All Chapters of Shadows & Whispers: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

Erin was keeping the door open, which was all I needed to keep my hope alive. She invited me to the doctor's appointment, which I would be forever grateful for. She didn’t have to keep me involved and certainly didn’t have to have me at her side during the appointments. I couldn’t imagine the internal struggle and pain she was going through in doing that, but I needed to make sure she knew how appreciative and grateful I was for it. I insisted on driving her to work the following morning and had a plan. I wanted her back, of course I wanted her back, but I just needed her to see how much she meant to me. Hearing the baby's heartbeat was truly indescribable. I needed to keep this from my family for as long as possible. There was no way I wanted them worming their way in and messing with Erin’s head. She already had enough on her plate without them messing her up.I contacted a friend of a friend who was a florist and owned their own shop. I requested a bouquet suitable for the situat

There was a knock at the door almost on the time I expected to see Damian. I opened it to see a huge bouquet in his hands. A thank you for inviting him to the appointment. I was astonished at the gesture but also appreciated it. I welcomed him in while I went to find a vase big enough for the bouquet. I was filling the vase with water when he wanted to ask me something. I was taken aback but the nervousness in his tone. I was even more taken aback when he asked if I was keeping the baby. “Yes.” There was no point in messing around; I knew that no matter what I was keeping the baby. He stumbled as I gave him the answer. I could see the happiness on his face though. Once I was finished with the flowers, as promised, he drove me into the office. With it being Christmas Eve, the roads were quiet. It appeared as most places had already finished for the Christmas break.I exited the car as there was an awkwardness between us. The awkwardness played on my mind throughout the morning. Jor

He walked me over to the sofa and we settled in. There was no pressure for me to start, I just needed to start somewhere. So many questions that I needed answers to but in hindsight, did I need answers to them all? All I really needed to figure out from him was what was the truth and what was a lie. Then the lies, how big were they and did they truly matter. “I will answer anything you want. I will tell you anything that you need.”“I don’t even know where to start.” I shook my head.“Anywhere,” He paused, “I would like you to stay tonight. I want to give you all the answers you deserve. I’m not going to lie; I saw your notebook earlier. I wasn’t snooping it was just out on the table. So, I know you have a lot you need answering.”My heart sank; I had forgotten that I had left my book out. I wondered how much he had read. My mind was searching for the best place to start.“If you choose to stay, I will set up the spare room. There is no pressure here. I want to do everything that I

Damian stepped to hug me but I pushed him away. “DON’T TOUCH ME!” I cried as I stepped away from him. “You always do this. You break me and then comfort me like nothing happened and make it all better to the point where I forget the pain. I can’t forget this pain, Damian. You left me standing alone in reception with no answers, no reasoning, after my best friend, your sister had just betrayed us both. You offered no resolution to the situation other than the fact that my job was safe. That was the moment, if there ever was one, to tell me who the fuck you were.” I paused taking a few deep breaths. “You tell me that all the feelings were real, well that includes the pain then surely?”“Erin, I never meant to hurt you. Everything I did was to try and minimize the pain, but I knew I couldn’t stop you from getting hurt. I had left it all too long.”“Then why not just tell me. By that point you knew I wouldn’t tell anyone; you knew that it was going to come out. Why not just tell me in p

It was Christmas Eve and I was sitting on the sofa at Damian Blackwoods house. It was a strange and surreal feeling. There were still so many emotions running through me and there were still questions but nothing pressing. I warned him that there would be questions as we went along, and he didn’t care as long as I promised to ask them regardless of the timing. There was a knock at his door while he was upstairs, I called him, but he asked me to answer it. It felt strange opening his front door. My stomach dropped as Prue was standing there in front of me. By the shock on her face, she was not expecting to see me as much as I was not expecting to see her. She tilted her head and looked me up and down. “Huh.” That is all she said before stepping around me and forcing her way inside. She headed into the living room in search of Damian. I closed the door slowly and walked in behind her. “Damian is upstairs, he will be down shortly.” “I see you got over the news quickly then. Jus