One More Chance

"So, would you like to share what happened yesterday and why you ended up in your ex-husband's bed, huh?" "Jackeline!" I couldn't help but snap at my best friend when she found me in the kitchen the next morning.

"What? Why? Didn't you?" She returned the snap as she raised an eyebrow.

"Jack... I... I---"

"You ended up lying in his bed, didn't you?"

"Jesus Christ, Jackeline!" I glared at her upon hearing what she added.

But she just gave me a mischievous laugh as she walked around the kitchen counter and slumped onto the high chair. She even crossed her arms over her chest.

"Cali might hear you, for God's sake!"

"Ohh... but I think she wouldn't mind even if she finds out that you and her father are trying again to make a baby and give her a little brother or it could be a sister," she shrugged ignoring the tone I gave her.

"Jesus Christ!" I couldn't help tapping my forehead in a bit of annoyance.

"Aw, come on, Samantha! I wasn't born yesterday so don't tell me nothing happened between the two of you yesterday! Your hair and lipstick were a complete mess and not to mention he wasn't wearing anything when he opened the door!"

"Hey! He was shirtless--- yes, but he still had his pants on when you walked in---" but she interrupted me.

"Still had his pants on --- which I'm sure he had also taken off when we left you alone, duh!"

"Oh, God--- why don't you just scream so everybody in the house can hear you?" I asked slapping her arm which was resting on the table but she just laughed again. "Something came up, I mean, someone came out of the blue and that was why I ran to find him---" "And sleep with him--- ouch!" I gave her another slap and this time it was a bit stronger than earlier.

"Jack! I mean it!"

It took her a few seconds before she finally stopped laughing.

"Fine! Go ahead, I'm listening!" she rolled her eyes. "So who was that someone who came out of the blue as you were saying?"

I heaved a long, loud sigh before answering her question.

"Lucy,"

"Lucy?" she repeated, frowning.

"Uhuh,"

"Lucy?" this time she repeated a little louder and I nodded. "Did I hear it right--- Lucy as in Lucy, the girl who showed you photos--- evidence of Luke's cheating --- argh! whatsoever?" "Yup, it's her,"

"Okay, but what did she talk to you about?" she scoffed. "Don't tell me it's to take back everything she told you about Luke before?"

"Well... that's exactly what she did."

"Jeez!"

"She told me those were all lies and that she had just done such things out of anger and jealousy."

"Oh, goodness! What was she--- a crazy horrible human being to create such lies and destroy someone else's relationship and because of what--- jealousy? Gosh!"

I just sighed in response.

"So did she just fly to Los Angeles to tell you those things or did she ask you something?"

"No, she said she only came for that,"

"And you listened to her?"

I nodded.

"Without doing anything to her, I mean, didn't you slap her, scratch her or even pull out all of her hair so you could at least get revenge for all the things she did to you?" "Haist! What's the point of doing such things when I know she's now suffering from all the things she had done to me? Well, I'm not saying she deserves it---"

"Argh--- no, she deserves it! She indeed deserves whatever she is going through right now! It's all her fault after all, duh!"

My mouth hung in mid-air after hearing what she said. She even rolled her eyes and twitched her lips in annoyance.

"Jack, do you hear yourself?"

"What? Am I wrong?"

"Do you hear what you're saying?"

"Of course! And fine, I know it's

wrong to think such a thing, but I can't help it I'm so mad at what she did and if only I'd been with you yesterday, I swear, I could have smacked the hell out of her and pulled all her hair out so she could understand what she did and never ruin someone else's relationship again!"

And since I know she won't stop complaining about why I didn't do anything to Lucy, I decided to cut her off and explained why she suddenly showed up after what she did.

"I don't believe her!" she screamed which of course I have already anticipated would be her first reaction. "And you easily believed her, did you? That's why you rushed to find him and left me waiting until my eyes turned white!" "Jack, I'm sorry, okay? Honestly, I got scared and I've never been that scared for two years, until yesterday."

"And why is that? What happened? Why were you scared?"

"He had an accident. Luke had an accident and was in a coma for almost a month," I replied looking straight into her eyes so I witnessed how the shock registered in them. "Oh, my God!" she yelped in shock. That's the same reaction I had when I heard it from Lucy yesterday.

I immediately explained to her what happened and how Luke endured everything from the pain of being in a cast, to the therapy sessions and longing to see his family again. "Yes, and that's why he couldn't make a call or even send a message to inform us what happened."

"Whoa! Poor Luke! But wait--- you said he was in a coma for almost a month, then what happened the moment he woke up? Why didn't he call you by then?"

"Well, he said he didn't want me to worry or any of us, especially Cali,"

"Alright," she said nodding." But did you explain to him how you almost got insane in those two months of waiting for his call or any update from him?"

"I did, I was mad actually, but at the same time I felt relieved that he survived that accident and that he's here again."

"Well, I understand how you feel," she gave me a light tap on my shoulder and smiled. "Does his family know or do you plan to let them know what happened?"

"No," I shook my head. "He decided to keep it from them. Actually, he never wanted me to know what happened, but somehow thanks to Lucy for flying to San Francisco and showing up." "Hmmp! I still don't like her and I'll never will, tss!" I chuckled as she rolled her eyes.

"I still feel the same though, I feel sad about what happened to her father,"

"What do you mean? What happened to her father? Don't tell me he swindled a huge amount of money from Luke's company and then suddenly he had a heart attack the moment he was running away?" "Oh, God!" My breath stopped for a split second. "How did you know?"

She then turned to me frowning.

"What do you mean how did I know?"

"How did you know what happened to her father?" I asked with my eyes wide as saucers because I don't remember telling her about it yet.

"Huh? What are you talking about? Why, is it true?"

I quickly nodded.

"Whoa! I didn't mean to say those words! I was just bluffing when I said that horrible idea!" she now seemed to be shocked too.novelbin

"But it's true, Jack! Lucy's father really embezzled a huge amount of money from Luke's company, but on his unluckiest day ever, he had a heart attack while driving and escaping."

"Oh, gosh!"

I just nodded as we stared at each other. I even told her it was the same reason why Lucy got the courage to fly to Los Angeles and talked to me.

"Jeez! I knew it! There's a reason why she suddenly appeared and talked to you!"

"Well..." I just shrugged my shoulders.

"Now I believe that karma has no menu; you get served what you deserved! And to her father... it's a good thing Luke didn't do anything. you know, something horrible to her father because if you think about it, revenge will never solve anything, but karma will... just like what happened,"

guess she's right. Knowing Luke for half of my lifetime, I know he can do anything everything to get even with Lucy's father, but thank God he still chose the right thing... the fight path he helped him, and he helped them instead.