FAITHLESS

There was no way that Lila thought of this that made sense to her; how could Gavin think to marry another woman after he put her in jail? She served the time she did not deserve, and even though she came out after three years instead of seven for being a model inmate, the scar was now on her for life. 

"Maybe this Evangeline is crazy and does not know what she is saying; Gavin is going to show up with a perfectly good explanation for everything," she murmured as she paced the living room. 

She would have gone in but she wanted to see Gavin as soon as he came in. There was no way she was trying to miss him. She had hoped to come home to a warm, nice shower and good beds where she could lie down, but now she had to stay seated until he came in. 

"Lila?" Gavin's voice was too shocked. He must have received the circular stating that she was coming out today, so why was he so shocked? 

"Gavin," she stood up so happy to finally see him in flesh and blood after all this time. 

"What are you doing here?" he asked. 

"Uh, that is not the tone of someone happy to see someone else. Or are you not happy to see me?" she narrowed her eyes. 

"Of course, I am happy to see you. What nonsense are you going on about?" he asked, walking to her. 

"Oh my god, I am happy to see you as well," she said, walking to him just so she could shorten the gap between them. She hugged him tightly even though he did not reciprocate the hug and then let go after some time. 

"But what are you doing here? You do not get out for another four years," he said, taking a step back so he could look at her face very well. Her cheeks were sunken as if someone had sucked them out. She looked like a hollow of herself.

"Did you not get the circular?" she asked, and he shook his head. "Huh, that is strange. I am sure I had it sent to your office," she said, scratching her chin before adding in the most excited vice ever. "I was let out early for being a model citizen."

"Oh wow, that is so great; I am happy for you," he said dryly, clapping his hand. 

"I am happy as well; I worked hard just to achieve this and be reunited with you faster."

"Oh, you did?" Gavin's voice was strained. 

"Yes, I did." Lila closed her eyes, and then they shot open because, for a moment, she had forgotten about the encounter she had earlier that day. "So I met Evangeline Holt."

"I see you met her already." Gavin let out a snort. 

"I did, and guess the crazy thing? She called herself your wife, but I was thinking, Hey, that is impossible because the deal was that I go to prison for you, and then we get married when I am out."

"Yeah, but in seven years."

"But I am out now, now, seven years? What difference does it make?" she said, clapping happily. 

"Things changed while you were in there."

"Of course things have to change. I would be a fool to expect that they remain the same," Lila said. It was only common sense to know that three years was a long enough time for many things to change. 

"Okay, so you understand that Evangeline is my wife now?"

"No," Lila shook her head because, out of all the things she had heard, that was the most ridiculous of them all. 

"See, while you were in jail, I had an offer to expand, and the investor wanted someone with a stable family, so I had to marry her," Gavin began. Lila nodded because she understood. It made complete sense. She was not unfamiliar with the way the things of this world played out. The investor was looking for stability, and he had to get married to gain stability; there was no way he could have married her while she was in prison. 

"Of course, I understand that, but now that I am out, you would divorce her and marry me as planned, right?" She asked because even though she fully understood him, she might lose her mind from thinking of them all. 

"It is true that I married her because of the investment, but along the line, I fell for her," Gavin said. Lila nodded. Evangeline was a very beautiful woman; she understood that any man would fall for her beauty. 

"What do we love each other for?" Lila said in a slow, gentle voice. 

"That was in the past," Lila felt tears drop down her face. She even wondered why she expected anything from Gavin; he was a total douchebag and for no reason at all. 

"So what about me? I went to jail for you," she said, and he nodded. 

"I know that, but on the bright side, you got out early, so..."

"Gavin, I have evidence, and I would go to the police with it and have you arrested," she said. Before she went in, she had the urge to copy the dashcam footage before he erased it, and she was now glad that she did that. Did he dare to betray her? “Gavin, I am going to report to the police that you were the one behind the wheels that night.” 

"I would not do that if I were you if you want to see your child ever again. If you dare that, then you can kiss your son bye," he said, straightening his back. The way the words rolled off his tongue, you could tell he had thought this through before. This was his plan and he seemed to be doing it pretty well. 

"Are you blackmailing me with my son?"

"Well, what other method can I use? I love Evangeline and I can not divorce her, I also can not go to jail"

"Using your child is just sick How could you?"

"Get lost and you will be reunited with your child soon."