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.

Mitchel in here?" Matteo paused for a second

busy today?"

glistening with sweat, he

is quite occupied." Just then, the door to that chamber swung open,

voice

ears pricked

voice all

It was Lauren's.

intervene, Raegan pushed open

was the most luxurious one in

from the floor blooming with rare flowers to the

the pillars were sheathed in gold

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

replaced by a smirk of

absorbed the scene, her complexion went ashen, as though her

bustling that nobody noticed

eyes landed on Lauren, who was arm-in-arm with

up a piece of cake and

on, just feeding him a cake like that is so boring,” a

this grand birthday

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

coy glance

cake between her teeth, clearly intending to transfer

thick with

to Mitchel’s mouth, Nicole uttered in annoyance, "Seriously? She's the shameless home

Nicole grabbed Raegan's hand, urging

Raegan had other

"Mitchel," Raegan called.

silent, and every head swiveled toward the

home with me." Mitchel

Raegan's mind went blank.

who had held her so closely

The room stayed silent.

were on Raegan, but

"What's...

wrong?" Raegan whispered in

something must have happened, or he 7

recent connection and lovemaking could not

an unexplainable reason, Mitchel

awkward silence with

room." "Are you trying to land a sugar daddy at South River Club? You must've spent a lot to get in here." Today's

make sure everyone knew she was still Mitchel'’s apple

invited all the famous guys

the envy of Ardlens ‘ high society, the Murray family's prized daughter, and the girl

had side flings, so they

their comments

Nicole had had enough.

moved forward, took Raegan's hand, and urged, "Come

was not budging and

crowd grew more and more curious by

guy is way out of your

someone you can hook

entertain me instead? I might just make it worth your while

room burst

someone

an

makeup, she outshone

a vibrant shade of blue, looked submissive when she

she lifted her eyes

stunner she

from

Mitchel seemed deaf to them, and he did not even intervene

balled her

the

you can act like an uneducated

Jarrod glaring at her, his

Jarrod yanked Nicole away.

struggled to get out of his

the wealthy attendees recognized Jarrod and knew who his fiancée

they began

grabbed Raegan's hand

your friend chose

everything you want.” "Why should she go

her hand back and commanded,

man lifted his hand to

then, Lauren intervened with a

"Mr.

Acosta, please do me a

his eyes remained predatory as if he were sizing up his next meal, Of

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

for her if she acted

never

eyes

finally met her gaze, and a sneer tugged at the corners of his

believe what a man says in the heat of the moment, can you?” All of a sudden, Raegan's face turned deathly

trembled like a leaf, and she looked fragile

had eyes not just distant but filled with revulsion as if she

the crowd cast a contemptuous glance at her, silently screaming how utterly ridiculous