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."

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

drowning in a problem she'd give anything

They're lucky

sure you're okay? You don't sound

so

and go spend time

had an entire house built

"What?"

actually. They are going to live out here. I'll tell you all

look forward to it.

"Love you more."

I put the phone down,

her about being pregnant. I will tell her about the foundation problems but not

last chance. Had to have surgery to make sure it never happens again. And me? I get pregnant by accident. An accident, like it's some fucking

her own pain and tell me it's okay, that

swatter

what.

why I can't tell her. Because I

don't want this baby. And that makes me

at the empty glass on my nightstand. No wine. No vodka. No escape. I can't even go out and dance until my feet hurt. Can't

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

the CEO position. Not fixing the

detox retreat in Bali afterward to reset. That's what my

up suddenly, all

here, not now. I

how? I can't just disappear. Not with this CEO position hanging over me. I can't run off to

my name is about to

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