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“Da up and called et me home?”

“We could leave within the hour, sir”

“Okay, but the sooner the better, alright? I’ ready”

“Yes sir”

I hung up with him and called Cassie She was out of the beach, of course “What is it, Alex? We don’t leave until to me?”

“I have to go home,” I told her

“What? Now? Why?”

“Victoria is in labor” I heard the hesitation All along I had wondered if she’d figured it out… or heard the rumors

“So why does that involve you?” she finally said She sounded reluctant to ask, but it was a fair question This wasn’t the way I’d wanted to do this, but it had to be done

“Cassandra, I’ into the back of the car that would take ether one time…”

“You bastard! You cheating slime!”

With a sigh I conceded inanother deep breath I said, “I didn’t cheat You and I were in the nant I wish I could tell you I was sorry, so that you would feel better… but I’m not”

The airport was only ten ar when she said, “This is what that stupid nursery was about! You knew all along and you had a bastard!”

I stepped out of the car and said, “You have a right to be upset, Cassie But I won’t stand for you calling ure it out”

“I’ that maid’s brat!”

“You would never be expected to,” I told her “Victoria will be raising her child and I will be there to help her as much as she needs”

“You’re insane! You’re married! Do you knohat the tabloids will do with this?”

“I don’t care I’ve thought about this a lot, Cassie You knoell as I do that you and I are not going to last forever We may as well just cut our losses noant to try and make it ith Vicki and our child”

“You’ll be very, very sorry Alex! You’ll rue the day you met that manipulative little tramp!”

With a lol I didn’t even know I possessed I said, “You can call ain, or hisother than the beautiful lady she is” Before she was able to spew any ely, I felt better than I had in a very long time

VICTORIA

The aency roo of the hospital A lady with a clipboard ca her questions between my labor pains When I finished with her, an elastic strap with a fetal monitor on it was attached around my abdons