**Fallon**
I was dumb struck after what happened. Ava couldn’t lift her head up. She clung to me for protection and her loose hand laid on her tummy. Motherly instinct I guess.
“Hey, it’s okay. Go upstairs, I’ll deal with this.”
“It’s Annabelle isn’t it. She thinks I leaked whatever and she’s trying to hurt my baby…”
“I don’t know Ava. Just upstairs and I’ll figure this out just please.”
She quietly nodded and walked upstairs.
I moved closer to the strange rock and picked it up.
“YOU’LL PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID, I’M COMING FOR YOU.”
Only one person has a reason to “come” for Ava. It’s Annabelle. I didn’t think she would do something like this but the coincidence can’t be mistaken.
I can’t keep going back and forth. First Ava’s scandal, then Anna’s and now this. It seems the two women are playing games with one another. Either that or there’s something seriously wrong here.
I need to find out the truth. I’ll have to confront Anna. If it isn’t her then I’ll make sure I root out who the fuck is responsible.
I went upstairs to check on Ava. She laid on the bed making a call.
“What are you doing?”
I ask as she caresses her tummy.
“She crossed a fucking line Fallon. I’m making sure that bitch never has the opportunity of hurting me or my child again.”
“Put the phone and calm down! You’re making irrational decisions. I’ll go talk to her and…”
“Yeah sure. An excuse to go see her right. I bet you spent the night at her place yesterday didn’t you?”
She scoffed and like the guilty man I was, I couldn’t respond.
“Go see her. But don’t forget, I’m carrying your child and we’re married. It doesn’t matter if you still love her, lest you forget she hates you.”
I spun around and walked away closing the door softly. Every word uttered by Ava fucking correct. I still loved Annabelle but she hates me and I’m forever bounded to Ava and my child.
No matter what I do, those facts are unchangeable.
I walked downstairs and ordered the maid to get someone to fix the window before rushing out back to Annabelle’s place. I want some answers.
**Annabelle**
By the time I got back home, Fallon was gone. It’s great because he’s happy with his loving wife and I have a scandal on my hands.
I can barely salvage any investors. Construction is still going on but to what end, my image is definately tainted and so is my company’s.
I changed into something casual and laid on my bed.
My phone started ringing, John was calling.
**Hello ma’am.** He began.
Two calls in one day, this has to be good.
**Hi, you called back?**
**Yes I did ma’am.**
I have great news, it took a while but I was able to access the security footage.
My heart leaped for joy at his words waiting for the next.
**The image cryptography would take a while to do it’s work but from the looks of things, the woman appears to be in her late twenties.**
My heart jumped slightly. Ava was at least twenty nine.
**When do I get the final information.**
**Before Tomorrow, you’ll know the identity of the person.**
**Alright then. Good job, you’ll get your pay tomorrow then.**
“Pay for what?”
Fallon says and I turned back.
“Why are you here? Didn’t I tell you to leave.”
“Pay for what Annabelle?”
He repeated walking towards me. His eyes darkened and held an unreadable expression.
He launched an attack on me, grabbing my arm tightly making me Yelp
“Let me go…”
I demanded.
“It was you right!”
He thundered but I didn’t even flinch. I pushed him off me smacking him as hard as I could.
“You have no right Fallon. No right to come into my house and hurt me! Get out!”
I screamed at his face.
“You’re talking to someone on the phone about a job well done. What do you expect me to think after Ava was assaulted minutes ago!”
He retorted in a harsh tone.
“Well trust me when I say, I’m sorry about what happened to wifey dearest but I had nothing to do with it. Unlike you and your naive wife, I’m actually sensible. I hired a fucking private detector and he says by tomorrow we’re going to know the real culprit now I say again, get out Fallon!”
I screamed pointing to the door. He exhaled and moved back, raking his hands through his hair.
“My head fucking hurts! I’m loosing my mind here Annabelle. Some one is fucking with all of us and I want to know who! Ava claims not to do it, you claim not to do it so who did it!”
“I don’t know!”
I yell right back.
“I’m going to be really patient. Twenty four hours that’s all it takes, if I could wait almost seven years for my dreams, what’s one day?”
I asked chuckling.
“You need to go Fallon. Be with your wife, she needs you more. Don’t come running here anytime there’s a problem. In case you forget, we’re not really supposed to be communicating.”
Suddenly, he starts looking across his shoulders.
“What are you doing?”
I ask but he doesn’t respond.
“Annabelle, get down!”
He yells and steps in front of me.
Before I realized what happened, a whizzing sound passes through my ear and Fallon falls to the ground bleeding profusely from his chest.
“Fallon!”
I screamed crouching down.
“Stay with me, I’m going to call an ambulance. Just stay with me, stay with me.”
I repeated, he grabs my hand, gives me one last looks and shuts his eyes.
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