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It was much worse.
It wasn’t that motherfucker.
Instead, it was…
Her parents.
Twenty-Eight
Hazel
Iblinked, and Ledger was standing beside me. I placed my arm out in front of him because this wasn’t his fight; it was mine.
“Oh my God,” Mom stressed, looking me up and down. “It’s true. You’re pregnant with Ledger’s baby?”
My eyes widened. “Who told you?”
“Does it matter? Why didn’t you tell us?”
“It was Johnathan, wasn’t it?”
She nodded. “At least he told us. I can’t believe what you’re doing with your life, choosing this man over Johnathan. He’s perfect for you.”
“Mom…”
“He is! I thought you were engaged. What’s going on?”
“We haven’t been engaged for a long time.”
“It would be nice if you had told us that!”
“You need to calm down,” I ordered, feeling Ledger’s heat radiating from him. “You’re making a scene.”
“I don’t need to do anything. People need to know that he maliciously got you pregnant to steal you from us! I bet he knocked you up on purpose. This was all planned. I’m your mother! How could you do this to us?”
“Your mom’s right,” Dad chimed in. “How could you betray us like this?”
I lightly gasped. It was only then that I realized why I couldn’t tell Ledger I loved him or why I couldn’t say yes to his proposal. It was because of them. It all came back to that.
“I can’t believe I’ve been such an idiot. It’s your fault.”
For the first time, I understood why Ledger chose Chance over me. It was his loyalty to his best friend, just like it was mine for my parents. It didn’t matter that I wasn’t involved in their feud. I still took their side without realizing I had. They were my parents, they gave me life, and I couldn’t betray them.
“What are you talking about, Hazel?” Mom questioned. “You’re speaking in circles.”
Shifting my gaze to Ledger, we locked eyes.
“I understand why you hurt me. I get it now.”
He frowned.
“I’m so sorry, Ledger. I’ve been keeping you at arm’s length because of my loyalty to them. I didn’t even realize I was doing it until right now. It all makes sense, and I need you to forgive me.”
He caressed my cheek with the back of his fingers. “There’s nothing to forgive, sugar.”
Before I put my parents in their place, I had to tell Ledger, “I love you. I’m so in love with you, and I never stopped. It’s always been you.”
He smiled, brushing the hair away from my face. “I know, sugar. I love you too. You and Hallie are my whole world.”
