Blackmailing

Elena's POV:

I sat on the sofa beside my window, staring outside at the buildings that were there. I looked down at my protruding belly, happy that my baby was growing healthily. I sipped a cup of tea and breathed in the fresh air that was coming from outside. I sighed. It had been so long since I had this kind of peace. And even though I knew there were still lots of issues to solve, this moment of peace wasn't one I could miss. I just wanted my child to grow healthy and happy in a wonderful home. Then I heard someone come in. I knew it was Derek. I turned and looked and my eyes widened. There Leo and Jessie were standing, staring at me. My heart thumped excitedly, but at the same time, I couldn't believe...I couldn't believe they were both here. Jessie looked at me with teary eyes. And I looked down at her protruding belly. Wow. She and Leo have been doing some things behind our backs before I met Derek. Her teary eyes also landed on my protruding belly.

"Oh my gosh, I can't believe it." She said as she walked closer to me. I rose from where I was and hugged her, well, as close as our stomach to allow us. "How has he been treating you?" She whispered goofily and I just couldn't think of anything else aside from the fact that I was seeing her again. I missed her so much. "You have no fucking idea how much I've fucking missed you, you mother fucker." She was still the same as ever. I smiled, then looked at Leo who had a faint smile on his face.

"And you too?" I asked and he shrugged.

"You have a whole lot to tell me about! I'm listening." She said as she walked to my bed and sat down. I watched as Leo walked out of the room, to probably meet with Derek. I glanced back at Jessie. "And of course the baby in your..." She said pointing to my abdomen and I laughed.

"Well...it's quite a long story. I mean, Derek and I just started all of a sudden. It wasn't planned at all. But I mistook him as my husband when my memory was gone. So he decided to act that way. He probably didn't tell me because of Antonio. Maybe he didn't want me to remember what he did to me, and so he kept shut about my past life. I didn't even recognize you guys when we walked out of the mall. But you two looked so damn familiar, I remembered that. I didn't even think Derek would have allowed you to come see me since you're on Antonio's side." I said and she cocked a brow.

"Yeah, we are but the only thing that seems to be enjoying both of us together is the fact that you're in the middle sis. Derek is crazy over you, and Damon is crazy over you. We can't pick sides now. Although Leo has kind of been working with Derek for a while now."

"But why would he go against Antonio like that?" I questioned, confused.

"Trust me, he didn't. Damon has been too blinded by the things of his past to see things. Although he's a wonderful person, there are still areas where he needs help like in the area of healing. He's not healed yet from his parent's death and that was over a decade ago. It's still fresh in his mind. Besides that, Leo has been trying to tell him the truth, but his body language and even circumstances don't permit it. Leo had always known Derek and had always kept his contact with Derek. He never blamed him for anything because he knew that Derek wasn't at fault in anything." She emphasized and I nodded in realization. "He's against nobody."

"I see now. But I told him the truth. I hope he comes to terms with it. When he realized that the problem wasn't Derek but his hatred towards him, he didn't want to accept that." I said and looked down at my abdomen. When I looked up and saw her face and knew what she was wondering but of course she didn't want to offend me. "You want to know who this child is for?"

"Oh my gosh, I didn't mean to come across to you like that Elena." She said and I just laughed it off. Of course, she didn't mean it. But I guess it was normal to be curious.

"It's Derek's. I couldn't believe it myself when I got pregnant with him. I mean...I didn't even want to tell him. I was that terrified, but he figured it out on his own. I never got pregnant for Antonio, but the few weeks that I spent with Derek. Here we have it. I wasn't on the pill at that point and I didn't care to be honest."

"I'm happy you're happy and satisfied. I don't want to remind you of Damon. But do you still feel anything for him?" She asked curiously and I shook my head. I did, but then..you know the story. Derek walked in and all. I didn't think it would be so easy to forget about it all. And I have to say, I don't regret it." I said with sincerity. There was a moment of pregnant silence before I continued. "What about you? How has life with Leo been?"

"Pretty fun I must say. I didn't think it would be this way because, in the beginning, it seemed like things couldn't work out between us. You know he was only after a fling. I was shocked that after what we'd been through growing up, he still made it his life goal to sleep with several women with no strings attached. Including me. Yeah, he didn't give a fuck about what I felt and it made me wonder what I did to deserve such treatment from him. So I stopped chasing and trying to prove myself to him. I mean if he wants all those crazy bitches out there, he can get them. But things began to change the moment I became your mentor and friend. He got tired of women and decided to settle down with me. I didn't agree at first, but then I realized I was pregnant with his child. He couldn't just get me to be his girlfriend or fiancee, he had to prove himself first. And he did. I was ready to be a single mum if I had to and I made sure to prove it to him. But at the end of it all, he is indeed worth it. I don't regret giving myself to him." She smiled and I did too.

"I can't believe we've even come this far. And now, we're mothers." We both laughed at the fact that it was so true. I mean my past life had been so awful. Growing up in a family that didn't value me, having a mother who couldn't protect me from my father because of her fear, even though she tried to...but it wasn't enough. I felt tears sting the corner of my eyes. Remembering her was just so heart-wrenching. She was the most wonderful woman, but she had to die the way she did because she couldn't let go of a man that abused the shit out of her and kept on doing so just to feel good about himself. I tortured him for the sake of my mother, I killed him too. None of that did anything to bring her back but I'm indeed satisfied with the outcome.

I got a message from my phone. I went back to the message I hadn't opened before and checked it out. My heart jumped to my throat because I knew who it was.

"What do you want, Mendez?"

'It's just a few words. Y. O. U.'

'Fuck you.'

'Quite ignorant aren't you? You can't even tell your fiancee is keeping things from you. When you figure it out. You can come running to me, I'll be the shoulder you cry on.'

What the fuck?

'What do you mean?'

'Ask him yourself. Where are the kids he's been hiding?'

My eyes widened.

What?