AIDEN

I rolled around in the swiveling chair I sat in as I replayed the phone call I just had in my head.

She had sounded timid but the excitement and relief was evident in her voice.

"Um hi."

I had remained silent, unable to trust my own voice.

"Aiden, are you there?"

I cleared my throat, "I'm listening."

"Okay. I just called to tell you that the procedure worked."

My heart did a little somersault before she voiced, "I'm pregnant."

I stayed silent for a long while, not sure how to take the news. I was surprised she hadn't even ended the call.

"That's good news," I finally said.

"Yeah," she drawled. There was a short silence then the call ended with a sharp click.

After that call, I'd been unable to get back to work. Unable to stop her words from replaying in my head.

I was happy, no doubt. My daughter now had a higher chance of being saved. A chance of her getting to know me as her father.

But the guilt grew by the second. The way it had been growing since the day the procedure took place. Yet, it did nothing to put a reign on my renewed attraction for Ana.

thought I had gotten over. Okay, in all honesty, I knew I had not completely gotten over her but I was getting there. I knew it was only a matter of time before I'd start to love Sharon as she deserved but when Ana returned with the stunning revelation that we had a child... All my efforts were out to

time with her, going over reports and tests, the rekindled spark I felt for her had hit me like a sudden punch to the gut. I hadn't seen it coming. And I would never have imagined that it would

was doing, even though she was not yet aware that I was her father,

mention of her name

got married, heck, since the marriage contract was signed, she had been the best. She ignored the attitudes I gave her and stuck with me. She

simply unfair. And it made me feel

my forehead with my fingers. When I opened them again, I reached for my phone

been like that since I agreed to do

extreme to stop me. But she very well will

the day she

spending insane hours working

ines

continued to work so

regret it in

her see reason even though she already saw

from the first

succinct, "I

her gaze fixed on her laptop's screen, she has refused to say a

to talk this through. It was the only way we could salvage what was

needs to hear

though she has refused to say anything to me, I continued to update her about every stage and

demanded to

my mouth. Besides, if I wanted this to work,

were waiting to see if

I tidied up my desk and grabbed

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