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“Chase, I will be fine. I promise,” I soothe. He kisses me deeply.

“I know you will baby, because I will make it so.”

Chapter Thirty Three

Hand in hand, Chase and I are walking in the shopping mall. I dragged him shopping, he claims to hate it, but I’m pretty sure he’s as excited about buying baby things as I am. I’m now four months along, and I have a little baby bump. Chase thinks it’s adorable. I’m eating a large ice cream cone, and Chase is teasing me about it, making pervy comments, when I see Aubrey. She looks the same, she’s wearing a barely there mini skirt and a tight top. Chase looks over to see what I’m staring at, and he instantly tenses. She sees us, and her face pinches even more than usual. Her face goes a little red; I can almost see the steam coming out of her ears. She walks over with a sneer on her face.

“Still together I see. How lovely,” she says sarcastically.

“Of course we are. Not even you could tear us apart,” I say dryly. I hold my hand up so she can see the ring.

She looks down at it and then her gaze goes to my stomach, and her face goes pale. She looks up, looks at Chase, and starts crying.

“This should be us. Not you and her! It always was supposed to be us.” She whispers the last part.

“No, Aubrey, it wasn’t. You know that too, you need to let it go,” he says this in a soft, soothing voice.

“Wait until your father hears about this! He’s gonna be livid! You know he was expecting us to end up together!” She is grasping at straws now.

“I couldn’t care less. It’s what I want, not what he wants,” Chase counters.

“You said you would never get married, that you weren’t the commitment kind!”

“Obviously I’ve changed, Aubrey,” he tells her gently. She puts her head down, sobbing dramatically.

After a few moments, she looks up, mascara running down her face, then she scowls. “You’re right, Chase, you’re absolutely fucking right. Wanna know a secret?” She leans in and fake whispers “Lilly wasn’t fucking yours.” She steps back and has the ugliest grin on her face. I look up to see Chase, and he looks like he’s going to be sick. The color has drained from his face, his eyes gone dead.

“What?” He whispers, shocked. He obviously did not see this one coming.

“It’s true. You think I was just going to sit around and wait for you? I have men lining up for a chance with me. Lilly isn’t yours. I always knew it.”

“All this time... I fucking mourned her, I still do.” Chase is at a loss for words, so I take over.

“You’re a fucking bitch! And the worst kind of woman, Aubrey!” I growl. I swear, if I wasn’t pregnant right now.

Chase is shaking. Shit, I gotta get him home. He looks like he wants to hit her. I know the feeling.

“Come on babe, she’s not worth it.” I turn to look at Aubrey, my eyes narrowed to slits. “Karma’s a bitch, Aubrey.” And before she spits any other venom out of her mouth, I drag a silent Chase home.

******

After Chase stayed quiet the entire ride home, staring out the window, I was starting to get worried.

“Chase, honey, talk to me,” I beg.

“What if she was lying?” he says.

That is a good question. I wouldn’t put it past her. But then again, she just gave up her only hold on Chase.

“Why don’t you still visit Lilly’s grave. We may never know the truth, but I think she is yours no matter what, because you loved her,” I tell him softly.

He considers it, and then nods. “I know you aren’t going to like this, but I need to talk to Aubrey, I want to know, no, I need to know, if I was her father.”

“I understand,” I tell him softly. He takes my hand in his, and I sigh in relief. He’s not shutting me out. We can get through this, together.

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We are on our way to see Chase’s dad. I’m nervous, mainly because Chase is nervous. He is tapping his fingers on the steering wheel, and I can see different emotions play on his face. I’ve heard that Chase’s dad is a dick. From various sources, Chase included. There is some whole cheating whilst married fiasco. I’m pretty sure Chase’s mum didn’t know he was married at the time she was already pregnant with Chase. We pull up at a huge mansion. When I say huge, I mean HUGE. I blink.

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