Women that say No ll

Chapter 19

"Yes when I was 16." Answered Cindy and honestly my heart slowed feeling a bit of anxiety.

"Ok but what does this have to do with Steph?"

"Steph was possibly the father."

I nearly lost my breath. "Steph was possibly the fath— what do you mean he was possibly the father? Was he the dad or not?"

"I didn't know. When I was younger my dad left my mom was constantly working to make ends meet and I—I was looking for love so during the time that I was impregnated I was with another guy and Steph."

"—wait a minute so let me get this straight. You and Steph slept together?"

"Yes when we were younger. We dated for a short while before we —well he decided that we weren't compatible or better as friends. Well I was pregnant... his mother took me in, because my mother went bezerk and kicked me out for a while. Mrs.Lorri took me in and I confided in her telling her I wasn't sure and she, her husband Kenny, and Steph made the decision for me to have an abortion. They paid for it, took care of me afterwards and then I returned back home." She sighed and I set there shocked of what I was hearing. Unknowing of how to react to this reveal.

Cindy pauses briefly before making eye contact with me and going forward. "Long story short—Steph hooks up with my best friend Kaila Gigi's mom and pretends as if he and I never existed. And I get it we dated briefly not even long enough to call a relationship but I was a human being, a broken girl, and it was because of everyone around me. He goes on to fall in love with her,impregnate her, and then she was killed. And honest to god I never for one minute envied their relationship or hated either of them because honestly Steph and I were great friends. It's like our friendship got stronger and then kaila was killed I stepped up and took care of Gigi like she was mine, I guess that was because right after I had the abortion I realized I couldn't have kids anymore. So Gigi was like mine and I'll love her like mine. That's what Kaila would have wanted and that's what the right thing was to do when Steph was too hurt to be a father I stepped in to lead him back to life and nurture Gigi. When he was caught up in the drug game I led him to the legal way of doing things to make sure he didn't do a thing wrong to lose Gigi. I let him in on being a business manager. Hell he was so good he out did me and I'll forever be grateful for his friendship and love but I have to work on myself before I do anything else to hurt the people I love. So that Madison is why I'm so sorry I let my emotions get the best of me. It was never my intentions to hurt you I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. And forgive Steph because he loves you, he loves you dearly Madison, he's made it clear that our friendship is only platonic."

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I had heard enough for the century. All of Steph's secrets I hoped was out now. As bad as I wanted to ask him about everything and hear it from here I refrained from asking him anything at all.

"So we're going back with daddy?" Gigi asked coming into the room I had made into my study. I set down the law book I had been looking into for a while now and gave her my undivided attention.

"Yes sweetheart, daddy should be here any minute now. You in a rush to leave me?"

Gigi laughed at my joke. "Nooooo Ofcourse not daddy's just taking us to the amusement park."

"Today, you have school tomorrow."

"Oops wasn't suppose to tell you that."

I chuckled shaking my head.

"That dad of yours is something else."

The doorbell gave a ring drawing my attention to the time, knowing it couldn't be anyone else but Steph. Right on time I mumbled to myself heading for the door with the kids trailing close behind.