C20 Chapter 20

Coco came out of her room only to find Mark blocking her way as she turned to go back in to her but He pulled her back

"Stop being childish it's annoying"

"I... I..." Coco stuttered

Mark cut her off "why are you avoiding me?" he snapped

Coco shifted her gaze unable to meet his stare"I'm not"

"Look what happened was nothing okay? We're both adults so let's not make a big deal out of it"

Coco's teeth dug into her lip her eyes darting between his "Is that what you want to say?"

"I..." Mark started but she cut him off with a deafening yell

"Shut up you jerk" she yelled slamming the door in his face leaving him standing in stunned silence

Mark let out a heavy sigh running his fingers through his hair As he was contemplating his next move a message popped up on his phone from Jane

"Mark I'm sorry Please come home" the text read

He made his way to Isadora's room letting himself in "Hey Lsa"

Isadora upon hearing his voice struggled to sit up "Mark"

Mark shook his head stopping her "Don't get up I just want to tell you that I am going back home "

"Oh will you be okay?"

"of course you need to take care of yourself you look very weak "

Isadora nodded her hand moving to her face"Yeah I will"

Mark offered her a small smile and then left the room

As soon as he was gone Isadora dashed to the bathroom She closed her eyes, holding her breath before glancing at the pregnancy test Two lines stared back at her "Fuck," she cursed under her breath

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Leonardo was busy brewing a cup of coffee when he felt a pair of arms encircle him from behind Frida's voice was a soft whisper "I miss this"

Leonardo immediately pried her arms away from his body "What are you doing, Frida?"

"What, are you scared of?"

"I'm not scared of anything What you're doing is just wrong"

"we both have a plan but you back off leonardo "

"We had a plan Frida We were supposed to get married and grow old together But it was you who backed out not me"

"I'm sorry"

"It's too late Frida"

"Why are you in love with her?"

Leonardo was about to speak but Frida silenced him with a kiss "I don't want to hear that" she breathed her lips still brushing against his"I miss you" she whispered

Leonardo's arms encircled her waist pulling her closer as he returned her kiss "I know you miss me" Frida murmured

Suddenly a throat cleared behind them breaking the intimate moment Frida and Leonardo turned to see Isadora standing in the doorway

"I'm sorry I just came here for water" Isadora said her gaze shifting uncomfortably Instead of water she picked up a beer and quickly retreated

"Fuck" Leonardo cursed

Frida undeterred pulled him towards her"Let's go to your room"

Leonardo snapped "No stay the hell away from me" he grabbed Frida's hand and forcibly led her out of the kitchen

"Hey you're hurting me" she cried out

"Listen Frida you're not welcome here anymore What we had is in the past"

"Do you have someone else?"

"Yes I do So stay the hell out of my life" Leonardo snarled he slammed the door shut in Frida's face

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Dizzy and distraught Isadora stumbled into Leonardo's room beer in hand She sank into a chair tears streaming down her face as she sipped from the bottle Just as she reached for a second beer Leonardo stepped in and stopped her

"That's enough"

"What are you doing in my room?" Isadora yelled

"This is my room"

"Oh sorry I entered the wrong room" she mumbled standing up and reaching for the beer on the table

Just as she was about to open the door Leonardo's hand shot out and stopped her

"What's with you?" Isadora yelled

"Stop it already"

"Why do you care about me?"

"Because you're pregnant and this could harm the baby"

"You already know I'm pregnant No wonder you're acting all nice because I'm carrying your baby"

Leonardo ran a hand through his hair "It's not like that Dora"

"Don't call me that Stop playing games with me when you know you don't love me You're a jerk" she sobbed

"Even if you weren't pregnant I would still care about you"

"You liar I'm done with you Let's end this I'll tell the bloggers that I cheated on you and we're getting a divorce All you care about is your fame and your reputation Don't worry I'll not abort the baby"

"Dora, I care about you too I'm serious"

Isadora's face crumpled as she dissolved into tears

"I'm really sorry for everything"

"you're sorry because I'm carrying your child"

Leonardo shook his head "It's not just that I actually can't explain how these feelings started I tried to control them but I can't I love you"

"I won't fall for that"

"I'm serious this time I know it sounds like I'm lying but I really do regret everything I'm sorry for hitting you for forcing you to do things you didn't want to I'm truly sorry Please forgive me"

"It doesn't matter what you say or do I'm leaving I'm done"

She turned to open the door but Leonardo pulled her back into a tight hug She struggled against him her tears flowing freely

"You can hit me, you can yell at me If that's what it takes to make you feel better then I'll take it I am serious right now I'm sorry for everything I know it's hard to forget but I'm in pain too I've fallen in love with you and I tried to stop it, but I can't I don't even know when it started So please, don't leave me I'm sorry for being a jerk for hurting you I'm really sorry I love you, Dora I'm not ready to let you go If I have to go through hell to make you forgive me, then I will But I can't let you go I won't" he vowed taking her hand in his

Isadora gazed at him through her tears "Why are you doing this to me?"

"Because I love you Dora I really do Please find it in your heart to forgive me I'd give up everything my fame my reputation just to have your forgiveness Please don't stop caring for me I know I've been a jerk but I want to change I want to be ready for you I want to make up for everything"

Isadora shook her head "it too late "

Leonardo stared at Isadora imploring her to meet his gaze "Look into my eyes and tell me you don't love me If you do I'll let you go"

Isadora clenched her teeth "Fine, I don't love you," she said her eyes brimming with tears

Leonardo released Isadora his heart sinking But just then Isadora hiccupped

Leonardo chuckled through his tears "I knew you were lying" he whispered Leonardo pulled Isadora close tenderly wiping away her tears with his thumb His eyes lingered on her lips before he leaned in capturing them in a passionate kiss.

Intoxicated by her presence Leonardo tightened his grip on her waist pulling Isadora flush against him His lips devoured hers consuming every inch of her mouth with a feverish hunger

He pulled away looking into her eyes"I'm not letting go this time I promise.......