yours and mine - mason mount

twenty-seven

Mason's POV:
"Answer me." my voice filled with rage. How could she keep this secret for 2 years? What was she gaining out of it? Why would she hurt me in the process of hiding my own kid from me? "How long were you going to continue lying to me, about Luka being mine? Mine Ella!"

My voice is scary, she had never seen me this angry. I'm angry, I want answers now. I deserve to know why she did it, I know what I did was bad but she did it worse. "Mason, you have to believe me. I was going to tell you soon-" she begins to cry, not knowing what to say.

"When Ella? In the next two years?" I shake my head at her silence. "Why would you hide this from me? I had every right to know! He's not just yours Ella... You took two years away from his life from me. I wasn't there for anything and you made me believe someone left you like that."

"You deprived me from your life, you deprived me from him, you deprived me of helping you in that situation. Do you not know how I'm feeling?" I continued, finally something inside her tick setting her off. "I get it, trust me I do, but you're not one too-"

"No yes I am. I'm the father of your baby. A baby who's almost two. Two years of keeping away the connection we should've had, from his love and company. Two years of not having a father and son bond. That, that I will never allow or forgive" I began to walk away crying.

"I know Mason, I know I was late to tell you this, but there's a valuable reason. I never ever wanted to keep this from you. But you were gone, you had a busy life, I didn't want to put that pressure and responsibility on you. I was still eighteen, nineteen when I had him for god's sake. Let's not forget about what you did-"

"Don't you dare turn this on me. I admit to what I did was wrong but you, you kept him away? Why Ella?" I turn around grabbing her hips and begging for an answer. "I would've been there, no ifs and buts. I would've taken care of him AND you!"

"How Mason? You could barely keep it in your pants? How could I let my child around that when you weren't even faithful!" she points at me, trying to prove something but fails. "Wanna know why I kept it for so long?"

"Please enlighten me! I'd be delighted to know why I was kept away from my own proper son!" my voice raises slightly again. Her blue eyes dilate when locking with mine. "I can't do it here. We need to go to my place, I swear I will explain everything. No bullshit, you can decide what you want to do from there. But this isn't the time or place for it."

"Fine. But if I'm not satisfied, expect to hear from lawyers soon." I warned her. She panics, realizing whatever happens next determines the future.

The drive back to her flat is silent, the tension could barely be cut through a knife. The elephant in the room grows bigger by the minute. I'm impatient to know. The only reason why I'm coming here is to have the final closure.

When approaching her front door, we're greeted by her mother. She makes small talk but I don't have time for this, Ella begins to grow more nervous. When her mother left, she went into a room, grabbing a big cardboard box.

It was labeled Ella's pregnancy. Filled with ultrasound pictures, baby clothes, her maternity pictures, letters, and even the tests. I grabbed a hold of the small ultrasound picture, which indicated when she was seven weeks.

"We had barely broken up when they took that" she walks behind me. I scatter through more stuff, making me angry and sad at the sight. "Let's sit down on the couch." I nod and drag the box with me.

"It was that same night when I found out I missed my period. Prior to when you came home, I felt the symptoms but just thought it was a bug. It wasn't till I took four tests that confirmed everything. I remember feeling hurt, lonely, depressed, and angry. Kai and Sophia are the only ones who know, the only reason that being is because I told them."