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I only wished I’d handled things with my dad in a better way.
“I didn’t mean to keep it from him.” I turned to Linea, who now stood by the sink. “I was just scared of how he’d react. And now… It’s worse than I ever expected.”
“You can’t control how your dad acts, Ava.”
I sighed. “I guess. I just wish he didn’t feel like I’ve betrayed him. All my life, he’s always been there for me. I told him everything until this.”
Linea sat down next to me and took my hand in hers. “Your dad treasures you. You’re the most important thing in his world. And I don’t think this will get in the way of your relationship permanently.”
I eyed her.
“He already loves your baby. What parent talks of throwing a party to celebrate the news?”
A feeling of relief passed through me, but it didn’t last. The memory of dad’s fury was too strong.
“Look, he’s entitled to his reaction. But when all is said and done, I think you’ll find that he’ll be there to support you.”
I raised a disbelieving brow. “Really?”
Linea’s smile was brilliant. “I know it. Just you watch.”
I sagged back in the chair, trying to picture Dad accepting Liam and me as a couple, and our baby. Because we were the entire package; he couldn’t accept us and exclude Liam.
You touched her. He took advantage of you. Get out of my house!
I shut my eyes, trying to block out the words.
He would never let it go.
“Ava?”
I blinked and my friend’s face came into focus. “But what if he doesn’t? What if he never comes around?”
Linea didn’t have a response.
Chapter26
Liam
It’d been three days since that fateful dinner. Three days since we had received the full blast of Thomas’s anger. Three days since I dropped Ava off at Linea’s house.
Three days since my heart broke.
It’s a funny thing, getting your heart broken. It’s ironic because I thought I didn’t have a heart.
But I learned.
The pain in my chest wasn't from carrying furniture around my house, rearranging rooms that didn't need it. The ache in my head wasn't from working overtime, obsessing over things. The sleepless nights weren't from too much coffee.
It ached everywhere, getting your heart broken.
That’s what I learned.
It also became all-consuming. Made a man distracted and useless at work.
And I tried to push past it. I tried to be there for my patients.
But when one of them pointed out that maybe I was the one who needed fixing, I threw in the towel. I locked myself in my office and considered my options.
