(AFTER THREE YEARS)
Hailey's POV:
I felt kiss for on my cheek. Just to have a little fun with
him. I didn't opened my eyes and acted like I'm still
sleeping. I know he is doing this to wake me up.
After few kisses he must have guessed that this
technique is not working. I heard him making noise in
irritation and smiled internally peeking at his face to see
his reaction which makes this whole situation more fun.
He looked so adorable with pout on his face. I feel bad
for a second there but I'm enjoying it too much to just
end this charade now.
"Mommy please wake up. I know you're not sleepy.
Mommy You promised me that today we'll go out for
breakfast. Mommy c'mon open your eyes".
He nudge my shoulder lightly few times than tried the
new trick which I wasn't expecting at all. He took my
hand in his and rubbed my palm very lightly. That
cheeky brat he knows my palm is the most ticklish part.
I caught his wrist with my hand and pulled him closer.
Then I started tickling him mercilessly on his stomach.
He squealed and begged me "Stop mommy stop
pwease. I'm soooorry".
And me being the childish mother tickled him little more
and stopped when I feel satisfied. I was still laughing at
his face which looks red like tomato and eyes shining
brightly. He gave me his broadest smile which warmed
my heart.
I just love him so much so I leaned down and kissed his
puffy cute cheeks. He launched himself in my arms and
kissed me on right cheek and said "Mommy it's already
9. You need to get ready because I'm starving."
I rolled my eyes at the use of his word "starving", which
he heard yesterday in t.v and start using it after
learning the meaning. He's intelligent picking every new
word and using it in sentences like a pro in such a
young age which amaze everyone excluding me.
Because I'm used to it now. The way he talks with
people and eat adequately made people ask where do I
send my kid for such a good manner but it's in his
nature, just like me he's polite, clean freak and book
worm. He's only three but loves reading books, going
out to parks and grocery shopping is his favorite
because he gets gummy worms from there.
I felt him shaking my shoulder saying "mommy".
"Okay. Look I'm up. You go and get change. And Noah
if you tried to swim in a wash basin again forget going
out for a breakfast". I said trying to sound threatening
but he laughed at me.
That cheeky brat, he is taking my threat lightly. I got up
and followed him to make sure he won't do anything
stupid.
After half hour we were both ready in matching clothes.
He loves it when we look same not like most kids who
hates wearing same clothes like their parents. I think
it's actually cool to wear matching clothes sometime.
I picked him up in my arms and went downstairs. I saw
Mom and dad in lounge, having breakfast. I kissed my
dad and Mom on the cheeks and said "Good morning".
Noah did the same because he loves his grandma and
grandpa. They spoil him like totally.
"So where are you guys going this early?". Mom asked
me.
Before I could answer her Noah said "Grandma don't
you remember today is Sunday and mommy promised
me to take The cafe's for pancakes."
Mom looked at him amused and said "oh so you think
The cafe's pancakes are better than mine".
Ah now I know what she's doing. Noah looked troubled
after hearing Mom. He glanced at me for help but I
shrugged than he said"No...no grandma yours are best,
and they give it out".
We all laughed and understand what he's saying. Well
he's right The cafe's have beautiful scenery and the
breakfast there is really good. And most importantly
they serve in open, near lake. Like Noah mentioned
"out".
We bid our good byes. I took my car keys and pulling
the back door open buckled Noah in back seat. I drove
to "The cafe's" with light music playing in my car.
After fifteen minutes of drive we reach our destination. I
pulled him out and went inside. I saw our favorite server
Mrs. James she's cute short lady in her fifties and gave
Noah and me extra chocolate hot chocolate so we really
like her.
We said our hello's and ordered our breakfast. While
eating, I wonder how would have been my life if Chase
is with us today. I still remember when he divorced me
and send me here to live with my parents.
That day is still fresh in my memory, when my flight
landed in Oakland I found Melanie and dad standing in
airport waiting for me. I gave Noah to Melanie
embraced my dad hiding my face in his coat while
crying my eyes out. They took me home and I didn't
stop crying all the way.
I spend the next whole day crying my eyes out on the
bed hugging my pillow in my room. Then mom came
into my room and sat beside me, rubbed my back to
provide comfort.
I hugged her opening my swollen eyes. She said to me
"Hailey. Your dad is with you. I.... I'm with you. Don't
worry we're going to support you. You need to be
strong for Noah. He's the one who needs you most right
now. I'm not saying what happened is not bad. But you
have to move on with your life. C'mon Get up and take
shower. Let's start a new beginning with Noah."
Melanie supported me like a real mother first time in my
life. That's because Emily left her for modeling and got
busy in chasing fame. Even after mom sacrificed my life
for her daughter she didn't receive the real love she was
expecting which I gave her all these years thinking that
she's my real mom.
Mom was ashamed for the things she did to me. I think
she took care of Noah to satisfy herself and in a sense
compensating for her past sins. Dad and Melanie
encouraged me to continue my studies and supported
me throughout high school and now college.
After two years I graduated from high school with the
flying colors which was a blessing for my soul. Then I
enrolled myself in the nearest the best college and
continued my studies. I want to be a psychologist
because it looks the best way to help people like me
and give them a boost to live in this cruel world. I
grimaced thinking that I still have a years to go through
college, for becoming a psychologist.
"Mommy have you talked dad about Christmas
vacation?". Noah asked me with so much hope in his
beautiful Grey eyes.
"No. But I will talk to him in the evening". I replied him,
and he busied himself in eating his pancakes.
He has been nagging me from the start of the year that
he wants his dad to come here and spend Christmas
with him. Now Christmas is just two weeks away, and
he's extremely excited. He ask me same question every
day. But sadly I still don't have an answer.
Yes he knows that Chase is his dad. Noah is intelligent
and somehow one day he found my wedding pictures
and asked me who the man is? Is he his dad?.
Well Noah looks like Chase a lot or it wouldn't be
wrong if you say he is spitting image of his father. My
parents said there's no point in hiding a truth. So I told
Noah that the man in the picture is his dad.
And when he found out that the gifts he receives every
year on his birthday and Christmas is send by his dad,
he start loving his dad without knowing him in person.
He begged me to ask his dad to come home and spend
Christmas with us.
Chase had come after one month of divorce to visit
Noah and me in Oakland, in my parents house. But I
refused to see him and talk to him. Because I was still
in a process of healing my broken heart. The depression
I fell in after losing him was the horrific period of my life
and I don't want to repeat past.
I let him have few hours with Noah. Noah doesn't
remember because he was only one month two weeks
old that time.
Chase left after spending few hours with Noah. But he
gave my dad a letter for me.
I still remember every line of that letter " Hailey I know I
wasn't a good husband. But believe me I want to be a
good dad for Noah. I have opened an account for you in
the bank near your house. I want you to use that money
without hesitating. I'm not going to visit you or Noah
as long as you want.I know we both want time to heal.
But please I want you to remember me. I assure you
that you can ask me for anything any day without
thinking twice. I'll be waiting".
So now I really have to ask him for something after
almost three years. I keep repeating in my head just for
Noah. But the tiny voice from somewhere in my head
said no you're as exciting as Noah for seeing your first
love, after three years.
I hope Chase won't say no to come because as much
as Noah wants to see his dad, I also wish to see my ex
husband.
We reach home after having breakfast and little stop to
park then ice cream shop. Noah was extremely tired so
I hurriedly gave him a shower than change him into his
comfy clothes. I laid him on the bed and kissed his
forehead.
I went in my balcony and glanced at my cellphone
which shows 5:00 pm. I contemplated at calling Chase
on this time for few minutes then decided it is now or
never.
I have his number saved in my phone. When the first
ring went I thought of ending it quickly but stop myself,
at the second ring my heart start beating fast, at the
third ring I literally stopped breathing when I realized he
finally picked.
A whoosh of breath left my mouth and I said "Hello".
"Hello" I heard the reply but in feminine voice. I glanced
to make sure I dialed Chase number. When I indeed
dialed the right person.
A different kind of feeling aroused in my heart, mixture
of anxiety and hurt. But I thought maybe she's his
secretary.
"Uh.... Can I talk to Chase?." I asked her as confidently
as possible.
"Ummm....sorry he's very busy right now". She replied
in a very bore tone.
"Can you please tell him to call me back on the same
number I have something urgent to discuss". I
requested her.
"Who are you by the way?". She asked me with anger.
"I... Uh... I'm Hailey". I told her.
"Okay Hailey. I don't care who you're but listen very
carefully. Do not I repeat do not call Chase ever again
because I hate it when his one night stands call him
back".
She said in the deadliest voice.
Before I could give her answer just like the same bitch-y
way she did. I heard her saying "And just for your
information I'm Clara, his fiancee". With these last
words line went dead.
The cellphone I was holding to my ear trembled in my
hand and fell down on the floor making a noise "thud".
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Rebecca rittenhouse as Clara ^-^
(AFTER THREE YEARS)
Chapter twenty-seven
CHASE POV:
I was sitting in my office,enjoying the view of beautiful
Boston city and thinking about Hailey. I still haven't
move on, every minute,every day and every year I
missed them more. Sometimes I wished that I could go
Oakland and tell her truth behind all this mess. I sighed
but it's not that easy and after all I promised Hailey
that I won't show my face till she ask me to.
The love I felt for her is still alive in my heart with every
beat it reminds me that it belongs to her.
I have been trying to become a better person for Hailey
and my son. Three years ago, when I divorced Hailey,
after a week I moved Boston and started the internship I
was offered from Carrington enterprises.
I enrolled myself in a university in the M.B.A.degree
program and studied. After a month I went Oakland to
visit Hailey and Noah. But she refused to meet me. I
spend few hours with Noah and then I left leaving her
letter where I wrote what I wanted to say to her.
I worked one year for Carrington enterprises than I
started my own business. Now after two years I'm a
very well-known business man in Boston. My company
is making billions because I worked hard and harder
every day.
I want Hailey to see me as successful man when I will
meet her. Then she wouldn't be able to stay away from
me although I know fame and money doesn't attract her
because she loved me when I was just a college guy
surviving on his parents money.
I hope my mother won't insist me to attend Christmas
dinner this year. Because seriously every year my dad
would just ask me few questions here and there than
stays quiet. Cameron is totally a different story, he have
come back from hostel and now studying in the college
as well as working in some studios. He's taller and
have gained muscles,he glares at me whenever I ask
him about his life, and he would answer me as rudely
as possible because I think he hates me for what I did
with Hailey.
Allison is just like before polite and ask me about the
life and Hailey and Noah. I think she's the only one in
my family who understands me. Chris and Susan ask
me the same question every year that when I'm going
bring Hailey and Noah to meet them. I do always give
them same answer maybe next year.
And Kate married last year to our college bad boy Evan
Thompson and just delivered the baby last month so
it's going to be his first Christmas dinner. At first, I was
so against of Kate marrying to Evan, and she told me
that he's changed and really love her. I gave him elder
brother talk and then let him marry her. So he also
doesn't like me at all, our mutual hatred towards each
other shows whenever we are in one room.
Annoyingly Cameron and Evan have build a very good
friendship and both of them won't let go any moment of
ganging up on me.
So to say that the Christmas dinner or any dinner with
my family is always ended as a big disaster, for me at
least.
They are all happy and settled in their life. They don't
need me anymore. They have what Evan calls a "perfect
life" to obviously taunt me. Because I'm the one who
doesn't have a perfect life, a wife to love, a kid to
cherish all in all my own family.
That's how have been my life without her.
The noise of opening my office door brought me out my
memory lane. I glanced at the door to see who's
barging in without knocking after my strict orders to not
disturb to me.
I saw Clara and internally groaned irritatingly. With the
very confident strides, wearing white knee-length dress
and black stilettos she came inside my office and stand
in front of table she placed her hands on the both sides
of stomach and glared at me like I'm some kid.
"What are you doing here Clara?". I asked with irritation
dripping in voice.
"Oh....so I guessed right You forgot" . I looked at her
frowning my eyebrows.
"What I forgot is so important that you have to come
here and tell me after my strict orders not to disturb me.
And as long as I know today's no important meetings
line up.... So ?". Now her glares intense tenfold.
"Argh... Chase you're impossible. Today we have lunch
planned because you have no important meetings line
up. And you were to pick me up at three and now it's
four. I've waited for you an hour. And keep calling you
but you being the ignorant person didn't respond of my
many calls. And guess what when I called your
secretary she told me that your in your office and
ordered her not to disturb you". Her face looked red
with the anger after she finished her lengthy speech.
Sometimes I wonder how can she speak so many words
at same time but I refrain myself from asking at the
moment.
I guess now I have to take her out for the lunch if I
want myself to live another day and I remember I hadn't
had lunch today. I think it's a win situation. I picked my
car keys and shutting my laptop where I have been
seeing Hailey and Noah's pictures which she sends
Allison. And Allison sends them to me.
"Oh... I'm very sorry Clara so do you have any place in
your mind. I'm also starving. I guess I forgot because of
the work. Let's go". I told her in most convincing way I
could manage.
She glared at me few more minutes than start walking
and I followed her. We went to our favorite restaurant
and ordered our lunch.
"Chase We have been with each other for a year, and we
have known each other for whole life. My parents want
me to marry. So when are you going to propose me
with the ring?". She asked me.
"Clara.... how many times do I have to say that yes we
have known each other for whole life and yes we're with
each other for a year but as a good friends. I don't
want to get married and you don't even know half about
me. So please don't think that we're going to be
anything more than friends". I said persistently so she
get my point.
"But Chase the paparazzi have already published about
our engagement last month. You can't do this to me".
She told like it is something new.
"And Clara I denied them and you should too. Although
they think I'm lying but I really don't care". I answered
her repeating the same thing I have repeated so many
times.
"But Chase why do you think they don't believe you.
Because they have always seen you with me, you don't
go out with any other girl. You don't have girlfriend,
even they have tried making scandals of you with some
models. But you always deny every word said about
you. Do you know in last Sunday's Boston magazine
your name is mentioned in the list five youngest
billionaire and bachelors of the year". She said like it's
the most the biggest thing happened in the three years
of my life.
Nonetheless, it's a new information for me I gained from
her today. I said "Clara I,really don't care what they say
about me unless it affects my business or my
reputation".
She looks mad but stopped arguing. The waiter placed
our order on the table, and we enjoyed our lunch
peacefully.
When we were done, waiter approached us with the bill.
I gave my credit card for the payment but waiter
appeared again after few minutes and told me there is
some kind of problem with it. So I followed him to the
payment counter leaving Clara on the table.
After paying them in a cash because apparently their
machine is not accepting anyone's credit card and
creating a problem. The waiter repeatedly said sorry for
the inconvenience I assured him it's alright and went
back to Clara.
I saw her on the phone, specifically my phone and
caught the words"And just for your information I'm
Clara, his fiancé".
My first thought was who the hell she's talking with
from my phone and as well stating she's my fiancé after
clearly said earlier that we're just friends.
I walked to her angrily and snatched my phone from her
hand and look the caller Id which shows that the
number is "unknown".
"Who were you talking? And why did you said that
you're my fiancee?. I asked her angrily.
Now she looked little trouble and said "No one".
"Tell me Clara before I lose my temper". I said gritting
my teeth.
I was talking to the girl who was asking for you,
probably your one night stand. Or is she someone
especially? What was her name Bailey or Hailey I don't
remember. Clara said in the most disgusting way which
I hate.
My heart was on frenzy when I heard her saying the
name Hailey. Could she be right? Could Hailey is the
girl who called me ?. I guess I have to find out.
"Clara as your punishment of touching my phone
without my permission and telling whoever was on the
phone wrong information about us being engaged I'm
leaving you here. Now you have to find your own ride to
go home. Bye". I told her as politely as possible for me .
With that said I made my way to my car and speed out
of the restaurant. I'm sure she's going to call her driver,
and she also have option to call a cab. I'm not feeling
bad at all for leaving her like this because I think now I
should show her that I'm not a fine with her antics she
has been playing on me. She thinks I don't know who's
the one telling paparazzi fake information about
engagement. She'll learn her lesson soon.
I went inside my apartment and found Miss Mag my
apartment care taker, a lovely lady in her early forties
cleaning furniture.
"Good evening mag. I think it's enough for today you
can go home". She nodded and told me that she have
prepared the dinner, packed it and placed in the fridge.
I nodded my head, and she left me alone in my
apartment. Now what should I do? Should I call her and
ask ? If it's her number she would pick it and I would
find out.
I groaned at my behavior why I'm so nervous. It's
Hailey my Hailey I shouldn't act like a teenage boy. With
that encouraging talk I tapped the number and I waited
for her to pick.
It ringed three times than I lost all hope and was I
about to end it when I heard her melodious voice.
"Hello".
I stopped breathing, I forgot how to speak.
"Uhh... Hello". Suddenly I was breathing heavily. I tried
making words but my tongue felt tied and heavy. I
ended the call and tried calming myself. Oh God she
called me it means she wants to see me.
Then I remember what Clara told Hailey. Shit.
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