Chapter 4 - Chapter 4

"Jack!!" Those words left my mouth leaving them wide open. He stood there trying to say something but it wasn't coming out. He hadn't changed a bit, he looked more classy and handsome. I felt Max hands on my leg as he hugged me tightly. He always felt insecured whenever he was around strangers. Jack looked at him and I could see the surprise in his face. 

"Can I come in?" He asked with pleading eyes. 

"And why should I let you in?" I asked him fighting back tears. I wanted to cry after remembering that day he left me without saying a word to me. 

"Please, I have something important to tell you." He pleaded. 

"Go to the room Max. I will be right back." I told him patting his head. He ran away quickly. I let Jack in and sat on the couch waiting for him to talk. 

He cleared his throat and started. "Uhmm.....I know nothing can justify what I did three years ago. I'm even ashamed of it." He started. "After I left, I felt guilty. I never wanted to do so." He said looking me straight in the eyes.

"Then why did you leave?" I asked him with enthusiasm. 

"I was scared that I had messed things up. I was scared that I couldn't look you in the face again." He said bending his head down in shame. 

"First of, how did you know where I'm living and-------" I stopped halfway not wanting to tell him that he has a son. 

"He's our son right?" He asked as if he knew what was in my mind. "I sent someone to follow you after an information got to me that I had a son cause of his striking resemblance with me." He added. 

"He's not your son." I fired back immediately. 

"I know he's my son Emily. We both know that. I mean, it's visible." He said. 

"He's now your son after abandoning us for years?" I almost yelled at him. 

"I'm sorry Emily. I let fear rule over me. I've never had any girlfriend that's why I was scared. I only do one night stand." He pleaded. 

"I think you should start going." I said as I rose to my feet. 

"At least let me see him one last time. I brought something for him." He pleaded. I brought in Max without hesitation so we could get over with it. 

He gave him a bag filled with gifts and chocolates. "I will keep in touch." He said before leaving. 

I breathed heavily as I collapsed on the couch. I called Sam immediately. She arrived in a short while. "Guess who was here today?" I asked her as we prepared lunch in the kitchen. 

"I don't know, who?" She asked seeming lost. 

"It was Jack." I said. She stopped chopping the onion and looked back at me. 

"What? What did he say?" She inquired. I told her everything he said. "I think he wants to get back with you guys." She said as she continued with what she was chopping. 

"That's never going to happen." I said sighing. 

"Well, let's see." Sam said. 

I never wanted to get back with Jack after he abandoned me including our son. I was not even ready for a family. I just wanted to live a peaceful life with my son and that's all. 

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Jack kept on visiting with lots of gifts for Max. For the first time in three years, I started falling little by little for him. I always erased that thought from my head but it kept on coming and coming. 

The way he played with Max made him more attractive to me. I found myself always watching them play and Max also loved him too. It was nice seeing them get along. Suddenly, he came to the kitchen. I looked away and continued with my cooking. "What do you want?" I asked him not looking at his face. 

"Nothing, just wanted to see if you needed some help down here." He said as a smile curved down his pink full lips. I could feel his blue eyes piercing on me. 

"Thank you, I don't need your help." I said bluntly. 

"You know, I still remember one night during our trip where you were asleep and muttering my name." Immediately he said that, I stopped what I was doing and turned to him. 

"W-w-who told you that?" I questioned him with my voice trembling. I couldn't remember anything like that so it was all a lie. 

"Well, I heard it myself." He said as he started coming close to me. His harsh cologne filled my nostrils, almost making me choke. I started walking back but when my back hit the wall, I couldn't move anymore. His head went to my neck region as his hot breath sent shudder down my spine. 

I closed my eyes taking in the moment. It reminded me of that night we went on that trip. "You see, those feelings are still there." He said suddenly. I opened my eyes without even realizing he was staring at me all the while. 

I pushed him away and went back to my cooking feeling ashamed. He chuckled quietly before returning to play with Max. I breathed heavily as he left. I couldn't believe that just happened and I embarrassed myself in front of him. 

When he was about to go, he walked back to me. "My parents would like to meet you......and Max. They are inviting you for dinner tomorrow." He said. 

"Why should I believe you?" I asked him folding my arms on my chest. 

"Because it's the truth." He said. Part of me wanted to go but the other didn't want to. I nodded in agreement. "Ok. I will pick you guys up by 5 tomorrow." He said. 

"Never mind. We will come on our own." I told him. 

"They insist on me picking you two." He said. 

"Fine." I said rolling my eyes. He kissed Max on the forehead before leaving. 

 THIRD PERSON POV.

A man in black appeared in a room. He looked like he was in his middle forties. He had a cigarette in his hand accompanied with his pistol. "He thinks he can get away with that. He's wrong cause I'm going to make sure he pays dearly." He said to the other figure that stood beside him. 

"What do you want me to do sir?" The male figure asked him. 

"I want you to track him down and finish him and whoever that is with him." He said with a satisfying grin. 

"Ok sir." His assassin said and left immediately to embark on his mission. 

"I will make sure Jack gets what is coming for him. I will hold his head in my hand satisfied." He said before leaving..........