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Next day
Athena wanted to be alone. I slept in the living room since I had some work to do and I offered the second best room to Athena's parents.
I get out of the shower and shave. I finish and get dressed. I choose a pair of regular blue jeans with a black t-shirt with black shoes. I go see if Athena is awake. I walk towards the room and stop as I see the door open. It is Athena.
"Morning," I say. I grab her hand and kiss it.
"Morning," Athena responds. She gets her hand back and begins to walk downstairs slowly. She is afraid to get hurt again. I ask if she needs help but she doesn't respond. We reach the last step and head to the kitchen. I smell sausage and eggs. Yum.
"Oh hi sweetie, morning" Mrs. Marrison smiles at Athena.
"Hi," she says. Athena sits next to her. I saw morning to all and sit in the end of the table. Polo comes in and sits next to me.
"How did you sleep?" Polo asks Athena.
"Okay," she frowns. "Dad?"
"What?"
Bonnie and Francisco come in with the food. They set it down in front of us and excuse themselves.
Polo takes a bite of toast. "What Athena?"
"Royce is here,"
Why did she bring that up? Why does it matter?
"Really?" Polo asks.
"Yeah"
Mrs. Marrison frowns, "is that a problem?"
"No," Athena says. "I just thought to bring that up randomly." She begins to eat. What the hell? What's going on?
"Well, it doesn't matter, you are happily married to this great young man," Mrs. Marrison says. "Let's just enjoy breakfast."
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Polo and Athena went away. Polo said she wanted to talk to him about her mom. Mrs. Marrison is in the backyard with Judith. She wants to see the sculpture again.
I am alone in my home office. Something is off with Athena. I know it might be the pregnancy but there's something more.
I don't want to bother her. She said she wants to be alone. I want to give her that time and space. I want the pregnancy to go smoothly.
The phone rings, "hello?" I pick up.
"Bonjour," it's father.
"How are you?" I ask him.
"Good, I heard about the issue you had with one of the contributors of the old project. But I also heard you are getting recognized by the city and have replaced the project with a new one," he says.
"Yeah, sorry father, I thought everything was going well."
"It's okay, just don't be stupid next time. Did you read the proposal I send you?"
"Yeah, but why do you want to sell?"
"Because I rather invest my money on something else,"
"Wait, are you selling all the oil and gas?"
"Maybe"
"Father, what about our employees?"
"Sorry, but that's the process,"
"No, I can't just fire everyone,"
"Son you will be fired too,"
"Whoa, why?"
He sighs, "how about I go to talk?"
"Totally," I say. "This is fucked up father."
"Alright. See you tomorrow." He hangs up. What the hell?
Oh darn, I forgot to tell him Athena is pregnant. But I think that's something less important to him right now.
LATER
Athena comes back. I hear her call my name from downstairs. I chuckle as I walk to the living room. It has been 2 hours since I seen her but I feel like it was a day without her. Hopefully she is well.
I arrive to the living room and see Athena with her eyes red and puffy. She is frowning like if she seen a loved one dead in front of her.
I quickly go to her and hug her. Where is Polo?
"Don't touch me," Athena whispers.
I pull away but keep my arms around her. "Excuse me? What?"
She looks at me with no emotion but anger in her eyes. "Don't touch me. Don't speak to me. I HATE you."
"You are despicable Polo!" Mrs. Marrison yells. She comes into the living room and I step back. She is crying. "Get away from my baby!"
What the hell is going on?
Mrs. Marrison pushes me to the side and hugs Athena. "Let's go mom."
They go upstairs. I stand and look at Polo. "What the hell is going on?"
"The truth."
My right arm starts to feel numb then pain hits me. I yell and fall on my knees. Oh shit, why? What did he tell Athena everything? I-I, oh shit it hurts!
"Help! Please someone, Shawn is hurting!" Polo yells.
Bonnie comes running and yells for Francisco. The pain gets worse. They help me sit on the couch.
Francisco comes and helps me.
Athena never came. She hates me now.
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The pain goes away but my arm feel numb. I can barely move or feel it. I can't really move my fingers.
Athena left with her mother. She had a suitcase only. I saw her leave as my doctor, Dr. Wallis, was attending me. She didn't look at me.
I'm still on the couch. Francisco is making me tea.
I'm just looking at the glass wall looking out the trees in the moonlight.
"Monsieur, tea?" Francisco asks. I turn to him and he is standing with a platter with a white pot and tea cup. I see the smoke coming from the tea.
"Yeah," I answer.
He serves me tea and I get it with my left hand. I take a sip. "I'm a bad man."
"Everyone is," Francisco says. He sets the platter on the middle table of the living room.
"I won a woman in a shame game of poker. I bought a woman from a man who was an gamble addict and a drunk. I bought his daughter."
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