In Love, Never Say Never

“Neighbor?” This seemed to catch Emery’s attention. She asked hurriedly, “When was this?”

“Just yesterday.” I didn’t think she would be so surprised at the news. “He moved into that villa opposite my house.”

“Oh my god,” Emery gasped, placing her hand on her chest in apparent shock.

A moment later, she seemed to recover herself. “So you’ve met each other already? And I’m guessing several times?”

“Yes. We had dinner together last night too. Why? Is something wrong?” Now I was the worried one. I recalled yesterday night’s dinner situation. I mumbled to myself, “Marcus doesn’t seem to like Ashton very much.”

“Hmph, shoot me dead if he does,” Emery spat.

“What did you say?” I didn’t know if I had heard her correctly.

“Nothing,” Emery said before changing the topic. “What do you think of Ashton’s son?”

“He’s a very interesting kid.” I couldn’t help but smile when I thought of Gregory. “You know, a while back he used to call me Mommy.”

at my words. Staring intently at me, she blurted, “You are

fell into silence so intense you could hear the sound of a

collect myself. Testing the waters, I asked, “Emery, you’re not pulling my leg about something this

didn’t think Emery was

a serious mask and answered, “I swear on my heart that everything I’ve

certainty began to waver

seemed like a jokester, I knew she wouldn’t mess around when she dealt with serious issues. Her revelation was just too

publicly revealed the identity of Gregory’s biological

why am I engaged to Marcus? Is Emery telling me that Marcus has been

is my son?” I hugged myself, trying to calm my

not just a thing of the past. The two of you were never separated. Even if you did, it

Clink!

on the table. Coffee spilled from the cup, staining

to clean up the mess with a bunch of napkins. I eventually calmed myself down before addressing Emery, “I know you have nothing to gain from lying to me. But you must understand, there’s a lot to

finish my sentence, I heard a