Chapter 37 (Andrew's POV)
What in the actual fuck!
I was counting in my head, how many months have passed since Vicky left Scotland.
One, two, three, yeah it was 4 months ago.
And what I saw made no sense to me.
Vicky was obviously pregnant and her reaction just confirmed it.
But when? How?
There were so many questions in my head.
Since Vicky isn't picking up I did the second best thing and dialed Knox.
He picked up on the second ring.
"Hey I am a bit busy right now so shoot fast."
I felt bad for interrupting him because he really sounded like he was in the middle of something. But right now I really need my best friend.
"Hey. Sorry to interrupt you out of the blue, but I'd really appreciate your company and advice right now."
I could literally hear Knox stop at my words.
"Bro you're scaring me. What happened? Is Marge ok? Did something happen to Amy?"
I took a deep breath before I answered.
"No. They are both fine. It's Vicky. First she texted me someone tried to run her over and then I realized she is pregnant! Fucking pregnant brother! And she is halfway through with her pregnancy already!"
I was breathing hard after I finished speaking and it only took Knox a second for his reply.
"I'll be there in few."
Then he hung up.
I had no idea what to even do with myself.
It felt good to get things off my chest but it still gave me no answers, but I knew only Vicky could give me those. I tried calling her one last time but again it went straight to voicemail. Which meant she turned off her phone.
"Damn you Vicky. I need answers. And I need them now before I lose my mind!"
I was still muttering to myself when Knox came inside my house.
Since Vicky left I changed every lock in my house and the only people that had keys beside me were Knox and mom.
"Now I have 3 six packs of our favorite beer and a pack of cigarettes, let's get down to business."
I was still pissed and anxious but his reaction still made me laugh.
He laughed with me and after we both calmed down he came to sit on the opposite side of the table.
"Glad we could break the ice, but now let's get serious for a second. What do you mean someone tried to run her over?"
I took a deep breath once more and told Knox everything I knew.
"I just came in from the garage and Vicky texted me if I was busy. Next thing you know she calmly texted that she is not ok and someone tried to run her over. She has no idea who could be behind the wheel but if Jessy wasn't there the car would hit her."
Knox looked deep in thought for a second.
"You once told me she had an abusive ex that didn't want to let her go right? And you also said she is pregnant, which we will get back to, but think about it like this. What if he saw her in the past few days, with a baby bump. Don't you think he would lose his mind?"
I thought a bit about his words, but I couldn't argue his point.
"I didn't think about that asshole. But yeah it would be just like him. Since the last time Vicky tried to leave him he tried to drag her back. And I mean literally. He dragged her by her hair when she was leaving her former job."
He looked at me with wide eyes. I could see my words took him by surprise. But the only thing I could zhink about was, why didn't I think about it sooner? It was obvious!
"Wait. So you are trying to tell me you had all this information about him and you didn't think he could be behind this? Why are you not calling Vicky?"
My shoulders slumped at his last words.
"I would but I think she was trying to hide her pregnancy from me and now that I know about it, she is not picking up her phone. All my calls go straight to voicemail."
"How far did you say you think she is? Could it be that the baby is yours?"
"She must be at least 3-4 months pregnant judging by her belly. It's not huge, but it's there. And thats what I want to know. Also if it's my baby, why did she leave without telling me. Or mentioning it later in our chatts? We are speaking every fucking day! Now it makes sense why every time she called me she was sitting at her dining table. Damn I am an idiot!"
"I agree you are. But thats problem for another day. Right now we need to figure out how to get some answers, and tell her who we think is behind her "accident" which wasn't an accident at all."
We were both silent for a few seconds, just thinking about our plan.
Suddenly a lightbulb flickered in my mind.
"I have an idea but I need you by my side every step of the way."
He looked at me with a bit of suspicion but I knew I could count on him.
"Sure brother. You know I'll always have your back. Even when you are an idiot, which by the way is most of the time."
I slaped him on the backside of his head and he started laughing.
Than we got down to our plan.