Two days later Ivory was able to come home. I took her upstairs and settled her and Damien into our room.

"I'm soo happy to be home but I'm exhausted."

"I'll go make you something to eat. What would you like?" I questioned.

"Spaghetti and meatballs."

"Alright but I'll have to go buy some spaghetti. We're all out."

She pecked my lips and sat on the chair with Damien cradled in her arms.

"I'll be back soon." I kissed Damien's forehead and left.

I got into my car and dialed Vincent's number. I didn't expect him to answer but he did.

"Hey man. I need help with something." I admitted.

"Meet me at Starbucks in 10 minutes."

I really didn't expect that.

I drove to Starbucks and ordered a latté while I waited on Vincent. A couple minutes later Vincent arrived. He sat opposite me and he had a really calm expression on his face.

"Haden, before you talk there's something I want to say to you."

"I'm sorry man. I shouldn't have treated you that way. Regardless of how the situation has been I shouldn't have turned my back on you. And in a way I understand that you love Ivory but you didn't have to push Aubrey away like that. All everyone wanted was for you to tolerate her. No one begged you to love her. And maybe in treating her right you would have discovered how amazing she is. All of us, we're still here for you and we're still your friends. It was just hard watching you neglect Aubrey like that."

"I know and I'm sorry about that. Thanks for forgiving me Vincent."

"I don't fully forgive you for hurting Aubrey. I understand that you love Ivory and maybe we should have respected that. Now what's on your mind?"

"I think that something's up. I need to see Anthony. I need to talk to him."

"Why would you want to talk to him?"

"Because I think he has something to do with Ivory." I sighed.

"Damn! You think Ivory might have something to do with the kidnapping?"

"That's not what I want to believe."

"What if it is the truth?"

"I don't want to think like that."

"Then let's go find out."

Vincent called his cousin to take his car home and came with me. The ride was silent but comfortable. We were both wrapped up in our own thoughts.

Arriving at the police station we got out of the car and made our way in.

"Hello good day sir. How can I be of assistance?" An officer asked.

"I'd like to speak to a guy called Anthony. He was taken here about two days ago in connection with the kidnapping of Aubrey Evans. I'm her... husband." I found myself saying. Vincent was out of earshot so he didn't hear what I said.

"Sure."

I was scanned and taken into a room while Vincent waited outside.

A couple minutes later the guy who I assumed was Anthony entered the room. He was handcuffed and wore a bored expression as he sat down.

"You have 5 minutes." The officer said and closed the door.

"So you're the infamous Haden." He smirked.

"You're a sick, twisted man." I spat.

"I'm a sick, twisted man? Trust me, you haven't seen anything yet." He laughed.

"You know Ivory don't you?"

"Yes, as a matter of fact I do."

"Why can't you just leave me alone. First, you take Aubrey. Now you're after Ivory."

"I'm behind bars buddy and for the record, I'm not after Ivory. I don't go after things that already belong to me."

"What are you talking about?" I yelled.

"Didn't she tell you Hay Hay?" He mocked.

"You better start talking asshole. Stop beating around the bush and say what you have to say."

"Look, the thing is, you were part of the entire plan. You played a really vital role. You helped me get Aubrey."

"And what does Ivory have to do with any of this?"

"You're soo dense. You wouldn't see it if it was looking you dead in the eye. Do I have to spell it out for you? Ivory works for me. She was my fiancé then things got difficult. I gambled most of my money away and she got fired from the modeling agency. Then you came along and was smitten by her. She knew you were loaded with cash and riches so we made a plan to get that and the only way that could happen is through marriage of course. When I heard you were getting married to Aubrey I was surprised. I always loved Aubrey, she's the perfect woman. I dated Ivory to take my mind off her but I knew that would be impossible. Anyway, with you marrying Aubrey that meant my plans would be ruined so Ivory came to you and you took her back. Long story short Ivory isn't who you think she is. She would do anything for me, that was until she began to get too comfortable with you. Less and less money started coming and I had a mansion to maintain so I threatened to get rid of her brother, Sam. But when I saw that he had hurt Aubrey, I lost it. I killed him. No one should ever hurt Aubrey. That night your friends came and ambushed me was the night Ivory had met me earlier. We had a huge argument which ended with her giving me money as usual. She doesn't love you Haden. She just works for me. Funny how she set up Sam to try and rape Aubrey huh? She orchestrated the entire thing." He smirked.

"You lying son of a bitch." I yelled.

"I have nothing to lose, nothing to gain Haden. Just face the facts. You've been played."

"I could knock your ass down right now."

"Don't believe me? Then don't take my word for it. Go ask Ivory."

"We're done here." I shouted as I left the room.

I stormed out of the police station, Vincent hot on my heels.

"What happened?" He questioned as we got into the car.

"That bastard is claiming that Ivory was just using me for my money."

"Haden, that could be true."

"I can't and won't believe it. Ivory isn't like that. She would never hurt me."

"But what if she is actually deceitful and really is using you. What would you do?"

"There is more to the story Vincent. He says that she orchestrated the entire thing with Sam to try and rape Aubrey. Anthony claims that Ivory is his fiance." I explained everything to Vincent.

"What the actual fuck! I knew there was something about her. I didn't trust her one bit."

"I'm gonna go home and talk to her. I'll tell you how that goes." I sighed as I pulled up to his house.

"Yeah man."

"By the way, how is Aubrey doing?"

"She's okay, she's needs time to heal but she's okay. We are all taking good care of her, making sure she gets every ounce of love she deserves." Vincent smiled as he spoke about Aubrey.

"I'm glad to hear that. Well I'll see you around."

~

After mentally preparing myself. I went home to Ivory.

"Hey baby. You took soo long and you still haven't brought back the spaghetti. That's fine, I made us something else." She giggled and I just stared at her. Was this woman being genuine right now?

"Ivory, can we talk?"

"Yes."

We sat down on the sofa and she looked at me with those eyes. Those blue eyes I fell for.

"I need you to tell me the truth about Anthony."

"I don't know what you're talking about." She looked away.

"Cut the bullshit. I spoke to him earlier and he told me everything so you might as well just tell the truth." I demanded.

"Haden, I didn't mean for things to go this far. I actually wanted to use you for a while, for money, but ended up falling for you. You treated me soo well and I never felt this way before. I never wanted to hurt you Haden." She sobbed.

"You're pathetic Ivory. Everything was a lie. You never loved me. You used me."

"Haden, I'm sorry. At first I didn't love you but eventually I fell in love and I wanted to stop give your money to Anthony but I couldn't. I was already in too deep."

"You're a bitch Ivory, a selfish bitch! You wanted your own brother to rape Aubrey. You let that psycho kidnap her and do all sorts of things to her and you never said a word. You married me for my money and you lied to me. Our entire relationship was built on a lie. A whole fucking lie. So don't you dare say you love me!"

"Haden, I didn't want to hurt you. I'm sorry. We can fix this."

"No we can't. You played a part in kidnapping Aubrey. You did that! You knew of Anthony's obsession with Aubrey yet you let him take her. I don't ever want to see you again!"

"Haden please." She sobbed.

"I loved you soo much and I trusted you but you lied to me. You used me and toyed with my mind. Nothing you said was ever true. I pushed Aubrey away for you. I chose you over her. I treated her awfully because I wanted you. You're a sick person Ivory. I can't believe I trusted you."

"Wait a minute, is Damien even my son?" Realization dawned on me, she could lying about that too.

"Is Damien my son Ivory?" I barked and she flinched.

"N-no. He's Anthony's son." She muttered.

"Let me guess, you were gonna keep me thinking that's my son for the rest of my life." I yelled.

"You have five minutes to pack your things, take your child, and get out of my house."

"But Haden I-

"Five minutes." I barked and she scurried away.

A couple minutes later she came downstairs with a crying Damien in her arms. My heart broke watching him go. I thought he was my son. This was too painful.

"Don't you want to hold him?" Ivory cried.

"Just get the hell out of my house and don't ever come back."

Ivory walked out of the house with Damien cradled in her arms and a bag slung over her shoulder.

After she left, I fell to the floor. Tears poured down my face. I had lost everything I built. I lost what I wanted. This hurt so badly that it felt like I was in physical pain.

I am all alone and the worst part is that I did this to myself.