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Jackie’s POVHow was Lucas’ mom here? What business did she have with the people here? Was she friends with one of the women or knew Darrell’s mom? I was not comfortable with what I was seeing or the sudden change of atmosphere. My heart was beating fast as I felt like I was caught doing something bad.“Uh… Jackie. My name is Jackie,” I said, replying to her question and the women awed while she kept a blank face on.“You have such a beautiful name.”“She is really pretty.”“Prettier in person.”I shook my head internally at the words the women were uttering and smiled. I glanced at Darrell when he wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me closer to his side. His behavior confused me, but I ignored it and kept smiling.“She is indeed, and I am very happy to have her in my family.”A woman, looking in her fifties with long black hair and a red dress rose from her seat, smiling. I could see a small resemblance on her face. She looked like Darrell a little bit and I knew at that m
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Jackie's POVI was excited and worried at the same time. I was excited because my business made the list, and I was worried because this was not from an already established business. Not that I did not trust Lucas but knowing that there were a lot of people behind my business, I didn't want any problem that would bring disappointment.Which made me remember that Andrea nor mom liked Lucas at the moment, and he was the one sponsoring my business? How was I going to break the news to them? This was too much right now and I really didn’t want to say anything, but they deserve to know, all three of them.“I just got an email from the company.”I broke the tension in the car and all he did was hum. I knew he was pissed off and I didn’t want anything to piss him off more.“What company?”I swallowed, wondering how I was going to answer the question, knowing the object of his anger was the CEO of the company.“Nexon Wealth Management.”“Wasn’t the investment company Hamilton Inc?”I chuckled
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Jackie’s POVI cannot believe Darrell would do this to me. How could he do such a thing without my permission? All because I rejected him. It hurt that I was always unlucky with friends that I made. Darrell was backstabbing me and using his influence as the son of a wealthy family to hurt me. I worked so hard with Andrea and mom to get that store and he was trying to sabotage it?Now, Lucas was heading to do lord knows what. I knew what he was capable of doing and I had a feeling he was going to hurt Darrell badly. I wished he could stop as he was the owner of an up-and-coming company, he didn’t need to do any more dirty work as much as Darrell deserved to be punched into unconsciousness.I leaned against my pillow and sighed. My ears perked up when the door opened, and I hoped it was Lucas, but my hope shattered when I saw Mrs. Hamilton walk into the room. The room suddenly felt small and airtight. I sat upright as she approached me with a blank look on her face. I wished I could rea
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Lucas’ POVA few weeks later.Coming back to Atherton felt strange as I drove through the quiet neighborhood. It was still the same. Not that I was expecting any major change, seeing I have not been around for a short amount of time. Also, I wanted to surprise Jackie today. The last time I saw her was after the day she left the hospital, and I was excited to see her. I needed to be around her now that she was going to go into labor any day from now.As I got close to our house, my chest tightened. As much as we were being careful with our current state of relationship, I was nervous of what she would think of me coming back or at least staying with her for a few days. I was glad that I told her to stay in our home instead of staying with Andrea so it would be easy for me to come see her without someone holding a knife to my back. I was actually happy that Jackie had people who were there for her, despite the history between the three of us.I arrived and slowly parked in front of the
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Lucas’ POVI was sweating bullets as I paced back and forth at the airport entrance. There were still no available flights going to Atherton. My heart was pumping blood faster than usual, making me feel light headed and more restless. Jackie was about to give birth to our child to the world and the universe was about to fuck things up for me. I needed to be there for her, by her side, to make her feel that I was there through the pain she was going through.The moment my phone rang, I checked the ID and it was Maddie calling. I had sent a text to our group chat and they have been in panic mode since then. I answered the call and put the phone to my ear.“Yes, Maddie,” I said, sounding so out of breath as if I had been running around the whole airport building.“Lucas. Where are you now?”“At the airport. What is it?”She said something to someone before clearing her throat.“Lucas. My dad owns a private jet that is in one of the hangers at the airport. I spoke to my father and he said
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Lucas’ POVBefore I knew it, Jackie had gone into active labor, close to delivery and was rushed into the labor room. I thought I had been restless hours ago, but now, I feel worse. It was around three in the morning that her contraction got worse and when the doctor and nurses had come to check her, they said she was dilated enough to be in the labor room.Now, I was stuck between going into the room to be with her or dying of worry out here in the hallway. I was partially less worried, just by a very tiny percent, because Andrea was in there with her but that was not enough. I wanted to be with Jackie, by her side. I got her pregnant and the thought of her being there alone, without me, the father of the child, made me feel guilty. It didn’t help that I could also hear the pained screams of other women coming from two rooms.I slid down the wall and sat on the floor, not giving a fuck if it was a hospital floor. I was nervous, sweating and had a funny feeling in my stomach. I wanted
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Lucas’ POVAfter I went home to freshen up, I rushed back to the hospital, not wanting to stay away from Jackie and our newborn for too long. When I arrived, I saw our mothers standing at the entrance of Jackie’s room arguing.I stood for a few seconds to understand what was happening, listening in on their argument.“You have no right being here.”“And you do? That is my son’s child there… my grandchild!”“The son who abandoned my daughter?”I needed to put an end to this. They were running their mouths in front of Jackie’s room door and the last thing I needed was for her to hear the things they were saying about us.“You are—”“You better get—”“Enough.” I cut them off and marched over to them. I glared at each of them. “You two need to take your problems away from me and my family. Jackie does not need any of this shit you two are doing and if you cannot get over your fucking problems for once or at least for your kids, I don’t want any of you near us.”I could see the offense on
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Lucas’ POVA month has gone by since Jackie brought our son into the world and it has been the best month and at the same time, stress filled. One thing I didn’t prepare for was how loud and fussy a baby could be. Even though the books said babies would keep their parents awake, Drake’s was too much. We barely slept a wink almost every night. He was always hungry. When I asked why he was fussy, my mother told me it came from me.From then, I didn’t complain but right now, it was three in the morning and Drake has been crying.My eyes were heavy, and my arms hurt from carrying him for two hours. Jackie had breastfed him, but he still continued to cry. He was either crying or refusing to sleep. I was sporting a headache already.“Hey, Drake,” I said to him as I rubbed his back softly. “Why don’t you close your eyes so daddy can go to sleep, hm?”The only thing I got was a burp as a response and when I felt a little warm weight on my shoulder blade, I knew he had thrown up. I sighed and
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