Once A Bad Boy (He's A Bad News Sequel)

6 - Warzone

Erick's POV

All 4 sets of eyes are locked on me when I told them everything I've done last night. They were mad at me I can see, but no one throw their fist on me. Maybe not yet. When I asked them what should I do, they came with two different answers.

"Go home and confess it to Bella." Richard said, seconded by Zabdiel. "Don't. Just act like nothing happened. It was a mistake. You won't do it again, right?" Joel jumps in. Chris seems to agree with him.

"Are you crazy? What if she finds out about it later?" Richard lend his thought. "Listen, it's better to be honest, than being caught." "But it's just a one time thing, Erick can tell Natalia to forget about it and case is solved instead of breaking Bella's heart to know the truth." Chris jumps in.

They continue fighting for their stand and the more I listened to them, the more my head aches. Then I stood up and told them to shut up. "I'll think about it myself. Can I stay here while doing that?" I asked.

They let me, and I texted Bella to tell her where I am. The rest of the day passed like the old times when we were living together as a band. Richard and Chris were chased around the house by Zabdiel for mocking him when he's trying to call his soon-to-be-ex girlfriend, Lily. While that happened Joel was the one that has to tidy up the house for the mess they made.

I went home around dinner time. As soon as I get in I find my son Jaime and play with him. I haven't seen him all day. "Who is Daddy's Little Jay?" I asked. Bella picked him up from me. "Who is Jaime Leo Colon?" she asked, and he laughed as he raised both his hands up.

I've never seen him doing that so I was surprised. "He learned that earlier today." Bella told me. "You're so smart!" I blew on his tummy, making him laugh even louder. "He's your son, of course he's smart." Bella said to me.

Smart, huh? I'm pretty sure that he didn't get that from me. I stare at both Bella and Jaime, and it feels like the time slows down. Having them with me, I could never asked for anything better. But what I've done last night- "Erick? Why are you staring at us?" Bella asked me, waking me up from my thoughts.

I shook my head to clear my mind. "Nothing. I just love looking at you two." I smiled. "Okay... Let's have dinner." Bella lead me to the kitchen but I stopped her. "I'm sorry, but I'm so tired today. Can you have it without me?"

Bella looks disappointed but she lets me get some rest. "It's just the two of us, Jaime. Daddy needs to rest after working hard for us." I heard she told our son while I'm walking into our room.

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I took a day off from the cafe today. I don't feel like working. What I've done behind Bella's back? I can't just live another day pretending it was nothing. I need to come clean today. To get it off from my chest. 

We were having breakfast, I was having it calmly since I don't have to rush for work. "You're not working today?" Bella asked. "Took a day off" I answered, putting my fork down and raised my gaze at her. How did I ever thought of cheating on this angel? "I need to tell you something." 

Bella looks at me nervously, waiting for what I'm going to tell her. I don't know how to start this. "Erick, you're scaring me. What was it?" "I cheated on you." I throw my gaze away. I don't have to hear it, this silence already sounds like her heart's breaking to me. 

She stood up, taking the dish away, including mine even though I haven't finished. No words said, no emotions shown. Looking over at my son Jaime, he's too clueless to know what's happening. I'm sorry son, I've failed you. Bella is standing by the sink, with her back facing me. 

"Who is it?" She asks without turning back to look at me. "Natalia. The cafe's regular."

"How did it happened?"

"Bella, it was a mistake. I ended it. I love you."

She let a plate slipped from her hands, making both me and Jaime shocked by the sound of it hitting the sink. "I don't care if it was a mistake. It already happened! I was asking, how, did, it, happened?" She yelled as she turned to face me.  

Jaime was looking at me as if he's asking me what's wrong. "Bella you're scaring our son!" "Just fucking tell me what makes you start cheating on me!" she continued screaming.

"Fine! It was after the band had dinner with us. I left this house and went to have some drinks, then she showed up. We shared our problems and I sent her home because she was drunk and..."

"Then you slept with her." She ends it for me. "That's how easy it is. And we lived like nothing happened. Until today." Her voice cracks. From her face I know I've made the biggest mistake in my life. 

I tried to reach for her arm, but she shrugs away. "Bella, I'm sorry. It was a mistake. I wasn't thinking straight. I love you. I really do." But she acts like she wasn't listening to me, pretending to be busy cleaning the kitchen counter. 

I can do nothing other than staring at her, waiting for her to talk to me. Or listen to what I'm saying. She sighs deeply when she finally stopped doing what she's doing. "You were the love of my life, Erick. The guy of my dream." I can see a teardrops fall to the kitchen counter before she quickly wipes her face with the back of her hand. "I thought you've changed. But no." 

"I know you're upset." I reached out my hand to hold her. "Of course I am!" She pushed me. "That night after you left I sat alone, holding your son in my arms, apologizing to him for making his father upset because he can't live his dream. While you were actually having fun banging some hoe." She rolls her eyes, laughing sarcastically. 

"Bella, stop cursing in front of our son!" I screamed with my finger pointing at Jaime. "Oh, so now you care about your son? Did you think about him when you were sleeping with someone else?"

I was about to say something but we were interrupted by Jaime crying because he dropped his spoon on the floor. I ran to him and picked the spoon up, but before I can give it to him Bella snatched it from my hand and picked Jaime up from his chair.

She shush him down in her arms while glaring at me until Jaime stopped crying. "You know damn well that I will forgive you. That's why you did it." Bella speaks under her breath to hold her tears.

"And I know I will too. I just loved you too much. But not now, Erick. Please, leave me alone." she turned her back on me. I can see her body shaking from crying. I can't stand looking at her like this either.

Jaime was looking at me, so I took a step closer to them to kiss him. "I'm so sorry, son. Daddy will come back later." I closed my eyes as my lips touched his forehead. "I confessed because I don't want to lie to you, Bella. I regret what I've done. I mean it." I remind her as I grabbed my car keys and walked out from our house.