Forever More (ON HOLD)

Overwhelmed

Thank you Mahaganey  for writing another great chapter.

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Elena's POV

As soon as I got the vitals on patient three for Dr. Bot, I walked to the break room to make a phone call to Tasha.

It went straight to voicemail. Shit! I tried to call back but it went straight to voicemail again. I settled on leaving her a message instead, telling her that we'll have to do girls night some other time.

I should've called earlier but it's been so busy here at the hospital that it totally slipped my mind. I really hope she gets this message because if she doesn't, she's gonna run into Mathew and if she runs into Mathew. Well, I don't know. That's not really something I would want to think about.

I never really gave it much thought about what would happen if they saw each other again. I feel that considering Carter would be there, Mathew wouldn't do anything stupid in front of him.

I heard my name being called over the intercom and I sighed. Only three more hours and then I get to go home.

Matthew Pov

"Umm what are you doing here?" I glared at Tasha.

She held Carter closely, "I didn't think you would be here."

We stood in the middle of the living room awkwardly while I continued to give her the death glare. I fear saying anything else because I don't want to do something that's going to jeopardize my relationship with Carter nor put me back in jail.

"Look I know you're mad about what hap-"

"Mad?" I laughed sarcastically "try livid, confused, angry, I mean the list can go on!"

I noticed the look on Carter's face once I began to yell and I don't want to scare him. I almost forgot that he was in the room with us. I don't want him to see me like this, "Cart, why don't you go watch some spongebob in your room, I think your favorite episode is on"

He gasped, his brown eyes lighting up immediately, "okay!" Smiling, Tasha let him down and he ran back to his room. I waited until I heard his door close to say anything else.
"Why are you here? How did you find me?"

She frowned, the confusion on her features are evident, "Mathew I've always been around, I-"

The front door swung open and in walked Elena, she slowly closed the door behind her taking in the scene.

"You wanna tell me why shes' here?" I pointed to Tasha.
"And why is my son calling her auntie?"

"Tasha, I've been calling your phone all night! Why haven't you answered?" Elena asked her completely ignoring my questions.

"What? My phone hasn't been ringing." Tasha looked genuinely puzzled, the sweat on her forehead noticeable. She pulled out her phone to check it, "it's because my phone is dead. I'm so sorry I didn't know"

Elena sighed heavily, "Mathew I swear I didn't mean for this to happen"

I frowned narrowing my eyes slightly, "soooo what is this? Are you setting me up again? Should I be worried right now? Let me know because I have my lawyer on speed dial and I didn't do anything wrong!"  

Elena smiled apologetically, shaking her head, "no Mathew, this isn't some kind of scam or set up. Tasha has been Carter's godmother since he has been born"

I laughed sarcastically, placing my hands on my hips, trying to piece everything together, "So let me get this straight, the girl that was part of your 'plan' to put me in jail is my son's so called godmother? The girl that you let me have sex with over and over again, the girl who kissed and touched me is the girl you're letting my son call auntie?"

She stared at me teary eyed, "I- she just been there for me an-"

"Shes' been there for you?" I paused not believing the words that came out of her mouth. "I could've been there for you! I could've been there for my son if I wasn't sent to jail for some bullshit!" I whisper-yelled.

She gasped because I hardly ever curse. "It's not bullshit if my husband cheated on me with multiple women!" She yelled

Tasha shushed her and she regained her composure,  "I was in love with you Mathew, what did you expect?"

"What did I expect? There were other ways you could've broken up with me Elena. Like I
don't know talking to me about it, marriage counseling. Hell you could've just divorced me and I would've been fine with that, but putting me in jail? People who are in jail commit crimes, bad ones. What if I died in there? What if I got raped? I could've went crazy, I was fucking innocent and had no reason being in there. I don't care how in love you were with me, I didn't deserve that, no one deserves that."

I paused, taking a deep breath, I feel so overwhelmed, "then, you got this bitch in here around my son calling her auntie. That's not his auntie and never will be."

"Mathew you wasn't there for me! You never were, what did you expect me to do?! She was the only one here when no one else was!"

"Yeah and whose fault is that!? Don't you ever put this on me like I was the only one in the wrong. We both were but you took it too far" I
shook my head, I can't even look at her.

"I'm sorry, I really am" she sniffled.

"Your sorry doesn't change anything" I sighed grabbing my keys off of the coffee table, "tell Carter I love him and I'll see him when I can"

"What do you mean 'When you can'?"

"I just need some time to think. All of this is overwhelming." I walked out the door leaving them speechless.

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