The Returning Ex (Completed)

Chapter 13 – Tristan’s tantrum

Chapter 13 – Tristan’s tantrum

Tristan Wilder

POV

I walk into the house, or should I say limp into the house an hour later.

“Tristan oh my God what happened to you?” Maddie asks as soon as I step in

I roll my eyes. I look down at my now swollen ankle I threw the sticks away about half way through it wasn’t helping only adding to my pain since I liked the dust bin.

I ignore my sister but she wouldn’t let me get away that easily. She throws me to the sofa, I see Aurora sitting on the opposite sofa to mine.

“Hey Rory” I greeted as my sister was busy taking off my sneakers and socks

I tried to get her off me but Maddie was a lot stronger than I thought she was.

“Maddie was are you doing?” I ask her as she inspects my foot.

“I’m going to get something for ankle and then you’re going to go up to that room and you’re not leaving until your ankle is better” Maddie demands

So this is what mommy Maddie is like? I look at my sister amused, she isn’t as convincing as our mother used to be, she looked cute and not at all scary. I couldn’t help it.

“Tristan you should listen to Madie she’s right you know it could get a lot worse if you don’t have it treated it might get infected?” Aurora says

“Oh God Rory not you too. I will be fine, I went through a lot worse than a sprained ankle. I used to put gunpowder in my wounds and mud as well this nothing” I said

Note to self to never do that again.

The two ladies went crazy and started to want to undress me which was when I tapped out and I ran as fast as I could upstairs and I went to take a shower, I hated showing my scares to people who loved me, because it be a bit too much. I covered most of them with tattoos so it looked good.

I got into the bathroom and turned the shower on. The hot water felt amazing especially over my ankle.

I remember the last time I served. I was shot I nearly died, I remember all I could think about was Aria, I had asked the hospital to call so I could hear her voice. I heard her say hello, I was scared to say anything so I just listened to her ask who this was and why I wasn’t speaking because she could hear me breathing. She put the phone down soon after but I decided it I died that day I would die a happy guy because I heard her voice.

I got out of the shower and noticed I forgot a towel so I walked into my room completely naked.

“Dear God I’m going batshit crazy!!!” I exclaim when I see Aria standing in front of me

“Can I just one bloody day just one day, it wasn’t enough that you plague my mind, you plague my dream, mind and soul. Now I’m seeing you everywhere as well?” I say walking to get the towel from my bed

I start drying myself ignoring the fake Aria my mind has conjured up to f**k with me.

“Tristan…” it said

“Oh for the love of all things holy it speaks also.” I say rolling my eyes

“Tristan I’m real, I’m not a figment of your imagination, I’m the real Aria and I’m pretty sure you’re not batshit crazy” she says

I turn to look at her as fast as I could. I suddenly realised I’m very naked in front of this woman and it the process of freaking out I hurt my ankle again.

“Dammit” I said getting off my ankle.

She ran to me “What happened? What’s wrong?” she asks standing right in front of me

I sat down butt naked on the bed to create distance between us and I then placed the towel over my crotch.

Aria looked at my chest and then traced her fingers over my scare over my chest the one next to my heart.

“Did it hurt?” she asks softly looking up at me

I was beyond uncomfortable; I was not thinking about the bullet wound I was thinking about the fact that I had not had s*x in seven years. All of a sudden my body wanted Aria now and was not taking no for an answer. I could smell her perfume, God it was strong and I was intoxicated.

I shake my head.

“I spoke to my father…” Aria says trailing off.

“Aria could you leave the room, I need to get dressed who can speak as much as you feel like it please” I say nicely looking everywhere but her.

“Why? You forget that to make Austin we were naked and I’ve seen you naked over a hundred times” she says

I choked on my own spit and look at her. I saw her smiling she was teasing me.

She got up and walked out of the room, I did not miss her swaying her hips extra for me to see.

I smiled biting my bottom lip and shake my head. She closes the door behind her and I get up grabbing a pair of navy boxer briefs and a navy sweatpants.

I could not help thinking about what happened in the warehouse with Reyes disappearing. I cannot trust the woman, her save the day moment made me even more suspicious. I need to keep a close eye on her so I should keep her by my side for the next week while I’m home bound. I limp back to the bed, I obviously couldn’t bring her here. I’ll have to rent a place to stay and rig the place to watch her every move.

The door opens and I look at Aria walking in.

“I made you a sandwich and a cup of coffee, I also brought ointment for your ankle, Maddie told me.” She said walking in with a tray.

I smiled at her.

“Why are you here? Why are you making me coffee and sandwiches Ria?” I asked her

She looks at me for a second and puts the tray down. “Tristan let me take care of you” she says

“Baby I don’t need you to take care of me I’m fine” I said and both Aria and I were shocked.

Why the hell did I call her baby?

She pushed me to sit on the bed and pulled my leg on the bed she sat down and pulled my foot on her lap, she started putting ointment on it.

“The swelling should decrease in about an hour or two, it’s my grandfather’s ointment,” Aria says

I nod, I remember one time I broke my arm and Aria put the stuff on my wound and it healed in no time.

“How is Kyler?” I ask

“My grandfather died three years ago.” She says

“I’m so sorry I didn’t know” I say

She shakes her head.

“It’s okay, not many people know we’ve kept it quiet due to the Jacobs group” she says

I nod “He didn’t pass it to your father? You are the first family right?” I ask

“Yes but he left the position to Aaron however doesn’t want the position, it’s too much pressure and it forces him to get married first, to get the position and you know my brother would much rather spend time playing video games than actually spend time with a woman” she says

And I laugh. It was true but not completely at high school there was this girl that Aaron was dating but she demanded too much and he broke up with her, she wanted him to chat throughout the day, he should buy her gifts constantly he couldn’t play games because she would accuse him of cheating the woman was crazy.

“Don’t I don’t want my brother to die a virgin and alone” she says

And I laugh “Aaron might die alone but he definitely isn’t a virgin” I blurt out

She looks at me wide eyed. “What do you mean? How would you know? Does he have a girlfriend?” She shoots questions at me

“Calm down woman, I don’t know” I said shrugging she pitched my ankle

I hissed and she smiled “Does my brother have a girlfriend?” she asks

“Why are you abusing me? Isn’t he the one you want to hurt keeping secrets from his precious sister” I mocked

She rolled her eyes and continued massaging the ointment on my ankle.

“Austin really wants us to dance at his birthday party” she says

“Why?” I ask

“He thinks it will make us fall in love all over again?” she says

“Will it?” I ask

She looks shocked for a second and then she blushes. I lift her chin up so I could look at her. What I saw in her eyes I was not ready for it. She was thinking about something dirty. Now I was curious about what it was.

I smiled wildly “What were you thinking about?” I ask

“Nothing” she says looking down

“Come on don’t be shy tell me what you were thinking about” I say

“It’s nothing serious Tristan… Please” she says

“Nope, it was something dirty and I want to know what’s got you so shy and blushing wildly” I say

She shakes her head. “Fine…” she says

I wait for her to continue

“I may have had a dream about us, after said dance” she says

“Oh? And what were we doing exactly?” I ask because I had a feeling it was going to be interesting.

“Kissing…” she says

“That’s it? Just kissing has you blushing?” I ask disappointed I was hoping for wet dream

She nods

“Ria can I ask you something?” I ask

She nods

“Did you ever have s*x with anyone after me?” I ask her

She blushes

“You’re really not going to give up on this are you?” she asks

I shake my head “I really need to know sweetheart” I say

She nods “No, with raising Austin, studying and running a company I didn’t have time for a love life” she says

“Did you give birth naturally?” I ask

She nods “Yes I did” she says

“Did it hurt?” I ask

I remember the amount of pain Maddie was in when she gave birth to Ally. I know Aria she would be in an awful amount of pain when she got her period and Aria was terrible when it came to pain she would say she was dying when she got a headache yet alone giving birth.

“The contractions and during the birth it hurt, you know I didn’t have much of a pain tolerance, but after he was out it was better, my mother and dad was there with me through the whole process.” She says (A/N I just wanted to add, I don’t have kids nor have I ever given birth so I just wanted to I go on what people have told me and what I’ve read)

I nod.

“I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you when you needed me” I apologised to Aria

“It’s okay, you didn’t know I was pregnant. I know you would have flew out just to see me.” She says

I nod, I would have dropped everything just to be there for her.

“Do you have a vacant apartment in the city?” I ask

She nods “Why?” she asks

“Could I rent it?” I ask

“Why?” she asks again

“I need a place to stay with Agent Reyes” I say not remembering her name

“No!” Aria exclaimed

I look at her in shock

“You and Amanda can stay with Austin and I, you don’t need to stay alone with her” She says

I had to bite my lips to keep myself from laughing. I forgot what jealous Aria looked like.

“Aria I can’t have Austin and you live with us it’s too dangerous” I try to say

“Austin can stay with my parents, I don’t trust that woman alone with you Tristan. Either you stay here or you stay with me, you better not fight me on this” she says

I shake my head I know better than to fight with Aria, and I have an excuse now as well, I can order her to protect Aria and I know Aria’s house is the most secure and the top of the market security cameras. The added bonus, I get to see this beautiful face everyday

“Fine… but you will do everything I say. No tricks, and no making Reyes jealous” I say

“I can’t make any promises.” she says

I already know Aria is not going to make this easy for me. I hope Aria will not cause too much drama because I know for a fact that I would not stop her if she tries to make Reyes jealous. I know Reyes has feelings for me but I know Aria it doesn’t matter if we are not together she’s never going to let another woman even try to get together with me. I do not want to have to break a catfight. I especially do not want Aria to get hurt. I would kill Reyes for touching a hair on my baby girl’s head.

I smiled thinking about how I’d call her baby girl and she would blush.

“Could you pass me the food you made me please?” I ask her

She nods.

“Could I pack you a bag while you eat?” she asks

I nod knowing she was just asking to be polite she was going to do whether I said yes or no.

She hands me the sandwich and I eat it happily, I don’t mind milking the I’m injured card till she doesn’t want to take care of me anymore. I smile laughing I noticed her walking around the room picking up my dirty clothes that was laying on the floor.

“You would think that you’d change after being in the army but no you haven’t and somehow this has been given to your son as well” she mumbles to herself but I heard her.

I got my phone off the bed and sent Reyes a message.

[Reyes I need you to meet me at the Jacobs compound at 7:00 P.M. do not be late.]

I got the coffee from my bedside table.

For someone who did not drink coffee she knew how to make an amazing cup of joe.