Beneath Her Delusions

🎀Chapter 23🎀

Adriana's POV

Emily Marshall was hands down one of my favourite people in the entire universe. Ever since I divorced Mason and moved to my new place, you know that entire broken phase, she was there to help pick me up.

We first met at a bar where I was cross faced, both high and drunk. She got me home and came over the next morning with soup. Since then we've been growing closer than ever.

Now. Well now she was mad at me. Like smoke out of her ears, reddened face, kettle whistling mad.

"I'm sorry Em" I repeated again. I couldn't even count how many times I had said it but I honestly, truly was sorry.

"I can't believe you addy. You had your first sex in almost two years and you didn't tell me. I cannot believe honestly" She looked crazy, her face was green as a result of the avocado face mask, her blonde hair now had red and purple highlights while they were packed in two buns at the top of her head and she had on a green bathrobe.

"Look I'm sorry everything just happened so fast I.." She reached for the refrigerator, got out bread and some other condiments. Clearly Ignoring me.

"So fast you couldn't pick up the phone to call me how wonderful addy. You know what just forget about it tell me everything" She stated after taking three minutes, while she quickly arranged a sandwich for Elise.

"Well..after I moved we began spending more time together... then I ermm I told him I loved him" I said fiddling with my fingers.

"You what? How long has it been huh? Three months?" She asks, hands akimbo.

"Look I was overwhelmed okay. I travelled for two weeks and he looked so handsome at the airport it just came out. Look he gave me a ring. It's on my index finger though" I told her stretching out my hands for her to see.

"Look Adriana..." Em was cut off when Elise barged in with a Emily's phone ringing handing it over to her.

"Hello Aunty A" Elise greeted, waving.

"Hello baby how are you?" I cooed running my hands through her beautiful blonde hair.

She looked at lot like Emily: the straight blonde hair, her beautiful brown eyes and little lips even her sassy attitude. Emily never talked about her father like never but I don't think she hates him I feel it was more like a decision they both made.

Em got off the phone, gave Elise her sandwich and told her to go play in her room. Her demeanor had changed a little.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing it was Nate"

"Yeah the dark haired guy from the party" i recalled the guy from Emily's party.
"Ouuuu he is handsome" I teased her poking her tummy but she didn't smile instead a single tear fell down her cheek that she didn't even bother to clean.
"Oh baby" I lead her to the couch in the living room and held her to me.
"What's wrong?"

Her words come out in between tears and sniffles but i hear it loud and clear.
"Elise is Nate's daughter"
After that she goes to have her bath and puts Elise to bed before coming back to the couch with a bag of chips.

"We dated all through high school You know we were couple goals. We even lived together for sometime then suddenly he just says he's tired of doing the same thing over and over that he wants to experience some other things so we take a break. Which clearly was a break up but I had no idea I was pregnant at the time, I was twenty with no job. He told me we would so this together but he was into me anymore he already started seeing someone. He wasn't into coming home to meet me breastfeeding I think he felt disgusted and I got tired of him acting like me and my baby were some kind of work project. So he told me I should release him of all fatherly duties and he would cover Elise's fees for as long as he can and I did"

"Em" I cooed. Her head was on my shoulder I could feel her tears drop. Nate remined me of Mason. He would do something like this with his eyes closed. I hated him.
"So what did he call to say?"

She took her time before responding you could tell it was hard for her.
"He is getting married soon and he invited me"

Ahh shiittt

"Oh baby"

"You know I saw this coming I just wasn't ready" She admitted

"You'll never be. If I heard mason was getting married tomorrow it'll hurt a little I mean I married that asshole. Hmmm but your a strong woman you'll go for the wedding looking sweet and you would smile cause its Elise's daddy and at least she deserves this" I tell her. I wish I knew my father well but I didn't and I think everyone deserves one.

"Kay says I shouldn't come that if I want elly to go he would go with her"

"Khalil knew about that wedding? " I ask shocked cause he never mentioned it to me.

"Yeah he is among the grooms men. That reminds me. Addy khalil and I did have sex in high school but that not the point the point is Khalil doesn't do commitments ever since hayley moved on so if he got you an ring, let you move in, dropped you at the airport, introduced you to him MOM I think he loves you" She hurriedly says now catching her breath.

"You had sex with Khalil? " I sat up and leaned in

"That's all you got, seriously" Emily narrows her eyes at me stuffing more chips into her face.

"Yeah. Maybe"

Em groans at me before repeating
"Khalil will more likely show you his love and appreciation through actions more than words" and I knew she was right.

"I get it. I get it....... You had sex with khalil" I repeat making Em shove me a pillow and groan even louder.

I trusted Emily.

I trusted Khalil.

My insecurities- not so much.

I got home later that night Khalil wasn't home yet. I had my bath and began doing some work I've missed for the past few days before my mom called.

"Hey mom"

"Don't hey mom me. Where have you been?"
I remembered I hadn't told her about Khalil and how serious we were.

"I've been over at Khalil's place. My boyfriend."

She paused for a while before responding
"Khalil who?"

"Dankworth. Khalil Dankworth"

She paused again
"Bring him to my birthday party tomorrow"

At that moment I felt some kind of pain in my chest.
First off, I freaking forgot my moms birthday. What was wrong with me.
Secondly, My Mom and Mason shared the same birthday and they celebrate it together so.. tadaaa

"Mom I don't think I'll be able to make it" I tell her my voice less than a whisper cause I instantly began to crave coffee.

"Of course you will Emily's coming and Your Khalil boy also is"

"How is he coming?, you don't even know him"

"Yes but after this call I'm calling him to make sure he comes. I need to see who has been making my queen so happy don't you think. Love you darling. Be here by two okay" she tells me and cuts the call.

'When it rains, it pours'

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