Chapter 0009 DARLA " You're leaving Atlanta ? Are you serious ? " Amelia gasped in shock and irritation . " You can't tell me that Elijah got under your skin , and now you're on the run ! " " I'm not running , Amee . " I rolled my eyes . " It seems so to me , " she sighed . " If you leave town , he's going to know that you left because of your divorce . Besides that , Atlanta is all that you know , Dee . " " I know , but I have to go . I made this deal with Ethan , and my terms were that we leave town . Elijah doesn't know about the baby , and I want to keep it that way . " " You keep surprising me , honestly . " She sipped her cocktail and groaned . " How does he not know about the pregnancy ? " " Because I don't want him to know . It's mine . He's going to have his own family with Abigail , and I don't want it any other way . " " So , you're leaving town and keeping his baby from him ? Please tell me that this is not going to be the biggest mistake that you've ever made ? " " I know what I'm doing , Amee . I have to do what's best for me and this baby . Otherwise , no one is going to look out for us . We have no backup , " my voice cracked . Even though my fall out with my family was expected , it hurt knowing that they couldn't bother to make any effort to mend things with me without making me feel like I was worth something to them only when I was married to Elijah . When Amelia saw the hurt behind my eyes , since she knew me so well that I couldn't put up a wall between us , she reached for my hand and squeezed it just enough for me to look at her and shed the tears that were creeping up at the corners of my eyes . " You have me , Dee . We have each other , " she cried with me . " And this baby ... " I cried . " This baby has me , Amee . I have to do this for her . I have to lay a strong foundation for her , and I can't do it here . " If I had any other choice , I would've chosen to stay and make my mark in Atlanta and prove to everyone who doubted me that I was capable of doing something with my life . " Nothing can separate us , Amee . Not even distance . It will always be you and me , and nothing will ever change that . " I smiled at her . She smiled at me , took the handkerchief on the table contour , and wiped off the tears on my face and hers . " I hate the Houstons . They've succeeded in driving my only friend away . " She sipped the whole content of her cocktail . " They've not succeeded in anything . I needed this for a long time , and now I am going to do everything that I want to do and get everything that I want . " Amelia sighed . " Fine . But , every holiday , I'll come and see you and my little nephew or niece . Every holiday . " " Yes , ma'am . " I chuckled as I finally sipped my orange juice and took a bite of my bagel . A 1/3 Chapter 0009 " I love you . " " I love you , Amee , and thank you for everything that you've ever done for me . " I spent that entire afternoon with her , catching up and reminiscing on our old days . I was definitely going to miss my favorite girl . +25 BONUS When I got back to my hotel suite , I finished packing my bags and sat down to read the deal document that Ethan sent me . I wanted to make sure that the deal was going to benefit both of us and that we wouldn't be limited to living our own lives before the deal was over . I was doing all that while eating since I started feeling like I was starving and on the verge of fainting from hunger . When I was done preparing for a shower , I sat down on the edge of the bed and sighed as I went through my phone . I came across a picture of Abigail's post with Elijah on vacation . Caption : " Out with the love of my life . Taking in every moment together and appreciating the universe for the little soul that she's about to bring into our lives . " I felt my heart racing at her caption , and when I saw Elijah's comment on the post , I knew that it couldn't get any worse . Comment : " Thank you for making me the happiest man on earth and giving me another chance to do something purposeful with my life . You have been such a blessing , and I hope that I will never jeopardize our love as I did . There's only one woman in my heart , Abi , and that's you . " And so it was true . He never stopped loving her even though he constantly told me that he was over her . It was also true that she was carrying his child . While with me , he insisted on me being on birth control so that I wouldn't get pregnant for him , but he got her pregnant effortlessly . He came with me to every family planning appointment to make sure that I wouldn't get off the injection without informing him because his mother kept convincing us to have a child . Whenever I skipped my period because of the injection that I was getting , he didn't want us to have sex until scans were thoroughly done to confirm that I wasn't pregnant . So , it made sense that I fell pregnant shortly after changing my birth control method , and he didn't know anything . He didn't even suspect anything when I started feeling sick at night . After all , we both suspected that it was the side effects of the new birth control . Angry and determined to leave Atlanta for good , I picked up my cell phone on the bed and called Ethan . 1 " Darla , are you okay ? " He asked after answering the call . " Please , get your assistant to book a flight for tomorrow morning . I'm ready to leave Atlanta . " " Are you sure that you don't need more days to put your things in order ? " 2/3 Chapter 0009 " We leave tomorrow , or the deal is off . " "I'll book the flight myself . " +25 BONUS 3/3 Chapter 0010 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!