My movements freeze, my hands fall from her hips and I step back, pulling out of her. My heart was hammering in my chest for a whole other reason now. “ What ?” I whispered. My hands shook as I pulled my trousers up, taking steps back from her. I watch her as she slowly turns around and sits down on the sofa, her hands folded in her lap. She starts to fiddle with her fingers, her eyes looking everywhere but at me.
“ I’m pregnant, it’s what I’ve been hiding, distracting you from finding out“ she says, her words seem to fly through me, but they don’t really sit well with me. “ Why ? Why have you been hiding it? Do you not want the baby ?” I asked her. It’s the only reason I could think of. Why else would she not tell me?
Her head snaps up, her brows creased, “of course I do“ she says aff
