Spin My Love (My Love #1)(15)

“Parker …”

“He’s mine?” I ask her, already knowing the answer.

She nods.

I’m about to open my mouth to talk to her about Parker when someone rings the bell for the front door. I watch Giselle’s back as she leaves to open it.

I’m thinking about everything I have just learnt, coming to terms with the fact that I’m a father when Parker himself walks in behind Giselle.

My son.

My family.

The family I didn’t even know I had. And why? Because, like a dumb f*ck, I was high and drunk that night. I was f*cked up on the night I conceived my son. I feel sick. I never wanted to hurt anyone. I was just weak—lost in my own shit. My own pain.

But enough is enough.

I don’t deserve this second chance, but if Giselle lets me, I’m going to take it anyway. I will beg on my knees if I have to.

“Parker,” I almost whimper, taking in his features. His eyes are a dead giveaway. How could I have not known? The evidence is staring right back at me. He gives me an odd look, obviously wondering what I’m doing here. Or maybe he senses the tension in the room.

“Go and get changed, Parker. Tane was just leaving,” she says to our son. Wait, what? I’m not leaving. I’m never leaving them again, that’s for sure. I’m about to say as much when Levi and Gage walk in, both smiling at each other as if they’d just shared some joke. Their smiles drop as they see me standing here, along with the pale look on Giselle’s face.

“What’s wrong, sis?” Gage asks, instantly alert.

Shit is about to hit the fan.

Levi calls out Giselle’s name as he strides over to her. She runs straight into his arms.

It hits me like a blow to the chest.

She whimpers into Levi’s shirt, and I take a step forward, wanting to be the one to comfort her. It should be me holding her, not Levi. Yet it’s me that caused her pain. I tried to stay away from her for her own good, but I ended up f*cking things up anyway.

“Giselle what’s going on?” Gage demands, steel in his voice.

“What’s wrong?” Levi asks her softly. My fists clench at my sides.

“Tane, what the f*ck is going on?” Gage asks again, his posture rigid.

“I’m sorry, Gage,” is all she says. What? She’s sorry I’m Parker’s father? My jaw clenches.

“What happened, Giselle?” Gage demands.

“I’m sorry I never told you. I’m sorry I lied,” she says, her voice muffled by Levi’s chest.

I swallow hard, before saying, “Parker is my son.”

There is a moment of silence.

Of shock.

Then I see the realization dawning on their faces. Levi hugs Giselle closer. Gage stomps towards me, his fist clenched. When he draws it back, I know what to expect.

Pain.

I welcome it.

And then everything goes black.





Chapter Seven

Giselle

I watch in horror as Tane doesn’t move to protect himself, he just takes the hit. Gage lifts his fist to hit him again but Tane falls to the ground before he can do so.

“Gage! Stop!” I yell, squirming against Levi’s hold.

I hate seeing the two of them fight. They’re best friends; time can’t change that. I don’t want to be the reason that they’re fighting right now. I get no satisfaction from it, none.

“Giselle,” Levi reprimands as I continue to evade his grip.

“Mama, are you okay?” I see Parker enter the room. I pray he hasn’t been there long and didn’t see Gage knock Tane out. Levi lets go of me so I can go over to him, squatting down in front of his small body.

“Baby, everything is fine. Go back into your room and I’ll come read you a story, okay?” I say, smoothing his hair out of his face. He nods and with a final look at the scene before him, turns around and retreats back to his room.

I lean down over Tane, who seems to be unconscious.

“Gage,” I growl, frantically running my hands over Tane’s face. I doubt it helps but I do it anyway. Probably more for me, than for Tane.

“So what? He just f*cked you and left?” my brother asks, his chest heaving with anger.

“No,” I begin, knowing Gage won’t like where this goes. “It’s complicated. I never told Tane I was pregnant. I only just told him that Parker is his son.” I sigh and sit back on my heels, thankful when Tane starts to come to. That’s going to be one hell of a black eye, though.

Gage stops. “He didn’t know?” He sounds almost hopeful.

“He had no idea, okay? He didn’t desert us,” I tell him, my eyes pleading. I don’t want to ruin their friendship over this, and the problems between Tane and I are just that: only between us. No matter what issues I have with Tane, I don’t want Gage or Levi to be mad at him. He doesn’t deserve anyone’s wrath except mine.

“How could you not tell him, Giselle?” he asks, running a hand through his hair in frustration. “That doesn’t sound like something you would do.”

I hate the disappointment in his tone.

“We spent one night together, Gage,” I say, avoiding going into details. No brother wants to hear about his sister having a one-night stand. “He didn’t even recognise me. Look, it doesn’t matter, it happened. But he’s here now, and we’re trying to work out what the best thing for Parker would be. I can’t keep him away; Parker would hate me and Tane would hate me.”