Chapter 12
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Lily pov
“So you will be late again?”
“Yes, sorry baby. We have to shoot some late-night scenes” Chris says and I know he is lying. I learned this morning from his manager that they will have still a few scenes and these are in daylight. But I won’t say anything, I can’t.
“Ok, Chris. See you when I see you, I guess” I say and I try to not hear me crying
“Are you ok?”
“I’m fine Chris. Don’t hold you from your work. Bye,” I say and I end the call. I rest my head on my hands that are on my office desk and I start crying. Why he is lying to me? One week now he was late from the shooting and most days he didn’t even have to work. Tomorrow is my birthday and he didn’t mention anything. Maybe he gets tired, he is boring, maybe is... I don’t even know what to think.
“Lily?” I hear Ava knocking and calm my myself.
“Yeah,” I say and I wipe my tears
“Are you ok?”
“Yes. What is it?”
“You are crying. Why?”
“I don’t want to talk about it now. What is it?”
“They want to to the photo shoot”
“Ok,” I say and I stand up. I walk to my bathroom and I freshening up. When I was ready I went to the studio.
Around seven I reached home
“Hi, honey. You hungry?” Linda asks
“No. I ate at work. Thank you” I say and faking a smile
“You ok?” If I had a dollar every time I heard that today I would be rich now
“Yes, I’m fine. Just tired” I say and I walk to our bedroom. Our bedroom, for how long it will be ours, I don’t know
“Good night Linda”
“Good night honey” I enter the bedroom and start to undress. I enter the shower and I start washing. I’m down the water and I start crying again. I’m feeling dizzy and I sit on the bench inside the shower, I forgot. But I couldn’t even think about it. I know three days now that I’m pregnant and of course, Chris doesn’t know. He has disappeared from the house, he leaves early in the morning and returns late at night, two years we are together, he has filmed movies before but he never has done that before.
I touch my belly, nine weeks pregnant.
“Don’t worry baby. We will be okay” I say and I’m finished with my shower. I lay on the bed and continued to caress my belly, this was supposed to be a happy time. I am sitting here not sure about my relationship. Until fell asleep Chris hadn’t returned I saw him the next morning when he was getting ready. He sees me that I’m waking
“Good morning baby.” He says and comes closer giving him a kiss
“Happy birthday,” he says and he smiles. Wow he remembered
“Thank you,” I say and I feel a little happy that he remembered it
“You will try to come early tonight?” I say pleasing and I hope deep inside me to say yes. But I see his face fall and take a deep breath. Great just great
“I will try baby but I can't promise you”
“But is my birthday”
“I know baby. I’m sorry” he says and he at least looks sad. He tries to make me smile but without a result.
“I’m sorry”
“I know. It’s ok. I will do something with the girls” I say
“Good idea,” he says and walks to the bathroom. His phone rang with an incoming text. I take it to give it to him and I see is a woman her name, Melissa
‘Everything ready for tonight. I will wait for you at the known place’
She waits for him tonight? Tonight he supposed he is filming. And at the known place? Therefore they had met before. And he will see her again tonight. Tonight. Is my birthday and he will see her. I try to hold my tears and I walk to the shower. Until I got finished he left, of course, he left.
I got dressed and I put some clothes in my suitcase. I called Ava that I was sick and would not go to work and before she asked something I ended the call. I write a note to Chris and I walk to the living room.
“Linda?”
“Yes honey,” she says and she turns around
“Where are you going?”
“I’m leaving. I can’t stay here anymore”
“What? Why?”
“Ask Chris.” I wipe a tear
“I can stay in a place where I’m not welcome anymore”
“What are you talking about? Chris adores you”
“Well I believe the last few days he found someone else to adore” She frowns and before she says something I hug her
“I’m going to miss you”
“Stay to talk with Chris. I’m sure he will have some explanation”
“He has been avoiding me for many days now, pretending that he has worked but I know from his manager that he is free most hours of the day. If he wanted to talk he would be done with it. I’m making it easier for him”
She tries to stop me but I walk fast to my car. I drive to my old apartment, thank God I keep it and I haven’t sold it or rented it yet. I walk inside and I text to the girls that I’m ok, I will just stay home and I will be alright. They called and texted about my health so is better to tell them that I will rest and they will leave me alone. I turned off the phone and the rest of the day I spent it with movies and reading books.
Until about nine o’clock at night, the bell rings. I see through the monitor that is Chris. What is he doing here? Did he finish early with Melissa?
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