TIME LEAP: TWO WEEKS Anette woke up with a pain in her guts, she had the same recurring pain for a week now and she had just about enough of it and gone ahead to book an appointment.She maybe thought she had contacted something for Richard. After the news broke of her and him she still somehow found herself going back to him time and time again.Her mother had been so worried but there was nothing she was doing about it. Leslie could not believe that her daughter was so fickle minded that she could easily give up her dream just because of one man."You should see a doctor" "I already made an appointment" Anette responded coldly.Since the news broke out and Anette had decided to go back and forth with Richard the relationship between her and her mother became strained. Anette always believed that her mom was just a big supporter of her goals but it turned out that all she wanted was to get into the Delgado family by all means.It seemed as though she was trying to recover the lost

"Pregnant?" Anette kept her eyes on him. She watched as his face turned up into a smile. He seemed nervous but the joy on his face was evident."You are pregnant?" he asked walking to her and holding her hands in joy."How, when, what, where?" he said all at once. He took a deep breath to try and steady himself. "How did this happen?" he asked and she rolled her eyes at him.Her heart that had been in her mouth suddenly dropped back to her chest as she felt relieved at his reaction. She did not know what to expect because having a baby might not have been in the plan for him."Did you plan this?" she asked suddenly."Wait what?" he asked back confused about what she meant by that statement."I mean did you plan it, did you plan to get me pregnant?" She asked again. Ehe had every right to be suspicious of him. He seemed too happy and it was too good to be true."What do you mean, why would you say something like that? No, I did not plan to get you pregnant. It just happened by chance"

"Who is the father?" Leslie asked again slamming her fist on the table."I don't think that question is what should follow, I think the right question to ask is if she wants to keep the baby" Brian said with spite in his voice.He could not believe that he thought Leslie was a good person and then he spent this whole time living with her just to discover that she just had an evil agenda hidden in her sleeves."I need to know who the father is so I can know what next to do" Leslie said with gritted teeth."The father is Richard and yes Daddy I would like to have the child. Richard is aware already and he wants the baby. Maybe even more than I do" she said rubbing her stomach fondly. "Oh well I guess that's good" Andrew said.The entire table was startled once again when Leslie stood up slamming her fist to the table again. She gritted her teeth and pushed her chair back."We need to make the baby Joshua's" "What?" Brian said shocked that the spoon in his hand fell to his plate."Anet

Anette stood at the entrance to Joshua's office. The foolishness she had displayed over the past few months flashed before her eyes as she gulped down the bitterness she felt in her throat. She was not sure if Joshua would see her but she knew that she had to try. She would not feel good if she did not at least try to make amends. Richard had made a small proposal for her in the last week and they were currently planning the party.Leslie was still very against the entire situation but there was little she could do except plit within herself. Anette was there to invite them to the engagement party.Richard had told her that her mom would find it difficult to do anything suspicious with Joshua if she managed to invite him to the party. She saw the sense in what he had said but after standing in front of his office for thirty minutes she was not sure if she could do it.She heard her phone ring in her pocket. She took it out and tried to avoid the stares of the security guards. They al

"There are no words I can use to describe how much of a nuisance I have been over the past few years" Anette started. Her head was hung low as she fiddled with her hands. She did not want to look up in case she could not find it within her to complete what she had started."Tell me about it," Jeanne said. She was not interested in giving her the satisfaction of apologizing and getting away with it just so easily."And I have done so many questionable things but I only did it because I thought I was doing the right thing" She wanted so badly to point fingers at her mom but she knew that doing that now would make her seem shallow and not as remorseful as she was supposed to be."I am here" she started raising her head to meet the gazes of the people in front of her. "this morning to say I am sorry for everything, for spreading rumours and lies, for using Jeanne to gain popularity, for pushing forward with my relationship with Joshua even though I know that he was not interested in me,"