I burst out laughing, Ethan must be joking, he couldn't be serious.He and I just started having s*x not up to a week ago, there was no way I was pregnant so soon. "I can't be pregnant" I stuttered, doing the maths in my head, It just couldn't be, the little biology I learned in high school coming to me like lightning. "Please tell me you're joking," I pleaded my heart beating so fast, I couldn't be pregnant for Ethan, not with everything going on right now. "I just can't be" I found myself repeating those words. "A baby, I can't bring a baby into this world for you, I am too young and you are too old," I said staring at the floor and shaking my head. "What would that even mean, what would people say, I can't be a single parent, I can't be with you forever" The overthinker in me took over. I found myself blabbing, words I wouldn't normally say to Ethan, things I worried about when I thought about a future with Ethan. It took me a second to calm down, and when I did I realized h
9 weeks later, (Two months one week)Ethan held my hand as the doctor scanned my stomach, my heart racing as I felt anxious.Ethan had managed to make me fall in love with being pregnant, the idea of having a little human grow in my stomach overtook all my feelings of being too young and the obstacles of being with Ethan. "Congratulations, your baby is healthy," The Doctor said, moving the scanning machine around my stomach."Would you like to hear its heartbeat," the doctor asked and I nodded. "Of course" Ethan replied and I smiled.I had no regrets about having a baby with Ethan anymore, within these past few days he had shown me how much he loved me and that he was ready to be there for me. "Lup-dub-dub" The sound of my baby's heartbeat made my heart flutter, the little tadpole-looking human floating in my womb, I grinned feeling elated as tears began to fall from my eyes. "My baby!" I whispered before the doctor took the ultrasound machine away from my body and turned it off.
He opened the box to reveal a massive diamond ring. I gasped as my heart sank, staring at the ring. I felt elated but uncertain. My heart told me yes but my mind was conflicted, and logic bombarded me as I thought about it all.'Marry Ethan?' with Jake and Gloria on my neck, could I? I looked at his hopeful eyes and beautiful face, he made me happy and I loved him. I took a deep breath saying "Yes" "Yes I would marry you" I said out loud extending my left hand and allowing him put the ring on it. 'To hell with Gloria and her son, I am going to be happy' I thought to myself as Ethan got to his feet lifting me with Excitement. "You are not going to regret this" he promised swinging me like a baby as I giggled. "I love you so much," Ethan said placing kisses on my lips. "I love you too" I giggled in excitement. I still felt butterflies around Ethan and marrying him seemed like a good idea. He put me down and I leaned to kiss him."what do you say we celebrate upstairs" I sugge
"killed??" I exclaimed trying to make sense of it, Alfred was in prison, he had been in jail for the past few months and was awaiting trial. "Who? What do you mean killed him" I bombarded Ethan with questions watching him get off the bed and move to the closet to change, I got up following him. "Christopher must have done something," Ethan said so sure that Gloria's father was responsible."But, how? I thought, he stopped talking" I asked. "Is Gloria's father that dangerous?""That's a huge accusation" I could see my questions were making him uncomfortable, it just didn't make sense to me, the reason Alfred's trial kept getting delayed was because they were trying to make sure they managed how much information he let out, why would they suddenly kill him now. "I don't know dear, I can't tell until I get there" he explained and I shook my head holding his hands. "Get where?" I wondered furrowing my brows at him. "To the station, I need to find out what happened," Ethan said and
I fell to the ground, clutching my face. "What are you doing?" I gasped, struggling to get back on my feet."You just said your father is in danger. There’s no time for this," I scolded, ignoring the throbbing pain from Jake’s punch, my thoughts focused on saving Ethan."You fool!" Jake spat as I quickly got up."The plan was to get you outside and kill you, but I’ve changed my mind. Why waste any more time?" His expression twisted into one of disgust and hate before the monster in him emerged."Ethan is not in danger?" I realized aloud. I didn't need him to answer; it dawned on me, I was a fool.My heart raced as I realized I had let crazy Jake into my house without security."So, what’s your plan now?" I stuttered. "I know you’re angry because I’m dating your father, but," He cut me off."Shut the fuck up," he said, pulling a knife from his pocket and pointing it at me."Shut the fuck up!" he yelled again, and I did, closing my mouth and watching him."You and that bastard you have
"You're aware he has a massive crush on you, right?" Jennifer pointed out, a mischievous grin on her face, as we entered her apartment building."Who?" I asked, feigning innocence and acting oblivious to whom she was referring to."William, obviously. That guy practically drools over you," she teased."As if!" I scoffed, brushing off the notion."Do you think we got the day off just because?""Yeah, because the CEO's daughter happens to be my best friend."Jennifer and I worked together at Castle Tech, she was the daughter of the famous tech guru "Maxwell Coltmen" and the owner of the company.You would think having such a rich father would make her an executive but her father had a theory about starting from the bottom, hence making her a junior marketing staff just like the rest of us. "You know I don't get any privileges for that," she remarked as we got into the elevator, she was right, no one gave her any special treatment, and she was treated just like the rest of us. "Well,
I felt tongue-tied watching my friend's sister bounce on my boyfriend's joystick, tears streaming down my eyes, as they mocked me. What did I do to deserve this, a part of me wanted to march in there and pull her off him, but the other part of me just wanted to walk away.Following the other part of me, I turned around, not saying or word or interrupting them, I walked out of the house, my sight foggy from tears as I made my way to Jennifer's house. I banged hard against her door, eager for her to open up, "what!" She yelled opening her door to find me crying in front of it. "Emily" her voice softened as soon as she set eyes on me. "what is going on" she asked placing her hands on my shoulder, she walked me into her apartment. "Did you know" I managed to ask as soon as we got into her private space."is that why you don't like him" I said to her, unable to raise my voice beyond a whisper."What is it Em" she wondered, as my cry slowly got louder, I felt betrayed, and hurt, my hea
Note: Written in 3rd person for a wider perspective. Emily laughed hysterically, thinking Jennifer was joking "You are joking right" she said laughing harder, she assumed there was no way Jennifer could mean what she had just said. Jennifer shook her head with a straight face, she wasn't joking, "I am not Emily" she replied with a serious voice, staring at Jake's father. "You are!!" Emily exclaimed picking up the grape from her drink, pulling it out of the pick with her teeth."I would rather get with a random stranger" she said buying the idea of hooking up with a random stranger now that the option was that or Jake's father."But isn't he so dreamy" Jennifer gawked unable to take her eyes off him, she had always had a crush on him, but knew it was impossible since he was her father's best friend. "He is" Emily replied not sparing him a second glance. "well if you don't, Rose would" Jenifer chuckles."Rose" Emily jumped at the name, she wondered why she felt more hatred for Rose