JESSICA"I thought you were … I mean … I should have asked questions instead of just running off in anger. I didn’t know that … oh, God! I’ve been so stupid. You must think the worst of me.” I say, getting worked up. It’s my haywire hormones at work, I know.“It’s okay. You had your reasons. I’m just glad that we cleared everything up. How have you been, Jessica? I really missed you.” Charles tells me, his tone dropping an octave and sending shivers down my spine. Although he looks kind of gaunt now that I appraise him carefully, he’s still easily one of the most handsome men that I’ve ever known. Handsomeness runs in their family, it seems. For a split second, I imagine how handsome, or beautiful my child is going to be. It occurs to me that I will have to tell Charles about the baby sooner rather than later, and I fleetingly wonder how that is going to go down.“I’ve been fine. And you?” “I’ve been okay, more or less.” He replies, and for a second, an unreadable expression comes o

I didn’t think it was possible for Charles to go any greener than he already was, but at Samantha’s words, he turns pale, and he looks like he’s going to pass out at any moment. As for me, the wheels in my head are turning rapidly, and I’m wondering how on earth to extricate myself from this rapidly embarrassing situation and painful situation.I’m not yet processing the whole thing as well as I should, but there will be enough time for that. Right now though, being in the same vicinity as Sam is extremely nauseating, so I have to get the hell out of there. It doesn’t help that Charles is standing there like a deaf or mute person, and not refuting or accepting Sam’s claims.“That’s wonderful. I wish you both the very best. Take care now.” I tell them, turning away and walking off rapidly, desperate to retain my dignity. Now, I wish that I did not ask Jeff to go away. I could do with some support right now.“Jessica, please wait! It’s not what you think at all. I only had sex with her

JESSICASebastian’s mother welcomes me to her home with open arms, as I had known she would. Once upon a time, she had practically been a mother to me, that is until my kidnap and Sebastian’s marriage to another woman. After that, I shut myself off from everyone, until now, that is.“Jessica, honey. How are you? You look so radiant and beautiful, much better than the last time I saw you. That is for sure. You put on some weight … I mean that in a good way. How have you been?” She asks, giving me a long, strong hug of affection that I hadn’t even been aware that I needed. I revel in the hug and immediately feel at home, breathing in her familiar scent.“I’ve been fine, Mrs. James,” I reply and she nods, looking me over once again. Her shrewd gaze lingers on my belly, but she does not say anything.“Hello, Jessica. Welcome. We’ve been awaiting your arrival.” A male voice says, and I whirl around to see a somewhat familiar-looking man looking at us with kind eyes.“This is Donald, Carol’

SAMANTHAOf course, I’m not surprised by Jessica’s lack of reception towards me, after what she just found out earlier in the day, but still, I’m pissed at the way she’s treating me. Why she should be pissed when I’m only giving her a taste of her own medicine is what I don’t understand. After all, I had forgiven her after she stole Sebastian from me, and even later wanted them to get married.It’s been a week since the incident at the airport, yet I still can’t reach her because she blocked my number from calling her. It’s annoying how she can be so selfish at times. What does she expect me to do? Raise two bloody kids alone without their father? All I want her to do is to put in a good word on my behalf, and maybe Charles will be willing to let bygones be bygones, and we can raise our kids together. Granted, I may have gone too far with the whole scheme, but in my defense, that hadn’t been my plan in the beginning. What I wanted to do was to show her how painful it was for your fri

JESSICAThe days pass and then the weeks pass, yet there’s no news about Charlotte’s recapture. She has simply vanished into thin air, and while I would like to think that she has run away to a foreign country to start over her life, I know that that is an impossibility. She’s most likely laying low and thinking of the best way to kill everyone who in her mind has offended her.Two days ago, I received a call from one of my neighbors, telling me that someone had broken into my apartment and trashed the place, leaving a dead pig behind as a souvenir. I had received this alarming news much more calmly than the situation warranted. In fact, ever since this whole jailbreak situation started, I have been weirdly calm.Mrs. James assures me all the time that I’m perfectly safe in her house, and as much as I would like to believe that, I can’t help but think of the fact that her husband was killed right here in this very house, despite all the protection that they had. However, then, there h