It was the night before my wedding as i stood frozen in my childhood bedroom. My parents and brothers were in bed and i was staring at the phone in my hand with a picture of my fiance and another woman in an ally earlier that night. There was also a video clip i was too scared to play, i was so blinded by love and excitement for the wedding i didn't see this coming although now i thought about it i could see it. The working late, the meetings that took till midnight, hell even the trip to new york for work. I looked at my phone again and saw 15 missed calls and even more messages. I was humiliated and pregnant. I discovered a week ago i was pregnant and i was so happy. I took a picture of the test and put into a frame for Harry's wedding present. I had to tell my parents and get them to cancel the wedding and change the codes to all the buildings so he couldn't get to me.
We met when we were 18 at my grandparents coping together ball and had been together 3 years before he proposed at the same event. We agreed to get married the night after the ball the next year. The marquee was already up so why not. When i first met him he was so sweet and shy. His grandparents were friends with mine so we knew each other to say hello to but nothing more than that. He was the typical good looking man and boy did he know it. He was a charmer with blond hair,striking green eyes and a body to die for. He said i was the love of his life and he couldn't wait to settle down with me. Now i know its all lies. I am Phoebe Grace Grey i was worth over a $100 million the day i was born and when my parents pass i will be worth ten times that. I begin to worry if that's what drew him to me. His grandparents raised him after his parents died in a car crash, they live a simple life a little cottage near my family's ranch in Texas. Everything was a mess, i glanced out of the window and saw the first hints of a sunrise. I was getting married today. I quickly dressed in my uncle Elliot's ice hockey top that i stole last year when he stayed for a few days and a pair of black leggings and matching ankle boots with little silver studs. As i walked downstairs i tied my long brown hair back up into a neater high ponytail. Gail, Jason Taylor and Luke sawyer had been with my parents for over 25 years and now they were all sat at the breakfast bar eating breakfast.
They all spun around with smiles on their faces. I was already the first to get up when i lived here so i ate with them most mornings. Judging by the smiles they didn't know Harry had cheated on me at least once the day before our wedding. I sat next to Luke who was sat opposite Taylor and Gail and rested my head on his shoulder.
"Hey kiddo. Shouldn't you be wearing one of those green things on your face to try and make you beautiful?" He laughed as he was trying to say the last bit. He always teased me about face masks. When i was little i made Teddy my big brother put one of mums masks on me and i forgot i had it on, laid on the new cream carpet in the living room and fell asleep. An hour later Luke came in and saw the carpet. He told Gail to clean me up and organised a company to come to the house before my parents came home to clean the carpet. To this day my parents didn't know. Later when he asked me why i was wearing one its because i said i wanted to be beautiful like mum. He's teased me about it for over 15 years and he always make me laugh and most of the time gets a slap on the arm for it. But today i only manage a tiny smile. Jason was like my third grandpa and knew something was wrong.
"If your getting cold feet i can get you out of the country in an hour." That was Jason all over. He loved our family and worked for my dad before he even met my mum. He married Gail when my brother was a baby and he was a daughter Sophie who used to babysit us. She was married now with a little boy who is just a sweetie.
"I know its a lot to ask but can you guys do something for me? I need to get everything of Harry's out of the apartment at Escala and taken to storage." My dad owned three apartments apart from the penthouse in Escala one where i lived with Harry, one where Teddy sleeps when hes not in a random woman's bed and one for clients.
They turned to look at each other confused. Gail was the one who spoke up asking why. "It seems while i was having dinner with the family last night he was in a back ally kissing and feeling up another woman. It's all over the Internet already. So I'm going to go for a long hot bath if you can get his stuff out and then ill tell my dad that everything needs to be cancelled." Before anyone could say anything else I'd run upstairs and locked myself in falling asleep in the bath.
It was only when i heard my dad shouting did i wake up.
Christian you need to calm down. Threatening to kill him is not going to help. Ana dear go check on Phoebe. Your men have put his things into a storage so he is out of her home. Next thing to do is make the calls to the guests. Mia has cancelled the band and other things but we thought all the food could be taken to the homeless shelter downtown.
Thank you mum. I didn't see this coming and i should have but once i had him looked into when they started dating and found nothing i didn't think to do it again. If i had then maybe she wouldn't be heart broken on what was meant to be her wedding day.
i opened the door in my dressing gown that my grandma bought me years ago and it's always a comfort. "Dad don't worry its done now. But i do want him not to be able to get to me unless i OK it..is that possible? And i need to talk to grandpa in private if that's OK?" My dad pulls me into a tight hug and kisses my forehead
"Sweetheart i promise and ill send grandpa up OK? I love you pumpkin." He disappears downstairs with my mum and grandma after they both hug and kiss me. I love my family we are all so close. i curl against my headboard in bed and wait for my grandpa to come up. I don't have to wait long as hes there before i know it.
"Your father said you wanted to speak to me? Do you want me to close the door?"
At the nod of my head he closes it and sits next to me, i curled into his warmth and for the first time i let the tears fall.
"Oh sweetheart please don't cry. You have an amazing family if i do say so myself. Your grandmother and i adore you. Your parents and Teddy love you and are hurting with you. The staff are so protective over you that they are having to be threatened with being fired to stop them going after Harry. You are an idol to many young girls by not being afraid to be who you are." I burst out laughing when he said that about the staff.
"Grandpa i love you but i need a lawyer right now. What is said in here can't get back to my dad. I need time to myself to process whats going on. Promise me." He nodded his head worry on his face. " I'm pregnant and i want him to sign over full rights to me. If he wants to see the baby that's fine but under the watch full eye of someone i trust. I have no idea who this man is that i thought i was going to spend the rest of my life with. I've read in the last hour that he having threesomes and taking drugs at the same time. I'm not willing to take any risks with my baby. I finally understand why dad is the way he is." He pulled me close tears in his eyes and kissed my forehead.
"A great-grand baby. i can't wait. I promise i will go home and draw the paperwork up and bring it back for you before tonight." Our moment was broken by my phone ringing again. I sighed and looked at the name. It was Harry again.
"Grandpa i need to take this can you make sure everyone is downstairs i need to do this alone." He nodded and left. Taking a deep breath i swiped and answered the phone.
"Phoebe thank god you answered. I'm so sorry baby. It was a moment of weakness. It will never happen again. We can start dating again. Please baby."
"This is what is going to happen now. I'm sending some paper work to you and you are going to sign it. Then we are going to talk about the future. No we are not going to get back together but i am pregnant so we will still need to talk about the baby."As i waited for a reply i began to get nervous. I was going to be a single mum. What if i never found anyone who would accept me and my baby as a package? What if i did and they only wanted the Grey money?
"You're pregnant?" He sounded angry. Why the hell was he angry?
"Yes. The documents i need you to sign say that the baby is to remain with me and you can only have visits with supervision."
"I don't want a kid. Look ill sign what you want but i don't want a kid."
"Fine. I'll send you papers to say that you have to claim on my child. Then that's it. We are done but if in a few years he or she asks I'm not going to lie."
"Fine. Whatever." Then he hung up. He made me feel bad for getting pregnant. I messaged my grandpa telling him the change of plans then snuggled back down into my bed. My hand went to my stomach. It was still flat but i couldn't wait till i had a bump. That was the end of my life with Harry and the start of my life with my baby.
Six weeks later...
Harry had signed the paper work and returned it that day so he was out of my life for good. The past six weeks had been a nightmare because of the press. Rumours were going around about how many women Harry had been with. That i had to have known and maybe i was gay and using Harry as a distraction. One report shocked me though. A woman had come forward saying that she had been in a relationship with him for the last six months and they regularly did drugs together. She even had pictures to prove it. When Grandpa spoke to Harry's lawyer it was decided that my child would be told that Harry was their father but not to contact him at all.
I gathered all the family at my parents home saying i had a surprise for them all. I had wrapped up little photo frames with my scan picture and under neath it says baby Grey. All the gifts are on their usual places. Ever since we were little my parents had us sit in the same place at the table. I had moved back in with my parents knowing i would soon need all the help i could get. Although i told them i couldn't stay in the apartment where my heart was broken. Not knowing who he had there as well.
I had gone to see Dr Green last week and she had told me i was 16 weeks pregnant. That was a huge shock. I was a little concerned at first as i didn't have much of a bump yet but she assured me that it was nothing to worry about as my mother had only been very small with me. Before the next appointment i had to decide if i wanted to know the sex. I was leaning more to waiting till nearly the end otherwise my father might go a little crazy buying things.
Everybody was sitting down to dinner talking about what the gifts could be. Uncle Elliot was trying to open his under the table. This is why i loved my family, "Uncle Elliot stop it. OK on the count of three i want everyone to open it. 1...2...3" Then all hell broke loose my mum grandma and Aunt Kate screamed running over to hug my. My Uncle Elliot was shocked, my grandpa smirked and Teddy looked confused. I watched my dad more than anyone else he was the one i was worried about accepting it. "Daddy?" My dad was crying. He reached out his hand to me. "Come here" Everyone was smiling but were watching us closely. My dad only cried when we were born and when he married my mum. I took his hand and he pulled me onto his lap sideways like when i was little. "I'm so proud of you. You can do this sweetheart and you will never be without support. I'm going to be a grandpa. "
My mum had tears in her eyes. "I'm going to be a grandma."
"A mighty fine grandma Mrs. Grey. Although i want to know why my father is still sat down looking like he knew about all of this before hand."
"Well he did. I'm sixteen weeks along and i told him on my almost wedding day. Harry has given up all rights to me. He doesn't want to be involved at all. Grandpa sorted all the legal stuff out for me." He kissed my forehead then i turned to Teddy laughing. "Whats wrong bear?"
"You're pregnant? My little Bee is pregnant!" He lent over and pressed a big wet kiss on my check.
"Get off you weirdo. Yes you are going to be an uncle. I also wanted to tell you all that I'm not finding out the gender until the baby shower when ever that is. I've asked my doctor to send it to a bakery when i ask and they are going to deliver a cake with either blue or pink inside depending on the gender. But not until i have a baby shower."
Later that night when i was laid in bed i couldn't sleep everything was going around in my head. Everyone was so happy, and almost straight away my dad turned into CEO mode. Telling Taylor to get another CPO on me, i didn't mind at all. I've always had a CPO but Garry was getting on and he was now put on my grandparents and my dad was going to get me two new ones. I prayed i got on with them like mum and Sawyer, like Dad and Taylor and like Teddy and his CPO Lee.
My father had called me down into his office early on Saturday morning. I had a tank top on and a pair of tiny shorts. I really needed to go shopping i may only have a tiny bump but it made everything rather tight. My long brown hair was in a high pony tail and i had my old glasses on,i never normally wore them but i had a slight headache when i woke up so i grabbed them. I knocked on the office door and waited like i was a child heading to the head masters office.
"Come in Phoebe." I walked in and suddenly stopped. There was a woman with long red hair half up and half down in a black suit. She had a few years on me but only mid thirty's. "Phoebe this is Lilly Vernon she is one of your CPO's. Miss Vernon this is my daughter Phoebe Grey." We shake hands and i feel another set of eyes on me. I spin around and sat behind me was the most beautiful man i had ever seen. He must have been at least 6 foot 4 but being sat down it was hard to tell. His shoulders were huge and muscles to match. His eyes were a striking blue and hair a dark brown almost back. WOW. "Phoebe this is Cole Matthews. Mr Matthews this is Phoebe." He stands up and i was about right about his height. i was only 5 foot 7 so he towered over me.
"Miss Grey a pleasure to meet you." I took his offered hand and nodded gently. Suddenly very awear what i was wearing i began to blush. "Hi. Erm..daddy I'm going to go back upstairs would you like me to get Gail to bring you guys a coffee or something?" With his conformation i nearly ran from the office through the living room towards the stairs. I heard full out laughter from the living room. I turned to see my mother and Gail on the sofa.
"Morning darling, did you meet your CPO's?"
"Yes mum...why?" My mum pulled her best innocent face.
"Well we have just met them haven't we Gail? We have just been saying what a very handsome man Mr Matthews is. Then Gail informed me he is single after she was cleaning Taylor's desk and came across his job application and picture. What did you think of them?" My father would never have agreed to hire Cole Matthews without my mothers influence. He would have been worried about a relationship forming since he could be considered as hot.
"He seems very nice as does Vernon. Now if you two don't mind i am heading upstairs to take a shower. Gail my father has asked for some coffee in his study for them all. Mum i know what you are trying to do but please I'm not ready for this. I am pregnant and only been single for a few weeks. I'm not ready." I smile and run back up the stairs something i can no longer do when Mr overprotective is around. I lock my bedroom door and lean against it. who am i kidding? Cole Matthews is hot as hell and sex on legs.