55. Storm apologizes...
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Cash said," Come home, I miss you girl."
Stella laughed. "Okay, after racing season ends, Ash and I will fly home."
Cash said,"I will tell you this, Storm was hurt by a woman before, he is afraid to get hurt again.
He feels like you lied to him, like that other woman had. She used him and left him with a very broken heart. It was years ago, her name was Angela Quinn."
Stella understood now. "Well, I hope he finds a better wife, one that he can have babies with, it is clear that it's not going to be me. It will take me some time to get over him." She said sadly.
"Speaking of getting over people, Drake seems to think you are moving in with him at his new beach house." He said frowning.
" I wasn't planning on it. I told him I would visit him." she said.
" Can we talk about you Cash, how are you. What are you wearing right now?" She asked.
Cash said quietly."Too many clothes, is it hot in here or is it just what you do to me?"
She giggled. "You make me feel good Cash, not like a vicous liar, I never meant to lie to Storm.
It was just a sad topic for me to bring up. I want children, someday. I'm just...broken."
Cash said,"People make mistakes, don't close your heart to Storm, he will come back to you. I know he loves you."
" And Drake, do I give him the same opportunity to make amends?" She asked frustrated now.
Cash said,"Just get your butt home, I need your warm lips, your sweet smile, your hot curves. Mm...get home please." He said, making her feel better.
Stella lay her head down on her arms. She was so tired of these men that tried to love her on their terms.
The paparazzi caught Stella sun bathing on the private beach.
They recognized her as Ash's girlfriend, they took photos from a drone above them.
The pictures hit the news stands and took the internet by storm.
Storm was looking at Stella half naked on a beach looking incredibly beautiful.
He read further.
Trouble in paradise? Ash's girlfriend in Greece all alone, as he wins the race.
He called her.
" Hello?" She said.
" Don't talk, just listen...I was a fool. I am very sorry. I know you didn't lie to me. I see that I over reacted. I'm sorry Stella." He said softly...
" I see, thanks for that then." She hung up, afraid to give him her heart to break again.
Drake saw the photos too. He called his mother.
" Hey mom, didn't Stella visit you in Greece? he asked her.
"Oh, you made a huge mistake with that girl, she is just the loveliest girl. I really hit it off with her." She said, knowing he would want her back even more now.
"Oh, your cousin Ash...he gave her a very nice, very expensive ring too. That Ash, he is a wonderful boy." She added.
Drake ended the call, feeling worried. He tried to call Storm, wondering where he was in all of this.
" Hey cousin, I heard Stella and Ash are engaged, this true?" his gut dropped.
" Oh, yeah they are engaged."
He said sadly, he thought, I was engaged to her too at one time, he held the plastic ring in his pocket.
Storm was feeling very sick at how he had reacted to his girl, and his twin brother.
He knew he hurt them both and effectively pushed Stella deeper into Ash's waiting arms.
He tried to tell Drake that he now knew how he felt about getting Stella back.
" I lost her, I found out that she was sterile and I kind of lost it." He admitted.
" Whose sterile?" He asked.
" Oh, I shouldn't have said anything." Storm said.
" My girl, Stella? How do you know this, did she tell you this?" Drake held still.
Storm said,"She told David, he was yelling at her over the phone, I over heard her tell him that after she broke up with you, she was looking into birth control. The doctor gave her the bad news."
Drake thought, why didn't she worry about using birth control when she was with me?
He smiled...she wanted to have my baby, she wanted to get pregnant with my baby. He had hope that she loved him a little.
Storm said,"Maybe she wasn't having good s*x with you, the kind that gets girls pregnant that is."
Drake nodded. "Wait.. what? Did she say I was a bad lover."
Storm said he had to go now.
Drake called Stella she was busy, she didn't answer.
Stella went up to the bed and lotioned her red skin. She had no tan lines at all.
She called Drake back as she rubbed her skin.
" You are so pretty Stella, I saw those pictures of you in the sunshine and near the ocean."
" What pictures Drake?"
He said," Just go online you will see them everywhere, some they had to blurr out."
She said, " Great, Ash won't like this."
He said," Are you marrying Ash then?"
She said," Someday. He did ask me, I said yes."
"Let's get married Stella, I want you back." He said, afraid of losing her.
She truthfully said. "I'm afraid."
He continued. " I want you to be my wife, I can protect your heart this time, Stella say yes."
She rolled onto her stomach and put a finger in her mouth.
" I can never trust you again. I think you are the worst womanizer there has ever been, Drake I'm not who I used to be."
He spoke up," Really? my father was far worse."
She said. "Beth said as much?"
He said," I'm changing, you're changing me."
Stella laughed." Drake, you are persistent, I'll give you that."
He said," You coming home soon, I'm on fire for you Stella."
" I need to show you how you make me shiver for you." He whispered.
Stella frowned. "No, you can have any girl you want, why me...I'm easy for you is that it?"
" Stella, you are the hardest woman I have ever fought for, I never fought for any woman."
" Drake, when I fall in love, I fall very hard. I know you...I've seen you callously throw my love away like it was trash, filthy ugly trash."
" No you are so wrong, I never threw your love away, I tried to deny it, there's a difference."
Her phone rang, it was Storm.
" Sorry, I got another call, I will visit you when I get home, wherever that is for me now, I don't know. Bye Drake."
He said," You belong with me."
She didn't hear him.
" What?" she asked angry now at Drake, he confused her with his words.
" Can I come to see you, I need to apologize in person, I'm sorry, I screwed everything up because I'm a hot head." Storm said.
" No, I'm not ready to see you, I am alone.
I think it's okay. I used to be afraid to be alone, you know..I was a bit too needy.
You made me see that. I'm sorry that you felt I lied to you. I'm sure that was hard for you.
Storm, I loved you. I can't be who you want me to be, ever. I wish it were different, but I can't change my body's issues. I'm so sorry Storm. What we had was so true for me, I didn't see that you didn't feel the same way about me. Maybe I was a b***h to you by not telling you my dirty secret. I just don't see how you can ever trust me again Storm. I hope, I hope you find a very fertile wife, one that can give you 10 babies. I really do. I'm so sorry." She hung up on him.
" Stella wait!" He cried, too late.
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