All Too Late

Kathleen was having a fitful sleep when she was awoken by a bitingly cold presence.

Her gaze landed on Samuel, who was standing by her bed.

She was overcome with nerves and disbelief that he had actually returned.

Samuel regarded the squeamish Kathleen in an icily condescending manner. “You’re pregnant?”

“No. Who told you that? Do you deny the lab test results?” Kathleen bit back as she worried her bottom lip.

“Then what is it that you’re looking at?” retorted Samuel as he pointed at the tablet.

Kathleen pursed her lips. “I had promised to help Gemma out tomorrow by volunteering at a charity home advocating for autistic children. Do you find fault in me doing some background research beforehand?”

That managed to convince Samuel.

“What time will you be leaving tomorrow?” asked Samuel dispassionately.

“I plan to reach by ten o’clock.”

Kathleen secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

That was a close call. Her pregnancy was almost revealed.

“Are you certain you’re not pregnant?” Samuel reiterated.

“Of course. When have I skipped my birth control pills?” deadpanned Kathleen.

“That trip to the hot springs two months prior.” Samuel could still recall it vividly.

Well, that was true indeed.

Kathleen had decided to head to the hot springs on a whim while Samuel had been there on a job inspection. Neither she nor Samuel had an inkling that either party would be present, yet both had met out of sheer coincidence.

It had only taken Samuel one look at Kathleen, enticingly flushed and bundled up in a bathrobe, for him to ravish her completely in his room.

In the heat of the moment, Samuel had forgotten to bring along his condoms.

He rarely used them, as a matter of fact, and relied on Kathleen’s regular intake of morning-after pills.

After their night together, he had urged Kathleen to take her pills on time and hastily left for work.

Kathleen was so wrung out after the night’s exertions that she failed to act on it immediately.

She had brushed off the reminder since she wasn’t ovulating and promptly forgotten all about it.

few times they slept together. Hence, she did

a seed had been planted in her

last time,” explained

box of

her hand, disrupting her. “Fine, I trust you. You haven’t been feeling well lately. Taking these

won’t let me suffer through this, unlike you! All you care

Samuel was incensed.

that Kathleen often has

to be as

were to truly love me, he

on. No man would commit

your opinions are skewed. I swear I’ll prove it

that such men are a

good man. What is so bad about me anyway? Kathleen is given ample money to spend. Besides, her needs and wants, both in bed and in

good men out there are a dime a dozen. I can’t believe my poor luck to have

we’re fated then,” replied Samuel

uttered self-mockingly, “As if! Curse my rotten luck. I must

have been lust-addled to have pined after him for

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

that

she had inexplicably

be that her mood swings were due

pinched the space between her eyebrows, deflated. “Whatever, I’m going to

then proceeded to flop onto the bed,

Samuel grimaced.

like nobody’s business. She would not

heavens for her quick wit in switching the birth

wouldn’t have proposed to take them right before

drifted off and

on the bottle of birth-control

an eyesore. Best get rid of it.

good man was defined by his actions in not allowing her to

a condom from this day

showering, Samuel lay in bed and turned to his side, taking in

was as soft and luscious as fresh peach and

seems drawn to her. Especially

did not sit well with Samuel, and he was compelled to wrap Kathleen

of me you scum!” Kathleen shrieked

frowned in dismay at the commotion, but Kathleen was merely

going to find someone else whom I deserve,” Kathleen whimpered in her