William looked at Valdo, and I’s entwined fingers and rolled his eyes. “A man with your wealth could have any women, but you choose this slut.”
Valdo’s grip on my hands tightened as he tensed up. He looked at William with fury in his eyes, but he remained silent. This isn’t the place to start an argument.
“You know she’s a gold-digger right.” Wiliam looked at me with a scowl on his face, “That’s the only reason she dated me. She got to sit beside me every day at school. She went on dating with lifting her purse. Trust me; she wouldn’t have looked at you if you weren’t loaded.
If I could slap him one more time, I would.
William chuckled, “She wasn’t even good in bed.” I rolled my free hand in a fist.
If I wasn’t good in bed why the hell did you keep coming back with your tiny penis!
William frowned at Valdo, “What do you see in her? Like really? She’s not that pretty. Her face is too plain; her eyes colour doesn’t stand out. Nothing about her screams beautiful.”
Okay, so my face is plain, and my eyes don’t stand out, but that does not mean I’m not pretty.
“She sleeps around just like her mother. Why do you think she doesn’t know who her father is?”
I didn’t know my father because he was an asshole just like you!
As soon as I became pregnant, I was no longer the girl you wanted. I became a slut and a whore. It was the same thing with my mother and the same thing with Hannah.
Man have been abandoning their children for centuries; it wouldn’t stop now.
If only William could have been like those men.
But no, he couldn’t just leave me to live my life in peace.
“Jakobia!” he laughed, “What kind of name is that?” He looked and Valdo, “Your’s isn’t even much better. I guess you guys do belong together.”
I rolled my eyes; at least I didn’t have two last names as my name.
“Do you think I’m a fool?” William said, staring me, “If Mr Billionaire is her father, then why doesn’t she have his name? Why is her name Taylor? As soon as I get the results, the filing for custody will continue, and when I get full custody of her, I’m going to have her name changed to something better than that foolish name. You will never see her again.” he looked down at Jamaica. “Enjoy that baby face, because it’s the only face you’ll ever know of her.”
My heart was racing. If this plan didn’t work, I’d lose my daughter to a coldhearted bastard.
Valdo noticed the fear and turned to me, “He’s just trying to push your buttons. Ignore him.” he whispered loudly for only me to hear.
I nodded my head and swallowed. If this didn’t work, then we had no other option but return to the original plan.
“Oh, isn’t that sweet? But he can’t save you this time.” his evil laugh brought chills through me.
I hated every cell in his body. He ruined Mr Munro’s face, and I know he wouldn’t hesitate to destroy mines too.
A petit brunette nurse walked up to us, “The doctor is ready to begin. Follow me.”
Without untwining our hands, Valdo and I stood. Valdo lifted Jamaica’s carrier off the ground, and we followed behind the nurse. Valdo allowed William to walk ahead of us because only God knows what was going on in that crazy head of his.
When we entered the room, Dr Jones directed us to our seats, and the nurse left the room.
He looked at us, “So we’re here to find out who’s the father of that baby is?” He pointed at Jamaica.
“We already know who the father is, we just to confirm it by doing a DNA test,” William interjected before we got a chance to answer. ‘
Dr Jones looked at him and nod, “I’ll only be taking yours and the baby’s samples then.
“Yes,” William answered.
Dr Jones turned to me, “What are your name and the name of the child.” I answered, and he wrote in down on a paper. “As the mother of the child, you’ll need to sign this consent form before we can proceed.” I accepted the document he offered signed. He already explained how it worked to Eric who passed on the information to us so I know I wasn’t signing anything that would give William the upper hand.
I handed the form to him.
“This procedure is super easy. I’m going to take swaps from Mr Morgan and the baby.” He turned to William, “We’ll begin with you, Mr Morgan.” he moved away from us and started to put on his gloves. He then tore a bag and took out a long swap. He walked over to William, “Open up.” As instructed, William opened his mouth. Dr Jones rubbed the swap against his jaw for about a minute. When he removed it from William’s mouth, he carefully placed it in a container. He handed William a paper, “Sign, please.” When Wiliam signed the document, Dr Jones placed it on his sample’s container.
Dr Jones looked at Valdo and I, “Remove her from the carrier and place her in your arms please.” He disposed of the glove he used with William and placed a new one on his hands.
Valdo did as instructed and held the sleeping baby in his arms. “I’m going to be as gentle as I can as not to wake her, but the goal is to get cells from her jaw.”
I nod.
Dr Jones gently opened Jamaica’s mouth and rubbed the swab against her jaw. He did it for one minute, then moved away from us. He placed Jamaica’s sample in a container that was similar to that of Williams. He then placed both samples in a bigger enveloped and seal it.
He turned to us, “That’s it.”
“How long does it take to get back the results?” William asked. I’m sure he couldn’t wait to ruin my life.
“Three to five days.” the doctor answered.
“Aren’t there express services?” William asked.
Dr Jones nodded, “Yes. You could get the results on Monday, but it would cost extra.”
“Add the extra cost to my bill. Doctor, I just need to confirm she’s my child so I can protect her.” William was a serial manipulator but it wouldn’t work. Dr Jones already knew what William was up to, and that’s why he risked his career to help us.
“I understand.” Dr Jones replied. “Well, this is the end of the procedure. The Lab will send the results directly to your home address.”
William smiled, “Thanks, Doc.”
“Do you want me to check out your arm before you leave?”
William smiled, “Nah. My hand is okay. I just need to watch where I’m going next time.”
“Well, I look forward to seeing you again. Have a good day.” Dr Jones took up the envelope with the samples and exited the Examination room.
William smirked at us, “I’ll see you in court. Hasta la vista, bitch!” William walked out of the room, leaving us alone.
Valdo smiled at me, “That’s the last we’ll ever see of him.”
“Hopefully.”
…
“Are you ready to hear the stories?” Hannah asked with a smile.
“Yes,” I answered eagerly. I’ve been dying to hear Valdo’s previous arrest stories from the moment I found out about them. I find it so hard to believe that Valdo, sweet, Valdo would get himself mixed up in anything illegal.
Hannah invited us along with my mother to dinner tonight, but my mother declined, she had made plans already. I was a bit curious to know what plans she could have and she just moved here. Eventually, I let go; she was old enough to make her own decisions.
Hannah looked at her son, “Do you want to tell her about the first time you got arrested or should I?”
“You’re the one telling the stories mom. My arrests are nothing I’d want to disclose so you should do it.”
Hannah shrugged, “She’s your wife. She should know about your past.”
I looked at Valdo. He looked uncomfortable in his seat. Were the stories that bad? I looked at Hannah, “Maybe we shouldn’t. If Valdo doesn’t want to share his arrest stories with me, then it’s okay.”
Valdo lift my hands to his lips and kissed my knuckles, “My mom is right. You should know about my past because you’ve told me everything about yours. The best I can do is return the favour.” without taking his eyes off me he spoke, “Go ahead, mom. Tell her.”
Hannah nod, “He was thirteen when he first got arrested. He got caught stealing rice at the local supermarket. When they arrested him, they called me and told me what he had done. I was so disappointed. I felt like I’d fail him.” she looked at her son with sad eyes. “We hadn’t eaten the night before because I didn’t have any money to cook. He was just trying to provide something for us to eat, but it wasn’t the right way. I didn’t grow him to be a thief, and so I let him stayed in the cell that night, and I picked up in the morning. I made him promise never to steal again.”
There were many times my mother and I were low on funds. She couldn’t always buy me the things I wanted. When I was fourteen, I wanted the attention of a guy in my class, and I didn’t have any makeup. I went into the local dollar store intending to steal some, but I never dared to do it. I was too afraid that I’d get caught.
“We’ve all had moments like that. I’ve tried staying a few times myself; I just wasn’t brave enough to do it.”
“Honey, the stealing was the least of the problem. He got arrested when he was seventeen for something way worse.”
“What’s that?”
“Why don’t you let him tell you?” Hannah said, looking at her son.
I looked at Valdo, waiting for him to share his story.
“I was in a gang. They robbed a bank and killed someone. I was the driver of the getaway car.”