Jackie's POVI stayed in the library even after Andrea had left. My mood had changed so drastically and it did not go away so easily as the image of Lucas and Cindy kissing stayed glued in my head. I knew I could trust Lucas and that he would never willingly kiss that woman but it hurt. The chances of the DNA result coming out positive would determine how our relationship would be and I have not been okay.Cindy was manipulative, that I could tell. No one knew what she could be planning. We suffered in the hands of Maddy now someone else with an obsession for Lucas walked into our lives. To feel comforted, I placed my hand on my small baby bump and stared at it. My lips tugged into a small smile as I imagined my baby safe and sound in my womb."I just hope we have our happy ending," I said and my stomach grumbled from hunger. "Really? Tsk, I guess you and I need to eat. Let's go see what's in the kitchen."As I rose from the couch, my phone rang in my pocket. I took it out and saw it
A lot was going through my mind while I was panicking. Cindy had tears running down her cheeks, the baby had his mouth open while gagging, and Lucas walked into the kitchen looking shocked and confused. My body was rigid in its spot and almost sweaty as I watched what was happening."What's going on here?" Lucas asked but no one paid him any attention.I watched as Cindy turned her baby on its stomach on top of her arm and hit his back aggressively. "Your girlfriend wants to kill my baby!" Cindy yelled through tears. "My baby is choking!""What?!" Lucas looked at me and I shook my head. "I didn't do anything!""Shut up!" Cindy faced me while hitting the baby's back. "Just shut up and pray that nothing happens to my son!""I'm sorry." That was all I could say.Lucas went over to Cindy and took the boy away then positioned him in the same way Cindy had kept him. He started to pound his back while Cindy touched her son's head."It's going to be okay. Mommy's here."I covered my mouth w
I did not understand what he was trying to say. His expression, body language, and tone of voice were not helpful to me at this moment. "What... What do you mean?" I asked, my voice shaking."Look, I understand that you may not like Cindy or everything about this situation... But leave the child out of this."I gasped in disbelief. My eyes widened and my mouth stayed open in shock. I couldn't help but chortle."Wait... Are you trying to tell me that you're blaming me for this?""Yes," he retorted. "I am blaming you. What is wrong with you? I hate Cindy, yes but I will never be so careless! What if the child had died?! Do you even think for someone who claims to be intelligent? How could you leave a child unattended and have him almost swallowing something hazardous?!"I slapped him across the cheek, sending his face sideways. My eyes were already brimmed with tears and my heart was pounding in anger."Don't you even dare try to say that to me!""I don't care what you want me to say.
I wanted to pretend like I had not heard Cindy speak but the weight of the issues on the ground would not let me act like I didn't care. So, I took in a deep breath and faced them fully, my face blank. I ignored Lucas' stare as I walked up to the table and dropped the things I held on the table. I smiled and slowly turned my head to look at Lucas."What is this bitch saying, Lucas?" I asked through gritted teeth and he looked at the bowl of baby food before him."You heard me and don't call me a bitch, bitch."I poked the inside of my cheek with my tongue as I fought the urge to get across the table to smack Cindy in the face. I chose to clench my hands and continued to stare at Lucas while waiting for a response from him."What's the point of asking him? I told you that Lucas can never be loyal. He's not a one-woman man. Besides, did you think that after what you did to our baby, I would allow you to stay in this place?"I chuckled drily. "So, you told him to kick me out?"I glared a
"So, let me get this straight." I got up, pointing my hand at him. "You said all those crap to me, hurt me intentionally for some stupid plan that you could have told me about?!"He got up instantly and tried to touch me but I stepped back, avoiding any bodily contact."Do you know how hurt I was? Did you even think about my condition as your pregnant girlfriend? Why couldn't you just text me or call me that this is what you're planning to do?""I panicked! I'm sorry, okay? I was too angry and anxious about the fact that I just found that that bitch intentionally had people break into the apartment all because she is obsessed with me. Almost putting that baby in trouble for a man! I was going to let you know when I came back but the whole thing with the baby choking on the pen cap happened."I cupped my forehead and tried to register everything he had said. I exhaled through my mouth and dropped my hand then looked up at him."I am so sorry for saying those things to you but the plan
Something in the air did not feel right but I could be overthinking and overanalyzing the tone Matt had used in speaking. Even the expression on his face was questionable and the way Lucas' eyebrows furrowed at him for a split second didn't help things. The next thing that crossed my mind was the picture I saw in Matt's wallet. What if Matt knew something about Lucas? "Your girlfriend is a remarkable woman," Matt said, placing his hand on my shoulder. The touch was unexpected and made me flinch a bit."Yeah. I know about that. She's a lovely person," Lucas replied.Matt turned to me with a smile on his face. His eyes were a bit distant, making it appear like his mind was not here but his body was."We were supposed to head out today." Matt faced Lucas. "My apologies but your girlfriend and I have plans for today."I racked my head trying to understand what he meant when I remembered that he had called yesterday. I sighed and threw my head back in agony. I wanted to spend some time wi
I didn't have anything to say to him. I simply smiled and shrugged."Sorry. I got distracted. This place reminds me of home. Sorry for wasting time. I'll get going now," I said and rushed past him to the living room.I was not comfortable in this place anymore. Something was off about Matt and that picture. Could Matt be related to them in some way? The more this kept unfolding, the more I had to tell Lucas about this."Are you guys ready?" Matt asked as he walked into the living room.I avoided his eyes and stared at the coffee table. My heart was pounding because I didn't want him to be suspicious of me. I needed to get to the bottom of who this man was. My hunch kept telling me to dig further and at the same time, I wanted to question him so bad, but I felt it would not end well or it was just my experience with people that made me not trust anyone."Where's Victor?" Bria asked from her spot across me."Are you feeling okay, Jackie?" Matt asked me as he sat down beside me on the co
Jared’s POVThe sound of my alarm ringing loudly forced me awake with an annoyed groan leaving my lips. I squeezed my eyes for a moment and open them again then stared at the wall of my room. Events of last night came to my mind, reminding me of what had happened and how much I hated thinking of it. Thinking specifically of him.I huffed and sat up on my bed, bunching the blanket around my waist. I glared at my door as Axel, filled my head once again. I didn’t know how and why or when this started but recently, he started to piss me off by getting into my head. It made me want to rip my brain out. I hated thinking of him and I hated the growing warmth I felt in my heart when I was around him. I knew the feeling, it was attraction and I hated it with all my heart.I never told anyone about my sexuality as there wasn’t any need to. My bisexuality was something I never told anyone since the day I fell in love with a high school classmate of mine. I hated it because each man I wanted was