A/N : I am so sorry for late updates..... I have been so very busy... I hope you guys enjoy this chapter... Keep the comments and voting coming... Muah... -Sally -

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Chapter 9

ALEX

I woke up the next morning with me still lying next to Nate with the same dress I wore last night. I must have dosed off while thinking how I'm going to confront Skye. I looked at my watch and it showed 6.00 in morning. Knowing that I definitely cannot go back to sleep, I got up and decided to go out for a jog instead.

Half an hour later, I finally got ready to go out for a jog. I opened the front door and was surprised to see Skye standing next to his car in his jogging gear as well. He looked up when he saw me and it's too late for me to avoid him.

"You're early," I pretended to casually greet him as I saw he's walking towards me. Inside, my heart was beating fast and my palm was sweating. I didn't expect to see him so early in the morning but I'm sure, he just can't sleep like me.

"Can't sleep and I think you know why," he smirked. I bit my lips, don't know what to say. After a short silence, he asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going for a jog," I told him.

"I was thinking of doing the same thing too but instead, I drove my car here. I just have to talk to you," he said looking directly into my eyes. I tore my eyes away from him as I didn't dare to look at him. I felt nervous and my heart is beating so fast as if I'm just run a million miles. I could feel my hands shaking too due to my nervousness.

As if he could feel it, he touched my hands and stopped it from shaking, "Let's go for a drink," he said pulling me towards his car without waiting for my response. He opened the door and without argued, I got into his car. I know that he has the right to know and I just can't keep it from him any longer. Since he already could know of the truth, I might get over with it.

He drove the car in silence and I didn't ask where he's taking me. He finally stopped when we reached a coffee shop.

"Do you want to go out and have a drink or your want to have it in the car, so that we could talk privately," he asked.

I thought for a while and then shook my head, "I don't feel like drinking or eating anything."

"I don't have the appetite either," he said to me and started to drive again and finally stopped at an empty car park. "Ok, let's talk here."

"I......" I stumbled with my words as I turned towards him. I didn't really know what to say to him.

"Who else know about Nate?" he asked.

"I only told my family a month after I left. Rika found out once she's engaged to AJ and Jess found out recently when I meet her," I informed him; not daring to look at him but looking at my fingers.

"AJ and you parents knew about this? They didn't say anything?" he asked again.

"They are angry of course. AJ wanted to tell you but I've stopped him. I gave him my reason why I didn't want you to know," I told him still looking at my fingers.

"And what are that reasons?" he queried. I could feel his angry. I just bit my lips, suddenly didn't know how to explain to him. I'm scared if I told him the truth, he might be angrier. I remained quiet instead.

Seeing me quiet, Skye voiced out, "You know last night make me wonder, how long you actually intended to keep it from me."

"I.... didn't mean to....." I stumbled.

"Do have any intention to let me know?" he asked again. I could hear anger in his voice.

"I do," I said softly, "I really do. I didn't mean for you to find out like this."

"I bet you do," he said angrily. "For three years you hide him from me and I bet that if I didn't see him last night, I might not know about this."

"It's the truth," I pressed' "I know I didn't have the right to hide it from and you have the right to know."

"You bet I do," he hissed, "I have every right to know."

"I meant to tell you, maybe not last night, but I'm going to tell you before I go back to London," I pressed again trying to make him understand.

"And you're going to bring him back to London with you?" he asked.

"Definitely, he's my son!" I scoffed.

"You're forgetting, he's my son too," he smirked "And I'm not going to let you take him to London."

"Why not?" I hissed.

"Because, I don't want him to be far away from me," he pressed, "He's my son and I want to spend time with him." Shoot, my guess is right.

"You can spend time with him during school holidays," I suggested instead.

"No, I'm not going to be a summer or holiday father, I want to be his 24 hours father," he pointed out.

"What do you mean?" I scoffed.

"I have a proposition," he said calmly, "You don't have to go back to London. I want you to marry me instead and be my wife. I want both you and Nate with be at my side. I want to be responsible for both of you from now on."

"That's the reason why I didn't want to tell you!!" I screamed telling him the real reason why, "I didn't want you to feel or forced yourself to be responsible for me and Nate. Nate was a creation of a mistake made by both of us!"

"A mistake?" he queried.

"Yes, we were both drunk, intoxicated! We didn't know what we are doing. I bet you can't remember what happened between the two of us that night!!" I yelled.

"What if I tell you that I'm not as drunk as you? What if I tell you that I can remember everything that happened between us that night?" he yelled back.

"I don't believe you!!" I yelled again, "You saying it just to make me believe you!"

"I know you're not going to believe me. I know you're going to say that," he said softly. I don't know why but my gut feeling is telling me that he was telling the truth. However, I just don't want to believe it. It can't be that he's not drunk that night. I know that he's drunk too. We both were. I'm very sure of it.

"Look Skye," I said calmly to him after a long silence, "I know you feel responsible for what happen to me. I knew you would feel that. That's the reason why I kept it a secret all this years. I don't want you to feel responsible for what happen. You are not at fault. It was mine. I'm not blaming you for what happened that night. We both were drunk to realize what happen." I wanted to continue to tell him that I'm not regretting what happened between us but I didn't.

"You are not forcing me anything, Alex," he said softly. "I wanted to be responsible for what happened. I want to be a father to my own flesh. You can't deny me that right."

"Well you can still be his father, but that's doesn't mean you have to be around him all the time," I stubbornly protest.

"I wanted to be around my son. I wanted to see him grow up around me. You have denied that right to me for the past three years. I wanted it now. The only way I could feel right to do is by making us a real family," he said again.

"What if I still don't want to," I stubbornly said to him.

"I'll get court action against you," he threatened. "I will demand the rights to take Nate away from you. I'll make sure that you are unable to take Nate away from me again."

"You not going to do that," I gasped.

"If you don't agree to my proposition, you're leaving me with no choice," he said seriously.

"You can't threaten me!!" I yelled.

"I'm not, but I'm going to do that, if you refuse," he said still with a serious tone.

"You are crazy if you think I will accept," I said to him with the same serious tone.

"If that's the case, I'll see you in court," he sternly said again.

I still couldn't believe what Skye had just said. I was so angry with him that I got out from the car and started to walk away from him.

He didn't even try to stop me all I heard from him was, "I'll give you a day to decide. I want an answer from you by tomorrow."

How dare him!! He doesn't need a day from me to give him the answer. The answer will be NO, NO, NO, NO!! I'm not going to let him forced himself to be responsible for us. Just because he's threatened me, he thinks I'm scared. I'm not scared one bit. I'm going to fight him, if that's what he wants.

My hands were shaking with anger even when I've reached home. I went immediately to my room and took a shower. Shower normally will cool me down but it isn't helping at all. I need to think of a strategy if I want to fight Skye and the only person I know would able to help me would be my father. This is the time I won't hesitate to use his connections. Maybe with his connections, I'll able to stop Skye from taking any court actions against me.

Stepping out from the shower, I immediate dried myself and gets dress, I need to talk to my dad and ask him for help.

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SKYE

I could see that Alex is angry with me. She isn't going to go easy with me and I know she's going to fight, and if fight she want, fight is what I'm going to give her. I'm not going to give up easily. I'm going to fight for my right. I've been neglected for the pass three years and I've missed seeing my son growing up. I'm not going to miss that again.

She didn't know that I've been dreaming of having kids with her. She didn't know how happy I am to find out that I had a son with her. Our son is cute, smart and everything that I've dream of. He has the replica of me; a photocopy of me. One look at him, everyone will know that he's mine. I wondered how Alex takes it, seeing our son everyday that look exactly like me. Does it remind her of me, everyday?

I was so sad when she said that Nate was a creation from a mistake by both of us. To me Nate was not a mistake. Well at least not to me. To me Nate was creation from a love feeling I felt towards her. I was in love with her then and I still love her now. I've made love to her that night, even though she couldn't remember anything. I remember everything that night. I know she didn't believe me when I told her I've remembered. I wasn't even drunk when I made love to her. I still remember the way her body reacted towards my touch. I still remember and could still feel the sweetness of her lips and the sweet taste of every inch of her body. I still remember how beautiful she looks lying naked next to me.

I was angry and disappointed with her when I know she has been keeping a secret about Nate for these past three years. Alex is stubborn I know and because of her stubbornness, AJ had to promised her to keep the secret about our son from me. I called AJ last night and scolded him for keeping the secret from me. He agreed that Alex has no right to keep the secret from me. He told me he has no choice because she has trusted him to keep his word. He told me that he itches to tell me everyday about it but has to keep his promised to her because she has threatened that she would run away again if the secret is out. They don't want to run away to place where she or they don't know anyone. Letting her stay with their grandmother was the only way they would know she will be safe.

I didn't blame AJ for keeping his promised to his sister. I think I would do the same if it happened to my own sister especially when I love my sister dearly. I know how close AJ and Alex were. They were as closed as my sister Nessa and me, so I understand.

AJ asked me about my plan, what I'm going to do and I've told him. I told him that I'm going to ask Alex to marry me. AJ laughed when I told him that. He said he knew I'm going to that but the big question is, will Alex agree. We both know how stubborn Alex is and she definitely wouldn't agree about it and true enough, she just rejected me just now.

BUT I'm going all out to try to make her agree to be my wife AND I really hope I will succeed.