I Dream Of You

Chapter Seventeen {Part Three}

The five women arrived back at Cher's with Georgia and Georganne waiting there for them, completely unaware that Andy was going to be there soon with Chaz and Elijah. They had all sat around talking when they heard the front door open and Chaz call out to see if anyone was there. Cher stood up to go and greet her sons, with Pauly following her to make sure that it was just the boys.

Cher stopped in her tracks when she saw Andy standing there with Chaz and Elijah. Pauly saw why Cher had stopped and quickly moved in front of her. She crossed her arms over her chest and stared at Andy. She spoke, "What are you doing here?"

Meryl, Reba, Christine, and Georganne were all concerned when they heard Pauly talking from the living room. They all stood up, including Georgia, and walked towards the front door. They quickly saw that Andy was there and Pauly was standing front of Cher. They all went and stood next to Pauly, besides Georgia who stood near Cher.

Cher looked at Andy, but said nothing. Andy spoke up, "I came to talk to Cher, to explain- "

Pauly cut him off, "She doesn't want to talk to you."

Everything was silent for a moment, everyone looking at Andy, Chaz, and Elijah. Cher quietly spoke, "I want to talk to him. I need to."

They all looked at her before Pauly spoke, "Are you sure, Cheralina?"

She nodded, "I need to, alone."

Pauly nodded and hugged her before she started to walk towards the kitchen with the others. She briefly stopped walking and turned to Andy, "I swear to God, Andy, if you hurt her there is going to be hell to pay."

He didn't really know what to say as he nodded. A moment later he spoke, "I never want to hurt her."

They looked at each other for a few moments after it was just them in the room. She wanted to grab his hand but she held back. She started to move towards the living room. Once in the living room, she sat down on the couch. Andy wanted to sit next to her but he didn't know if he should. He quickly made a decision before sitting down in the armchair. She opened her mouth to speak, but he spoke before she said anything, "Wait, before we start, she doesn't need to hear this."

He pulled a pair of headphones from his bag that he had set down near the chair. He gently placed them on her bump before plugged them in and pressed play on his phone. She looked at him, "What are you playing for her?"

He smiled lightly, "The most beautiful woman in the world, who happens to be her Mama."

She smiled back at him, but she then remembered what they needed to talk about. She looked into his eyes, there was no denying that she still loved him. She said, "The only thing I want to know is why? What happened?"

He collected his thoughts before deciding to just tell her everything that happened after he had left there the day before. He started, "After I left here yesterday afternoon, I went to my house to do things that I needed and get more clothes. I was sitting down on the couch when Marivi called me. I had first thought that she had accidentally called me but she had asked if we could meet in person to talk about the children. That was my first mistake agreeing to that, but you know that I can't say no if it is about my children."

He looked at her before continuing, "We agreed to meet in public at the coffee shop, probably another mistake on my part. I finished everything before heading out to meet at the coffee shop and I texted you before heading out. I meant every word that I texted you, I hope you know that. I got there and asked what she wanted to talk about. All she said was that Andres wanted to spend the weekend with me. I was mad that she didn't just tell me that over the phone. That's when everything went south, I caught on why she wanted to see me in person. This was my greatest mistake. Before I knew what was happening, she was kissing me. I pushed her away immediately and I told her that I loved you and only you. I told her about the baby and my phone screen saver of us, she apologized and said that she would leave us alone. Then she left."