CHAPTER 95

Ayra hummed a song as she slumped on her bed happy to be home " I missed you " She said to the bed rolling from one end to another in ecstasy. It feels so nice to be back she thought glancing around her room, she loved Nana's home but like people always say ' there is no place like home ' and she completely agreed. This was where she belonged she decided thinking of the perfect place to hang the portrait of herself which Jack had given to her as an apology gift. She loved how he had portrayed her in the picture, so surreal and beautiful she would treasure it forever . She admired it for some moments with smiles before carefully wrapping it back and dropped it back, she was too tired to decide where to hang it tomorrow she would find the perfect spot .

Yawning delicately she stared at the school books on top of her desk begging to be opened ,she didn't feel like reading tonight but she was currently behind in her studies for an A student therefore she walked begrudgingly to the desk and sat down . She hadn't read up till ten minutes when she heard a screeching sound from her window, spranging up she went towards the window and slowly opened it hoping to see him she wasn't disappointed, this was the first time he was coming to visit her after their return from Nana's home.

" Jackkkkkkkkk!! " She wishpered in glee scooping him up into a warm embrace but her forehead creased when he didn't hug her back, he just stood with blank eyes and stiff body.

" Jack what's wrong "? She asked gently tugging him inside, closing her window quickly she returned back to his side. Something was definitely wrong, he had never behaved like this before but what could be the problem? The only thing she could come up with was his parents fought again but he mentioned to her some time ago that he was getting used to it so what could make him look like a shadow of himself.

" Jack please tell me, what's wrong? " She pleaded getting scared by his prolonged silence, how would she know the problem or even help him find a solution when he was literally silent. She shook him a little because it seemed he was in a trance but yet he didn't move an inch.

Upset and out of ideas on how to get him to talk to her she embraced him tightly rubbing his neck up and down and wishpered slowly in his ears " It's fine Jack, trust me everything would be okay. You would be fine I promise it's okay if you don't want to tell me just know I would always be here with you and you would get through this " She continued rubbing his head, neck and back while offering words of comfort till she got a reaction from him. He tightened his hold on her as though he wanted to enter inside her and be one with her and he burrowed deeper into her neck, inhaling her scents like it was his oxygen.

" Muffin turns out my whole life is lie " His voice was so low and muffled that she could barely hear me she strained her ears, struggling to understand.

" I don't understand Jack but it's okay if hon, you don't have to tell me to- " .

" Another man got my mom pregnant " He interrupted squarely " The man I have known all my life as dad isn't my real father " .

Ayra's brain stopped working entirely, he had lost her there she couldn't imagine the amount of pain and confusion he might be feeling at the moment. She tried to put herself in his shoes by imagining that Catherine wasn't her real mother, that it was someone else and Christ she couldn't bear the thought for more than a minute.

" I'm terribly sorry love I - I don't even know the right words to say in oder to console you properly. I'm really sorry babe " .

" It's not your fault muffin, stop apologizing " He murmured into her neck.

" What can I do to make you feel good ? " .

" Let's just stay like this for a while, being here with you is enough therapy for me. "

They stayed together entangled in each other's arms and listening to each's heartbeats till ayra broke the silence with her question. " Damn!! This is really crazy, how did you find out? " .

He moved away from her delectable arms scared of suffarcating her with his body but he still held her close " They told me over dinner tonight or more like he told me while my mom begged him not to " He informed.

" Oh my poor baby " She went back into his arms needing to comfort him in any way she could .

" He said few years after their marriage their college friends had organized a party but he didn't want to attend but Nora my mom would hear non of it, so she persisted and attended the party alone but ended up getting drunk and slept with a stranger thinking it was her husband and since then he hadn't been able to look at her the same ever again ". He said concluding his story, he hadn't wanted to budge her tiny shoulders with his problems he didn't realize how much he had started depending on her till today.

" Come sit down and have some water " He did as she said glancing around he figured she had been reading before he interrupted her " I'm sorry muffin for disturbing you with my problems. You should be reading now ".

" Tsk it's not an issue I can always read some other time, you're my boyfriend that means you come first " She stated handing him the cup of water.

" What will you do now? " She questioned softly.

" I don't know muffin, I was so surprised on hearing it and was on horns of dilemma on what to do. The only thing that makes sense right now in my life is you " .

Ayra blushes Scarlett red, he was sad and in pain but still able to make her blush " You know even though he hadn't been much of a great father he is still your dad and would always be , remember family isn't always blood is the people who accept you for who you and he accepted you jack " .

Jack frowned " You sound like a motivational speaker and why are you supporting him? " .

" I'm not anyways have you ever had sex? " She asked out of the blue throwing him off balance.

" Muffin the switch up was automatic " .

She giggled " Yeah it's intentionally I wanted to get your mind off things for a moment and it worked. But now I'm curious so answer the question " .

Jack swallowed hard feeling uncomfortable suddenly she noticed his discomfort and urged him " Don't worry I won't judge you, just say it already " .

Without warning the door shoved open and Alice entered both as a curse and a blessing he saved Jack from saying his body count but she had an evil glint in her eyes which spelled pure trouble. Alice clicked her tongue and mouth together " Looks like someone has been caught in the act " She sneered.

Ayra face palmed her face cursing herself for forgetting to lock her doors.