A/N: wow another chapter in less than a week! I'm shocked with myself! see, that's what your wonderful reviews do to me. They really make my day!
Chapter 7 – First
I knew this day was just too good to be true. Something had to happen ruin it. And that something happens to be my jealous ex-husband who's eyeing John with a look of pure hatred on his face.
"What are you doing here?" I ask. He looks at me for a second.
"Nothing. I was hungry and decided to get something to eat. And to my surprise, who do I find here but my wife and my son with another man." He says with a tinge of sarcasm in his voice. I roll my eyes at him.
"Ok, first of all, I'm not your wife anymore. And second, I don't owe you any explanation about my life since we're no longer married." I say calmly.
On the inside I'm so angry that I have to control myself not to beat the crap out of him. I mean, what is it gonna take to get through his thick skull that I'm not his damn property?
"You do owe me an explanation since you brought my son along on your date!" he says angrily. Oh, now he's really pushed the wrong button by trying to drag Jared into this whole mess.
"Did you notice that you claim that Jared is your son and that you have rights over him as a father, but since the moment you got here, you haven't even said hi to him? What kind of crappy father are you that you don't even knowledge your own son's presence? And that's not the only thing. You don't even call him to see how he's doing or just to let him know that he has a dad and that you care about him. You don't give a damn about him, so quit claiming rights over him because you don't have any!" I say getting angrier and angrier. Richard looks at me speechless. I feel Jared's little hand squeezing mine and a smile makes its way to my face as we watch Richard walk away. John breaks the silence after a few minutes.
"I'm proud of you." He says smiling. I smile back. "You stood up to him."
"I did." I say with a grin feeling proud of myself.
"You were awesome, mom." Jared says kissing my cheek.
"C'mon, let's get out of here. It's getting late." I say. We gather our stuff and leave the place. I'm holding Jared's hand when I feel John's hand on mine. We walk hand in hand to his car when I let go of his hand to get Jared inside of the car.
The ride is quiet because Jared falls asleep as soon as the car starts moving. When we get home, I go ahead to open the door as John gets my son out of the car.
"You can put him on the couch." I say as we go in the house. After settling Jared on the living room John gets back to the front door where I'm taking my jacket off and throwing it in the closet near the entrance.
"I had a great time, John. Thank you." I say shyly.
"Me too. Thanks for your company." He says smiling and I'm suddenly aware that he's leaning in, our faces only an inch apart. "I'm proud of you." He says and then his lips meet mine.
It's like the whole world has disappeared and there are only us in the universe. I can feel the adrenaline running wildly through my body. I have butterflies in my stomach. This is even better than I could've ever imagined. His lips are so soft and his kiss is so tender. I barely feel his hands on my waist pulling me closer to him as his tongue begs entrance to my mouth which I soon give in. The moment our tongues meet, I feel a new wave of adrenaline as I put my arms around his neck, deepening the kiss. I'm thinking that this is how I want to spend the rest of my life when something brings me back to reality.
"Mommy?" I hear my little boy calling me from the living room. I break our kiss and keep my eyes closed for a minute, just enjoying the moment.
"What is it, baby?" I call back to my son. My eyes are locked on John's as we smile giddily at each other.
"I'm thirsty!" Jared yells back.
"I'll be right there." I call back. John is caressing my cheek with his thumb smiling sweetly at me. "Are you on tomorrow?" I ask in a whisper.
"Yeah." He says kissing me again. "Are you?" he asks now kissing my neck.
"Uh-huh." It's all I manage to say before his lips are on mine again.
"Good." He says resting his forehead on mine. "You better go see what the little guy wants."
"Good night." I say pulling him down to another kiss.
"Good night." He says between kisses. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"I'll see you tomorrow." I say finally letting go of him. I watch as he walks to his car with a silly grin on my face.
I imagined this moment over and over in my mind but this was a million times better. I close the door and lean on it taking a deep breath. Now I can't wait until tomorrow.
A/N: I know it's short but this seemed the perfect place to end the chapter... tell me what ya all think!
