Divorced, But Not Broken
Divorced, but Not broken Chapter 221

"An invitation, really?" I was feeding Noah, frowning, having food all over me, hearing Jonah talking over the phone, picking up s** from the apartment when I was still here, and taking care of the kids. I wouldn't say I liked the sound of that. "Yes, Andrea! This is what we have been waiting for, a real f*****g chance to show the world that we are a couple!" I didn't know about that trying to wipe Noah off to his swatting. Weren't we a real couple? Glancing at the ring on my finger when I was having my phone pressed between my shoulder and ear.

"I don't know.... I have nothing to wear, and let's be honest here, Jonah, I am not welcome even if you are..." I sighed at the end, giving up on Noah, that was finally free from his chair and down on the kitchen floor, already out to make trouble. That boy was giving me more heart attacks than I thought possible, not even one year old!

I was wiping off the tables, seeing that Kira had come inside the room, instantly redirecting her younger brother back to me; see? She did help even if she was a brat that screamed when she didn't get her way, but I was no different, to be honest... Jonah still hadn't answered when I was sighing again.

I get that he wanted to show his parents that he was happy, he still believed somewhere that Fiona would change her mind, but I didnit, not when I knew how much she hated me. I still was why Jonah had left Shailene, and I bet nobody was happy over that since he had told me to my face that this was more of a merge than a marnage.

"Okay, so that might be f*****g true... but I don't care if you don't? "I hated that he sounded hopeful like him telling me he would just stand his ground with me. Great. So that meant I would spend a whole evening feeling out of place and getting the glares from... yeah, I don't know, everyone?

Who didn't see me as a homewrecker in Jonah's circles? I was an older woman with kids, and he had been happily married to Shailene in public; I would get so much s**t even if he didn't get that!

"Yeah, no, I don't want to go... I have been once with Phil, and that was enough for me..." I faded out, knowing that he was cursing on the other side, getting pissed I was talking about Phillip, but he did do that. He took me to one of Jonah's family's events, and I didn't feel so bad because he was so supportive. I wished Jonah could see that instead of just being jealous!

"He is f*****g lucky I didn't just kill him on the spot walking inside! He knew I f*****g loved you, and still, he was going after you!" I was still having my phone pressed to my ear rolling my eyes the slightest, stroking the head of Kira that made a smile sitting down at the table, she was happier here, and that made me happy. The boys were too young to get what was happening around them, but Kira deserve happiness.

"Yeah, but you were engaged to Shailene, so what did it matter?" I know that I should just let it go, that it was part of the past, and that I was so miserable when I was pregnant with Kira and him just being engaged and living his life without us, by his own choice! "We are f*****g going, and that's it!" | huffed, hearing Tom saying something in the background, trying to reason with Jonah since they were out doing something; working out, he told me, and honestly, how could I stop him? I didn't want him to be in pain; having kids around the clock was enough.

"I know it's tomorrow, a*****e! I'll figure s**t out; I always do!" Jonah was cursing a lot on the other side, answering Tom back, making me smile, wiping off Jamie, that didn't give up that much of a fight as his brother did. Yeah, Jonah hadn't changed on that part, he did try to stop being around the kids, but let's face it, they all were going to know every damn curse word there ever was before the age of five.

"Tomorrow?! Jonah, it's New Year's Eve. Who the f**k is going to have the kids?!" I didn't just want to expect Mary and Pat to take them. I mean, maybe they wanted to celebrate alone??

"We can watch them. Daisy and I are not going anyway; something about Buck telling her that if he caught her drinking, she would be grounded the rest of the year, eighteen or not." Tom was answering me when I sighed.

Yeah, that did sound like Buck, alright, and he would replace out somehow and ground her for the rest of her life if he needed to.

"See, done." Jonah sounded like he had it all planned out already, and that wouldn't surprise me either since I could hear him tapping on his phone, having me on speaker.

"Great, done..." I was mocking him when Jamie wanted to get up, and I was exhausted already. It wasn't even past twelve, and I still needed to get to work when Jonah came back from working out or doing his shady s**t that I knew it was too.

We hung up, and I stared at the kids running around. This was important to me, us living here and being happy, but I know he wanted more, and maybe I did too, but at what price? Fiona was not letting me get off that easy, Jonah got that invitation for a reason, and I knew it.

I was just about to curse Jonah's name when he was late. I knew that Joseph wouldn't be happy when the door opened. The baby-faced man strolled inside, obviously annoyed but still looking like he didn't hate being in my presence.

"Joseph... hi.." He didn't answer me, just stared back with his searching eyes behind his glasses, like he wanted to kill me and still not, conflicted as f**k it seemed.

"Well, seems that we have f*****g time traveled, Andrea, since Jonah is making me be here and replace you a dress instead of realizing that I have my own life." He was snappy, and I didn't blame him; after this whole business of him working for Austin, things had been tense between us. I mean, he was f*****g allied or controlled more like it by the same man that told me he was going to kill my children!

"Yes, it seems we have." I was just as observant back. He didn't even smile at me anymore. What? Didn't he trust me?

I still was his friend, and he was the one that had sent pictures of me to someone, and not me!

"We can't take the kids, so let's just wait for that wonderful man of yours to come back..." Seeing his cold one towards me, I made a sad face, so that was it then? Weren't we friends anymore? Was I just a f*****g task he would do and go back home and... I don't know; despise me for being in love with a guy he hated?

"I don't know when he is coming back. Let me call Mary and..." I didn't have time to take out my phone, seeing Jonah walking up the driveway. He looked so serious seeing Joseph and me, making my heart break. Jonah really hated him right back, and I knew they had been friends; at least they had stuck together and not like this, just pure agony being in the same room.

"Listen, asshole, you take care of my girl... don't think that I won't come after and break your fig neck if she has one scratch!" Jonah was starting off strong, already threatening Joseph, which didn't seem that bother against the taller guy in his face, having his arm around my waist like he didn't want me to leave with the same man he had called to help me get a dress.

"Got it." I didn't like the way Joseph wasn't fighting back; none of his spitfires was in his eyes when he made a smile that I didn't believe in for a second, grabbing my purse and jacket to not freeze to death outside.

*I'm *****g serious, Joey. You get her a nice dress and come back!" I was frozen hearing the loud yelling that was coming from Jonah. Was he scared, or did he want to put the smiling Joseph into his place? I felt so lousy standing in the middle, not even knowing what to do about them.

Why couldn't they get along?!

"Get a dress; bring her back. I understand, Jonah." Joseph's smile became a grin to my sorrow. Why was he acting like this? If Jonah saw it, something was up, but he didn't show me, still burrowing his hard eyes into Joseph's blank ones.

"Okay, baby, take it easy... it's just a dress..." I made a trying smile at Jonah, walking the last step and having my hand on his arm. Jonah hadn't shifted his eyes once away from Joseph. Yeah, something between them was up. Joseph wasn't acting like this the other day when we told everyone we got engaged.

"Yes, relax, boss, it's just a dress..." I hated that Joseph was mocking now; at least it was more than just a blank stare and caution he seemed to have against me, still standing by Jonah's side, feeling sick and not wanting to go anywhere with Joseph, dress or not "Don't f*****g call me that! You did this all on your own, Joey. I'm just f*****g covering that you screwed up! Don't think that Evans is going to let you take another breath if he replaces out that you are so f*****g easy to break!" I gasped from the stone cold words Jonah smacked right into the face of his former friend and employee, that stopped smirking the second he did

I thought that this was it, Jonah had pushed Joseph like he always did, and Joseph would blow, having the shortest fuse I had ever known a guy to have that didn't want to show emotions.

"The car is waiting. Am I taking her or what?" Joseph stared back but didn't say anything more; he just spoke like I was some cargo he needed to move for Jonah and be done with it so he could go home again.

"Yes, yes f*****g take her and... I will pay you back... you know I'm good for it...." Jonah finally looked at me for a second and then back at Joseph, who made a short nod before turning around, us watching the impeccable stern man walking down our lawn to the car waiting.

"Jonah, I can pay for the dress..." I was saying it confused when he was still holding me like he didn't want to let me go, not even to shop with Joseph.

"No, baby, you can't...but don't worry about that..." He kissed me again, releasing me to my stunned face; just how f*****g expensive of a dress were we talking about here anyway!?

"Jonah!?" I was trying to get some explanation when he just smiled at me like he knew that I couldn't resist him, the same as everyone else when he was doing that. Working his f*****g charms over me!

I was already at the car and had no idea how it had happened, seeing him stand by the front door and smiling before giving Joseph one last look. I knew it was seeing his eyes go hard on us again. "Let's get this over with." I gave a slight nod, feeling like this would not be us bantering and having fun with me trying on dresses, but more me wanting to take the first best one and get back home. Yes, let's get this done. I stared out the window, and he did the same. What a f*****g lovely evening I was going to have.