Brad and Ava nodded in agreement.
Marc looked at me and smiled. “You’re right, Vanessa, I didn’t. I would’ve never done that to her or to any girl — that’s fuckin’ sick!”
Brad, Ava, and I nodded in agreement.
“Homicide is the number one cause of death for pregnant women, and Natalie is now a part of that statistic,” I said.
Brad, Ava, and Marc shook their heads in disgust.
Later on at night as I tossed and turned in bed, my phone rang; I picked it up and saw that it was Marc. “Hey, Marc. What’s up?”
“Sorry, Vanessa, for calling you so late, but I just can’t sleep thinking about me being the father of Natalie’s unborn child, even though I’ll never be it since John’s fuckin’ ass killed them. I also can’t sleep because I just need to know that you don’t think any less of me because I lied to you all about never having any involvement with Natalie after we broke up. Damn, I feel like such a fuckin’ ass lying like that to you all and keeping it a secret,” he said.
“It’s okay, Marc. We all lie about stuff and have secrets, so no, I don’t think any less of you that you lied to us about being involved with her after the two of you broke up. The bottom line is that she told John he was the father, not you, and he killed her because of it. I mean, I wish it was reversed where she told you that you were the father and it turned out that John was. At least we know that she would still be alive because I know that you wouldn’t have killed her.”
“Absolutely not, Vanessa. I don’t have it in me to kill anyone no matter how much I hate them, but John is really pushing that right now with me.”
“Try and calm down, Marc, okay? I don’t want you getting into any trouble. We will get John’s DNA and he will go to prison for what he did to Natalie and your unborn child. I just feel so bad for you, Marc, because I know that you would’ve made a great father even though you didn’t wanna have anything to do with Natalie.”
“I would’ve done the best that I could’ve done. I know my parents would not have been happy, but I know that they would’ve been accepting of it and would’ve helped me care for my baby.”
I smiled. “That’s great to hear. You’ll have other kids someday, Marc, but I know that it hurts to know that the baby that your ex was carrying was yours.”
“I can’t put it into words how much it hurts, Vanessa,” he said, as his voice trembled.
“I don’t know how you feel, Marc, but I just want you to know that I know that you would’ve done the right thing. I think you’re always gonna feel some hurt because of this, but I know it has exasperated because a part of you was taken away before it even had a chance to enter this world.”
He broke down in tears. I’d never heard or seen him cry before. “It has, Vanessa. I’m so glad I’m talking to you. I know your Brad’s, but I feel that I can talk to you like the way I talk to him. You’re such a good and caring person. Damn, Brad is so lucky to have you,” he sobbed.
I smiled as I nodded. “I care as much about you as I care about him, always remember that.”
“I will, Vanessa,” he replied. “Um . . . can I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“Because of me finding out that I was the father of Natalie’s unborn child, I didn’t happen to get you pregnant at the BF3P when we were alone in the guest room when I did you raw, did I?”
I grinned. “No, you didn’t, Marc. I have to admit that for peace of mind, I took a pregnancy test even though you told me you pulled out of me in time . . . and it was negative. I never even told Brad or Ava that I took it, so please don’t tell them.”
“Okay, Vanessa. Well, thanks for telling me. That was something that was always on my mind even though I never said anything, either. It’ll be our secret.”
“Most definitely.” I changed the subject. “Well, I know that you’re looking forward to seeing the new girl that’s gonna be in our grade, right?”
He laughed. “You know how to make laugh, Vanessa. Yeah, I have to admit that I’m curious about her — but don’t tell Ava.”
I laughed. “Well, remember now, you and Ava are just very intimate friends so I’m sure that she’s not gonna mind if you show an interest in Meadow.”
“Are you sure?”
I laughed again. “No, I’m not!”
We laughed as I thought about Marc possibly having an interest in Meadow if he sees her and how Ava would really feel about it, but I was really concerned about Brad having an interest in her if he sees her because it was possible that he could even though we’re together. But what I thought about most of all was if Marc was serious about not hurting John because of what he did to Natalie because I still didn’t trust him that he wouldn’t, and I also thought about these ongoing secret texts that I have to admit that I thought was over.
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