𝙵𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎

39 CHAPTER

𝙵𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎

It was a surprise for my parents to see me and Anakin here, but I told them we wanted to surprise them. And even though I'm laughing and smiling, I'm sad inside and want my mom to give me a big hug.
"WTF, what are you doing here?" asks Paddy, scratching his belly.
"Nice to see you too, brother," I giggle.
"Yeah, yeah," he says, taking Anakin out of his chair. "Missed you, buddy." He hugs Anakin tightly, making the little one squeak.
"Where are the others, anyway?" I ask Paddy, chewing on an apple.
He shrugs and sits down next to me, Anakin touches his uncle's hair and babbles to himself and Paddy pretends to understand what he's saying. I think it's great that Paddy looks at Anakin with such adoration.
I go back to the pancakes that are on the pan and turn them over, my thoughts wandering to Hayden and what he's doing right now.
He hasn't called me yet, he must think that I'm with April and not in another country.
Is he doing something with Sheila? Or is she sleeping on my side of the bed now?
My chest tightens at these thoughts and I hope that Hayden calls me and tells me to come back to Canada.
Everything inside me tightens and clenches at the thought of Hayden and Sheila lying in bed together and doing God knows what.
I shake head to get that thought out of my head. Paddy grabs a pancake and finishes it before Anakin can reach it.
My phone rings and my heart races with hope, I pick it up from the counter and look at Hayden's name. I walk into the living room and press answer.
"Aleia, where are you with my son?" He sounds angry and upset.
"I'm in London and he's our son." I say.
"You're coming back to Canada." he says.
Tears run down my cheeks and drip onto the carpet. "You know Hayden, when you drunkenly kissed me and groped my ass, you were thinking about another woman. Sheila, to be exact." I say, my voice shaking. "And Sheila told me that I'm not acting like a child like you said. But that's not the worst part, Hayden. The worst part is that you're my husband, but you haven't been acting like one since she came back into your life." I put my hand over my mouth to muffle my sobs. "I... I love you, Hayden, but I'm starting to doubt that you love me."
On the other line, all I can hear is his breathing and then: "Baby, where's my dress?" Hearing Sheila's voice sounds like someone has taken a knife and stabbed me in the chest. I'm slowly bleeding to death and feel the pain spreading throughout my body. I hang up and quickly throw my phone on the couch, wipe my eyes and turn around where my brother is standing with Anakin, his gaze softens, he comes over to me and hugs me. .
"No matter what's going on between you two right now, Jersey, I'm sure you'll work it out." Paddy kisses my forehead and I wish so much that I could believe his words.
That Hayden and I will work it out, but this time it will probably be different.
But this time Hayden has to choose a side, either me and the kids or Sheila.
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