10Chapter 9: Reconciled
William couldn't believe his wife had just fought over him; he was flattered. Of course then William's common sense kicked in and told him that what she had done was wrong he instantly got furious with her. For the last week William had realized there was something wrong with Celina. He could tell having seen all her sides. She was extra nice to Albus and Graham, she tried to be motherly towards Augusta, and cared even more for Minerva, and even let Isabella and Frank be children not robots.
"Come on..." William demanded roughly pulling Celina up and pulling her into the bedroom with him.
The couple always agreed that violence over talking never solved anything and he didn't want his wife to fall to these means. He locked the door from inside and turned to Celina.
"Oh Merlin I hope he doesn't tell her off ...after all it was planned…"muttered Katherine inaudibly but Albus heard her.
"Planned." he said out loud and then everyone turned to Katherine.
Minerva moved closer to Albus as Katherine started telling everyone what Celina would tell William inside the room.
"What the hell was that all about Celina? She makes us breakfast and is that how you repay her?" William asked Celina furiously she shrank a bit. She never liked it when he got angry and nor had he ever used that tone with her not even when there was an invisible wall between them.
"I…was..." she couldn't say anything.
His shouting told her that he really did like Katherine over her. She was jealous but then she thought of fighting for William when in comparison to the woman outside who was a thousand times prettier and smarter than she was loosing the battle before it ever began. Katherine was perfect and she...she had lost.
"Well do you have anything to say?" William asked angrily.
There was no answer only tears pouring out of her eyes. William knew that Celina wouldn't act that way without reason and he knew there was something up so he had decided he wouldn't walk out that door without knowing it.
William had been watching Celina for a while but so lost in his current thoughts he'd never noticed the sobbing woman toying with her ring. Now the wedding band lay glistening in her hand before she held it to him. William frowned staring at her as he took the ring utterly flummoxed.
"I don't know what to say to you so I'll just leave," she said walking toward the door.
William just stared at the ring never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined his wife breaking their marriage. His hand closed around the band as he shut his eyes.
"No ...no it doesn't end this way. It can't..." he muttered to himself as Celina tried to open the door.
"It won't budge," she said frowning, "William let me out please." Tears were still pouring from her face.
"Why are you doing this Celina? What did I do?" he asked her turning to look at her. She could see in his eyes his heart had shattered into millions of pieces.
"It's not you it's Me," she replied weakly not being able to look him in the eye.
"Oh! That's a real classic! Don't you have anything better?" William snorted walking towards her. He pulled her to him and took her left hand in his trying to force the ring back on. Oddly enough it didn't seem to fit anymore.
"See what I mean? It just doesn't work for us anymore we're too far a part." she sniffed.
"I don't see anything wrong but this dame ring. I'll just buy you a new one, a better one that will fit and then it will be okay. Stupid ring…" he said still trying to put the ring on her finger.
"No William that's exactly what I 'm afraid of... it won't be okay…"she said sadly pulling away.
"What do you want? Just tell me Cel I'll give you whatever you want...just...just don't leave me. I love you! I'll ...I'll kill myself if you do," he said tears now in his eyes threatening to fall as he looked straight into her eyes.
"What do you want? Anything…" he said again holding her hand in his.
"I…want you..." she replied in whisper so soft he couldn't hear her. She looked at their hands.
"What did you say?" he asked.
"I want you" she said looking up and wrapping her arms around him. "That's all I've wanted."
"You've always had me," He whispered in her ear holding her close. After a few minutes they pulled a part and he cupped her face in his hands.
"Then why are you doing now this? I do love you Celina even when we had a fall…" he shook his head, "Kate is a friend she means nothing compared to you Celina" he said wiping her tears.
Celina sniffed smiling slightly.
"Celina I want you to tell me everything from now on okay," he said kissing her softly.
She nodded and soon babbled out everything she had been feeling and thought since Katherine had fallen into their sights. He listened and for the most part understood by the end if it she was crying again, but he had his arm wrapped around her waist so she felt safe and wanted once more. She smiled and kissed him again.
"I'm sorry Cel…I didn't realize I hurt you so much I 'm sorry," he said clearing her face of stray hair.
She hugged him shaking her head, "I think we're both sorry."
"I do love you a lot…"he reminded her and she nodded kissing him again.
"We'll buy you a ring tomorrow and then maybe something else too," said William softly walking out of the room as everyone looked at them seriously but nervous.
Katherine had set the table again she smiled at Celina who smiled back as everyone sat down and ate breakfast quietly.