Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

Chapter 31

#Chapter 31 – Forgiveness

“Hello?” Victor’s mechanized voice scratches through the phone.

“Hey,” I say. “It’s nice to hear from you.”

Victor hesitates on the other side of the line and I realize, feeling stupid, that I’m talking to him like a friend. I clear my throat and sit up straight in my closet.

“So, why don’t you tell me about your week? Did you have any productive conversations with your partner?”

“Well, no,” he admits. “It’s been a busy week, I’ve been…occupied.”

So occupied you had time to take your sons to the theme park for a whole day, I think. “It’s important to take time to work on your issues,” I say, stern. “Talk therapy is only ten percent. You’ve got to take the things we learn about here and put them into action in your life.”

I hear him sigh. “Yes, I agree. It can be difficult to find a balance.”

“Yes, I understand. So, what’s been on your mind, recently?”

“My mate has been…well, I think she is reticent. To embrace our new life since my sons appeared on the scene. I appreciate that this is something that was shoved on her without her consent – I really do. But I wish I saw more…effort?”

“Tell me more about that,” I say, a little selfishly. “Has she been…cruel, to the children?”

“No,” Victor says, and I can imagine him shaking his head. “No, I truly believe that she is…innocent, of the incident before. She just isn’t interested in them. She doesn’t want to spend time with the boys or get involved in political projects that focus on children. She was excited to design the boys’ new bedroom in my house but…honestly, I’m wondering if she enjoyed the project more for the design challenge, rather than wanting to make the boys happy.”

I nod and hum in the back of my throat, letting him know I’m listening. “I worry,” he continues, “that she’s just not interested in this family life. I thought that with more time she would mature and grow into some kind of maternal instinct. But she doesn’t show many signs of that.”

“And how long have you been together?”

“Five years.”

“That’s not a very long time,” I say. “Depending on her age, she could still be growing into that kind of maternity. Some women don’t truly feel maternal until they get pregnant or have a child – it can be a very bodily urge.”

I hear him sigh on the other end of the line, doubting me. “What?” I ask, pushing him.

of those, because she’s been pregnant

my mouth making a

ago, Ame—” he stops, correcting himself, “she discovered that she was pregnant.

“What happened?” I ask.

miscarriage, very early on. At

miscarriage. But by accident, some months later, I found a prescription in her nightstand for –I don’t know

blow,” I say. “I’m sorry to hear that. Can you tell me

children. It never occurred to me that

terms,” I say gently. “Perhaps she didn’t see it as such a grievous

I feel about it,” Victor growls. “Look, I’m not one of those people – I understand that abortion is a choice women make sometimes, out of personal or medical necessity, but in this case, with

must be very difficult

tried to bring it up – actually, I tried the day I met my sons, ironically. But it was

the problem,” I say. “This is a conversation that you need to have when you

sighs. “That

make peace with the fact that you’ll never know whether she took those pills. If you’re ready to move forward with her, then it doesn’t really matter what happened in the past. What matters is

I can forgive so easily,”

methods, for dealing with the people in your life.” Victor is

her, honestly, about what your mutual timeline is for kids – make a plan. Then, if she doesn’t come through on the plan to which you both agree, then you can have a conversation about that. You don’t need to

says. “This does

your whole heart,” I say gently. “Try not to view it as a negotiation. Tell her what you want, and listen when she tells you what she

“Yes, in theory, I can see that’s true.

back on the advice that I’ve given him and consider that, with Amelia…perhaps I have sent him into a

to give Victor a kiss on the cheek as he reads through some paperwork

hand and pulling her close. Amelia

friendly today,”

friendly every day,”

up to her. “Baby, I don’t think

sit with me,” Victor says, patting the stool next to him. “Did you have a good

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