That voice, she was back

One month had passed ever since Fox and I became an item, our love blossomed each and every day. We made most our nights unforgettable by many hours of love making, we couldn't simply get off each other. He made me forget all about my fucked up family and ever since that tragic night, I had never thought of going back to Carson's mansion.

A lot of things had changed in that one month, Fox's aunt, Melinda opened a new eatery that kept all of us going. It was a huge success and Fox and I helped her out to serve the customers who flooded the small eatery. With Fox's one-year savings, he bought a new house, a better one for that matter for all of us. It was a new milestone after living in such dilapidated conditions. Not definitely forgetting myself, I got my nursing job back in a small dispensary in Fox's small town. I appreciated my new beginnings and embraced every opportunity without a benefit of doubt. It wasn't so difficult to start all over again.

My night shift was over so I took off my scrubs and hurried down the streets to hail a cab since it was getting late.

"See you tomorrow nurse." Mr. Shaw, the clinic's security guard waved at me.

"Take care." I waved back at him.

Getting home, I went straight to our bedroom to have shower first before I could settle in for dinner.

"Azora, is that you?" Fox who was taking a shower asked.

"Yes babe, I just got back from work." I responded.

"I'll be out in a minute." He said.

I took off my coat and opened my tablet to do some research while I waited for him to get out. Not so long when his phone began to ring, I hesitated whether to see the caller ID or just wait for him to get out. It rang several times until I got curious and picked it up.

"You bastard! I'm going to sue you if you're thinking of neglecting our baby. We need you so I'm giving you five minutes to get down here."

The call got disconnected and I lost my grip and it crushed down the floor. My throat closed up and I gasped for breath. Everything was starting to make sense now....

"What are you doing?"

"Maxine! It was all about her, right? I never existed, didn't I? It's always gonna be her, the mother of your child and I....." My voice trailed off and tears took over.

Fox picked up the broken pieces of his phone and went to the window. I picked up myself and packed everything I thought I had and trashed everything he ever gave me in the trash bin.

"I'll explain everything." He grabbed my arm.

"Don't touch me!" I squealed so loud that the rest of the family came rushing to our room.

"Did you know?" I turned to his brother.

"What are you talking about?"

"Did you know that he was going to be a father to some other woman's child?"

"Of course you knew, all of you took me for a fool. What did I ever do to you? Tell me!" I screamed losing my sanity. I crawled to the ground and writhed in pain. I took one glance at Fox who stood in front of me, quiet and composed. I closed my eyes for a brief moment then opened them again, it wasn't a dream, I wasn't dreaming. All that while we were together, he still kept in touch with Maxine. She was going to have his child and I was just someone, an outsider always looking in.

"How did I end up falling for you? How could I be stupid not to realize that I was making a very big mistake? You never loved me Fox, I was just your sex puppet."

"No, that's not true." He scooped me up from the floor and made me look into his eyes. "I loved you Azora, I'm human and I made one big mistake which I'm aware that I'll have to pay for the rest of my life. Some things are inevitable, Maxine was already carrying my child before our paths crossed again. She wasn't considering keeping it until she called me one day, she was afraid of the process and I had to take full responsibility of the baby."

"Don't you think I deserved to know the truth? Where do you place me in your life?"

"Believe me when I say I love you Azora....."

"Stop lying you prick!"

"Let's leave them alone." Melinda said to her twins and just like that, they left the battle field. The fact that they all knew I was just making a fool out of myself not only pained me but also broke my heart into pieces.

Burning with rage, I scurried out of the house and got into the streets not caring where I was going. Fox ran after me and we ended up sprawling to the ground. I could feel his breath all over me, unbuttoning my shirt and kissing me roughly. Was this the extent of his love for me? Taking advantage of my vulnerability to satisfy his lust?