Juvie Girl Has A Daughter?

Chapter 26

I sigh and lean back in my office chair. I can't stop thinking about earlier. Caden keeps texting me but I don't know what to text back. Stephanie comes into my office.

"Are you ok? " She asks sitting in the chair in front of my desk.

"I told Sabrina about Caden earlier. "

"Right, you told me you were going to his house. How did that go? " She asks.

"At first we were trying to drop hints hoping she would out two and two together, but after many failed attempts I just came out and told her. "I sigh again.

" What did she say? Did she react in any way? "I shake my head.

'She didn't say a word. Her face just went completely blank. She was silent there and the whole way to Elliana's. I'm just worried. I don't want her to keep anything bottled up. "

"Yea. That's not good. What did he say? "

"He keeps texting me asking if she said anything after we left and if I'd let him know when she does among other things. " I look at my phone after receiving yet another text from Caden.

"I haven't really been around him nor do I really know him but, I think he's really trying to be here for the both of you. " She says looking at me then my phone.

"He's annoying. " I mutter. I click out of my computer and slide my file in my bag.

"I see the way he looks at you Tania. He still loves you. Now I'm not going to pretend that I know your guys' history because I don't. But I think you should put that behind you and maybe try something with him, IF" She says loudly because I opened my mouth.

"Let me finish. If you feel the same way. Or maybe if you feel like there is potential for the two of you. There's no harm in trying. "She drugs and stands up. I stand and grab my bag.

"There is harm in ruining what we have now, which is us being civil. And we need to learn to coparent once we get everything figured out. I don't have time to throw a relationship into the mix and especially not with him. Our relationship in high school was extremely toxic and I don't need that in my life. Plus I don't trust him enough. " We walk through the building and wait for the elevator. The doors ding open and she pressed the button for the lobby.

"But you're both adults now. You've matured and I'm sure he has too. "I shake my head.

" I'm not ready for a relationship eight now and not one with him. I don't want to talk about this anymore. "I'm starting to get frustrated. I don't need anyone in my life. I'm fine by myself. She sighs but doesn't say anything more. We go out to our cars and I get into mine and head to my sisters house to pick up my daughter who won't say a word to me.

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"Are you ready to talk now? " I ask looking at Sabrina through my rearview mirror. She just stares out of the window. I sigh. I turn into the highway and notice her quickly look at me then back out of the window.

"You don't have to talk but I don't want you to hide your feelings. If you're angry then tell me. " I say.

We drive in silence for 45 minutes into Syosset. I drive past the high school and continue the 20 minutes until I turn onto the dirt road. I drive the ten minutes the come to a stop. I shut off the car and look at Sabrina.

"Come on. I wanna show you something. "I get out and wait for her to get out. Once she's out, I start taking the path. I send caden a quick text.

'I'm at the treehouse with Sabrina. I'm gonna try to talk to her. ' he texts back in 5 seconds.

'I'm on my way. '

We walk a little bit then I stop. I see Sabrina look up and her eyes go wide. She wants to say something but she doesn't. I smile. I haven't been here in almost 10 years. I take my keys out of my pocket and go up the stairs. I hear Sabrina following behind me.

I insert the key and twist the lock. I take out the key and push open the door. It look the exact same. From the last time I was here. Except it's clean vs. the mess of beer and alcohol bottles that we left here. They have definitely been here recently. I go and sit on the bean bag. I grab the slinky that's still here and start to play with it.

Sabrina walks around and looks at everything. She stops and looks at some of the pictures taped to the wall. She then goes over to a framed picture that I never knew was there. Then again this is my first time being here since I graduated high school. She picks up the frame and inspects the picture.

It's a photo of me and Caden. It was taken on a day when we weren't arguing or ignoring each other. Jaden had taken the picture when we weren't looking. All of our friends we're hanging out at the twins' house. We were all in the backyard. Caden and I were sitting on the patio couch joking around and laughing. I was sitting with my legs across Cadens and my forehead pressed against the side of his head. His arm was around me and the both of us were smiling. It it the cutest and cheesiest picture that has ever been taken of me.

She takes out her phone and takes a picture of it. I stop playing with the slinky and furrow my eye brows in confusion.

"Why did you take a picture of it? " She shrugs. She sets it back down and sits on the other bean bag. We just sit in silence. Finally she takes a breath and slowly talks.

"Why aren't you both dating? " I raise my eyesbrows. That's what she's going with.

"There are a lot of reasons as to why we aren't. " I say. That's all I am going to say. She doesn't need to know why.

"Do you love him? Did you love him? " She asks. I sigh and answer her question.

"I did love him. I loved him a lot. I still love him. Just not like I used to. " I say.

"What does that mean? "

"You know how I love Charlotte? " She nods.

"Well when I was younger, I loved him the way I loved Charlotte. But now I love him like a best friend. "I explain.

"Well I wanna know why I never met him before. " Here it is. What she has been holding back. There's a lot that I have to tell her but I can't tell her everything.

"I can't explain it sweets. That's for him to tell you. " She rolls her eyes.

"Why can't you tell me why he was never here? And don't lie about it either. I want to hear it from you. "I stare at her for a few minutes then I tell the lie  I have told everyone else. That he didn't know.

" He was never here because I never told him about you."