Chapter 85 - I ? U I Do 18: Not Hallucinating (1/2)
He…kissed me…
Still unbelieving, Marian James remained staring at the closed door her boss exited just a few seconds ago.
”He kissed me…” she whispered again in disbelief just as she realized that the telephone hadn't stopped yet.
Somewhat coming to his senses, she quickly went to pick up the receiver. ”Hello?”
”Geez Big Sis, what took you so long to pick up? I was beginning to get worried. Vice Pres said you went home hours ago,” Jay said on the other end.
”Jay Baby! Are you okay now?” she asked worriedly. When she left the hospital, Jay was still unconscious.
”Yes I'm fine— and you haven't answered my question,” the other retorted pointedly and she chuckled.
”Aww, Jay Baby's fussing like a wife now eh?” she teased making the other screech.
”EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH! Bis Sis, don't ever joke like that with me!” Jay scolded her and she pouted.
”Okay, I'm the wife then,” she countered, making the other screech some more.
”You know what? I had enough. Stay where you are and wait for me. We'll talk,” the young man said and he didn't wait for her to answer before he ended the call.
”What's wrong with him?” Marian asked no one as she placed the receiver back to its cradle. With the call done, the events of the day came rushing back to her and she frowned as she sat.
Liam Kang came to her home, demanding— well, pleading that she stayed.
Marian wanted to. She was in love with her boss more than she ever realized she first was that leaving hurt a lot. Even though when she found out that Liam was going to get married to someone else, (although she really believed their boss was gay and was in love with Jay) she had entertained the thought of remaining by his side, working as his PA so at least she could see him if not have him.
She knew it was an accident. She knew it wasn't Jay's fault either. But it made things awkward between the three of them that she wanted to laugh at how pathetic things had become.
Marian was in love with the president. Liam wanted Jay and had proposed to him. But Jay, due to some sick joke of fate was the father of the baby she was carrying.
They're what you call a love triangle – a sick triangle. If she stayed, she knew not only her— but all of them would be miserable.
But then why? Why did Liam want her to stay so much that he pleaded? Why did the president kiss her?
”I don't know,” she muttered as she held the side of her head which began to throb.
A few minutes after, Jay arrived looking totally harassed, and Marian who got worried rushed towards him. ”Jay Baby, what happ – ”
She wasn't able to finish her inquiry however as Jay stepped back as he held out a hand to ward her off, not wanting her to get close to him.
”Stop where you are,” he said making her pause and pout.
”Are you angry at me now?” she asked, looking wounded and the secretary quickly spoke.
”Big Sis, don't look upset. I should be the one looking upset— because I'm upset!”
”Why should you be? You're not the one who's pregnant!” She exclaimed, looking totally hurt. ”I know this was somehow my fault— but I wasn't the only one who created this baby. I had help too!”
”That's right you had help— but not from me,” Jay retorted which made her both confused and offended. Really offended.
”Jay Co— you stupid donut! I already told you that I don't mind and I don't blame you. But telling me this? Don't you think you're being such an ȧsshole?” she demanded, her voice shaking as her eyes filled with tears. She's becoming totally sėnsɨtɨvė these days and she hated it.
Jay, on the other hand, was almost in tears himself. ”Nooooo,” he cried as he stomped his feet and pulled his hair in exasperation. ”Big Sis, I'm telling you this now. I AM NOT THE FATHER OF YOUR BABY,” he bit out each word emphasizing them so she would get his point.
”But that night…” Marian whispered looking totally lost. ”That night…”
”That night, when you got drunk, another person came and I left you in his care,” Jay explained, glad that finally, this big sister was listening to him and had stopped jumping to some ridiculous conclusions and insisting on them.
”Come, you need to sit,” he said as he grabbed her hand and ushered her to the couch and he sat on the opposite side, studying her face.
”A-another person?” she asked completely confused. ”But I can't remember…”
Marian closed her eyes, her hand holding the side of her head as she tried to recall that evening. She remembered getting drunk— of wanting to vomit, so she ate some chocolates. She remembered feeling hot then feeling a little pain in her abdomen. After that, however, things began to become blurry. All she remembered was that she lay down on the sofa and Jay turned into Liam in her vision and well…
In her dreams at least.
”I just remembered you suddenly turning into the president but that's just me hallucinating right?” she asked, laughing pathetically in an attempt to put humor in her haplessness and yet still failed miserably. Her hormones were on the loose and so were her tear glands.
”Oh my God,” she whispered; her beautiful face completely crumpled as she sobbed.
Her hands covered her ashen face. She was confused and scared now. If it was Jay who had fathered her child then she was okay with it somehow. She was already resigned to it. But finding out that it wasn't the case – that there was someone else— someone unknown who got her pregnant, then it was just too much.