Me and You Against the World (Book Five in the Peterick Mpreg Series)

Damned If I Do Ya (Jack's POV)

I really hope Pete and Patrick know that I will treat Emily the way she deserves. I hope they can trust me with their daughter. I would never do anything to hurt her at all. She literally means the world to me and I wouldn't want to do anything to jeopardize what we've had for so long, and what we'll continue to have. I love Pete and Patrick to death too, and I know they love me, so I really think they're just doing that whole "protective dad" thing, which I know I'd do too. Maybe I will do it someday ... Who knows.

"Jack!" my Aunt Mindy said, getting my attention away from my thoughts.

"Hey Aunt Mind," I smiled as I hugged her.

"I think little Miranda and I are going to get going, but I wanted to say goodbye first," she smiled, taking hold of her daughter's hand. 

"Thank you so much for coming, it really means a lot to me," I said.

"You know we wouldn't miss it for the world," she smiled. "and Jack?"

"Yeah?" I asked.

"I came here from visiting you mother in prison," she started saying. "She said she's happy for you and wished she could have been here."

"I wouldn't have let her in," I said.

"Jack," she gave me a saddened look.

"I know she's your sister, and I love you too, but you don't know half of went on with her back home. My own mother raped me. My own mother beat me. My own mother screamed at me. My own mother threw beer bottles and countless other things at me. I don't want her back in my life. I'm done with her. She's nothing to me now. How anyone could ever do the things she did to me, I don't understand," I said, feeling myself heat up from anger.

"I understand," she said. "Just know that I'll be here for you."

"Thanks," I said.

She gave me one last hug, then her and Miranda left. I decided I needed some air, so I walked up the stairs and went out on the balcony. I leaned against the railing and just looked out over the gardens that were now glowing from the light of the sunset. I took a deep breath, releasing some of my anger. I didn't want to create a whole scene at the party, so I thought it'd be best if I just relaxed out here for a little bit. I know Aunt Mindy was coming from a good place, but I really want nothing to do with my mother anymore. She told me she loved me, then went and did all those horrible things. My whole childhood was a lie in my eyes. I'm sick of it. I want to focus on my life with Emily now. She's the most important thing to me.

"Jack?" I heard Emily's voice from behind me.

"Yeah?" I asked, turning around.

"Babe, are you ok?" she asked, walking up to me and taking my hand in hers, then looking over the gardens.

"I guess," I said, shrugging my shoulders.

"I saw you talking to your Aunt," she said. "It's about your mom, isn't it?"

"How are you that good?" I asked, chuckling a little.

"Wife's intuition," she smiled, turning to me. "but seriously, what's going on?"

"She told me that before she came here, she had just got done meeting with my mom in prison," I sighed. "My mom said she wished she could be here. Even if she weren't in prison right now, I wouldn't want her here. I wouldn't allow them to let her in."

"And I don't blame you," Emily said. "What she did to you for all those years was not ok."

"I know. I want nothing to do with her anymore. I want her out of my life," I said. "I just want to focus on my life now and what it is, who's in it, and where it's going. I want to focus on you and our big family."