| Chapter 17 Monica sat at one of the tables at the caf� nervously waiting for Robert to show up. She was starting to wonder if he was going to show up. Suddenly thought, Robert appeared and walked to the table. �You wanted to see me?� he asked her as he sat down at the table. Monica smiled and said, �Yeah, I�m glad you came.� �I couldn�t not to. You have me wondering what you wanted to talk about,� Robert said smiling as he looked her over and noticed something was different about her but he couldn�t what exactly. Monica took a deep breath and said, �I would say order first but then I�d be stalling. I can�t keep on putting this off so, I here goes.� Monica said and she stood up and removed her coat. This was the first she actual wore something that showed that she was pregnant. Robert sat there with his jaw open wide trying to get his mind and mouth working again. �You mean? We? You? Oh, god,� Robert stammered out. �Yeah. I will not blame you if you don�t believe that the baby is yours. I mean I am married but I want to say that Alan and I haven�t been together in that way in a long time,� Monica said as she sat back down. �I believe you. You wouldn�t be calling me here if you had any doubts about this. I just never thought one time could. I know it is possible but I never dreamed it could happen to me at this age,� Robert said still trying to figure out what to do about all this. �Yeah, I feel the same way. I had a few mouths to grasp all of this. I will not blame you for being taken back by all this,� Monica said smiling sadly. Robert smiled at her and said, �Thanks. I don�t know what to say about this?� �That�s ok. You don�t have to say or do anything about any of this. I just thought you would want to know about the baby. I�m a big girl and I can deal with this alone,� Monica said. She didn�t want Robert to think she was trapping him into any thing. They weren�t in love or anything like that. They just had one night together. Robert smiled a sad smile at Monica and gripped her hand, �I wouldn�t dream of you dealing this alone. This child is mine and I want to be part of this. The one thing that upset about Anna�s lies is that she hid everything from me. I missed my children�s birth. I missed Robin and Zander growing into adults. You kind of gave me a second chance. I want to be there all the way,� Robert said. �Thank you. That does make this is easier. When I first found out, I was scared. I never thought about abortion. I couldn�t take a life. I fight to hard to save one. I could have had the baby and then gave it up but that was wrong as well. The longer I carry this child the more I want it. So, I have face my family and Alan in all this.� �So, they don�t know?� Robert asked figuring out why the other reason she wanted to talk to him. �No. I haven�t told them about any of this. I have hid it so far but I can�t keep doing it. Jason and Emily, I�m sure will take this well. It is the others that I�m worried about,� Monica said. She knew she had to warn Robert about Alan. It would be unfair to him if she left him find out the hard way. �I�m sure Alan will us this in anything you decided to do with your marriage,� Robert said. He didn�t know if she was going to divorce Alan or not. He figured that was no of his business. It was the baby that was Robert�s main concern at this moment in time. �I wish it was that easy,� Monica said trying to find the words to tell Robert what she needed to tell him. She finally found the words and said, �You see when AJ was born. Alan thought he was Rick�s son. He wouldn�t have anything to do with AJ. In fact, Alan plotted to kill Rick and me because of this. I have had other affairs but he is so out of control at this moment that I don�t know how he is going to react to this news. I thought you should know before saying you will stand by me and the baby.� Robert looked at Monica intently and said, �Alan isn�t going to hurt you or this baby. I will not allow it.� Monica smiled and said, �I hope it doesn�t come to that. I hope he grew up over the years.� �Well, either way thanks for the warning,� Robert said smiling this strange smile at Monica. ********************************* Jason and Carly were sitting alone enjoying the afternoon without the twins. Emily and the nanny took the kids to the park for the day. �It is so quiet,� Carly said leaning against her husband. �Yes it is. I love our kids but I enjoy our time together as well,� Jason said and he started to nibble on Carly�s neck. �Jason, that is how we have those two in first place,� Carly said laughing as she slowly gave in to Jason�s hints. They were enjoying themselves when Monica and Robert showed up. Robert cleared his throat after a few moments of not being noticed by the couple. �Robert!� Carly said quickly making herself presentable. �We interrupt something?� Robert asked smiling. �No,� Jason said eyeing his friend wondering why he was with his mother. He knew Monica had lunch date but didn�t know whom it was with until now. �What brings you here?� Jason asked his friend as he shook his hand. Robert looked at Monica and then over at Jason. �You have to talk to your mother about why I�m here,� Robert said as he took a seat off to the side. Jason looked at his mother and asked, �Mom?� Monica smiled and sat down near Jason gripping his hand. �I have been hiding something from all of you,� Monica said and she placed Jason�s hand on her stomach. Jason was stunted, as Robert was when he realized that his mother was pregnant. �This might should dumb but how?� He asked her looking at his mother with a puzzled look on his face. Monica smiled and said, �It happened the night AJ hit Emily. I had gone out and got drunk. I had spent the day fighting with your father. I was tired of all of them and wanted to get away. I had a bit too much and so did the friend I was with. We kind of ended up in bed together. We really didn�t plan on it but then again I can�t say I regret it either.� �Do I have to ask who that friend is?� Jason asked looking at Robert. �No, mate you don�t,� Robert said smiling a guilty smile at his friend. �Congratulations,� Carly said quickly hugging her mother in law. �I�m glad you think so,� Monica said relieved that this went as well as it could. She looked at her son and asked, �What do you think?� �I think this ok. I now know why you been sick ever morning,� Jason said hugging his mother. �Yeah, I wasn�t this sick with AJ,� Monica laughed. �You are alright?� Carly asked. She knew it was risk of having a child at this stage in Monica�s life for both mother and child. �Yes, I went to a doctor the moment I found out,� Monica said. �Good, I want to keep that way. So, you need anything just ask,� Jason said eyeing his mother concern. ********************************* Monica asked Emily to go for a walk in the garden with her when the young girl arrived home with the twins. Emily knew when she came home to find Robert at the house something was up and her mother asking her to go for a walk proved it. Emily walked beside her mother waiting for what every bad news that Robert brought with him. Monica walked beside her daughter trying to figure out what to say to her. She finally took several deep breaths and started in. �Emily, I really don�t know how to tell you this without causing you and more pain. You have been hurt enough in all this and I kind of made it worse,� Monica said sighing. �You couldn�t make any of this worse. I�m in another country away friends because of all this. It can�t worse mom. So, out with it. Tell me what happened at home now?� Emily said looking at her mother intently. �It isn�t happening at home. It is happen in me,� Monica said patting her stomach. �The night AJ hit you. I told you about going out and getting drunk. I left out the part of having affair with another man. I didn�t plan on it but it happened. I now I have to live with it because I am that man�s child,� Monica said and she stopped walking. She turned to face Emily and waited for her to speak. Emily looked at her mother in shock and disbelief but she did she the small in her mother. �Robert� s the father,� Emily said not really knowing but figuring out that is why he was there. �Yes. I loved your father a great deal but I don�t. We have done so much to each other that I have nothing left inside me but that does not mean he doesn�t love you as much as I do,� Monica said hugging her daughter. �Mom, I�m not dumb. I knew your marriage with my father was over when we came here. As for what happened between you and Robert. I can�t blame either one of you and after everything that has happened I�m surprised any more.� �Yes, I guess with everything you had deal with nothing should shock you an more,� Monica said hugging her daughter and they started to walk on. Emily walked beside her mother holding her hand and asked, �What are you going to do?� �I�m going home. I have to face sometime and I need to do it now before I loose my courage,� Monica said raising one eyebrow as she smiled at her daughter. �Then I�m going with you. I�m tried of hiding and I miss my friends specially Lucky. It is time that I get my life back,� Emily said matching her mother�s look. Monica laughed and hugged Emily. �Ok, then we get back and start packing for home,� Monica said and together her and Emily turned around walking back down the garden path. ********************************** Robert and Jason sat in the den while Carly went up to put the kids down for a nap. �What do you really think about this?� Robert asked Jason as Jason poured them both a drink. �Nothing to think about,� Jason said as he handed his friend a drink and sat down in the high back chair across from him. �I know you will do what is right for my mother and her baby. So, I have not fears about any of this.� �Thanks. I have lots of fears out of this. What my kids going to say? Zander just started to talk to me and Robin? Well? She took Anna leaving town hard and I don�t think she is going enjoy the fact that I had slept with another woman while still married her mother,� Robert sarcastically as he took a drink. �I can�t speak for you kids. I can speak for me and I don�t blame either of you for what happened. Anna betrayed you and my father? I�m always thought my mother should walk way from him back he was on drugs. I kept that opinion to myself and it hurt Emily because live that house with everything that went on,� Jason said wishing he had said something sooner and maybe his sister then wouldn�t have to deal with all this pain now. �Speaking of your father! Your mother told me something that worries me,� Robert said suddenly remembering the conversation back at the caf�. �What she say?� Jason asked looking at his friend with a concern look on his face. �She told me that your father tried kill her around AJ was born. She has enough to deal with carrying this child. I don�t want Alan or Edward to cause her any harm. I�m hoping that you will help me out in protecting her,� Robert said. �I will. I don�t want it either. If I have pick between my father and my mother then she wins. I will make sure no harm will come to my mother and Emily ever again. If they take a fight to them then they deal with me,� Jason said. He let AJ go because Monica had asked him to but he wasn�t going to do it twice. He might not hurt them physically but he would find away to destroy them some other way. Chapter 18 Back to Trials of Love |