Stay- Book One The Full Circle

The Magic Touch

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Chapter 8

The Magic Touch

Trent

The news hit me like a shotgun at my heart. A kid? I can feel my heartbeat speed up dramatically and my thoughts are suddenly all over the place. How did this happen? Being a one night only guy, I was always careful about using a condom even back then with her. Especially with her. Adrienne said she was on the pill. We took every precaution because we both knew neither of us were ready for this.

"Frankie, why don't you take.... uh??" I can't remember the kids name even though Adrienne just said it.

"Zoe! Her name is Zoe! And no, she's not getting pushed aside.  She's your daughter and you're gonna step up, Trent!" Adrienne is suddenly angry at me.

This kicks my own anger into gear. She's got no fucking right to mad here. I didn't even know about this kid until now. She's got a lot of balls to be angry since I was the one that got cheated on , I wasn't the one that ruined everything and I certainly wasn't the one that had a baby without telling her. If I had known I was a dad, I would have stepped up a long time ago. I didn't know, and I'm not too sure the kid is even mine. I mean, how many guys was she really sleeping with that I didn't know about?

"I think you and I need to talk and not in front of your kid." I'm not claiming this yet. She slept with Jeremy while she was with me. There's no telling who else she was with.  There could be a long list of possible daddies here. My name is just one on that list.

I can see that same irritating stubborn streak she always had burning through the anger in her eyes. "She's yours Trent. I didn't..."

"I don't think you want to finish that statement darlin. In case you don't remember just who walked in on us that night. Both of those guys are right here. Trent knows what you did with me and how many times you did it. There's no telling how many other dudes you fucked with." Jeremy is on my side.

I understand now why he brought me back here the way he did. I wouldn't have left Maggie and our time alone together if it hadn't been something urgent. He understood that and brought me back the only way he could. He'll stand by me on this. He was the one that told me everything about that night or at least what he remembered of it. He told me about her hitting on him and playing with him when I wasn't looking. Jeremy told me all about everything she did. Adrienne never spoke to me again.

Her eyes darts between the two of us and the options run through her head before she passes Zoe to Frankie and relents to talking with us alone. Any plan she had of using this kid as a pity tool isn't going to happen, not when the kid isn't even in the same room. I motion with my hand over to the booth and follow her as she sits on one side, I'm in the other side opposite her. Harper is behind me while Mitch and Jeremy have pulled chairs up to the end of the table.

"I thought we were talking not a gang bang." Adrienne looks at each of us.

"I'm having witnesses with you. I'm not getting roped into your little scheme,  so make it fast Adrienne. I've got plans to get back to." I don't want Maggie waiting too long for me. The last thing I want is for her to take off. I'm not blowing her off, but I don't want Adrienne to think she can scare Maggie off either. I've finally found someone I really want to spend my time with, I'm not letting her mess this up.

"Your latest bimbo is more important than your daughter? Really?  I thought you had more integrity than that." She really wants to push me. Maggie's no bimbo and I'm not acknowledging that I've got her across the hall waiting or that the kid is mine.