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.

to take a

had completely forgotten

F*ck.

F*ck.

I’d like to see.”

on the machine. “That right there is

“First?”

next to it, “That’s

“Twins?” I gasp..

“Twins.” He agreed.

My mental health was in

Not one. Two.

I could raise two babies in the apartment I was living in right now. Toddlers should be raised in a

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to baby proof an apartment. I had zero

I

What if I-

my reverie. “Would you like to consider

“Op-Options

have to take them every day. If you decide on keeping the babies, I will see you

Terminating? Adoption?

They were my

Mine and Gabriel’s.

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I will make myself strong enough over the months. I will prepare myself. I will bring myself out of the downward spiral I was in

my head.

nods, and then writes in his prescription

babies, I’m your

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 knew me, who loved me,

hadn’t been trying to run away. I just needed time to accept the way my

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