The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Remember that I asked you nicely first

With a scowl on her face, Melina turned around to look at Peach, and then she looked over at Matt, a few distances away from them, standing close to the wall, his back resting against the concrete, his arms crossed tightly over his chest. 

“Who is he?” Melina asked her tone hard, making it evident that she wasn’t letting this go easily. 

Knowing that the only reason she and Elijah were here was that that was what her mother wanted, Peach tried not to show anything on her face, trying her best to keep her emotions hidden. 

“He’s Elijah’s friend,” Peach answered after taking a deep breath and calming her raging mind. “Elijah has a friend?” Melina scoffed in confusion, raising an eyebrow at Peach before glaring at Matt. 

“What do you want, Melina?” 

“Elijah,” 

Silence fell over them, Peach holding her gaze straight ahead as Melina stared angrily at her, waiting for an answer, only finding it odd when Peach kept silent with an unreadable expression. 

“I want Elijah back… After all, I was married to him first, and my feelings for him never left even after we were divorced.” Melina said, her voice becoming soft all of sudden. 

For a moment Peach didn’t reply, and the only sound that filled the hall was their heavy breathing, until finally, Peach spoke in a hushed voice, struggling not to lose her anger,” What are you saying, Melina?” 

“I’m saying that I miss Elijah… So much… I missed him… And every time I look at him, I realize how much I was stupid to let him go… He was my first love… The one person who truly loved me, whom I truly loved… We were meant to be together… You know that… We are meant to be together…” Melina explained, her eyes beginning to tear up. “You still love him!” Peach scoffed in disbelief, unable to hide the hurt that filled her voice. but she didn’t care. 

“Yes…” 

“What kind of twisted shit are you doing now, Melina?!” 

women with neither making a move to say another word. Finally, Melina broke the silence.

Peach… how much pressure they put on us to be perfect, to marry for money and not love, and not stray from the path that they planted in our way…” Melina trailed off sadly, tears streaming down her cheeks. “I let him go because

cousin cry openly in front of her. “Who put you up to this nonsense?

sick meeting you guys held? Is that why you all are

course not… Love just doesn’t die because you stop

went wrong in you guys’ relationship… Do you know what you did to him? How much have you affected

frowning inside, annoyed by the question Peach threw at her, and by her inability to give an honest answer. But the fake tears in her eyes only became more apparent, causing Peach to sigh loudly, running her hand through her hair in frustration. “I know, Peach… and that’s

you can have when you want and toss when you don’t… It doesn’t work like that! Love isn’t something you can just pick up whenever you feel like

him, Madam Jewel said that you got a couple of millions of dollars for being with him… I don’t know what she meant by that… and you don’t even know his friends… I

“Peach!” 

Peach turned in her heels, but immediately stopped when she heard Melina whisper, “You know there are other ways to get him back without asking you to leave him, right?”

want to, her emotions hit hard at those words, a look of nervousness appearing on her face. Slowly turning her head to look back at her cousin, Peach whispered,” What do

me then… Do you want us to put it to a bet that he

sick plan or game… Leave

will fall…. How long did it take him to have you… How long did it take him to want

Peach’s eyes, and her face gave it away, making Melina scoff, mumbling, “He hasn’t touched

not the same as lust, Melina.” Peach replied, her expression showing that she was lighting hard to keep

Elijah feel both for you?”

two weeks from now,

Melina’s eyes darted towards the ring on Peach’s finger, she scoffed and said,” Remember that I asked you nicely first.” Darting his eyes around the table, Elijah’s gaze zone for a while, and then he stopped at Josh’s harsh look, giving him a death stare “So, Elijah. Since you are interested in one of my granddaughters again, how about answering a few questions for us?” Madam Jewel asked Elijah in an attempt to break the awkward tension around them, forcing a smile on her lips as she eyed him. “My mother is right. We can’t

prick,” Tommy muttered under his breath, shooting Elijah a

and we deserve to know who the heck she’s about to marry, especially since the reputation you have is bad enough already.” Elmer stated, narrowing his eyes at Elijah. Studying

a fate of rage, Matthew stood and slammed his hands onto the tabletop, startling everyone, causing Elijah to meet his eyes as he asked,