Hey Guys, I am back with Chapter 21 part two.. I am so sorry it took so long but school is keep me busy lol. Thanks for reading and please leave a review... Thanks!

Isabella's POV

The doorbell rang and Danny told us that he would get the door.

"So who did you invite?" I asked, cutting the carrots.

"Oh, I invited the team from work. You know everybody," Lindsay cleared her throat and avoided to look at my eyes. "And Mac."

I stopped cutting the carrots for a moment then continued. "Oh. That is great. Lucy will be glad to see everybody." I said in false cheerful tone but it failed.

"Are you okay?" Lindsay whispered. I nodded.

"Yes, I'll be fine. Don't worry about me and Mac… we will be nice to each other. It will be awkward between us but we'll be fine, I promise," I said firmly to relieve her worries.

"Good." Lindsay said.

"Well, I'm done with carrots. What else do you need?"

"Well, I want you-"

We were interrupted by everybody except Mac coming in the kitchen.

"Hey!" I shouted cheerfully and I hugged each of them.

Lucy was excited with everybody here and she was greeting hello to Flack, Sid, Hawkes, Adam, and Isabella. I thought it was adorable.

It finally calmed down and I was helping Lindsay to bring dinner to the table when the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it." I said, walking to the door.

"Oh… hi." I said to Mac, who is standing there with a big gift in his arms.

"Hi, Isabella. How are you?"

Before I could respond to his question, Lucy interrupted us by shrieking Mac's name.

"Uncle Mac!"

I let him in and Mac put down her gift, letting Lucy running into his arms.

"Hello, my little Lucy!" He smiled at her.

The sight of Mac holding Lucy in her arms made me wonder if I should tell him about the baby.

"Alright, Lucy. Dinner is ready." Lindsay announced and Mac walked with Lucy to the dinner table.

I sat down in between Flack and Isabella.

We ate our dinner and talked for while. Occasionally at the dinner table, Mac would be staring at me and I would catch him. He would look away and would continue the conversation with whoever started the conversation with Mac.

"Mommy, can I open my presents?" Lucy asked Lindsay. Lindsay shook her head.

"No, sweetie. Wait until we eat your birthday cake, then you can open your presents."

"Okay! Where is my birthday cake?"

We all laughed.

"In a minute, sweetie." Lindsay said, clearing up the dinner plates.

"Let me help you," I said, picking up the plates and we went into the kitchen.

I put the dishes in the sink while Lindsay was getting the cake.

"I want to see the cake before you destroy it with candles," I say jokily. "Oh! It is Barney! I remember watching him when I was growing up."

The cake had a decorated Barney on top of it.

"Yeah, Lucy loves the TV show. She watches it nonstop… though the songs that Barney sings are getting on our nerves now."

I laughed. "Well, pray that she will get tired of Barney and moves on to the next trend."

"Oh, amen!" She said, lighting the candles on the cake.

"You ready?" I asked, turning off the lights in the dining room.

She nodded and she carried out the cake to the dining room, singing a Happy Birthday song.

Lucy blew out the candles then ran off to her gifts, which made me giggle.

"I guess she is not in the mood for the cake." I said and followed Lucy.

After the party

I helped Lindsay to clean up the mess and I was washing the dishes when Mac came up behind me.

"Hello, Isabella."

I gasped quietly then cleared my throat. "Mac… you scared me." I turned around and faced him for the first time since that day.

"Oh, I didn't mean to scare you. I'm sorry."

"Mac, let's just go outside so we could talk… in private if you want to." I referred to our friends, who are staring at us right now.

"You're right. Let's go."

We went outside on Danny and Lindsay's balcony and I stood there, taking in the view of New York City at night.

"It's beautiful, huh?" Mac said and I nodded.

"So are you." Mac whispered and my body tensed by his answer.

"Mac…" I whispered. "Please don't. Don't pretend that nothing happened between us but it did."

Mac looked away in shame.

"Mac, I can't go back to where we were… happy and engaged. I lost trust in you after what you did with… with that girl."

"Isabella, please. Please forgive me. I promise you that I will not do that to you again. It was a stupid mistake."

"It didn't look like a stupid mistake. In fact, it looked like you enjoyed it."

"Bella, damn it! Why do you have to make it worse?"

"Because I am so angry at you, Mac! I just don't think that we should get back together because… "I sighed heavily.

"Because I fell out in love with you that day." I still love Mac but I had to lie to him to hurt him.

Mac looked hurt by my confession. "Oh really? You fell out in love with me? Well, guess what! I fell out in love with you!"

Mac stormed out and I put my head down in my hands, my elbow propping me up on the ledge of the balcony.

I did not tell him the truth: I still love him but I lied and he did not even like it at all.

I felt someone's arm wrapped around my neck.

"What happened?" Stella whispered.

"Mac wanted to get back together and I hurt him by saying that I didn't love him anymore. He didn't like it so that's why he left me alone."

"Yeah, Mac is pissed off. He wouldn't tell me, Lindsay and Danny what happened and he stormed off without saying goodbye."

I scoffed at Mac's actions. "It's just that… I am tired of getting hurt repeatedly… and I should have let him down gently but I did not. God, Stella. I didn't tell Mac about something because I held it back."

Stella frowned at me. "What do you mean by that?"

"I'm pregnant."

Stella was taken aback by announcement. "You're what?"

"I'm pregnant and I'm seven weeks along."

"Oh my god… its Mac's …right?"

I nodded. "And you didn't tell him! Why?"

"Because I don't want this baby to be the reason to get back together."

"Isabella, it doesn't matter at all! You still have to tell him."

"Not if he continues to act up like he did tonight."

"Who cares?"

"I care, Stella. I know he is your best friend but still, it is my business and it is none of your business to tell Mac. Understand?"

"Fine… I still think it is wrong not to tell Mac about his child. In fact, what if your son or daughter asks you bout his/her father… what are you going to tell your child? Hmm? I am going home since I have to work in the morning. Good night."

Stella walked away, leaving me with a question that she asked me.

I hate to admit it but Stella got the point… how do I tell my child someday about its father?

I stood outside for a moment then I went back inside to get ready to go home.

I thanked Danny and Lindsay for the dinner and Danny walked me out to the elevators.

Danny cleared his throat and I knew he had something on his mind.

"Spit it out, Danny," I said and prepared myself to hear what Danny is about to say.

"Stella is right, you should tell Mac."

"Did you spy on us, Danny?" I said, annoyed with Danny.

"Well… kinda."

"Danny, come on. I have had enough with everybody ganging on me tonight." I sighed angrily.

"Look, we care about you but we also care about Mac… I just don't like it where you're going with this decision."

"Look Danny, it's none of your damn business."

Before Danny could say another word, the elevator doors opened. "Good night, Danny. Give a kiss to Lucy for me."

Danny nodded and I went inside the elevators and the elevator door closed on Danny's sad face.

Well... what did you think of Isabella's actions? Do you think she is going to tell Mac about his baby or not? and Does she still truely loves Mac unlike what she says? Review, Review! :)