One lie begets another lie, I suppo

One lie begets another lie, I suppose.” Her face was expressionless, and my heart froze at the lack of emotion in her tone. I could have dealt with angry, jealousy, or hurt, but her lack of caring scared me.

“I didn’t mean to lie.” I sighed. “I really didn’t want her. I never loved her.”

“You slept with her while you were with me?” Katie looked at me curiously. “So you cheated on me?”

“Never.” I shook my head vehemently. “It was after.”

“After what?”

“We broke up.” I took a deep breath. “It was the day you gave Harry up.”

“What?” She frowned at me. “That doesn’t make sense.”

“The day you gave Harry up was the day I realized you were never coming back to me. It was the day I realized you hated me so much that you would have our child and give him up for adoption and never even tell me that I had a son.” I stared at her through bleak eyes. “I hated you so much on that day. I hated you and I hated me and I resorted to something I’m not proud of.”

“But she blackmailed you.” She looked at me with a dazed confession. “Why would you sleep with her?

“Because I hated her as much as I hated myself.” I shrugged. “I just needed a body—bodies. I just needed to be out of myself. To forget you and what we’d had. I needed to be with someone and use their body without care for their feelings.”

“You did that to me as well.” Her voice was soft.

“Never, Katie. I’ve never used you.” I shook my head. “I love you.”

“You don’t know the meaning of love.” She shook her head and closed her eyes. “All these years, I’ve been berating myself for doing something so stupid, for lying and losing the love of my life, but I think I should have been congratulating myself. I wasn’t dumb. I was smart. You’re crazy. You’re self-obsessed. You only care about yourself. You’re not capable of love.”

“I love Harry, Katie. I’m a good father.” My voice was terse.

“Yes.” She nodded slowly. “You’re a good father. A very good father.”

“Can you forgive me, Katie?”

“There’s nothing to forgive.” She shrugged. “We both made mistakes. I think it’s time we moved on. I want to be in Harry’s life if you let me. I want him to know me as his mother.”

“You’re not going to run away?” I looked at her consideringly. “Now that you know everything, you’re not going to leave and never look back like you did seven years ago?”

“No.” She looked at me with clear eyes and smiled weakly. “I love my son. I won’t ever leave him again. I’m not going to back down this time. I’m not going anywhere.”

I fell back against the wall and burst into tears. I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t believe that everything was working out the way I had dreamed it would. Katie stared at me in shock, and I walked over to her and pulled her into my arms, kissing the top of her head.

“What are you doing?” She pulled away from me. “Stop it. What’s going on, Brandon?”

I walked back to the TV and turned it on again. “Look at the screen,” I told her. “Look very carefully.”

She looked at me in shock, and I pointed at the image of me.

“Look at the face. Look carefully, Katie.” She stared at the screen for a few minutes and gasped.

“That’s not you.” Her face turned ashen as she realized the truth. “What is going on? That’s not you!”

“Matt helped me put this video together.” I walked over to her and grabbed her hand. “Let’s go upstairs.” We walked upstairs to my bedroom and I took her to sit down on the bed. “Maria went crazy when I ended things with her. He called me to warn me that he thought she was going to do something crazy. We have this video because, when I refused to pay Denise a dime, she hired someone who was my lookalike to pretend he was me. She took him to my apartment when I was out of town and set up a secret camera to record it. This was going to be her proof to the world.” I shook my head. “I told you, she was crazy.”

“How did you get it?” Katie looked like she didn’t quite believe me.

“Matt got wind of it from a reporter he knows.” I shrugged. “He pretended to be an interested reporter, bought the video, and made her sign non-disclosure papers. It’s been locked up for years, but Maria found it recently and well, I guess she decided to try and use it against me.”

“That’s crazy.” Katie looked down at her lap, and I knew that now was the time that I had to let her know how I felt and what was in my heart.

"It's always been you, Katie. Don't you realize that? From the first day I met you, my heart has belonged to you. It's never gone anywhere else. I've just been waiting for you to come back to me."

“I don’t know what to believe anymore.” She shook her head and sighed. “Why didn’t you try and get me back when we broke up? How could you do that to me?”

I grabbed her hands and stared into her eyes. "You were only eighteen, so young. I didn’t want to trap you into a relationship if you weren’t ready. I wanted it to be you who came to me. I wanted you to realize that I was the man of your dreams. The man you wanted to spend the rest of your life with. I waited so patiently, Katie. Every day, I sat by the phone, waiting. I didn’t want to be the man who stole your youth if you weren’t ready. When Will told me you were pregnant, I thought, ‘This was it. This is when she’s going to come back to me. She loves me and she’s having my baby. There’s no way she’s not going to come.’ But you never did. When I heard you were giving away the baby—our baby—I hated you. I couldn't believe that you would give away a part of us. But eventually, I understood why. And I went and got him. And we've just been waiting for you to grow up and come back to us."

“I didn’t know what to do. I wanted to tell you, Brandon. I really did. I was just too young. I didn’t know how to tell you.”

"I know that now.” I took a deep breath. “You were too young and naïve and I was too old and set in my ways. I knew from the moment I met you that you were my forever love. But I didn’t know if I was yours. I needed to know I was your forever love and not just your first love. So I decided to wait. I decided to let you grow up and do your own thing. If you loved me, really loved me, I knew you would come back to me.”

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One lie begets another lie, I suppose. " Her face was expressionless, and my heart froze at the lack of emotion in her tone. I could have dealt with jealousy, angry, or hurt, but her lack of caring scared me."I didn't mean to lie." I sighed. "I really didn't want her. I never loved her "."You slept with her while you were with me?" Katie looked at me curiously. "So you have cheated on me?""Never." I shook my head vehemently. "It was after.""After what?""We broke up." I took a deep breath. "It was the day you gave Harry up.""What?" She frowned at me. "That doesn't make sense.""The day you gave Harry up was the day I realized you were never coming back to me. It was the day I realized you hated me so much that you would like to have our child and give him up for does and never even tell me that I had a son. " I stared at her through bleak eyes. "I hated you so much on that day. I hated you and I hated me and I resorted to something I'm not proud of. ""But she blackmailed you." She looked at me with a dazed confession. "Why would you sleep with her?"Because I hated her as much as I hated myself." I shrugged. "I just needed a body — bodies. I just needed to be out of myself. To forget you and what we'd had. I needed to be with someone and use their body without care for their feelings. ""You did that to me as well." Her voice was soft."Never, Katie. I've never used you. " I shook my head. "I love you.""You don't know the meaning of love." She shook her head and closed her eyes. "All these years, I've been berating myself for doing something so stupid, for lying and losing the love of my life, but I think I should have been congratulating myself. I wasn't dumb. I was smart. You're crazy. You're self-obsessed. You only care about yourself. You're not capable of love. ""I love Harry, Katie. I'm a good father. " My voice was performance."Yes." She nodded slowly. "You're a good father. A very good father. ""Can you forgive me, Katie?""There's nothing to forgive." She shrugged. "We both made mistakes. I think it's time we moved on. I want to be in Harry's life if you let me. I want him to know me the u.s. his mother. ""You're not going to run away?" I looked at her consideringly. "Now that you know everything, you're not going to leave and never look back like you did seven years ago?""No." She looked at me with clear eyes and smiled weakly. "I love my son. I won't ever leave him again. I'm not going to back down this time. I'm not going anywhere. "I fell back against the wall and burst into tears. I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe that everything was working out the way I had dreamed it would. Katie stared at me in shock, and I walked over to her and pulled her into my arms, kissing the top of her head."What are you doing?" She pulled away from me. "Stop it. What's going on, Brandon? "I walked back to the TV and turned it on again. "Look at the screen," I told her. "Look very carefully."She looked at me in shock, and I pointed at the image of me."Look at the face. Look carefully, Katie. " She stared at the screen for a few minutes and gasped."That's not you." Her face turned ashen us she realized the truth. "What is going on? That's not you! ""Matt helped me put this video together." I walked over to her and grabbed her hand. "Let's go upstairs." We walked upstairs to my bedroom and I took her to sit down on the bed. "Mary went crazy when I ended things with her. He called me to warn me that he thought she was going to do something crazy. We have this video because, when I refused to pay a dime, Denise she hired someone who was my lookalike to pretend he was me. She took him to my apartment when I was out of town and set up a secret camera to record it. This was going to be her proof to the world. " I shook my head. "I told you, she was crazy.""How did you get it?" Katie looked like she didn't quite believe me."Matt's got wind of it from a reporter he knows." I shrugged. "He pretended to be an interested reporter, bought the video, and made her sign a non-disclosure agreement papers. It's been locked up for years, but Mary found it recently and well, I guess she decided to try and use it against me. ""That's crazy." Katie looked down at her lap, and I knew that now was the time that I had to let her know how I felt and what was in my heart."It's always been you, Katie. Don't you realize that? From the first day I met you, my heart has belonged to you. It's never gone anywhere else. I've just been waiting for you to come back to me. ""I don't know what to believe anymore." She shook her head and sighed. "Why didn't you try and get me back when we broke up? How could you do that to me? "I grabbed her hands and stared into her eyes. "You were only eighteen, so young. I didn't want to trap you into a relationship if you weren't ready. I wanted it to be you who came to me. I wanted you to realize that I was the man of your dreams. The man you wanted to spend the rest of your life with. I waited so patiently, Katie. Every day, I sat by the phone, waiting. I didn't want to be the man who stole your youth if you weren't ready. When Will told me you were pregnant, I thought, ' This was it. This is when she's going to come back to me. She loves me and she's having my baby. There's no way she's not going to come. ' But you never did. When I heard you were giving away the baby — our baby — I hated you. I couldn't believe that you would give away a part of us. But eventually, I understood why. And I went and got him. And we've just been waiting for you to grow up and come back to us. "“I didn’t know what to do. I wanted to tell you, Brandon. I really did. I was just too young. I didn’t know how to tell you.”"I know that now.” I took a deep breath. “You were too young and naïve and I was too old and set in my ways. I knew from the moment I met you that you were my forever love. But I didn’t know if I was yours. I needed to know I was your forever love and not just your first love. So I decided to wait. I decided to let you grow up and do your own thing. If you loved me, really loved me, I knew you would come back to me.”