A Sacrifice in the Name of Love

Chapter 6

Annabelle felt like she was dying she was hunched over the toilet throwing up into the bowl. She had tears running down her face and she felt like she just couldn't do this anymore. How could Xavier already be with another woman after all the love he said that he had for her? They had fought to be together and then fought to pick up both companies always fighting and always keeping each other first and just like that he had moved on and was in a long term relationship with a girl.

"Annabelle..." Amanda walked in. "Is everything ok?"

"I am ok Amanda... it is just morning sickness." She smiled lazily at Amanda.

Amanda jumped up and down. "Really? Really? My little Xavier is going to be a father... your family will now be complete..."

"No Amanda... yes he will be a father but there will be no family. He is with another woman over there and he is... I signed the divorce papers he sent me and when he come he will just send them to his lawyer and we will be done." Anabelle felt pain in her chest a pain she had grown accustomed too. She had been feeling that and hollow since Xavier left her but lately she had also been feeling a lot of hatred and she could not help it because he was slowly destroying her.

"No Annabelle my boy loves you... there is no way that he is with another woman... no way not another woman. You need to talk to each..."

"Amanda please I just want to have a calm pregnancy and I need you to help me with that."

"Of course anything for your sweetheart I will go bring you something to drink."

Amanda walked into the kitchen and took the phone connected to the wall and dialed Xavier's office number.

"Hi thank you for calling Mr. Lucado's office... How can I help you?"

"Hello I need to speak to Xavier it is an emergency..."

"One moment... who is calling?"

"Amanda..."

"Ok"

"Amanda hello what is it?"

"Xavier when are you coming home?"

"Amanda in a few months I have..." Xavier was distracted and he had talked to her a few times on the phone to check on Anabelle but he had made her swear not to say a word.

"Divorce papers..."

"I cannot do this right now..." he let out a breath. "he did not need to hear this because he knew everything she said would be true and he would hate himself even more.

"She loves you and I know you do to..."

"I will call you later..." he spoke into the phone getting ready to hang up.

"She was sick this morning Xavier!" Amanda screamed out desperate to keep him on the phone.

Xavier's heart stopped for a second. "What does she have?"

"Amanda!" Xavier heard Annabelle angry voice on the phone. "I swear if you are telling him I will end it!"

"What do you mean end it?" he heard Amanda whisper horrified.

"You know damn well what I mean!" he could hear the rage in his Anabelle's voice but also the pain in there.

"Xavier I have to go son..." she whispered into the phone.

"Wait what..." the line went dead and Xavier stood and punched the wall next to him.

For the next four months Xavier fought to find out what was going on but he could not leave to go investigate because he would have fallen behind and he would have had to stay there longer and longer and then he would not have been able to fix things with Annabelle and that was his priority but it will be over soon now or it was practically over. He was done and he was leaving in a few hours he would be back in his house on Sunday, where he would make Annabelle see reason but before leaving he would have to go to the gala for the merger.

"Are you ready Elizabeth?" Sebastian screamed up the stairs turning away from Xavier who as usual was stuck in his own mind.

"Yes my love I am walking down as we speak." She smiled and walked into Sebastian's waiting arms. "let us go and have fun and say goodbye to this beautiful guy with style." She smiled at Xavier kissing his cheek as they walked out of the house.