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“The baby? Us? The mess with you and my son. How we got here? There's a lot of things to discuss, Ariane. Or should I call you Bianca?”
His tone was very condescending, but I knew he didn’t mean to be rude. He was just confused and wanting to get down to the bottom of everything. I couldn’t blame him. No matter how badly I wanted to go back in time and erase everything that had happened between us.
“Ariane,” I corrected. “And there is a lot to discuss, but where do we even start?”
“You can start by telling me the truth. Did you do this on purpose to get back at Lucas for whatever reason you might have?”
“No! That's the last thing I would ever do. I don’t play get-back games. No matter how deep through hell Lucas dragged me, I never sought revenge for it. I moved on with my life. That's all I was trying to do.”
I was surprised at how his expression changed. Gentleness replaced his previous stern expression.
“Is the child mine?”
The question took me by surprise. My ego wanted me to be offended, but his question was a legitimate one. I hadn’t told him I was pregnant—I hadn’t told him anything. So, he had every right to be curious.
“Yes. The baby is yours. Who else’s would it be?”
His face broke into a broken smile. I felt terrible for keeping him away for as long as I had. I saw in his eyes that he was upset about not being able to be there the minute I’d found out. It pained me to see him so hurt, but there was also a lot of reassurance in his pain.
“Ariane,” he sighed. “I’m not sure how we’re going to manage this, but I want to be there for my child. I'm there for the two I have now and I wanna do the same for this one. Lucas and I have settled our differences and he’s aware of our relationship. Although, I haven’t told him about our baby. No more running. No more excuses. No more hiding. You're almost due and I haven't had the opportunity to go to a single doctor's visit. I don’t want to be cut out of my child's life because of our messed-up decisions.”
Once Logan and I were on the same page, the conversation became much easier. I even told him about my relationship with his son and how terrible it had been. He also told me that Lucas felt sorry for how he’d treated me. This was one of the most satisfying revelations I had ever heard. I received closure, which freed me from all my fears and guilt. I could not stop my tears from falling.
“C’mere, love,” Logan said as he moved closer to me to hug me.
Logan
Ariane and I talked for quite a while that afternoon. I mean, the conversation lasted from brunch well into the late hours of the afternoon, and I felt like I got a lot of closure out of it. I now knew how much I loved her and wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. With Lucas doing much better now, I didn’t see any reason why our relationship couldn’t work.
I let her cry on my shoulders. My hands gently massaged her back. The longer we stayed in the position, the more I wanted to comfort her and make everything better for her. And after she finished crying, I kissed her forehead.
She said, "Thank you, Logan," looking up at me with those beautiful hazel eyes.
I couldn't resist and kissed her lips. The feeling of her tongue on my lips surprised me, and I took it as an invitation. My tongue went deeper inside her mouth, matching her rhythm with the same intensity while I gently cupped her chin.
Then I leaned back to say, "I love you, Ariane, and want to spend the rest of my life with you. This time, I will never let you go. My life has never been the same since you arrived. Despite all of my problems, you brought me happiness. And I am sorry that I doubted your intentions. I promise to devote the rest of my life to making you and our baby happy."
"Logan, darling…I missed you so much. But don't you think we’re moving too fast?"
"Moving too fast? No, honey, we’re not. I’ve wasted too much time already. I want to be with you, starting right now. Move in with me. Please, darling."
"I’ll think about it, okay?" she sighed.
"Okay, sleep on it and let me know soon," I responded. I was taken aback because I hadn’t heard her sayI love you. But I knew it might have still been too soon. After all, I had fired her without letting her explain.
"Wanna spend the night with me here in the yacht?" I asked, hoping she'd say yes.
"No, not today. The movement of the yacht is making me feel nauseous," she responded.
"Do you want me to take you home?" I asked.
"Yes, if that’s okay, but I can call an Uber too," she replied.
"No, I’ll take you home."
We only hit a little traffic. We arrived at her apartment in less than an hour. On our way there, I let her fall asleep while I watched her belly. Gosh, I missed her so much.
"We're here already? I must have fallen asleep," she said.
