Everything makes sense now (123)

“Alice and I were childhood friends, but that friendship turned into something else when she clocked eighteen—“

“That’s a lie, she was already pregnant at sixteen,” I spoke and took a step back from him.

“I don’t know what she told you, but she lied and her sister can testify to that. Alice and I were lovers, We loved each other a lot and we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together.”

“Then how did everything fall apart?” My voice cracked.

“Alice got pregnant at age nineteen and although we never expected it, I was over the moon, I was so happy, I could not wait to welcome our child, Alice may have had her issues and her family wasn’t perfect, but I was ready to do everything, everything for us.” His voice cracked as well and he licked his lip.

“Everything changed the day she gave birth though, she had not one, but three babies.” My eyes widened and my lips parted.

“W-what?” I breathed.

“Yes, Bella. You are a triplet.”

“Oh my gosh,” I said as I dropped to a chair.

“Do you need s