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I woke up the next morning and turned on my phone. Several missed calls from Victor; all from before he spoke with Lacey and one good morning text from Daniel, which made me smile. I texted him back, “Good morning. Thank you for giving me a reason to smile. A real rarity before my first cup of coffee.”I smiled when he texted back, “I’d be happy to start your days off right every day.” I replied, “I wouldn’t mind that. My housekeeper woke me up in the middle of the night with a phone call from my attorney/best friend. Apparently, your brother is bringing Daya to the meeting.”Daniel replied, “So why don’t I join you?” I smiled, “You know what? Why not. Do you want to come over early and we can catch up so you don’t get surprised by anything?” He answered, “I would love to. What time? How about anytime after seven am. I need time to take a shower and get dressed. I also have a new chef starting today, so I will need to get her settled in as well.”Daniel suggested, “I’ll be there at ar
I put my phone next to me and started sketching, my phone quiet, until one hour later. I saw it was Lacey calling and answered on the second ring, “Hey, did he call you?” She answered with an exasperated sigh, “To be honest, Harley, I think he’s falling in love with you now. He started asking me when you became this confident woman. I laughed at him and told him this was the way you were before you married him”.I laughed, “I bet that’s killing him.” She agreed, “I think you’re right.” I shook my head, “I will never change who I am for a man again.” She answered, “That’s the Harley I know and love. Now, the reason I called is because he wants to speak with you… in person. I told him it would have to be in a public place with me present or recording the conversation. He agreed to record the conversation.”I agreed, “Okay. We can meet for lunch tomorrow at our favorite café.” She replied, “I will let him know. Are you okay?” I nodded, “I’m really good. I took a really long nap, Annie had
Lacey sighed, “Who knew you would get pregnant on the first and only time you slept with that idiot?” I shrugged, “Well, I guess I now have something to think about. I just hope this doesn’t keep Daniel from dating me”. Lacey sighed, “There is no telling. I guess we’ll find out”.Angela parked her car in front of us and we got in. Angela immediately asked, “So, what happened?” Lacey explained what happened and told her that I am pregnant. She asked, “Are you going to tell dipshit?” I chuckled, “Yeah. I need to. He needs to know so he can choose if he wants to be a part of its life. I may wait until after the divorce is done, though.”Lacey cringed, “Am I going to have to revise the divorce agreement again? We need to add a visitation schedule and child support to it now.” I shook my head, “We can do all that separately, after the baby is born.” I am going to tell him soon, I just don’t know if I want to do it today. I don’t want any more stress than I already have. I also need to eat
Lacey called him back and told him my answer in my exact words. I knew he had chosen not to sign the papers when Lacey’s volume increased, “Fine, you have no idea of the shit storm you have created. We will see you in court.” I started feeling dizzy and everything went black.When I opened my eyes, I was in an ambulance with Lacey sitting next to me, “Oh my goodness, Harley! Are you okay?” One of the EMTs asked, “Ms. Frost, you passed out and your blood pressure is running a bit high. We are on the way to the hospital to have you checked out. Okay?”I just nodded, “That’s fine. I figure it’s just stress with all of Victor’s bullshit plus the move. I’ve been having a lot of nightmares about his mother, so that keeps waking me up. My body is just involuntary shutting down to force me to rest.” The EMT answered, “You are probably right.”Lacey sighed, “Well, I don’t want you to talk to him anymore. You let me handle him.” The ambulance stopped and the EMTs wheeled me into an ER bay. They
Harley POVAfter eating breakfast, we went to Victor’s house. Lacey parked on the side of the driveway to allow the moving van access. We got out of the car and as I approached the house, the front door opened. It was Victor. I took my rings off of my finger and put them in his hand as I entered the house, “I will not be accused of trying to steal anything in this house.”Victor answered, “But these are yours. They were never meant for anyone else.” I shook my head, “Did you forget that you originally presented that engagement ring to Daya? I was never special enough for you to give me anything original. Don’t worry about it. I’m not.”Lacey smiled, “The moving van is here.” I smiled, “Sweet! The sooner we get this done, the sooner I can do what I want with my life.” I started to walk outside when Victor stopped me, “Why are you doing this? You can keep this house. I planned on you keeping it in the divorce.” I shook my head, “I don’t want any reminders of my time with you. This house
Theodore Cross’ POV“Dad, I gave her the divorce agreement last night. We are getting a divorce,” Victor informed me. I asked, “Why would you do that? Harley is such a loving and loyal spouse for you.” Victor answered, “Daya is coming home tonight. I will be picking her up from the airport late tonight.”Ugh. Daya again. I asked, “Do you not remember what she did to you last time?” Victor answered, “Yes, I recall being there, but she said she wants to pick up where we left off. I miss her, dad. I’ve always loved her.” I shook my head, “Son, you are making a huge mistake. That woman is as fake as they come.”Victor sighed as he put his pen on his desk, “I have to at least try with Daya one last time. If I don’t, I will live the rest of my life wondering if it would have worked. Mom likes her; why can’t you?”I replied, “Because she is a vindictive, spiteful thing. She lies worse than every politician I’ve ever met. You’ll see what I mean… eventually. I just hope it’s before she takes y