If you checked my message board you would've seen that I posted that part of this chapter was deleted. I had to spend some time putting it back together.

Please forgive my mistakes.

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Michael POV

“You wanted to see me?” She sat on my bed, but stayed a distance. She's wearing one of those mothers dress. This time her hair isn't up in one. Instead she let it hang down. Some hanging behind her shoulders and some hanging in front on top of her breasts. God I love this woman.

“I thought you wanted to talk”. She said. Seriousness evident in her voice, also her eyes.

“You don't need to be so serious k bear”.

“Do you want to talk or not. I don't have time to waste”. I bit of pain pinched my heart. I never liked seeing this way. She always say hurtful things.

“I've messed up. I get it, but I...miss you. I wanna make things right between us. How long will you keep this up Akeilia?”

“I.. I don't need you Michael?” I used my elbows to push me up. I feel a pinch on my heart once again. She can't be serious.

“You know your not serious. Your carrying my baby. You need me. We have a future together”.
She stand.

“Just because I'm carrying your baby doesn't mean I need you. I need someone who will think about me and how their actions would affect me. You might think I'm pushing it too far and it's simple to just forgive you because...". She look away.

“Because I love you, but after what I've been through and what you've done...”. She look at me and that's when I knew.

She's leaving. She's leaving me.

Tears sting my eye balls. I can't lose her. I can't...I won't lose her.

She opened her mouth to speak, but I stopped her.

“Don't... Don't say it love”. Her eyes got glassy. “Please. I can't take it. I know your hurt, but please forgive me".

“Goodbye Michael”. I propped up from the bed trying to get off to stop her before she leaves.

“Akeilia!” She won't stop.

“Akeilia wait please! I love you!” She stopped. “Don't leave”. I softly begged. I'll be nothing without her. She know this so why is she doing this to me?

“That won't work this time Michael. Forget about me”.

“No!” Why the hell can't I move? It feels like something is holding me down.

I feel a hard sting on my face.

“Wake the hell up!”

My eyes half open. I see Leon hand lifted. Sharply I figured he'd just slapped me. The feeling on my jaw is getting more intense.

“If you slap me again I'm going to cut your head off and hang it on my wall”. I groaned and shut my eyes. I was just dreaming.

He laughed.

“You were calling out Akeilia's name as if she was gonna walk into fire or something”.

I put both hands over my face.

She's carrying my baby. The woman I love is gonna have my baby and I'm not there for her. I need her.

Did I really affect her that much?

When I was doing it I never once thought of it as taking advantage. I did it with the passionate love I feel for her. I wasn't planning on forgetting her afterwards. She meant more than that to me. She's suppose to know this.

I thought she would've returned my texts or call me back, but she didn't. It's been a few days since that day. I tried to do all I could to occupy my mind. I exercised, I tried to read, watch TV. I even spoke with Sara, but I couldn't go a second without thinking of Akeilia. How Sara tried to break us apart. Even when Akeilia was depressed she still didn't give a damn. That's the reason Akeilia almost knocked her head off. I just excused myself. I couldn't stand to look at her after all she tried to do.

My mom scolded her, but didn't banish her from the estate because her parents and mine are coming from afar. It was only a warning for her and Debra too. One more nonsense from either of them, coming from afar or not I'm banishing them both myself.

Sara apologised to me and somehow believes that it is now ok for her to talk to me whenever she pleases. She brought me fruits and offered to massage my feet, but of course I declined. She's still under the impression that Akeilia's baby isn't mine. Let it stay that way. I'm not gonna tell her my business.

Wendy seem cool, but I don't trust her either. She just seems... snoopy.

“You were dreaming of her. Weren't you?” I rubbed my hands over my face. I sit myself up and lean on the bed head.

“More like a nightmare”. I breath out.

I've been having nightmares of her since the night she ran me out of her house.

I can get any woman. Who I want and even who I don't. My physique alone can do the trick. I don't need to beg or sometimes say anything for a woman to be into me... But with Akeilia it's different. I feel the urge to bow to her and kiss her delicate feet and treat her like the Queen she is.

I'm depressed.

Leon sigh.

I would've been very upset with him if he hadn't tried to get me out of here.

“She will come around”. I look at him. More sadness creeping in on me.

“It's been a few days Leon. She hadn't replied to any of my messages or phone calls”.

“Akeilia is a very stubborn person. You know that. Besides what you did triggered some bad memories. She won't let up so easily. She's also carrying your baby so-”.

“Stop. Just. Stop. How many father's have died leaving the mother to raise the baby all by herself? Or How many father's left their baby mother's to fend for them and the kids? Yet they still do it. Leon Akeilia is one hundred percent capable of taking care of the baby by herself financially. She doesn't have to beg anyone for anything. She doesn't have to beg me for anything..”. I look him in the eyes.

“Leon if she doesn't want to be with me she doesn't have to, because she doesn't have to depend on me. She doesn't even need to worry about comfort. Any guy will easily accept her with just one child.. ”.

“And that makes you insecure”. He said before he sit beside me.

“She doesn't have to come back to me”. I can feel the tears making its way to my eyes, but I succeeded in fighting it back. She's the only girl who'd ever had my tears. I'm not certain that I love the feeling of love, because right now it's causing me pain.

My parents found out what I did to her. They are upset with me for the way I went about it. I believe that's why they wouldn't allow me to see her. But they went to see her. That's f*ck*ng unfair.

“I know how you feel. I was the one who told Monique I cheated on her..”. I stopped my thoughts, listening to him.

“I thought it wouldn't be right not to tell her. Mostly too because it was haunting me... I couldn't look into her eyes without feeling guilt. She cussed me. She did everything she could to make herself feel better...I almost regretted telling her after she started acting funny. Truthfully, I almost committed murder after I found out about her and ken. I stopped myself after I thought about the fact that I was the cause of it. But it hurts so badly when she was begging me not to. I felt as if she meant something to him”. He'd never told me how he really felt about what happened between he and Monique. I guess he felt like opening up to me now.

“The thought of him touching her haunted me for a very long time”. He sigh and shut his eyes as if trying to push the pain away. I shut mine too after remembering the day I was waiting for her acceptance to my proposal, when she was... I just don't wanna think about it anymore.

I opened my eyes and look at him. A little after he opened his with a sigh.

“Michael you played a very huge part in the woman Akeilia is today. You are the one who showed her what love really is. Do you think she doesn't know all of that? Or do you think she doesn't remember what both of you went through? Both of you made mistakes in the past, but that's it, the past. I'm not saying it doesn't hurt remembering certain things. Michael you and Akeilia didn't cheat on each other. You weren't together when she caught you in your office, neither the day when she and Lenoy got together in her office. Both of you should get over that”. He's right, but it's hard to forget the part where I was waiting for her while they were... I know what she feels like and thinking of another experiencing that feels like someone stabbed me in the chest with a dagger.

His expression got serious. “The night my wife and Akeilia went to the beach, they were talking to a couple. I couldn't tell who they were since it was dark...”. I saw the side of his head move as he clenched his teeth.

“But I know it was him after I saw her slapped him”. My eyes widen. “Why?” I asked. A bit of anger pinched me.

“I don't know what he said to her. She didn't tell me and I didn't ask. I know she'll tell me when she's ready. Akeilia stopped that woman from hitting Monique. I swear if she'd touched her...”.

“Wait what? Why are you saying this to me now”. He made a chuckle which made me frown.

“You believe that you can solve everything. What can you do with broken bones?”

“Break more if that's what it takes to protect the people I love”. I seriously told him. It only made him laugh even more. How could he be laughing at something like Monique getting hurt or worst my k bear? This question is just rhetorical though. Even though he's laughing I know that inside he's dangerous. While laughing now he could be thinking of ways to murder Ken or that woman. He's probably tempted to kill her, but I know he'll take it out on Ken and so will I.

“I appreciate you Michael. I've never regretted once that I met you. But. Lets not stray from what I'm trying to say here”. He stopped and said with a little smile.

“I'm explaining all this to you for a reason...When I got home from the office the next day, Monique was home. She didn't even allow me to explain myself. She said she just didn't care anymore. She just hugged me, telling how a good man I am. Do you know why she came back to me after I cheated and everything we went through? It's because she loves me. Akeilia loves you Michael. She's hurt because you ruined her first time with you”.

I shut my eyes and lay my palm on my forehead.

“Oh god”.

“Women are like that Michael. Virgin or not, a woman expect their first time with someone they love to be a moment they can look back on. Not something they barely remember”.

“Akeilia is more than a handful to deal with. I don't know how to calm her. You and I know the type of person John was. Even after she compared me to him, I still couldn't hate her or be angry with her”.

“Yeah and a dog don't forget that part”.

“Are you seriously rubbing this in my face right now?”

“She was angry and only wanted you to leave. But seriously Michael, what did you expect her to say? Taking advantage of her only reminded her of the only man who'd caused her so much pain, and thinking of what you did just made her even more angry”.

“She avoided me for five years... Five years Leon”. I hold up five fingers. “I guess I'm afraid she'll avoid me for ten this time”. I rub my hands over my face.

He chuckle.“Look at you. You never thought the day would've come when you'd stress over a woman did you?”

“Before I met Akeilia. No. But I knew that she'd be not a handful, but two when all of us were at my house. The way she was acting. God she was stubborn and still is”. I couldn't help the bittersweet smile that formed on my lips.

“If you don't want her to stay away from you anymore, don't allow her”. I furrowed my eyebrows.

“What do you mean. I can't anywhere”. I hate this. I f*ck*ng hate this. “If dad didn't took my gun I'm sure I'd be out of here already”. I mumbled.

“You might know how to injure someone with a bullet, but you just might hit a vital organ one day. Stop it Michael”. Shit he wasn't suppose to hear that.

He stand. “Come on. We're gonna be late. Let me help you up”. I stopped him.

“I'm not paralysed. I can get up myself”. I've been practicing to walk without the crutches. But I still have to use them for now. I frown.

“Wait..What?”

He chuckled. “So what I said just registered?” He laughed this time. I look at him from head to foot. I realized how casual he's dressed. He's in his white jeans and white marina with another white botton front shirt. His chain has a dollar sign pendant hanging down. Not to mention the white shoes he's in. I have one. We bought them the same time.

“What are we gonna be late for?”

“Your second chance”. He must be referring to Akeilia.

“I still don't get it”.

“She's having a party”. My eyes dilate.

“A party? I'm here stressed out while she's having a party?”

“I believe that's why she's having the party idiota. She wants to distracted”.

“Wait”. I sigh. This must be some joke.

“How are we gonna get pass those guards?” He shoved his hands into his pockets then smiled.

“I spoke to your parents on your behalf. The guards won't bother us. Don't you just love me?” He wiggled his eyebrows smiling.

I had to smile. This guy.

“I appreciate you Leon. I've never regretted once that I met you”. I said smiling back at him.

What do you think about Leon?

What do you think is gonna happen next?