Kacie's Surrender (Homeward Bound Book 1) Page 9

  “Stasia oh my gosh I love what you did with this house” I said with tears in my eyes.

  “Thanks Hon, I wanted to keep as much of Nana in here as much as possible”

  I loved everything she did to my grandmother’s house. As I walked through the house I saw old pictures of me, Stasia and my grandmother.

  “Kacie and Jeff dinners ready”

  “Ok we’re coming” I grabbed Jeff off the couch I was so caught up in my thoughts that I never thought once about Jeff still sitting in the living room. I knew I had to thank him for getting me back with Stasia and enough through I love to can’t stand Nathan I’m glad I was the one he wanted on his home. Even if it was with his wife.

  Chapter Twelve

  Getting back in the swing of things after spending so much time with Stasia. I was restless we spent every day together and I even moved out of my hotel to stay at her house. Jeff had to go back home due to new clients. I offered to go back too but he wouldn’t hear of it he wanted me to spend as much time with Stasia which I loved.

  I found out that Stasia was an interior designer, who would have known. Once I finished the house I planned to see if Nathan would allow Stasia to design the inside. I just hope his wife wasn’t a bitch. Come to think about it I have never seen his wife not even pictures in his office. Maybe she didn’t care or she was mad at him and he was building her a house to make it up. But it was none of my business I just needed to get this house done soon.

  I was working so hard that it never dawned on me that I missed my monthly friend, I was well into getting this house done that the normal things that happened on time was side tracked. Plus dealing with Nathan, Stasia and my company I just got too side tracked. I was usually the one who had everything down packed in ABC order. But I was just going to think that it came from me being under so much stress and that can mess you up. Let’s just hope that was what that really was. I was going to give it another week before I went into full blown panic mode.

  Ok so I let two months go by before, nothing happen so I left it at that my monthly friend still hadn’t shown but I wasn’t worried…….

  “Dan do you still have the blue print that I gave you”

  “Yeah Kacie there in my truck I’ll get them for you”

  “Ok thanks Dan” I pulled out my phone to check on Jeff and the process of our company.

  “Is that my love bug calling” Jeff always answer the phone like that each time calling me something else each time.

  “How’s my love interest”

  “Honey no you didn’t” Jeff knew how to make me smile no matter how much stress I was under. Sometimes I wish he wasn’t gay because I would snatch him up in a heartbeat.

  “So Jeff how’s everything coming with Monica”

  “Chile let me tell you I wanted to fire Ms. Thang today”

  “Why what happened, I thought you liked her”

  “I do but sometimes she gets on my nerves, a client comes in today asking about doing business with us, but guess what Ms. Thang did”

  “What Jeff” I hated when he told me things because he was dramatic with a capital D. When he had to retell something he had to make you want more. Which he did but dang I wanted him to get to the point damn.

  “She looked him up and down then told him that the Goodwill was down the street Honey I was shocked to a T”

  Monica was rich her family came from money, the only reason why she worked was because her parents cut her off. They wanted to teach their spoil little brat that she wouldn’t always get what she wanted and in order to keep her nice things she had to work for them. She wasn’t happy about it but losing that BMW wouldn’t pay for itself. How she came about working for me Jeff brought her along and that’s a story for another time.

  “Why would she say that Jeff” I was shocked not too much because that was how she treated everybody.

  “He was dressed in jeans and a white button down” I didn’t see why that made him poor. A lot of people dress like that.

  “What’s wrong with that?”

  “That’s what I’m wondering, but he was getting ready to leave so I gave Ms. Thang a glare and helped him”

  “I’m glad you did Jeff”

  “Honey me too but the best part is he’s a underwear model and he has a bank role, Kacie when I tell you he was packing chile”

  “Ok Jeff Imma let you go on that note” Just then one of the men on the site walked by with a cheese burger and I got nauseous and I knew I was going to vomit. Panicking looking for a bathroom not caring that Jeff was still talking on the phone I needed a bathroom fast. I ran to a nearby bush and spilled my breakfast.

  “Kacie are you alright” Dan asked rubbing my back

  “Yes something just upset my stomach I don’t feel well Dan do you think you can handle this for me”

  “Sure Kacie go home and get you some rest I’ll call Jeff if we need anything” Heading back to Stasia’s I planned to take a nap then once I was better I would come back out to the site to help Dan I needed to get this house finished. Even through Nathan has been MIA I still needed to get this house done on time or before.

  Chapter Thirteen

  Laying in bed feeling sick to my stomach how could I get the flu? I was nauseous couldn’t even look at food before I was throwing up. The only thing I was able to keep down was crackers and ginger ale which Stasia went out to ge for me.

  "Kace are you going to stay in bed all day"

  "No I'm suppose to meet with Dan today so we can do a walk through"

  'Well boo you look like shit"

  "Thanks for caring"

  "I’m not saying it to hurt you but hon you don't look like you can handle going out" She said sitting on the bed rubbing my back. I’ve never had the flu, so why do I think I have it that’s just what I diagnosis myself with. My last choice I didn't want to think was possible or think it into existent. Feeling like I was going to vomiting, jumping up and running to the bathroom. Spilling all my breakfast from this morning,lying on the floor feeling weak. Stasia came in the bathroom laying a cold towel on my face.

  "Oh Kacie hon, you need to stay here today and rest I’m going into the office then I’ll come back and check on you” Stasia helped me to the bed and made sure I was ok before she left. Dosing off into a deep sleep. Waking up to a ringing that wouldn’t stop. My nausea claimed down but I wasn’t feeling all that great. Not checking the screen thinking it was Jeff or Stasia.

  “Hello”

  “Kacie, are you ok I’ve been calling you all day where are you”

  “What who is this”

  “Kacie where are you”

  “I’m at Stasia’s”

  “Hello” The line went dead. Not thinking anything of it falling back to sleep.

  Not for sure how long I slept but waking up again to someone rubbing my head and saying my name. I saw Nathan’s face above me but thinking it was just a dream. Dosing back off, I must have really been tired because I couldn’t stay up for nothing. Again I hear my name and Nathans face appear again in my eye sight. Wow I have never dreamed of him this much in one night. “Kacie baby wake up” Ok I really know I’m not dreaming. Nathan’s face appeared in my vision, ok this is real.

  “Are you awake sleepy head” Jumping up out of bed and running to the bathroom. What is wrong with me? I ‘m not one to threw up I hate it. With my head in the toilet I felt a cold towel on my head. Still thinking It was Stasia not Nathan.

  “Kacie baby are you ok” Again Nathan why did I have to be sick in front of him.

  “Go away, where is Stasia”

  “She’s in the kitchen making you something to settle your stomach”

  “Could you go get her for me?” Not hearing anything I looked up and Nathan was gone. I didn’t want him to see me like this.

  “Kacie honey it’s me I’m coming in” Opening the door I see Stasia coming in, but I was really making sure Nathan wasn’t behind her.

  “Where is Nathan?”

  “H
e’s in the front”

  “Why is he here?”

  “Girl when I was pulling in I seen him at my front door knocking on my door like he was crazy, I started to call the cops because I didn’t know who the hell he was but once he noticed my car he walked up to me and asked where you were”

  “Did he say why he was here?”

  “No that he has been calling you and you haven’t answered him”

  “I didn’t wanted to talk to him”

  “Why”

  “I don’t know it’s just that since we slept together than he was gone the next day I figure there was nothing to talk about”

  “Kacie you can’t hide from him, do you even know why he left”

  “Not really”

  “Did you ask?”

  “No”

  “He’s worried about you”

  “I don’t see why through what we did was just that nothing more I never should have crossed that line with him”

  “Kacie don’t be so hard on yourself, come on let’s get you out of here can you stand”

  “Not really but I’ll try”

  ”Hold on then I’ll be right back” She left me on the floor. I wonder what she went to do. But I didn’t have to wait too long Nathan came in with Stasia following right up behind him. Why did she go get him? He walked up to where I was at and he bent down to me lifting me up I was too weak to protest so I let him. All in all it felt good to be in his arms again.

  Laying me in the bed I looked at Stasia to see if she could call Jeff for me.

  “Stasia will you call Jeff I haven’t talked to him all day and I’m sure he’s worried about me” I didn’t miss the fact that Nathan’s nose flared. I don’t know why he would get mad at hearing me ask about Jeff when he was the one that was married. Just thinking about it made my stomach turn. I couldn’t believe I slept with a married man and to think that he acted like it didn’t bother him pissed me off to the max. He was lucky I wasn’t feeling well or I would give him a piece of my mind.

  “Kacie how do you feel do you think you could eat something”

  “I don’t know I need to through”

  “OK I’ll bring you the food Stasia was making for you I’ll be right back with it”

  Why was he here, I mean what did he want. He sees that I’m a live so he could run off to his family now. Just thinking it made me mad why I did I care so much after all these years? I finally got to sleep with him even through it was wrong but he should be out of my system now. But who was I kidding he was far from out of system but it did the opposite. It was like my body needed him, yes that was wrong but my body craved all things Nathan. Don’t judge me.

  As soon as he walked back in with what I thought was chicken soup my stomach turned and even though I was weak I jetted back In the bathroom dry heaving because there was nothing else on my stomach to throw up. Rubbing my back not saying anything Stasia stood at the door just watching. If he wasn’t married I would think he truly cared about me but I knew that wasn’t the case.

  “Kacie baby lets go to the doctor your throwing up to much”

  “No I’m fine just call Jeff for me I’ll be fine” Nathan stopped rubbing my back for a second then started his rubbing again.

  “Kacie I’ll give you one more day and if your still throwing up tomorrow I’m dragging you kicking and screaming” I wanted to smile at her but that was Stasia growing up if Nana had a hard time getting me to go to the doctor she would drag me out the door. I’m so glad Jeff got us back together because I needed her right now.

  “I know you will”

  Nathan again helped me to bed he wouldn’t leave for nothing he said he wanted to make sure if I threw up again he wanted to make sure he could get me back in bed. That was sweet but he was still on my shit list. I didn’t have the strength to argue with him so I let him be there for now.

  Chapter Fourteen

  Watching Kacie sleep she was beautiful and it was a sight to see. She seem to be at peace when she slept. I don’t think she knew it but I wanted to be next to her. It felt good to watch her sleep and have her lay by me. Stasia left back to work and I stayed with Kacie she didn’t wake up any more and didn’t throw up either. I turned my phone off because I didn’t need it to wake Kacie up she needed her rest. I could tell because she couldn’t even put up a fight with me.

  I have been there since I got there around noon. That’s the longest time I have ever let my phone be off. I never did because I needed to stay in contact when it comes to my business. Around eleven that night I turned back on my phone and the moment I did there were over one hundred phone calls and just as many text messages. Damn it must have been an emergency looking at my messages first there was some from my office in Alaska saying that the pipe under the building burst and it was starting to lean again.Looking at the clock again after returning some calls and messages. I heard Stasia come in the door. Getting up as to not to wake Kacie I met her in the living room. She was just closing the door when she screamed.

  “Shit Nathan you scare the hell out of me”

  “I’m sorry I thought you heard me when I came in”

  “No I didn’t, but how is she”

  “She’s been sleep since you left I tried feeding her but she wouldn’t get up maybe you’ll have better luck with her”

  “Maybe, Jeff should be here soon so I know he’ll keep an eye on her while I’m working thank you Nathan for staying with her” Knowing that Jeff would be here looking after her pissed me off but I needed to leave tonight and get to Alaska soon. Once I get back Kacie and Jeff would be over that I was damn sure about.

  After letting Stasia know that I needed to leave and would be in Alaska for a couple of days, I wanted to make sure she let Kacie know I would be gone, to call me tomorrow with an update on how she was doing. She agreed and I left to head home to pack.

  I just landed in Alaska not happy at all but heading straight to my hotel there and back to work. I tried calling Kacie to let her know what happen so when she got up she wouldn’t think I left her .But there was no service anywhere. Apparently there was a bad snow storm and the towers where hit and messed with the signal. I didn’t have time to look for a good signal. The shit was pissing me off, but there was nothing I could do about it. I just hoped that Stasia let her know.

  Once I got to the location of my downtown building my twenty floor building was syncing on one side not bad but because it was mines I knew my building was down some. I needed to get this fixed and back to Kacie. Easier said than down.

  I’ve been there for two months and things weren’t getting any better. With the weather being bad we couldn’t get any workers there to help fix it. The towers were down still and we had no heat. Being cooped up in a hotel room with no power not knowing what would happen and when this would let up. All I could do was think of Kacie and how much I missed her. Something had to give. I needed to get home. Knocking at my door I was hoping it was somebody with good news. Opening the door it was Colin who ran the Alaska office for me.

  “Hey Colin I hope you have good news for me because I’m ready to leave”

  “I do but I also have bad news too what do you want to hear first?”

  “Good”

  “Well we have some workers that can get started with the reconstruction of the building”

  “That’s great when can they start?”

  “That’s the bad news it will take a couple of weeks to get the snow all cleared and then they can began”

  “Fuck” I would be here another couple of weeks that’s not good because Jeff was back and I knew he was there with Kacie.

  “I know man but the snow is bad” I couldn’t believe this shit I needed to get home.

  Chapter Fifteen

  For the next month I worked harder than I ever worked before. I needed to finish this house, before Nathan returned. Here I was two months pregnant and can you believe it by Nathan. Only Jeff and Stasia knew who fathered my child. When I finally got the courage to g
o to the doctor. Because every morning I was sick as a dog, smells trigger my nausea Stasia forced me out of bed and took me to the doctor. Just to find out I was 4 weeks along at the time. I was shocked and cried for two days straight because here I am four weeks along and carrying a baby that was fathered by a married man.

  I tried my hardest to only come out to go to the site and check on how things were coming along then back in the house. This town was small and they loved to spread rumors weather true or not. I didn’t want any part of it and I really didn’t want it to get back to Nathan’s wife. I was going to tell her but I needed to see him first.

  Speaking of which I haven’t heard from him since he was there the day I was sick. Stasia told me what happen but you would think he would at least call me to let me know something. I really didn’t want to see Nathan but I needed to tell him about our baby. Then I would make him tell his wife and then he could decide if he wanted anything to do with the baby or not but either way he needed to know. I didn’t want his money or anything from him I had Stasia and Jeff for that.

  “Kacie baby are you ready to go” Jeff asked me after we did our final walk through of the house. Standing in the middle in awe of the work we put into this house. I knew Nathan and his family would be pleased with my work. It was time for me to leave the house was done and my work here was complete. Almost.

  “Yes and I’m hungry”

  “That’s nothing new fat mama” Jeff and Stasia took up that name for me because all I wanted to do was eat. I was barley showing for me to be three months. So I was far from fat I just enjoyed eating.

  “I’ll take you to meet up with Stasia and take you too out to eat or should I say three”