Love Unbreakable

Come Home With Me Just as Raegan was about to call Mitchel for the third time, she hesitated and chose to send a text instead.

"Honey, are you free right now?" She rarely used that endearment, but Mitchel liked it whenever she called him that.

Feeling buoyed by their candid conversation last night, Raegan figured being a little sweet would not hurt.

She imagined Mitchel might be tied up with work but would smile when he saw her message.

Nearly half an hour had passed since she sent the text.

Still, no response came.

Raegan found herself glancing at her phone more often than she would like to admit.

It was like having a rock in her shoe, and her focus kept drifting back to her phone.

At last, her phone buzzed.

She eagerly checked, only to find a message from Nicole, asking if she wanted to hit the town for drinks.

Figuring a night out was better than stewing in her own thoughts, Raegan agreed.

Without further ado, she asked the driver to drive her to their agreed-upon destination.

Nicole and Raegan decided to meet up at South River Club, a swanky venue known for its blend of caffeine and nightlife.

Once inside, they opted for a small, private room.

While one sipped juice, the other indulged in wine.

Nicole had been having a relatively peaceful time for the past two weeks.

Because of the death of the grandfather of Jarrod's fiancée, Jarrod's wedding had to be postponed for three months.

Jarrod was wrapped up in comforting his grief- stricken fiancée, leaving him with no time to stir the pot with Nicole.

In the last two weeks, Nicole had other reasons to be happy as well.

Her dad was on the mend, and her family business had weathered its roughest patch.

Sure, they were still in debt, but things were looking up.

Although her life was getting better, Nicole was concerned about Raegan.

"So, how are you doing with Mitchel? I've heard you two are lovey-dovey these days.

Am I going to be a godmother soon or what?" Nicole had been keeping an ear to the ground.

She hadn't heard much about Mitchel and Lauren getting together lately, which led her to think that Lauren was not causing a ruckus anymore.

At the thought of this, Nicole felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders.

Her best friend had loved Mitchel for a whole decade, after all.

If things were going well for Raegan, Nicole would be over the moon.

After pondering for a moment, Raegan finally broke the news.

"You're gonna be a godmother soon.” Nicole's eyes widened in shock.

"Wait, you're actually expecting? How far along are you?" "About three months.” "And you kept this from me for that long? What, do you have a new BFF or something?” Nicole feigned indignation.

"No, it's not like that.

1 wanted to make sure things were stable first," Raegan explained.

"And what about Mitchel? How's he taking the news?" Nicole curiously asked, keen to gauge his reaction.

"He..." Raegan recalled the scene last night when Mitchel had lovingly placed his hand on her stomach and asked why their little one had not started moving yet.

"He's ecstatic.” Then, out of nowhere, Nicole burstinto tears.

"Oh my...” "Hey, what's wrong?" Raegan coaxed Nicole.

Nicole enveloped Raegan in a hug and sobbed.

"I'm just so happy you found your happiness.” Nicole believed that at least one of them should lead a happy life.

Tears welled up in Raegan's eyes.

She returned Nicole's tight hug and swore, "You're going to find your happiness, too.

No way you're missing out on that.” "Okay..." Both women let the tears flow for a little while in each other's arms.

Eventually, Nicole stood up and said, "Listen, you're expecting now.

You're practically more precious than a national treasure.

Don't stay up late.

You should go home now." Just as Nicole ushered Raegan out of their chamber, they saw a familiar face in the corridor.

Raegan froze.

Her eyes landed on Matteo who was standing at the entrance of another chamber.

It seemed he was equally stunned when seeing her, but he quickly recovered.

He bowed his head and offered a greeting.

asked, "Is Mitchel in here?" Matteo paused for a

he busy

with sweat, he answered,

the door to that chamber swung open, and a

woman's voice floated

ears pricked

knew the voice all too

It was Lauren's.

could intervene, Raegan pushed open the door and

she entered was the most luxurious one in

the floor blooming with rare flowers to the SWAROVSKI crystal chandeliers that graced

were sheathed

LCD screen blinked, "Celebrating the Little Princess Lauren's Birthday." Center stage was the birthday girl herself, bedecked

glum face, replaced by a smirk of sheer

absorbed the scene, her complexion went ashen, as

so bustling that nobody

Lauren, who

a piece of cake and guided it

a cake like that is so boring,” a

grand

Feed him mouth-to-mouth|”" "Mouth-to-mouth! Mouth-to-mouth!" the guests

a coy glance

picked up a piece of cake between her teeth, clearly

was thick

Nicole uttered in annoyance, "Seriously? She's the shameless home wrecker,

is disgusting.” Nicole grabbed Raegan's hand, urging her to

had other

"Mitchel," Raegan called.

eerily silent, and every head swiveled toward the

with me." Mitchel merely shot Raegan a fleeting glance and looked away as if the woman before him was

Raegan's mind went blank.

understand how the man who had held her so closely and called her honey could turn

The room stayed silent.

Raegan,

"What's...

Raegan whispered in

happened, or he 7 wouldn't be like

recent connection and lovemaking could not have been a

reason, Mitchel merely ignored

the awkward silence with

wrong room." "Are you trying to land a sugar daddy at South River Club? You must've spent

organized it to make sure everyone knew she was still Mitchel'’s apple of

guys and

got around, she would resume being the envy of Ardlens ‘

partygoers had side flings,

now, their comments grew

Nicole had had enough.

moved forward, took Raegan's

Raegan was not budging and just

more and more curious

sweetheart, this guy is way

not someone you can hook up

don't you entertain me instead? I might just make it worth your

burst

in,” someone

an undeniable

she outshone

blue, looked submissive when she

lifted her eyes was almost

a stunner

cruel comments from the

he did not even intervene

balled her hands

douse the crowd with her wine, someone

you can act like an uneducated woman?” The cold, familiar voice sent a chill down her

her head and found Jarrod glaring at her,

Jarrod yanked Nicole away.

out of his grip

recognized Jarrod and

whisk Nicole away, they began to categorize Raegan as

suddenly grabbed Raegan's

your friend chose a

with me, and you'll get everything you want.” "Why should she

darling, I can offer you twice what he can." Raegan yanked her hand back and

his

Lauren intervened with a

"Mr.

Acosta, please do me

an acquaintance of mine." At her words, Blair relented, although his eyes remained predatory as if he were sizing

Mitchel's feelings toward Raegan and did not want to make

if she acted all high and

never left

welling up in her eyes and her nose turning red,

last night?” Mitchel finally met her gaze, and

the heat of the moment, can you?” All of

a leaf, and she looked fragile and lost

but filled

still, the crowd cast a contemptuous glance at her, silently