Chapter 23

Ben’s p.o.v

I looked at the message over and over again.

“You don’t want your secret spilled, do you?”

I dialled the number before she had any opportunity to send me another message.

“What the hell do you want” I snapped immediately she picked up on the second ring.

“that’s no way talk to the mother of your child, is it?” I looked around even though I knew that Ally was no where near. I just wanted to be extra sure.

“What. Do. You. Want.” I growled out each sentence.

“Oh nothing, I just wanted to let you know that your child was sick a few days ago.”

“How the hell is that my business?” I was genuinely irritated by now.

“oh I don’t know, maybe it cost a lot and I need a refund.”

“You know she is your child too right?” I massaged my head at this point. “Sort her out yourself.

“You don’t even know your child’s gender. It’s a he not a she.” She sounded genuinely offended.

“I don’t care. I’ve settled you and you promised to leave me alone.” I cut the call after that.

Just before I could put down the phone I received a message.

“THE D’LUX FAMILY HAS AN ILLEGITIMATE HEIR” was read in capital letter.

Another text followed

“Be wise cause I am one hit away from the press knowing this”

I called the number back. “Why are you doing this, are you set to ruin my life?”

“me? So it’s my fault now?” i kept quiet, waiting for her to finish all it was she had to say. “I am ruining your life? “ I could hear how her voice broke on the phone and I only rolled my eyes.

“You were the one that got me into this, you were the one that got me pregnant!!” She yelled, bursting my ears through the phone.

“ and I told you to get rid of it! I wasn’t the one that made you keep that godforsaken thing! I paid for you to get rid of it, all you had to do was show up”

“How can you be so cruel”

I was breathing heavily from anger at this point.

“You know what? You deserved it, every fucking thing that happened to you, you deserved it. And honestly, I wish you died in the accident to.”

The line went dead after that

“You. Bitch” I threw my phone across the room, with it hitting the floor and shattering into pieces.

I was fuming.

How could she say that, how could she even think such a way?.

I wasn’t at fault. I told her that I didn’t want a child. I told her I wasn’t ready for a child yet. We had the discussion over and over and yet she did the one thing I told not to do.

I buried my head in my hands, thinking of how I was going to keep it on the raider.

I thought back to the times when we both would sneak around.

Penny was a fling. We had something going on one of the trips had.

Emily and I were together then but then again... penny made me feel things that I couldn’t explain. Emily and I’s relationship was nothing but vanilla compared to Penny and I.

What made it more fun was that Penny was also about to get married. So between us it was nothing serious, just sex.

That was until she caught feelings for me three months to her marriage and decided to call it off.

I knew about it, but never ever talked about it. Others would say I was leading her on, but to me, I was doing what was best for me.

Continued free sex with no attachments .

That was until she called off the wedding because she was pregnant. Something she could have easily covered by saying it was her fiancé’s own, but no she said it was mine.

No one In the family could know about such disgrace, so I brought about the solution, but she went ahead and did what she did.

I sighed, rubbing my hair from frustration.

“if only she had listened.” I muttered.

Minutes later. Ally walked into the room,

“heyyy babe” I said putting on a font.

“hi” she smiled back at me.

“I was thinking, when do you want to go back to Birmingham? We kind of left business in a rush.”

If I left here now. Penny would not see me and things over here would die down if she indeed decided to expose the news.

“I don’t know, I actually want to stay here”

I nodded “why?”

“I told you I wanted to see mu family, and we usually have this Christmas dinner. I really have to be a part of it this year.

“Can’t we just come back on that day?”

She shook her head no.

“It would mean a lot if we could stay.”

I agreed, even though I wanted nothing more than to drag her across the states.

“Fine. I was thinking of taking us somewhere” she smiled at me, ready to go anywhere I wanted us to go.

This was one of the things I loved about her, she was so easy to please, I didn’t have to do much.

We both dressed and we were on our way to my favourite place in the city.

We went to the lake.

The gentle breeze blowing the two of us, with the gentle waves. She looks at peace like she belonged here.

“Allison?” she looked at me, her blonde hair wrapping her face.

“I love you, and I honestly, don’t want to be without you.” I brought out a ring.

IT was one I had bought when I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with Emily.

“Would you marry me?”