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.

there. I knew it was only a matter of time before I'd

going over reports and tests, the rekindled spark I felt for her had hit me

would like to see how Amie was doing, even though she was not yet aware that I was her father, I had to stop myself from visiting her just to suppress the

mention of her name

the marriage contract was signed, she had been the best. She ignored the attitudes I gave her and stuck with me. She knew I wanted another woman but she gave me

And it made me feel like

closed my eyes and rubbed my forehead with my fingers. When I

sighed as it went straight to voicemail. Again. It's been like

so she wouldn't go to the extreme to stop me. But she

the day she

spending insane hours working with little rest was worried that

ines

If she continued to

in the

even though she

first

a succinct, "I don't

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

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

sighed again. She needs to

she has refused to say anything to me, I continued to

demanded to

wanted this to work, I needed her

time, I'd told her that we were waiting to see if the procedure worked

tidied up my desk and

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