Remember Her

Liora didn't think she could get more pissed than she was as she felt her jaw harden to the point of pain.

Travis's eyes were narrowed as he looked down at her from his height. His eyes were blank and without any emotion, almost like Liora was staring into an empty soul.

"When you are done staring, you can move your car out of the way." Travis stated in irritation.

"You sc*mbag, who the h*ll do you bl**dy think you are!" Liora muttered under her breath, loud enough for him to hear.

Travis stood there in shocked silence as his lips hardened into a thin line, taking a step closer to her.

He was already having a bad day, and she was adding fuel to the fire burning within him.

"Shut the h*ll up and get your a** in your fr*aking car!" Travis said, his voice low and hard, vibrating between them.

"And if I do not?" Liora asked, folding her hand on her chest.

She had imagined their first meeting several times but never like this. But that didn't mean she was going to back down.

In the car, Lily quickly unbuckled her seat belt and hurried out of it before the heated argument escalated.

From the other car, Felix jumped out of the car also, his eyes widened like he was staring at a ghost.

"We are so sorry, Travis; let's go." Felix said, pulling him away.

"What? Why would I do that? We were already on the path." Travis said.

"Go on, listen to him; it would do you a lot of good." Liora mocked, her lips pulled up in a mocking smile.

A fact that seems to get more on Travis's nerves.

"Liora, please let's go; I'm pretty sure you're tired. Don't worry, I'll pull the car out of the way if you won't." Lily offered.

Felix's head turned sharply to Lily at the mention of Liora's name. His eyes narrowed as he glanced back at Liora.

"Oh god!" He muttered under his breath.

"Don't you dare, Lily, not under my watch." Liora stated, not ready to budge.

Liora stared at Travis, who looked at her like he had never met her in his life. Did it hurt? Yes, it did. But it only made her more determined to make him pay.

"Now I see why he wanted it secret. So he could pretend not to know me afterwards." Liora muttered under her breath.

"Travis, we need to get out of here." Felix whispered to him.

Despite his anger, he picked up on Felix's tone and glanced at his face. Even though he did not want to budge, he knew when Felix sounded that way it was serious.

Travis turned to Liora and said, "Thank your lucky stars I've got more important things to attend to."

"Thank you so much." Lily said, pulling Liora after her.

This time around she did not allow her to drive and instead led her to the passenger's seat.

When the other car pulled back for them, Lily turned and drove down the road, honking in thanks to the other car.

"What was that about? You looked like he stole something from you." Lily stated, her eyes narrowed in suspicion as she drove through the cabins.

"He did" Liora muttered under her breath.

"If this is about Fiona, I think you need to talk about it. You can't just get angry at everyone because you're pissed." Lily stated in concern, her brows squeezed as she stared at the road.

"I don't want to talk about it." Liora mumbled.

"Okay, suit yourself. There's no getting to you when you have your mind made up. Just ensure the kids don't pick up your mood." Lily warned.

Liora rested her head on the headrest and mumbled, "They won't."

"You know how mischievous they get when they sense you're in a bad mood." Lily stated firmly.

"I know, and I said, they won't." Liora replied.

"Let's hope they don't." Lily murmured as she turned right at the end of the road.

She headed straight down before turning into the driveway of their cabin.

Back at the other side of the road, Felix pulled the car into the drive of Travis's cabin. The rest of the drive had been silent.

As soon as they walked into the house, Felix turned to Travis, who was pulling off his suit.

"Didn't you know who that is?" Felix asked.

"I don't want to talk about her." Travis responded, his jaw tightening at the mention of her again.

He walked through the living room and up the stairs, pulling off his cuff links as he did.

"You're going to have to, Travis. Why did you have to do that? You never get pissed at ladies like that; it's the first time you have acted like such an a**" Felix shouted, following him up the stairs.

"She got on my nerves, and when I saw her face, I knew I was not going to back down." Travis shouted in defense.

"You knew?" Felix asked softly.

"I'm already having a bad day, Felix; bringing back old pain isn't the right way to go right now." Travis muttered, walking into his bedroom.

"Are you really saying your outburst earlier was because of your conversation with your father? It looked like more to me." Felix insisted.

"What more could there be to it?" Travis asked.

"Where is your book of memories?" Felix asked.

"Why do I need that now? I've been doing fine for the last five to six years." Travis mumbled.

"Yes, but you didn't today. Imagine what would happen if that were to have happened in the presence of your father." Felix asked.

"For f*ck sake why do you keep bringing him up? And who the h*ll is she that I need to remember her so bad?" Travis shouted in anger.

His eyes were widened in irritation, his half-unbuttoned shirt showing his heaving chest as he breathed in anger.

Felix spotted the book on a shelf to his right. He brought it out, opened it to the last page, and raised it up to his face.

"Here, this is who you just saw!" Felix shouted.

Travis froze as he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head. His face turned white as he stared at a picture of the face he had just seen and the name written under it.