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.

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

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

see how Amie was doing, even though she was not yet aware that I was her father, I had to stop

of her name

I gave her and stuck with me. She knew I wanted another woman but she gave me time and remained with me, hoping that someday, I would see her

And it made me

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

went straight to voicemail. Again. It's been like that since I agreed to do what will

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

day she returned

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screen, she has

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needs to hear this

anything to me, I continued to update her

demanded

time I opened my mouth. Besides, if I wanted this to work, I needed her to see that I was

last time, I'd told her that we were

my desk and grabbed

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