Page 156 of Blossoms of the Heart
Jason coughed up blood. His nose was black and blue with blood running from it.
Some of the security guards had come up and we’d attracted quite a crowd.
Of course people would gather around to see what the hell would be happening at such an event.
It was so inappropriate.
“Trust you Phoebe to get this fucking psycho.” Jason spat. “At least we can all sleep better at night knowing you can’t have kids with him.”
Evil son of a bitch. He had to squeeze that in somehow. Couldn’t leave it alone at his warning label comment.
Tai would have probably asked me what Jason meant by it.
I might have been able to still save myself some dignity and get the chance to explain things properly to Tai. But then Jason took one look at his confused expression , and took the moment to get me back by saying, “whoops, looks like you didn’t know. Phoebe’s damaged. Can’t have kids.”
He spelled it out. Right there in Tai’s face, right there in front of everyone who was watching.
Jason was a demon. He knew he’d look like an asshole for saying such a thing but he knew embarrassing me in front of a guy who obviously cared for me would be more satisfying for him.
I released my grasp on Tai and stood, shaking. Feeling like my legs would crumble. I backed away.
Tai turned and reached for me. “Phoebe.”
I stepped away from him, out of his reach backing into someone.
Mom.
She held me, face sympathetic. Dad was next to her.
“Sweetheart don’t cry.” She offered .
I didn’t realize that tears were streaming down my cheeks.
I looked back to Tai who was now standing too, gazing at me.
He looked at me, confused then sympathetic.
What a way to find out that I couldn’t have kids.
“Phoebe,” Tai began, but as I continued to look at him I had that lightheaded, weightless feeling that made me sick.
This was a nightmare. Who was I kidding?
Just myself.
I didn’t want him to find out this way and now that he had I couldn’t see how this would work.
It was too much to handle. It tore me apart, and all I could do was run, run away.
