have never given her
cause to believe I would abandon her. It doesn’t make sense to me.
“Alexis, why do you feel you could lose Bryce?” Yes, why?
“Because it’s happened before,” she exclaims, her voice now
raised and sounding desperately troubled. “After giving birth to Charlotte, I
waited too long to lose my baby weight and Rick...well...he obviously didn’t
find me attractive anymore and went elsewhere. He went and had an affair with a
younger, slimmer, prettier woman. God, Jessica, I don’t think I’ll cope if
Bryce does the same. It will kill me. I can’t let that happen. I won’t let that
happen. I won’t let Chelsea take him away from me,” she shouts, desperation in
her voice.
Fuck! Fuck me! The pieces all start to fit together.
Brayden’s little cry sounds through the monitor.
“Oh, baby boy, Mummy is sorry. I didn’t mean to frighten
you,” she sobs. “God, I’m so sorry.”
I hear another muffled sound together with Alexis sobbing in
the background and it tears me apart. I want nothing more than to run to her
and comfort her, to let her know I would never do what Rick did. EVER! And, I
want to kick his fucking head in for making her feel this way.
“Alexis, Bryce is not your ex-husband...” You can say
that again. “...he is undeniably in love with you and I can confidently say
would never betray you like that. You need to trust him, but first and foremost
you need to trust in yourself.”
“I do trust him. I just don’t trust Chelsea. She made it
very clear to me after we lost Bianca that she was in love with him. I warned
her back then to back off, but I know women like her, they wait like a snake in
the grass. Wait for their time to strike. And she’s fucking waiting, I can
tell.”
I run my hands through my hair, completely dumbfounded by
what I am hearing. Am I that oblivious to Chelsea’s feelings? Does she only
have eyes for me? Shit! If that is the case, no wonder Alexis is
acting the way she is.
“Maybe you should tell Bryce how you feel,” Jessica suggests.
“He has known Chelsea for a long time and is probably unaware of her true
character. In fact, I can probably assure you that he is unaware of her true
character.”
Alexis sighs. “I don’t think it will matter, Jessica. Where
Chelsea is concerned he is like a brick wall.”
What? Am I?
“Okay, well in that case we work on you by making you feel
better about yourself. We need to build up your confidence, starting with a
trip to the hairdresser. I think you should organise a girly pampering
afternoon with your friends.”
“That’s actually a great idea, but what about Brayden? I
can’t exactly take him with me.”
“I think his father will cope.”
“Oh, I know that. Bryce has been an exceptional dad so far.
He’s perfect. I have no qualms there. It’s just, he is so busy.”
“I’m sure he’ll be fine. Call Lucy in if it makes you feel
better. Or speak to Arthur.”
“Noooo. I’m not going behind Bryce’s back and interfering
with his business. No way in hell. That is his domain.”
Brayden’s little cry pierces through the monitor again.
“Is he ready for a feed?” Jessica asks. “I’ll let you get
back to it then.”
“He shouldn’t be, the little guzzle-guts. But thank you.
Thank you for coming and talking to me.”
“Anytime, Dear. And remember what I said. Bryce is not
Rick.”
“I know. I just...I get a bad feeling about Chelsea.”
“I can see that. If talking to Bryce about it is off the
cards, take matters into your own hands and build your confidence back to the
level it should be.”
“I will, Jessica. Thank you.”
Brayden cries out again, except this time he is letting
Alexis know he wants a feed.
“Alright, hungry little piggy, I’ll get them out for you.
God, you are so much like your father.”
I laugh. Yes, he is like me, wanting to latch on to her
nipples every chance he gets. Except, I want to for a completely different
reason.
“I’ll
cause to believe I would abandon her. It doesn’t make sense to me.
“Alexis, why do you feel you could lose Bryce?” Yes, why?
“Because it’s happened before,” she exclaims, her voice now
raised and sounding desperately troubled. “After giving birth to Charlotte, I
waited too long to lose my baby weight and Rick...well...he obviously didn’t
find me attractive anymore and went elsewhere. He went and had an affair with a
younger, slimmer, prettier woman. God, Jessica, I don’t think I’ll cope if
Bryce does the same. It will kill me. I can’t let that happen. I won’t let that
happen. I won’t let Chelsea take him away from me,” she shouts, desperation in
her voice.
Fuck! Fuck me! The pieces all start to fit together.
Brayden’s little cry sounds through the monitor.
“Oh, baby boy, Mummy is sorry. I didn’t mean to frighten
you,” she sobs. “God, I’m so sorry.”
I hear another muffled sound together with Alexis sobbing in
the background and it tears me apart. I want nothing more than to run to her
and comfort her, to let her know I would never do what Rick did. EVER! And, I
want to kick his fucking head in for making her feel this way.
“Alexis, Bryce is not your ex-husband...” You can say
that again. “...he is undeniably in love with you and I can confidently say
would never betray you like that. You need to trust him, but first and foremost
you need to trust in yourself.”
“I do trust him. I just don’t trust Chelsea. She made it
very clear to me after we lost Bianca that she was in love with him. I warned
her back then to back off, but I know women like her, they wait like a snake in
the grass. Wait for their time to strike. And she’s fucking waiting, I can
tell.”
I run my hands through my hair, completely dumbfounded by
what I am hearing. Am I that oblivious to Chelsea’s feelings? Does she only
have eyes for me? Shit! If that is the case, no wonder Alexis is
acting the way she is.
“Maybe you should tell Bryce how you feel,” Jessica suggests.
“He has known Chelsea for a long time and is probably unaware of her true
character. In fact, I can probably assure you that he is unaware of her true
character.”
Alexis sighs. “I don’t think it will matter, Jessica. Where
Chelsea is concerned he is like a brick wall.”
What? Am I?
“Okay, well in that case we work on you by making you feel
better about yourself. We need to build up your confidence, starting with a
trip to the hairdresser. I think you should organise a girly pampering
afternoon with your friends.”
“That’s actually a great idea, but what about Brayden? I
can’t exactly take him with me.”
“I think his father will cope.”
“Oh, I know that. Bryce has been an exceptional dad so far.
He’s perfect. I have no qualms there. It’s just, he is so busy.”
“I’m sure he’ll be fine. Call Lucy in if it makes you feel
better. Or speak to Arthur.”
“Noooo. I’m not going behind Bryce’s back and interfering
with his business. No way in hell. That is his domain.”
Brayden’s little cry pierces through the monitor again.
“Is he ready for a feed?” Jessica asks. “I’ll let you get
back to it then.”
“He shouldn’t be, the little guzzle-guts. But thank you.
Thank you for coming and talking to me.”
“Anytime, Dear. And remember what I said. Bryce is not
Rick.”
“I know. I just...I get a bad feeling about Chelsea.”
“I can see that. If talking to Bryce about it is off the
cards, take matters into your own hands and build your confidence back to the
level it should be.”
“I will, Jessica. Thank you.”
Brayden cries out again, except this time he is letting
Alexis know he wants a feed.
“Alright, hungry little piggy, I’ll get them out for you.
God, you are so much like your father.”
I laugh. Yes, he is like me, wanting to latch on to her
nipples every chance he gets. Except, I want to for a completely different
reason.
“I’ll
Similar Books
