A SECOND CHANCE TO YOUR HEART - CHAPTER 45&46
[ Clara’s mom ]
“Please….allow me….”he took her hands…..
“Matty would be searching for me”she pulled her hands slowly.
“Would you be free tomorrow? I wanna show you something”he said.
“I don’t….”
“Please”he said.
“Fine, I’ll call”she said and walked away. He watched her leave before turning but met Genevieve. She saw everything.
“You’re still acting like that silly child you were years ago?”she said.
“You should think about yourself instead, mom”he said and walked away. Genevieve let out a smirk before walking away, not in the party but to her car.
Back in, the party continued.
“You’re paying me big for this”Anna joined Jeffrey. As planned, she was able to hold Matty from looking for Joelle.
“Thanks”he smiled.
“About Erica, won’t you visit?”she asked.
“When did you start caring?”he raised his brows.
“I never had, it’s just not you, you would have gone see her even if it was a minor cut”she said.
“I’m not the Jeffrey of back then, my now Jeffrey doesn’t know her”he replied.
“Wow!”she chuckled.
“Who’s the guy though?”he changed the topic.
“The guy?”
“Raymond, the one you’ve been waiting for, I would say he’d be the first guy after that guy you dated in our first year in college”he laughed.
“This one is handsome”she scoffed.
“That one was handsome”he laughed.
“Jeffrey!”
**
NEXT DAY, GENEVIEVE’S RESIDENCE.
As Genevieve climbed down the stairs, she met cops waiting down.
“Why do I owe this visit?”she asked, smirking.
“Mrs Genevieve, you’re under arrest for the abduction of Mr Jude, your husband”one of the cop said but she still kept smirking like they were joking until they moved closer and handcuffed her.
“What do you think you’re doing!”she scream as they took her out. To her surprise, no maids nor guards were in sight.
**
HOSPITAL, THE WARD ERICA IS IN.
The door opened slowly, revealing Jeffrey. He shut the door gently. Taking silent steps to drop the flowers he got, suppose to be sleeping Erica woke up.
“Oh!”
“You didn’t want me to know?”she asked and he chuckled. “I’ll just pretend then”she rested back her head and close her eyes.
“You got the news that I regained my lost memories?”he said and she opened her eyes, sitting up.
“From Kingston”she said.
“There’s no you there”he said.
“No me?”
“We had no relationship whatsoever in my past. You were JJ ‘s step sister who never liked her”he said and she nodded.
“Maybe I should have been her, I would have liked it. Me her stepsister who was looking all fresh back then looks like Elle of back then”she chuckled sadly.
“Feeling remorseful?”he asked.
“I don’t even know”she muttered and silence took over.
“I’m glad we talked though”he broke the silence.
“And I’m glad you came to see me before I leave”she said.
“Where are you going?”
“Somewhere far sometime soon”she smiled.
“Don’t stress yourself”he said and turned to leave.
“You should know this, Elle’s child Jesse, he’s your son”she said.
“Hm? I don’t get”he faced her.
“Four years ago when she came by the company but you didn’t remember her, I followed her secretly after she left and found out she has a child but there was no father. There was no Matty back then so I didn’t searched more since I was glad she was still nothing”she said.
“Erica…..”
“I’m sorry but this is me, I wish I could change but it’s already too late. You should know this though, Jesse is yours and for the girl, I’m sure she’s for Matty cause I didn’t see her four years back”she said.
Without saying a thing, Jeffrey walked away. Erica sighed lowly as her tears fell. She only has two days left and she planned on spending it here since she’s not worthy of having anyone being close to her.
**
ISLAND.
Granny left this morning but would be visiting Veronica before finally leaving so it’s just the four of them home. The kids are in the swimming while Joelle got ready for what Jeffrey is ready to show her. Matty on the other hand has been on his laptop since they’ve been on a family planned holiday and he could only work through home.
“Still busy?”Joelle dropped a juice on the table.
“Yeah”he said not raising his head.
“I have somewhere to be, telling the kids would only stop me from going so I’m sneaking out”she said and he raised his head to see her fully dressed.
“You look stunning”he smiled.
“Thanks”she smiled and began leaving.
“There would be a visitor coming, you should be home on time”he said.
“I will, won’t be taking long”she said. Few minutes after she left, the kids came to him.
“Where’s mom?”Clara asked, already dressed on a dry clothes.
“Something came up and she left”he said.
“Whyyy”Clara groaned.
“I should have ask her to take you along”Matty laughed along side with Jesse.
“Don’t start Dad and son talks now cause mom isn’t here”she snapped.
“Jealous?”Jesse smirked.
“Act like a brother for once!”she snapped.
“See that Dad! She’s trouble!”Jesse said.
“Trouble? Dad he called me trouble!”she shouted.
“Can you both…..”
“No! Talk to him!”she started crying.
“Dra….ma queen”Jesse scoffed and walked away but she followed, crying and murmuring. Matty laughed as he watched them but sighed before muttering. “What would be their reaction when they find out?”
**
VERONICA’S PLACE.
Kingston place a peck on her lip as they stood by his car. He confessed last night at his place and yeah, she said yes.
“We should meet tonight”she smiled.
“We…..”
“Nica!!”Granny scream made him stop talking.
“That’s my Granny”she muttered before going to hide behind him.
“And who is he! Would you say you both didn’t just kiss right now?”she demanded.
“It was just a peck on the lip not even a real kiss!”she said but still stayed behind him.
“Get right here this instance!”she shouted, acting like Kingston wasn’t even standing there.
“I’m not a kid anymore!”
“Come right out!”she moved toward her but missed a step and was about falling but Kingston was able to hold her. She gasped funnily, holding her chest.
“Easy Granny”he let go of her after balancing.
“So nice….”she gushed but Veronica stood in front of Kingston.
“He’s my boyfriend!”
“What rubbish! You think I’m gonna take him!”she tried hitting her but Kingston held her hand. He smiled at Veronica who returned before letting go of Granny’s hand who smiled staring at them.
“We should both have tea together”Granny said.
“I would be right beside…. him”Veronica said.
“Now shut it!”Granny snapped and brought out her phone then took a quick photo of them together. “I’d boast about Nica having a real man”she smiled staring at the photo she just took and without any word, she turned to her car. The driver opened up and she got in.
“Your Granny is nice”Kingston smiled.
“Nice? Oh please! You should start anticipating the tea you’ll be having with her, she’s a full bag”she said and he laughed.
**
JEFFERY’S PLACE.
Joelle walked in after much hesitation.
“You’re scared?”he asked behind her.
“My driver is out so no”she replied, going to the living room. “What’s it about, what you wanna show me”she said after sitting.
“Are you that eager to leave?”he asked, sitting opposite her as they both maintained eye contact but she looked away first.
“Why not”she muttered.
“I prepared something”he said.
“You cook?”she found herself asking before she knew.
“Yeah, my friend thought me that”he smiled.
“Oh, but I would skip that”she said.
“I put in so much effort and was thinking all about you as I prepared it”he said.
“I’m speechless”she muttered.
“Please….”
“It doesn’t have an effect, just show me what it is”she said.
“I really don’t have anything to show, I just wanted us to have dinner here”he said.
“Then I should leave”she stood up.
“When would you tell me he’s my son”he said and she stopped. He never planned on asking her that now but maybe she’d stay if he does.
“What are you talking about?”she turned slowly.
“Jesse, my son”he said.
“Your son? What son?”she asked slowly.
“I….”
“There’s no son….who even told you that? How the heck did you know that!”
“So it’s true?”
“So? You think you’ve gotten a chance or so!”she shouted.
“Elle….”
“Just stop it, stop everything right here Jeff, Jesse would never agree to the fact that you’re his dad and I’m not ready to get his heart broken cause do you know how happy he is with Matty? Do you know how heartbroken he’d be once he finds out?…..”
“I didn’t mean to…..”
“He stayed four years not knowing who his Dad was, he was still a kid but my Jesse was smart enough to ask where’s Dad? Mom, don’t I have a Dad? Mom, why don’t I have a Dad like other kids? Those questions, how I felt dodging them whenever he brings it up…..Then he told me one day, my little Jesse said….mom, I don’t want my Dad anymore…..I felt bad cause I still wanted you but….. it’s a no even if you know he’s yours cause he would never accept it”she said, trying not to cry and she didn’t.
“I didn’t mean to bring those up, I didn’t want you do feel sad Elle….”
**
BACK AT THE ISLAND.
“I’m home kids!”Joelle shouted.
“Mom!”Clara screamed, running to hug her.
“Easy”Joelle laughed.
“Can I hug mom also?”Jesse stood next to her but she didn’t let go of Joelle.
“She’s a real drama queen”Jesse scoffed then pat Joelle’s hair before whispering to her. “She’d get jealous of this”he said and Joelle laughed.
“Tell me what he said mom!”Clara followed but she kept laughing.
“Mom!”
“She won’t”Jesse said and she glared at him but he laughed.
“You should bribe mom, maybe going more higher in your result next semester, from ten to five or something”Joelle said.
“I’ll try mom, please tell me”she pouted.
“You would? Not just words!”
“I will, pri..mise”she said.
“She said primise instead of promise!”Jesse laughed.
“Stop talking Jesse!”she snapped and Joelle laughed.
“He said you’d get jealous cause he patted my hair and you did”Joelle said.
“I didn’t!”she said and they laughed.
The door bell rang and they stopped laughing. A maid already opened up.
“You’re expecting someone?”Clara asked.
“Dad said there’d be a visitor”Joelle replied and just then, the maid came with the visitor. A lady.
“Who are you?”Joelle asked but she didn’t reply, her eyes on Clara. She stared too intensive and began moving toward Clara but Clara held Joelle tightly, same as Jesse, he covered Clara.
“Rosie!”Matty called and she stopped walking when she heard it.
“Who’s she dad?”Jesse asked as Matty came, holding Rosie.
“She was looking at me and it was too scary”Clara said, not letting go of Joelle.
“She’s Rosie, Clara’s mom”Matty said.
“What Dad?”they both gasped.
TBC