arms. I placed her head against my chest. I could tell she felt the baby moving inside of her. She felt uncomfortable and squirmed her way out of my embrace.
“I love this baby so much. Sometimes, I don’t even want to sneeze the wrong way in fear that I would hurt…or lose him.” She grabbed a tissue from the counter. “I’m going to meet with Kate.” she sniveled.
“Do you want me to go with you?” I asked as I leaned in to kiss her nose. She pulled away.
“No,” She said hesitantly. “I need to have girl talk. I miss that. I miss Tilly and Margaret. Especially, Margaret. How did this happen to us? How?” She placed her face in her hands and cried some more.
“Go. Go and have some girl time. Just don’t let her get you upset. You have me to do that for you.” I smiled then kissed her tears gently from her cheeks. She let me and I loved her for that. There was no other way for me to comfort her. I had to take it slow but it was slowly killing me. “I love you.” I whispered in her ear. I could feel her body shudder. It felt good to know I still had that effect on her. “Now, I’m going into work. I have a court case at two thirty. Do you want to take the car?”
“No, I’ll cab it.” she said anxiously.
“Be careful. Take care of my baby .” I pushed the words out of my mouth, but, I meant it. I really did. I wanted the baby to be mine. Just the thought of it made my heart fill with joy. Just the thought of him on top of her made my heart heavy. I don’t think I can accept what’s happened. I’m afraid. Afraid of the truth. Afraid of never being able to accept the baby if it’s Dave's. NEVER.
Jenesis Chapter 6
I thought about what Michael said. ‘My baby’ , that’s all I needed to hear. I smiled internally because it felt so good to hear him say those words, my baby, our baby. I didn’t want to doubt that the baby was his, but in the back of my mind, that tiny piece of my heart still had an attachment to Dave, no matter what he did to me, I couldn’t get him out of my head. It was like his spirit was next to me, haunting me and where ever I went; I couldn’t get his face, his voice, his words, his love, or his hate…away from me.
I grabbed my purse and hailed a cab to see Kate at her office. The cab stopped short in front of me and I entered sliding my way across the back seat. I placed my purse on the seat when I heard the sweet melody of violins reach through my ears. It’s been such a long time since I listened to the strings of the violin. I sat back and leaned my head against the door. My eyes teared up as I remembered walking through the church doors hearing the opera Thais by Massenet in lieu of the traditional wedding song. He remembered…Dave. My heart was pounding as I remembered him walking me down the aisle towards Michael. The memory sent a chill down my spine and made my baby move inside of me. I gently placed my hand on my stomach and looked down, wondering who the baby would look like. I was so confused. I’ve never felt so betrayed in my life. Then, I thought about what my mother and Joe did to me. I stared out of the window as the tears finally skidded down my cheeks. I remembered everything about my wedding, even dancing with Dave. He was my hero, my father. I loved him so much. I never thought he would hurt me, but I was wrong, so wrong. I cried until the cab driver turned around and handed me a tissue.
“Miss, are you ok?” he asked.
“No.” I whimpered.
“Whatever it is, it’s going to get better.” he smiled at me and I cried even more. He pulled the cab over into a parking spot.
“What are you doing?” I asked nervously.
“Look, you’re hurting right now and I need a ten-minute break. I’m thirsty. I’m getting a ginger ale. Do you want one?” he asked politely.
“Yes, thank you.” he opened the cab door and walked into the
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