Chapter 6

Kayla's pov 

A few days later,

Things seemed to have calmed down a lot, Justin and I went back to the way we used to be, he treated me with so much love just as he used to.

It suddenly felt like nothing happened but somehow the spark between both of us had quenched, I couldn't get the reality off my mind that Justin cheated on me. It feels like one day I will find out that he is with another woman again, I just can't trust him like I used to.

I woke up very early in the morning and sat up on the bed staring at his face. He doesn't look like the man I used to know anymore and it hurts.

“Hey.” He said to me with a bright smile on his face as he was stretching on the bed.

“Good morning.” I replied softly. 

“How is my little one doing?” He asked as he placed his head on my belly. It felt like the baby is the only thing we both have now that is making our bond still a little strong.

“She's doing great.” He looked at me childishly.

“You know it's a he right?” He asked, trying to start a cute argument but I was obviously not in the mood for such a thing. 

“I need to go make breakfast.” Justin was obviously disappointed. He is trying to build back the bond that he broke but it seems totally impossible for him to do it because every time he tries I will look for a way to stop him.

I stood up from the bed and stepped out of the room. The moment I was out of the room I realized I might have been wrong for doing such a thing but it's just something I don't have control over anymore.

I couldn't take a step away from where I was standing, it feels like I'm going to be like this forever. Maybe I'm torturing myself by staying married to him.

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While I was making breakfast I felt masculine touch around my waist, the touch that used to give me butterflies suddenly felt like a disturbance to me. 

“Why don't we get help?” He whispered in my ears. 

“I don't think that would be necessary.” I replied almost immediately and continued what I was doing.

“Kayla, I know you want to do these things by yourself but now is not the right time. You are carrying our child so you need to have enough rest to avoid pregnancy complications.” I felt suddenly irritated while listening to him so much that I needed him to shut up.

“Justin.” I called his name a little on top of my voice, he stopped caressing my waist when he heard my tone.

I tried to stay calm because he is only looking after my well-being and he didn't mean any harm by trying to get us a maid.

“Like I said, I'm fine.” I said angrily and walked away. 

Sally and I already agreed to meet at a restaurant.

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“Hey sweetie.” Sally said with a bright smile on her face the moment she saw me at the restaurant, we hugged and sat down on the chair.

“Thank you for coming, I feel like I'm losing my mind.” 

“Come on, you know I would do anything for you.” Sally said to me, holding my hand with a soft smile on her face.

“I don't know what I would do without you.” I replied a little above a whisper.

“What is it this time? What did that son of a bitch do to my best friend?”

“He hasn't done anything wrong, well that's what any other person would think but I feel wronged.” I said to her worriedly.

“Why?” 

“He's switched up so quickly, immediately turning into a good husband, I mean he's acting like nothing happened and it's driving me crazy, I really don't know what to do.  I thought I would be able to move past this phase and just forgive him like nothing happened but I don't think I can.” I ended the conversation with a lower tone as I was slowly getting emotional.

“Hey, look at me, don't you dare feel bad for feeling this way, you were betrayed, the trust you had on him was broken, it's a hard pill to take it but you took it all, so you have every right to feel this way, with time you'll get over everything.” Sally tried advising me.

“I want a divorce, but you know that it's going to be hard for me to get custody of the gallery right now, I have to be smart about it else I'll lose everything to him.” Sally became calm when she heard what I said.

“Are you sure about this?” She asked to confirm if the divorce is really what I want right now.

“Yes.”

“I support you.” She replied with a faint smile on her face, I know that she wasn't actually in support because she knows how I used to be on love with Justin.

“I miss our old days so much, now it's like I'm being forced to be with him, everytime I look at his face I remember what he did to me.” Sally looked at my face and tried to understand what I was feeling.

“How's work going?” Has Leon being frustrating you of late?” Sally asked trying to switch topics.

“You know he's never going to change, he wants me to finish a case in two days, how's that even possible? At this point I think quitting may be my next alternative. I miss when we used to work together, I can't believe you're not returning.”  I said to Sally childishly and we both laughed about it. 

Just then my phone lit up to the sound of a message notification, I picked it from the table immediately with a smile on my face.

But the moment I saw the content of the message, my smile faded, my heart was beating faster than normal, my hands were shaky, my biggest fear had finally turned into reality. And because of the shock I felt a sharp pain in my belly.

“Kayla, talk to me! Are you okay?” I could only hear the echoes of her voice.