16. Revelation

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Krystina.

The anguish in his eyes isn't surprising at all.

Unlike a lot of men his age, Stephen was always very vocal about his desire to start a family.

His love for kids at such a young age came as a surprise for me. Back then, I thought he was too good to be true. Handsome, financially stable, God fearing, AND family oriented? They don't make 'em like that anymore.

It's for that reason specifically, I've never really been able to justify not telling him about Bryan. Yeah, I was hurt - Devastated really, by what I thought had transpired. What I thought he'd done. But is that reason enough though?

The room is painfully silent.

Stephen stands before me, waiting for my answer.

"I think we should sit down." I finally say.

"I think you need to answer the damn question." He retorts lowly.

I move towards the couch, taking deeps breaths to calm my frantic nerves, before sitting.

"I was pregnant when I left town five years ago." I admit, anxiously glancing up at him.

He sinks into the seat opposite me, almost as if he can't keep himself upright any longer.

"Why?" He asks after a tense moment of silence.

I don't have an answer.

"How?", he continues, his wavering voice rising. "How could you do this to me? Why would you do this to me, Krystina?" He shakes his head in disbelief.

By now, there are tears flowing heavily from both of our eyes.

"I don't have an answer!" I let out. "I thought I did, but it turned out to be a lie. All of it was a lie!"

"And that would have justified it? Me supposedly 'cheating' on you, made it okay to leave the state with MY child inside you!? Made it okay for you to keep him from me? Are you fuckïng kidding me, Krys. That's the shïttiest excuse I've ever heard! That's not why you did it, and you know it. You know it!" He bellows, point at me angrily.

I choose not to speak, crying silently instead.

He steps closer. "You wanted to be malicious. You wanted to get back at me, and you figured keeping me from my only child, was the best revenge. Admit it." He growls in my ear. "Fuckïng admit it!"

"That's not true! That's not why I d-"

He hoarse tone interrupts me, "you're a fuckïng liar. You're a goddamn lie." He whispers, shaking his head.

He walks back in front of me, squatting down so that we're eye level with each other.

Grabbing my chin, he forces me to maintain eye contact. "I'm taking you to court." He says emotionless. "I'm not gonna let you keep me from my son, any longer."

"What? Steph, I'll let you see him. You don't have to do that?" I plead, reaching out to him.

"You think saying that means anything to me. You're a liar, Krys. I can't trust anything you say. You'll tell me I can see him tomorrow, and then you'll just vanish again. No." He stands, brushing me away. "And I don't want to just 'see him'. He's my child. I want to know him, and I want joint custody."

I open my mouth to speak, but he cuts me off before I can get a chance to. "You might as well save your breath, Tina. I'm not changing my mind."

He walks out of the living room and towards the front door. "My lawyer will be in contact." He says before the door slams after him, leaving me in total silence.

I thought I'd imagined every possible scenario of how tonight could play out. I guess I was wrong. This is far worst than anything my mind could have conjured up.

Frozen in shock and silence, is how Savannah finds me two hours later.

She gingerly sits on the sofa beside me. "I take it things didn't go too well?"

That's all she has to say before the damn breaks, and I find myself sobbing uncontrollably.

"It's okay, Krys. It's okay." She attempts to soothe me. "And if it's not okay right now, it's going to be."

"No it won't. He's taking me to court." I sniffle.

She heaves a deep sigh. "Did you really expect him not to, babe?"

I look up at her in mild shock.

"C'mon, Krys. Look, even I was wholeheartedly onboard when we first left town, but things changed. Yeah, I still hated Stephen and thought he was the scum of the earth, but I still advised you to tell him after that first year. You know I did. What happened between you and Steph, was between you and Steph. Bryan didn't, and still doesn't deserve to suffer because of it. You have to know that." She says earnestly.

I do. But for some reason, saying it aloud is impossible. I'm not ready to face my faults. I'm not ready to reap the consequences of my actions. I'm not ready to admit just how wrong I was. How wrong I am.

"What if they give him full custody?" I voice my deepest fear.

"Why would they do that? You're his mother."

"He's rich, Sav. He could give Bryan the world. Plus, it's going to be pretty easy for his lawyers to paint me as some spiteful baby mama, who kept a child away from his father for selfish reasons. I'm gonna be the bad guy." I sigh, rubbing my temples. I need a drink.

"I doubt Stephen would let that happen. He knows from experience how important it is for children to have a motherly figure in their lives. He wouldn't do that to you." She defends. "He just wants to see his son."

"No. He doesn't want to see him. He wants to be a permanent fixture in Bry's life." I correct, slightly irritated at the reminder.

"And what's so wrong with that?" She retorts, with the same amount of sass.

I let out a frustrated noise.

Absolutely nothing.

Stephen and Bryan are two innocent parties, suffering because of my foolishness.

But can I really be blamed?

If faced with that exact situation, would no one else make my same decision?

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Look who finally uploaded!!!

I really do apologize for the delay. I had a psychology project that literally took a MONTH to do. Thankfully, it's finally over. So I should be able to update more frequently, until mid Nov (another crazy huge project).

Anyways............

Questions, comments, concerns? (Feel free to point out any spelling or grammar mistakes)

How are you guys feeling about Krys?

Poor Stephen, huh?

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