Marry Me

Sebastian's POV:

I leaned back in my chair stretching my arms. God, it was a tiring day!

I was tired of shouting at my staff though I even pity them sometimes but I have no other option unless you yell at them they won't do a single work properly.

My assistant left half an hour ago so thankfully I didn't have to deal with her flirtatious remarks on my way out of the office.

Getting into my car I was already on my way to her apartment.

As I approached her door and knocked on it, I got no reply.

Usually, she opens the door seconds later I knock but today she didn't. Maybe she must be in the bathroom, I wondered.

I knocked again after a minute yet again I got no reply.

What's wrong?

I tried turning the doorknob and it opened right away. Why would she leave the door unlock, she isn't stupid.

The house was silent, there was no one.

"Cicilia?"

"Are you there?", I called out again as I slowly made my way to her room.

The moment I entered the room, my breath got hitched.

Cicilia was lying on the bed looking pale. And Angela was right beside her sitting there in confusion.

I quickly picked her up in my arms making sure that she was OK.

"Cicilia?", I shook her a little.

God, what the hell happened?!

It was then I noticed a letter on the nightstand beside a bottle of sleeping pills. Damnit, this can't be possible!

I rushed outside and shouted, "Liam!"

The bodyguards that I hired for her came running up and I screamed, "Call the ambulance, right now!"

Going back to her room I checked her pulse and I could feel a faint one.

Why would she suicide?!

I felt tears in my eyes, I can't lose her, I am afraid to lose her and I don't even know why.

I felt Angela cuddle to me as she placed her head in the crook of my neck.

Cicilia had a daughter to look after, then why?

Everything went in a blur as the ambulance arrived and took Cicilia quickly to the hospital as I was with her the whole time with Angela in my arms.

I called Amanda and told her everything and she even rushed to the hospital.

I was sitting on one of the chairs outside the emergency room alone while Amanda took Angela with her to her house to feed her.

The letter I found in her room was in my hands as I opened it to answer the questions I had.

"Sebastian", it began, " I am sorry for doing this but I had no other option, I was tired of everything. I realised that you were a more good parent to Angela than me. You could provide her with everything unlike me who had nothing. And she loves you a lot and I know that she would be happy with you.

Just keep her safe and tell her that I loved her a lot.

~Cicilia "

I was crying as I read through the letter and a part of me was angry. How can she be so stupid? The letter sounded so stupid, I thought that she was strong. And at that moment I felt more guilty than ever. It was all my fault, I am responsible for everything and if today something happens to her then I don't know if I will be able to live or not.

The door to the room opened as the doctor came out and I quickly went to him asking, "Is she alive?" I swear if she is not then I will kill him also.

"Thankfully, she is out of danger", I sighed heavily in relief at his words, "but it may take some time before she wakes up but you can see her now."

I nodded thanking him as he went away.

I was so happy, she was alive.

I went inside the room to see her lying there on the bed with her eyes closed and she looked so pale.

I quietly sat on the stool beside her as I took her hand in mine and I kissed it.

I brushed away the strands of hair from her face as I looked at her carefully. Her face was relaxed, no worries, no frown on her forehead.

A tear fell from my eyes as I rested our intertwined hands on my forehead.

I couldn't believe that I was crying for her, she made me vulnerable and if someone sees me like this then he/she would probably have a heart attack. I have always been ruthless and cold except for my family members and here I was, crying for a girl I met a month back.

I messaged Amanda and told her about Cicilia's condition and even told her to keep Angela with her until Cicilia wakes up because I was not leaving her side till then.

I have no idea when I fell asleep because when I woke up in the middle of the night I found myself still in that stool with my head on her stomach.

It was then that I felt a finger brush through my hair and when I fully opened my eyes I saw Cicilia awake with her eyes half-opened.

"God, you finally got up!", I exclaimed happily getting up and rushed to call the nurse.

The nurse asked me to stay outside while she examined her and I couldn't help but thank God for keeping her alive.

After the nurse came out and informed me that I could meet her I quickly rushed in.

I wasn't able to control my anger and frustration as I spoke sitting down on that stool, "What the hell were you thinking, Cicilia! I thought you were smart but you did such a stupid thing. You didn't even think about your daughter!"

"I did it for her", she said in a weak voice.

"Are you crazy?! Do you really think that she would have survived without you?! As much she needs me, she needs you too."

She tilted her head away as she looked really sad.

"Look", I said taking her hands in mine, "Angela needs us both, only one of us won't be able to bring her up. She needs a father as well as a mother."

"Your family loves and care for you Sebastian, I love and care for Angela and even you love and care for her but who cares for me?", her voice broke down as she swallowed the lump forming in her throat.

Her words sink into my heart and I really felt sad for her.

"I do care for you, Cicilia and I am not saying that out of pity. I really do and trust me and I will always be there to care for you."

She blinked away the tears in her eyes. What should I do?

And the next words that came out of my mouth even shocked me, "Marry me, Cicilia."

Her eyes were wide with shock as she looked at me in disbelief believe me I was even shocked.

"What the hell are you trying to say?", she managed to shout even in her weak form.

"Just marry me Cicilia, we can both take care of Angela like that better. And I would be able to make sure that you don't pull such a stupid and foolish stunt ever again."

"I won't marry you", her reply was short, cold and enough to shatter my heart.

You don't even like her then why did you get disheartened at her rejection?

I was disheartened at the fact that she rejected me, girls are mad after me and here I am asking her to marry me and she rejected me like as I was no one.

"Listen to me, just try to understand what I am--"

"I said no, Sebastian." And I shut my mouth feeling embarrassed and angry.

"Where's Angela?", she asked after a few minutes of silence.

"She is with my sister, Amanda. Don't worry, she's safe. And now go to sleep."

Getting up I kissed her forehead as I laid on the couch in the room.

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As I woke up I tried stretching my hands but instead, I fell on the floor with a loud thud.

Damn this couch! Why is it so small?

"What happened?", Cicilia asked startled by the noise of me falling but when she noticed me on the ground she couldn't control her laughter.

I got up feeling embarrassed but she was still laughing at me and for the first time in my life I saw her like this. Her laughter sounded like a melody to my ears and I couldn't help but smile back at her.

I went out of the room and after getting freshened up I bought some breakfast for us.

The doctor even informed me that she could get discharged this evening and I was really happy.

I made her eat all the breakfast even though she was not ready to do that.

After we finished our breakfast Amanda walked in along with Angela in her hands.

She nodded at Cicilia giving her a small smile and handed Angela to me saying, "I will be outside." And with that, she walked out.

Cicilia gestured me to give Angela to her and when I did, Angela snuggled closer to her as Cicilia stroked her hair gently, she had tears in her eyes.

"I am sorry, angel", she said to her and then she looked up at me and said, "I am sorry, Sebastian."

I shrugged saying, "The main thing right now is that you are alive and be thankful for that instead of apologising."

Saying that I walked out of the room to meet Amanda and I even called the most unexpected person in the world...

Cicilia's POV:

I don't know what came over me that I attempted suicide. I was never that type of a person.

When I saw Angela I felt so guilty and I realise that Sebastian was right, she needs us both.

But that marriage thing, it completely took me off guard. I never expected him to say that and it was not even a question but a statement.

I was back home as Sebastian dropped us and he kept lecturing me the whole time on not doing something like that ever again and though whatever he said was completely right but I pretended as if I was not interested in his words.

After an hour of coming back home the bell rang and as I opened it and there stood James.

"Are you OK, Cicilia?", he questioned, "Mr.Arnold called me asked me to check on you and bring you dinner."

Did he really send James to look after me?

"I am fine James, come in."

Coming inside he kept the dinner on the table as he looked at me carefully.

"I never thought that you would attempt suicide when he told me I was completely at shock."

"I also can't believe that I did something like that but...I don't know what happened", I shrugged.

"Let's not talk about it. Have dinner Cicilia or else Mr.Arnold will kill me and if you need something then just call me, OK?"

I nodded and saying bye he went away.

Maybe when Sebastian said that he cares for me he was right.

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The next day was the same, I woke up, took my medicine, bathe Angela and we both had our breakfast, well I mean I had breakfast while Angela had her milk.

Around 12 noon, Mrs.Williams came to check up on me and I guess Sebastian told her even, she gave me the lunch she made.

After an hour of making sure that I had my lunch and I was OK, she went away.

The doorbell again rang and I was already tired of hearing it ring.

I opened the door to come face to face with a woman bit elder than me, oh, wait I remember her...she is Sebastian's sister.

"Hi, Cicilia", she greeted me with a smile on her face.

"Hi, sorry I forgot your name", I told her feeling embarrass.

"No problem dear, I am Amanda, Sebastian's sister."

Oh right, Amanda is her name and it seems that I have seen her somewhere, no, not in the hospital but before that even. Anyway, I invited her in and she sat on the sofa as I sat opposite to her.

"Actually, Sebastian sent me here to make sure that you were fine because you know he said that you won't like him to be here", I felt a little guilty at her words as I lowered my head.

"Yeah...we agreed that he could come here only on Friday."

"Don't worry Cicilia, I know everything. And I understand you."

She was really sweet and I felt comfortable with her, I felt as if she was my sister.

"If you don't mind me asking...can I meet Angela, you know I saw her photograph and when I met her the day before yesterday in the hospital, I just fell in love with her", she said enthusiastically.

"Sure", I said getting up and went and bought Angela from her room.

"Oh my gosh, Angela!", she exclaimed as I handed her to Amanda and sat down.

"Um...Amanda, I think I have seen you in the magazine somewhere", I finally asked.

"Yeah, I am a fashion designer", she said politely.

How can I be so stupid, she was Amanda Arnold, one of the most famous fashion designers in the world.

"One more question...I came to know that...Sebastian was looking for me, do you know why?", I asked her and she looked up at me.

"Sebastian didn't tell you, right?" And I shook my head.

"Actually...Sebastian was really guilty about what happened that night in the club, he was really sad and for the first time in his life he stopped dating, he used to have a different girlfriend every week but after that, he never dated again. He was hell-bent upon finding you so that he could make up for his mistake. No matter how much I tried making him understand that it was not his mistake actually but--"

Her last sentence angered me and I interrupted her, "What do you mean it was not his mistake?!"

"So, he didn't tell you anything. Sebastian was drugged Cicilia, his friends drugged him and forced him into doing all that. He would have never done what he did in his sober state."

I felt numb at her words, he was drugged? And he didn't tell me that all this time? He took the blame for something he was not exactly guilty for. And I hated him all this time and he let me do that.

"Cicilia listen", she spoke after a pause, "I am not saying this just because I am his sister nor I am asking you to forgive him this easily but please...just give him a chance, he is willing to change and do everything he could to make up for his mistake."

I slowly nodded my head as her words registered in my mind.

Seeing me being a little uncomfortable, she awkwardly got up as she handed Angela back to me before kissing her cheeks.

"I should be going, take care Cicilia. And just think about it, give him a chance", she said while going out.

"And please don't tell him that I told you all this, he will kill me. Bye", she added.

"Bye", my voice came out barely as a whisper.