Hope's Chance(91)

I ran upstairs to my room and locked my door. Finally, after a few hours, I saw Buffy standing over my bed. “Take these.” She handed me two pills. “Hope, I am so sorry. I can’t believe she was throwing herself on him like that.”

I didn’t want to talk about it. I wanted to know if Chance hated me. “Where is Chance?”

“Downstairs with your dad and Susan.” She explained.

“I can’t watch them Buff. It hurts too much.”

She shook her head and hugged me. “I never should have kept this from your father.” As she continued to comfort me, she spotted my ring, which in my drunkenness had turned diamond up. “Oh my God is that?”

“Chance gave it to me. It was his promise to me.” I confessed as tears ran down my face.

“Why are you crying Hope? I should be the one crying.” She admitted.

I let her hug me. “He will never forgive me for tonight. I was such an ass.”

“That man is in love with you Hope. Nothing will change that. Please calm down. I will make sure he comes upstairs. Just give me a few minutes.”

I watched Buffy leave the room. The laughing had finally stopped downstairs and I wondered if everyone had just gone to bed. Not knowing where Susan was, I snuck down the steps. They were in the kitchen except for Chance. Before I could turn around to walk into the living room, I felt his arms around me.

“I am so sorry baby.” He said as he cupped his hands over my face.

“I can’t do this anymore Chance. They all need to know the truth.” I confessed.

He wiped the tear from my cheek. “Come to the pool house tonight. Spend the night in my arms and we will talk about telling him.”

“Okay.”

He kissed me one more time before going back into the kitchen. I sat down on the step and listened for a moment.

Chance didn’t waste any time. “I am going to call it an early night. I have a headache and just want to lay down.”

I heard some commotion but when I ran upstairs, I noticed him going into the pool house alone. He looked up and blew me a kiss before turning off his light, so that I could sneak in undetected.

When I started getting my clothes together, I heard a knock on my door. I hid the evidence and opened it to find my dad.

“How are you doing Hope?” He asked kindly.

I shrugged and held my head down embarrassed. “I am fine, just really sorry.”

“I have been drunk many times Sweetie. I am not really mad at you, just concerned about things you said. Do you miss Trevor?”

“No way! I hate him Dad I swear.”

He put his arm around me. “I want you to be with a good guy Hope. Someone that will love you and treat you with respect.”

“I want that too Dad.”

“We can start over in the morning, okay?” He asked.

I nodded. “Sure.”

When I heard he and Buffy talking to Susan down the hall I locked my bedroom and ran down the stairs. Once outside, I made my way to the pool house in no time at all. Chance was sitting there waiting for me.

I flew into his arms and squeezed him so tight. “I am so sorry. I couldn’t handle it. She wouldn’t shut up.”

“I should have just left the table, she was trying to get a rouse out of me Hope. You have to know I hated it too.” He admitted.

Chance picked me up and carried me from the living room to his bedroom without releasing my lips from his.

We lay on the bed on our sides just staring at each other.





Chapter 50


Chance

It was a mistake to even think Hope would be okay with Susan’s grubby paws all over me. The woman wouldn’t get the hint. All I wanted was for Hope to be with me, out in the open and so many times tonight, I just wanted to tell Mark. Four days were too long of a wait.

Hope and I were deep into a kiss when someone knocked on my door. Hope sat up, shirtless, and looked at me. “Who do you think it is?” She whispered.

“I don’t know. Just stay there. I promise I will get rid of them.” I said as I headed out of the bedroom. The snow made it bright outside, even in the middle of the night and I could see that it was Susan.

I opened the door and she came pushing in. “I can’t believe you had Buffy make up the guest room.” She said.

I turned to face her. She was wearing a long winter coat and stood with her hands on her hips. “Sorry. I am not in the mood for company Susan.”

She started to approach me. “Don’t you remember how good we were? How good I made you feel?”

“It was a long time ago.” I admitted.

“Let me remind you then.” She opened the coat to reveal some skimpy lingerie.

I turned away from her. “Please put the coat back on.”

She didn’t listen. Instead, she came toward me and pressed her lips against mine. I pushed her off of me. “Dammit Susan, I said no.”

“What the f*ck Chance? Are you gay?” She asked.

“No, of course not. I have a girlfriend now and I love her.” I confessed.

She started buttoning her jacket finally. “Buffy didn’t tell me.” She said embarrassed.

“I didn’t want anyone to know. Please don’t say anything Susan.” I said as I pushed her out of the door.