Cold Showers novel Chapter 44

A few weeks later

Jayda couldn't help but think something was wrong with Lilian. It has been almost two weeks since She and Sebastian came back from their one week vacation and she hasn't seen Lilian.

Whenever Jayda called to greet her, She could tell something was not right and no matter how much she persuaded, Lilian would not say anything. Instead, she would give an excuse to end the call with Jay and also promise to call back but never did.

Jayda also reached out to Roman, Lily's boyfriend, maybe he would give her a hint on what was going on.

Roman assured her everything was fine but she found it hard to believe him.

Having decided that she has had enough, Jayda made up her mind to go visit Lilian; a surprise visit. She knew if she called to inform her that she was coming over, Lilian was going to make some silly excuses and give her lame reasons why she shouldn't show up.

After four rings, Lilian finally answered her door.

"W...what are y....you doing here?" She shuttered when she came face to face with her best friend.

Jayda took in her best friend's appearance and almost wondered if she was at the wrong apartment. Lilian wasn't looking like her usual self. She was putting on baggy pyjamas, her hair was in a rough messy bun and her eyes were swollen from crying.

Jayda walked into Lilian's apartment and settled on the couch without saying a word. She felt like the worst friend on earth; knowing Lilian was going through something that could make her tear up and Lilian could not talk to her about it.

Lily locked her door, made her way over to the couch and took a seat beside Jayda.

"What's wrong Lily?" Jayda asked with a heavy heart.

"Nothing" She replied, looking everywhere else except for Jayda.

She let out a sigh, "I know something is wrong, please tell me."

"Nothing is wrong, Jay!" Lilian whispered, looking down at her hands.

"You don't know how much I hate myself now because I feel like I've betrayed you. You are hurting, you need me and I've not been there for you. Please tell me what's wrong." Jayda pleaded.

A tear rolled down Lilian's cheek which she wiped away immediately with the back of her palm.

Jayda took Lilian's hands in hers and persuaded. "I've never judged you for anything and I won't start now. Please tell me what is going on."

Lilian heaved a sigh and for the first time that night, she looked into Jayda's worried eyes.

"R... Rome...Roman and I are no... no longer together." She shuttered.

A look of confusion overtook Jayda's face. She still spoke to Roman two days ago and he sounded like everything was fine.

"How??? When??? What happened?" Jayda asked after a while.

"I broke up with him," Lilian confessed with teary eyes.

Her confession made Jayda more confused. She knew Lilian and Roman were so much in love with each other and couldn't help but wonder what went wrong.

"Did he cheat on you?" Jayda asked with a heavy heart. Roman was like a brother to her, she didn't think he would stoop so low to hurt her best friend.

"No, he didn't." Lilian wiped another tear that rolled down her cheeks.

"Then what happened? Don't you love him anymore?" Jayda asked, almost in tears.

"I love Roman more than I love myself but I can't give him what he truly wants so I let him go."

"What do you mean? What does he truly want?"

Another set of tears rolled down Lilian's cheeks. This time she did not bother to wipe them off. "A baby. He wants us to have a child and since I can't give him one, I had to let him go."

Jayda was shocked by Lilian's revelation. She didn't know her best friend was going through something like this and refused to open up to her.

"Did he ever threaten to leave you?" Jayda asked with tear-filled eyes.

"He didn't. I broke up with him because I know he will eventually break up with me. We've been trying for a baby long before he left for Australia."

"While he was away, I went for check-ups, took vitamins that would boost my fertility, ate healthy and did everything that the doctor recommended. And when Roman came back, we kept trying but all the results came out negative."

As at this time, tears were rolling down Jayda's cheeks.

"Why didn't you tell me, Lilian? I'm your best friend. You were going through something this crucial and you didn't inform me." Jayda was mad at herself, perhaps if she had paid more attention, she would have noticed something wasn't right with Lilian.

"Will you manage a few slices of pizza? I don't want you to go to bed on an empty stomach."

"Seriously Jay! I'm okay." Lilian assured.

"I'll pretend I didn't hear that," Jayda said, reached for her phone and dialled a pizza shop.

Jayda pulled Lilian into a final hug and whispered in her ear. "Everything will be fine" She promised.

Lilian nodded. "I want to soak myself in the tub for some minutes I'll be right back."

Jayda looked at Lily with a 'please don't do anything stupid look'

"I promise not to do anything stupid." She said but Jayda was not convinced.

She accompanied Lilian to her bathroom and prepared a bath for her. Then she gave her some privacy but promised to check up on her in a few minutes.

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When Jayda got to the living room, she reached for her phone and dialled Sebastian.

"Hi, love." She said to the other side. From the way she sounded, Seb could tell all was not well.

"Heyy, is Lilian okay?" He asked, concerned.

"No, she's not. She and Roman are currently going through a rough patch. It's a long story, I will explain when we see. Do you mind if I stay over for the night? Lilian needs me."

"Sure, She would have done the same for you in haste. Don't worry, Aaron and I will be fine. We will come over tomorrow morning with breakfast."

"Thanks. Give Aaron a kiss for me. I'll see you guys tomorrow."

"I will. Take care of yourself and my little miracle. My regards to Lilian. I love you."

"I love you too babe, Goodnight," Jayda ended the call.