ALWAYS AND FOREVER

Kathy POV

“Hello?”

“Katherine, it me Pearl,”

“Oh my God, Pearl,”

I voiced, I hadn’t expected her to be the one, no wonder the number was familiar, I had tried calling her a few times but there was no response so I had given up and deleted the number.

“By the tone of your voice, I am guessing Dylan already called you?”

“Yes he did Pearl, he wants me to give him money, an impossible amount of money, I don’t even know what to do?”

I said before thinking if I could trust Pearl, what if they were working together? I mean he just ended our call and she is already calling, I didn’t want to be made a fool of by the two of them again.

“Don’t give him money Katherine, talk to your husband instead, even if you have the money don’t give it to him, if you pay him now he will keep coming back for more, just tell your husband,”

She advised and I decided to believe her, give her the benefit of doubt but there was no way I was going to tell Cross this, what if he asks for the video Louis sent? Would he still look at me the same? I couldn’t bear to see him look at me differently, I couldn’t risk it.

“I know what you are thinking Katherine but I am telling you that it will be best not to give him anything, I will do my best to help, I still have access to him, I will try and made if I can I can delete those things, he shouldn’t have had them in the first place, I feel so bad for the role I played in all of this,”

She let out.

“Why are you helping me Pearl? I thought you hate me,”

I couldn’t resist asking, we never got along and her offering to help me so suddenly still felt surreal.

“I am trying to make things right Katherine, back then I didn’t know what I had been involved, I wanted a family and security and Dylan have me that, at least I thought so then but now, I have finally experienced true happiness and now I regret everything I want to make things right if I can, that way I can be happy for real,”

She revealed, she sounded sincere.

“He is requesting for what I can’t even give, five hundred million, that’s what he wants,”

I disclosed.

“That bastard, that’s an impossible sum of money, his greed keeps increasing, God, I can’t believe I played a role in this, I am sorry Katherine,”

She apologized.

“It’s okay, at least you are trying to help me, can we meet up at least?”Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

“No, I can’t, if he finds out I am talking to you, he will be mad and his anger is worst than you think it is, let’s just keep talking through the phone,”

“Okay, I understand,”

“Talk to your husband Katherine, don’t give Dylan your money, don’t let him use you again,”

“I can’t, I don’t want Cross to see those videos, what if he hates me? I can’t live with that Pearl, I can’t live with him hating and looking at me with disgust,”

I reply as I started crying.

“Don’t cry girl, we will find a way but you have to tell him if he loves you he will understand, you guys were dating then, it was in the past, just don’t keep things from him, yet will make it worst, him finding out you kept things from him, don’t do that Katherine,”

“Okay, thank you so much, Pearl,”

“It’s nothing, I will call again but for now talk to your husband,”

She advised and our call ended, I felt some kind of peace despite everything, talking with her felt like I was talking to a friend, it felt like how it used to feel when I talk with Marilyn, I thought about what she said, and decided she was right, keeping things from Cross will be worst, even if he ends up hating me I had to tell him, but he was all the way in California and wouldn’t be back until the day after tomorrow, as if on cue my phone rang with his name flashing on the screen, I tried to compose myself and act like all was well as much as I could before taking the call.

“My love, sorry I didn’t call you, I got into a meeting as soon as I landed, how are you baby?”

He asked and I replied, we talk for a few minutes more, nothing much just our usual sweet-talking, I missed him so much and wanted him to be here with me.

“Baby, I need to rest, I will call you tomorrow after my meeting, I have a seven am meeting tomorrow,”

He said and yawned, he sounded tired, I wanted to talk to him more but I didn’t want him tired.

“Alright,”

“I love you, baby,”

“I love you too Cross,”

“I don’t want to hang up but I have to, I hate being apart from you, I want you with me,”

“Me too,”

I replied, I wanted to tell him but I didn’t want him to be bothered by that since the meeting he was having was an important one, I decided I will wait until he gets back to tell him.

“Cross?”

“Yes, baby,”

“When you get back, I have something to tell you,”

“Can’t you tell me now?”

“No,”

“Is it bad?

“Not really, I will just tell you when you get back,”

“Okay baby,”

He said and yawned again.

“Get some sleep Cross I will talk to you tomorrow, I love you,”

“I love you more,”

He said and went silent, a few moments later I could hear his snores, I let out a soft laugh and listened to him sleep for a few moments before I hung up, I laid on the bed willing myself to fall asleep without thinking, I needed to rest, I laid my hands on my tummy and apologized to my little one for all the stress I caused her today because of my stupid past, because of my past foolishness, I fell asleep to my baby moving with me…