One More Time by RB Hilliard Read Free Book Online

got it,” Sally said. “Boo, shut it, you big overgrown lunk head!” she shouted and opened the door.
    “Where is she?” I heard Jimmy ask and my pulse spiked. Ever since I had started showing, I had managed to avoid him.
    “Wait! You can’t just barge in here!” Sally shouted. I turned to bolt from the room.
    “The hell I can’t! I just found out my girlfriend is carrying my child. I can damn well do anything I want!” Jimmy shouted back at her.
    I froze in my tacks. He knows .
    “Your girlfriend?” Sally scoffed. “Wow, that’s rich. What happened to boobirella? Did she pop an implant and become damaged goods?” She slapped her hands dramatically on her cheeks and gasped. “Oh! Let me guess, she got her period and was suddenly too old for you!”
    “Nice to see you’re the same old bitch, Sally,” he snarled.
    “Nice to see you’re the same old douche, James ,” she mocked.
    “Enough!” I exclaimed and both sets of eyes shot to me.
    Jimmy did a full body sweep before settling on my baby bump. His eyes widened in obvious surprise. “It’s true,” he said, staring at my belly. He took a step toward me and I took a step back. “You’re pregnant.”
    Sally scowled at him. “You always said he was observant,” she sarcastically remarked.
    “Fuck off, Sally,” he snarled.
    “Enough,” I told her again. “And don’t speak to her that way,” I directed at him. He stepped back and shut his mouth. When Jimmy and I were together I never spoke harshly to him. It wasn’t in my nature. I had learned a few things since then.
    “Were you ever going to tell me I was going to be a father?” he snapped.
    “Not to state the obvious, Jimmy, but you cheated on me….plus, you hate kids.”
    “That’s beside the point. You are carrying my child in there.” He pointed to my belly. “I have rights.”
    “You have rights?” I asked, trying not to laugh. It was so tempting to tell him about Dillon, but I knew what would happen if I did. He’d lose his ever loving mind.
    Back when Jimmy and I were together, Sally and I decided to stay out drinking after work one night, instead of coming home like I told Jimmy I would. At the last minute, Sally decided to go home with John, our co-worker. It’s a good thing she did because she missed the horrible scene Jimmy caused when I got home. He was so angry he made me sleep on the floor and, when I made a move to get up and go to the bathroom, he threatened to tie me to the bottom of the bed. I remember lying there all night on the cold, hard floor needing to pee. Jimmy could be really scary, especially when he was angry.
    “Damn right I do,” Jimmy stated. The smug look on his face was beyond infuriating.
    “You have nothing, Jimmy. You cheated on me. I know it was more than one time. You claim it was because I wasn’t giving you what you needed but you and I both know that’s not true.” I pointed to my stomach. “This baby is mine. I’m the one carrying it. I’m the one who will deliver it and I will be the one who decides who gets to be a part of its life. Not you. Are we clear?”
    His face turned twisty and mean, an expression I had seen often when we were together. It was the, I’m-about-to-say-or-do-something-vicious look that used to scare the hell out of me. Somewhere along the way, it had lost its power. Jimmy’s anger seemed almost…silly. I smiled and he answered with a mean sounding growl.
    “You forget I’m a lawyer, Bella. I know people. I know judges who owe me favors. My hands may be tied for the moment, but from the looks of it,” his gaze raked across my stomach, “the moment is almost up.” At this point, his face was four shades of red. “That is my brat inside there,” he spat. “ My brat, Bella, and he or she will have my last name or so help me God, the second you deliver I will file for sole custody and, trust me, I will get it.” With that being said, he stormed out and slammed the door behind him.
    “Oh God,” I