She needed to be away from the house. She needed to be away from the sadness and the pain that was in her home. Arabella was trying to hard to be strong for Hunter but it was starting to really hurt her and it was starting to be really painful. She knew that he was hurting but she hated seeing him so upset and so broken.
As she drove down the road, she turned on her radio, wanting to just drown out all of her thoughts. Soon enough she was parking on the side of a road and she was climbing out of her car. Arabella took a deep breath and she looked around. She was back on one of the busiest shopping streets in New York City and she was happy to be there. Cleaning couldn't distract her anymore. She needed another distraction. Shopping would be perfect.
She walked down the street, her purse on her shoulder and her hands in the pockets of her jeans. She stopped in a few stores, buying much more than she needed to. Arabella had cleaned out most of her cloest the other day and now she needed to replace a lot of her stuff. She wasn't sure how long she had shopped for. She didn't really think that she wanted to know. But suddenly, she outside of a tall building with the words 'A.Marie' on a sign. It was her old company. She used to spend so much time there, trying to avoid thinking about how lonely she was.
Arabella opened up the doors and she stepped inside the clean, fancy building. As soon as she walked in, people smiled and waved at her. Arabella put on a fake smile that she hadn't worn in a while and she waved back as she walked to the elevator. The doors closed behind her and she took a deep breath. She wouldn't let anyone know that something was wrong. She would smile and say that everything was fine. She would say that Greece was amazing but she was glad that she was home. She wouldn't let anyone see that she was hurting. The doors dinged when she stopped on the top floor and she stepped out, walking towards the familiar room with the glass walls. She paused in front of the door, looking at the smooth glass. Seeing the door and the glass reminded her of the time that Hunter had saved her life by firing an arrow through the glass. Arabella shook herself and she opened the door, putting a smile on her face. "Hey, Danny" She said
"Arabella!" Daniel squealed and he pushed himself away from the desk.
He ran over to her and he hugged her tightly. Arabella laughed and she hugged him back.
"It's good to see you, Danny" Arabella said in a small voice with a little smile as they pulled out of the hug. Daniel looked at her for a moment with a smile but it quickly fell and he walked over to sit down at his desk.
"It's good to see you too, hun" Daniel said and he looked over at her. Arabella nervously ran her fingers through her hair and she sat down across from him.
"How have you been?" She asked, playing with her fingers in her lap. He was looking oer at her with a piercing look in his eyes, like he could see right through to her soul.
"Better than you, clearly" Daniel said and Arabella looked out of the window. She hadn't told him anything but he had somehow seen it on her face. He could tell that her smile and her laugh were forced and he wasn't having it.
"What do you mean? I'm fine" Arabella lied with a little shrug and Daniel raised an eyebrow at her. "Seriously, Daniel. I'm fine. Hunter's fine. Everything is fine"
"Bitch, don't lie to me" Daniel said and Arabella folded her arms across her chest.
"Don't be a bitch, Daniel" Arabella said and their eyes locked across the table. The corners ofher mouth turned up at the teasing between the two of them. She took a breath and when she realized that Daniel wasn't going to let it go, she looked down at her lap. "Hunter and I went to the doctor the other day and we found out that he won't be able to have kids and now Hunter's been sitting on the couch and not eating and he wasn't been talking to me"
"Oh, Arabella.."
"No. It's okay. I already told you that everything is fine. I'm fine. Hunter's going to fine. We're fine" Arabella said and she turned to look out the window. She could feel Daniel looking at her. She didn't know how long she sat there, staring out of the window but her hands started to shake and holding back tears became nearly impossible.
"Talk to me, hun" Daniel said in a soft voice. "It's okay." As soon as he said those words to her, Arabella broke down. Tear fell down her cheeks easily, she was shaking and it was hard for her to speak between her sobs.
"I.." Arabella started and she closed her eyes, trying to take a deep breath. "I'm never going to have kids, Daniel" He voice broke off and she looked down at her lap. ''I wanted a family so bad.." She breathed. She could hear Daniel's chair move on the floor and the next thing she knew, he was kneeling in front of her and he had wrapped his arms around her. Arabella leaned forward, resting her forehead on his shoulder, sobbing.
"Shhh...everything is going to be okay. You and Hunter can fix this" Daniel said softly, in a comfortinh voice and he rubbed her back.
"How can I do anything without Hunter? I don't even know how to get him off of the couch. He hasn't said anything to me in days" Arabella whispered and she closed her eyes, leaning into Daniel a little bit more. "I'm so worried about him, Danny"
"Just talk to him. Go home and talk to him. Sit beside him and make him talk to you" Daniel said and he pulled away to look at her with a small smile. With his thumbs, he brushed her tears off of her cheeks. "You are going to be an amazing mother, Arabella. You might not be able to have kids with Hunter but you can always adopt, right? Don't give up, yet"
Arabella spent the rest of the day with Daniel in his office. She didn't talk much, but it was nice to be able to sit with someone in her old office, listen to music and do a bit of sewing. But around 5 at night, she said goodbye to Daniel and she got into her car.
She was going to talk to Hunter. She was going to see him and she was going to tell him what was on her mind. She was going to tell him how much she needed him to talk to her. They needed to be in this together. As she drove home, she thought about what she was going to say to Hunter. Arabella didn't want him to feel guilty but he needed to know how she was feeling.
As she drove up to the driveway and parked her car, she looked over at the living room window and she could see that the lights were on. Hunter was probably still sitting on the couch and he wouldn't eat the Chinese food that she had ordered. Arabella closed her eyes and she took a deep breath before opening the door and walking towards their home. Her eyes were bloodshot and sore from crying. She felt sore and tired from opening up like that to Daniel and sobbing for a good portion of the afternoon.
"Hunter? I'm home..I got Chinese for supper" Arabella called out to the house as she opened the door, wondering if Hunter was even listening to her.
"It's good to see you, Danny" Arabella said in a small voice with a little smile as they pulled out of the hug. Daniel looked at her for a moment with a smile but it quickly fell and he walked over to sit down at his desk.
"It's good to see you too, hun" Daniel said and he looked over at her. Arabella nervously ran her fingers through her hair and she sat down across from him.
"How have you been?" She asked, playing with her fingers in her lap. He was looking oer at her with a piercing look in his eyes, like he could see right through to her soul.
"Better than you, clearly" Daniel said and Arabella looked out of the window. She hadn't told him anything but he had somehow seen it on her face. He could tell that her smile and her laugh were forced and he wasn't having it.
"What do you mean? I'm fine" Arabella lied with a little shrug and Daniel raised an eyebrow at her. "Seriously, Daniel. I'm fine. Hunter's fine. Everything is fine"
"Bitch, don't lie to me" Daniel said and Arabella folded her arms across her chest.
"Don't be a bitch, Daniel" Arabella said and their eyes locked across the table. The corners ofher mouth turned up at the teasing between the two of them. She took a breath and when she realized that Daniel wasn't going to let it go, she looked down at her lap. "Hunter and I went to the doctor the other day and we found out that he won't be able to have kids and now Hunter's been sitting on the couch and not eating and he wasn't been talking to me"
"Oh, Arabella.."
"No. It's okay. I already told you that everything is fine. I'm fine. Hunter's going to fine. We're fine" Arabella said and she turned to look out the window. She could feel Daniel looking at her. She didn't know how long she sat there, staring out of the window but her hands started to shake and holding back tears became nearly impossible.
"Talk to me, hun" Daniel said in a soft voice. "It's okay." As soon as he said those words to her, Arabella broke down. Tear fell down her cheeks easily, she was shaking and it was hard for her to speak between her sobs.
"I.." Arabella started and she closed her eyes, trying to take a deep breath. "I'm never going to have kids, Daniel" He voice broke off and she looked down at her lap. ''I wanted a family so bad.." She breathed. She could hear Daniel's chair move on the floor and the next thing she knew, he was kneeling in front of her and he had wrapped his arms around her. Arabella leaned forward, resting her forehead on his shoulder, sobbing.
"Shhh...everything is going to be okay. You and Hunter can fix this" Daniel said softly, in a comfortinh voice and he rubbed her back.
"How can I do anything without Hunter? I don't even know how to get him off of the couch. He hasn't said anything to me in days" Arabella whispered and she closed her eyes, leaning into Daniel a little bit more. "I'm so worried about him, Danny"
"Just talk to him. Go home and talk to him. Sit beside him and make him talk to you" Daniel said and he pulled away to look at her with a small smile. With his thumbs, he brushed her tears off of her cheeks. "You are going to be an amazing mother, Arabella. You might not be able to have kids with Hunter but you can always adopt, right? Don't give up, yet"
Arabella spent the rest of the day with Daniel in his office. She didn't talk much, but it was nice to be able to sit with someone in her old office, listen to music and do a bit of sewing. But around 5 at night, she said goodbye to Daniel and she got into her car.
She was going to talk to Hunter. She was going to see him and she was going to tell him what was on her mind. She was going to tell him how much she needed him to talk to her. They needed to be in this together. As she drove home, she thought about what she was going to say to Hunter. Arabella didn't want him to feel guilty but he needed to know how she was feeling.
As she drove up to the driveway and parked her car, she looked over at the living room window and she could see that the lights were on. Hunter was probably still sitting on the couch and he wouldn't eat the Chinese food that she had ordered. Arabella closed her eyes and she took a deep breath before opening the door and walking towards their home. Her eyes were bloodshot and sore from crying. She felt sore and tired from opening up like that to Daniel and sobbing for a good portion of the afternoon.
"Hunter? I'm home..I got Chinese for supper" Arabella called out to the house as she opened the door, wondering if Hunter was even listening to her.