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    Chapter 121


    FREDA WHITLOCK


    …”I need to tell you something,” I said and turned to him with a look I was sure was intense.


    He looked taken aback but I did not back away. “You said you know about Kaiden and me,” I said,


    and he looked confused,d, but he nodded. “What did you mean by that?” I asked. He chuckled with


    what seemed to be nervousness. “I… I did my research,” he said. “Research huh?” I chuckled and


    ced the ss of fruit punch on the table.


    “You make me sound like a scientific experiment,” I said with a small smile. He shook his head. “I


    didn’t mean it like that,” he said almost with a panicked tone. Iughed this time. “Oh no, it’s okay.”


    “I just wanted to be sure it would be okay to exin what I’m about to exin to you,” I said with a


    serious tone and he watched me carefully.


    “Kaiden is the father of my child, as you know,” I said and he nodded, expecting me to continue. “I…


    We had a past. I was once in love with him. I cared deeply for him and he hurt me,” I said, licking


    my suddenly dry lips. He watched me with sympathy in his eyes. “I left because I was too hurt to


    stay when he chose my sister over me. That was probably childish, but it’s moreplicated than


    I’m willing to exin. I just could not stay. I left, and I found out that I was pregnant for him when I


    left,” I swallowed as I told him those words, wondering why I


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    was even telling him this in the first ce.


    “wanted to stay away from him forever. I wanted to stay away from this d**n town. I wanted to keep


    my baby away from here, but my father is sick. I barely get to see him now because he’s always


    asleep. My father and Lyra are the only people I care for in this town and I came back here for


    them,” I looked at him and found his eyes watching me intensely.


    I looked back down at the grass on the floor. They were shiny, a deep shade of green. “Kaiden


    found out that Francisco is his son and he has been after him, after me. I loathe him, but if he is


    willing to be a father to my son, I really can’t stop that. I hate to say it, but he made a mistake with


    me. He seems to be a better person now so he can’t possibly hurt my son. Francisco wants him as


    his father… Francisco heard our argument the other day,” I said and looked at him with a small


    smile.


    “I’m not sure why I’m telling you all this,” I said, chuckling and feeling incredibly s**d. “I… I just


    think… If there’s something that’s going to happen between us… I’m not implying anything!” I


    panicked and he gave me his refreshing smile. He pulled me in for a hug and I wrapped my hands


    tight around him, embracing thefort and peace I was getting from his warmth and beach scent.


    Goddess, he smelt so good.


    “I understand, Freda. I will not try toe between Francisco and his father. That does not mean I


    won’t give Kaiden the asional punch,” he said and we both burst intoughter. “I will be whatever


    Francisco wants and allows me to be to him,” he said and I pulled back to smile at him. He kissed


    my forehead and my heart thudded desperately in my chest.


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    “Thank you,” I said and resisted the tears that came to my eyes. All I had ever wanted from Kaiden


    was honesty and eptance of me and who I was to him. He never gave that to me. Cole was


    giving me the honesty I needed and I appreciated it. It filled my heart with a feeling I could not


    exin.


    “Come on,” he said and I looked up at him. “Let’s get out of here. Go somece quiet and talk over


    a drink,” he said and I hesitated as I looked around for Lyra and the kids. My eyesnded on


    Kaiden. His eyes were on us as he absent-mindedly rubbed his hand over Francisco’s head and for


    the life of me, I could not read his expression.


    “Come on, Lyra will take care of whateveres up,” Cole said, calling my attention back to him. I


    smiled at him and pulled my phone out of my pocket. “I’ll just send her a text,” I said, and he


    nodded. “We cane back before the party ends and then you can take your car,” he said, looking


    in the direction of my car. I nodded.


    “That sounds great,” I said and we headed for his car.


    Throughout the walk to his car, I ignored the feeling of Kaiden’s eyes on me.Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.