Smack!
Xander held his face with his hands.
"All throughout last year I wondered why suddenly Damon who was to marry Alicia suddenly chose to marry that girl" Beatriz said, her eyes getting watered with her tears which she wiped away Immediately. "So, Damon was covering for you all this time and what was the last thing about the child not being his, who else could it have been......." Beatriz paused to have a deep thinking.
Her eye brows furrowed at her sudden conclusion. "It is yours?" She said as if she was a little doubtful.
"I had no idea Beth was planning to have a wedding, yes we loved each other but back then I didn't know, I admit that I did get the invitation but I never read it and that was the day I left" Xander admitted stepping back to rub his cheeks further ignoring her last question.
"And the child? Tell me it's Damon's" Beatriz gripped Xander's hands in exasperation, her finger nails piercing deep into his skin.
Xander shook his head in response and Beatriz fell to the floor exhausted. "How could it be Damon's when he never bothered to show her any affection....... I admit I was foolish to had left her but at least I never married her to keep as an object to be cheated on. And you mom.... You are also at fault, you were the reason she was desperate, all you cared about was forcing her to have a child not minding the neglect Damon gave her"
"But still she was his wife and she was supposed to have a child any way that she could!" Beatriz said at the top of lungs, you could see the veins poking out.
"Shut up Mom! For Christ's sake you are a bloody mother as well and a woman, if I hadn't stood up to the cause I don't know what Elizabeth would have done, have it at the back of your mind that you are the reason she is dead" Xander said before he walked away.
I tried to stop him but he shoved my hands and said, "Mind your business" in a cold manner.
I could understand he was hurt about something so I chose not to stress on the matter.
I left the living room area for the kitchen. I needed something to help me sleep, I have been unable to sleep for a while now.
When I got to the kitchen there was no one there so I poured for myself a cup of milk, maybe that would help me sleep.
I went back to my room to try again but the sleep never came. I was restless, one of the reasons was because of the constant screaming from Damon's room and the other was just me.
Just when I thought they were done with the fourth round of what they were doing then came another with the scream louder the last, Damon must have a lot of stamina which reminds me of my hundred-dollar one night stand.
I could no longer take the noise at the sixth round since it was now 3 am and I haven't had a single shut eye. It was because of this that I forced myself out of bed and the same reason I am banging on Damon's door like a mad woman.
When the door opened, Damon stood still at the door, he wasn't naked...... not like he would've opened the door naked. Infect he was fully clothed in his nightwear, he looked like he had just woken up from sleep.
Every boldness in me flew away leaving me to think on what to say to him. "Good morning" I greeted which was very stupid of me, you don't just wake someone up in the morning to just greet them.
His face showed at frown of which it determined how furious he was about to get but he didn't rather he said quite solemnly, "Miss Priscilla, it's 3:05 in the morning, people have work to go to in the next one hour fifty minutes"
"I am sorry" I apologized. Instead of me to just end it there and let him bang the door at me, I ran on about the noises I had heard and why I couldn't sleep because of it.
Damon rubbed his forehead and eyes repeatedly before he spoke, "Rachel screams in her sleep, she will apologies to you when she is awake" he closes the door immediately and left me there standing like a fool.
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I went back to bed but still couldn't sleep.
When it was dawn, I was able to sleep but it was only for an hour before there was a knock on my door that woke me up.
We were all called for a family meeting of which it was fully attended by everyone including Elizabeth family courtesy of Beatriz.
Xander came in late with a packed suitcase and boxes as if he was ready to leave, Damon joined in immediately he was called along with his mistress personal assistant, while Elizabeth family were already seated.
I saw how Janet looked sternly at Damon's interlocked hands with his personal assistant. She folded her hands to her chest area while watching as Damon pulled out a chair for Rachel.
When everyone was seated, Beatriz began.
Her direction first went to me as she started, "Priscilla, I know you are wondering why I called you here today, well... I know these past few weeks you have witnessed a lot of things and I won't bring it up" she paused to gather herself before she continued. "Elizabeth had a reason for choosing as her surrogate which is why I need you to make a decision in front of everyone today who you want to take responsibility for Elizabeth baby"
I was totally stunned by the words of Beatriz and so was Damon and Xander but Elizabeth parent seemed like they were fine with it since there wasn't any reaction from their side.
"Please decide Priscilla" Janet urged me to.
I bit my lips before I looked up at both Xander and Damon staring at me. Xander is the real father but he isn't the kind that would sit down at one place to take care of the child, on the other hand there is Damon, he might not look like it or act like it but he is someone who will do anything for someone he cared about.
They both had potential in their own way.
"Damon" I announced and didn't bother looking at him to check out his reaction but I could feel he didn't find it funny.
Why I am choosing him isn't to punish him or anything in fact he should be considered a wrong choice but my reason for picking him was the fact that I wanted him to care for the baby he was willing to let go.
"You can't be serious" he said, he was getting angry but Rachel held his hand to calm him down, she whispered something into his ear which stopped him for some reason.
"Priscilla... You know you can pick me right; I am the father after all" Xander spoke amidst Damon's revolt.
"I know.... But on the paperwork the baby is Damon's and you are only a donor" I said to him, I too didn't know about this because although my meeting with Elizabeth not once did Damon came along.
"Now that's settled, Janet...." Beatriz looked at Janet for a go ahead and Janet did give her a nod. "Good, front now henceforth Damon shall attend every doctor meeting with Priscilla and everything which would be needed shall be provided by him, he shall cater and care for every of Priscilla need" Beatriz said as if she was passing a law.
Damon glared at me and I glared back at him fiercely, two can play this game and I am sure as hell going to win.
He took his face away and got up before Beatriz stopped him from leaving which made him seat back down, I get he was independent but I knew he was a momma's boy, Beatriz was the only one that could fix his loose screw.
"You can go around having sluts as a mistress......" She glanced at Rachel who was behind Damon. "I don't care but in the next four months to come you shall be married
to Alicia. Janet, Marcus and I have already agreed on this, Alicia was Elizabeth best friend and a best choice for a wife for you, that would be all".