538 No Way Out

(Lisa)

Staring at my bedroom ceiling won't change anything. But I don't know what else to do.

Arms crossed over my stomach, pressing down like I can stop this from happening. Like I can physically hold it all in-this pregnancy, this entire fucking disaster.

This isn't happening. It can't happen.

But it is.

The numbers keep running through my head. Twelve weeks. Three months. That's a whole damn trimester. This is real, and there's no taking it back.

How the hell can this be happening?

I squeeze my eyes shut, jaw clenched. I know exactly how. The last night with Lance. The one where he let himself feel what we had. The one where I thought-stupidly, so fucking stupidly-that we might actually get it right. That night we weren't as careful as we could've been. But I have contraception, I thought it would be fine.

Now he's gone, and I'm stuck holding the last piece of him.

The phone buzzes on my nightstand. Winona.

I hesitate, then grab it.

"How'd your day go? You okay?"

"Fine. Just tired. How was your meeting?"

"Nailed it. They signed off on everything. Full control over the marketing budget, rebranding, expansion-all of it."

course she crushed it. Of course she's stepping into this role effortlessly, proving everyone wrong. That's

here I am, drowning in a problem she'd give anything

would. They're lucky to have

okay? You don't sound

squeeze my phone so

me and go spend time with your husband before he

house built next door

"What?"

to live out here. I'll tell you all about

to it.

"Love you more."

phone down, my whole

her about the foundation problems

again. And me? I get pregnant by accident. An accident, like

okay, that I'll figure it out. That

swatter

what.

her. Because I don't deserve

that makes me the most

No vodka. No escape. I can't even go

if I wasn't pregnant, it wouldn't fix anything. None

Not the CEO position. Not

in Europe right now. That was the plan. Two months of partying, maybe a couple of flings, a detox retreat in Bali afterward to

all the

can't do this. Not here,

position hanging over me. I can't run off to have this baby in

when my name is about to be all

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