All Chapters of Always Been You: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

~Lola~“Wake up, mom!” yelled one of my sons. “Wake up, Mom!” I sighed and sat up. I examined him closely to see which of my boys he was. I smiled when I realized who he was.“Good morning, Kai.” He giggled as I hauled him up. “OK, baby, let mother prepare you for school, okay?” I noticed his face turning pale. I was clueless about the cause, but I could tell that he was making a valiant effort to construct a sentence. However, when he was unsuccessful, he simply began sobbing. “Oh my poor thing, what’s wrong with you, baby?” When the others heard him screaming, they all started crying as they walked into my room. I hate seeing my children weep, but what is the problem? I seated them one by one on top of my bed and got down on my knees to be at the same level as they were. “Okay, children, now we are going to play a game. Okay, I’ll ask you a question, and if it’s true, you’ll nod; if it’s not, you’ll shake your head to the sides. Are you ready?” They all nodded at the same time. “All

~Dante~“Do you think Lola was pregnant when she left New York?” I continued typing without even sparing him a glance.“Could you please stop bringing up Lola? She ran away from me, and it’s been 2 years now.”“Why did she suddenly flee a few months after you guys crossed the line? You’ve been dating Candice for a while now, and she’s never run away. Why did she flee after you two had slept together?”“Stop it, Lev. I don’t want to talk about my relationship with Lola with you.” He pressed his phone against my palm.“Then explain this to me.” I drew my gaze to the photo on Lev’s phone.Holy shit!“Exactly!”“Who is this child?”“Are you that dump? This boy looks exactly like you. You should have seen the smirk on his face.”“Stop it, Lev. That small boy might be anyone’s son. I don’t think he’s mine.”“Dante think! Damn it! Why did she suddenly run away after all those years without saying anything?”“I have to go to work, Lev. Please exit through the front entrance.”“Okay. At the ve

~Lola~ I woke up early today because it’s my kids’ first day at school. I decided to look for a live-in tutor after their tragic experience two years ago, and Grant has been really helpful with the kids. Grant, is a middle-aged man who has been working as a tutor for the better part of two decades. His teaching technique is unique, and believe me, he is amazing. Grant, will continue to be their tutor. I’m not going to let him go. He is unrivaled. I ripped open the blanket and made my way to the kitchen. I was freezing. When I looked out the window, it was snowing. I sighed, knowing I’d have to make soup to keep my kids warm. So I ended up settling for butternut soup. After I was done preparing breakfast, I noticed my kids coming down. “Good morning, Mom.” Tyler greeted me as I was preparing breakfast for them. “Good morning, sweetie,” I said, as Mia walked up and kissed me before sliding into her chair. “Hey, Mama.” “Morning, sweetheart. How was your night?” “Great mama.” I began

~Dante~ I couldn’t think clearly. I stood there, watching Dr. Blackwood’s car drive away until it was out of sight. That much I know now that I’ve checked the business card in my grasp. I close my eyes because I don’t want to do anything reckless. I climbed into my car and began driving without knowing where I was headed. I have been a father without my knowledge. Lev was right—someone was indeed pregnant for me. I swear to God, Lola, I’m going to hurt her in the worst way possible. When she became pregnant, we were friends and husband and wife. But she never fought for us. She served me with divorce papers and took my children away from me. Even though I was a jerk, I deserved to know. This explains her mood swings and reluctance to eat. How come I didn’t notice? Why did she sleep with me before fleeing if I meant nothing to her? Did she think I wanted a life with Candice? Yes, I know I told her we shouldn’t have done it at first, but when she came to my room that night, I felt compe

~Lola~I knew I was in deep shit when I bumped into him. What exactly was he doing here? My children look like him, and I can’t hide that. I tried everything I could to keep my kids from getting out of the car, but it was all in vain. He now knows he has three children. I feel bad for not telling him, but I had no other choice. He chose Candice over me. He wanted to be with her, so I gave him what he wanted. It was difficult, but I had no choice. I couldn’t see myself dragging him over with Candice. He seemed not to be holding on to what we promised each other, so I had to go away. I needed peace, and remaining in New York was never going to be peaceful. I was lucky that my car was fixed the same day since it wasn’t a huge crash. I drove to the shop without wanting to think too much about today’s incident. After parking my car, I proceeded inside, where I was greeted by Matthew and Carol, who were both smiling at themselves while they worked.“Good day, Carol.”“Good day, Mrs. Monroe.