Chapter 19 Caught Out
Brielle's POV
I had to give Daylan a chance to think about what it truly is that he wants. He is getting older, and I want him to be sure about his decision before we can start anything together. I will not be wasting my time again the way that I did with Rick. Now, I have both of them here, and I hope that Rick leaves, because I don't want either of them to be here at the same time.
"If you need anything you can just call me, right?" Rick said, crouching in front of me. His hand on my leg as a gesture of comfort, something he used to do. I stared into his light blue eyes, ones that I loved for five years, and now I don't know if I should hate them for what he did to us.
"Yeah, but why would I when we are no longer together?" I raised my eyebrow.
"Well, if you're pregnant, then I will be here every step of the way. I had thought about it and I want this. At least we can be a family, if you will allow me to be part of our baby's life. We spoke about this for five years and I know this is what we initially wanted." I looked up at Daylan, still standing, he was looking at the ground, but there was sadness etched on his face and that pulled me towards him like a magnet. "I was ... I was selfish, and I'm so sorry for what I did to you-"
"You grew out of love for me, so why would I want to be in a loveless marriage just for the sake of a baby? I'm not pregnant, so you can go back to your f^ck buddy," I hissed in his face as I pushed him away, standing up and moved past him. I glanced at Daylan briefly as he watched me with those sad eyes. I walked away down the hallway to the bedroom.
I heard footsteps approaching as I took my discarded clothes from the floor and folded them up. "I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean to be so..."
"Inconsiderate," I said as I placed my folded clothes on the bed.
"Yeah. It would've been great if we had a baby. Maybe it was a good thing you're not pregnant. Things happen for a reason." he said as he got more clothes out of his cupboard.
"It is for the best because I don't want to be involved with a cheater. Once a cheater, always a cheater," I stated.
"Ouch, that hurts," he said as I looked at him, his hand against his chest.
"You asked for it." I didn't care about him anymore, I cared more about the man that was in the lounge. Daylan cheated before on his wife, so does that make my statement true to him too? What makes the difference between him and Rick? Nothing.
I let out a sigh as I plopped on the bed. "What's wrong?" Rick asked.
"Well..." I nearly blurted out about his father and I, so I changed the subject instead. "I'm just tired."
"You should rest. I can stay over if you want me to," he looked over me as he paused folding the rest of his clothes.
"No, the purpose of breaking up is not to see each other anymore," I stated.
He reached for something on the bed. It was a jacket, he studied it, the cologne of Daylan reached my nostrils. Sh^t.
"What the f^ck? What is my father's jacket doing here in our room?" he asked, and then he looked at me. There was a hint of anger and hurt in them. He knew what this was. "You're f^cking him, aren't you? On our bed? In our apartment?" he raised his voice. "Dad!" he called out. There was so much anger in his voice, I didn't know what to say or do, and I'm not going to deny anything, he hurt me by f^cking that blonde.
I heard Daylan approach, and then he appeared in the doorway, his gaze found mine. "You were f^cking her all this time?"
"Well-"
"You did," he interrupted Daylan from saying anything further. Rick turned to face me. "So, you think after what has happened you can just lay in bed with him? How disgusting is that? What is this? Some sort of revenge because of what I did?" he turned back to Daylan and saying that what we did was disgusting, actually hurts. "I told you to leave her out of it, but you had your eyes on her the entire time. Mom was right about you, you never changed. What will mom say if she finds out about this?"
"Rick," Daylan began.
"No, you don't say anything further to me. And as for you," he looked at me once again, "My mother loves you as her own daughter. You will break her heart when I tell her about you two."
I looked anywhere but at him, because he was right about that. Tabitha will be shattered when she finds out about this. "Don't tell her... please," I said softly as I looked up at him. He was glaring at me.
"Why? Are you afraid that you won't be left with anyone anymore? Because you will only have this cheater," he threw Daylan's jacket at him. Daylan caught it. Rick shoved his clothes into a duffel bag and then he left.
I stood rooted in my spot, but I was worried about Tabitha. Daylan appeared in front of me, his jacket back on the bed, and he cupped the side of my face as I looked into his chest.
"If you really want us to work, then screw what other people think. Rick lost a good thing when it came to you," he said.
"But Tabitha is the only person that I can't face when he tells her about us...what will she say? She wouldn't want to look at me anymore," I was starting to stress.
"Look at me," he said as his other hand cupped the other side of my cheek, I looked into his magnetic blue eyes. "Trust me when I say that you will be fine. People leave, and new people come into a person's life. It's the journey that we are all on. If Tabitha is the one to walk out of your life, there is a reason why. If she still wants to be part of your life, then she will stay. I hurt her in the past, but she has to be happy for us at some point," he tried to reassure me.
"But we are not together, and you are still deciding what it is that you want. Tabitha would be so hurt by this," I moved away from him, and then I started to pace. I ran my fingers through my hair while my other hand rested on my hip.
"Everything will work out just fine. I believe in us and I also believe that Tabitha won't be so heartless because she isn't that type of person. I can see the way she is towards you, she is like a mother to you. I don't know much about your family, but I can tell that you are fond of her. I will speak to her." I tried again, but it didn't help one bit with my nerves.
"She won't forgive me, Daylan," I stood on my spot, just looking at him for some kind of miracle for Rick not to inform her.
Daylan moved closer to me, and he wrapped his arms around me, just holding me close to him.
"I will make sure that everything is okay. I promise you that," he said, and placed a kiss on the top of my head. I felt comfort in that, and I wrapped my arms around his waist. We stood like that for a while.
"Just...please stay for the night." I begged this time. I didn't want to be alone after what just happened. At least I will have someone to keep me company and keep me from overthinking about this situation.
"I will stay. I will take care of you." he replied. I hugged him even tighter, closing my eyes. I inhaled his scent that I began to love. I never expected my evening to turn out his way.
Will Daylan really help me by talking to Tabitha? She hates him, so I hope that it helps. Nothing would change Rick's mind now. He is furious at us both, especially since I slept with his father, whom he dislikes for what he did to them. They were supposed to work things out and resolve issues, but it just got worse. All I can do now is see how things go and make peace with whatever Tabitha decides to do. What if I lose Daylan too when he makes his final decision, and it's not what I want? I will be all alone.