Damaged Beyond Repair by Kashmira Kamat (KittyKash) (best short books to read TXT) 📗

That bitch had a few tricks up her sleeves. Drew knew she was gold-digger than the first time he'd seen her. Turned out, Rowan was too much work for her. Four years of relationship was all about patience which hadn't paid off. Drew's twin, Dwight was taking over the empire as the CEO.

Lauren's dream of living the billion dollar wife came crashing down.

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"I want an abortion." Lauren declared wiping the smile off Rowan's face.

Abortion? Kill his baby?

"You can't do that, Lauren." Rowan said. His body had gone slack. "We were supposed to marry. I want to marry you, baby. Let's just forget about the last three weeks. Let's pretend they never happened and we'll get married. It's our baby, how could you suggest something like...."

"This wasn't supposed to happen." Lauren's eyes were saucer sized, "It's because you were stupid enough. I have ambitions. I don't want to marry you and ruin my life. I don't want this baby."

"Please." Rowan pleaded. How many times had he begged at this woman's feet, "It's my baby."

"I don't want it."

Rowan was close to tears. He saw a ray of hope and he wasn't going to let Lauren take that away from him.

"I will not ask you for anything else, Lauren. If you want to leave, that's fine with me. But please keep my baby. I'll take the child. You don't have to see me again. I swear."

"Nine months of labor don't come for free." Lauren threw that in his face, like it was only his child.

"I will pay for everything." Rowan suggested.

She didn't say anything. Rowan continued because he knew what his question would be and knew the answer, "What else do you want?"

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His own baby had caused him to lose all the savings he'd earned but he knew it was worth it. Rowan had remained in the hospital the entire day his little girl was born. He could hardly wait until he got the chance to hold her in his arms. The nurse came a few minutes later and placed the wrapped up little baby in his arms. For the first time in a few years, Rowan cried happy tears. Lauren had gone as far as to take the baby away from him but he had signed a huge amount of check for her. The last check was on its way and then, the baby's mother would be out of their lives for good.

"She has your eyes, Rowan. The same color." Rowan's mother Rachel said, smiling up at him.

Claire, his sixteen year old sister came rushing through the hospital doors, her eyes were glimmering. "Can I hold her, Rowan, please?"

Rowan was reluctant at first but handed her to his sister. Drew and Stephanie stared at him, they were glad for him. Rowan noticed that and knew that his brother and sister-in-law wanted a child too; they weren't blessed with one yet. And the doctors had told them they never would be. For all the years his brother had sacrificed and looked after him, Rowan knew what he had to do. Even if it broke his heart, he had to know.

Drew and Stephanie asked Rowan if the baby could even live with them sometimes. Rowan didn't see the problem. Minnie was the ray of hope, the sunshine of Rowan's day and his life. She was his everything. He'd struggled with the baby at first, because the baby woke up at unusual times and cried until it was dawn, but he Rowan loved every part of parenting. Because of her, he'd never touched the bottle of alcohol. He couldn't.

In mid November, on a dreadful day; Drew and Stephanie's car skidded off the road and crashed into a truck taking both of their lives.

Rowan was devastated, and had lost the ability to think. His brother was no more, Stephanie wasn't coming back. His hands shook violently after his funeral. He wanted to know what had gone wrong, why life had fucked up again and took his brother, when a little angel's hand grasped his.

The little angel with dark brown hair and mocha eyes stared back at him and smiled, "Daddy."

She was his savior. Rowan pulled the little girl closer and cradled her closer, and kissed her forehead and both her cheeks, "Don't you ever leave your daddy, baby. Never, okay?"

Minnie giggled in his arms. He looked back at her and he knew he'd do this for her. His brother wasn't going to be here any longer to keep him grounded, but his little girl would. She didn't look at him like he was bat-shit insane or didn't call him an alcoholic. For her, he was her only superman and the first person she loved unconditionally. Rowan knew he'd love the girl like his father had never loved him.

Three years later, another angel walked into his life. Her name was Alana, and like Drew had said, she swept him off his feet and loved him for the man he was. Sometimes he wondered if it was Drew and Stephanie who had sent her to him.

Rowan looked at Drew's picture and said. "You were right, brother. That someone just found me. Are you watching? I hope you are." 

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