Maybe it was faith

7

Two years later

It's been 2 years and life is great. My career is going well, Leah is fine and Austin and I are still together. I couldn't have asked for a better life.

Leah is 5 and loves Austin. She loves hanging out with him and I know I can trust him with her. She's still short however she's beautiful as ever. I'm so lucky to have her as my daughter.

Austin and I are great he treats me like his princess. He spoils me with presents, kisses me and let's me know that I'm beautiful and that I'm the only one for him. I'm glad I found someone like him.

Last month we moved in together. We moved into his house with his four best friends. Robert, Alex and Zach are cool they like me and treat me like a sister and they spoil Leah just like Austin does.

It just amazes me how I found someone who loves me and my daughter. Even tho he's not the father he treats her like as if she was his own. Which makes my heart melt.

Today we're all going to the beach the guys Leah, Michele, Rocco, and his wife and daughter, and Michael and his wife. This is going to be a great day. There's no specific reason we're just going as a family.

Austin and the guys took summer and Leah in the water while the women and I tanned for a bit.

"So how are you and austin" Michele asked.

"We are great he spoils me and Leah and I just love him to death" I replied.

"Do you think he'll ever pop the question" Sofia michaels wife asked.

"Hopef-" I started.

"Bella Jackson is that you" a familiar voice asked.

I sat up and took my sunglasses off. There stood jack the actual father of my daughter.

"Mommy can austy take me to go get ice cream" she shouted running towards me with Austin and the guy behind.

"Mommy who is this" she said sitting on her towel.

"Hey babe" Austin said leaning down to kiss me.

"Hello sweetheart I'm jack" he said squatting down and taking to Leah.

"Hi jack I'm leah" she said.

"Leah get over here" I said.

She followed orders and I stood.

"Leave" I said calmly.

"But why I was thinking we could catch up seeing as you didn't abort" he said pointing to Leah.

"Don't you ever talk to us or touch or anything I want nothing to do with you" I cried.

"Fine but I will fight" he said walking away.

"You won't touch her she is mine and you don't deserve her and you know you don't care. You just want to cause us pain" I said.

"Yeah whatever whore" he mumbled.

I sat down and cried while being comforted by everyone.

"Leah do you wanna tell me who that was or are you not comfortable talking about it" Austin asked.

"No not yet" I said drying my tears.

"Are you sure" he asked.

I nodded.

"Leah go make a sand castle" Austin said.

"Ok daddy" she said walking directly in front of us.

"That guy was Leah's dad he was also my high school sweetheart we'd dated all 4 years of high school I was a great student and a good kid and so he convinced me to go to a party and so my best friend picked me up so when we got there we danced and he got drunk like beyond drunk and I was halfway almost fully drunk so he tricked me into going upstairs and I was basically a nerd so I didn't know what he was up to because I didn't go to parties so we get up to a room and he starts kissing my neck and touching means a ask nicely but he doesn't listen he continues I tried scream but he just slapped me each time and so he r-r-r-raped me" I cried.

"When he let me go I went home my parents weren't home because they were on a cruise so I just showered and cried a few weeks later I found out I was pregnant so I told jack and we broke up. Then he tried to hit me but his mother got home and so I ran. I went straight home and told my parents and they kicked me out before I could even explain" I said .

"They tried finding me after they saw me modeling but I never talked to them again" I said.

I heard multiple sorry and sorry that happened to you.

"It's fine it's not your fault" I said.

"Don't let this stop you lets have a good time" I smiled.

I looked at Austin and he looked pissed.

"Calm down babe it's over I love you" I said kissing his cheek.