CHAPTER 6
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The moment had come. Her lies would now be revealed to the one it will affect. Anxiety knotted her stomach. She glanced her way as if trying to gauge how to break the news.
She went into his office. She was trying hard to make the words come out from her mouth.
"I." Her voice came out a croak. Swallowing; she tried again, forcing herself to speak firmly and in no mincing terms.
"Emma do you have something to say, cause I called you into my office for an important meeting. “He said staring at her as if she had something on her face.
"Huh, yes I do." She said moving closer to him.
"Then what is it.” He asked looking at her with a 'what the f***k" looks.'
"Do you recognize me Ezra?" She asked.
"Ezra, do you just call my name without putting SIR."
"Isn't it obvious, if because I called your name without SIR." She said gallantly.
"Okay, what do you want!!!?” He grins evilly.
"You know Ezra; you are not cruel or abusive. You are just......." She paused, groping for the appropriate word. Arriving at it, she shrugged and uttered"........irresponsible."
"And why did you say that?"He asked.
She paused.
"Do you remember the thing we had three years ago."She asked biting her lower lips.
He looked at her.
"What thing are you talking about, I didn't even know you three years ago, and I just met you not long ago."
He seems clueless. She could sense that.
She grin “You know you once told me I looked like the girl you had s*x with three years ago."
"Yes...., why." he asked with a serious tune.
"Because I am the girl you had s*x with that night." She said looking at him.
He looked at her, helplessly, now than ever.
"No you can't be. “He said looking at her face, he turned his back at her and walk to the window in front of him."Emma it can't be you." He said again.
The words kept ringing in her ears, she couldn't take it anymore.
"I am the one, Ezra!" She shouted, tears dripping down her face. She took two steps forward. "I thought about what happened that night after I left you, although I was naive, all I ever wanted was to have my first s*x with a nice and perfect guy, that was when I found you drunk and I was drunk too and you can't blame me for that but you took my hand first, you took me into the room first, I couldn't reject and I have no regrets Ezra." She said, took two steps away from him. She was terrified at that moment like the fear of finding herself at the mercy of a stranger. Obviously she was doing that.
Her fate lay in the hands of a man who would probably cast her out without a penny.
"Emma, you didn't tell me you were a virgin. After you left that night, you took my clothes with you, you took everything with you. And when I woke up that morning guess where I found my clothes." He paused for a moment.
She looked at him with a We are talking about s*x here and you are bringing up where I left your clothes looks. "Gosh, that's so messed up."
He laughed and said." It was on my car." He looked at her "Why did you run after the s*x?" He asked moving closer to her.
She was terrified trying hard to answer his questions. "Do you think it easy for a girl to be happy to have her first s*x with a total stranger? I was scared Ezra, I knew I won't be able to face you the moment I wake up on the same bed with you that morning. I ran because I was scared. I was naive but now I am mature, wiser, no longer expecting a knight in shining armor to save me." She said.
"Emma I didn't know you went through a lot.
Obviously you don't. She said in her mind.
"I swear I didn't know it was hard for you all this time."
How would you know? The words keep coming into her mind.
"I'm sorry."He said pulling her in for a hug.
Emma calm down, after all he apologized. Her head keeps telling her that.
She thought for a second, should she tell him about Zoe been his daughter or should she leave it the way it is now? Zoe is such a sweetheart. She can't leave her alone, not now. She just wants a happy ending like any other girl would.
She choked. He was hugging too tight.
"Oh sorry the hug was tight right?"
"It is, kind of." She said giving him her best smile at the moment.
How much time do I have to spread the joyous news that I was caring for the baby for three years? She said silently in my mind then stare at him.
"Ezra this is the big news, the thing we had three years ago......" She pauses and sighed."I turned out to be a mother and......" She stopped, searching his eyes with hers as if she had lost something important. And yes she'd lost something important. She hated the fact that she had to lie to him.
"I turned out to be the father right?" He said placing his hand on his head. He sighed deeply. He was scared of taking responsibility of the child and her. It was like they are gonna become a burden to him and his family.
"Emma it not easy to accept something like this." He said.
"I Know Ezra. I know." She said trying to figure out what a billionaire only son was scared of?
"No! You don't. I can't accept her......" he said, she stared at him. "At least not now, not like this. “He said with sympathy in his face. "What do you think my parent will do after they find out?" he said.
"It’s okay Ezra, I will keep it a secret as if she never exists, I will care for her the way I always do. I'm out of here." She said finding her way to the door, opened it, but before slamming it behind her..... He said.
"Can I meet her.......My daughter." He smiled. She has never seen that smile in like forever. She choked back her dismay and stared.
Ezra was, she realized in shock, the most delicious man she'd ever clapped eyes upon.
A hot flush warmed her cheeks; mortification filled her at the vulgarity of her thoughts.
'Stop staring' she silently commanded, trying to pay attention to the conversation at hand and said.
"Of course you can." She smiled and closed the door.
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