THE TIES THAT BIND-Book 3 In The Sexy As Series

Chapter 22

"Pull....pull over...." She said.  

"Kaia...."

"I said pull over!" She yelled at him.

Zayn glanced around and saw that they were near a park and he pulled into a parking stall and put the car into park.

Kaia got out of the car and slammed the door behind her and began to walk.  Zayn locked the car and followed her.  "Kaia!"

She stopped when she heard him call her name and she turned to face him.  "Why?" She yelled at him.  "Why Zayn?"

"I don't know baby," he said.

"How could he fucking do this to her?" She continued to yell.  "After...." she could feel her heart rate increasing.  "After....oh my God! She gave up everything to be with him! She cheated on her husband and....." She clenched her fists at her side.  She began to pace.  "Where is he?"

"Nobody knows."

"What in the hell do you mean nobody knows?  How can nobody know where he is?  Someone has to know where he is!" She yelled at him and then realized it wasn't him she was angry with.  "I'm sorry Zayn."

"You don't have to be sorry with me baby," he said moving closer to her and taking her hands in his.  

"How could he do this to her? Their son is dead!" She said angrily.  "Oh God their son is dead and he thinks he has the right to just leave and abandon her?"  She felt her eyes well with tears.  "My best friends child is dead....oh God he's dead Zayn!"

He quickly pulled her into his arms and held her as she broke down.  She clung to him and cried. 

"I've got you baby," he said softly.  "I've got you."

"She loves him Zayn and.....and....." she sobbed.   "He's...he's abandoned her when she needs him the most."

"I can only imagine he's in a terrible amount of pain right now too."

She didn't say anything but continued to cling to him.  The anger and hate she felt for Louis was indescribable.  She knew he was hurting, but she could never forgive him for what he had done.     

"Come on," he said gently.  "Let's go home.  You need your rest."  He kissed the top of her head.  "And I need to talk to Jeremy about when we can bring Marian home."

"Do you think she's going to be alright with the twins?"

"We'll have to see," he said.  He wrapped his arm around her waist and led her back to the car and helped her in.  He got in and drove them home.  Once there they went inside and tried to be a normal family for just a little while and after tucking Kaia went to bed, he called Jeremy and made the arrangements to bring Marian to their house.  The doctors figured she would be able to leave the hospital in the next two days.  Give her an extra day to try to get her bearings and then they would plan the funeral for two days after that.

The next morning Kaia was up early.  She found her husband in the kitchen making her a cup of tea.

"Do you want me to drive you?" Zayn asked.

"No," Kaia said. "I....I need to do this myself and....and I need some time alone. I'm sorry."

He pulled her into his arms and held her close. "Why do you keep apologizing? You have nothing to be sorry for. This is a lot for all of us." He kissed her. "Just know how much I love you and I know that this is so incredibly hard and I will always be here for you."

She smiled at him. "I love you, Malik," she teased.

"I love you more, Mrs. Malik," he teased back. "Call me if you need me. Mum said she'd stay for as long as we need her."