Chapter 44
PATRICIA
Thinking of Andreas, I quickly turned to the bed where he was seated, hoping the game distracted him so he didn’t hear a thing, even when I doubted it, but when my eyes landed on the bed, I panicked as he wasn’t there.
My son was once again not on his bed.
Without telling Richard, I rushed to the bathroom; of course, he followed me, wondering what was happening, so when I reached there and saw my son seated on top of the toilet seat, my heart settled back into its place.
“Andreas, baby, you almost gave me a heart attack.” I said as I walked to him, “Give me your hand.” I said, but he shook his head. I looked back to the door and saw that Richard was not there; he had left as I felt his presence a few seconds ago.
“Papa, papa…” Andreas chanted, making me wonder if he was calling Logan or Richard. I mean, Logan mentioned he called him Papa, so that was what
confused me.
I tried to get Andreas telling him it was me, but he refused as he even ended up blocking his ears, looking so vulnerable; it broke my heart seeing him like that. Not wanting to waste any time, I rushed and called Richard, who seemed to be on a call, but as soon as I mentioned Andreas, he ended the call and
rushed past me.
I didn’t follow him as I walked to the bed and buried my face into my palms. God, what was I going to do now? I knew Logan wouldn’t rest, and I should expect a court lawsuit soon. I also knew what would happen if we went for that DNA; Andreas was his son, and it would just prove it.
I honestly didn’t know what to do anymore; God, why did I even agree to come back here?
I was still lost in my thoughts, my face buried in my palms, when I heard Richard’s voice. I slowly removed my hands and looked up, and there I saw my son standing before me. I was confused, so I looked at Richard, who just gave me a nod.
“I’m sorry, Mommy.”
“Honey-”
“I shouldn’t have pushed you away; you’re my mommy.” He said, and even though I knew Richard was the one who got him to apologize, yes, it always had to be Richard. Well, it didn’t matter. What mattered was that he was here apologizing even when he didn’t need to.
“Come here,” I said as I spread my arms for him, taking him in a hug. I wiped the tears that rolled down my cheeks. I didn’t even realize when they fell, but I guess the emotions of my son apologizing and the fear of losing him triggered them.
I mouthed thank you to Richard before tightly hugging my boy.
After a moment we finally pulled away, and I helped Andreas have a bath while Richard dealt with work.
It didn’t take long to get Andreas ready; done with him, I took a bath and got myself ready. Richard returned with some of our needs, clean clothes, so changing, I walked to them, and they seemed ready for lunch as it was already noon.
Richard insisted we needed fresh air and fast food, so instead of the restaurant, we went for fast food.
We had our lunch in the car and then headed for the park as we always do–well, Renea and Richard always took Andreas to the park so socialize with other children,
Andreas was now playing with other children while Richard and I were seated on the bench as we watched from a distance.
Could get to
“I canceled our flight.”
“What?”
Chapter 44
“We can’t leave America now; we first need to fight this.”
“We haven’t gotten the lawsuit yet, so technically we can.”
“I know, but that will be us running,” Richard made sense, “I want the best for you and Andreas, and I promise you if it gets to that, I will hire the best lawyers, and we will win this case; Logan will not take him from you.” He sounded confident, and I couldn’t help but kiss his lips, thanking him.
I then rested my head on his chest while he stroked my hair. I really felt protected in Richard’s arms; it was like nothing or no one could harm me as long as I had him. I mean, I didn’t love him, and I really wished I could, but again, we don’t choose who to love, and no matter how much i hate to admit it, my heart will always belong to that bastard… Logan.
God, I really hated myself for this, but even though I still loved him, I knew I would never get back with him. I mean, not like he asked me, but being in his life was part of the things that I would never allow in my life again, hence the reason he couldn’t know Andreas was his son because even the thought of sharing custody with him ached my heart.
Logan was a monster, so even if he genuinely wanted to be in his life, I would never allow him, especially remembering how he slapped me after frene pushed me to the floor. I was expecting Andreas then; I almost lost him because of him, remembering the words he told Poppy when he called him that he was not the doctor and the night I caught him fucking Irene in my supposed bed and him asking me to walk in the storm. No, he will never be in my son’s life; I will use all the resources I have to make sure that doesn’t happen.
I was so lost in thoughts that I didn’t realize when we got to the car or when we got back to the hotel. You know when you’re absentminded, you just keep nodding or agreeing without realizing that you are making important decisions or moving? When I finally snapped out of my thoughts, I was at the door getting it, as someone was knocking.
I was shocked to see it was a man dressed in a black suit. Richard, who was playing a game with Andreas on the tablet, asked who it was, and I told him to give me a second.
“Mrs. Cooper?” He asked with a polite smile.
“That’s me, how can I help you?” 1 returned the smile.
“Joe, a process server, I have legal documents for you; please accept them.” He said, handing me an envelope, but I didn’t take it. I raised my brows and was about to ask when he said they were regarding a pending paternity case.
My heart skipped a beat as I realized Logan wasn’t really joking; he did it, and it worked so fast, as it was just a few hours ago that he was claiming to file for the case. I mean, I should have known with the influence he had in this state, courts might be working for him, but if this was the case, then the chance of me winning this was zero, as the law was already on his side.
I was going to lose my son; Logan was going to take him from me.
Thinking of it made my chest tighten, and I suddenly found it difficult to… breathe.
I felt like I was going to pass out, and yes, I was right, as before I could get ahold of myself, everything turned black, and I suddenly felt nothing.
