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, and a new life took

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

then proceeded to retrieve a box of

lips when Samuel grabbed her hand, disrupting her. “Fine, I trust

this, unlike you! All

Samuel was incensed.

true that Kathleen often has to be on

contraceptive measures, would you prefer to be as fecund

were to truly love me, he would certainly

man would commit such

of yourself that your opinions are skewed. I swear I’ll prove it to you by finding a good man

say that such men are a mere figment of your wishful imagination,” quibbled

given ample money to spend.

can’t believe my poor luck to

means that we’re fated

rotten luck. I

mind must have been lust-addled to have pined after him

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

that something was

it seemed that she had inexplicably become more prone to

it could be that her mood swings

her eyebrows,

the bed, pull up the

Samuel grimaced.

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

her quick wit in switching the birth control pills to

have proposed to take them right before Samuel

off

was pinned on the bottle

Best get rid of it. How am I not a

actions in not allowing her

would use a condom from

in bed and turned to his side, taking in the

peach and slept as soundly as an endearing

exist? No wonder everyone seems drawn to her. Especially Christopher. The way he looks at

well with Samuel, and he was compelled to

of me you scum!” Kathleen shrieked as

in dismay at the commotion, but Kathleen was merely

love you. I’m going to find someone else whom I deserve,” Kathleen whimpered

felt a twinge in

to explain why those