ALEC
I groaned as the felt the side of the bed next to me empty. Ugh! Is he still up? I stood up, still sleepy and eyes half opened, and walked out of the room. I entered inside of Derek's study and saw him buried in a pile of papers.
"Its 2 in the morning and your buried in a pool of papers, explain" I crossed my arms
Derek looked up at me and smiled warmly. He pulled back his chair and extending his arms out, an invitation for me to come. I obeyed and dragged myself towards him, sitting on his lap and resting my head on his chest.
"Come to bed with me" I said tiredly
"Sorry, love, I have too much work to do" he kissed me on the head and started on the papers again. I sat back and took one of his hands and kissed it.
"Please? It's already late, and I know you don't have to turn it in tomorrow or this week. There is still more time. Don't stress yourself out" I looked him in the eyes.
He took his other hand and caressed my cheeks.
"Alright... I will finish it tomorrow" he kissed me on the head and picked me up. Gosh, I'm so tired. Just a small talk and it drained the rest of the energy I had in me. I rested my head on his shoulder as he carried me to the bedroom with my legs wrapped firmly around his waist. He laid me down carefully on the bed. I fell asleep instantly without wasting time.
The next morning I woke up without Derek on the bed with me, probably at work. He wake up earlier than me, so Its rare to see him in the morning. As I got of the bed, I slipped into one of the shirts that was laying on the ground. I cared less about who owned it. I washed up and cleaned up the house after having breakfast. Just another ordinary day without my husband. Yep, we are married, for 8yrs now.
We met in detention at university. All I have to say is that, he hated me at first sight and I did too.
But, after getting paired up for a chemistry project, we got closer. I was a troublemaker in university and hated school. But, I had to go because my father was the owner of the school and the one who always bailed me out of jail every year. I decided not to fuck up another school year and agreed to continue schooling, which I am so glad I did. If not, I wouldn't have met the love of my life. I smiled widely at the thought.
After cleaning, I slumped down on the couch and started watching a movie. I don't work or go out because Derek told me not to. He said it was better if I stayed at him, than going outside and getting myself into trouble. I man, he isn't wrong. Every where I go, I pick a fight. And him being a cop, he has to take full responsibility over my actions as my lover. I felt bad about the trouble I caused him and agreed to stay at home.
As I was watching the movie - Fast and furious X - a knock came from the door. I wasn't expecting anyone, nor was Derek. I stood up from the couch and went to open the door. I stood in shock as I stared at the person standing in front of me.
Christopher..... My ex.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" I hissed at him.
"Is that anyway to speak to your boyfriend" he smirked at me.
"Fuck you! We broke up years ago after you left me to die in the corner of building"
"I'm sorry about that, alright? It wasn't my fault you went on your own to go fight sung jin"
Sung Jin, the most dangerous mafia boss in the whole of Italy. We fucked for a while and stopped, nothing special. But, what the fuck was this bastard doing here?
"Fuck off!" I tried to close the door, but he grabbed it and forced it open.
"Look, I didnt come here to make amends or any of that shits" said coldly. "You are going to come with me without asking any questions"
"And if I don't?" I raised a brow
"We will see to it you will never see that little lover of yours again"
I felt like the world had collapsed all at once. I knew that my past mistakes will affect me in the future, but I never thought about what it would do to the people around me. I clenched my fist tight and took in a deep breath.
"F-fine... But keep him out of this" I glared coldly at Chris.
He just laughed and gestured towards a black Tesla car that was parked in front of the house. I got into the car and sat far away from Chris as I could.
"I never thought you would agree to this. I guess this person, this guy, is really important to you" he chuckled
"Yea, no shit. His my husband" I mumbled
"Husband, mhm? You married now?"
I can tell he was jealous by the way he sounded. Well, I don't care. I don't love him anymore and I never will.
"I'm 26, so I don't see what the problem is"
"So all those years of use being together was nothing?"
"Says the one who left his boyfriend in an abandoned building to die" I rolled my eyes.
Is he really talking about this now? Gosh, I just want to get this over with and go home.
Wait, that reminds me....
"Where are we going?"
He just smiled and ignored my question. I really hope nothing bad happens. To my disappointment, it turned upside down. The police had arrived before we started uploading the drugs into the truck. So, we started running, leaving everything behind and ran. I can hear the police officers running after us.
"HEY! ALEC, SHOOT HER!" Chris shouted from behind me.
Is he crazy? I can't kill a cop. What if....
"SHOOT HER, YOU DUMB FUCK OR ELSE..."
I could feel myself panicking and before I could process what was happening, I saw the police officer fall down to the ground, dead. I shot her.... I fucking shot her. Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! I thought about going back to go help her, but the thought of getting caught my the cops stopped me. Not any cop, but him. My husband, Derek.
I quickly ran as fast as I could, turned the right and disappeared behind a building. I was so thankful that I was wearing a mask on. I was panting so hard and was able to catch my breath. I need to go home, fast.
Luckily, Derek wasn't home yet. I had removed my clothes and dumped it in a trashcan on my way here, changed into a new one when I reached the house. No one would know. But, boy was I wrong. I was sleeping on the couch after wasting my energy and breath from running for a long time, when Derek woke me up.
"Oh, babe. Your home" I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
"Get dressed we are going to the station" he said in a cold voice.
Now, I am fully awake.
"What? Did something happen?" I asked a little concerned. He never spoke like that to me since the first time we met.
"Did you go anywhere today?" He asked in a serious tone.
"No, why?" Oh no, did they already find out?
Fuck!
"Please, Alec. Tell me the truth" he said in a soft tone
"I-i didn't.... I was home the whole time. What happened?" I was getting more concerned and worried. I felt like I was stabbed in the heart with a knife as I said those words. He hated liars and I was lying to him. The thing that hurts me the most is that, he was always loyal and respective towards me, never lied and told me everything. But, I am here lying to him...twice not once.
He sighed and kissed my cheeks. "I really hope that's true"
I wanted to tell him there and then, but it was already too late. We arrived at the station. Everyone was glaring at me as I walked in. This is not going to end well and I was scared. Will he leave me? Will our marriage be over? I don't want him to go, I love him too much. His my world, the reason I am still moving forward.
"Just tell them the truth and you will go free. Just say you were home and that's it" he smiled at me.
But, that isn't the truth.
As I stepped inside, I noticed they had a lie detector on the table. My blood went cold at the sight. Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
"Mr. Turner, please sit down" the woman in charge instructed me.
I obeyed and sat on the chair. Why did I agree to that fucking moron? As usually, they started immediately with the questions after stating my rights.
"Where were you between 1-4am?" The woman asked
I looked at the machine and back at the woman.
"O-out..." I whispered
"What? I didn't hear you, sorry"
"I....I was out with an old friend" I said
I knew Derek was there, behind the glass window, staring at me with disappointment and anger. I will just explain what happened and he won't be mad anymore.
"Alright...what were you doing?"
"Loading drugs into a truck"
"Why were you there?"
"I was forced...threatened"
I watched closely as she wrote down everything I said. I wasn't scared of going to jail, but how Derek would react. I have never lied to him before, even before we got married. She asked me more questions about what happened that day, even the part about when the officer got shot. After all of that, I was cuffed and was escorted out. As I walked out of the room, I made eye contact with Derek. And what I had feared turned into a reality, he was furious. As I stared into his eyes, all I saw was hatred and hurt, not a single glimmer of love. I bowed my head in shame as I left the building. I have lost the one thing that was the most important person to me.
I'm sorry, Derek.