Loving a Man Who Forgot Me Novel Chapter 52
Addie snorted and bounced Amelia lightly in her arms as she fussed a little. “Please, you broke up with that actress, what’s-her-face, because she wanted to have kids.”
“Just because I don’t want them, doesn’t mean I don’t like them. Amelia’s my princess, aren’t ya?” He fingered her tiny toes and she made slobbery giggling noises. “And my good luck charm. I was winning until you took her from me.”
“No you weren’t,” Darcy countered. “Shut up,” he grumbled. “I was about to win.” Her brow quirked. “That’s why I shot you?”
He glared at Darcy, “That’s because the brat distracted me when she stole the baby.” While Addie and Darcy continued to argue with Jesse, I took the opportunity to steal Amelia from her. “That’s better, isn’t it?” I cooed. She curled her tiny fingers around one of mine and smiled big.
“All of you just shut up and play,” Aiden piped up. Addie strutted over determinedly and then plopped down half in his lap and took the controller right out of his hand. “Hey!” he shouted and tried to wrench it from her grip. It became a tug-of-war for the controller.
“Would one of you just shoot, I’m getting killed over here. I could use some backup!” Carter, Zach and Josh’s younger brother, exclaimed.
“Let’s get out of here,” I whispered conspiratorially to Amelia. “Too much crazy in here.” We escaped the game room and wound our way down the hall toward the rest of the party. Rounding the corner by the bathroom, we nearly collided with Katya.
“Sorry,” I mumbled, and then attempted to skirt past her. “That’s not your baby, is it?” she asked wide-eyed. “No,” I said slowly and watched as her face relaxed somewhat. “Oh.” She folded her arms across her chest and sneered, “You know I’m having Abel’s baby, right?”
“I’m aware.” “Good.” She pursed her lips and looked me up and down. “Because we’re going to be a family.” “Oo-kaay.” I frowned. “You can quit acting dumb. I know who you are,” she said accusingly. “I know all about you.” “Look,” I held up my hand, stopping her.
“No, you look.” She took an aggressive step toward me, unfolding her arms and placing her hands on her hips. I shrank into myself and hugged Amelia tighter to me, instinctively angling the baby away from the wicked witch.
“You may have had him first, but he left you. And chose me. So clearly you weren’t enough to make him stay with you or you’d be wearing the ring, not me.”
My head reeled back as if she’d slapped me, and my lips fell open in shock. I couldn’t form a retort of any kind. Her words had sliced through every defense I had and struck the core of my deep-rooted insecurities.
“It’s pathetic really how you still look at him, and it stops now.” “Excuse me, bitch?” I wish I could say it was me who snapped back at her, but it was Addie. She came around the corner and to my rescue with a look of fury on her face as she stared down Katya.
“This doesn’t concern you.” Katya didn’t take her eyes off me. “Everything about you concerns me,” Addie spit. “Especially whatever the hell this is.” Katya finally snapped her gaze to Addie. “Mind your own business. Your jealousy is just as sad as hers.
Sorry little sister, you’re not the center of everyone’s world. You’re just going to have to accept that I’m in your brother’s life and I’m not going anywhere.” “We’ll see about that. I’ll drag you out of here by your hair!” Addie started toward her. Katya staggered back a step, eyes bulging.