CHAPTER THREE

Sean O'pry as Luke Dawson

Paisley Smith P.O.V

After making pancakes for the boys, I gave them a shower and changed them into their clothes which they would wear to school. They go to a pre-school, so there wasn't any uniform required.

I gave them their milk to finish till the time I would go get ready for work.

I worked as a lawyer at "Carl and Joseph Associates"(fictional).

Money was a problem till I was in London, because he made sure I wouldn't get a job anywhere. Seeing his power and wealth nobody could dare to defy him.

So of course, I moved to New Jersey before the twins were born with the help of my friends.

All five of them helped me alot, both emotionally and financially. I'm definitely indebted to them for the rest of my life, not that I am complaining. It's difficult to find such genuine people in today's world, and for that, I feel extremely lucky to have them.

They were my pillars of strength. Helped me when I was completely shattered. That man not only played with my heart, but left me penny and jobless after divorcing me. Sealed all my back accounts, and threw me out of the house in middle of the night to live on the streets and fend for myself.

After claming down that horrific cold night, I reached Melissa's place early in the wee of the morning .

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4 Years Ago....

"GET THE HELL OUT OFF MY HOUSE AND DON'T YOU DARE TO SHOW ME YOUR FACE AGAIN OR ELSE I'LL DESTROY EVERYBODY RELATED TO YOU!" He said dragging me out by my arm harshly.

"Please don't do this please, baby. I beg you! I love you so much please forgive me for his mistakes" I yanked my arm out of his grip and went down on my knees, and begged him for forgiveness. Forgiveness for the crime I never committed.

"I don't care about you! You don't matter to me, you never mattered to me." He said with a sadistic laughter and continued. "You are nothing but a source of REVENGE for me. I always faked my feelings for you! My work with you now is done, I don't need you, you're of no use to me. Good for nothing woman!" He spat with venom. My chest tightened and a painful gasp escaped my lips.

With that he pushed out of the gate and asked the guard's to close them for me forever.

I kept on begging, shouting out for him but he seemed unaffected and went inside. Even when he went inside, I kept on pleading, but he turned deaf to my pleadings.

I wanted to do something to snap him out of his evil trance that was unfamiliar to me because the man I knew was the most doting and loving husband who would kill for me in a heartbeat, but tonight it seemed as if he was trapped in some sort of a wicked spell.

I don't know for how many hours was I crying outside till I saw the sunrise. One of the guards Gordon came and said "Ms.Smith, I have called a taxi for you, please don't sit outside or else you'll fall sick."

I flinched upon hearing Gordons's words and stomach twisted in knots, it seemed as if he poured acid on my ears.

I wasn't Ms.Smith, I was Mrs.Redmond a name I carried so proudly as it bounded me with Kyle in all its meaning for the world to know I was his and he was mine, but not anymore.

"Gordon, please let me in! I just want to talk to him and after that I'll leave, I beg you, please just once." I begged looking at him through my tear filled eyes.

"Believe me, ma'am, I want to, but Mr.Redmond has threatened to destroy my family if I would let you enter. Please understand, Ms.Smith I can't do that." He explained with a grim face.

I nodded slowly and got up with whatever sorry remains of my dignity were left. I will never let anybody else suffer because of me. As if on cue, the taxi came and stopped infornt of me.

I got inside looking towards the beautiful building one last time, I once called my home.

I told the driver Melissa's address and he drove off without wasting a second.

It was almost 5 in the morning when I rang her doorbell she lived a bit far away. It was obvious she would have been sleeping, so I rang her doorbell a couple of times.

"Coming-coming WAIT. Idiot!" Came her furious voice from inside.

She opened the door and gasped seeing my condition. With tear stained face, red swollen eyes and messy hair. I would have surely looked like a wreck.

"Oh god tiger! What happened to you? What are you doing here at this odd hour? Where is Kyle? Is everything alright??" She asked in rush with worry evident in her eyes.

"K-Kyle.... h-he d-di-divorced me! Everything thing is f-finished, Melissa! I-I am finished!" This was the last thing I said before passing out due to all the crying and exhaustion.

I woke up a few hours later with my head pounding.

I opened my eyes and shut them back instantly because the sudden exposure to light pinched my eyes. After re-opening them and adjusting to the surroundings, I saw all my friends sitting right beside me.

"How are you feeling now, babygirl?" Luke asked coming instantly to my side handing me a glass of water.

I took the glass from him and drank the liquid greedily to soothe my dry throat, as a single tear made it's way down my face followed by countless others.

Luke just sat beside me and hugged me tight whispering comforting words into my ear.

After I managed to speak, I told them everything he said and did last night.

"That son of a bitch!!" Luke's voice boomed, breaking the dead silence in the room, after I had finished. "I'll kill that bastard! Idiotic A*shole!" He added shouting making me wince.

"Shouting won't give a us a solution, Luke." Came Nick's voice from the other side of the room. "We have to calm down and work this out." He completed.

"How could he do this to me? What have I ever done to anyone that I have to go through all these sufferings!? He should just have killed me, that is better than dying every horrid second."  I let out a pathetic shaky whisper.

"It's probably a misunderstanding, Paisley. If he's done any of this deliberately like he so proudly claims, he does not deserve you. Luke and Nick and I will go talk to him, mark my words when I say this, we won't let him off the hook so easily. He better have a vaild explanation for his disgraceful actions." Ace spoke calmly, while Nick nodded in agreement Luke let out a bitter chuckle.

"You guys should go right away and have a nice chat with him about all this mess. Mel and I are here with Paisy. Leave boys and don't come back defeated, if need arises beat the crap out of him." Erica ordered, anger lacing every word she spoke.

Without wasting another second, the guys left.

It was 1pm when the doorbell rang.

I ran towards the door thinking he would be there, but all my hopes shattered when I saw the guys with a dejected look on their faces.

"H-He refused right?" I asked and they remained silent which I understood was my answer. Choaking back a sob, I run back to the room upstairs.

"Open the door Paisley!" Everybody said the same line one after the other, burying head in my lap I placed hand over ears wanting to block out their comforting voices.

I did not want to be comforted, I wanted to feel all this unbearable pain and get lost in it.

They all continued to bang the door calling out for me, but I didn't reply. At the end, they went away giving me time to cry over my shattered life.

It was a week after that nightmare. I woke up in the morning with the thought of finishing myself forever. I was never the kind of woman to take such a drastic step, but it seemed the only way to end this immense pain which I was doomed to live with for the rest of my life, a life without my Kyle..

Seems as if destiny was not in my favour, I was passed out when Mel and Luke found me laying unconscious due the blood loss I had after cutting myself and took me to the doctors.

They treated my wound at the hospital and let me go cause the cut wasn't very deep.

After getting it was treated, we were there to pay, but what surprised me the most there was the lady at the billing counter told me that she couldn't credit money from my account.

I don't know if my card being declined was the worst thing after everything that happened, but it was the final nail in the coffin. It killed whatever in me was left because I knew he was the one behind this. To imagine my once loving husband hated me so much to leave me utterly helpless made it hard to breathe, it seemed as if thousands of needles pricked my skin and I was suffocating.

Running out of the hospital, with Melissa hot on my tail, hurling out all the contents of my stomach, I sunk to my feet and let go of the tears which unfortunately had seemed to befriend me. Luke after paying for the doctors fee and tests took me home.

After two days when I again thought of ending myself, Mel came and told me about my silver lining, my pregnancy. In that second, I decided I would not beg that ruthless heartless man anymore. After that what happened you know the rest.

I decided to find a job for myself. But found none because he ordered everybody not to accept me.

I knew I couldn't survive in this country beacuse of him. So, with the help of Mel, Luke and the others I moved back to New Jersey.

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I came down fully dressed for work and saw the boys finishing their milk glasses. At that moment the doorbell rang.

I opened the door and seqealed in joy when I saw Luke standing there.

Luke visits the twins and I every month, even after telling him a billion times that it was not needed he always refuses to listen. Though, the others can't visit because they are all busy with their spouse's and work, not that I am complaining.

I am happy they all found their deserved happiness. But they do make sure to meet me alteast once a year, money sure is not a problem anymore, but an international trip with two toddlers would not be the easiest. Yet, Luke makes it to the US without fail every month as he is the only one not married. I truly wish someday he would find the right girl and settle down. He is an amazing guy and surely deserves to be happy.

The most surprising thing that happened in the last few years was that Melissa and Nick got married! They even have a two year old son Brandon.

It was absolutely a shocker! I mean they were always at each other's throats.

Always expect the unexpected!!

"Hello Gorgeous!" Luke greeted engulfing me in a bear hug.

"Hello Lukey Boy" I greeted hugging him in return and he grunted on hearing the nickname.

"You won't ever listen would you?" He asked and I shook my head in negative to which he playfully rolled his eyes.

"Now get aside and let me meet my favourite boys" Luke said and moved inside in the living room.

"So, how are my young men doing?" Luke asked which caused the boys to turn their heads to the source of voice.

"Uncle Luke!!!!" Boys exclaimed together and jumped on him.

Kids are very comfortable with Luke. They love him and eagerly wait for his visit every month and even more for the presents he brings for them.

He has spoiled them rotten!

Looking at all three of them together made me wonder how he would look with the boys. "Don't think about him Paisley, he isn't a part of your life anymore." I said to myself.

I was brought out of my thoughts when I heard the twins pleading me to let them take an off from school.

I glared at Luke and he innocently shrugged his shoulders.

Wow. So innocent Luke!

"Mommy, can we plewese take an off towday? We want to spend time with Uncle Luke." Ryder asked giving me his innocent puppy dog eyes.

"Yes, mommy we fiwish the cwarrots you will give us. Plewese mommy." Noah added making an innocent face.

Saying no to these faces was the toughest, so I had to comply against my will.

"Yes, you can. Only if you promise to finish all your carrots and green beans too." I bragained.

"Grween beans also?" Noah asked scrunching his nose. They both absolutely hate vegetable but then, I guess all kids do.

"Yes." I confirmed.

"Okay!" They said and jumped up and down in joy because they knew I had agreed to their demand.

Coming towards me Luke said "Why don't you also take an off today? We can take the twins to the park" Luke suggested and I nodded positively in return.

"It's so good to see you, Paisley" Luke said giving me a heartwarming smile and gave me another hug making me laugh.

"Wish I could say the same about you, Luke. Wish I could say the same." I said pulling back taking a dig at him, to which he rolled his eyes.

"Shut up! You love me and you love having me over." He said.

"I can't do much if you impose!" I joked making Luke throw the nearby notebook at me, and ducted in time letting out a hearty laughter.

"Well, I'll go call the firm and inform them about my absence form work today, and change into something comfortable. Till then you watch over the boys please, and after that you can change and rest. We will leave in a couple of hours after you are well fed and rested." I said and turned to go upstairs.

"Yes Ma'am!" Luke said from behind.

I was walking down the stairs after making the call and changing so that Luke could go and freshen up. I was halfway down when the doorbell rang.

I saw Luke going towards the door opening it.

I asked Luke from upstairs "Who is it Luke?"

My heart stopped and I left like I would pass out when I saw the person I thought I would ever see again.....

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