As soon as I pull up in the parking lot I notice Isla's ride. It's a 2016 red Hyundai that she got for her birthday; I thought she had sold it before leaving because I thought she was leaving for good, seeing it here shows that I was wrong. I park my car, turn the engine off and move to the small coffee shop. It used to be one my favourite hang-out spots but that was before everything changed; now it's just another spot to hang.

Before I exit the car, I stop for a second and take a few deep breaths. I felt confident on the ride over here but now that I am here I'm starting to feel a lot less confident. I don't know if it's because I was a bit angry with Reena when I left but now the anger and frustration is gone and well, I honestly don't think that this is a clever idea. I know for a fact, because I thought about it, that if Reena came to see an ex-boyfriend behind my back I would not feel happy about it.

In fact, I would be jealous. Just thinking about it right now, Reena in the company of someone she used to have feelings for is making me mad.

Okay, I definitely can't do this.

I promise I would never hurt her and I won't break that promise.
I re-start the engine and start backing out of the drive-way when I see someone running up to my car. Isla. She was in her car all along, watching me.

She knocks on the glass and I sigh, whining it down.

"I'm going home Isla. Whatever you have to say, send it in a text."
I begin to whine it back up but she stops me,
"Wait Max. Please!"

Her eyes are wild and she seems scared, "Isla, please. I have to get back home, Reena..."

"I was pregnant!" She says it so quickly that I stop dead and stare at her, like I've never seen her in my life.

"You were pregnant?"

She bites her lip as a tear slithers down her face and she nods, "Can we talk please?"

Apart of me wants to go but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't interested in knowing how she was pregnant. I nod, park the car and get out. She leads me to the coffee shop, and we go in and find a seat. She orders us both mochaccinos and when the waitress delivers them to the table I finally find my voice to speak.

"You were pregnant?" She nods again. "And that's why you left?"

She nods again and I fall silent, staring at the girl before me like it's the first time I'm actually seeing her. After a long minute, she takes a sip of her mochaccinos and looks at me.

"I found out I was pregnant after that night in your car. At first, I was scared, hell I was petrified. How would I ever explain to my parents that I was pregnant, they didn't even know I was having sex. Unprotected sex at that. I knew they were going to be so disappointed. My dad mostly, because that would only destroy his perfect and clean family image. I'm the last child of five, everyone else has a fantastic job and they're successful and I would be the 'Teen Mom'."

She clears her throat and looks down, "Then there was everything else. I couldn't raise a child. I was too young; I still am for god's sake!"

She giggles a little and takes another long sip. "You know I wanted to travel before even going to college, having a child was only going to hinder that, and I know there was no way you were ready for one either. We both had our futures ahead of us and I knew this was just going to be a bump in the road."

Isla looks up at me and stares for a long minute, "I really wanted to tell you Max, but before I could my mom found out. The morning sickness gave me away and I could never lie to my mother."

Her head falls, "Then she told my Dad and the next thing I knew we were packing to go to Europe, France at that. The day I broke it off with you, I had to. My dad told me, I had to and I did."

She looks up, "I'm really sorry if I hurt you, you must know I never meant to Max."

For the first time in ten minutes, I find the strength to speak, "So you had the baby?"

She doesn't answer me right away and instead, she just looks at me. "Yes, I did."

"Was it a boy or a girl?"

Her head drops and she shakes it, "I don't know." Her voice sounds broken, a part of me wants to feel sad for her but another part is far too angry.

"You gave away our child?" I stop, "You gave away my child, to a stranger?"

"Max." She looks up and her eyes are wet with tears. "I told you. I couldn't take care of a child and my parents..."

"Okay I get all of that, but why are you telling me this now?" 

She looks up at me, a sad look. "I wanted you to know."

My head drops back and I give a dark laugh, "You wanted me to know." I drop my head and lean forward, "You know what I want you to know?"

"Max, please don't be bitchy about this. I told you why."

"And I understand. I get it. But I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I'm okay about it. In fact, I really wish you hadn't told me anything."

"Don't say that, please." A tear slips down her face, but I already don't care enough to spear her feelings.

"Isla, why did you really call me here?" I ask and she sighs. "I thought you would understand."

I give an exasperated sigh, "I do understand, so what?"

She opens her mouth and closes it.

Then I finally get it, "Please don't tell me you thought I would all of a sudden just completely forget the pain you selfishly put me in for three months, and please don't tell me you actually thought I would get back with you?"

Her eyes widen and she stiffens, I can see the anger in her eyes. "I love you."

"You don't know what love is."

"Max, I had your child, our child."

"No, Reena is having my child." I stand up, ready to leave and she flies up as well, her anger is bristling because her face has gone rigid hard.

"Why can't you see that I saved our future?"

"Isla, please stop trying to act a hero."

She glares at me.

"You and your parents decided to do what was best for you, and them. I was never even thought of."

She steps to me, "But you were." She grabs my hand and I stiffen from her touch, "Please Reed, give me another chance."

"And what about Reena?" I ask and I watch as she tries to think of a way to have her in the picture.

"Well, we can always take the child after-"

I pull my hand from her grasp and walk out the door; she runs up to me and stops me before I can reach my car.

"Reed wait, please." She moves towards me but stops when she sees the look on my face.

"Isla, I'm done." My voice sounds harsh but she doesn't seem to notice.

"C'mon. Please."

"No." She stops at the look on my face and I see the hope in her eyes deflate. "I'm going home to Reena. She's the only one I want."

"And why, why do you love her more than me?" The tears are flowing freely from her eyes now.

"Because she loves me, unselfishly and unconditionally and I'm not worth it, especially since I'm standing here with you instead of being in bed with her and my unborn child."

She steps back and bites her lip, "It's really over then, isn't it."
"You made your choice and I'm making mine."

"I still love you though."

I nod. "I should go."

She nods. "I hope she makes you happy."

"She does." I turn, "I proposed to her."

"What?" she says and I hear the anger in voice, as well as the sadness.

I turn my head and look at her, "I asked her to marry me."

"Just because she's having your child?" She laughs a very ugly laugh. "Oh, my God, why are you so gullible?"

"Gullible?" I say and she laughs her ugly laugh once more.

"You don't even know her like you know me. For all we know, that child isn't even yours."

I narrow my eyes at her, "I only told you because I thought it would be best if you heard it from me first."

Her fake smile disappears and she scowls, "I'm glad I didn't have your child."

I arch a brow and stare at her, she notices this and opens her mouth in hope of fixing what she just said but it's too late. "Which is it? Did you give it away or had an abortion?"

"Max." Her face has gone pale and she can't look me directly in the eye.

This is what I knew about Isla from we were kids, whenever I found out a lie she could never look me in the eye.

"It really doesn't matter. I'm done."

Without a moment to spear, I get in my car, start the engine and drive off, and I know now more than ever that I am truly done with Isla Keith.

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