Hating My Baby's Father

He Cheated On Me

Present

Kiara

I just stood there, the towel wrapped around me and water dripping off me onto the floor.

Alex’s green eyes were glued to me, but there was no lust to be found in them like I’d find in other men, even though I was standing naked with the exception of the towel wrapped around me, instead his eyes were filled with contempt and suppressed fury.

It took me more than a few minutes to recover before I gathered myself and asked, “What are you doing here, Alex?”

I watched as he slowly put my son down on the comforter, making sure that she was snuggled perfectly between the pillows, before he turned to me. His green eyes flashed as he replied, “I am here to take what belongs to my brother.”

“I beg to differ as your brother doesn’t have any claim on me.” I threw the words over my shoulder and managed to turn around to make my way to the cupboard to have something to wear.

“May be or may be not, but here is someone with my brother’s blood running through his veins.” He gritted out, his words filled with a warning.

“Blood or not, your brother abolished that claim the day I had heard his true feelings and saw him...” I couldn't say the words, the memory was too devastating and heartbreaking, my hands shook as I fumbled with the clothes in the cupboard.

“I don't know what happened between you two, but let me tell you what I saw happening after you left him.”

I whirled around, my fist clenching around the shirt I had grabbed, as I snapped, “I didn’t leave. He made me!!”

“My brother is lost, Kiara. He has been drinking more than he sleeps. He isn’t the Dominic we were all used to, he is snapping around at people like a rabid animal, except at Maddox’s babies.”

The thought of Dominic hurting and in pain after what he did to me, was tantalizing but it also made me sad, because he was the one who had filled my life with happiness at one time. But forgetting everything my heart was feeling, I focused on something else. “Babies?” I asked.

“Brenna and Maddox have another son.” Alex answered, making me smile because despite all of this I was truly happy for my best friend, she deserved this happiness. And, I had seen how happy Maddox made her and apparently still does, if I go by the light in Alex’s green eyes.

“Good for them.” I said, trying hard not to show how much I missed her, missed all of them and striving for not showing him that a part of me felt jealous that my best friend has what I wanted for myself and my son. A family. “As for your brother, I don’t care even if he’s on his deathbed. He doesn’t deserve my compassion after what he did.”

“What did he do?” Alex asked, and the frown on his forehead told me that he literally didn’t know the answer to that.

I faltered. “Y-you.. you don’t know?” How could he not know? That day should be written in history with blood, how my heart had shattered on the floor of the hotel room where I had seen him f*****g someone while waiting for me.

Alex watched me with steady green eyes, I watched as slowly the accusation from his eyes disappeared and instead suspicion crept in. He took a step toward me, his eyes turning soft as he nudged my chin up with his finger and asked, “What the f**k did he do?”

I couldn’t help it, a sob broke free from my lips as I looked into his eyes and remembered all the time where he had stood up for me whenever Dominic and I had a disagreement over something. He was my big brother in every sense, so forgetting everything I slipped my arms around his waist and hugged him tight as I cried against his chest. “He cheated on me, Alex.” I tried to choke down the tears that were making it impossible for me to speak. “I saw him as he… Oh my god, Alex. I can’t…”

“Hush… Shh…” He wiped my tears and took my face between his hands as he said, “Tell me.”

Dominic

The wait was killing me. After almost two years I was going to see her. I was going to look at her beautiful face and mysterious dark eyes. Eyes that hid well whatever she was feeling, eyes that were unlike any other girl I had ever met. Those eyes had me always pondering about what she was feeling or thinking. My kitten wasn’t easy, she made me work my ass off to know what was going inside her head or heart. She wasn’t among the girls who always tried hard for my attention, she was the one always running in the opposite direction and always managed to pull me behind her.

I had done everything to make her mine, to make sure that I never lost her but at the end I did. Because, faith was a b***h that couldn’t see me happy. My worst fears came true and hers too, because I was the one to break us apart. I was the one who put this chasm between us, even after we managed to overcome the worst nightmare of our lives. The step I took to keep her safe ultimately resulted in me losing her.

“Are you just going to pace around in here or coming downstairs anytime soon?”

I turned around to face my little brother standing at the door, one hand in his pants pocket as he leaned against the door frame. “I was just…” I waved my hand, not knowing what to say. There was a time when I used to talk to Maddox about anything and everything, but now things have changed.

Now, my little brother has his better half to talk to while I was just half a man I used to be. After Kiara left, I realised how f*****g whole she had made me, without her I was just a broken piece of a puzzle.

I looked up as I heard Maddox sigh and came inside the room. “Alex called, he’s going to be here in ten minutes.” I stayed silent as the look on his face told me there was more. “He warned that you should not overreact. Before you do anything you have to think about it, if it is worth it.”

“What are you guys afraid of? I am seriously not getting this attitude. You guys are behaving like I am a ticking time bomb ready to go off!!” I snapped, turning around to work off the rush of the blood.

I breathed in and out to calm myself and then turned back around to face my brother as I said, “You don’t have to worry, I am not you, to rape my girlfriend in anger.” I knew it was the worst thing to say and I even welcomed the first punch he threw at me, but by the third one we both were on the ground grappling for each other as we punched and threw jabs at each other.

The thought of seeing her after twenty two months to be exact, had me wound tight in knots. My blood was thrumming in my veins, my heart was beating like it would break from the confinement of my chest. I really was out of control and needed a layout. I knew I couldn’t blame her for leaving, but still there was anger simmering deep down because I hadn’t been able to live my life in these last twenty two months without seeing her face, without gazing into her dark eyes. A part of me hated her for leaving me, hated her for not staying here and fighting with me. I would’ve preferred her slaps and curses instead of her running away, leaving me alone. If I had known that she would leave me like this I would’ve confessed to her everything, going down on my knees I would’ve told her why I did what I did.

“I will f*****g kill you!!” Maddox gritted punching me on the side of my face.

For a moment I was disoriented and had to blink a few times to focus back. Pushing him off me, I grabbed his shirt and punched him back. My little brother grunted and as I made to punch him again, we both froze when we heard the soft voice from the door. “Dad? Uncle Dom?”

Maddox pushed me away and wiped the corner of his lip where the blood dotted on his lower lip. He glowered at me and gritted out through clenched teeth. “I will meet you at the basketball court.” And then, his lips curved in a smile that I knew was evil. “Something tells me you will need it.”

When we both turned to face the little guy standing there on the door, Ivan, Maddox's older son, gave me a cold look and came inside to his father’s side. “Dad, are you okay?”

“I am fine, monkey.” Maddox replied, crouching down to lift his son up in his arms.

“But, you are hurt.” Ivan gestured to his own lips and then gave me disgusting look. “Uncle Dom hurt you.”

Maddox gave me a smile and then turned to his son and said, “He didn’t hurt me, monkey. I am perfectly fine, I was the one who punched your Uncle Dom.”

Ivan turned his speculative gaze on me, his eyes roamed over my face and then he announced, “But, I don’t see any boo-boo on him. He is not hurt.”

I could feel my jaw starting to swell and my inner cheek was splitting open, so I stepped forward and stuck out my tongue to gain my nephew’s sympathy. “Look, your father made me bleed. And, my face is hurting.”

Ivan narrowed his blue eyes at me and then took a close look at my jaw before asking, “Dad hit you first?” I nodded my head innocently, because it was true. Ivan huffed and then leaned forward, kissed me on the cheek, and said to his father, “Dad, say sorry to Uncle Dom.”

Maddox narrowed his eyes at me but did as he was asked by his son. “I am sorry.”

I smirked and replied, “It’s okay. I forgive you.” I knew it was petty, but these days I couldn’t muster anything more.

Sometimes looking at my little brother, I wondered why the f**k I ever thought the children were not for me. I had always shied away from the thought of having kids, as much as so that I had felt relieved when Kiara had been heartbroken at the news of losing our baby. In the days and months I had been alone, without her, I had thought what my life would’ve been if our baby had remained alive, I would’ve loved the baby and Kiara more than life itself. I wouldn’t have let her go. I would’ve found a different way to keep her safe.

But now there was nothing that I could call mine. Now, I was just a lonely man, waiting for my big brother to bring the resemblance of life in my existence by getting to me the one girl that had made me whole since the moment I had met her.

I stood there lost in my thoughts as Maddox made his way to the door. He turned around at the threshold and said, “Alex is just five minutes away, Dominic.”

Five minutes….

I had been existing without my heart but now, just in five minutes I would've my heart within my reach.

By the time, I made my way downstairs, I could hear everyone at the door. Brenna, Maddox, Mom and Dad, they all were blocking the huge double doors as they stood on the top step, waiting.

My heart started beating double time as I closed the distance, I heard the honking of the car and then I heard the silence that descended. Not a word was spoken, only the slam of the car doors echoed. And then, I was there too, on the threshold, standing between my family members as I got my first glimpse of her.

But, she wasn't alone.

And, she wasn’t looking at me.

Her eyes weren't searching for me as mine were for her. No… her sole focus was the little person in her arms. The little person, she was holding to her chest and murmuring to him softly.

I felt the sickness rolling in my stomach as I heard the last of her sentence. “… okay, love, mommy is here.”

Then, she looked up.

Her black eyes met mine and she froze mid-step.

Her mysterious black eyes for ones unguarded, gave away her guilt and shame. Her fears.

And, left me betrayed and seething.

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