She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

185 His Words

Scarlett's POV

Sebastian puts his phone between us, on speaker.

Quietly, I hug my knees, and curl my toes so they wouldn't touch his phone. He shoots me a meaningful glance as he answers Ava: "I'll call Jack before sending a doctor over. Take some rest if you can, or you won't be able to attend your own birthday party--" Ava burst into crying and I flinch away from the phone.

Sebastian takes his phone and puts it on the side away from me. He sits a bit closer to me and puts his warm hand on my shin, kneading slowly with a gentle force. I wrinkle my nose at him, typing on my phone: [You are just doing this for the baby's sake!]

He almost laughs out loud when I show him my screen, and he has to clear his throat to cover the laugh.

"Sebastian?" Ava's wronged murmur comes through, urging when he doesn't reply in time.

"Sorry, what did you say?" Sebastian blinks at his phone, totally absent-minded. I didn't notice either.

"--" Ava hesitates, her tone unsure with a shred of shock, "Am I on speaker...?"

"Yes, my hands are busy," Sebastian answers with a straight face, but at the same time, he puts my foot on his curled leg and kneads my leg with both his hands.

Where did he even learn to do that?! I want to laugh. Not every pregnant woman has swollen legs. Besides, the baby is barely eight months old. The last two months are the toughest.

could hear her exaggerated pout through the phone, as if she is

would go without hesitation. I wish he wouldn't, but I don't want to fight for that anymore. I used to, and it only left scars

my chin

before I can initiate more attacks he says to the

heart pumping in my chest as I stare

does. I tilt my head at him, my eyes wet again. This has always been what I wanted. Happiness could have been so easy for us. Is this what he really wants though? Am I forcing him again? I don't know. I don't want to. Maybe I told him about the baby

disbelief in her voice is so

know how

had to watch him leave me for her. Every time I had to see the coldness in

"Please, Sebastian..." Ava snivels,

"please, I have got only you now..please...you were there

he is looking at me with a look that says

I lower my eyes

not saying that he hasn't been good recently, but it's not

I have my own family now," Sebastian picks up his phone, saying in a heavy, slow voice, "I'm sorry, but I can't be yours at the same time. will use my resources to keep you safe, but that's all I can

happiest person in the world. Not when

even after he hung up, feeling like

the end, he breaks the silence and taps my chin up to look at

you are doing it?" I answer with questions, "Because that's what I