Destined Arrangement

Chapter 22

Alaine's POV
Bang bang bang

I'm about to kill someone this early morning. Who the hell knocks the door like a crazy uncilivised baboon this early with my babies still asleep.

"I'm coming" I yell."stop banging the door".  I swear it better not be Eric.

I open the door and its the last person I was hoping to see.

"What the hell?, you don't come to someone's place early morning without an appointment and start banging on the door. Didn't your mama teach you any manners"

"Who's the guy, Alaine?". He barks.

" What are you talking about? And could you please keep your voice down. I got kids who surprisingly are still asleep after your banging ".

" what? You got kids?" He asks in a confused tone.

"What are you doing here Kyle?" I ask irritated at this point.

He pulls out his phone, unlocks it and shows me a picture.
It was a picture of Eric and me making out at the gala. You could clearly see it was Eric but my face wasn't so visible.

"So you came all this way, banged on my door like a teenage white girl running away from Mike Myers to show me a picture?"

"I'm not here for your jokes Alaine, you invited me to a gala and you sneak out with another dude. Did you ask me out to the gala for pay back? It was college Alaine, get over it".

I start chuckling and he raises one eyebrow that clearly states, 'what the hell' kind of confusion. " Get over yourself Kyle, I moved on with my life after you cheated and made me feel bad about my weight but I learned how to love myself, thank you very much. And about the guy, its non of your business. We aren't dating and as far as I can remember, you  seemed pretty occupied with the ladies last night and the mini crab cakes. Now please leave before you wake my kids up". I don't wait for him to respond and I slam the door shut.

I decide to check on the kids and thank God they are still a sleep. I grab my phone and check online and the hot trending topic is 'Eric Archer and the mystery woman'. Yeah this is the last thing I need right now. I feel like me and Eric are in a better place right now and now if the public finds out about me and the kids, I don't think any of us would handle the pressure.
But what my inner voice actually thought is he is probably gonna spin the story around because he is ashamed to show you to the world. He got what he wanted, he is obliged to stay with you anymore.  I shake my head and decide to call Eric.

"Alaine?"

"Get over here now"

"Good morning to you too"

"Eric, get over here now. I know you were meant to come over for lunch but what we need to discuss can't wait till then now please get your butt here now and please make sure no one is following you". I quickly hang up before he can ask more questions.

An hour later, I hear a knock on the door, I rush to the door and quickly pull him in. " Did you make sure you weren't followed"?

"Alaine, stop." He grabs my shoulders to keep me still and looks into my eyes. He face clearly shows he's concerned,"Breathe and tell me what's wrong? "
I take a deep breath and I grab my phone and show him.

'Eric Archer, a chubby chaser?'

'New fetish for Eric Archer?'

And the comments are brutal, most of the comments talking about how I'm probably the reason, he isn't with Eleanor anymore or how as a black woman I'm planning on trapping him with kids.

He scrolls for another minute and let's out a breath.
" I'll handle it" as he grabs me into a tight hug, "I'm sorry Alaine".

"How are you gonna handle it "? I couldn't help but ask, I have to prepare myself for the worst.

"Please just trust me, I'll take care of it. I know I'm asking a lot considering everything but please believe me, I'll handle it".

I wanna probe some more but I decide against it. He loves his kids and I gotta believe he'll do what's best for them.

" OK, I'm actually surprised you didn't see the headlines " I say trying to lighten the mood.

"Yeah, well you know social media isn't my thing".

" I guess that's one other thing we have in common". We laugh about it and he finally let's go of me, we stare at each other for like 5 seconds and he walks up to the kids and kisses them.

I couldn't help but feel all mushy all inside seeing how he handles the kids.

I decide I need a shower and I leave them to bond. I gotta trust everything will workout for the best.