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“That wasn’t what that looked like.” Vi quickly spits out.
Vi didn’t want Caitlyn to think she was about to kill herself or something.
However, the omega doesn’t even respond and instead walks hastily towards the alpha.
Vi barely has enough time to react before Caitlyn wraps her arms around her and kisses her passionately.
Although surprised at first, Vi quickly melts into the kiss and wraps her own arms around Caitlyn’s waist.
The kiss was slow and sensual, but incredibly passionate, nonetheless.
Caitlyn moaned softly into the kiss as she buried her hand as deep as possible in the alpha’s hair while using the other hand to pull Vi’s body as tightly against hers as she could.
Vi’s grip on Caitlyn’s hips flexed as she felt herself growing excited.
It wasn’t just sexual arousal but also excitement over the fact that Caitlyn was here right now.
The woman that had been dominating her thoughts for nearly two years now was up on a rooftop kissing her.
Vi felt like she was in a dream.
Surely she was imagining this. This was simply too good to be true. It felt like something out of a cheesy romcom.
Almost as if to check if she was truly here, Vi finally broke the kiss but didn’t make any move to release her grip on the woman.
Vi instantly notices the tears in Caitlyn’s eyes, in fact, it looks as if she’d already been crying before she arrived.
“Don’t leave.” Caitlyn pleads as she clings onto the alpha.
She said it so fast that Vi almost didn’t hear her.
Nevertheless, Vi’s eyes widen slightly at the words.
She hadn’t realized her words earlier would upset Caitlyn this much. She knew it had in the moment but in truth she expected the omega to forget it or push it aside once she returned home.
Apparently that wasn’t the case.
“I’m not.” Vi responds calmly.
“No, ever! Please, please don’t ever leave.” Caitlyn pleads, desperation evident in her features.
“Cait.” Vi simply says softly in hopes of calming the omega down a bit.
It was breaking her heart to see the omega this distressed.
“Please, please promise me.” Caitlyn begs as her grip on Vi’s body tightens slightly.
Vi exhales softly at the words before a small smirk appears on her lips.
“I’m not going away anytime soon Cupcake.” Vi says softly.
At the words, Caitlyn releases a small, relieved sigh.
“The band and I have so much to do here.” Vi continues.
“But what you said earlier, about possibly leaving LA…” Caitlyn says, confusion evident in her tone.
“I won’t lie to you Caitlyn. I thought about it, I really did. But ultimately, leaving would be selfish. The band shouldn’t also have to experience the consequences of my own actions.” Vi says truthfully, gone was that smile, now replaced by a more serious expression.
Caitlyn can’t help but laugh lightly at the words.
“If only I was as selfless as you Vi.” Caitlyn says truthfully with a small smile.
“Maybe then I could have saved us from so much senseless pain.” Caitlyn continues, her smile now turned into a slight frown.
Vi could be nice and tell Caitlyn not to beat herself up over it but Vi would be lying if she said she didn’t agree with what Caitlyn was saying.
If only things were different.
“Maybe but I’m not so innocent either.” Vi replies before finally letting go of Caitlyn, causing the omega to do the same.
“Oh please Vi. What have you done except open your heart up to me? Everything you did wrong was simply as a reaction to my stupid fucking behavior.” Caitlyn says as she shakes her head, almost in disgust with herself.
Vi simply frowns at the words.
She couldn’t deny, she was glad to hear Caitlyn showing signs of sympathy. But then again, you never want to hear the person you love being degraded, even if they are doing it to themselves.
“But I…I…” Caitlyn starts and Vi can immediately recognize the anxiousness that had made its way into the omega’s tone and features.
When Caitlyn doesn’t finish her sentence, Vi simply looks at her questionably.
She could tell Caitlyn was struggling with whatever it was she wished to say. But Vi knew better than to try and force it out of the omega.
“It’s okay, if you can’t say it.” Vi says softly.
She had a feeling she knew what Caitlyn was going to say.
“No, no. I want to.” Caitlyn says as she quickly shakes her head.
A small scowl makes its way onto Caitlyn’s face as she looks away from Vi, seemingly trying to build up the courage.
“Say it you idiot. Come on, rip the band aid off.” Caitlyn thinks before finally looking back up at Vi.
“I’m divorcing Charles!” Caitlyn practically spits out.
At the words, Vi has to stop her jaw from dropping to the ground.
“What?” Vi asks in shock.
She was not expecting that whatsoever. She thought Caitlyn was going to tell her she loved her. They hadn’t explicitly said it to one another since their breakup over a year ago.
Vi thought the omega was building up the courage to say it once again, not to tell her that she was divorcing her husband.
“I-I didn’t want to tell you this way. I wanted to wait until it was basically finalized.” Caitlyn rambles as Vi continues to stare at her in shock with her mouth slightly agape.
Was she hearing things right? Caitlyn was finally divorcing her husband? She was finally choosing her?
“And I know how it seems but I promise you, I made this decision before I knew there was even a possibility of you leaving. This-this isn’t some elaborate ploy to make you stay with me.” Caitlyn continues, her eyes wide and her volume loud as she speaks.
“You understand that right? I wouldn’t-I’m not doing that to you. I’m not-” Caitlyn continues until Vi takes her hands into her own and firmly squeezes them.
The alpha had finally snapped out of her shock and quickly sprang into action to calm the omega’s fears.
“I know Cait. I know.” Vi says softly.
Caitlyn exhales loudly at the words as she carefully studies Vi’s face.
“So, you…believe me?” Caitlyn asks hesitantly.
Vi can’t help but laugh lightly at the words.
“Yeah Cait, I believe you. I mean, you look like you are about to pass out right now out of sheer nervousness. If you’re lying then you’re one hell of an actor.” Vi says jokingly.
Caitlyn laughs awkwardly in relief before nervously tucking a couple strands of hair behind her ear.
She wasn’t sure if Vi would believe her. After all, she lied to her about so much before.
But after Vi came back from rehab, Caitlyn made it a point to try and be as truthful as possible with the alpha.
It seems that has earned Caitlyn back a bit of Vi’s trust.
“I promise you. I really do, I’m not lying.” Caitlyn reiterates.
Caitlyn was telling the truth when she said she didn’t mean to tell Vi about the divorce today. She didn’t want to seem desperate. But she just couldn’t shake the idea of Vi possibly leaving LA before she had the chance to truly be with her.
When she left the studio and returned home, it was all she could think about. While on a phone call with an investor, then with her mother, then when being pestered by Charles about what’s for dinner…all she could think about was what Vi had said.
Her mind couldn’t stop chanting, “She’s going to leave. She’s going to leave. You’re too late. You’re too late.”
It was driving her crazy.
She just couldn’t shake the feeling that this was the world’s way of punishing her for her earlier mistakes with Vi.
It wasn’t until she sat down at the dinner table with Charles that she thought…she’s not going to wait around for her karma.
No, she was going to lay all her cards on the table before the world had the chance to snatch them all away.
Suffice to say, Charles was extremely confused when Caitlyn abruptly stood from the dining room table, grabbed her keys, and headed outside the door.
The man’s confusion didn’t allow him enough time to even ask his wife where she was going.
Instead, he stared at the now closed front door, with his mouth slightly ajar in shock.
But Charles was the furthest thing from Caitlyn’s mind right now.
All she cared about right now was Vi.
“Oh Cait.” Vi finally says softly, breaking the silence before bringing a hand up to softly cup Caitlyn’s cheek.
Caitlyn releases a loud sigh at Vi’s touch and visibly relaxes before turning slightly into Vi’s touch.
“I can’t promise that I won’t make mistakes in the future and I can’t promise that this’ll all be sunshine and butterflies. But what I can promise is that I will love you wholeheartedly…and faithfully.” Caitlyn says softly as she chokes back tears.
A small smile makes its way onto Vi’s face at the words.
“But I do know that I’ll never truly be happy unless I’m with you. And I’m-I’m done trying to pretend it’s not the truth.” Caitlyn continues.
“I love you VI.” Caitlyn finishes, finally letting the tears flow freely down her cheeks.
At the words, Vi feel her own tears begin to slide down her cheeks as a silly grin makes its way onto her face.
Caitlyn can’t help but find the sight a bit amusing. Vi was grinning sillily while crying, if someone were to see her expression right now they would be very confused.
“I love you too Caitlyn, so much.” Vi responds genuinely as Caitlyn turns her head to place a kiss on Vi’s palm.
Caitlyn smiles largely at the alpha as she quickly reaches a hand up to wipe away both her and Vi’s tears.
“Come here.” Vi says softly before the pair hold one another once again and begin kissing one another slowly.
The longer they kissed, the more Caitlyn felt her heartrate slow down to its normal pace.
She wouldn’t be surprised if her heart rate was going even slower. She felt like she was on cloud nine right now.
When the pair finally parted, they didn’t separate much. Instead, they opted to nuzzle their noses together for a couple seconds before resting their foreheads together.
If anyone saw them like this, they’d surely make fun of them for being so touchy. But neither woman cared.
Vi had never felt so at peace as she did right now and despite being multiple stories up in the air, there wasn’t an ounce of fear in her heart.
She couldn’t explain it but she trusted what Caitlyn was saying.
She knew she shouldn’t, not after how long Caitlyn had lied to her. But there was simply…something, something inside her that was telling her that Caitlyn was being honest.
And Caitlyn is probably right, they’ll make mistakes. Their relationship won’t be perfect.
But Vi’d be damned if she didn’t at least give it another try.
Once the couple finally pulled their heads apart, Vi turned her head to look at the edge of the roof, where she sat mere minutes ago.
“Care to join me?” Vi asks with a small smile.
Caitlyn looks at the edge nervously before laughing slightly.
“Sure.” Caitlyn replies timidly.
“Don’t worry, I won’t allow anything to happen to you.” Vi says as she teasingly winks at Caitlyn.
The omega can’t help but blush as VI takes her hand and leads her to the edge of the rooftop.
The pair sit down beside one another, with their shoulders pressed tightly.
Neither knew how long they sat there in silence, just looking down at the city.
The silence was finally broken by Vi softly saying, “You know, you don’t have to keep beating yourself up over what happened.”
At the words, Caitlyn turns her head to look at Vi.
“We all make mistakes; hell, I know I’ve made some. But the beauty of love is that despite those mistakes, we are able to persevere…to forgive.” Vi says truthfully, with a small shy smile.
Caitlyn can’t help but beam at the words.
Vi had forgiven her, fully. Caitlyn had been skeptical if she could ever really earn Vi’s true forgiveness. But now she feels as though she just earned it.
“I’ve forgiven you Caitlyn. Now you need to forgive yourself.” Vi says, a bit more serious this time.
At the words, Caitlyn looks away from Vi and turns her gaze back to the city below her.
Was she capable of that?
Was she capable of not beating herself up over what she considers the biggest mistake of her life?
Caitlyn wasn’t so sure just yet. But she’d try.
With one last deep breath and a nod to herself, Caitlyn turned her gaze back to Vi.
“Okay, okay. I’ll try.” Caitlyn says firmly.
A smile tugs at Vi’s lips as she interlaces her fingers with Caitlyn.
“Good, trying is a start.” Vi responds.
Caitlyn smiles once again as she leans her head against Vi’s shoulder.
Not even a second later does Caitlyn hear the distinct sound of Vi tipping her beer bottle over, spilling the remnants on the rooftop.
The omega couldn’t help but smile to herself at the implication.
They were one step closer to getting back on track.
“So, do you want to tell me why you were standing on the edge so dramatically?” Caitlyn eventually says with a grin.
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As Caitlyn walks through her front door with a silly smile on her face, she can’t say she’s surprised to see Charles sitting down on the couch with a beer.
What was surprising was the sheer amount of animosity he was staring at her with, immediately wiping the smile off her face.
It was scary.
His hair was disheveled, his eyes were dark, his skin was clammy.
The man was clearly very intoxicated and not in a good mood.
The sight alone was enough to make Caitlyn regret even coming home.
She had thought about simply staying over at Vi’s but she felt that’d be taking it a step too far, it’d be pushing her luck.
She had left dinner abruptly, without a word. If she didn’t show up at home, she didn’t know what Charles would do.
He’d probably call her mother, report her as missing, plaster her face all over the news before she could even answer a phone call.
Besides, she was divorcing Charles. That didn’t mean she completely hated him.
It’s like she always said. She loves him…but she’s not in love with him.
But the longer her and Charles stared at one another in silence, Caitlyn wondered if the man she firs knew, the Charles from college, if he was even in there anymore.
“Where were you?” Charles eventually says, breaking the silence.
“I was-” Caitlyn starts but is quickly cut off.
“And don’t even try and bullshit me Caitlyn. I want the truth!” Charles says firmly as his brow furrows in anger.
Caitlyn swallows nervously at the words.
She knew this wasn’t the proper time to tell Charles about Vi and the divorce.
Not while he’s this drunk and not right after she returned from being with her lover.
The truth may cause Charles to fly off the handle.
“Charles, I’d rather not tell you tonight.” Caitlyn eventually says hesitantly.
At the words, Charles’ eyes widen angrily.
It made a chill run up Caitlyn’s spine.
“And why the hell not?” Charles replies calmly, too calmy.
Caitlyn sighs at the words before ringing her hands together nervously.
“I mean, look at you Charles. You’re drunk. You’re probably not thinking straight, we should talk about this tomorrow when you’re sober.” Caitlyn replies, trying to reason with the man.
“Oh, I see everything crystal clear.” Charles replies bitterly before getting up from the couch.
Not even a second later, the man stumbles as he attempts to walk towards Caitlyn. As the man begins falling Caitlyn quickly reaches out to catch him but he quickly brushes her off, opting to awkwardly rest his weight on the back of a nearby sofa chair.
Caitlyn simply gives him a look that says, “See. I told you you’re drunk.”
Charles scoffs at the words before shaking his head.
“You know, you are so selfish Caitlyn.” Charles eventually says with a bitter smirk.
Caitlyn opens her mouth to protest but quickly stops herself.
They shouldn’t get into this argument right now.
“But you don’t want to get into that right now, right?” Charles continues teasingly.
Caitlyn knew he was baiting her, teasing her until she gave in and spit out the truth in anger.
But she wouldn’t falter that easily.
“Right, we’ll talk tomorrow.” Caitlyn replies calmly.
Before Caitlyn could even tell what was happening, Charles had grabbed her harshly by her arm before pulling Caitlyn closely until their faces were inches apart.
“You listen here you bitch! You are going to tell me where the fuck you just were, right now!” Charles practically screams.
Caitlyn flinches as she shuts her eyes tightly, expecting a hit.
Charles had never hit her before but she’d also never seen him this angry before.
She didn’t know what to expect.
But it never came.
Instead, Caitlyn slowly opened her eyes when she felt Charles release his grip on her.
The man quickly let his eyes flicker down to Caitlyn’s now red arm before looking up at Caitlyn’s scared expression.
Charles then takes a step away from her as he nervously runs a hand through his hair.
“I think it’d be best if you stayed at Mel’s tonight.” Charles eventually says.
Caitlyn doesn’t say anything as she stares blankly back at Charles.
It was only when the man turned around and walked away, that Caitlyn turned her back and headed straight out the front door she had just walked into.
Vi wasn’t expecting her at the house, despite inviting her over. But Caitlyn knew Vi wouldn’t mind her impromptu appearance.
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“Calm down. Calm down.” Vi says with a small smile as her dogs bark wildly at the sound of the doorbell ringing.
Vi quickly looks through the peephole and is surprised to see Caitlyn standing there.
Even through a peephole, Vi could tell something was wrong.
Vi quickly opens the door to great Caitlyn, who instantly brightens up at the sight of her lover.
“What’s wrong? Are you okay? Come inside.” Vi quickly rambles before ushering Caitlyn inside.
Caitlyn quickly greets the dogs before sitting down on the couch next to Vi.
“I take it, it didn’t go well with Charles.” Vi says softly as she watches Caitlyn’s reaction intently.
“Basically.” Caitlyn replies with a small smirk.
“And you’re okay?” Vi asks, clearly noticing the tension Caitlyn was carrying with her.
“I’m just rattled, that’s all. I’ve never seen him like that. He’s never been that angry.” Caitlyn says truthfully as she shakes her head.
“You told him?” Vi asks in shock.
“No, no. That’s one of the reasons it shocked me. I hadn’t told him a thing.” Caitlyn responds honestly.
Vi nods in response before asking, “Do you think he knows?”
Caitlyn doesn’t respond at first as she contemplates her answer.
“I don’t know, maybe.” She eventually responds, uncertainty evident in her tone.
She wasn’t sure if Charles knew the specifics of who she was sleeping with. Nor did she think he knew about the divorce papers. But she had a feeling he knew that she was having an affair.
Nothing else could really explain her weird behavior besides an affair.
“Well, you’re here now. You don’t have to worry about it anymore tonight.” Vi says softly as she unknowingly rubs soothingly at the part of Caitlyn’s arm that Charles had squeezed.
Caitlyn gives Vi a small smile before leaning in to place a soft kiss on the alpha’s lips.
Once the pair parted, Caitlyn barely pulled her face back before leaning in to place another soft quick kiss on Vi’s lips.
When Caitlyn pulled back once again, Vi couldn’t help but smirk knowingly at the woman.
She was teasing her.
“Cait.” Vi says warningly.
“Vi.” Caitlyn replies teasingly with that mischievous glint in her eye that Vi loves so much.
“Stop teasing.” Vi replies with a small smirk.
“I’m not teasing!” Caitlyn replies, feigning shock, as she jokingly holds her hands up in hopes of proving her innocence.
“Right.” Vi replies sarcastically with a nod.
“You want to play that game tonight huh?” Vi says as she slowly slides her hand up Caitlyn’s lap.
The omega literally salivated at the words and their implications.
“Alright, we can play dirty.” Vi husks out before placing a soft kiss on Caitlyn’s jaw.
Caitlyn exhales loudly at the contact.
She was so screwed.