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.

planted in her womb,

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

to retrieve a box of morning-after pills from the

pill had almost reached Kathleen’s lips when Samuel grabbed her hand, disrupting her. “Fine, I trust you. You haven’t been feeling

hope the future men I meet won’t let me suffer through this, unlike you! All

Samuel was incensed.

is true that Kathleen often

measures, would you prefer to be

a man were to truly love me,

man would commit

full of yourself that your opinions are skewed. I swear

men are a mere figment of your

bad about me anyway? Kathleen is given ample money to spend. Besides,

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

means that we’re fated then,” replied Samuel

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

been lust-addled to have pined after him for

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

that something was

had inexplicably become more prone to

could be that

pinched the space between her eyebrows, deflated. “Whatever, I’m going

the bed, pull

Samuel grimaced.

of her to instigate my anger then promptly snooze off like nobody’s business. She would not have dared to do so

wit in switching

to take them right before

drifted off

on the

it. How am I not

by his actions in not allowing her to consume birth-control pills, then so be

use a condom from this

turned to

soft and luscious as fresh peach and slept as

for such an irresistibly adorable woman to exist? No wonder everyone seems drawn to her. Especially

thought of that did not sit well with Samuel, and he was compelled

you scum!” Kathleen shrieked as she struggled to escape from

dismay at the commotion, but

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

felt a twinge in

to explain why those words made