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He's Broken Because They Hurt Him.

~Layla~

Everyone stood frozen and in shock, no one dared to move. All they did was just stand there and breathe, I swallowed hard looking at the two in front of us, glancing over at Toni who just stood there with a hurt and cold expression on his face.

"Hi." Travis said, looking at everyone.

No one responded, until. Jordan bursted out laughing causing us all to turn our heads and look over at him in confusion, not knowing why he was laughing. His eyes lit up as he took a step closer to his son, he opened his arms and pulled him into a hug.

"Son! You're back." He said happily.

"Missed you, dad." Travis said hugging him back.

They both broke out of the hug. "I'm sure your mom missed you too." Jordan said turning to Jennifer who had tears running down her face.

She glanced at Jordan then at Travis shaking her head before storming up the stairs with the look of disappointment written all over her face, Kevin moved over standing beside Toni crossing his arms and narrowing his eyes at Travis.

Travis' eyes traveled over meeting Toni's. "Toni." He breathed in relief, he went to take a step but Toni but his hand up stopping him from taking another step closer.

"Don't." He said with a clenched jaw. "Don't you fucking dare get near me!" Toni shouted, causing the girl with Travis to flinch, i'm guessing she is Holly. "If you actually think I forgive you for what you've done, you're highly mistaken." He traveled his eyes over to 'Holly' "Both of you." She lifted up her eyes meeting Toni's cold ones.

Travis frowned. "Brother I-" He was cut off by Toni.

"Shut the fuck up! I don't want to hear your bullshit!" He shouted angrily.

"Toni!" Jordan shouted making Toni look over at his father. "Be quiet, your brother just came back! Show him some respect!" He spat, Toni looked at his father with pure hatred.

Chuckling in anger. "You still defend him after what they both did to me!?" Looking at Toni made my heartbreak. "They fucking ruined me!" His vein popped out of his neck.

I held onto my stomach looking at the scene, Katherine walked over to me putting her hand on my arm. "Dad! Enough!" Kevin shouted at Jordan causing him to look over at Kevin with a surprised look on his face.

"Seriously!" Katherine said making everyone look over at her. "You've tortured Toni ever since Travis ran away with Toni's own girlfriend! It wasn't his fault! It was Travis', he decided to run away, it wasn't like Toni forced him!" Katherine argued. "I've had enough with this stupid family." She stormed up the stairs.

Everyone was quiet, the sound of a door slamming was heard. "I don't want you anywhere near me." Toni warned Travis, grabbing my hand and interlocking it with his. "Or anywhere near my wife." With that being said Toni took me upstairs with him leading us into our room.

Shutting the door behind us, I turned and looked at Toni who was staring at me with a blank expression, i left go of our hands and cupped his cheeks. "Everything is going to be fine." I whispered, before wrapping my arms around his neck and pulling him into a warm hug.

He instantly wrapped his arms around my waist pulling me close to his warm body, I felt him nuzzle his head into my hair. "I love you." He whispered, clutching onto me harder, I kissed his shoulder before unwrapping my arms from his neck.

He didn't bother unwrapping his arms from my waist, as i looked up at his gorgeous eyes. "I love you too." I said, pecking his lips.

He slowly unwrapped himself from me but stayed close. "Why the fuck is he back?" Toni asked, running a hand through his hair. "I don't want to face both of their faces! They betrayed me." He said storming over to the bed.

I walked over to him, sitting right beside him and grabbing onto his hand, with my free hand I held his cheek making him turn his head towards me. "Toni, slowly everything is going to change in a good way, I promise." I sent him a small smile.

Before standing up and walking to the bathroom, shutting the door behind me. I wiped my makeup off my face, then washed it, adding lotion on my arms and legs. Opening the door and walking out to see Toni already in his sweatpants laying down in bed. I sighed walking in the closet shutting the door behind me as I stropped out of my clothes and grabbed my short nightgown slipping it on.

Switching off the lights before exiting the closet, i walked over to our bedroom door locking it, I made my way to the bed, grabbing the sheets and putting it over my body, Toni wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him nuzzling his head into my neck.

"Goodnight." He said, making me shiver when his breath hit my neck.

"Night." I replied, before closing my eyes and slowly drifting to sleep.

My eyes fluttered open, closing my eyes instantly when they met with the sun that was shining in the window, I tiredly turned over to see Toni still asleep, leaning over kissing his cheek before steadily getting up not wanting to wake him up.

I put my hands around my stomach smiling, as I made my way towards the bathroom. Shutting the door behind me as I turned on the hot water letting it run while i stripped my clothes off, and throwing it in the dirty laundry.

I stepped in the shower letting the hot water hit my body, I washed my whole body and my hair. After I was done, I stepped out of the shower wrapping the towel around my body, I tippy toed my way out, opening the door letting the fog out with me.

I looked up to see Toni still fast asleep, stepping into the closet quickly grabbing my outfit of the day and running back into the bathroom again shutting the door behind me, slipping on my undergarment, then my outfit.

I blow dried my hair, then straightened it and did my makeup, I was finally done getting ready. I stepped out of the shower to see Toni awake sitting up rubbing his face tiredly. "Good morning." His husky morning voice said.

I smiled at him. "Morning." Walking over to him kissing his forehead, as he wrapped his arms around my waist laying his head on my stomach.

"How are you feeling." He asked looking up at me.

"I'm better, I didn't throw up." I told him and he sent me a small smile before letting go of me and throwing his sheets off of him as he made his way to the bathroom. I sighed knowing he wasn't okay since yesterday.

I ran a hand through my hair, hearing a knock on the door. I turned around opening the door revealing a maid with some towels in her hand. "Good morning, Mrs. Mahfud." She smiled at me and I flashed her a smile.

"Morning." I said, she stepped in walking towards the bathroom then squealed, making me quickly look up at her to see her covering her eyes as Toni was in his sweatpants shirtless, looking at her confused.

"What's wrong?" He asked confused.

"You are half naked sir." She said making me cover my mouth holding my laugh. "Please put a shirt on." She didn't dare to move her hand. "Your wife is the only one supposed to see that." I couldn't stop myself from giggling.

I tried my best not to laugh so loud, Toni glanced at me still confused. "What are we in the eighty's?" Toni said shaking his head before walking into the closet.

My giggles changed to laughter as the maid scowled at him before walking into the bathroom putting the towels in there, Toni walked out still shirtless with two ties in his hand. "Layla, which one is nice?" He said holding up a navy blue tie and a black tie.

Before I could answer we heard the maid squeal again. "Please put on a shirt, sir." She said covering her eyes as she made her way towards the bed. "Very inappropriate." She mumbled shaking her head.

I chuckled, grabbing his hand taking him in the closet before he opens his mouth at her. "I want to see you wearing a navy blue tie for once." I said, as I took out his white dress shirt handing it to him and grabbing his navy blue suit. "Wear that." I told him, making my way out but he grabbed my wrist kissing my lips.

Another squeal was heard causing Toni to groan in annoyance turning to look at her quiet annoyed. "What this time?" He asked her.

She put her hands over her hips. "Kissing in front of people inappropriate and put on a shirt." She scolded before storming off leaving Toni stunned and a blush crept on my face.

"That maid needs some manners." He mumbled angrily.

I laughed lightly. "Get dressed." I kissed his lips before walking off leaving him to get dressed, I walked into the bathroom. Spraying perfume on myself as Toni walked in all dressed fixing his hair a little before grabbing his watch and slipping it on and adding cologne.

He looked at me. "Let's go downstairs." He said looking like he wasn't ready to go, he grabbed onto my hand as we made our way out of the bedroom, we slowly walked downstairs and making our way towards the dining room.

Everyone was eating in silence, no one was talking. My eyes traveled looking over at Holly and Travis sitting there awkwardly, Toni looked down at me as I looked up at him. "Toni, Layla! Good morning." Jennifer said as her eyes fell on us.

I smiled at her. "Good morning." I responded for the both of us, as we slowly made our way towards to empty seats on the table, we both sat down on the chairs as maids brought our food towards us setting it in front of us.

I picked up the fork taking a tiny piece of the egg omelet putting it into my mouth, Travis and Toni kept their eyes on each other, Toni looked at him with a cold look while Travis looked at him with an apology look.

"Toni." Travis broke the silence making everyone turn to him. "I'm sorry, look I know we both hurt you by betraying you but we were in love and-" He cut himself off by sighing. "Look we were secretly seeing each other behind your back and I-I can't carry the guilt I had to tell you." Toni looked up at him in shock.

"You were fucking each other behind my fucking back!?" Toni slammed his hand on the table standing up quick causing the chair he was sitting on fall to the ground, everyone including me jumped back.

Travis looked down sadly. "I'm sorry-" He was cut off by Toni's fist colliding with his face, everyone gasped, standing up quickly.

"You are my brother!" He punched him causing him to fall to the ground but Toni didn't care, he got on top of him and continued punching his brother. "I didn't know you took it that fucking far!" He shouted punching him over and over again as Jordan and Kevin tried stopping him.

Jennifer bursted into tears, Katherine stood in shock just like everyone else in the room. I grabbed onto the chair holding onto my stomach. "Toni!" Everyone in the room shouted.

I pushed through Destiny and Sara before Toni's fist could collide with his brothers, I grabbed onto it tightly. "Toni enough!" I shouted, making him look up at me in shock, tears formed into my eyes looking at his broken face.

"Get off him!" Jordan shouted at Toni.

He slowly got up, looking at Travis with a broken look. "I fucking hate you, Travis!" Toni shouted before pushing past me, turning to see him stopping in front of Holly. "You disgust me." He spat at her. "You cheated on me with my brother, you sure know how to ruin a family." He told her before scanning her and leaving her there with tear running down her face.

I looked down at Travis who was sitting up bloody and bruised, he looked up at me meeting my eyes. "Thank you." He said, I turned around and walked past Holly who was sobbing, I ran out of the dining room to see Toni leaving the house slamming the door behind him.

I ran towards the door opening it. "Toni." I called he stopped in his place, I walked towards him before he gets into the car. "Where are you going?" I asked, he looked down at me.

"The office." He replied shortly.

I slowly nodded, turning around making my way inside but a hand clutched onto my wrist. "Layla." I turned around to face him. "I need you." His voice cracked, making my heart squeeze.

I removed his hand from my wrist, and wrapped my arms around his neck pulling him close to me. He quickly wrapped his arms around me nuzzling his head into my neck, squeezing me as if I was going to let go of him.

Something clicked in my head making my heart stop, does he still love Holly? I didn't think of that until now, slowly unwrapping myself from him as he kept his arms around my waist looking at me confused.

"Toni, i'm going to ask you something answer me honestly." I told him and he nodded his head. "D-do you-" I cut myself off not knowing if I should ask him this. "Do you still love her." I asked making him look down at me in shock.

"Why would you ask that?" He unwrapped his arms around me taking a step back.

I looked down playing with my hands. "I don't know." I said, feeling guilty for asking that.

He put his finger under my chin making me look up at him. "I don't love her anymore, i'm angry that my own brother hurt me and planned this without me even knowing." He leaned against the car, grabbing my hand pulling me towards his chest, I laid my head on his chest as he wrapped his arms tightly around me. "Right now I need to focus on you and the baby." He pressed a kiss on my forehead.

"I love you." I whispered against his chest.

"I love you too." He made me look up at him, and gave me a short kiss on my lips. "I need to get to the office, i'll see you when I get back." I nodded, and received another kiss on my lips, before we unwrapped from each other.

I watched Toni get into his car before waving at me and driving off, I let out a breath before turning around and walking towards the house, opening the door. It was silent, and it was like no one was in this house.

I shut the door making my way towards the living room to see Jennifer sitting in silence twirling her ring, as Holly cleaned up Travis' cuts, Jordan was seated next to his injured son, Kevin was standing behind Jennifer, Katherine wasn't seen, Sara and Destiny weren't here either.

I played with my ring as I made my way standing next to Kevin, who looked over at me. "Is Toni okay?" Kevin whispered, I nodded in response.

Travis looked up at me, I held my stomach looking at him in sympathy. "Are you okay?" I asked, Holly stopped what she was doing and looked at me as her lover nodded his head.

"I deserved the beating." Travis stood up, Holly tried stopping him but he stopped her. Slowly walking towards me, Kevin went to stand in front of me but I grabbed his arm stopping him. "I betrayed him." I nodded in agreement.

"I don't know you, but I know your brother." I told him, as he stopped in front of me. "All I know is you hurt him a lot and he didn't deserve any of it." Travis looked down in shame. "Give him time, he will forgive you." His eyes trailed up meeting mine.

"You think he'll forgive me after stealing his girlfriend away from him? And betraying him behind his back." Kevin chuckled angrily behind me but didn't open his mouth. "I feel guilty for what I did." Before I could say anything Kevin spoke up.

"You broke our brother into pieces! Travis!" Kevin shouted standing beside me. "Piece! He was a cold hearted person because of you." He stabbed his pointer finger into his brother's chest. "He wouldn't even talk to us! He ignored and lost all trust in us because of you!" I put my hand on Kevin's arm. "If it wasn't for her, he wouldn't have melted, nor would he have talked to us." He pointed at me. "She struggled to bring the old him back." Travis looked over at me.

"It wasn't my fault I fell in love with Holly-"

"Enough!" Jennifer shouted, standing up. Everyone's eyes fell on her as she made in front of Travis. "Enough!" She slapped Travis with all her strength causing his head to turn, I gasped covering my mouth jumping back. Jordan stood up in shock, Kevin's eyes widen as did Holly's.

"I had lost my son because of you!" She cried shaking Kevin. "There were plenty of other women! Why did you go after your brother's?" She slapped him again as she cried harder. "If it wasn't for Layla he would have never talked to us or gain his trust in us!" I slowly wrapped my arms around my stomach. "He's hurt not because you took his girlfriend but because his own brother betrayed him." Jennifer pushed Travis before storming out of the living room.

Holly sobbed and fell back on the couch. "It's all my fault." She whispered shaking her head.

Kevin snapped his head towards her. "He didn't give a flying shit about you!" She looked up at Kevin. "All he cares about is that his brother betrayed him." He said looking over at Travis in disgust, I looked over at Travis who had tears in his eyes. "He doesn't love you anymore Holly! He's moved on and he loves someone else, in fact a few nights ago he had said he was thankful that you weren't in his life anymore because he found someone better!" Toni said that?

Holly looked up at Kevin with tears in his eyes, Jordan stood up sighing as he shook his head before walking out of the living room leaving us four together. "Kevin." I slowly made my way up to him. "Enough." I told him softly, looking at the sobbing girl and his teary eyed brother.

Kevin nodded walking towards the living room door. "I hope you both live with the guilt." He said in disgust before leaving the room.

I swallowed hard, looking at the two. "I-I need air." Holly said walking out leaving me alone with Travis, I watched him sit down on the sofa with his head in his hands.

I hesitantly made my way over to him taking a seat next to him, he removed his head from his hands and looked over at me. "When did you marry him?" He asked, I looked down at the wedding and engagement ring on my ring finger.

"Six months ago." I answered looking up at him.

He nodded his head. "How did you two meet?" He asked.

Before I could answer I heard the front door barge open, quickly getting up running out of the living room to see Eliza with an angry look on her face, she stormed towards me. "Where is he!?" She shouted.

"Where's who?" Katherine said annoyed coming out of the kitchen with frozen yogurt in her hand.

"Where's Kevin!?" Katherine closed her eyes as she covered on of her ears.

"My fucking ears!" She shouted, she walked up to me acting panicked. "Oh my god! I think i'm going deaf! Layla! Help!" She acting panicked.

Eliza stormed up towards Katherine grabbing her arm harshly turning her around to face her. "Tell me! Where the fuck is he!?" She screamed.

"What the hell is going on here?" Kevin stormed down the stairs making his way towards us. "Eliza." He said annoyed. "What the fuck are you doing here?" He looked annoyed.

"Is this a joke." She threw him a paper at him.

"Nope." He said turning around to leave but Eliza caught his arm.

"Savage." Katherine said in a singing voice.

Eliza shot her a look before looking over at Kevin. "Break up letter? Come on Kevie cutie bear! You think it's that easy?" She said in a sweet voice.

Katherine laughed with her mouth full of frozen yogurt. "Break up latter? Savage." She said scoping a full spoon of yogurt and shoving it in her mouth making me cringe, pregnancy hormones.