His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 68

Chapter 68

I was cold. The air conditioning in the clinic was cold. The jelly they applied on my stomach was cold.

I

I wasn’t even trying to focus on the small screen showing the doctor my insides A was thinking was about my insurance,

and how much of this will it cover.

When I was in the hospital after getting kidnapped, Gabriel put me on his insurance. But now that we were divorced, I had to find my way around my old insurance again.

“Yes, Congratulations, Ms. Baker, you’re pregnant. The doctor pushed his spectacles further back on his nose, pointing at the ultrasound screen.

The moment the words were out in the open, tears welled in my eyes.

“For sure?” I ask, barely finding my voice.

“Yes,” He smiled sympathetically, “Would you like to see?”

“How- How far along am I right now?”

“Ten weeks.

1 gulp, I was over two months pregnant.

How did this happen…

I mean I knew how this happened, but.. how? We’d never been reckless, we’d never not used protection.

Except that once.

take a birth shot

I had completely

F*ck.

F*ck.

I’d like to see.” I

the little coin sized shape on the machine. “That right there

“First?”

points next to

“Twins?” I gasp..

“Twins.” He agreed.

of dizziness and nausea hit me, then followed by utter and sheer panic. My mental health was in no position to take care of myself, how was I going to take care

Not one. Two.

right now. Toddlers should

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even know how to baby proof an apartment. I

I f*ck

What if I-

of my reverie. “Would you like to consider

“Op-Options

to take them every day. If you decide on keeping the babies, I will see you back two weeks from now. And if this was unplanned, we could consider our option of

Terminating? Adoption?

They were

Mine and Gabriel’s.

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be strong enough to handle them right now, but I will make myself strong enough over the months. I will prepare

my head. “The vitamins,

me a little smile, nods, and then writes in his prescription pad

babies, I’m

house there, warm and comfortable, with a garden where I could set up a playground for them, an extra room that I could give to Luna, and still have emotional support from people who

I just needed time to accept the way my life had drastically changed without the

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