Chapter 21

Camilla

"Lawrence? What about him?" Britney questioned. I attempted to reply but she beat me to it immediately. She pushed further "is that jerk face bugging you about his wedding again? What is up with that loser?" She snapped at me with an irritated look on her face.

I immediately shook my head in disagreement and waved it off. "No, he has not actually reached out to me since then." I muttered.

"Oh." That was all Britney could say. I could tell that she was mentally scolding herself for jumping into conclusions about Lawrence. I do not blame her though, I would have done the same if I happened to be in her shoes. It was not like Lawrence was ever up to any good. He was always busy with one fishy thing or the other.

"Then what did he do?" Britney asked. I cleared my throat and replied "A colleague at work suggested that i tell the real father of my child about my son's condition. He said the chances of the father being a perfect donor would be high." I said.

Britney was not in any bit surprised at what I had just said. She looked like she already saw it coming. She sighed heavily and replied. "I was actually going to mention the same thing to you but I did not know how you would react about this. You know, you were already going through a lot with George. I did not want you to see me as insensitive in any way." Britney said.

I chuckled nervously and waved it off. "It is a stupid idea right? That must be why you did not bother to mention it to me. I do not know why I was considering Desmond's idea in the first place. Although I understand his concern for him but mentioning Lawrence is a stupid move." I said in an uneasy tone.

Britney shook her head at me in disagreement. She looked sad and her eyes flashed with pity. "I never said it was a stupid idea Camilla. I only said I was considering your feelings and that was why I never actually mentioned it to you in the first place." She said.

"So what are you trying to say?" I trailed off with my brows furrowed at her in confusion. I silently hoped in my heart that Britney was not taking Desmond's side. I hated Desmond's idea even though I knew it held a lot of truth in it.

"I do not know." Britney paused to shrug. "If you think deep about it. It is not entirely a bad idea. I mean we have nothing to lose but if it goes out well, we will have a lot to gain. George would be healed and everything would go back to normal." Britney said. I felt irritated by her words.

"Nothing to lose? That would mean taking Lawrence back into my life! That is a lot to lose plus Lawrence is going to get married very soon. How do you think it would sound in his ears if I told him about Mira and George?" I questioned Britney.

"Calm down Camilla. I understand your point of view but it is not like you are asking Lawrence to come back into your life. You are only asking him for this one favour and he would be a big idiot to refuse just because of his marriage. After all, he owes you a lot for rejecting you and throwing you out of the house." Britney said.

She had a point but I did not want to admit it to her. Anything that had to do with Lawrence always managed to scare me. I was frightened just by the thought of getting hurt by him again. Plus, what if he tried to claim the kids from me? What would I do about that?

Lawrence was corny and full of surprises. It was hard for me to trust him.

"If you do not like the idea then no issues but I think you should at least consider it. For the safety of the kids, you can tell Raymond about it. After all he is the father figure in their lives. It would be the right thing to tell him about it." Britney rose to her feet and excused herself.

I was left with my thoughts. Telling Raymond about it was the perfect idea, at least he would be able to protect the kids from whatever thing Lawrence had in mind after the discovery of his kids.

I reached for my phone and dialed Raymond's number. He answered on the second ring. "Hey babe. How is it going?" He asked, his voice was cheerful and it was able to put a small smile on my face.

"Things are okay Ray, how about you? How are you coping over there?" I asked in a low tone.

"Fine babe, everything is going well but I miss you and the kids. Are they there? Can I speak with them?" Raymond asked. I sighed heavily at the mention of the kids. My shoulders fell in defeat and I was suddenly reminded of George's condition.

"Hello? Babe? Camilla? Are you still there?" Raymond's voice jolted me back to reality.

"Mira is at school with her cousin. Sorry I zoned out." I muttered.

"No worries babe. What about George? You did not make mention of him, is he at school with them too? Or is he here with you?"

I gulped a lump down my throat as I braced myself to tell him about it. "About that, there is something I have not told you yet and I think it is important you know about it." I said, I tried to maintain a firm voice but my tone remained shaky. I was so afraid.

"What is it babe? Is everything okay? You are scaring me right now." Raymond's voice was now shaky.

I cleared my throat and broke the news to him. "George has been diagnosed with leukemia."