Divorce Anxiety (Kathleen and Samuel)

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.

Samuel had worn a condom the subsequent few times they slept together. Hence, she did not see the need in taking the pills.

a seed had been planted in her womb, and a

was taking my plan B pills the last time,” explained Kathleen coolly. “I’ll ingest them right

then proceeded to retrieve a box of morning-after pills

her. “Fine, I trust you. You haven’t been feeling well lately. Taking these pills might only cause more harm

through this, unlike you! All you care about is your own pleasure regardless

Samuel was incensed.

truly act irresponsibly? Still, it is true that Kathleen often has to be

proper contraceptive measures, would you prefer to be as fecund as

man were to truly love

man would commit such

skewed. I swear I’ll prove it

I say that such men are a mere figment

to spend. Besides, her needs and wants, both in bed and in day-to-day life are well taken care of. What more is there to

are a dime a dozen. I can’t believe my poor luck to have met the only bad egg

fated then,”

uttered self-mockingly, “As if! Curse my rotten

lust-addled to have pined after him

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

sensed that

inexplicably become more prone to losing her

it could be that

eyebrows, deflated. “Whatever, I’m going to

the bed, pull up the covers,

Samuel grimaced.

then promptly snooze off like nobody’s business. She would not have dared to do so in the past. When

quick wit in

have proposed to take them right before

eventually drifted off and succumbed to

glacial gaze was pinned on the bottle of

Best get rid of it. How

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

use a condom from

turned to his side,

and luscious as fresh peach and slept as soundly as an

possible for such an irresistibly adorable woman to exist? No wonder everyone seems drawn to her. Especially Christopher. The way he looks at Kathleen does not belong to that of an ordinary

sit well with Samuel, and he was compelled to wrap Kathleen in

you scum!” Kathleen shrieked as she struggled

frowned in dismay at the commotion, but Kathleen was

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

felt a twinge in

why those words made him so