Scarlet

We finally finished our rehearsals together and Chase told us to get out.

We were walking down the stairs to the stage door so I could leave; but Hugh stopped me.
"Come to my dressing room so we can talk."
I followed him to his dressing room and once I was inside he locked the door.
I glanced around the room; it had no windows but I did notice pictures around the room; mostly of me.

"Scarlet please" started Hugh
"No. How dare you leave me for 3 years with no word of where you had gone. I was worried the first year you had left. Now my marriage is dissolved and I have a boyfriend who most likely cheated on me."

"Scarlet..... I wish you could know the pain I felt when I left. You wouldn't have understood. I didn't want to hurt you."

"Well you did hurt me. You left me with something I could never forget."
Hugh looked at me. I could tell he didn't know.
"Once upon another time
You left me, yet left me alone
But that's not all you did
You left me with a son"
I sang to him softly.

Hugh stared at me.
"No....no that can't be true. It was Colin's son not mine. You're lying."
"Why would I lie to you. After years of being apart, why would I lie to you." I said, my head was cast downward. Not wanting to meet his eyes.
Now there were tears forming in my eyes. I felt Hugh tilt my head up. I didn't get a word in for he had crashed his lips onto mine.

"I missed you" was all he said.
"I missed you too" I said, fresh tears were streaming down my cheeks.
And that's how we stayed for a while; my head resting on his shoulder and his arms wrapped around me. For the first time I felt pure happiness and bliss that I had never felt in a long time. I felt warm and comfortable in Hugh's arms. I wanted to stay like this forever. My love for him never fully died. Now I wanted him more than ever.

For the first time I wasn't thinking about Jon. I wasn't thinking about how I would end my relationship with him. All of it fell away when I was in Hugh's embrace; only him and me mattered in that moment.
For the first time I felt safe from the reality of Jon's most-likely-happened-Affair-with-the-girl-who-shall-not-be-named.

I only could hope when I saw Jon I would tell him it was over between us. I hope I would have the courage to do so.