Trinket ✔️

CH-26

Sleep can be the best thing any human could get, but only when you are in peace, if your mind is running in all directions, I'm betting, Dare to sleep, as we all have our issues with life and routine, we all have so many things we don't even care about, and the same was happening with Ivy this time.

The blooming embrace of Owen's arms made her forget all of her chaotic life, the sin and the mistakes, and now all she was, in the peace. "mic drop, bam!"

her eyes were looking at his beautiful sculpted face, but she just wanted to stare at his scar on his forehead, the symbol of her betrayal and the result of his bad deeds.

Her dilemma broke when her phone buzzed in her back pocket and it was Paul.

she excused herself from his embrace, made him comfortable under the silk plate, and walked outside the room, it was eleven in the morning and her stomach glowed.

she picked his call and answered in her stubby voice "I'm doing fine, how are you?"

"likewise, uhm I wanted to tell you that I got a letter from NYU and your application for the PG program has been... Uhm..." he paused and Ivy bit her lower lip, she always wanted to complete her education and after her marriage with Owen, she was bound with him so deep that the thought of studying further vanished from her head, but then after Niall, and Paul's suggestion she applied to different Universities in the hope that the wing she never knew she had will grow big and will give her the freedom she always fantasied.

so when Paul was creating an unwanted suspense, it was very irritating for her, because she was struggling with her own thunder and this pregnancy was also playing games with her.

"come on don't do..." before she could complete her dialogue, Paul interrupted her and gave her the ray of sunshine that "You got in."

she was happy, she knew it was finally her time and she was going to get it, no matter what.

but then the thought of having another child during her education was strenuous.

"But what about this baby?" she compressed her happiness and asked Paul

Paul only noticed the single word 'this', she didn't call the baby 'our', it hurt him, but he knew he was running in the empty.

he collected his thoughts and assured her "don't worry about the baby, you really don't have to take any responsibility for it, I know Ivy your sole reason for this labour and it means a lot to me and my family, believe me and I really don't want you to compromise your dreams and career because of this, so when you will give birth to our baby... I'll take care of it." he said all that in one go and cut the call by saying, "I have to leave for office, will see you soon, take care." he so wanted to say Love you to her but his gut stopped him.

she rested herself near the wall and was thinking that how few steps could change so many lives.

she has to take some serious decisions and she had to do them fast as she only has three months till her due date and in next after that, she will have her classes. she was excited and miserable at the same time, her newborn will be without her and she being partial to him or her, was stabbing thousands of knives at the same time.

she walked back to the guest room, freshened herself up and went downstairs to find Niall, he didn't come to her and that was strange.

While passing from Owen's room she peeked unintentionally and saw him struggling with his shoelaces, he wasn't able to tie them properly and it was his old habit, like really he was almost thirty, and look what he grappled at.

she knocked at the door and caught his attention, he smiled at her and that made her smile as well, oh her stupid heart.

"let me help you." she said entering his room, he looked at her with a grin and spoke "you know you can't bend down, hm can you?" his old habit of teasing her was anything but just to make her feel nostalgic, no not that word. lol

she looked at him while sitting on the sofa and gestured him to put his leg on the tabletop, he looked at her and followed her instructions, while she was tying his laces she spoke dementedly "As you sow, so you shall reap" this was anything but illogical to Owen and he asked her what she was talking about.

"My dad, he died in the car accident. after a year I gave birth to Niall." she removed her hands from his shoes and looked deep into his eyes with her moist ones, his grin vanished from his face, and unknown emotion took place.

she left his room and walked outside to find Niall and Olivia playing together, " Didn't you have your school today, sweety?" she asked with her hands on her back.

Niall looked back to his mother, and Olivia to her so call daughter and he shouted with a little distance "I didn't go because I wanted to spend time with you, mommy."

Both Olivia and Niall walked towards her and Owen from the other direction. Olivia was flat with her expressions and Niall was exhilarated with happiness.

he hugged her and whispered "I'll never share my mommy with you." to her belly, but it was not audible to both Ivy and Olivia.

Next, he ran to Owen, and they all sat in the gazebo. Owen was replying to some of his emails and Olivia was busy with Niall, Ivy has always imagined this moment in her life and here it was, but unfortunately only for a couple of days, she has to go back to Seattle and take her decision of going to NYU for her PG.

she tried to talk to Olivia so many times and after numerous attempts, she got her reply "if my son is willing to give you a second chance, maybe... I too can, but never forget that Ivy, I can never forgive you."

That was a positive aspiration and with that, she left with Andrew to live her remaining months at the place where she got rescued and rebirthed.