Chapter 18
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Violet
It could not be. But it was. Oh it sure was. Violet sat there at her chair gawking at what had just happened to her. She had a positive pregnancy test sitting in the palm of her hand. She was going to have his baby! Ashton Maxford! They only had s*x a few times. But that was all it took.
He had not been returning her calls. Ignoring her. She did not want to have an abortion. But her family would not like the fact she was not married yet. And having a baby. They were a bit old fashioned about things of that nature.
Her phone rang. It was her mother! Perfect timing!
"Mother?" Violet gasps.
"Letting you know we are back in the states. I got your message saying you are married? How did this happen Violet?" wonders her mother.
"That is old news mother. I never was married. That was a mistake on my end. I thought I was married" sighs Violet.
"Well it is a good thing you did not marry that bastard, Ashton Maxford. His family are low life's. They have been after our family's money for ages" her mother grumbles. A bad feeling hits her.
"I have some other news mother. You are not going to like it" sighs Violet.
"I won't like it? What is going on?" asks her mother.
"I am having a baby" she tells her mother.
"What? You are? With whom? I am happy to be a grandma. But this is all so sudden" laughs her mother.
"The father is Ashton. I have not told him yet. I just found out today. Can we meet up? I really need someone to talk to. I don't know what to do" worries Violet.
"Dear I wish I could. I am afraid I can't. I have to fly out to Colorado with your father tonight" sighs her mother. Her parents were never there for her. Not when she really needed them the most.
"Are you sure you can't spare just a few moments? Mother I really need to see you" begs Violet. She felt tears of frustration come to her.
"I am sorry sweetness. I can't. I am sorry. Listen I will call as soon as I can. I have to go" her mother replies.
"Alright mother. One thing..." Violet begins to say but her phone call ended. Her mother hung up. Violet places her head in her hands. Feeling down hearted. Tears come to her. She really needed someone to talk to. She could not get a hold of Ashton. Leo.
With shaky hands she calls Leo up.
"Hello lovely! How are you?" he answers her.
"Not good. I really need to talk to someone. Can you meet here with me? At my home?" she asks softly.
"Vi you sound serious? What is going on?" he wonders.
"I can't tell you over the phone. Please come here as soon as you can" she begs of him.
"I will doll. Be right over" he promises as they hang up. She smiled as she dried her tears. She could always count on Leo. He never let her down. Ever. She got up and decided to help herself to Milano cookies. She wondered why Ashton was not returning her calls.
"What do I do now? Am I really ready to be a mother?" she wonders out loud.
She always thought about it. Motherhood. But she thought she would have the whole package. Be married. Have kids. She already did have it all. She would make a decent parent. She was not going to hire a nanny and pawn her kid off on them. Not like her parents had. She was going to be there for her child. Love her child. Not fling money and buy whatever the child wanted. She began to make a mental list of what she wanted to be like as a parent.
Then she looked up her families past history. She grabs a notebook. Begins to jot down family names she liked best. She made a list for boys. Made a list for girls. She wrote down AJ. On the boys side. For Ashton Junior. Would Ash want to know he had a child? Would he even care to know?
He did not want her any more. Tears come again to her. She brushes her hair out of her face. Trying to regain her composer. She logged online on her lap top. Sat on her couch. Places a blanket over her lap first. She began to by books about baby names. As well as parenting books. Then looked a Baby's R Us. For nursery ideas in the future. This could be fun. Who knew?
"Vi? What are you looking at?" asks Leo as he sneaks up behind her suddenly coming in with a bag full of take-out food. He made her jump.
"I have something to tell you" she stammers.
"I can see" he mutters to her.
"What is in the bag? It smells good" she asks. He comes over and sits down beside her.
"Hot wings, sweet wings. Fries. Burgers. I thought you might need it" he laughs.
"You know me so well" she giggles.
"So I saw you looking at baby things? Are you?" he wonders as he sets the food down on the table.
"Yes, I just found out. My mother left again. I really need her. She left me" sighs Violet.
"You know they always do that sweetness" he sighs. He places his arm around her.
"I tried to call Ashton. But he will not return my calls. The last time I talked to him, he told me it was over. And to leave. He had me where he wanted me. He was planning on getting me drunk and marrying me out in Vegas. Then taking over my family's company. But when it came time for our wedding he took me back to our room. Leo, he did not marry me like I thought. I confronted him. Returned the ring to him. I asked him why. He said get lost. Why did he not marry me?" wonders Violet.
"You know why. He was bothered by that why as well" Leo says smiling.
"I am so confused. I do not understand" she sighs.
"He is in love. That is why. He could not hurt you. So he let you go" Leo points out.
"If he loves me like you say why won't he return my calls? Why is he pushing me away?" she asks.
"He is scared of being hurt to. Men like that have all the power in the world. He is scared because you have the power over him" Leo points out. She smiles.
"I suppose you are right" she agrees.
"Question is do you love him in return? What are you going to do about that little one?" he asks her.
"I do love him. That complicated, stubborn, pig headed, arrogant man" sighs Violet.
"I knew it all along" laughs Leo as he smiles.
"Oh yes?" laughs Violet.
"You two had an attraction from the start" he tells her.
"I want to be a mom. Who knew?" laughs Violet.
"Do you want to be a wife?" he asks.
"I think I do" she agrees.
"Then go after what you want. Do not take no for an answer. The Violet I know would not take no for an answer" points out Leo as he gets up to get them plates for the food.
"True" she laughs.
He hands her a plate. Then gets out the food.
"This is so good" sighs Violet as she nibbles on a hot wing.
"Not good for your diet" he laughs.
"Oh well. The baby wants it" she laughs.
"So are you hoping for a boy or a girl?" wonders Leo curiously.
"I am hoping for a husband. If he will have me" mutters Violet. Leo smiles at her.
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