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Wednesday September 12th 2013
? (Mellie) POV
I was parked in a car down the road from Grandma Rose's house. My cell was ringing and I really didn't want to answer it. Sighing reluctantly, I pressed answer on the screen.
I listened to the caller, they wanted me to go and do re-con on Grandma Rose's house. See what was going on with Fitz and Olivia. Looking at my reflection in the mirror, I was shocked at how much the stress of these past few weeks was showing.
Andrew didn't believe me when I said I was going to visit my parents for an extended visit. I had left our two children with him and he wanted to know what to tell them about why Mommy wouldn't come home. What could I tell him and them? A stupid mistake that I had made right after high school graduation had almost cost me everything.
I had been drunk and gotten slipped something, next thing I knew, I woke up alone and didn't remember the night before and then ended up pregnant. I lost the baby at 12 weeks. I had told no one I was pregnant. I had gone to a clinic out of town to get it confirmed. I never did remember anything from that night.
Days before our ten year high school reunion, I started getting emails threatening to tell everyone I loved about what had happened if I didn't do exactly what I was told. At first, I didn't know who my blackmailer was, until the reunion. Then I found out, I had multiple blackmailers. Fitz's father and Olivia's mother.
I couldn't do this anymore. I pressed call on my cell and booked a flight home. It was time to come clean and confess about what I did, it wasn't my fault. I was deeply ashamed of that night and what had come from it. I had looked over my shoulder for months after losing the baby. I had gone away for the summer, told my parents, I was going to Europe. After I lost the baby, I went for counseling, it took me time to get over it. I still think about the baby I lost every day.
Turning on the car, I pulled a U-turn and bolted out of there. No point in telling my blackmailers I was changing my mind. Let them figure it out on their own.
Fitz Jr POV
They both looked like deer in headlights. My dad looked at my mom, who looked down at her pancakes. My dad looked at me, "I don't know what we're doing buddy, we've got to talk about it, since both your mom and I don't have jobs right now and nowhere to call home."
"Can't we stay here with Grandma Rose for a while and I can go to school here?" I asked looking at Grandma Rose who smiled at the idea.
"You know, there is an elementary school not that far from here," Grandma Rose suggested.
"Your dad and I will talk about it and let you know," my mom stabbed a piece of pancake with her fork and put it in her mouth. Chewing thoughtfully, she looked at my dad.
Shrugging I went back to my breakfast. "Can I go outside and play?" I asked.
Friday September 21st 2013
Olivia POV
I just dropped Fitz Jr off for his day at school, we'd enrolled him on Monday, and he'd already made some friends. I think he was just happy to have some people his own age to talk to. He'd really enjoyed hanging out with his dad, me and his grandma.
I still had no idea what I wanted to do, I had had a purpose these past 10 years, to have a job and raise my son. I hadn't heard from my mother since I'd seen her at my hotel in London. I still thought it was strange for her to show up out of the blue.
I had the phone number she'd written down to call. I didn't know if I wanted to involve her in my life. I'd asked Grandma Rose what she thought. She hadn't had many good things to say about my mother. She didn't know her that well, since I used to come out and visit with my father.
Fitz and I had been making up for lost time. Enjoying our sexual freedom out in the carriage house. Just thinking of some of our sexual shenanigans made my skin shiver.
Fitz had said he was going to head into town and get some tools to do some fixing up around the farm today. I was going to spend the morning baking with Grandma Rose.
Mellie POV
I was surprised by how supportive Andrew had been when I told him. I had freaked out on him and started crying. He thought I had been cheating on him or was terminally sick. When I was able to tell him what had happened all those years ago and then what had happened to make me so distant. He had been angry that I hadn't come to him.
He wanted to go after Fitz's dad and Olivia's mom. I had talked him out of it. I hadn't heard from Jerry that much, just a couple threatening texts. When I had responded that I didn't care and told those that mattered to me, there had been no response. I had blocked their numbers and was trying to move on with my life.
Thankfully, my children were still young enough that I was able to explain being away for a few weeks as having to take care of Grandma and Grandpa.
Maya POV
That bitch thought she could get out of being our pawn. She had another thing coming. I sat outside Mellie's house and watched her with her two cute little children. Henry and Rose, so adorable, hopefully they wouldn't be too scarred by what I was going to do to their mother.
Jerry was doing re-con in Roanoke, I was usually the better of the two at not being noticed. Time would tell if anyone saw him.
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