Forever Mine *Virginia*

Chapter 7

Virginia

Keeping busy really has been the best thing for me to do, because this week has flown by, and I am now packing up to go back home for a couple of days. I realize that when I am home, all I do is think about my pregnancy and how Beckham broke my heart, but when I am out doing things that I love, hanging out with friends or in class and studying, I am free. I do not think about my problems, and I am not trying to figure it all out right now. I am just living day to day. Letting things fall into place on their own. I have also thought long and hard about how I am going to tell Beckham that he is going to be a daddy, and I decided to just give him a card with the ultrasound picture in it and leave it in his mailbox. I still don't think I can look him in the face. Yes, that is being weak, but this is what I feel I have to do. Seeing him would hurt too much. I need to figure out a way to get over this and co-parent.

Cali made sure to tell the guys not to invite Beckham to the family bbq this week like they normally would do, which I am sure is hard on the guys, because he works with them, and they always invite whoever is off. She said that James and dad had it all figured out and for me not to worry about it. I throw my bag in the trunk of the car and I feel off. I pick up my phone and send a text. "You know you taught us how we subconsciously know we are being watched. Well, I feel it. I am putting my bag in the trunk and I feel like I am being watched." I send the text and look around discreetly. Then I look behind me, but I see no-one but cars parked. Strange. I grab my phone and close the trunk and walk back into my place. My phone begins vibrating and I answer. "Get in the car and drive straight here. I will meet you at the circle where the farm and Valen's property meet. I will stay on the phone with you the whole time. We are tracking you and sending someone to find you just in case. Do not worry though," I lock up and drop my keys. My hands are now shaking. Is someone really watching me or am I just being paranoid? I am so nervous though. Maybe I am being paranoid, because I am pregnant.

I walk around to the left side to get in the driver's side when a car comes out of nowhere, flying down the street and almost hits me. I shout. "Virginia, sh!t," I hear James yell. I climb inside my car, and with shaky hands, I turn it on. I have no idea how I pull out and drive, but I do just that. My phone links to my car so all I hear is James. He talks to me about any and everything. He even brings baby Cage to say some words. He is getting big so fast. "Tell auntie Virginia we can't wait for her to get home, so she can babysit you and I take mommy out on a date night," he says in a baby voice. Yes, James with a baby voice. I never thought we would see the day, but I am also not surprised. I remember how he used to be with Austin when he was alive and then with our niece Austyn. He was made to be a dad. He has always been our protector.

"We found you. Zeus and some of Jeremiah's men will follow you home. Don't worry if you see black cars behind you," his voice does calm me down. He really is the best big brother we have ever had. Even if he isn't really our brother. To us except for Cali, he is, always was and always will be. He and Cage are standing in the front of the huge Reynolds farm sign, waving at me as I arrive. I stop the car, and he jumps in the passenger seat. "They didn't see anything off, but we will be sending some men back with you to stay outside your place and monitor, just to be on the safe side. We are also monitoring your phone and everything you do here. Never go out alone. In fact, you aren't staying at your place while you are here. You are staying with us, so don't bother going home." he tells me. I don't bother arguing, because one, you can't argue with James and win. There's no way possible, and second. I don't even want to be alone. I am so shaken up. "Cali is on her way home and Catalina is meeting us here, so she can check on your baby." he says as I pull into their driveway. I turn off the car and turn to him and finally the tears come. "I'm sorry for making you do all of this. It was probably nothing," I say. "Hey, it's never nothing. Remember, we listen to our intuition. It's never wrong," he tells me. I know he has been really spiritual and one with nature lately, but whatever he is saying really helps me, so I nod and we get off. "Give me this squishy baby," I say and take him inside to cuddle up to him while his dad cleans up, so Cali doesn't have to do anything when she gets home. James really is the real deal, and I am so happy for my sister. She really deserves it.

Lianne

I park in front of the house and tell the kids to get off. We all go inside, and I throw my bag on the hook. I grab a beer from the fridge and sit down on the couch. Beckham is so f**k!ng hot. I know he wants me. He just got nervous. If it was us two alone, he wouldn't have walked away. "You" I point at the oldest. "Make dinner," I say. She nods. "The rest of you, set the table then go play until dinner is ready. No-one better bother me," I shout, and they all leave. At least they are good for something. I scroll through my phone. I made a social media account to talk to Beckham. I am just waiting for him to accept me, so I can send him a message. He has these crazy settings that don't let me message unless I am his friend. I see that he has millions of followers, so I am not sure why his page is not public. I check again, and I gasp, not believing what I am reading. "Username Beckham22 has blocked you. You can not send this user messages or view his profile," the notification reads. I am pissed. Why would he block me? He is the one who came on to me.

I sit at the dinner table, angry at how my life is turning out. This is my fresh start. I can't mess it up. I will rebuild my life here with Beckham. "Do you want more potatoes," Hannah, the oldest asks me. "No. You all eat and go take a bath and go to bed," I say, as the wheels in my head begin turning. I just figured out a way to get closer to him and I will use my job, his mama and these kids. I begin laughing.. I can't believe my mood changed that I allowed these kids to go to bed without making them clean today. Oh well, time to get to it. I decide I will clean up and celebrate my upcoming wedding. I turn up the music, c***k a bottle open. No point in using cups. I drink the vodka straight out of the bottle as I clean up the mess from dinner. I can already taste his lips on mine again. "You will be mine Beckham. I picked you, so you are mine," I say.