question was.
‘What about the child?’ Jack said.
His voice was rugged as though he had stayed up for several
nights in a row. The child? Leila closed her eyes. She knew how much Jack
wanted children. It was unfair of her to suggest that he give up the child. She
looked up into his blue eyes, now dark with anguish. She understood then that
Jack had two choices to make.
It was either her or the baby. She shook her head unable to
believe that they were in such a situation. Didn’t the woman use
contraceptives? Which woman in this day and age did not know that unprotected
sex equaled to unwanted pregnancy or STD’s? Leila’s shook her head. It did not
matter now. None of it did.
It was up to Jack now. Then something else crossed her mind.
‘Where is she staying this woman?’
‘Her name is Clarissa and you’ll meet her shortly because
she’s at the house.’
There was nothing more to say after that. They left the
restaurant for home. When they took the road to the ranch and the house came
into view, Leila saw her immediately. She was seated at the front door steps
and when she saw the car she stood up. Leila’s mouth filled with bile. The
woman standing in front of them was nothing like she had imagined.
With dismay, Leila saw that Clarissa was drop dead gorgeous.
She had red flaming hair that flowed to her shoulders and a bosom that took up
most of her upper body. She wore tiny shorts that rode up her thighs and Leila
was sure that if Clarissa turned, they could see part of her ass.
Chapter Thirteen
‘I’m bored!’ were the first words that Clarissa spoke to
them, looking at Jack with a pout.
‘Clarissa, this is Leila and Leila, meet Clarissa,’ Jack
said in a flat tone.
‘The mother of your baby,’ Clarissa pointed out.
In all that time, she had not looked at Leila. Now she gave
her a once over, dismissed her and turned back to Jack. He looked at her,
disgust rising in his throat. How the hell had he found himself in this
situation.
‘Leila already knows that,’ Jack snapped and carried Leila’s
case into the house.
He left the two women at the entrance of the house sizing
each other up. He carried the case up the stairs to the guest room, the same
one Leila had occupied earlier. Clarissa had thrown a fit, when he had shown
her to the bedroom in the first hallway. He had ignored her tantrums and sulks
and told her in firm voice it was either that one or she could leave sleep at
the guest ranch.
When he returned for the other suitcases, Leila was nowhere
to be found. Clarissa followed him in.
‘She has to go Jack, I can’t stand her here! What is she
here for anyway, didn’t you tell her that the engagement is off,’ she said.
‘I didn’t because it’s not off,’ Jack said and matched up
the stairs.
Clarissa was right behind him. She was like a housefly,
determined to make a nuisance of itself.
‘You’ll soon have to choose Jack, you can’t have it both
ways.’ She told him.
He tried to ignore her as best as he could. He was glad that
tonight he and Leila could escape and for dinner at his parents’ house.
Finally, Clarissa seemed to tire of following him and she flopped in the living
room and flicked on the TV. He decided to go in search of Leila. He found her
in the stables leaning on the stall and looking as though she carried the
world’s problems on her shoulders.
His heart caught when he saw her. He wanted to take her in
her arms and protect her from the world. Guilt clawed at him knowing that he
was the cause of her sadness. She had sacrificed so much to come to Texas to be
with him. He imagined that she was now regretting at having made the decision
to come. He hoped not because he couldn’t imagine life without her.
She filled his life with light and suddenly he had found
himself with a purpose in life. Something to look forward.Someone to come home
to.
Despite everything, Jack was glad that she was here. Those
few days he had been alone with Clarissa had
‘What about the child?’ Jack said.
His voice was rugged as though he had stayed up for several
nights in a row. The child? Leila closed her eyes. She knew how much Jack
wanted children. It was unfair of her to suggest that he give up the child. She
looked up into his blue eyes, now dark with anguish. She understood then that
Jack had two choices to make.
It was either her or the baby. She shook her head unable to
believe that they were in such a situation. Didn’t the woman use
contraceptives? Which woman in this day and age did not know that unprotected
sex equaled to unwanted pregnancy or STD’s? Leila’s shook her head. It did not
matter now. None of it did.
It was up to Jack now. Then something else crossed her mind.
‘Where is she staying this woman?’
‘Her name is Clarissa and you’ll meet her shortly because
she’s at the house.’
There was nothing more to say after that. They left the
restaurant for home. When they took the road to the ranch and the house came
into view, Leila saw her immediately. She was seated at the front door steps
and when she saw the car she stood up. Leila’s mouth filled with bile. The
woman standing in front of them was nothing like she had imagined.
With dismay, Leila saw that Clarissa was drop dead gorgeous.
She had red flaming hair that flowed to her shoulders and a bosom that took up
most of her upper body. She wore tiny shorts that rode up her thighs and Leila
was sure that if Clarissa turned, they could see part of her ass.
Chapter Thirteen
‘I’m bored!’ were the first words that Clarissa spoke to
them, looking at Jack with a pout.
‘Clarissa, this is Leila and Leila, meet Clarissa,’ Jack
said in a flat tone.
‘The mother of your baby,’ Clarissa pointed out.
In all that time, she had not looked at Leila. Now she gave
her a once over, dismissed her and turned back to Jack. He looked at her,
disgust rising in his throat. How the hell had he found himself in this
situation.
‘Leila already knows that,’ Jack snapped and carried Leila’s
case into the house.
He left the two women at the entrance of the house sizing
each other up. He carried the case up the stairs to the guest room, the same
one Leila had occupied earlier. Clarissa had thrown a fit, when he had shown
her to the bedroom in the first hallway. He had ignored her tantrums and sulks
and told her in firm voice it was either that one or she could leave sleep at
the guest ranch.
When he returned for the other suitcases, Leila was nowhere
to be found. Clarissa followed him in.
‘She has to go Jack, I can’t stand her here! What is she
here for anyway, didn’t you tell her that the engagement is off,’ she said.
‘I didn’t because it’s not off,’ Jack said and matched up
the stairs.
Clarissa was right behind him. She was like a housefly,
determined to make a nuisance of itself.
‘You’ll soon have to choose Jack, you can’t have it both
ways.’ She told him.
He tried to ignore her as best as he could. He was glad that
tonight he and Leila could escape and for dinner at his parents’ house.
Finally, Clarissa seemed to tire of following him and she flopped in the living
room and flicked on the TV. He decided to go in search of Leila. He found her
in the stables leaning on the stall and looking as though she carried the
world’s problems on her shoulders.
His heart caught when he saw her. He wanted to take her in
her arms and protect her from the world. Guilt clawed at him knowing that he
was the cause of her sadness. She had sacrificed so much to come to Texas to be
with him. He imagined that she was now regretting at having made the decision
to come. He hoped not because he couldn’t imagine life without her.
She filled his life with light and suddenly he had found
himself with a purpose in life. Something to look forward.Someone to come home
to.
Despite everything, Jack was glad that she was here. Those
few days he had been alone with Clarissa had
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