Unspoken (Book #1 in LA Series)

Chapter Six

Seb's POV
Liv texted Jaxon while we were at work that he should just come home with me as she would be there.

Lenny likes her. I don't like it. It's weird but as soon as Lenny held Liv's hand I got jealous.

I thought I was the only one she felt safe with.

"We should order pizza," Jaxon says, turning my radio up and changing the channel.

"We can when we get back to mine," I mutter.

"You sound angry," he says. "Are you upset that Lenny and Liv are getting along?"

I scoff. "Fuck off."

Jaxon laughs. "Oh my god, you are!"

I grit my teeth. "Whatever."

"This is hilarious," Jaxon says, still laughing his ass off.

I pull into my driveway angrily and leave him in the car. I get inside and stop when I see Victoria's secret bags on my kitchen bench. Jesus Christ.

"Your home," Liv says. I spin around and she was leaning against the wall. "I've been waiting you know."

"What did the doctor say?" I ask.

"She won't get her voice back," Liv states. I deflate. "And she is underweight."

"I knew that," I mutter.

"I got her actual name too," Liv says. "Leena Bailey."

Leena

"She was in the system then?" I question.

"She was," Liv answers. "Her throat was a home job though."

"Fuck," I swore.

"She's been through it," Liv murmurs. "And it's one hundred percent her dad she's scared of."

"How did you figure that?" I ask.

"His contacts are her emergency contact," she states. 'When the doctor asked if he wanted her to call him, she got scared."

I bite my bottom lip and scratch my beard. "It must've been bad."

"Indeed," Liv murmurs. "By the way she's 19. Born 8th of December 2000."

"Good to know," I say.

Jaxon walks through the front door and walks over to Liv kissing her. "Have fun today?" He asks.

"Great fun," Liv says. "We went shopping for underwear and bras."

"For you?" Jaxon smirks.

"I'll wear it tonight," Liv flirts.

I roll my eyes and walk past them into the living room. On the tv were one direction music videos.

Oh god, Liv has gotten to her.

I sit down on the couch and hear the toilet flush. Lenny walks out of the bathroom drying her hands on her clothes.

"Hey," I say.

She smiles at me and sits down on the sofa chair.

"Have fun today?" I ask.

She nods.

"Do you like Liv?" I ask.

Liv interrupts. "We are best friends now. Can't you see she's listening to one direction."

"You brainwashed her," I hiss.

Liv smirks. "With good music."

Lenny nods in agreement.

"I just ordered pizza," Jaxon says, walking into the room. "Turn this shit off and turn the basketball on."

I laugh when Liv slaps him across the head.

*
I walk into the courtroom with my lawyer, not sparing a glance at Chelsea. She was starting to get a baby bump.

We all stay standing as the judge walks into the room. "You May sit," she states. We all do. "We are here today to annul the marriage of Mr Sebastian Hales and Mrs Chelsea Hales. Can I please hear the reasoning?"

"Mrs Hales was unfaithful to her husband," my lawyer pipes up. "She is now pregnant with the other man's child?"

The judge looks over at them. "Is this true?"

"Yes, it is," her lawyer says. "But Chelsea was struggling with her mental health at the time and Mr Hales was never home. She felt like his job meant more to him than she did. She sought assurance from Mr Smith and things lead in that direction."

"That's not an excuse to cheat on your husband," my lawyer says. "Mrs Hales had signed a prenuptial agreement before the marriage, so I think this should be a quick case."

"My client would like to work things out with her husband," her lawyer says. "They have been together for eight years and don't want to throw this away."

My lawyer laughs. "I'm sorry, but isn't that the said father sitting behind Mrs Hales?"

I look over and sure enough, Colin was sitting behind Chelsea. "He is here for support," her lawyer argues. "Colin and Chelsea are friends. They are having a child together."

"I'm going to have to side with Mr Hales on this one," the judge says. "This marriage will be officially annulled and all financials will be kept in whoever's name it is in."

She bangs her hammer thing and then leaves the courtroom. I shake hands with my lawyer and then go to leave but a hand grabs my wrist. "Seb please," Chelsea begs. "Don't do this."

I snatch my hand back. "You did this!"

"I didn't mean for this to happen," she cries. "I still love you."

"Well I don't love you," I spat.

I storm off out of the courtroom and to my car. I rip my tie off and bang on the steering wheel angrily.

I drive home in this mood. I storm through the front door and to my bedroom.

I rip off the suit and feel myself start to shake. Fuck her.

This wasn't my fault. She cheated! With my best friend.

This is her fault.