A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera

Chapter 93

Alena

I had been standing in front of the different brands of pregnancy kits for the past twenty minutes. It was a simple thing to do by choosing a few different brands and pay them at the counter-Igor was waiting for me in the car but I knew he could see me from where he was

parked.

The fact that I was standing here on my own like a confused teenager was weird.

Matteo had sent me a few text messages for the past few minutes and I hadn't responded to any of them. If I left those messages unread for a long time, he was going to get worried and I didn't want that to happen. However, I needed a few more minutes to myself. He could call Igor if he was worried.

Many customers had came into the store, picked up their wanted items and they left after paying while I was still standing at the same spot. Some were looking at me weirdly but luckily enough, they just minded their own business.

The woman at the cashier didn't mind her own business though, she kept looking at me as if I was going to steal one of the pregnancy kits. I was holding a Birkin, I sure as hell could afford to buy a pregnancy kit.

Without wasting anymore time, I picked up a few different brands before making my way towards the counter to pay. There was a customer in front of me and once she was done, I placed the items on the counter and immediately went to grab my purse in my handbag. "I couldn't help but notice you were staring at the tests for the past fifteen minutes," the woman said as she scanned the items but her eyes were looking at me. "Did you need any help in choosing the best ones?"

I blinked a few times, "No. These are fine."

"Is it your first time?"

Her question somehow caught me off guard but I shook my head and responded with a smile. I never like it when someone tried to pry when they could've just minded their own business but she clearly wanted to know. She couldn't leave it alone. "How much are they?" I asked, glancing up at her nametag: Jenny.

Jenny didn't answer my question but instead she went ahead to say something else. "It's really hard not to notice the big rock on your finger. What is it then? An abusive husband? A bad marriage? You don't really look happy," "Excuse me?"

"I'm sorry I didn't mean it the wrong way. I'm just concerned," she replied.

"Thank you but I'm fine. My marriage is fine."

She nodded as she smiled and I went ahead to pay the full amount. Once it was paid, I slowly put my purse back inside my bag and grab the paper bag-she had placed the pregnancy kits inside which I was grateful for because I didn't want Igor to see. I didn't even want Matteo to see what I was carrying when I came home.

Jenny cleared her throat, "I don't usually do this but you can use our bathroom if you want."

I stared at her for a few seconds, trying to understand what was happening. From her perspective, she was probably trying to help a girl out because she assumed there was something wrong in my life but from my perspective, she was trying to cross a stranger's boundaries.

"Sure," I replied.

There wasn't much customers in the store and they weren't coming to the counter to pay yet. Therefore, she went ahead to walk me towards the bathroom before pointing at the door. I slowly stepped inside and locked the door.

It took me a few minutes to calm myself down because every time I stared at the pregnancy kit in my hands, my heart was beating fast. I was nervous about the possibility of being pregnant because truth be told, I wasn't ready for it.

positive and my

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from losing Marco, I didn't think it was possible for me to recover that quickly but Matteo and I never used protection ever since we got back together. We stopped tracking

on the stick and it was time

three minutes of

a random day when I came home and I thought I looked different in the mirror

for our lives to change as fast as it did but we always followed the

the future if I was pregnant, I didn't want to lose the baby again because what if I took a wrong step and

I placed the pregnancy test on the sink, turning it around so I wasn't able to see

timer on my phone went off and I locked my phone. As I took a few deep breaths and tried to calm myself down, I immediately went ahead to grab the pregnancy test before holding it in front of me but my eyes were still closed. Slowly,

that, the double lines

went quiet and nothing else mattered. I was staring at

they went cold. My mind was wandering off to different scenarios and I didn't know if I was supposed to be happy or not-if Matteo was going to be happy or

wasn't my fault. It

careless in having sex and we

because we were too worried about catching the person who kidnapped me. We didn't spend much time together when we were separated

curse left my

me, "Hey, are you okay in there? Do you

was Jenny and she really did sound

put the used pregnancy kit in my handbag and grabbed the paper bag. It was enough to do one test for now because if it showed double lines, it

door and pulled it open,

bother you. Is

I nodded, "Everything's fine."

take

""Yeah, I did."

low 'oh' before she took a few steps back, giving me space to step out. When I had stepped out of the bathroom, I saw Igor standing

check up on you. Told me

he must've

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whispered, "I hope everything goes well in your life. I may not know

ever said to me in awhile

you, Jenny." I

of the store. Igor followed behind me before he unlocked the car and pulled the door open for me. Once we had stepped inside, he drove away without asking a single question. He didn't stop looking at me through the rear-view mirror though and I knew he had different

ask me if you want to," I broke