With Me Through Troubled Times (With Me - book 2)

Chapter 12

2 days later

I was laying on the couch with my head resting on Joe's lap when the house phone began to ring. I looked up at Joe as he reached over for it. 

"Hello?" He answered. "Sure, she's right here." 

He offered me the phone and I took it off him. "Hello...Yes, speaking...Wait a minute, she's what?...How can she do that?I...Right, fine...Bye." 

"What is it?" Joe asked as I gave him back the phone. 

I sat up and looked to the floor. "I'm being sued." 

"What? Why?" He questioned. 

"Kim's suing me because I apparently hit her and I'm forcing her into doing a DNA test." I looked up at him. 

"But you didn't hit her and you're not forcing her into doing the DNA test," he said, rubbing my back. 

"What did you say when you asked her about doing the DNA test?" 

"She said that she understood why we want her to do one. What I don't get, is why she'd make up complete lies and do this to you of all people." 

"Isn't it obvious?" He shrugged. "She hates the fact that we've gotten back together after trying to split us up. She knows that there will be a lot of attention on this because of who I am. She wants her time in the spotlight." 

"She won't do that. I won't let her do anything to you. Your lawyers will take care of her and sort it all out. I bet you, this won't even go to court because your dad won't let it get that far." He rambled on before kissing the side of my head. 

I nodded before I heard the front door open and slam shut. 

"MIA!" The voice of my big brother, Chad, shouted. 

A few seconds later, the living room door burst open and Chad came storming into the room. 

"What the hell makes you think that you have the right to beat my girlfriend up!?!" He shouted in my face. 

"Hey, back up." Joe instructed calmly, standing up and pushing Chad away from me. 

"Why should I? She had no right to beat her up!" Chad shouted at Joe. 

"She didn't beat her up!" Joe shouted at him. "How can she even think about beating her up when she's pregnant with twins?" 

"Wait a minute? You're pregnant again?" 

"Clearly!" I said as I stood up and turned to the side. 

"Mia...just tell me why," Chad sighed, looking at me. 

"I didn't do it. Even if I wasn't pregnant, I still wouldn't do it because she isn't worth it after what she did." I told him. 

"What do you mean by 'what she did'? What did she do?" He questioned. 

I looked at Joe. "Do you want to tell him?" 

"It's up to you. I probably-" He started. 

"Do you want to tell him though?" I asked. 

"Will one of you just tell me!" Chad shouted. 

"I'll leave you to it," I said to Joe as I walked out the room and closed the door over.

Joe's POV

I watched Mia close the door over and I looked at Chad. 

"Well?" He said. 

"I slept with Kim," I said blankly. 

"Define slept with." 

"I cheated on Mia with her."