s. He introduced them to Scarlett and vice versa.
Scarlett bowed down and greeted them. These two men were authors of the famous compiled books. When Scarlett got to know that they were Mr. Smith and Mr. Leon, she was on cloud nine. They had co-authored and compiled her favorite book "Dusk and Dreams". She had already lost the count for how many times she had read that book and she already was ready to reread it all over again. The duo was extremely hospitable to the older men. They were impressed with the young couple.
" Mr. Liam, I want to use the restroom," Mr. Smith said. Liam took him to his room where the restroom was. After using the bathroom Mr. Smith came out wiping his hands with a white handkerchief. He glanced at the huge neat and tidy room. "This boy has some class", he said being awed by the decorations of the room. Then his eyes fell on a notebook. He marched towards it and opened it. There were some lines scribbled on it and he started reading them...
It said,
She looked like heaven in daylight,
smelt like the petrichor of countryside,
Sweet was her honey voice,
She sang like the robin of spring,
Melting my heart away,
When she called me with delight,
In the ocean waves, we played,
Hand in hand swayed,
Oh!! The hug we shared, was so right,
She fit perfectly in my arms tight,
She looked like heaven in daylight,
Oh!! She looked like heaven in daylight,
Her eyes like a doe,
Melting my heart away,
When they met mine,
The day we danced together in the rain,
The clouds were red,
Lovers color they painted,
Oh!! The kiss we shared was so right,
Her lips moving in sync with mine,
She looked like heaven in daylight,
Most romantic were the nights,
Oh!! The stars glazed and shined,
We sat under them intervening our pinkies,
Promising to stay together forever...❤️
After reading the song he was extremely amazed by the beauty it held. Now he wanted to know the owner of this extremely pretty song. He brought the diary with him and showed it to Mr. Leon. He was also wonderstruck by the extremely beautiful emotions this song had. He called for Liam who was on a call with his secretary. Liam came towards them after hanging the call. Scarlett on the other hand was in the kitchen washing the dishes. She had no idea what big turn her life was going to take.
"Who has written this song?" asked Mr. Smith. On seeing the pink diary in their hands, Liam immediately recognized that it was his wife's.
"This diary belongs to Scarlett," Liam said. "That means she wrote this song". Liam called Scarlett and when she arrived she panicked on seeing her personal diary in their hands. She lowered her head in embarrassment thinking that she messed up. Mr. Smith looked at her and then spoke cheerfully, "Miss Scarlett, you are such a wonderful writer. We would like to work with you and publish your content".
For a good 1 minute, Scarlett wasn't able to process anything until Liam's voice brought her out of her trance.
"Yes, we will accept your offer. Congratulations Scarlett." he softly said to her and patted her head.
"So, Mr. Liam let's talk about the contract this Sunday over some coffee".
"Yes sure Mr. Leon."
Liam escorted both of them to the door and bowed down. Scarlett did the same but she was still trying to digest everything. As soon as Liam shut the door he hugged Scarlett.
"Congratulations!! I am so proud of you" he squealed.
Scarlett looked at him, she was experiencing so many emotions together that her body was unable to react. "What happened?" he asked.
In order to make it easy for her he handed his phone to her.
*I am unable to believe that I did this. Is it a dream?* her hands were shaking while typing. "No, Scarlett it's not a dream. You are going to become a published writer" he explained to her and then hugged her. " I am so happy", he said.
Now Scarlett's heart filled with joy and she felt a sudden wave of happiness. She realized she is going to do what she wanted to always. She immediately hugged him back. After pulling away Liam noticed her smile, the beautiful Scarlett red smile which was back and it reached her eyes finally. So, he was successful in making her smile. Maybe not by his love but at least he bought her favorite author's to his house.
"I will treat you today for your success. Get ready we are going somewhere," he said. Scarlett gestured *where?*. "You will get to know just get dressed and come with me".
Soon the couple was inside a car heading to someplace. Scarlett didn't know where they were going while Liam was satisfied that he finally is going to spend some time with her. After so many days of unhappiness and dark days, they are going to spend some merry time together.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" asked Liam raising his eyebrows..
she immediately lowered her gaze and smiled. "Do not worry I will not kidnap you..." he said and then halted his car. He brought his face near Scarlett's and whispered in her ear..." You can trust me".
Scarlett shivered when his warm breath came in contact with her neck. She tried not to look. By now she had goosebumps all over her body. This man was doing wonders to her without any skinships. How will she endure all this? She herself didn't know.