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Dirty Little Secret
Chapter 40: If You're Capable of Telling The Truth
I bite my lip in to prevent myself from letting out a sting of profanities. I can feel the heat rising to my cheeks; I can only assume that my entire face has gone red.
I stare at Angel, looking into those dark brown eyes, almost hoping that this is just some sort of sick joke she’s decided to play on me. But they’re apologetic. This isn’t a joke. She’s serious; dead serious.
“Zack, please say something,” she says, her voice barely audible. “Zacky?”
“I don’t know what to say, Angel. How do I even know you’re telling me the truth?”
“What?”
“You heard me. You’re willing to lie for nine months to Myla, Chuck, and all your friends. How do I know you’re not lying now?”
“Look at her, Zachary!” she chokes out.
My jaw clenches. She knows I fucking hate to be called that.
“It’s just a pair of green eyes! They prove absolutely nothing!”
The baby stirs and begins to cry. I quickly bite my lip. Maybe now isn’t the best time to yell.
“Shhhh, it’s okay. He didn’t mean to scare you like that. He just lost his temper for a little bit, but it is okay,” Angel murmurs. “I think we should get a nurse to take her to the nursery.”
Almost as if on cue the door opens and a nurse with platinum blonde hair walks into the room.
“If it’s okay with you we’re just going to take her out into the nursery with the other babies.”
“That’s fine.”
I watch as the baby is quickly transferred from Angel’s arms to the nurse’s. The baby lets out a loud cry. I guess she doesn’t want to leave her mom.
“We never did get a name for her.”
“We don’t have one yet,” Angel replies sheepishly.
“That’s fine. We’ll just call her ‘Baby Girl Williams’.”
“Actually, could you call her--” she trails off when she looks at me. “Never mind, that’s fine.”
The nurse leaves. The door closes loudly and it makes me jump. Or maybe it wasn’t as loud as I thought and I’m just in a jumpy mood. I take a deep breath in an attempt to regain my composure.
“Angel, how about you start things off with telling me the truth? That is, if the truth is something you’re capable of telling.”
I stare at Angel, looking into those dark brown eyes, almost hoping that this is just some sort of sick joke she’s decided to play on me. But they’re apologetic. This isn’t a joke. She’s serious; dead serious.
“Zack, please say something,” she says, her voice barely audible. “Zacky?”
“I don’t know what to say, Angel. How do I even know you’re telling me the truth?”
“What?”
“You heard me. You’re willing to lie for nine months to Myla, Chuck, and all your friends. How do I know you’re not lying now?”
“Look at her, Zachary!” she chokes out.
My jaw clenches. She knows I fucking hate to be called that.
“It’s just a pair of green eyes! They prove absolutely nothing!”
The baby stirs and begins to cry. I quickly bite my lip. Maybe now isn’t the best time to yell.
“Shhhh, it’s okay. He didn’t mean to scare you like that. He just lost his temper for a little bit, but it is okay,” Angel murmurs. “I think we should get a nurse to take her to the nursery.”
Almost as if on cue the door opens and a nurse with platinum blonde hair walks into the room.
“If it’s okay with you we’re just going to take her out into the nursery with the other babies.”
“That’s fine.”
I watch as the baby is quickly transferred from Angel’s arms to the nurse’s. The baby lets out a loud cry. I guess she doesn’t want to leave her mom.
“We never did get a name for her.”
“We don’t have one yet,” Angel replies sheepishly.
“That’s fine. We’ll just call her ‘Baby Girl Williams’.”
“Actually, could you call her--” she trails off when she looks at me. “Never mind, that’s fine.”
The nurse leaves. The door closes loudly and it makes me jump. Or maybe it wasn’t as loud as I thought and I’m just in a jumpy mood. I take a deep breath in an attempt to regain my composure.
“Angel, how about you start things off with telling me the truth? That is, if the truth is something you’re capable of telling.”
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