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“The hell you say. I was there. You told him he was no son of yours. Then you turned away Briar because she was pregnant. Isn’t that right?” They both fidget under his scrutiny. “That was my son you turned away. A grandson who you’ll never be a part of his life.”
“We didn’t know he was your son. She wouldn’t tell us.” My father tries to relieve the pressure off of them and put it back on me. They look between the both of us, and I hear Thor move away. I ignore them as they try to stop me and turn to follow him.
“Please stop.” I reach out for him. When he turns, I look at the man that I love. The man I’ve always loved. “I’m sorry. I love you.”
He scoffs. “You love me. Now you’re going to say you love me. You’ve had a couple weeks, even years, and you’ve never said that to me until now. After you admit that you have been cheating my company out of contracts. Money that could have helped our son.” He’s breathing heavily.
“I was upset. Hurt. I’m sorry. You told me to abort our baby. You called me fat.”
“I never said that.” He raises his voice, and I step back. The anger coming off him only gives me a moment of fear. “I never said those things. When are you going to believe me?” He pauses and looks at me, his eyes moving up and down my body. “I’ve got to go before I say something I’ll regret. Because, you see, you’re part owner in my company too. You inherited Rowan’s shares.”
I watch him walk out, shocked by his words. He’s right. I’ve never looked at the fact he has said over and over that he didn’t send those messages or emails. I even saw the proof that Shelagh was intercepting messages, not just from me but anyone who was close to Thor.
I start to feel lightheaded, my body weak. This is what a heart attack must feel like because I’m completely lost to the pain. I feel like I’m going to faint when I hear her voice.
“You would never be able to hold on to him. He’s been mine since the beginning.” Louise pushes past me, her shoulder checking me. “I’ll go mend his pain that you caused trying to sink his business.” Something in her voice sounds vaguely familiar, but I can’t place it right now.
“I have something you never will. He loves me,” I say to her back.
“You mean he loved you.” She laughs and walks off.
I stand there for a moment waiting for Thor to return, but he doesn’t. Just before my knees give out, strong arms wrap around me. I look up to see Chase as he picks me up.
“He doesn’t love me anymore.” I sob into his chest, and he takes me out the side entrance where he has our limo waiting for us.
When we get to the condo, I get out on wooden legs and follow them in. I can see the pity in their eyes. I know what they’re thinking.
“I’m sorry, Chase. I was just so upset and angry.”
“I know, but why didn’t you tell him in Hawaii? Why did you wait until tonight?” he asks me the million-dollar question.
“I was scared of this happening.” I wave my hand around and see that Laya has a soft look on her face. She sympathizes with me.
When I finally get inside my condo, I’m so glad Orion is in bed because I don’t want him to see me this way. I don’t want to make his relationship with Thor any harder than it will be now.
I cry myself to sleep and realize what I did was wrong. I shouldn’t have gone after him like I did. I should have just cornered him in person and told him face-to-face how much he had hurt me.
By Sunday afternoon he still hasn’t called me and I’m beside myself. I send Orion to hang out with Chase while I head downstairs to the gym. Maybe a jog around the indoor track will help get some of the pain out. After one lap, all it does is cause my still healing ribs to hurt, and I collapse to the floor crying. Soft arms wrap around me. I know it’s her before I look up.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have called you out in front of everyone.” Elora holds me to her.
“N-No. I should have told him.” I sob harder, and together she helps me get back upstairs and in the shower and then into bed.
Chapter 10
Briar
The weekend was the hardest I’ve ever had. I knew when I was eighteen that I loved Thor, but I didn’t know what love was until now. There is that saying that goes “There is a thin line between love and hate.” I did think for a while there I hated Thor, but I never truly caused his business to fold. Deep in my heart, I still loved him. I never stopped loving him. The two weeks we were in Kauai proved it. I was just so worried about what the last five years of communications were. That he could change back into that. I heard him over and over say he didn’t say or do those things, but it still hurt. Now, I know it was my pride.
Then I remembered that ride in the limo when he said he watched the woman he loved marrying someone else. It was me.
He loved me.
He loves me.
I love him.
He had been actively trying to knock me up when we slept together. I need to make this right. I’m not raising another one of our children without him. I’m not going through pregnancy hormones again without him.
