Claiming her babies

Monica’s POV

“He is the guy I had sex with,” Fiona said

“She is my ex-girlfriend,” Anthony said.

I stood frozen as I looked at them both in shock “What!” I exclaimed in shock staring at both of them in disbelief.

“You didn’t say these earlier,” I said, staring at Fiona who avoided my gaze.

I turned to look at Anthony whose eyes were fixed on Fiona, filled with longing “You slept with a married woman Anthony?”

“That’s the thing. I didn’t know she was married and I also didn’t even know that it was Fiona” Anthony said, running his hand through his hair in frustration.

“We didn’t see each other last night because the room was dark but this morning, we realized that we knew each other and that’s how I found that that it was Anthony I slept with” Fiona explained further.

“As soon as I saw your red hair, I should have suspected,” Anthony said, obviously scolding himself for not recognizing his ex and I wondered why he would want to recognize her.

“But you saw her this morning and you knew she was Greg’s wife so why didn’t you help her too_” I said but Anthony interrupted.

“I didn’t know she was Greg’s wife,” Anthony said.

“What! That’s not possible. You’re close to Nicholas and you also know Greg so how is it possible that you don’t know Fiona is Greg’s wife” I asked, confusion evident on my face.

“I knew Greg was married but I never knew his wife. I didn’t go to his wedding because at that period Fiona had broken up with me for no reason and that made me take a break. I traveled out and took a vacation to clear my head and then when I came back and asked her friend about her, I was told she was married” Anthony explained and as he explained, I could see the hurt in his eyes.

“Why did you guys break up?” I asked, looking at them interchangeably

“It was my fault. I ended the relationship and I’m sorry about hurting you, Anthony. At that point, my father needed money for urgent surgery and Greg was interested in marrying me back then so I_”

“You would have just asked me for the money. You knew fully well that I’ll never say no to you so why didn’t you ask?” Anthony said, interrupting her from completing her statement.

“Ask you? Anthony, you were doing so much for my family back then. You were the one paying our rent and you were also the one who helped Philip in school. What type of greedy person would I be if I asked you to help again? What would that make me? A perfect girlfriend?” Fiona asked, tears gathering in her eyes again as she explained herself to Anthony who was also hurt.

“Yes, Fiona. You would have asked as I would never have said no. I loved you too much to say no to you but instead of explaining all these to me, you broke up with me out of the blue” Anthony snapped, tears I’m his eyes and my heart ache for him.

Anthony is always funny and cheerful and has a way of making people smile, but seeing him hurt this much, only meant he wasn’t completely over Fiona.

“I felt like I was a burden to you, Anthony. I wanted to be independent. I never wanted to continue burdening you with my problems. You were already doing a lot, and I knew that as long as I was with you, I would be a burden,” Fiona explained, her voice trembling as she stared at her feet.

“Fiona, you were never a burden to me. You were my everything. I had enough money for both of us together with your family. I was ready to make you happy. Do you know how much it hurt when you left without an explanation?” Anthony’s voice cracked as he poured out his feelings.

“I know you loved me and I loved you too but back then, I thought it was for the best. I’m sorry”. She said, tears storming down her face.

Silence lingered in the air as I watched the two ex-lovers wallowing in the past that they’d refused to let go.

“Fiona” I called and she looked at me, her eyes full of regret “Did your dad still make it alive after the surgery?” I asked, trying to divert their attention from their last with each other.

“No, he didn’t. He couldn’t make it” Fiona sobbed as I instantly engulfed her in a warm hug, patting her back softly as I consoled her. I knew how it felt to lose a loved one.

From losing my mum who walked out of my life with no explanation to losing my dad who died then losing Ethan who I thought loved me could cause someone to be depressed. I’ve been there before and I wouldn’t want anyone to experience what I had experienced.

“I’m sorry about your loss” I whispered in her ears and she sobbed even more.

“You’re not going back to that monster” Anthony uttered, gritting his teeth as he made his intention clear.

Finally, Fiona spoke again, her voice barely above a whisper. “Anthony, that won’t be happening. He is my husband and I have to go back to him”

“Your husband? A man who abused you?” Anthony said, obviously hurt and angered by her Statement.

“I know” she admitted, her voice breaking. “I made my choice years back, and I have to live with it.”

Anthony took a deep breath, trying to steady his emotions. “Yes you can’t change the past, Fiona but you could change the future. Greg is a monster who doesn’t care about your feelings.”Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Fiona nodded, wiping her tears away. “You’re right. He doesn’t care about me but he is still my husband. As long as I behave myself, he won’t hurt me”

Anthony stared at Fiona, stunned by what she was saying “That beast of a husband was ready to hurt you and my best friend’s wife. Is that who you want to go back to?”

“Whose wife are you talking about?” We all heard a voice from the door as we turned to it “Greg was here?” The person asked again, his hands clenching into fists.