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.

in her womb,

last time,” explained Kathleen coolly. “I’ll ingest them right now if you

a box

her. “Fine, I trust you.

through this, unlike you! All you

Samuel was incensed.

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

to be as fecund

love me, he would certainly have a

man would commit such

are skewed. I swear

me, Kathleen, when I say that such men are a mere figment

money 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

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

fated then,” replied

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

mind must have been lust-addled to have pined after

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

sensed that something was

it seemed that she had inexplicably become more prone to losing her

it could be that

pinched the space between her eyebrows, deflated. “Whatever,

bed, pull up the covers, and fell

Samuel grimaced.

like nobody’s business. She would not have dared to do so in the past.

her quick wit in switching the birth control

take them right

drifted off and succumbed to

pinned on the bottle of birth-control

Best get rid of it. How am I

was defined by his actions in not allowing her to consume birth-control pills,

a condom from

lay in bed and turned to his side, taking in the view

soft and luscious as fresh peach and slept as soundly as an endearing tabby

seems drawn to her. Especially Christopher. The

Samuel, and he was compelled to wrap Kathleen in

go of me you scum!” Kathleen shrieked as she struggled to escape

in dismay at the commotion, but

no longer love you. I’m going to find someone

a twinge

to explain why those words