I Was Never Yours - Episode 17
13-09-25 (18:40)
"Something's different," noted Olivia as she walked
through our house, well now only our parents' house
but she didn't need to know that. After she was let out
of the hospital I had no choice but to bring her back to
the city and to this house. There wasn't any place else
that she could go and I wasn't ready to let her out of
my sight just yet.
"I know it looks a little creepy right now but that's just
because mom and dad have been in Italy for months
and I was in Chicago with you," I said quickly before
she could start investigating as to why the place
looked like it hadn't been inhabited since the last
century. White sheets covered the furniture and dust
had settled onto every pristine item our mother
bought. We'd never seen the house look like this
before, it was usually spotless thanks to the staff, but
even they hadn't been in here for a long time. There
were secrets in the house that my parents were hiding
and they were starting to become more and more
obvious.
"Still, something doesn't feel right here. Can't we just
go and live in some hotel?" She pouted as she wiped
the dust off a window with her finger.
"I thought we agreed to keep you out of the public
eye, Livy. You need your rest and you need it without
being hounded by the press or anyone else for that
matter. I've called Madeline; the rest of the cleaning
staff will be here later too and this place will be as
good as new," I said with a squeaky over-enthusiastic
voice, making my sister wince. She didn't argue further
and a couple of hours later when our house looked like
it did before, I noticed her lingering around the place
with a wistful expression on her face. I knew she
missed the kind of lifestyle she used to have, to have
the world at her feet and be invincible. It was obvious
in everything she did, in everything she said and
sooner or later she'd find a way to have it all back.
"Hey Livy, I'm just going to head out and grab some
groceries okay?" I yelled out to her as I grabbed my
coat from the rack. She was already soaking in the hot
tub, sipping wine and completely in her element so I
didn't wait for her to respond. I simply instructed our
housekeeper Madeline to have a look at her at regular
intervals and remind her to take her pain medication.
Slipping outside into the cool air, I finally let out a
breath I'd been holding the entire day and called him. I
felt guilty for not having done it earlier but with Olivia
hanging over my head all the time, I didn't really find a
suitable opportunity.
"Hey you." He picked up instantly and the sound of his
voice made me smile to myself. I missed him; as
strange and shocking as it was, I'd gotten used to
spending most of my day with him back in Chicago
and I was going through some serious withdrawal.
"Hey, sorry I couldn't call earlier. Olivia's been taking
her time getting used to everything." He chuckled at
how annoyed I sounded and the sound warmed me
up. He really should laugh more often, it brought out a
whole new side of him that I really wanted to get
acquainted to.
"Well are you free now? I thought we could get some
dinner and...talk."
I bit my lip as Zach waited for my answer. What
should I tell him? Yes, I would love to spend time with
you but I don't want to talk about the elephant in the
room? Ever since my breakdown at the hospital, Zach
had been trying to get me to talk about Noah, to open
up and tell him what I wanted. I'd shut him out most
of the time because it wasn't something I was willing
to think about just yet. There was so much going on in
my life and in Olivia's life that my love life didn't really
seem to matter, though these were all excuses and
Zach and I both knew that.
"Ari?" he asked when there were a couple more
moments of silence. I hesitated some more knowing I
couldn't keep blowing him off.
"Yes I'm free; pick me up in ten from Pablo's," I said,
naming my favourite ice cream place down the street.
He hung up after that and I walked to the parlor. Okay
Ari, time to finally have this conversation and time to
finally decided what you want. Don't forget to leave a Comment 
