Charity| C H A P T E R • T W O

I was working my morning shift and I was already anxious to go back home. Although it was early, many customers had came in and out of this store. The name of the store was Jewels and it was named after my mother. I am indeed the owner but I'm also a part time model.

I usually have workers here but timing had been the issue. Los angles traffic can be hell so I didn't really get angry when my employees said they would be late. I missed being in my store & I took some time out to see how much it has grown.

Jewels was the most hottest stores in L.A because it's high maintenance and its unique fashion. Most of the things that were in Jewels were never in any other stores and that's what really drew in customers. I had worked so hard for this store and I built it from the ground up all by myself.

I had so many people tell me that I couldn't do it but the only people who had faith in me was Ethan and my mom.

They would spread the word about my store, help me pay for cloth, and they even throw a huge grand opening
for my store. They never gave up on me and I appreciate
them so much.

Things took a left three months after my store opened. My
mother had been diagnosed with lung cancer and was stage four which is the most savvier cancer. I took time off of work to take care of her, I paid for all of her chemotherapy and I even paid for an home doctor to stay with her 24/7 but nothing seemed to work.

She was getting sicker and sicker by the day and there was nothing I could do to help her. One day me and Lucas were watching Love Jones when I got a call from Ethan that our mom had passed away in her sleep. I cried for hours and Lucas just held me all night long. That
really made our relationship stronger but now all of that
doesn't seem to matter as much.

I snapped out of my thoughts when a man came in the store and from behind he looked familiar. I instantly
walked from around the counter to properly greet him and
assist him.

"Hello welcome to Jewels, are you looking for anything specific that I could help you find?," I asked politely.

"Your all I need" he said.

"Excuse me?," I said perplexed.

When the mysterious man turned around my face lit up.

"Baby what are you doing here?," I asked jumping on him.

"I felt bad about leaving so soon the other day so
I thought I should stop by to check on my baby."

"It's fine, I'm used to her coming before me," I said as I slipped off of him awkwardly.

"Don't start that shit C," he blurted calling me my nickname.

"Start what? It's true," I yelled.

"You knew what the fuck it was from the jump. Your the side pie-" I instantly slaped him.

"Get the fuck out!," I yelled after I pushed him.

"Baby I'm sorry I didn't me-"

"Get out Lucas," I said dryly.

"No im not going no fucking were. I said I'm sorry
what more do you want me to say?," he said as he
came behind me & wrapped his arms around my waist.

"That's not cool at all. You know how I feel
about being labeled and this whole situation. I don't
support sleeping with a married man at all but I love you. I'm not supposed to feel that way."

I moved his hands and wiped the tears that I didn't notice
roll down my cheek. When I faced him he had this sad look in his eyes. I just can't fathom me taking him away from his wife who is a good woman.

"Why me?," I asked crying harder.

"Why did you chose me? You have a good beautiful wife at home. She's successful and she's better than me. Why? She doesn't deserve this. You don't want me. This is just a result of a marriage milestone, y-yy-you guys can work through it. Just leave me alone. Leave me alone Lucas I can't do this anymore," I cried.

"Baby please don't do this," he said getting on his knees and hugging my stomach. He repeatedly kissed my stomach for some odd reason.

"Lucas please I can't," I replied.

"Baby don't leave me," he said.

"I love you so much, I want you to have my baby. I wanna marry you baby. I don't know why I love you so much but god put you in my life for a purpose," he said.

All of a sudden a wave of nausea washed over me and I rushed to the bathroom and immediately vomited. After five minutes I felt like I was done so I washed out my mouth and went back out to Lucas.

"Baby what's wrong?," Lucas asked with concern.

"Lucas I missed my period, I think I'm pregnant."

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