Her Side

Two weeks.

That’s how long it’s been since I’ve been coexisting in the same house as Vince. It was strange because this was the same man I couldn’t wait to lay eyes on first thing in the morning and love to fall asleep too late at night. Now I wasn’t sure how to feel about him.

The two of us barely spoke to one another outside of Aria. I wasn’t shocked how easily Vince took on the role of her father being that this wasn’t his first child. Summer had been here too, excited to spend time with her sister.

That was an adjustment too, being around the same child that was created on me. It hurt at first when I saw her and how much love showed on Vince’s face when he looked at her. It was the same look he used to have when we saw our baby on the screen during my first pregnancy. Every time I had a sonogram Vince’s eyes held a certain brightness for the rest of the day. His smile was large and filled his whole face. Vince was made to be a father, it was something he always expressed he couldn’t wait for.

I swallowed hard and looked down at my hands.

I had robbed him moments with Aria, knowing how much the experience would have meant for him.

Vince told me he was now more of a silent partner of the club he ran with Chad. He stepped back and allowed Chad to be the face of it since he enjoyed the spotlight more. One would think that would cause him to be home more but he wasn’t. I wasn’t sure if he was avoiding me or what but Vince stayed gone a lot. When he was here it still didn’t matter because he avoided me.

The two of us walked past each other like strangers. It felt so unnatural being in a house I had spent three years in. He spent time with our daughter but besides that, he stayed away.

After checking on Aria, who was sleeping in her crib I walked down the hall to the room me and Vince once shared. I was currently staying in one of the guest rooms and had only been in our old room once since being here.

The door was slightly opened. I was about to knock when I stopped.

My eyebrows furrowed together when I heard Vince talking lowly on the phone.

“Morgan, I told you I had some shit going on right now and I needed some time to work it out.”

He was quiet for a minute. “I never told you to wait for me.” Vince released a heavy sigh.

“I’m a grown-ass man Morgan, I don’t have to lie about shit. If I say I have a lot going on then that’s what the hell it means.”

Again there was a silence.

My heart squeezed in my chest, hearing Vince on the phone with I assumed his girlfriend. Since coming back I hadn’t had any indication he was seeing someone. Cass never mentioned it in the messages me and her shared either.

Of course, I didn’t think Vince would be alone the whole time I was gone. He was an attractive man, freshly single. Women used to eye fuck him a lot when we were together so I could only imagine how it was when I was gone. Still knowing he had someone made my stomach flip.

“My ex showed up and I found out we have a daughter together.” He admitted.

After a while, I heard him sigh again. “I’m not doing this shit with you right now. I got too much on my plate. I’ll holla at you later.” When he said that I finally got the courage to go into the room.

This time I didn’t attempt to knock. I pushed the door open but didn’t immediately walk in.

Vince's eyes shot up and when they found mine confusion filled them.

My hands were sweaty. Slowly my eyes went to his phone in his hand. My throat grew dry.

Swallowing the lump down that had formed in my chest I looked around the room. It was another space Vince didn’t change while I was gone.

I quickly noticed that Vince had left a lot of the house the same. Since being here I only noticed small changes were done. Part of me was relieved to see he didn’t change alot.

When Vince cleared his throat my eyes found his again. My stomach began to flutter.

“Did you need something?” He asked me.

Licking my lips, I lifted one of my shoulders and slowly made my way into the room.

Vince didn’t say anything as I walked towards the bed. The stirring in my stomach grew. A lot of emotions were hitting me as I traveled deeper into the room. This was the last place me and Vince spoke before I left.

Our big breakup happened in this room. That night I was so heartbroken that I couldn’t think straight. It felt like someone had ripped my heart out of my chest and tore it in front of me.

“You didn’t change the room,” I revealed lowly when I got to the foot of the bed. I stared at him while his eyes roamed my frame.

His arm crossed over his chest and he leaned against the headboard. “Didn’t really see the need to.”

I slowly nodded.

I had never had an issue with talking to Vince before, but as I said earlier it was like we were strangers now.

“I didn’t mean to come and disrupted whatever you had going on.”

Confusion filled his face. “What are you talking about?”

I choked back my feelings and glanced at his phone. “I heard you on the phone. With your girlfriend.”

When I looked back at Vince’s face I noticed his jaw clenched.

“You were eavesdropping?”

I shrugged. “I was coming to talk to you actually and just so happen to hear the conversation.”

Vince’s tongue ran along his bottom lip sending a shock to my lower lips. Memories of how he used to use that same tongue to taste parts of my body in this very bed flooded my mind.

I shuttered and closed my eyes for a second. I needed to get myself together. The last time I had been touched was the night I confronted Vince about Summer. I couldn’t deal with anyone while I was pregnant so I had resorted to getting myself off. It got the job done but it didn’t replace the way Vince used to handle my body.

“What did you need to talk to me about?”

My eyes snapped opened when his voice sounded, knocking me out of my thoughts. I noticed my breathing had picked up.

Clearing my throat I quickly tried to collect myself. “I uh-.” I stopped talking, honestly, I didn’t have a reason to come talk to him. Today was a rare day he had been home all day and I just wanted to be around him.

After being away from him for a year I didn’t want that anymore, but I didn’t know how to tell him that. I knew he was still upset about me keeping Aria from him, but it didn’t mean I didn’t wish we could get over this hump.

“I’m going to head to the mall for a few things and I wanted to leave Aria here if you had nothing to do.”

Vince didn’t say anything at first. His eyes slowly roamed my body again causing a chill to shoot through my body. I made the mistake of looking down and resting on his thigh through his shorts was my old best friend.

Wetness grew between my legs as my pussy remember the pleasure Vince use to bring it, multiple times in one session.

I squeezing my legs closed and looked at Vince.

This time he was smirking at me. He licked his lips again.

“I’m chillin’ today so go ahead.”

The two of us stared at each other. It felt like so much was being spoken without us speaking. There was so much hurt between the two of us.

“Okay. I’ll be back.” I turned to leave.

“Kayla.” He called out before I could leave.

I turned to look at him. “Yeah?”

He leaned over and grabbed his wallet off the nightstand. “Here.” He pulled a card out and tossed it to the end of the bed.

“Vince I don’t-.” I went to protest but he stopped me.

“You know how I am. Just take the card.”

Instead of arguing with him, I nodded.

I scooped the card and up made my way out of the room.

When we were together Vince hardly allowed me to pay for anything. I didn’t mind it then but now that we weren’t together I didn’t feel right.

I didn’t need a lot since my parents had mailed a lot of mine and Aria’s stuff here.

Thankfully my car was still here when I came back so I was able to come and go without needing Vince. It had shocked me how little he changed around here. It was almost like he expected me to come back.

***

“I thought that was you. Hey Kayla!” I turned around and noticed Cassie walking towards me with some bags in her hand.

“Hey.” I gave her a small smiled as she approached.

This was the first time the two of us had been face to face besides the brief second when I arrived. It was still kind of weird for me to speak with her knowing she slept with Vince and gave him a child, but I was trying to not let that bother me anymore.

She had expressed to me that she was about to get married and in love with her fiancé. I didn’t think there was anything going on with her Vince but knowing that shared something as precious as a child was unsettling.

Not to mention Cassie was pretty, she reminded me of the singer Ciara.

“I see we both had the same idea today.” She laughed raising her bags and I nodded.

“Yeah, it’s been kind of stuffy in the house and I just needed some time to myself.”

I moved forward in the cookie line I was in.

“How are things going?”

I looked over at Cassie, not really sure how to answer. I could tell she was being genuine with her question. She had often expressed that she and Vince had formed a real friendship since being in each other’s lives. Still, I didn’t know if I was comfortable enough to confide in her.

I never really had a lot of friends and the people I did have here, I cut off when I left so it was just me in my head a lot.

“Not good if I’m being honest.” I licked my lips. “Things are just different from what I’m used to.” I sighed.

I had been gone for over an hour and when I texted Vince to check on Aria he responded back with a dry ‘she’s good’. It annoyed me so I chose not to respond back.

“Vince must have taken finding out about Aria hard.”

I chuckled and shook my head. “That’s an understatement. He was pissed or rather he’s still pissed. The two of us kind of just live together right now. I’m just not used to us being like this.”

When I looked at Cassie she was giving me a sympathetic look. “I’m sorry for all this.”

My face balled up. “Why are you sorry?”

“Because me getting pregnant is what cause all this.”

I shook my head. “No, it wasn’t. I was hurt to know you had Vince’s kid but I left because he hid it from me. Instead of being honest with me, he hid it and I had to find out on my own.”

She licked her lips. “Still. I know Vince has missed you. I’m still getting to know him but I know he’s been different since you left.”

“Uhm, can’t miss me too much if he has a girlfriend.”  A shocked expression appeared on her face. “You met Morgan?”

I shook my head. “Heard them on the phone.”

Cassie rolled her eyes. “Morgan is a damn pain in my ass and I’m not even seeing her. Vince isn’t into her like that.”

“And how do you know that?”

She smirked. “Because his ass was too caught up on you still to really give her a chance. I didn’t know Vince before Summer but I know he hasn’t been himself since you left. He used to tell me he was fine but I knew it was a lie. He missed you and I know he wanted you to come back so he could make things right. The way he used to talk about you when he first found out about Summer, showed me he loved you. His biggest fear was you leaving him if you found out.” She stopped talking for a second. “I don’t want to be in your business but the two of you both hurt each other, you just have to learn how to fully forgive and find each other again.”

I didn’t answer right away and stepped forward when I saw the line had moved again.

“Seems easier said than done,” I said lowly.

“You know Vince better than anybody. I’m sure you’ll figure something out.” She smiled at me then winked. “I need to get back to Summer and Allen, I just thought I saw you and wanted to speak.”

I nodded. “Thanks, Cassie. I’m glad you’re not what I pictured you to be.” She giggled.

“No problem boo.”

“Give Summer a kiss for me,” I called out after her.

She nodded her head and headed off in the same direction she came. I was left to my thoughts, processing her words.

She was right I did know Vince, so fixing things with us shouldn’t be too hard. The two of us had spent a year apart, I wasn’t trying to lose any more time together.