Chapter 15

Felicity's eyes kept moving between me and Scott, she seemed like she was unsure how to talk to me.

I have missed her deeply, but knowing what she and Ryan did had my walls up and layered so nobody could hurt me again.

I felt Scott lean down, his minty breath tickling my face as he spoke "Amoureux, are you alright?" His hands were on my shoulders, it felt like he was removing the tension that had built up over the past week.

I turned my head and smiled at him "I'm alright, thank you." He kissed my temple and I turned back to Felicity. "How have you been?" I asked her politely, as hurt as I was I did want to know how she's been.

Her posture relaxed, she walked closer to us and I wanted to back way from her when she stepped in front of me, but Scott was holding me hostage with his hands on my shoulders.

She looked down for a second then back up at me. "I'm sorry.." Both of my eyebrows rose, almost to the point they blended with my hairline. "For what? Sleeping with my husband or not talking to me about it like an adult?" I didn't mean to sound so harsh, but it was honestly the only reaction my brain could come up with.

She flinched at my harsh tone, I couldn't help it. I was hurt by her actions, and I was angry over her not opening up to me about it. We've been best friends our whole life.

Her head nodded while looking away from me, not wanting to make eye contact with me now. "I was a coward, I know that now Brooklyn." She whispered.

She finally looked at me, her eyes locking with mine. All of my emotions had become intensified due to the hormones from my pregnancy.

"Do you have any idea how it feels when your mate is with another?" I asked her, my heart ringing in my ears because it was beating like crazy.

"I said I was sorry." Felicity said, but I ignored her.

"You know it is a different kind of pain when you are going through something and you need someone to talk to. I needed you, and you abandoned me." I said, tears threaning to spill from my eyes, my anger over her betrayal has broken my heart in ways I couldn't explain.

"I didn't want to bother anyone, so I just sat there, in that house with him every other night while he brought home the smell of others on him." I said. "I was drowning in my own thoughts, while Ryan went off fucking everyone he could get his hands on."

My voice wavered some. "I have tried to kill myself twice because of it."

Her eyes widened, I have never told anybody that. After cutting my wrists my body ended up healing before anything could actually take affect, it did the same thing when I swallowed a whole bottle of pills.

She went to come closer but I held my hand up. "I'm done, I don't want your pity, Felicity. I just want to move on as best as I can without being hurt again." I wiped my eyes and walked past her.

"Brooke..." I could hear the sadness and pain in her voice as I walked away. I thought I'd beable to talk to her properly if I seen her again, all I did was blow up on her, I knew most of the emotions I was feeling weren't mine, they were Zena's and she was more hurt than I was.

I stood on the sidewalk, waiting for the sign to change so I could go across, tears were still building and falling every few seconds.

I was stronger than this, I need to get over this and Ryan. We weren't together anymore.

"Amoureux, I could hear her thoughts. She really is sorry.." He placed a hand on my shoulder and I held back a sob that wanted to escape.

A body crashed into mine from behind, holding me tightly.

"You can hate me, I deserve it. But please don't give up on yourself, I'm really sorry I made you feel that way." Her arms tightened more, I couldn't hold back this time with her holding me the way she was.

My hands covered my face as I began crying harder, Felicity never let go or said anything more while I did. She just held onto me like I was a lifeline for her.

I grabbed my stomach when a pain hit, it made me gasp loudly because it radiated through my whole stomach.

Felicity let me go, I wasn't expecting it so I ended up dropping down to my knees. "Is it, Ryan?" Scott asked, I never even seen him get down in front of me. I shook my head. "No..." I gritted out. "I think it's the baby!"

Once I said that I felt something wet on my pants, I looked down to see red staining my clothes.

"My car is down the road." Felicitys's voice sounded far away. I also heard a growl ripple from Scott's chest before he picked me up. "My truck is right there." He told her stalking off back to the parking lot.

"Your stress level is too high, calm down." Scott whispered into my ear, I was calm up until Felicity showed up.

He opened the door and sat me down on the seat facing him as he stood in front of me. I looked down when he placed his hands over my belly, I wanted to ask what he was doing but I soon felt no more pain.

"I want to take you to the hospital." He said gruffly, I know he felt was I was just feeling. "Bit I can tell that you don't want to, so lets contact your mom and see if she can heal you?" I nodded my head at him, I remember him saying he could only take the pain, he couldn't heal the person he took it from.

About a minute or so later, he still had his hands on me but my mom popped up next to him, he must have linked her.

"Oh baby," Scott moved away and the pain started to return, I closed my eyes tightly. "What happened?" She asked putting her hands on me now.

I small glow appeared as her magic began to heal me. It took a little longer than she expected it to, I think there was more to it because it wasn't just me she healed, it was the baby too.

Scott explained what happened while I took in a deep breath as the pain slowly dissapeared.

I began coughing because my throat became sore from the crying, I dug in my jacket pockets for a cough drop but there weren't any, I must have forgotten them.

I covered my mouth with my arm, I could taste the metallic tase of blood in my mouth and it made me want to throw up.

"Take it easy honey." My mother told me, I took a deep breath coughing a few more times before I was able to stop the tickle in the back of my throat. I knew my coffee was cold but I took a gulp of it anywas to rid my mouth of that horrible taste.

I locked eyes with my mom, she placed a hand on my cheek. "Do I need to call Uriel out here to check on you?" I shook my head, I was just in there, if he knew what just happened he'd make me go to the hospital now instead of in the morning. "I'm alright now, thank you."

"Brooke, honey I went into labor early with Bailey because of stress. I don't want that to happen to you." Her thumb caresssed my cheek softly so I gave her a smile. "Mama I love you. But I feel fine now thanks you and Scott."

She sighed and smiled back at me. "Alright, but if you start hurting again go to the emergency room!" I nodded my head. "Yes ma'am. I promise." I wasn't going to worry her more by lying, if I did start cramping again I'd go, but right now I just wanted to go home and take a nice hot bath.

The door on the drivers side closed so I looked over to see Scott, he turned the truck on and the heat came out of the vents warming up my cold skin. My mom gave me a hug and kissed my cheek before leaving.

After closing the door and putting my seatbelt on, Felicity knocked on my window, I rolled it down and she seemed relaxed because I did. "What do you want?" Scott asked her harshly.

"Umm, I wanted to ask Brooke if it would be okay if I could come over tommorrow to talk?" I shook my head at her and she looked down at her feet.

"I have to go to the hospital tommorrow for some tests, I don't know how long I'll be there. Maybe the day after?" Her head shot back up, a small smile on her face.

"I'd like that, thank you." She paused for a few seconds. "Again, I'm truly sorry for my part in everything you went through." I nodded my head and and looked away from her. Scott said she was genuinely sorry, but I wasn't ready to forgive her.

Scott rolled up the window, telling Felicity that this conversation was done. When she moved away he backed up and left the parking lot. I really wanted to get my money transferred over.

"If we have time in the morning can we go by the bank so I can sign the paperwork?" I asked Scott quietly while fiddling with my fingers. "We can leave early if that helps, 8 am sound good to you?"

"They open at 9!" I told him, I seen a smirk on his face. "I know, I was hoping we could have some breakfast first, then continue where we left off at before we got interrupted." My cheeks turned beet red at his statement, but I had to admit, I was a little intrigued by it.

"Or tonight?" He questioned nonchalantly.

I crossed my legs so that he couldn't smell anything, he was doing this shit on purpose and I hated him for it, but I also liked it too.

"Depends 9n how I'm feeling.." I taunted. He glanced over at me his eyes boring into mine, and thats when I smelt it, his arousal. He really is trying to torture me.