Page 50 of Blinded By Hate

Brandon then sends a picture where Junior is posing with the picture he colored.

I can’t help but smile down at the photo of him. I have always loved his smile. I can’t help but feel like everything is okay when he smiles.

It’s just so ironic how much he looks like Hayden. He is a mini version of Hayden and if anyone were to see Junior and Hayden side by side they would think so as well.

“Who’s that you’re texting? Boyfriend?” Hayden says, making me look up at him.

I turn off my phone and put it in my pocket. I’ll text Brandon later, I just can’t risk Hayden looking at the photo and seeing Junior.

I need to wait a little before I tell Hayden the truth.

I first need to figure out our shit and how this co-parenting would work before I tell him about Junior.

“No. It’s just my friend.”

“The smile on your face says otherwise.” Hayden mutters.

I roll my eyes and can’t help but smile at Hayden. I can’t believe he is jealous of his own son and doesn’t know it. “I’m not allowed to smile?”

“You’re only allowed to smile at my texts.”

“I don’t even have your number. Get over yourself, Hayden,” I chuckle.

Hayden’s hands clench around the wheel but he continues driving.

He eventually parks in the parking lot of a mall. Hayden quickly gets out and before I can open my own door, Hayden is already on it. I get out and he closes the door. Before I can walk away from him he grabs my wrist and pushes me against his car.

I try to ignore the fact that I can smell his cologne that makes me want to put my head in his neck and smell him forever.

“Your phone. Give it to me,” Hayden demands.

I raise an eyebrow at him and almost laugh.

He thinks he has the right to boss me around?

“Excuse me?”

“Your phone. Give me it.”

“Why?”

“You said that I don’t have your number, well give me your phone so we can fix that.”

I roll my eyes.

There is no way I’ll give him my phone. He could probably snoop and see pictures of Junior.

“Give me yours, I'll put mine.” Hayden takes out his phone and hands it to me. I type in my number and hand it back to him. “Let’s go, we don’t have all day.” I walk out from between Hayden and the car. Hayden follows me after locking his car. “What do we need to get for your mom?”

“Just some stuff for the beach and some melatonin pills for her since she has insomnia.”

“She has trouble sleeping?” I ask, feeling bad for Alex because I never knew that about her.

“Yea. It’s not bad or anything. She just can’t sleep unless she has melatonin. She would take the drugs her doctor prescribed but she doesn’t like the effect it has on her.”

I wish I could take melatonin instead of the drugs that Patience prescribed for me. I am almost running out and I just hope I have enough to last me this trip but since I’m taking one every single day, I’m not sure.

Hayden and I walk inside the convenience store and head to the medical section. “How’s your diabetes? I never asked.”