Lahat ng Kabanata ng Ex and Son Beg, But I Never Turn Back: Kabanata 421 - Kabanata 430

Willow’s POVI stared at the pink lines in utter disbelief. Then I glanced up at the other three pregnancy tests I’d taken, all with the same results.Positive. Every single one of them.Sitting on the bathroom floor, as my shock dissipated, a wave of excitement washed over me. I’d bought the tests a few days ago, but I didn’t have the courage to take them.Why?Because I knew, deep down, that I would have been sad if they weren’t positive.From the moment my co-worker had uttered the words in the bathroom stall at our staff Christmas party, I’d wondered if it could be true. I’d wandered back to the table in a daze, pushing aside my glass of wine just in case.Then I’d gone straight to the pharmacy the next morning, bought four tests, and tucked them into my purse. And that’s where they’d stayed until now.I have no idea what possessed me to take the tests moments before we were supposed to leave for the Wine Awards, but something had come over me. I’d taken the first one before I’d go

Luigi’s POVI really did feel like the luckiest man on the planet as the limo pulled into the red carpet entrance of the wine awards. I had the most beautiful woman at my side, and a very special award nestled inside my suit pocket.Logan was with me too, and the fact that he and I were celebrating this night together meant a lot to me. Logan was bristling with excitement like a little child on Christmas morning. This wasn’t my first Wine Awards. I’d been nominated before, mostly for my red blends. But this was Logan’s first time at the awards, and I was happy to share it with him.Just as I was glad that Adonis and Jay were also with us. We’d secured some extra tickets, and who better to bring along than Adonis and Jay? They were like family to us. My only lament was that Benjamin couldn’t be there. He would have loved the event. But he was there in spirit.So, surrounded by the people that I adored most in the world, we stepped out of the limo and right into the flashing lights of th

Willow’s POVWe took our seats at the table, across from Beatrice and Franklin Fundle. I had to admit, the fact that we were sitting with the two of them was weighing on us pretty heavily.But I was determined to take the high road, and to have a good night. Besides, there were other nominees at our table, so we could, in essence, simply ignore them.Everyone else also began taking their seats for the five course plated dinner. Throughout the dinner, guests could make their way over to the wine table and pick up glasses of any wine they wanted, all compliments of the event.Luigi brought us all the Wine Not red blend, and I pretended to sip mine as the first course was served. Beatrice laughed obnoxiously, drawing eyes from everyone at the table in her direction.“Pardon me,” she said, setting down her wine. “Franklin here just said the funniest thing though. Tell them, Franklin. Tell them what you just told me.”With an arrogant smile, Franklin launched into a story about a buyer and

Third Person POVBeatrice lunged at Willow, overcome with rage.How could she?She was making a laughing stock out of Beatrice! Everyone believed that she’d simply tripped and fallen face first into the table? That was outrageous! Willow had hit her, right in the face. Franklin had seen it with his own two eyes! What the hell was the matter with him? Why wasn’t he standing up for her?Determined to force Willow into admitting what she’d done, Beatrice reached out for Willow’s throat. If Willow wouldn’t tell the truth, then she’d make her. Beatrice wasn’t in her right mind as she lunged for Willow.Luigi stepped in front of Willow though, catching Beatrice’s hands in the air. He gripped her wrists firmly and said in a low, steady voice:“I don’t think so, Beatrice. Calm yourself.”But Beatrice couldn’t calm herself. She tried to wrangle her wrists out of Luigi’s grasp, wild with her own seething anger. Franklin wrapped his arms around her, holding her back.“Security,” Franklin called o

Luigi’s POVApplause broke out all around us. But for a moment, Logan and I both sat, momentarily stunned.We’d won? We’d actually won? Logan and I looked at each other at the exact same moment. Then Willow laughed beside me.“Well go on,” she said, nudging me. “Go and accept your award.”Rising from the table, I saw people nodding appreciatively at Logan and I.“Well deserved,” I heard people whisper as we made our way to the front. Glancing at Franklin, I saw the disapproving look on his face. Beatrice however, was holding up her phone. She appeared to be filming, which I thought was a little odd. But I didn’t think much of it, since I quickly became swept up in the moment.“Congratualtions,” the emcee said, shaking both our hands as we took the podium. The lights were bright as we looked out over the crowd. We were handed a beautiful golden trophy, with Wine Not engraved on the bottom, alongside the words ‘Best Contribution to the Marketing’.Holding the trophy in my hands, my hear