33 Full Explanation!

"From the beginning, I want to know everything."

Isabel was now sitting on the bed in her dorm, leaning against the mountain of stuffed animals while looking down at Davina who was now fully clothed and kneeling on the floor. She was being punished.

Honestly, Isabel was a person who disliked violence, but a minute ago she had completely given in to the urge to go smash Sophie's pretty face in when Davina unexpectedly clung to her waist and said she would tell her everything.

"...so please don't go and become a murderer."

So now, she was waiting for the promised 'full explanation'.

Davina didn't know why, but she suddenly felt like she had gone back to her days of waiting in the principal's office, it was almost suffocating, but she knew that Isabel was angry for her sake, so she decided to suck it up and soldier on. Besides, this was something she had been wanting to get off her chest for a while, but she just didn't know who to turn to talk about it.

Breathing a sigh, Davina clenched her fist and slowly began to recount how she and Sophie came to their present state.

"Sophie and I have been in an uncommitted relationship for the past... seven or eight years."

Isabel almost fell over. "That— that's almost as long as you've known me!" She couldn't help but shout and Davina rubbed her nose sheepishly in response, she didn't know how to reply to that.

"And 'uncommitted', does that mean that you guys aren't actually a couple?"

Looking at Davina's difficult expression, Isabel could only sigh as she held her face, speechless and waved at Davina to continue. There was no point in getting angry about what had already happened, but Isabel was really beginning to feel like her entire life before rebirth had been one big, fat lie!

"If you want to put a label on the relationship that Sophie and I have then 'sex friends' would be the best thing to call it." Davina's cheeks flushed red, it was embarrassing to admit this to someone she has treated as a younger sister for ten years alright!

Isabel didn't have much to comment on about that, partner hopping wasn't uncommon in the LGBT community, she knew, especially now when everyone wanted to keep their orientation private, not daring to let anyone know or suspect. Casually sleeping together was often the way to go instead of a committed relationship, but all the same, these two have been doing it for eight... years!

That was eight years, not months or weeks, but years, there had to be something more going on.

"Okay, so you two have been sex friends for eight years."

"I know it sounds ridiculous---"

"Ridiculous or not, I don't care." Isabel butted in, "What I want to know is why you have those marks on you. She fucking bit you like some kind of animal, how can you be okay with that?"

Isabel grabbed a pink crocodile from among the pile of toys and began to strangle it violently, picturing that it was Sophie's pretty neck. She had never wanted to put someone to death this badly before, except for Susan when the woman showed up at her and Brycen's high school reunion flaunting her five carat diamond encrusted engagement ring, happily reply to calls of 'Mrs. Jaeger' when Brycen and Isabel hadn't even been divorced yet.

"It's not entirely her fault." Hearing those words spoken in a mosquito like whisper, Isabel suddenly felt like splitting Davina's head open to see exactly which part of her brain was it that wasn't working right.

"Exactly how isn't it her fault? Did you force her to bite you then?" Isabel spat the words out through gritted teeth causing Davina to sigh.

"She wants a relationship, Izzy, a serious one."

"My ass!" Isabel couldn't take it anymore and stood up, marching directly over to grab Davina by her shoulders, pull her up and shake as if to right the position of her brain.

"This relationship is 'serious' enough with her treating you like a chew toy; don't you dare promise any commitment to that monster, I don't care how pitiful she is and you---!"

"I told her that I was in love with you."

"What?"

Isabel froze, her hands still gripping Davina's shoulders and Davina stared deep into her golden orbs with her black ones, a helpless smile tugging at the corner of her mouth.

"Sophie and I have had this relationship for eight years Izzy and in those years I've found that under that unfeeling and cold exterior is one of the most amazing people this world could ever have. To say that I feel nothing for her would be a lie but it's precisely because I care for her that I don't want to tie her down with this fruitless relationship.

"A woman and woman, what could we ever achieve? Me, I'm not going anywhere fast but Sophie's possibilities are endless. You don't know this, but the people that raised her aren't Sophie's biological parents; her real father is Kane Bloom, the owner of the Blue Pearl Hotel chain and Sophie was the result of a one night stand with one of the maids who died while giving birth. She was raised by her mother's sister and her husband under their last name.

"Recently, there's been some kind of inheritance struggle in the Blue Empire and her father came to find her, he wants her to take his place as the next chairman, but because she wants to stay close to me, she's refusing a life changing chance. Izzy, I can't make her lose out on this."

Davina's tears were falling like rain now and Isabel didn't know what to say. She was stunned beyond return and her mind was reeling from all this new information. Davina and Sophie's relationship, Sophie's identity and... Davina's feelings for her?

"Davi," Isabel hesitated for a moment but still eventually asked. "You're in love with me?"

"What? No, don't be silly. I could never fall in love with a brat like you, who are you kidding?"

Isabel was so relieved to hear those words that her legs almost gave out. If Davina was really in love with her, she didn't know what she would do.

"So why did you---?"

"It was obviously a lie." Davina rolled her still watery eyes. "Seriously, where does your IQ go at times like these?"

Isabel rubbed her nose sheepishly, she would also like to know the answer to that question.

"She's been asking me to move in with her for years, and honestly I was wearing thin on resisting and was planning to accept, but then Kane Bloom came knocking on our door." Davina closed her eyes and took a shaky breath.

"Before we left for D City, she gave me a key and told me it was the spare to her new apartment, to come look for her once I came back, but I didn't take it. After years of chasing after somebody with no result, anyone would go crazy... it was the first time I saw her so angry."

Davina pulled her arms up to wrap around herself.

"She demanded a reason why, she wanted to know why I kept on refusing her even though we've obviously been together for so long and the only reason I could think of was you. I said that I was in love with you and that no matter who I gave my body to, my heart would always be with you, so moving in with her wouldn't make any sense so she should just give up on me."

Isabel was speechless, she couldn't refute to what Davina said because somehow, she could understand; being so deeply in love with someone that you would do something ridiculously stupid that could possibly compromise your own happiness. Isabel had done it countless times for Brycen when she was younger; giving up her tuition money, leaving behind her family, she was even dumber than Davina.

Suddenly, that uneven feeling that she always got from Sophie in the last life found its root and Isabel couldn't help but glare slightly at her friend. It was all because of this damned chapstick and her lies!

Isabel sighed and rubbed her hands over her face while walking backwards until she bumped into the bed and flopped down. She was tired.

"Seriously, Davi just tell her the truth."

"What? No! How could you even---"

"Because Sophie is a stubborn, bull headed bitch and whether you move in with her or fall in love with someone else and go halfway around the world to live she is never going to accept her father's offer, at least not in ten years."

When Isabel died Sophie had still been holding the position as Mason's secretary at Sunshine, so all Davina's pain, heartbreak and suffering right now was for naught.

Knowing the exact outcome awaiting her friends while watching them endure this horrible suffering was honestly, torture for Isabel. Her stomach was tying itself in knots from the frustration. Gah!! She needed a drink.

"Hey Davi, this 'Lauren' that you told me about before who wants to work with us, I never asked, but how did you guys meet?"

"Why the sudden change in topic?"

"Nothing really, I just want to make sure that this isn't some spurned lover from the past."

"Oh quit it you." Davina stretched out her foot to kick Isabel's leg, obvious to her teasing. "Lauren and I go way back to high school. Around that time some of the girls found out that I was gay and spread it around and it left me in a really awkward position, especially considering that it was an all-girls school, Lauren was the only one who stuck with me through that, considering that even my childhood friend completely bailed on me."

It was Isabel's first time hearing this story from Davina, but she didn't comment and went straight to the point she wanted to clarify.

"So, is Lauren gay too, or...."

"No, at least I don't think so. As far as I know, Lauren's only dated guys and she sends me pictures of hot guys like, every other day; she sometimes sends girls too, asking me if I think they're cute. I don't think she's gay."

"I see."

Hearing Isabel's noncommittal reply Davina rolled her eyes. "Not everyone I hang around with outside of work is gay just because I am Izzy. You and Kim are straight."

"We still work together though...."

"Stop being a wise ass." Davina kicked at her legs again and Isabel giggled while pulling them up under her but in her mind she was thinking seriously.

Davina said that Lauren wasn't gay, but Isabel knew for a fact that Lauren was gay because when the woman comes to A Country next year there would hardly be a second when she wasn't trying to suck Davina's face off or grope her regardless of where they were as if she was afraid people wouldn't see.

In the last life, when Isabel had spread out the news concerning Davina's orientation Davina left A Country to go to T Country with Lauren and the relationship between the two from what she saw was pretty close.

Isabel felt her head start to hurt from thinking about all this, so she decided to just stop. At the same time, her stomach growled and when she checked the time it was already after four; it had been two hours since the two arrived at the company.

"Damn, Davi you still haven't eaten anything." Isabel cursed while looking at the now cold tray of food on the table.

Rubbing her own empty tummy, Davina shrugged. "Well, it's only after four, lets grab something at the food court before we leave."

The two grabbed their stuff and headed for the cafeteria where they ordered some food then sat down to eat.

"Oh jeah, wah gid bosh call chu for?"

"Don't talk with your mouth full." Isabel scrunched her nose while brushing away some vegetable pieces that had sprayed from Davina's mouth and fallen close to her with a napkin.

"Shorry."

Isabel rolled her eyes then pushed over the folder with the contract sample to Davina before scooting far away with her tray and as expected, once Davina read what was on there, she started coughing and chocking, spraying food all over the table.

Thumping her chest violently, she downed an entire glass of water carelessly, causing the water to splash out and wet her clothes.

"Hey, take it easy."

"Izzy, this! This..."

"Yes, yes. I know, it's amazing, but calm down would ya." Isabel couldn't stop herself from laughing, Davina's reaction was priceless. Then she remembered.

"Ah damn! I was supposed to tape this."

"Tape your head!"

"Not before I tape your mouth!"

"Then I'll tape your arms and you won't be able to tape anything."

"I only need my fingers to tape you."

Like that the two continued to bicker until they finished eating then they went down to the parking lot. Once in the car, Isabel called Kim and told her that she would be home late.

"Where are you going?"

"I need a drink." She had way too much excitement today, she needed to kick back and relax with a glass of her favorite mix at her favorite place. She just hoped the place was already in operation.

"I didn't know you drank." Davina had known Isabel for ten years and didn't see her so much as touch a cup of beer, even at work gatherings she strictly adhered to only drinking fruit juice.

"Yeah well, I didn't know you and Sophie were sex friends either."

"Ouch."

"Love hurts."

Davina rolled her eyes at her and started the car up.

"So, where are you going? Do you want some company?"

"I want you to go straight home an rest then go to the hospital in the morning to get those things looked at." Davina knew that by 'those things' Isabel was referring to the bites on her neck. "I'll be borrowing you're car for the night, so call Kim to take you in the morning."

"Well aren't you quite bold. Where are you going anyway?"

"Secret. I'm allowed to keep some right?"

Seeing that Isabel wasn't going to say anything else, Davina pouted but she didn't ask any further and just drove to her apartment before surrendering her keys to Isabel.

"Izzy, please take care of my baby."

Recalling Isabel's crazy driving from Monday morning, she still felt a bit scared.

Rolling her eyes at Davina's dramatics, Isabel got into the driver's seat, pulled on her seat belt and drove leisurely towards her destination.