The One. (The Girl #2)

by Laura Lee Fall

  Got out of bed, held the rose walking out of the bedroom through the apartment going to the door, opening it and going out suddenly heard, “Ella?”

  Turned around, saw Shane walking near asked, “What’s going on?”

  No reply, held the rose and noticed, “Aw heck no”, hurried away she stood there, quietly said, “I never meant to hurt him, but I did”.

  Thirty minutes later, Ella’s home, arguing standing in the living room hands on top of his head, “You spent the night over Seth’s, how could you do this to me, why?” Paced and wiping tears Ella watching Shane go around in circles, raved on, swung hand up. Went over to the fireplace hand placed onto the mantel saying, “Aw, we made love that story night right here in front of the fire”, and tears rolling listening, “Greatest moment of my life”.

  Silently, looking at Shane, swept hand knocking the candles off the mantel sniffles says, “Thanks for throwing it away”.

  “I am not throwing what we have away”. Turning around looking at her said, “Yeah you did, when you decided to sleep over my brother’s place”.

  “I am a fool”.

  “No you’re not Shane”.

  Pointing says, “Yeah I am, because I believed you really loved me”, kicked some candles rolling across the floor. Stood before Ella trembling asked, “Where did you sleep?” “What?”

  “You heard me, where did you sleep?” Grabbing onto Shane jerking away yelled, “ANSWER ME!” Hands against face tears rolling in Seth’s bed”.

  Swung arm out, “Did he touch you?” Hands on the back of his head elbows facing her, saying, “No, I told you nothing happen”.

  “Like I’m going to believe that”.

  “It is true”. Got close in her face shouted, “THINK I’M STUPID!”

  Tears rolling, shook her head says, “No, we only talked”.

  “Reminiscing, huh”.

  “Stop Shane”, pacing around says, “You know how this guts me knowing, Seth met his soul mate at ten-years- old, you”.

  “I’m sorry”.

  “Too late, you slept over with someone that was once the love of your life and telling me he never put one finger on you laying in his bed, just talking”.

  “Yes its true Shane”, shouts, “BULLSHIT!”

  “Why did you sleep with me than, knowing I was your brothers soul mate answer me Shane?”

  “My heart cannot take a beating again”. Runs fingers through his hair.

  “I’m so sorry Shane”. Pitying expression.

  Hand against head and asked, “You never answered me, why did you sleep with me Shane?”

  “How do I know this baby is mine”, gasped out, “It is yours Shane”.

  “Nah, not so sure anymore”.

  “Seriously”, teary eyes big.

  “Yeah”, staring out the living room window hand against hip.

  “What are you telling me, on my own to raise it?”

  “Aw, I never wanted more kids; I already live in munchkin land”.

  “You do not want this baby?”

  No reply, “Shane answer me?”

  Walking by the front door, stood in the middle of the living room, hands on her hips says, “You’re just going to leave”, silent opening the door walking out and hurried behind him saying, “You never answered my question Shane?” Walking down the steps raindrops falling, and on the porch placed her hands on the banister asked, “Answer me please, why did you sleep with me knowing your brothers did?”

  Paused, stood in the rain, back towards Ella and replied, “After nearly three years I was horny”, eyes huge mouth drops open, said, “That’s a lie?”

  “Nah, I’m a man darling”.

  “Wrong, you are not a man like that, you’re lying”.

  “Wasn’t that hard getting you in the sack”.

  “How can you say such harsh words”.

  “Because their true”.

  “You’re an asshole”.

  “Anything else Ella, I’m getting drenched”.

  “Good drown”, rushed into the house slamming the door, went lay on the sofa tears rolling staring up at the ceiling, heard door opening, rose head glanced towards the door “Hey ma”, saw the children walk in “Hi, kids”, and lay back down.

  Walking in behind them saw Ella and said, “Why don’t y’all take the new things I bought ya to your rooms”.

  “Okay dad”, walked away and walking over to the sofa looking down asked, “What now?”

  Hand up, “Don’t Saul”.

  “Bye”, turned around and turning her head said, “Seriously?”

  Standing by the door said, “I don’t get you, first tell me to go, when I do you get ticked, what the heck”.

  “Oh everything is so messed up Saul”, stood by the door said, “Your life should be better divorced a jerk, right?”

  “You’re not a jerk anymore”, walking closer says, “Come again”, hand near ear, “You heard me”.

  “Cannot believe what I heard”.

  “Well, you did”.

  “Did you mean what you just told me?” Looking at him, wearing a tight fitting t-shirt broad muscular chest stuck out, baggy blue jeans with brown construction boot, hand on hip.

  “I don’t think of you as a jerk anymore”. Hanging head,

  Walked over to Ella asked, “Care to talk about why you’re so sad lately?” “Talk to who?” Hand against chest, “Me, I’m a good listener”.

  “I can’t”, hanging her head and saw tears asked, “What’s wrong Ella?” “I’m heartbroken”, and knelt down by the sofa staring at him staring back asked, “Who broke your heart, I’ll ring their neck”.

  “You would, huh?”

  “Aw, for hurting you, I’d hurt um bad”, long fingers brushing her cheek staring said, “I am hurt Saul”.

  Rose one eyebrow high said, “I live in constant heartache, every single day”. Eyes big, “You do”, nodded, “Yeah”.

  “Why, were divorced, free to be with a woman every night, should be happy go lucky”. “I’m not”. Hanging his head.

  “Why not Saul”. Staring at him.

  “I lost what meant everything to me”, eyes large listening, “Probably won’t believe this knowing how I was, but I have not been with anyone since our divorce”, eyes huge, “Seriously”.

  “Not one time, there’s only one for me, any other woman is meaningless”. “You have not done it in two years, bull”.

  “True”.

  “I saw you that time at the diner with the blonde”.

  “Took her home, nothing happen, she was ticked to, but I sped away”. “Really?’

  “I’m not lying, thank goodness for vhs movies”. Giggling, “Oh my god”. “Well made you smile and embarrassed myself”.

  “No you didn’t”, deep stare, hearts beating fast, both leaning slightly forward, noses nearly touching, “We cannot do this Saul?” Now held her chin asked, “Do what?” “Kiss”.

  “Ooh, I want to kiss you so bad Ella”. Heart ready to jump out, “You do?” “Very much”, licks lips and felt weak from the deep stare knowing what he wants to do and how good, he was the best.

  Rose up slightly forward, licked across her lips, heavily breathing, “Oh Saul”. “What Ella?” Playing with the bottom of her long hair.

  “One kiss would be fine Saul”.

  Slight grin, fingers wrapping around onto the back of her neck, kneeling between her legs, staring, “Ready for that one kiss Ella?”

  “Yes Saul”, kissing deeply twirling his tongue around fast, head dropping back, his hand supporting it up, moving slightly onto her, kissing deeper almost gag on his tongue, so deeply and moving his body against her, become breathless, and carried away licking her neck uncontrollable , very wet, dry humping faster, one leg wrapping around his working waist.

  Groans, “Aw I’d love to put it in you”.

  Pushed his aching bulge firmly against her womanhood moving hips, slow, back and forth, one hand on her hip, his free hand pushing up her shirt,
swirling his tongue, slides between her breasts and moaning out, “Oh Saul you are so good”. Running fingers through his hair.

  Breaths heavy, “I’m so fucking hard ready to explode”, and suddenly, heard, “Oh my god, oops sorry”.

  Separating, hanging his head breathing hard, knelt down on the floor, elbow leaning on the sofa, and sitting up quickly says, “Hey Ashley”, finger up, “Should I leave?” Saw her dad knelt down by the sofa, back towards her and head hung.

  “No what do you need, sweetie?” Ella glanced down at Saul trying to cool down, “I wanted to show dad, my new jeans he bought me”.

  Nudging him, whispers, “Give me a minute Ella”, smiled saying, “They look nice Ashley”, spun around says, “Fit perfect, right ma”.

  “Yes, look really good”, glanced at Saul again whispered, “You all right”. “Aw, I really hurt now”, giggled and hand against forehead said, “Not funny Ella”, turning his head said, “Look real nice Ashley”, smiling says, “Thank you daddy”, hand up and runs back to her bedroom.

  Looking at Saul and asked, “What just happened a few minutes ago?”

  “More might have, huh”, winks.

  Next morning, walking into the kitchen the children saw a dozen of roses on the table and Ella smiling, “Great morning kids”.

  “Ah, you mean good morning”, smirks Cody grabbing the box of cereal, and Ashley got a bowl asked, “Flowers from daddy”.

  “Sure are”, leans down smelling them.

  Eyes rolling, when Brandon with Dylan laugh with Cody whispering, “Dad is such a player, slick moves”.

  “What was that boy”, and eyes large Ashley eating cereal mumbles, “Big mouth Cody”. “Ah nothing”, sat down by the table pouring cereal in the bowl, hand on hip, Ella looking at him said, “I heard, you think your dad is making a move on me?”

  The twins hung their head and swinging the spoon, Ashley said, “Aw ma, all Cody was trying to say is your happy now, but daddy always broke your heart, we remember how it was”.

  Swung the spoon up, mouthful of cereal remarked, “He is trying to butter you up”. “Butter me up Cody?”

  “Yeah, working to, just with darn flowers”, milk dribbles out of his mouth, twins laughing, Ashley sneer.

  Aggravated, pointing, “Your wrong boy”.

  “I know these things ma”. Eating a spoonful of cereal.

  Folding her arms, “You do”.

  “Yeah”, smirks and upset now asked. “Do I need to worry about becoming a grandma?”

  Boys choking on cereal, Ashley shaking her head, and tapping her foot on the floor said, “I think it’s time daddy talks to his boys”, eyes rolling with groans.

  Doorbell ringing, hurried through the house, peeked, “It’s your daddy, ready for the talk boys”, and heard, “No”,

  “No need”,

  “No worries ma”.

  Opening the door smiling said, “Good morning, thanks so much for the roses”, and noticed watery eyes.

  Frown, motioning his head, “Can I talk to you outside, do not want the kids hearing”. “Okay”, walking out, “What’s wrong Saul?”

  Stood teary eyed, hands tucked into his jean pockets, “Oh Ella, why, god why, how could you do this?”

  “What?” Puzzled expression.

  Hand by his heart, says, “You stuck the knife right through my heart now”. “Oh no”.

  “It’s true you are pregnant?”

  Hanging head, “Yes”.

  Runs fingers through his hair, and she asked, “How did you find out?” Saw tears rolling hitting the porch, saying, “My brother Shane got you pregnant”, and crying out, “He told you Saul?”

  Leaning against the house, hands covering his face of tears rolling, “I had a hunch, dumb as a rock spilled the beans”.

  Wiping tears said, “He don’t want the baby”, turns looking at her, “What”. “Told me he was just horny, that I was an easy lay, that’s why I was heartbroken Saul”. Jumped over the banister and eyes large, “Wow, where you going?”

  “To ring his frickin neck”. Running across the lawn to the truck.

  One hour later, standing by the kitchen sink washing dishes, heard the door slam, reached grabbing the towel, turned around said, “Saul”, saw the dozen roses in a vase sitting on the table.

  Swiftly, grabs the vase of roses, throwing them against the wall, hand by her mouth, got close in her face said, “I changed, but you never will, the brothers whore”. Hurried through the house and hurrying behind him saying, “How can you talk to me that way?”

  Paused, turned around, leans close in her face, said, “How can you get pregnant by Shane and sleeping with Seth, what the heck, you’re on a cock roll”.

  Slapped him across the face, “Get out you don’t live here”.

  “Thank god”, hurried out onto the porch, Ella right behind, said, “I take back what I said, “You’re still the same”.

  “Really, I am Ella”.

  “Yes, trying to butter me up, huh”.

  “What”, hand against head.

  “Yes to get me in bed, right”, shaking his head, “Yep, that’s what I was trying to do, you figured it out genius”, jabbing finger against his head.

  “Roses just the touch to nail me”.

  “News flash, if I was trying to make a move, not anymore, two of my brothers nailed you again”.

  Runs down the steps yelling, “I SHOULD RING YOUR NECK!”

  “YOU HAVE NOT CHANGED!”

  Standing by the truck shouting, “YOU GOT WORSE FUCKING FOUR BROTHERS”. “Gee, thanks tell the whole neighborhood Saul”, got in the truck peeling away.

  A few months pass, many hearts ached, and Ella’s broken, since Seth found out about Shane still not speaking to her, Saul either.

  Released from the correctional institute, Sebastian comes home and his mother made a welcome home dinner, the family was all glad to see him.

  Sitting eating, looking around, the table, Brenda said, “I am very happy that my son is home”, winks and said, “I’m about to be a daddy again, glad to be home in time”, winks at Ella now.

  Almost choking on watermelon, jumps up saying, “Excuse me”, running away and Shane hung his head, mumbling, “He thinks the baby is his”.

  Reaching for the fruit salad, eyebrows high, Brenda remarked, “Hmm, what’s that all about?”

  Eating apple pie, Saul mumbles, “Let the fireworks begin”.

  Getting up from the chair replied, “Don’t know maw, but gonna find out”. “Boom”, remarked Saul everyone looks and he glanced at Sebastian running across the lawn after Ella sitting on the tree swing.

  Walking up to her, hands tucked into his blue jean pockets asked, “What’s going on Ella?”

  “Swore I would never speak to you again after what you did to me and I don’t want to”. “I understand, but we are about to have another child together Ella”.

  Rose her head up tears rolling said, “I cannot live with more lies”.

  “What are you talking about?”

  Crying out, “The baby is not yours”.

  One eye big, said, “Seth don’t waste time, soon as I’m gone hit your sheets”. Slightly swung the swing, “It’s not Seth’s baby either”.

  Stood before her, hand on hips asked, “You’ve got to be kidding me, Saul?” Shaking her head meaning-no, and upset asked, “Well who else Ella?” “It doesn’t matter”. Pacing around the tree says, “Like hell it don’t, does to me”. Knelt down before her, asking, “What did you do Ella?”

  Looking at Sebastian replied, “Had sex and got pregnant”. Heard him growling”. “Just leave me alone Sebastian”, stood up asking, “Is this payback for what I did to you?” “No”. Frown.

  Grabbing hold of the rope attached on the swing, shook it saying, “Tell me who the daddy is”.

  “Easy I’m pregnant”.

  “By who?” Held the rope.

  “Shane”. One eyebrow high.

  “WHAT?” Hands on top of head.
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  “Shane is the daddy Sebastian”.

  Hurried away and got off the swing walking fast saying, “Please don’t make a scene”. “Aw, I’m killing him”. Cracking his knuckles.

  “Why too late now Sebastian”. Stopped, turns around said, “He just had to get a piece of Wiley action”, gasped and running towards the house.

  Storming up to the picnic table, growling, family heard, Sebastian swung one mighty punch knocking Shane right off the chair.

  Sitting on the ground held his jaw, and kicking the chair aside, bent down saying, “Never thought you’d stab me in the back”.

  “I don’t know what to say”.

  “I do, fuck you Shane”, hung his head and running across the lawn, eyebrows rose high watching Shane get up, asked, “What did you do to your brother?”

  Glanced at Ella standing near, “Nothing maw”.

  “Well seems like something to me, he belted you a good one, what for?” “Nothing maw”, walking away.

  Chapter 11.

  A few days pass, at the flower shop, stood behind the counter sweating, Ella fanned herself with an envelope as it was middle of July and very hot.

  Went checking all vents were not working, she said, “No air conditioning!” Picked up a phone book, calling a repair person to come out the boss Rhonda took the day off, as her little girl was sick.

  Walked by the front door opens it, and stood waiting, there was no breeze, walked back through the muggy shop, saying, “This is awful, where is the repair person?” The front door opens and walking in a very tall dark haired male carrying a toolbox as his head was down.

  Rose his head, Max grinning, said, “Oh it will get cooler that’s a promise young lady”. Thirty minutes later, Ella stood feeling relief when Max yelled from the basement, “Is it working?”

  Feeling the vent that blew cool air once again, said, “Yes real well”.

  Max walking in said, “All finished young lady”.

  “It’s Ella”.

  Set his tool box down, walked close to the counter looking right at her, said, “Very nice to meet you Ella, I am Max”.

  “Nice to meet you Max”, grinned.

  He and Ella stood talking for over an hour, he was laughing and she blushed. Could not keep his eyes off her and asked, “Working all alone in your fragile condition?” “Well yes, tonight only”, and rose his eyebrow said, “I must be going been a long day”. Smiled saying, “Thanks again”.