Aleysa's pov

I'm grabbing a quick smoothie that I've been craving since yesterday. It's almost time for me to call my mother just like, I promised her I would.

"Mango splash", the sales associate says handing my drink.

"Thank you", I smile turning my heel to leave out of the store.

As I was looking down slurping the extra liquid that's spilled on top of the cap of my cup. I bump into someone's chest not hard enough for my drink to spill.

"I'm sorry", I hastily say feeling terrible for being such a clumsy person not looking where I'm going.

"Don't worry about it young lady", a tall man with blondish hair says.

I take the opportunity to examine him more as I notice a slight resemblance to Jason. This man looks to be in his late 40's and has the same exact eye color as Jason as well as features just older of course.

I smile averting my eyes away from him not wanting to seem like a total pervert. As soon as I was walking away towards the exit. He calls out to me making me turn around.

"I feel so bad for not watching where I was going may I offer you a ride home?", the man says smiling.

My mother always told me as a young child to never get into cars with strangers and I'm not about to be stupid right now especially pregnant.

"No thank you my husband is outside", I lie.

"Alright, I'll see you soon", the man smirks mischievously looking at my stomach then turning his heel walking towards the exit of the store on the other side.

I stand warily watching him stuck on stupid thinking about what he just said. Chills is all I feel going up and down my spine. For some reason this man gives me the creeps.

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"Jason, where are you?", I say out loud as I put my purse on the bed.

"Come in!", Jason responds from inside the restroom.

As soon as I step inside the restroom, I burst out in laughter seeing Jason in the tub with a bubble mustache.

"You like it? I'm thinking of starting to let grow my beard", he says all excitedly.

"Is this what you do when we don't shower together?", I chuckle putting the lid of the toilet down, so I can sit on it.

"Nnooo", he mumbles washing his bubble beard off from his face.

"Is Rex ready? So I can call my mom", I steer the subject remembering the time I told her to stand by her phone.

"Yeah let me get out, so I can be next to you",  Jason hastily says getting out of the tub to dry and change into clothes.

I make my way downstairs where Rex is waiting for me to connect his machine into the cellphone in order to make the call.

Once Jason stomps downstairs walking our way. Rex hands me the cellphone, so I can make the call, which I do.

After a few rings, the call is finally answered by a deep voice not at all sounding like my mother's sweet voice. This voice can only belong to one person only and that's my father.

"Aleysa, please don't hang up!", he hastily says sounding desperate.

I'm stunned not knowing whether to speak or just remain silent. Don't get me wrong I love my father no matter the shit he's done, but I know he's dangerous for Jason right now.

"Say something princess... I miss you"

I beam at Jason who's intently staring at me mouthing, "what's wrong?" to me his brows scrunched together in confusion.

"It's my father", I mouth back waiting to see what Jason says to do since apparently I have no idea on what to do myself.

Jason nods assuring me to speak to him. I'm pretty stunned that he's okay with me talking to my father knowing how much of a threat he's been since we became a thing. If only my father could see how good Jason is.

"Dad", is all that manages to come out of my mouth as I wait to see what he has to say after all this time. The last time we spoke it was a disaster.

"Aleysa, I'm sorry for what happened to us last time you know we talked"

"I'm surprised your apologizing", I blankly say.

Stop it Aleysa

"There's always a first time right?", he responds.

My father has never apologized for anything in his life. Well that I'm aware of, it's always been his way or the highway. To be honest, I'm not even sure if I believe he's sorry, but for some strange delusional reason I accept it anyways.

"Where's mom?", I steer the subject wondering where could she possibly be at. After all it is her house phone which is weird for my father to be there unless she told him about me calling today.

"She had to stay overtime at work", he responds sounding pretty convincing. So I just decide to not question further about her whereabouts.

"Well I gotta go"

"No wait princess!", he breathes out immediately in a panic almost.

"What?"

"Believe it or not, but I have dropped the charges against Jason for the murder of Alessandra"

My eyes widen taking awhile to grasp what he had just said. This is the last thing I expected to hear especially from him, but a sudden happiness starts to present itself within me. Once again having hope that disappeared before.

"Jason didn't kill her dad... I swear he was with me"

"I believe you... sorry it took awhile to believe you, but I do now... you and him can come back without worrying about the FBI", my dad reassures.

"Are you serious?!"

"Yes honey, the only thing Jason has to do is give a written report to my lawyer"

I jump up and down out of joy, Jason and Rex are looking at me like if I'm an alien from another planet.

"Thank you daddy!", I squeal.

"Can you come tomorrow to the mansion to do the written report for my lawyer?", my dad asks.

I cover the cellphone speaker with my hand and explain the Conversation to Jason. At first he was baffled by the news not really believing it like I did in the beginning, but he eventually let it sink in now really happy about this situation that has caused us to run away is now miraculously resolved.

"Tell him yes... we'll be there", Jason smiles wrapping his arms around my waist laying his head on my shoulder.

"We'll be there", I respond happiness in my voice.

As I hang up, I hug Jason tight congratulating him for his win against this battle even though we didn't have to do anything. I'm so glad my father ended up believing me after all. It took me leaving for him to look into the case. I mean there's wasn't no evidence besides the witness that leaked Jason to the murder he didn't commit.

However, I am also the witness of speaking for Jason since I was with him that night. Even though I blacked out, but I know in my heart Jason isn't lying.

I'm so glad all this mess has somehow fixed itself and now Jason and I can go back to New York without the fear of getting arrested. He's no longer wanted for murder.

Tomorrow will be the day, all of this is left behind us, so we can start fresh in our lives especially with our baby on its way. Who knows maybe my father and Jason will start a new relationship as well.

Oh boy, how I was so damn wrong.