Page 54 of Falling for Her
Okay, so she isn’t here for a coffee. She has a problem with me, even though I have never met this woman before in my life.
Straightening my shoulders, I snap back, “Then turn on your too-high heels and get your plastic ass out of my bakery.”
Okay, my hormones don’t seem to understand that my mind wants peace…
Awesome.
Her nostrils flare, and she growls, “There is nothing plastic about me bitch, but do you know what you are?” she leans forward, “You are a home wrecker!”
Yep, definitely here for me and not a coffee.
I snort, cross my arms, and ask, “How exactly am I a home wrecker?”
She stands straight, and confidence fills her as she states, “You are wearing my man’s shirt.”
Her man’s….
I tilt my head, and laughter builds up, and of course I can’t stop it from releasing causing her to scowl.
Ah, so this is Ace, I mean Bullet’s sister. I got the first impression of her right when she walked into my bakery—spoiled mean girl who can’t even get a man without blackmail.
“Last I checked, he was forced to be your boyfriend by your father because that is how pathetic you are, not able to find a boyfriend yourself. Now do yourself a favor before you not only embarrass yourself some more but also your family and turn around and leave. Otherwise, I will not be held accountable for my actions,” I say without a care in the world, my light dimming a little, everything coming to a head after the last few weeks.
Instead of leaving she smirks and lies through her teeth, “Two months ago Damian and I fucked on his tattoo chair,” she rubs her hand on her stomach, confidence oozing from her as she declares, “I’m pregnant with his child and if you don’t end things with him so my family can be together again,” she leans forward while gently pulling her bra to the side a little showing a small knife, she threatens, “I’ll slit your throat…”
She pushes off the counter and grins, “You have two days to end things with him.”
That said, she wiggles her fingers at me and turns, walking out the door, slamming it, making the glass rattle and the customers jump.
I know she’s lying, I know Damian isn’t a cheater and wouldn’t touch her if she was the last woman on this earth but I just…
I shake my head, defeat filling me, while the urge to grab the tray before me and run after her to smack her with it is high.
I still feel sick, I’m tired, and I know it’s the pregnancy, early mornings, and Aiden. I’m so exhausted and now having a pathetic girl threaten me…
I huff, looking down and I whisper, “I can’t do this anymore.”
“Hey, buttercup, what’s with the frown?” a familiar voice asks and I look up and smile, seeing Cody walk in and a sense of normality hits me seeing my best friend. My emotions takes over and my tears fall, making his smile disappear and demand, “Ess, what happened?”
I wipe away the tears that have fallen and say nonchalantly, “Oh, you know, the girl my boyfriend was forced to date in high school just threatened to slit my throat if I don’t end things with him,” his eyes widen and I finish, “Oh and that she’s apparently two months pregnant with his child.”
Cody scowls and snaps, “You know that isn’t true, right? That man loves you, Ess. He’s giving you something I wish I had, don’t believe that bitch. She’s just jealous and wants what was never hers to begin with. Please don’t fucking ruin what you have, don’t be like Haley, please, you are better than that.”
I give him a sad smile and admit, “I know she’s lying, Cody, I-I, I’m just tired,” I wipe away more tears that have fallen and shock him, “I’m pregnant, Cody.”
His mouth parts in shock, and I whisper, “I’m scared because of how mom died, and I just, I don’t know if I want a baby right now and her coming in and finals and the bakery, it’s just too much.”
Seeing I’m at my breaking point, something I have never reached, even after losing mom, he nods and asks, “What do you need?” without hesitation.
I sniffle and admit, “I need you to call Damian for me because if I hear his voice, I’ll melt and allow him to take charge.”
“You want time away?” he confirms, and I nod as more tears fall.
“Not away from him,” I clarify, “he’s made it perfectly clear that whatever I choose, he’ll stand by me all the way. I just need time away to think and breathe, maybe take Aiden to the beach house for a few days, just him and me. I’m nearly eight weeks along, so I don’t have long to figure out my plan,” I swallow the lump forming in my throat, “I need to figure out if I’m ready to be a mother and if I can get through my fear and I need to not be around that woman. She gave me two days to end things, and honestly, I think Damian and the club can deal with her while I figure things out for my future and Damian’s.”
Cody sighs, “He won’t like you leaving for a few days, Ess.”
I nod and admit, “But he’ll understand. Bethany pushed me over the edge with everything else going through my mind, including my father trying to push the bakery on me.”
