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Van went back to the party only to inform Ash that she wanted to go home. "Okay." Ash didn't argue. It was like he just knew something was off but she was grateful he didn't pry. "I'll take you home if you want." "No you can stay and enjoy the party I'll just ask the chauffeur to take me." He shook his head vehemently. "I'm not letting you go home alone, not in your delicate condition. Besides, it's a boring party with business associates I see and converse with everyday." Van knew she couldn't argue further. "Okay let's go." Ash shrugged out of his jacket and draped it over her shoulders. "So you don't catch a cold."Van smiled appreciatively. "Thanks." His gut twisted. What delicate situation were they talking about? Was Van gravely ill? Jake was in time to catch bits and pieces of their conversation. He was seething when Ash's hands went around her shoulders, it should be him doing all that for her, it should be his jacket around her
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Van shut the door to her bedroom behind her with a soft click and sighed, suddenly feeling bone tired. "Van." a familiar voice called out then a soft hand was reaching for her. Van found the switch beside the door and light flooded the room. Van found herself staring into the caring eyes of her best friend. "Rella, how..?" "I missed you." Rella said. "I wanted to see you, to see how you're doing." Van embraced her friend tightly and that's when the dam opened. Van wasn't the overly emotional type, she'd never cried so hard even when her father died. She clung unto her best friend for what seemed like hours until the sob became soft whimpers.It must be the baby Van thought miserably she read somewhere that being pregnant makes one emotional, irrational and irritable to say the least. She groaned when she realised she still has a few more months of this rollercoaster ride. "I met him tonight." She said quietly and Rella understood who she
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"Everything? " " Yes everything. I think it's time. I mean it's not fair to him, it's not fair to either of us. I have always known it's the right thing to do but I couldn't myself to tell him." She stared at her friend, her eyes shining with tears, her lips wobbling. " It would crush him." "I'm so sorry Rella I wish there was something I could do." "There's also the issue of my not being actually married to him. Van it's all just a lie. " " What? B.. but you were the one at the wedding, you signed the marriage certificate."Rella shook her head miserably. " It's not my name on the certificate A signature is useless." " How did you come to the conclusion that you two are not married for real? " "Christian. "Van's eyes went wide. " How does Christian know that did you tell him? " " No. It's a long story. " " Is he threatening you is that why you want to come clean to Stefan? " " No he knew for
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"He's grown up to be a decent young man like his father."If Van had to sit there at the dinner table for another minute as grandfather continued to praise Jake she knew she was going to lose her appetite or worse get sick. "If only Perla had listened to me she would've lived a better life and not have been miserable with that good for nothing."That was her father he was talking about, the man who loved her and Karl unconditionally something the old man didn't possess. Should Van mention to him that if her mom had married Jake’s dad then Jake would’ve ceased to exist but she was in no mood for an argument. "Can we talk about something else?"The name Jake Calloway is giving me indigestion she wanted to add but wisely left it out.Grandfather glared at her. "You know i've had it with your insolence for one day. I don't know what problem you have with that cultured young man but you need not be rude about it, I just might accept his proposal."Ash stiffened but not too
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Van told herself she wouldn't cry, that she wouldn't feel sorry for the things she had to do to survive and for turning out she way she did but her grandfather's words had cut deeper than she let herself believe which was why as soon as she slammed the door to her bedroom shut her eyes were already leaking. She furiously wiped her eyes but it was like a broken faucet. Damn him. He doesn't know what's like being her, he'd let her father die because he didn't like him, he should be the one feeling guilty for abandoning them and taking her mother from her, he should be doing penance instead, he was judging her condemning her until she was beginning to feel like everything he said about her was true. Damn Jake Calloway for coming into her life and wrecking it to a point where making amends seemed almost impossible.Her phone was ringing and she wiped her tears and reached for it on the night stand. "Hello?" "Van it's me." Jake was bouncing on hi
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" Baby? You mean… " his eyes fell on her flat tummy awe and he moved closer. "We.. I.. am going to be a father?" He laughed with mirth, the sound echoing across the park. "I can't believe this is real, I'm going to be a dad." He said incredulously his hand reaching for her stomach but stepped back. "This doesn't change anything Jake." The mirthful grin slipped from his face to be replaced by a frown of confusion. "What do you mean if course this changes everything." This is why she didn't want him to know about the baby just yet, he'd pressure her into coming back to him. "I am not having this conversation with you right now." "Why did you keep it from me I had the right to know?" He demanded. " Jake… " " I have the right to know I'm going to be a father. Were you ever going to tell me? "She scoffed." Of course I was going to tell you only when the time is right." " And when is that? " " I don't know! " She sna
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" Ash! " Van yelled. Where had he come from? Was he following her?Jake staggered, caught by surprise but when he finally regained his stance he brought a hand to his lip that was now split and bleeding he glared at Ash before he swung his fist and caught Ash by the side of his face. The two men traded blows, grappling each other while Van yelled for them to stop. "Stop this for the love of God! are you two animals?"They ignored her.Ash fell backwards and Jake was onto him before he could breathe landing blows after blows. A searing pain sliced through her mid section and she gasped out suddenly. Slamming her eyes shut, she took a calming breath breathing in through her nose and out through her mouth a few seconds later the pain ebbed. "STOP." It must've been the conviction in her voice because Jake froze mid strike and looked over his shoulder at her. "Have you two no shame?" She glared at them both. Ash's nose was bleeding, she realised when he pulled him
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She was pregnant.Rella stared at the piece of paper in her hand, the result of the further tests that was carried out after she fainted at the charity ball and elation mixed with fear, apprehension and uncertainty punched through her knocking out the breath out of her. Rella thought back to the events of the few weeks, she'd been too busy being a Diamond bride attending functions and various charities to notice the little changes in her body the most noticable being her fainting spell which she'd dismissed as stress. A baby. She was going to have a baby Stefan's child. A little person that would take after her or Stefan or both of them. This changes everything. Rella felt panic bubbling up until she was sick. She rinsed off the acidic taste in her mouth after she was done and tucked a loose strand of her hair behind her ear as she caught her reflection in the mirror imagining how she would look a few months from now. Her fingers instinctively splayed over her lower ab
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