Bulletproof love (jaime preciado)

chapter 6

Ellie's POV

I looked into Jaime's eyes for the first time properly in years, it was so weird looking into the eyes that I fell in love with over 4 years ago but I had to tell him, he deserved to know about Megan right? Yes of course he does. Megan was playing with her empty cup, I could tell she was bored. I looked at her then Jaime again.

"Mumma, can I go play over there?' She then asked as she pointed at three other little kids playing.

"Of course, just stay where I can see you, okay?" She nodded and ran off. Now is my chance to be truthful.

"Listen Jaime I need to tell you something and its really important, just don't flip out or anything please?" I asked praying everything would be okay if I told him.

"Of course what is it?" He asked with a concerned look, I sighed and just said it, it's now or never right?

"I don't know how to tell you this.. but Megan is your daughter Jaime." I looked down not wanting to see his reaction. But after a while it was too quiet for my liking so I looked up at him and he was just staring into space, he looked like he'd seen a ghost or something. "Please just say something, anything?" I added desperately, I wanted to know what he feeling or thinking, I was scared now.

"Why? Why did you never tell me Ellie?" He raised his voice a little, "don't you think I deserved to know a little sooner?" I could tell that he was pissed. I started to tear up a little but tried to hold them back.

"Look I'm sorry okay? You left me right before I could tell you, and I couldn't get hold of you!" I was getting annoyed now because this isn't just my fault.

"Don't you try and blame this on me, you could have still told me!" He shouted. I was crying a little bit now.

"Mumma what's wrong? why are you crying and why are you both shouting?" She asked as she ran up to me while hugging my leg. She hates arguments and seeing me cry.

"Hunny, I'm fine! We're leaving now!" I picked her up and began to walk away, avoiding eye contact with him.

"Wait! You can't just leave like this! You can't just say she's my daughter then leave me expecting me to be okay with all of this!" Jaime shouted while trying to catch up with me, "she's my daughter as well ya know!" He added.

"You don't think I already know that Jaime?" That really pissed me off but I kept calm for Megan's sake, "look if you want to be a part of her life then stop having a go at me for this, this is not my fault. I know I could have told you sooner, I get that but I hadn't seen you in 4 years until now Jaime, 4 bloody years, I didn't want it to be like this but it is and I can't help that now." I was angry and wasn't in the mood right now. He looked at me as stray tears fell down my cheeks and his facial expressions softened, "I'm sorry Jaime I really am, I understand that you're annoyed or angry that I never told you this but I had no choice." I said and he sighed.

"Could I at least be a part of her life, considering she is my daughter as well?" I looked at him and thought about it.

"I'll give you my number and we can talk about this properly another time okay?"

"Sure, that sounds fair." He replied with a slight smile. We exchanged numbers. I then left with Megan and headed home. I just hope all of this will be okay in the end.

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When I got home I texted Josh.

Me: joshy I need you right now, something important I need to tell you:/

After a few minutes I got a reply.

Joshy: okay give me 10 minutes and I'll be round with food.

Josh really knows how to cheer me up when I'm upset or something and that is why he's my best friend. I sat on the couch and turned on the tele, I flicked through the channels but nothing decent was on so I turned the tele off and went to check on Megan who had gone upstairs. I got upstairs and saw her playing in her corner.

"Hey baby, you okay? You were quiet earlier its not like you," I said to her because its true, she's never usually quiet .

"I was just tired mumma," she explained and smiled to reassure me that's she was okay.

"Okay hun, why don't you take a nap then and I'll wake you up later?"

"Okay mumma." She jumped on her bed and laid her head on the pillow, "I love you mummy." She said before closing her eyes.

"I love you too princess," I whispered and kiss her head before leaving her room.

Knock, knock, knock..

Josh is here. I thought. I went to the door and opened it, Josh had a bag of food in one hand and films in the other this made me laugh.

"I love you, you know that?" He winked at me and walked inside.

"All the best for my best friend!" He smiled. We walked into the lounge and sat down and started to talk. I ate few snack that he brought and I explained what happened.

"So what's happened now?" He asked.

"I told Jaime.."

"About Megan?" I just nodded. "Woah. I never thought you would. How did he take it?" He asked.

"He was angry at me for leaving it for so long before telling him, I don't blame him to be honest, we had a small argument but I think it went okay in the end. He asked if he could be a part of her life and I just wanted to think about it. I just want Megan to meet him properly as her father, she deserves to know." Josh looked at me with a concern expression.

"What are you going to say to Megan?"

"I haven't thought about it, we've never really spoken about her father before because she doesn't really fully understand." Megan really does deserve to know, she once asked why doesn't she have a daddy because all of her friends do but I didn't know what to tell her, how do I explain to a 4 year old that her father left before she was born and has now suddenly reappeared and wanting to be in her life? Yeah it's not easy.

"Hello, earth to Ellie?" Josh said and waving a hand in front of my face.

"Sorry got lost in thought.. I don't know how to tell her Joshy," I whined.

"Go upstairs and tell her, she deserves to know the truth. I'll leave you to it, if anything happens I'm only a phone call or text message away okay?" He said sternly but with a soft expression.

"I love you Josh, seriously I don't know what I would do without you." He pulled me in a tight bear hug and he kissed my forehead then left. Leaving me to talk to my daughter.

I got upstairs and opened her door and saw that she was awake.

"Hey princess how come your awake, thought you were taking a nap?"

"I did but I couldn't sleep anymore mumma," she said. Okay I'm going to tell her.

"Hey baby, I need to talk to you it's important so listen carefully okay?" I said as I perched on the edge of her bed sitting next her. She nodded and I started to tell her everything. "You know how it's just you and me with no daddy?" She nodded with a sad smile, "well hunny, you do have a daddy. I know it upsets you that all your friends have daddies and you don't so do you want to meet him?" Her eyes widened and she nodded her head with a massive grin.

"I thought you said I didn't have a daddy?"

"You do, he's just been hiding. I'll tell him I come round and you can meet him, how does that sound?" I asked. She nodded her head vigorously. I got my phone out and texted Jaime.

That went a lot easier than I thought.

Sorry this is pretty crappy.