Beautiful Mess - Episode 25

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Goodbye 

Wendy 

 

Kismet. 

I knew it was only a matter of time before the truth of Jasmin's father came out. 

I always thought that it would be Jasmin asking the question not Garrett. 

Freaking Garret. 

He watches me now wearily as if bracing his self for a heart wrenching news. 

And heart wrenching it would be. 

"Kismet?" 

"Garr...." 

I start and he interrupts me. 

"Were you married? Did you have a child? You can tell me baby" 

He says and I blink the sudden rush of tears away. 

In hindsight I could see I was selfish, keeping the truth of my pregnancy away from him but I was young and naive. 

I was scared, I had no one, and the thrill of having a first boyfriend and then finding out he might be a potential armed robber was just too much. 

I shake my head no to his earlier question before I speak. 

"Garret, you have to understand that I was scared, I had no one, I had thought that you had left me" 

"What are you talking about Kis?" 

"Garrett....." 

He looks closely at me, waiting for me to say something but am scared, he seems to come to a realization. 

"Is... Is Jasmin mine?" 

He asks in a broken whisper and I sob a little before nodding. 

He takes a step away from me and I rock a little at the sudden pain in my chest, he stops. 

"I had..

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. No.. I have a child?" 

He asks and I nod. 

He doesn't reply, just opens the door and walks to the sitting room. 

This few moments of me waiting for his reaction is killing me. 

Am dying a slow death. 

Jasmin looks up from the couch where she has found a Rubik's cube to keep her company. 

"Are we going home now Maman? Am hungry, there was nothing in his fridge" 

She says, throwing an accusing look at Garrett. 

Garrett chuckles brokenly as If in awe and I think how great a mistake it would have been if this day didn't happen. 

"Can we go now?" 

Jazz asks and I shake my head. 

"I have something to tell you jazz girl" 

I begin, preparing my self to shatter my daughter's world. 

"No, it's fine, she doesn't have to know yet" 

Garrett says, interrupting me. 

"We can prepare lunch for you jazz, can I call you Jazz?" 

Garrett asks and my daughter.. No...our daughter and she nods. 

"Wait... Since am a guest can we order pizza?" 

She asks Garrett with a mischievous smile and he smiles. 

"You are a cheeky one aren't you?... Sure, let's order pizza and cola, sounds great?" 

Jazz nods and I beam, I send Garrett a concerned look when he wavers. 

His whole demeanor made me forget that he was actually sick. 

"Are you ok?" 

I whisper to him

"We can go home and come back tomorrow" 

He shakes his head. 

"I missed seven years of you and my child, I don't want to miss a second more, I will be fine" 

He says and I nod. 

He bends to kiss my lips when jazz turns away and I am content. 

*****

Bebe. 

It seems too easy right? Hold on, we are getting to the good part, and also what do you think of authors note like this? Seems like a little bit of intermission, tell me what you think. 

Also, hey zinny, when you eventually read this, congratulations, I know you didn't tell me but I figured, saw the pics, have a wonderful experience. 

Much love sweetness. 

*****

Garrett. 

The look on Mimi's face was beyond comical, I know she thought she had seen the last of me but think again. 

"What are you doing here?" 

She immediately asks as I help Kismet bring in her groceries the next morning. 

Kismet had called her the previous night telling her not to worry, that she was OK. 

Am sure she never thought that Kismet would be with me not to talk of show up with me today. 

"Mimi, you know my new friend?" 

Jazz asks and its looks a feat to see her struggle to fake a smile. 

"Yes baby, why don't you go upstairs to honey so that the both of you can get you ready for piano lessons? Uh?" 

I don't take my eyes off her and Kismet begins to look between us. 

"You guys please, don't start this nonsense again guys, am too happy for you both to ruin it" 

Kismet says and Mimi pulls up her fake smile, Kismet nods before taking some groceries to put away. 

"Now tell me what the hell you are doing here?" 

"What? You didn't miss me?" 

"You broke my friend's heart you f-cktard" 

I smirk.

"Is that why you lied to her about contacting me?" 

"That's besides the point,.. She was heartbroken, she was going to move on... You couldn't come back and ruin it" 

I feel rage settle on my skin like ice. 

"Ruin it?" 

I ask and she instinctively takes a step back, good, am in a mood to break her f-cking neck. 

"I would have been here to take care of my woman if you didn't f-cking lie to her, I would have been with her through the many morning sicknesses, through the labor, through the baby shower and every other f-cking thing. 

I missed my child's birth, I missed her taking her first step, I missed her saying her first words, I missed her going to school for the first time, she must have been bloody scared, I missed her taking swim lessons, I missed her taking piano lessons, I missed her first recital, I missed her first laugh, her first smile, her first tooth, I f-cking missed every thing so don't you stand there all high and mighty with your judgemental bullsh-t and tell me how I ruined a life, you Miranda, you ruined a life, you are the most f-cking selfish b-tch I have bloody met, I only leave you alive because my woman loves you, don't try to pull one over me again because trust me I would kill you, I promise you I will"

I say with all my pent up anger, it's a miracle that I am still speaking calmly. 

"Don't you f-cking try to tell me off Garrett Gage Grayson, who do you think you effing are? Are you mad? Do you think I know nothing about your little spree in south Africa? How bloody hypocritical can you be? You don't get to come here and act like you are dad of the year, you are a killer Garrett, a f-cking mercenary, you don't deserve any of them, you deserve to die alone "

She says and I begin to understand how true her words her. 

I don't deserve Kismet, but I will be damned if I walk away from her again. 

She has accepted me without even caring about my secret and my flaws, I will be with her if it's the last thing I do. 

"Get out" 

I whip my head towards the kitchen and I see kismet standing there. 

Oh sh-t, how much of our conversation did she here. 

I begin to take a step towards the exit when she speaks. 

"Not you Garr, Miranda, get the hell out" 

"Kiki..." 

"He deserves us, and he doesn't deserve to die alone so get out, am too angry to see you right now"

She says before turning to walk back to the kitchen. 

I stand still. 

But I can't help being smug. 

Garrett : 1 - Miranda ; 0

Ha.

 

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