mom's boyfriend | z.m.

xxvii

Jennie Gabe

I scrolled through the mean comments of my previous posts and started reading it again. Am I really that horrible of a person?!

"ARE YOU A F*CKING MASOCHIST?!" Zayn shouted at me then pulled my phone from me.

I stood up from sitting on the couch of the living room and looked down. 
I looked back at him and stared directly to his eyes. He noticed my eyes are starting to water that made him sighed. He stepped closer to me and stopped in front of me. He cupped my cheeks and placed his forehead on my forehead.

"M'sorry I yelled at you." He apologized. "But you shouldn't have read those. You'll be fine, trust me."

"I... I just... It seems they were all true, you know..." I stuttered. He leaned away and stared at me with furrowed brows. 

"No! Those are all false! What are you saying?!" Zayn asked in disbelief. "Those are all lies. Believe me." He assured me and I just nodded.

He sighed then held my hand that made my heart skipped a beat. I looked at him with a questioning look on my face.

"Tell you what? Why don't we call Evelyn? She can help me comfort you." He suggested but I jut looked down. He tilted my head up to face him using his finger. "Jen, you should really forgive her."

"I want to." I said and removed his hand off me and turned my back to him. "I just don't know how to." I continued.

I felt his arms wrapped around my waist and his head on my shoulder. "Just start off by apologizin'. You were rude to her. Say sorry then see what comes after that."

I just nodded and sighed. 

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"Here she is..." Zayn said as he placed the laptop on the center table of the living room and I saw my mom on FaceTime.

"Hi, hon." She greeted me and I just waved at her and gave her a weak smile.

"I think I should give you two some privacy." Zayn said and then stood up.

He looked back to me and I mouthed a 'thank you' to him. He just nodded and walked out of the living room. 

"How you feeling, hon? Zayn told me everything that had happened." She asked with worry.

Well, not everything.

"Fine? I don't know... At first I thought I was okay with it but the longer I think of it, the more I realize that they're right." I explained.

"No, honey! They're haters! They just want to make you insecure about yourself because they're insecure. Just don't mind them, okay?" She said.

"It was true that I'm a b*tch and rude to you..." I started. "And I am sorry. My feelings just weren't controllable at that time and I was really REALLY furious to you and what you did." I paused and looked up to prevent the tears to fall down.

"Honey, I'm the one who should say sorry. Sorry I left you and your father. Your father did everything for me and you gave me joy and happiness! But I didn't care about that and started a new life and became selfish."

"That's the biggest regret I have in my life! That's why I took you right after your father died. I know we should've had closure, me and Johnny, but it's too late now..." She continued and sniffed.

I sniffed and wiped the tears before speaking. "He's happy that you're happy, mom. Both of us  wants you to be happy. And I just want to say I forgive you..." I said and gave her the biggest smile I could give to someone.

She smiled and wiped her tears. "AHH! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY YOU JUST MADE ME! I LOVE YOU, JENNIE! I NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU AND I WILL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU! I LOVE YOU!" She shouted that made me chuckled. 

"I love you too, mom." I said.

"Well, as long as I wanted to talk more, I need to get back to work..." She said.

"Ohh, okay. Bye! I love you!" I bid her goodbye.

"Bye! Love you!" She waved goodbye and hanged up.

I closed Zayn's laptop and carried it. I stood up and walked to his office. I knocked on his door but I didn't hear any response. I grabbed the knob and twisted it to open the door. I saw Zayn on the phone so he raise his finger, meaning I must wait. I closed the door and walked in front of his desk.

"Just give her everythin' she wants to shut her up, yeah?" Zayn said sternly to the person on the other line. "Fine. Just not her previous position. I don't want her near me or Jennie." He said then hanged up.

"Sorry about that." He apologized then threw his phone on his desk.

Well, he's filthy rich. He can buy ten of those in one snap!

I placed his laptop on his desk when he spoke. "How'd it went?" He asked.

"Uhm, it went pretty well." I asked and smiled.

"Glad to hear that." He said and I just nodded.

There was an awkward silence occurred but Zayn broke it. "That was Anthony. Said they talked to Jessica and she said she'll stop if we follow her conditions and bring her back to work... But I told them not to give her previous position as a temporary secretary of mine." He explained and I just nodded.

"I think I'll just take a rest in my room." I said and turned around.

I ran to the door and opened it. He called me but I ignored him. I need a lot of thinking.