Deception by Eden Rose

Author:Eden Rose [Rose, Eden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Knox Publishing
Published: 2019-01-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

Wyatt

I have spent the past three days trying to visit Keeley in the hospital and every time they tell me that she’s not there or accepting visitors. It’s all Jerry’s fault. I just know that he’s gotten to her and she’s not going to listen to what I have to say.

For the fifth time in three days, I walk out of the hospital and to my SUV. I brought Lucas with me today in hopes that he would bring me good luck, but he did something that I didn’t expect. He asked about his father and I couldn’t tell him anything. It’s a horrible thing trying to keep the truth from a toddler.

I rub my hand down his coarse hair and he shakes me off. “No, ice cream.”

The little shit stomps his foot and looks at me as if he’s telling me something that will change the world. “Fine, buddy, we will get ice cream.”

I take him to the ice cream place around the corner from our house and then afterwards we eat it outside. “Look- bird!” He points his chubby finger towards a bird that is flying by and then squawks too. “I’m a bird!”

The funny thing about Michigan is the weather constantly changing. One minute there’s snow and then the next it’s hotter than hell outside.

For the first time in a few days, I laugh along with him. “Yes, you are. Are you ready to go home?” I have only ate half of my ice cream but I’m not hungry anyways. I know I should be focusing on being with Lucas, but I keep thinking about Keeley. I have a feeling that they are going to let her out of the hospital soon and it’s killing me that she’s going home with him.

“No, play outside!” He says and swallows his ice cream hole. “Owwwwie,” he cries and rubs his forehead.

The little sneak should know better than to do something like that. “Come on, man, you know you can’t do that.”

He rubs his tummy and then looks at me. “I don’t feel so good.”

No shit. “Well, let’s go home and cuddle on the couch. We can watch basketball.”

“No! Football!” He shakes his head from side to side and I roll my eyes.

“Give it a rest, little man. You won’t play football. We are a basketball family!” I say teasingly and shake my head. Before he can argue, I throw my cone away and then pick him up. Once he’s in my arms, we walk towards the car.

“Unca Wywy, when can I get a brudder or sissster?”

Uh… “Um, you want one?”

He nods his head and then lays his forehead in the crook of my neck. “Yeah. Like you and mommy.”

“I don’t know, man, I don’t know.”

The truth is, I don’t know if he would ever have a brother or sister. At least not one full blooded or anything. Ruth has been keeping everything hush- hush from me about her relationship with Jerry, but I’m wanting to know the truth.

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