Chapter 155: The heart Vs the brain

"Wow, and you said there’s nothing between the two of you?" Eliana exclaimed, her hands moving over every single thing in June’s office.

She lay on the bed, spreading her legs apart. "This feels so comfortable."

She sat on the sofa, bouncing softly. "Wow, Rauf must have really put a lot of thought into getting this far."

She went to the refrigerator and opened it, checking the contents. "Only things suitable for a pregnant woman."

June watched her, amusement flickering in her eyes. "Come on, come and sit. I still have tons of things to tell you."

Eliana shook her head. "This is much more interesting than anything you have to tell me."

June went to sit on the bed, folding her arms. "Then you haven’t heard about the divorce saga."

Instantly, Eliana’s interest shifted from whatever was in the refrigerator to June. "The divorce saga! What’s that?"

She moved closer and settled beside June.

Soon, June started narrating what she knew about the divorce: how upset Rauf had been since the divorce saga started and how Amie had refused to sign the divorce papers.

Once she was done, Eliana let out a "Wow."

"I don’t need anyone to tell me. I can respectfully say that bitch is up to something," Eliana said.

June nodded. "I know. Of course, Amie won’t do anything without a reason, but I have a feeling that my father supports her."

Eliana nodded. "It’s just sad that you have to stay here because of everything that’s happening, especially when you’ve finally found your mother."

June smiled sadly. "Well, it isn’t that bad yet."

The strange smile was back on Eliana’s lips. "Tell me the truth. Do you really want him to divorce her, or don’t you really care?"

Silence.

June didn’t know exactly what she was supposed to tell her because, if she were honest with herself, she didn’t want Amie to be tied to him anymore in any way. Whether it was just a false marriage or a real one, she didn’t care. She actually wanted Rauf all to herself and her baby.

The memory of the antenatal appointment came back to her: how he had held her hand, smiling at her, and how he had called the baby theirs.

She turned back to Eliana.

"Oh, darling, you don’t need to say a word. I can tell exactly what you want just from your face."

June felt tears in her eyes. "I really don’t know. My brain is telling me that I need to forget him, but my heart isn’t listening."

Before June could say anything more, Eliana pulled her into a hug.

"It’s going to be okay, June," she said. "Sometimes, it’s okay to be confused."

"I don’t know, Eliana. I feel like if I allow him back into my life, I’m going to be heartbroken. But if I don’t, I feel like I’m not giving my child the best. I’m depriving him or her of the chance to have a complete home. And I know exactly how that feels."

Eliana’s thumb moved up, wiping the tears from June’s face.

"You don’t need to figure it all out at once, June. It’s just one step at a time. Look at me, too. I haven’t figured everything out, but I’m still smiling."

June pulled back to look Eliana in the face. Truly, she was smiling, but then Eliana had always been like that, smiling through everything, even when things weren’t right.

June angrily swept the tears away from her face.

"Let’s forget about me for a second. How are you?"

Eliana shrugged. "I can’t complain. Chris has been good to me."

June jumped at that.

She had noticed them during the introduction party, but she hadn’t found the right day to revisit the topic.

But now that Eliana was letting it out in the open, June was ready to grab onto it.

"Seriously! You’re with my brother now?"

Eliana nodded.

Gone was the bold girl who had been giving her endless advice. In her place was a shy girl who looked as though she had been hit by Cupid himself.

"I knew it!" June exclaimed. "I could tell from the way he was overprotective of you at the party that something was up."

Eliana shook her head. "We weren’t together then, but that was part of what brought us together."

June hummed. This time, she took over the wheel of teasing Eliana.

"I don’t care what actually brought you together. All I care about is that you’re going to become my future sister-in-law."

Eliana chuckled. "Yeah. But aren’t we getting our hopes up too early? What if he isn’t interested in marrying me?"

"He’d better not!" June proclaimed, looking completely serious. "If he dares break your heart, I’m going to disown him."

Eliana laughed. "I bet Amie would want to grab him up immediately."

"I bet she would. She always wants things that belong to me," June responded, all traces of laughter gone. "But honestly, I am happy for you, Eliana. You deserve someone like my brother."

Eliana only nodded, looking around. "Well, if your brother is even half as romantic as Mr Salvador, I might keep him."

The ladies both burst into another round of laughter.

After that, they talked about random things like work, family, and plans they wanted to make.

Eliana made June promise to inform her whenever she was going to shop for the baby.

"Big Aunty needs to spoil my baby."

June only smiled.

Serena had already ordered a long list of things June didn’t think she was going to need. Now, Eliana wanted to join the growing list of people who would spoil her baby.

Who was she to complain?

After a while, Eliana placed her hand on June’s stomach, feeling the baby kick.

When they left Kansas, neither of them had imagined they would be in this position.

Back then, June had always thought it would be difficult for her to get things for her baby. But now, the only difficult part was choosing from thousands of things.

She didn’t need to worry about money, comfort, or family.

She had everything she wanted.

Or so June thought.