The Divit Brothers.....On Their Way Home

Chapter Twenty Seven

      Carolinas whole world seemed to be spinning around and her stomach had jumped immediately into her throat. She tried to swallow but she seemed to be paralyzed.  

      Efe stood in complete astonishment as he let her words echo in his head. He wasn't sure if he had heard her correctly so he stepped a little closer, " Paola don't talk nonsense, there's no way you can be pregnant. You can't be." Efe stammered, feeling weak and sick at his stomach, hoping desperately his words were true. 

      Paola laughed, " Yes Efe, there is a way and I am pregnant with your child. This may not be the best time for you to find this out, but aren't you happy about me carrying you first born child." She stated her voice talking the sound of a small child as she talked.

      Can put his arm around Efe's shoulder, " Hold it together son, let's go inside and find out what's going on. Carolina, Mr. Munro shall we go inside and sit down. There has to be a simple explanation for what's going on." His dad said. He dad could always make things better and find a solution for everything.

      Efe dreaded looking at Carolina since Paola had made her mind blowing announcement. He knew her face would be full of hurt and disappointment, but he turned to her, reaching for her hand to lead her into their house. Carolinas eyes had filled with tears and her face was covered with pain, just like he knew it would be. 

      He tried to pull her close to him but she shied away from him, turning her head away as she walked into the house. Mr. Munro followed his daughter and Can more confident than ever that his daughter would see the type of man that Efe Divit really was. 

      Sanem was just returning from her long evening walk and went in, " Oh hello, we have company, Can why didn't you call me and I would have came back sooner. Hello I'm Sanem, Efe's mother." She said ready to welcome their visitors. " And you must be Carolinas father, Adam,...right."  She extended her hand for a hand shake. Instantly she could tell that things were not like they should be, as she looked around the room finding Can, she looked at him questioning him with her eyes.

      Can nodded toward the other person in the room, Paola. Sanem was shocked to see the young woman there, and she knew that something was terribly wrong. " Efe, what's going on my dear." Sanem asked, looping her arm around his in a protective sort of way. 

      Adam was the first to offer an explanation, " Well Mrs. Divit, it seems that your son has just received some joyous news, him and this beautiful woman are going to be parents. Your exceptional upstanding son has gotten Ms. Paola pregnant."

      Sanem felt the heat travel through her body as she listened to Mr Munro insult her son. "Excuse me Mr. Munro, but I would like to hear this from my son. Efe, what is going on." She asked her voice calming and soft.

      The words were hard to come but he finally turned to his mother and nodded, " It seems Paola thought this would be the best time to let me know about this. " Yes she says she is pregnant with my child." He reported, his eyes glaring into hers. 

      She smiled as she nodded toward Sanem, " Yes Mrs. Divit, you and your husband are going to be grandparents for the first time. Arent you excited."  She replied, as she clapped her hands. Her mind was swirling with excitement as she carried out her plan. She knew when she saw Efe and Carolina together earlier in the day that she would need a iron clad plan to make this work, and she had found it..

      Sanem looked around the room at each person, in shock as to what was happening. The only two people that were smiling were Paola and Mr. Munro. She knew something just wasn't right but the look on Cans face was confirming her worst fear. 

      Adam Munro pulled Carolina away from Efe, " Carolina, please go get your bag and let's go. There is nothing to accomplish here. Once again you have made a bad decision about a man."  He said with the sound of disgust in his voice. 

      Carolina had been silent the whole time, her mind reeling from it all. She looked at Efe as she moved over closer to her dad, her body weak from the news. " Efe I don't know what to say. Why didn't you tell me you were still in a relationship with her. I don't think I can trust you anymore." She stuttered, as the tears ran down her face. She looked at Paola and saw a woman that had just taken away everything that ever mattered to her, and she looked so happy about it.

      " Carolina, come on we need to talk. Let's go outside and talk, please. I can explain if you will just listen to me." He pleaded as if his life depended on it, because it did.  He wasn't even sure of what he would say, put some way he would have to convince her that what Paola was saying simply wasn't true.

      Reluctantly Carolina followed Efe outside, against the wishes of her father. " Carolina what can he say to change what just happened. He lied to you and now he's going to make you believe it. Have some common sense girl." He father said smirking at Efe.

      They walked down to the beach, a ways from the house, and stared out at the beautiful deep blue water. This place had always been his place of happiness and contentment, a place that he thought would be his home forever. But today this place seemed to be his most dreaded place on earth. 

     She hadn't looked at him, because she knew if she did she would believe everything he said, she would get lost in that charismatic charm of Efe Divit. Right now she needed to be strong and not let him sweep her off her feet. " Efe, please say what you want to say. But I'm not sure if it will make a difference." She spoke her voice full of hurt and pain. " Had everything been a lie, had all the words you whispered to me as we made love had just been that....just words." She whimpered, feeling her heart break with every breathing moment.

      Efe turned her to look at him, his eyes glaring at her, " No Carolina, nothing that I said to you was a lie. I love you more than life itself. You have to believe me. You knew about Paola, I told you I broke it off with her before we left on our trip. That was not a lie." Efe pleaded with her to understand. This must be some type of horrible nightmare, he thought, and he would wake up soon. He prayed..

      She sighed, " I want to believe you, I want to be the only woman in your life, but now I don't know. I won't be the only woman that has a claim on you. Now there will always be Paola,...and your child." 

      She let the tears of her heart break come flowing down as she clung desperately to the man she loved.

      How would she be able to let go of him. He had become the person that she craved, the person that made her feel like herself....

      He was the person she loved with all her heart.......but would she have to walk away from him.....