"What?". I whispered sitting up on the bed.
She glanced at me with her tearful eyes then sit up on the bed.
"I have something that yours". She repeated herself.
My heart started to beat faster. I realized that she's going to tell
me about Bryan.
"What is it, Madeline?". I asked her. My voice came out in a whisper.
"Brandon, I've a son". She whispered.
I sucked in a breath.
For few seconds there was an eerie silence in the room.
In the darkness of the room I could only see her beautiful hazel eyes
staring at me waiting for me to say something.
"Bryan?". I asked her.
"Yes". She answered.
"He is a great kid. You are lucky to have him". I said.
I didn't know how I was so calm in front of her.
"Bryan is not only my kid. He is yours too". She said staring in my eyes.
My brain processed her words and I didn't know what I should do?
Should I smile and let her see how happy I am to know that my
assumption of Bryan being my son is right or should I just pretend not
to know anything about this.
Her hair was falling on her face hiding her beautiful face from my view.
"I know it's a lot to take in Brandon. But he is really your son. I
didn't know anything when I left Boston. When I arrived here in New
York I found out that I was pregnant and it was yours. I never slept
with anyone except you. I know I didn't ask you what you want but I
decided to bring him in this world. He was all I have that reminds me
of you". She said looking down at her lap.
I was silent, finding it hard to talk. My throat was suddenly clogged
with the emotions.
"I know you love kids but if you don't want him. It... it's fine. I'm
not pressuring you for accepting him or anything ". She said and I
felt angry at her ridiculous suggestion.
"Shut up woman". I snapped making her mouth drop open.
"I want him. Hell, I already love him. Why would you say something
like this?. Don't you know me?. We have spent fourteen years together
Madeline. I definitely want Bryan. Why didn't you tell me anything
earlier? I have to spend six years apart from my son. I missed the six
years of his life". I asked her feeling the weight of my absence in my
son's life.
Her jaw clenched and her head snapped at my way.
"I emailed you. I poured my heart out and told you about my pregnancy
in all the emails I have sent to you. I told you about Bryan and
invited you at his first birthday. But you didn't even replied me
once". She said shocking me.
"I didn't receive any emails from you, Madeline. I didn't know
anything about your pregnancy and Bryan". I said making her suck in a
large breathe.
"Now I know". She said making me confuse.
"I know you didn't receive my emails. But Laura did". Madeline said.
"Laura?". I whispered.
"Yes, she received all the emails and replied to them frequently. She
never missed showing me how happy you both are and enjoying your
college life. Laura sent me thousands of pictures of you and her on
your bed, lounge, kitchen even bathroom". She said looking angry.
"Laura knew? How the hell she knew about my son when I didn't?". I
said not understanding anything.
"I didn't know. At first, I thought it was you replying all my emails
but then I started to receiving pictures of you and Laura. That made
me suspicious and I reread all the emails. That's how I found out that
she has been pretending to be you and replying those emails". She said
massaging her forehead.
What I got from her words that she believed I can be cruel enough to
leave her and my son alone when they needed me.
"How can you believe whatever Laura said to you in emails? You know me
better than anyone if I knew about your pregnancy and my son I would
leave everything and come to you. I have searched for you all this
time. Not even once you left my mind and my heart. I thought you
didn't want me and that's why I tried to move on with my life before I
would do something drastic". I said staring in her eyes.
"I'm sorry Brandon. I was not in the right state of mind and I
believed all the cruel words she said to me thinking that it was from
you. I'm really sorry". She said crying.
I couldn't find it in my heart to get angry on her for not contacting
me any other way. The girl knew my Mom, my address, she practically
grew up in my house. She could have walked in my house unannounced and
no one would say anything to her.
Because I know about the tragedy of her past I can't blame her for anything.
I pulled her on my lap while she was still crying.
Taking her face between my palms I kissed her lips tasting a saltiness
of her tears on her lips.
When I pulled away her eyes still hold sorrow in them. I could feel
that she is regretting believing that those emails were from me and
not contacting me sooner.
"Madeline just forget about everything. Let's start a new life
together". I said making her look at me with tears in her eyes.
I hoped that they're happy tears.
"A new life". She whispered.
"Yes, a new life, far from all the memories of our past. The three of
us can move anywhere in this world and make new happy memories". I
said creasing her cheek with my thumb.
Her eyes widened at my suggestion and my heart started to beat faster.
"Are you suggesting that we move in together?". She asked.
"I'm asking you to allow me a place in your heart. In simple words
yes, I want you and my son to live with me because I can't bear to
live without you anymore". I said staring in her eyes.
"Oh, Brandon. I love you so much! I love you so much!". She said
hugging me and chanting I love you again and again.
My hands went around her waist pulling her closer than I fell on my back on bed.
"I love you too, Madeline". I mumbled in her ear and she started crying.
Her body shook and I rubbed her back attempting to calm her. I didn't
know how long we stayed in the same position. When I realized she has
fallen in sleep on me I moved her from the top of me and laid her on
the bed.
I cleaned the tear stain from her face and kissed her forehead.
Looking at her I remembered the five-year-old Madeline who was pretty
yet scary at the same time. All the boys in preschool feared her after
she poked the pencil in the Kyle eye because he told her that he finds
her eyes pretty.
Madeline was something in between tomboy, nerd and a simple girl. She
would let my mom dress her up and do her make up, hair styling when
she needs to attend school functions. If my mom tells her to get rid
of rip jeans and baggy shirt. She would get change into one of the
dresses my mom would bought for her from shopping. My mom and her
relationship was like a real mother and daughter.
And when Madeline was in her own world she would wear jeans and tank
tops or hoodies in winter with her hair in a messy bun on top of her
hand and book in her hand.
When I met Madeline and found out that she is a bookworm I didn't know
she would turn out to be worse than my brother Noah.
Noah was the one who loved reading even when he was a child his nose
used to be in books, always reading. I always admired my brother and
copied him. Whenever he would read I would also sit with him with the
book I like and that's how I started to enjoy reading and turned into
a reader.
With our childhood memories playing around my mind I fell asleep.
The birds chirping outside and bright sunlight in the room woke me up
next morning.
I sit up on the bed and turned my left to see Madeline staring at me
with her enchanting hazel eyes.
"How long you've been awake?". I asked her yawning.
"For a while". She said with the smile.
"And you didn't think of waking me up?". I asked her.
"No". She said casually and sitting up on the bed.
"If may ask why?". I said.
"Because you were looking cute in your sleep". She said with the
cheeky smile and got up from the bed running towards the washroom.
I shook my head at her childishness.
If my son is something like her then there is no chance that I'll get
bore with my life ever.
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Madeline POV:
Running I went inside the washroom and locked the door. There was a
silly smile on my face. I spun around almost slipping on the white
shiny marbles of washroom.
Holding the both sides of the basin I looked up at myself in the
mirror. A silly grin was still there on my face make me look like a
loon from asylum.
But did I stop?
No.
I even danced around and twirled some more with the silly smile that
was not ready to go away anytime soon.
I danced some more, spin then stripped off of my night clothes and
stepped inside the shower. I adjusted the taps and the water started
falling on my head.
Imagining my new life with him and with my son I showered.
When my shower was done I brushed my teeth and glanced at myself one
more time giggling stupidly.
You need to get a grip, Madeline . I told myself.
I nodded my head in the mirror and pulled out a towel from the cabinet
wrapping it around my chest.
Then I remembered that I forgot to bring my clothes with me inside.
Now either I walked out of this washroom flaunting my half covered
body or I could ask Brandon for my bag.
Opening the door I peeked outside and found the room empty.
Where did Brandon go?. I scratched my head thinking then my shoulder
and came out.
I venture towards the closet where I put my bag. I opened the closet
and pulled my bag out then searched for my white cotton shorts and
turquoise tank top.
Pulling out my white set of undergarments and my clothes I shut the
closet door and put my clothes on the bed.
Taking the hold of one end of the towel I unwrapped it and threw it on
the bed when suddenly the bedroom door opened.
"F*cking hell, Madeline". He said looking at me from head to toe.
I snatched back the towel from the bed and hastily wrapped it back.
"Why the hell you entered without knocking?". I asked flustered.
"I didn't know you were changing. Woman, you just.....".
"I just what? Are you blaming me for coming out and changing?". I
asked him taking a step towards him.
"No, I'm not blaming you for anything. It just...f*ck...you are
looking amazing and I want to throw you on the bed then make love to
you". He said looking somewhat flustered while his eyes keep skipping
from my breast to my legs.
"Bloody hell, Brandon. I just showered". I yelled.
He stared at me dumbfounded.
"Did you just say that I missed my chance? I could make love to you
before you showers?". He asked me.
My face rarely explodes with blush but this incident was an exception.
"Just get out". I said making his mouth drop open.
"You're refusing the handsome man's free of cost service to pleasure
you?". He asked with the innocent face and I was ready to kiss him and
have a roll with him on the bed.
Sorry buddy I can't! I thought when I remembered that I just showered.
"Yes, I'm refusing a very handsome egoistical man's free of cost
service to pleasure me because I have showered few minutes ago and
also I want some breakfast". I said making him nod.
He turned around to leave then turned back to me.
"Are you sure?". He asked me.
I gave him sarcastic look and said "Yes, I'm very sure".
He turned back and closed the bedroom.
I picked up my underwear and he peeked his head inside again.
"Are you really sure?". He asked me.
Picking up the pillow from the bed I threw it on him and he shut the door.
I heard him laughing loudly.
That annoying piece of ........
When I was done changing I went to the kitchen to see Brandon showered
and changed.
"Where did you shower?". I asked him confused.
"In the bathroom downstairs". He said and my mouth dropped open.
I shook my head at him and he just smiled at me knowing very well what he did.
He put the cereal, milk, scrambled eggs, toast and coffee on the
kitchen counter.
The wide smile on his face and twinkling in his eyes was a promise of mischief.
I know this face of Brandon very well. When this Brandon comes out it
means he'll take revenge.
Oh shit! I'm in trouble.
I smiled sweetly him trying to distract him from planning my fate.
"The breakfast looks amazing, thank you". I said kissing his cheek
then sitting down on the stool.
He frowned and looked at me suspiciously then settle down on the stool
across me.
"You're welcome". He said.
I poured the cereal and milk in the bowl and started eating. He
silently eat the scrambled eggs and glancing at his phone after every
ten seconds.
I wanted to know why he was glancing at his phone at every ten seconds
but I didn't want to look clingy.
After we were done I decided to wash the plates and he cleaned up the
table. His cellphone rang and he sprinted towards it like a crazy.
Picking up his he went out of the house. I dried my hands and peeked
from the window to see him talking on the phone, looking angry.
When he was done talking on the phone I made my way outside towards him.
He was staring at the water with face full of worry.
"Hey, everything alright?". I asked him.
He sighed then closed his eyes for a moment.
"Yeah everything is fine". He said looking at me.
"Okay. So what's the plan?". I asked him.
The mischievous smile appeared on his face again making me scared.
He started walking closer to me and I kept moving back.
"Brandon, please no childish prank". I pleaded.
"No?". He asked me and I shook my head.
"Okay". He said shrugging his shoulder.
I stopped moving and looked at him nervously not sure if he was serious or not.
Suddenly he turned to me and picked me in his arms in bridal style.
"Brandon what are you doing?". I yelled.
"This is my plan". He said ready to throw me in the water.
"No. Please, this is the last set of clothes I have. What I am going
to wear if they become wet?". I tried to give him a reason.
"Simple you won't wear anything". He said throwing me in the water.
He grimaced when water splashed on him.
I laughed at his face and took it as an advantage to pull him inside the water.
"Why did you do that?". He asked coming back on the surface.
"You started it, Brandon. Now suck it up". I yelled swimming deeper.
Brandon swam, following me then pulled me back towards him. He pressed
me on his chest and my breath hitched.
He leaned towards my ear and took my earlobe in his mouth, sucking on
it and running his tongue on the curve of my ear.
"I would rather suck something else". He mumbled in a husky voice.
I turned around and smashed my lips on his wet one and taste the
saltiness of water on his lips. But did I care? No, absolutely not.
I didn't know when we came out from the water and went back inside the
house. I didn't remember when we stripped and end up on the bed. I was
in daze and everything felt good.
Brandon was showing me what happens if I mess with him and I was
trying to prove him how in immune I am to his charms but failing
miserably.
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••••
Brandon POV:
I was in the meeting room waiting for Laura to come. The door opened
and she walked inside dressed in orange shirt and trouser. Her face
was free from any make-up but the cryptic smile was still there.
"Hello Brandon". She said taking the seat.
The lady police left us in silence.
"So it's been a long time since we've seen each other". Laura said casually.
I didn't reply to her. My mind wanted to shout at her and demand to
her why did she hid so many things from me? Why did she stay in a
relationship with me when she didn't love me?
Honestly, I don't know if she ever loved me or not.
"Do you know we are having a baby?". She said placing her hand on mine.
I snatched my hand back.
"Really? Are you sure Laura it's mine?". I asked her.
She smiled at me.
"I have spent more time with you than Paul. It could be yours
Brandon". She said placing her hand on her stomach.
At the thought of her carrying my child made me want to puke.
"I want paternity test results to make me believe that this child is
mine. You might be lying again". I said in anger.
"I have talked to your lawyer and she said it's fine. I can take you
to the hospital tomorrow for the test". I said.
"Oh well that's fine with me too". She said.
After that the silence fell in the room.
"What will you do if this baby is yours? Will you marry me to give
your son/daughter a happy complete family". She asked me running her
hand on her stomach.
If the baby she is carrying is mine then I will take full
responsibility of the baby.
"I'm sure about one thing, Laura. Even if this baby is mine it doesn't
mean I'll marry you. I will take the responsibility of this child if
it is mine". I said making her clench her jaw.
"Did you get in contact with my parents?". Laura asked me.
Her parents the great lawyer's didn't want anything to do with their daughter.
After what she has done, she has definitely lost many loving people.
"Yes, I got in contact with them. Do you know what they said? Let her
rot in prison". I told Laura what her parents said to me when called
them and informed them about Laura.
Her face lost the color but she kept the villainous smile on her face.
"Oh darn! I thought they'll forgive me for blowing their money on
drugs". She said.
I stared at her and felt like she was someone else. The girl I knew
from my childhood was sweet and always smiling.
But this girl seems so different from the one I knew. She looks like a
stranger to me with the face I knew.
There were no emotions on her face, nothing was giving out if she's
hurt or not by her parents response.
"You are not like yourself Laura. I feel like I don't know you". I
said getting up from the chair.
"This is real me, Brandon". She said slapping the table.
"You actually don't know real me at all. I'm not the girl that I made
you to think I am. I was always like this. You didn't notice the real
me like rest of the people did". She yelled.
"And what did you give me in return, Laura. You cheated on me. You
stole the money from my dad's company. How can you do something like
this with the guy who loved you from the kindergarten". I yelled at
her.
Laura turned silent and stared at me then took the step closer to me.
"Brandon, under all these tough muscles you've an innocent heart and I
know how to play with that". She said touching my arm and I took the
step back.
"Having an innocent heart is better than having no heart. I am maybe
not clever like you and I maybe don't know how to play with innocent
hearts but one thing is truth that you know I was honest in our
relationship. I didn't cheat on you and slept with any other girl
while we were in relationship. It was very low of you to sleep with my
company's accountant for money". I said.
She clenched her jaw.
"I didn't cheat on you. It is not called cheating when I never loved
you". She said.
I won't lie that her words didn't hurt because they did.
Her words hurt me so damn much because I loved her and done my best to
make her happy while we were in relationship.
"If you never loved me then why did you stay with me? Why didn't you
leave me and find someone else who you'll love you? Why did you ruin
six years of my life? I want answers, Laura". I yelled.
"I stayed with you because of money". She said with shrug.
Her answer confused me. I didn't get it why she stayed with me for money?
"You're rich and as per my knowledge your father's firm is doing great". I said.
"Yes, Brandon. My parents firm is doing great, they are making money
every day but it's not mine. After graduation, they found out that I
haven't stopped taking drugs and wasting their money. So on mutual
decision they canceled all my credit cards. Can you believe it? They
restricted me from drawing money from all the joint accounts and threw
me out from the house". She said looking angry.
Everything started to make sense now.
"But you needed money and place to live, that's why you came to
California and begged me to let you share my apartment". I said.
"My parents always liked you Brandon. They always thought you're going
to be their son-in-law. So I thought dating you, is the only way to
impress my parents. And when I started college with you and told them
that I have stopped taking drugs, they were happy. But when I told
them that I've started dating you, they let me get the access in the
joint accounts and I was happy. Then I noticed that my parents have
been keeping tabs on the amount of money I withdrew and it made me
frustrated. I needed money to live". She said making me shut my eyes.
I can't believe this woman. She needed money for drugs.
"Laura you didn't need money to live because I was taking care of you.
You needed money for the drugs". I said.
She sent the glare at my way.
"Yes, I wanted money for the drugs and that's where you came in the
picture, Brandon. You were my walking ATM. I made you fall in love
with me because I knew what you always wanted. You wanted me, Brandon.
You thought my calls and texts to know about you? but I was actually
making sure my money won't go anywhere else". She said.
"Laura please stop". I begged her to stop telling me everything
because it was hurting me.
I hate myself for loving this woman ever.
The day I proposed her and the time we spend together played in my
mind like a movie.
I felt disgusting for touching this woman. When did she become so vile?.
Why did I never notice this sight of her?
"You know what I didn't lost my engagement ring, I sold it and used
the money to buy the new drugs. But poor you thought I lost it and
believed my lie. More on that like a stupid fool you bought me another
ring with the bigger Stone". She laughed manically.
She was making me sick with her revelations.
"You are sick Laura. You need medical help". I said leaving the room
we were talking in.
Matt was standing outside the room.
"Are you alright?". He asked me.
I nodded my head.
"Has she agreed for the paternity?". He asked me.
"Yeah. She has agreed for the paternity test". I said.
"That's good". Matt said.
"I'm going back to office". I informed Matt and left the police station.
I went to the office and spend my afternoon working on the project
that needed my sole attention.
My dad tried to drag me out of my office for the lunch but meeting came up.
I have been locked in my office for hours doing work and then I heard
the knock on the door.
"Come in". I give the permission to enter whoever was outside.
My eyes were on the file I was reading.
"Sir, there is a lady here that wants to meet you".
I looked up to see Ben standing there.
Ben is the head security guy in our company.
Ben showed me the picture of Bryan and Madeline standing at the
reception waiting for me to allow them to come to my office.
"Ben go down there and bring them to my office safely through the
private elevator". I told Ben making him nod his head.
I felt anxious.
How did she come here?
I am going to meet my son here in my office?
Turning around I opened the front camera of my cellphone and looked at
my hair and face then shut it back.
I ran my hands in my hair to make them look better and loosen my tie
little as it was getting difficult to breath.
The door of my office opened and there was Madeline standing in an
elegant navy blue knee-length dress.
She was looking simply beautiful. Her hair were left open falling on
her shoulder and when she smiled at me I felt my heart dancing.
Then my eyes went to my son who was standing beside her and looking
around at the office with amazement in his blue eyes.
"Hi". I said to her making my way towards her.
Some serious stuff is going to happen in next update so be prepared
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