Jailbird

~Part 2: Chapter 24~

Okay, Zedlin was seriously going to fùcking lose it.

"Mason, I can't... Zedlin is not going to take it very well."

"And he's not here. Who cares. Don't tell him."

I glowered at him, "Of course I'm going to tell him. This is his child, I can't leave him out of anything that has to do with Nathan."

"Well maybe you should've been sure of it that he was the father."

"No, maybe you should let go of me and stop trying to find a way to keep us tied to each other. This baby is not yours, sorry."

I gazed at him heatedly before I held out my arms. Mason frowned and looked down at Nathan longingly before he challengingly brought his lips down and kissed his dark head of hair.

Lord, why me? Because when Zedlin finds out I let Mason touch his son, he's gonna kill him first and then me.

Mason passed Nate to me and I cursed everything as he started to fuss in my arms. I wasn't gonna be able to get anything done for the next few hours probably.

"I could help you watch him while you finish everything you were trying to do today—"

"No. I'll manage. Thank you, Mason."

"Are you gonna fight me on this, Sienna? I'll pay for the test myself, I just want to know to be sure. Sue me for holding on to a little pinch of a chance that I could still have a reason to be around you."

I shook my head, "You have a chance, Mason. You're my friend. You know that."

"And you know I've been struggling with that zone. Just please look into it and tell me how much and what I need to do."

"Can you honestly tell me that while you were holding him, you felt a connection to him? And not just because you were holding a part of me?"

Mason smiled, "Yes, Sienna. But can you just do what I ask? What's the problem? Nervous you might not be as sure as you thought you were?"

Seriously... he was annoying as shít.

"Only thing I'm nervous of is Zedlin."

"Why be nervous of someone who's not here? You've got five years to do whatever you want without the shadow of him hovering over you. Five years, Sienna. Take that and run with it."

I bounced Nathan in my arms and grabbed the pacifier clipped to him, shoving into his wailing little mouth.

"I don't think you truly understand my situation. Zedlin may be gone, but he's here... I'm holding a piece of him. Everything I do, as long as I have this kid — if Zedlin wants to know about him, I have to cooperate. I've had a lot of learning to do since I got pregnant and the first thing I learned the hardest is that I will be tied to Zedlin for as long as my son lives. Your hatred for Zedlin runs deep and I try to understand it, but as long as I have our son I won't be taking and running with anything without him knowing; prison or not — and shame on you for being so ugly about it."

Mason looked embarrassed. I saw heat rise from his neck, all the way into his dark hairline. He looked downright shameful and I knew right then and there that he knew this baby belonged to Zedlin and I.

I watched closely as Mason stared at Nate, who was still fussing in my arms. He suddenly looked back to me and we stared at each other for a long while before he let out a sigh.

"Just look into it, okay? I'll talk to you later and I'll see myself out. Bye, Sienna."

Mason threw me one tight smile before he turned around and left without another look back.