His greatest love.

Chapter 13.

"Who was that??" Santos's voice cut through the quiet like a blade.

She turned, slowly, calmly. "Why are you here?"

He scoffed, arms crossed tightly. "I came to check on my baby, make sure you're doing okay—and what do I find? You coming home late... being dropped off by some other guy?"

She smirked faintly, putting the shopping away. "Your baby is fine. Sultan—go bring the baby pictures." Her voice was sharp but casual, and the massive dog obediently bolted up the stairs.

"You could at least be a gentleman and help put that dog food away," she added dryly, rolling her eyes as she headed into the kitchen.

Santos chuckled bitterly but still followed her instruction just as Sultan returned, envelope clutched carefully between his teeth.

"Good boy." Diana took it from him and patted his head before turning to Santos, handing over the envelope like it was a utility bill.

He opened it and froze.

His hands trembled slightly as he stared at the scan. "It's... a girl?"

She was already moving, opening her fridge and pulling out a container of leftovers that she had specifically reserved for such a day. "Yes."

"Why would you say that?" she replied, not even glancing at him.

"Because this is supposed to be a moment," he insisted. "Normal people would be celebrating right now. You just seem... numb."

She turned, still eerily composed. "Well, not everyone finds out the father of their child was screwing her best friend the entire pregnancy. Don't you agree?"

She removed her trench coat and beanie cap before going to the washroom. She went upstairs had a warm shower and changed into her oversized grey shirt and short free shorts. She tied her hair into a rough bun her body feeling much better she went downstairs only to find an aroma flooding her kitchen.

"I thought you left." She said calmly as she saw Sultan seated in front of the huge screen watching the Lion King.

"I decided to make you some food." He said calmly as she walked into the kitchen.

"I have food to eat." She said silently and he chuckled lightly.

"I can't let you eat refrigerated food—" He said stirring the food.

"I refrigerated it for a reason."  She said calmly walking to the refrigerated food and warming it up.

"Try this." He said calmly with a spoonful of the soup so close to her face.

"No am good." She said walking away taking the Sultan's bowl and he sighed.

"Am trying here Diana." He said calmly as she walked away.

"Just go." She said coldly then went and poured up some food for her huge dog. She refilled his water holder and placed it alongside the food in his corner. She whistled lightly and Sultan came running wagging his tail seeing the food.

"Eat then you finish Lion King." She said calmly and he barked before he started eating. She walked back to the kitchen to take her food finding Santos serving himself some food.

"Here you go it's warm enough." He said giving her the food she warmed.

"Thank you." She said taking it and walking to her favorite seat and soon he followed her sitting in front of her. She ate her food in silence as she enjoyed the different flavors exploding in her mouth.

"I talked to your mom." He said calmly as she was almost finishing her food.

"Oh yeah what about?" She said taking another bite of her food.

"About us. I was hoping she was going to talk to you about our future–" He said silently and she chuckled calmly.

"Am really...really enjoying my dinner and I would really hate to loose my appetite over something stupid you might say," She said calmly then continued eating her food.

"She said she would come to talk to us." He said as soon as she was done eating and she laughed.

"Oh so now you want me to throw up after I've finished eating right??"

"We are bound to fix things between us."

"Says who?"

"I love you-"

"And you fucked the slut I called a best friend."

"Am sorry!!!" He said yelling and this time the anger she tried so hard to suppress spilled over.

"NO!!! You don't get to do that. You don't get to force your apology down my throat after ruining my life.There are over a million women out there. You could have had any of them but you choose my best friend. I would never forgive for playing me for a fucking fool but I swear I will never forgive you for all the hate I have in my heart for the one person I loved above everyone else."

"It was not all my fault!!! She came on to me!!!"

"YOU NEVER SAID ANYTHING TO ME!!! You watched me build her life up from scratch. You watched me give her every piece of me!!! You watched me sacrifice everything for her and you said nothing!!! So what were you guys cuddling after sex mocking my kindness–"

"No bab–"

"What... we're you celebrating my stupidity for not seeing the affair?"

"I would never do that–"

"And now you think calling my mother will settle all this?"

"I just want our family back!!!"

"Our family?? YOU FUCKED UP!!! YOU!!!! NOT ME!!! So if you think you can come in here whenever you feel like, cook and everything will be okay... You are in for a rude awakening because unless hell freezes over I will never forgive you for ruining my daughter's chance of a happy family!!!"

"We can still be a family Diana-"

"No we can't and that's the price you have to pay for your affair..." She said coldly looking him dead in the eye. "We're even." She said silently as Sultan barked loudly at him.

"Dia–"

"Take the remains of the food you prepared and leave. If you make the mistake of leaving it here I will throw it away and while you're at it you can call my excuse of a mother and tell her she has no business coming here." She said coldly before walking to the kitchen to take some water.