The darkness that lives in him

Chapter 8

Divine

It seems as if Nefarious and I have been staring at each other for almost hours when in reality it has only been a few minutes. Tripp occationaly glances towards us then back at the tv, not understanding what is going on. The little girl that addressed Nefarious as her dad has gone to join Tripp by the couch.

"Uhh Mr Blackwood I hope you don't mind but I invited Divine over and...", Melissa begins to explain but she is cut short.

"Wait a minute. Are you trying to tell me that you knew the entire time that Divine was alive?", he asks with a dark monotone but his eyes held surprise, shock and betrayal.

Melissa begins fidgeting with the hem of her dress as she is at a loose for words and I can't help but feel bad for her.
"Yes she knew and I told her not to tell you or anyone else.", I inform him.

"Why?!", he booms.

"Are seriously asking me that question Nefarious?! You tried to kil...", as I'm about to finish that sentence, Melissa clears her throat and signals with her eyes that the two children in the room are now watching and listening to us. I scratch the back of my head before clearing my own throat and facing Tripp.

"Tripp come.", I motion him over to which he obeys. As soon as he is close enough I pull him protectively into my arms and turn him so that he is facing Nefarious. Nefarious looks at him with furrowed eyebrows. "Nefarious. This is Tripp.", Nefarious formally nodd his head at Tripp, acknowledging him. "Tripp this is...this is your f-father.", Nefarious' eyes instantly widen upon hearing my confession and I bite my bottom lip nervously.

"Hello.", Tripp greets with a beaming smile.

Nefarious crouches down to his level and stares into Tripp's eyes. He mumbles something inaudible under his breath before addressing Tripp. "Uhh Tripp I'm going to talk to your mom for a while, okay?"

"Okay."

"Great and in the mean time you and Isla can carry on watching the movie and mommy and daddy will come join you.", he says, surprising me because I did not plan to stay here any longer than a few more hours. "Melissa prepare something for them to eat.", he orders Melissa who nods her head immediately.

"Divine will you be eating?", Melissa sweetly asks. I shake my head and begin ascending the stairs to Nefarious' office with Nefarious himself trailing right behind me. I enter his office like I own the place and take a seat in one of his chairs.
This office, this one room brings back memories. This is where Nefarious and I had rough, wild sex. I ended up getting seven bite marks on my body and Nefarious landed up with a few scratches that I'm sure have faded by now.

"What are you thinking about?", Nefarious questions, eyeing my neck and my hand instantly goes to the mark that he gave me eight years ago.

I let out a deep breath trying to reduce the compression on my chest. "A lot of things.", he nods his head.

"Why didn't you tell me?", he asks

"Tell you what exactly, Nefarious?", I ask looking him dead in the eyes. I can feel the mixed emotions that I feel for this man surfacing and its taking me all my strength to not lash out on him.

"That you were pregnant damnit? About Tripp?!"

"I thought you knew you asshole!", I yell back at him.

He scoffs shaking his head. "How would I know that?!", he asks sitting upright in his chair as I do the same.

"That night at the hotel! You said that you knew and that you were not happy about it! Right before you threw me off the fucking balcony!"

Nefarious slumps back into his chair looking as if he is hit by some sort of realization.

"What Nefarious?", I ask between clench teeth.

He sighs out before rubbing his hand along his forehead. "That night...I wasn't...I didn't know you were pregnant. I thought you were being unfaithful.", he answers with a saddened expression. This new set of information has me fuming as I abruptly stand up, slamming my hand against the hard surface of his table.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!", I ask in disbelief.

"I know it has wrong..."

"Wrong? Wrong doesn't even begin to cover it. What you did was messed up!", I respond as I begin pacing around the office running my hand through my hair. "Who did you even think I was cheating with Nefarious?"

"Lee.", he mumbles but I caught what he said.

"Oh god. I don't even know what to say to that."

"Well can you blame me?! You were the one being all secretive!"

"What do you mean?!", I question feeling my frustration beginning to rise.

"Every time you were communicating with Lee you had to be out of ear shot and that was pretty damn suspicious!", he responds with a raised voice.

"That's because he was trying to get with your sister the entire time. They just weren't confident to tell you!"

"Well then why didn't you just tell me that you were pregnant?!"

"I was about too but you cut me off and threw me off the fucking balcony you psychopath!", I finish off with heavy pants escaping my mouth. I close my eyes trying to regain control and to calm myself down. "Look its in the past now and the only reason why I'm here is because Tripp wanted to know his father and I wasn't going to deny him a relationship with you.", I answer more calmly this time.

"So if it wasn't for Tripp, I wouldn't know that you're still alive?"

"Yes.", I answer not once wavering my gaze from his. "The only reason why you are still in my life and why we have a relationship is because of Tripp. He means the world to me and I am prepared to do anything for my son."

"Our son.", Nefarious corrects and I couldn't help the eruption of butterflies in the pit of stomach when he said this.

"Listen Tripp and I will be leaving soon so I suggest you use the remaining time that you have to bond with him.", I say firmly, exiting the office as soon as the statement leaves my lips and head downstairs.

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