"Thanks bro"
"Tell me all about it"
"About what exactly?"
"How you got Luna Ramora Angelis pregnant"
"You talk as if you know her so well"
"As a matter of fact, I do and we have a little romantic history together"
"Please don't tell me the two of have been intimate"
"Oh, no. It was just a kiss. I actually stole her first kiss and she hit me hard in the face. That stunk!"
"Serves you right"
"So how did you two meet?"
"Remember that high school reunion party we had to attend before you got that emergency?"
"Of course I do. We had used an entire week just pick outfits for that party"
"Yeah, that's where we met, had a few shots, one thing let to another and the rest is history.
"I see... and where was Sophia?"
"Sophia and I were kind of apart during that period. She stood me up on our dinner date and took off to Paris with her manager without my consent. I got so mad that I asked her to give me a break and then Luna happened"
"That is quit a romantic entanglement"
"Alaric I am in a crazy dilemma. I only wanted to take responsibility for my actions, I only wanted to be there for my child, I didn't plan on getting too attached but right now I am not only attached but I am falling deeply in love with Luna. She is all I ever think about and whenever I am with her, I feel like nothing else in the world matters"
"Dang it man! You are whipped!"
"Totally! But as we all know I am engaged to Sophia, deep down I know I want to be with her, besides you do know how hell bent my mother is on getting us married right? I don't know but I just feel like all this won't end well and I don't know what to do" I explain sadly and I feel like some heavy load has been lifted up my shoulders. This is exactly what I needed all this while, someone to freely express myself to.
Alaric empties his glass and turns to face me.
"Like I said before, I am here to make sure that you figure this out without loosing yourself or your sanity. You have two very important women in your life right now and you very much care about them. One is your friend and fiancé and the other is the mother of your unborn child. These woman are very important to you bro"
"I know Alaric, that's why I don't want to loose any of them"
"And you know you can't keep both of them either, especially now that you claim to be falling in love with your baby mama, you will eventually have to let one go at some point"
"I don't want to" I whisper in frustration.
"I'm not saying you should do that immediately. Your wedding is still about five months away, that is enough time for you to decide who you want to keep and who you want to let go"
"I hate doing this to Sophia, we have been together for a while now and I was the one who rushed this marriage issue. I feel so guilty for having second thoughts about wanting to marry her. I'm a total jerk"
"Bro, you didn't mean for any of this to happen. Have you forgotten that this is an issue that concerns the heart?
The heart is not something you can tame when it comes to feelings like this. Stop beating yourself up. Take care of the woman carrying your unborn child and let your mother's move on with the wedding preparations and watch how things unfold. You will be amazed."
"Easy for you to say, you do know I can loose them both if I act recklessly right?"
"I'm not going to let that happen. Trust me bro, I'm with you in this and we will sort this out like we have always do"
"You are so sure about that, aren't you?"
"One hundred percent sure. So when am I meeting our darling Luna?"
"When do you want to meet her?"
"Right now"
"Uh... that won't be possible. She is busy"
"Sad!" He says pouting and I chuckle. Alaric will always be a clown.
"You do know Seven Tyler Zane, don't you?"
"Of course I do, Sophia's cousin and the same guy you habitually had women trouble with in high school"
"Exactly! He is Luna's ex-boyfriend"
"No... no ... Ace you are at it again with his girl. Man that is so unfair!"
"His ex-girlfriend! You know he's not ready to back down this time around. He plans on winning Luna back and not only that, he also has plans if taking my child away from me"
"He is totally out of his mind!"
"Like I would sit back and watch that happen. He doesn't want Luna back because he loves her, he just doesn't want to loose her to me and I will make sure that he does He is not going to win this fight because he very well knows that when it comes to girls, he stands no chance against me"
"So when you win Luna over, what happens next?"
"Baby steps Alaric. First, I have to get Seven far away from Luna and my unborn child."
"Cool. You are officially the great strategist"
"Indeed I am. So tell me, did you meet anyone special over there?" I ask with a naughty smirk and he smiles instantly.
"Yes I did... and actual bad ass and the most sassy girl you will ever come across"
"Oh please, you and I know there's no girl as sassy as Sophia. She is the Queen of Sass!
"Just wait until you meet Alora"
"Alora... that name sounds very familiar" I say with a creased brow as I try to recall where I heard the name but nothing comes. "I just can't remember where I heard the name" My cell phone rings on the table and when I check my caller Id, I sigh in frustration when I see "mum". Sophia must have already filled her in on the latest developments. I am so dead.
"Who is it?" Alaric asks the moment he senses my hesitation.
"My mum"
"Well you better answer before she comes her in person, if that happens you know there will be an apocalypse"
And he is right. There will be an apocalypse indeed if my mother shows up here in person. I press the green icon, turn on loudspeaker and hold the phone far away from my ear. It's very obvious that she is going to scold me.
"Hello mum"
"You had better have a reasonable explanation as to why you are all over the Internet with that pregnant whore else I will take matters into my very own hands and you know how nssty things will get." He high pitched voice comes raiding through the phone mic and both Alaric and I cringe as we listen to her very loud voice.
"Mum I have no idea how this got to the internet"
"Oh... and I guess you also have no idea why Sophia is bawling her eyes right now in my office, do you?"
"What?... I mean, why is she crying?"
"Why shouldn't she be crying?" Mother fires back and I sigh in frustration. I hate having this kind of conversation with my mother. It does nothing but drain me, mentally, emotionally and physically in the end. "You keep choosing that pregnant whore over you very own fiancé, what does that make you?"
"Mum..." I start to talk but she cuts me off.
"Dinner is at Seven pm, you had better not be late" With that, she hangs up leaving me totally dumbfounded. I take off my tux jacket and carefully hang around my office chair.
"She drives me crazy"
"Sophia or you mum?"
"Both of them"
"Just go over for dinner"
"It's not like I have choice"
"You've got this bro" He says giving me a gentle tap on my shoulder.
He has no idea what I will up against during that diner. It's going to be a nightmare on my side!