Second Chance Secrets

Chapter Eight

Jessica sighed deeply. She knew this was the moment of truth. It was now or never. It was the time to speak out. To tell all.

"Will you sit down, please?" she asked of Sam who walked around the table and took a seat.

"When I woke up that morning," she began. "I had no idea what to do. I didn't know if you would want me to be there or not. I didn't even know if my friends knew where I was or not. So I got dress and left. I even wrote a note with my name and an apology for leaving, but in the end I took it with me. I'm not sure why.

"I called the cab from outside and waited until it arrived on the side of the street. I was a bit scared too," Jessica continued, "But I wasn't sure where I was and had to go downstairs to see the name of the hotel. As soon as it came I went home.

"A few weeks later, after trying my best to put the experience from my mind, I found myself getting sick. I thought it was just the flu bug but it wasn't. When I finally went to see the doctor I found out I was pregnant. 

I wanted to tell you but I didn't know how or where to find you. If I had known even your last name I would have tried, but I didn't. That first year, every time I went out I would look around trying to catch a glimpse of you, but I never did. So it's not that I didn't want to tell you but that I couldn't," Jessica finished. 

There were tears in her eyes and Sam realized they were the real ones not the fake type that woman were so good at producing just to get things their way.

"I'm sorry," Sam said. "I would have told you my last name that night but at first I didn't know we would have even left the bar together. Then when we did, I thought you would have been there when I woke up in the morning. And, for what it's worth, I tried finding you too but couldn't. Do you know how many Jesss and Jessicas live in this city. It's a lot."

Jess relaxed a little. "I wished so many times that I had known who you were. Even if it was just to give my baby a last name."

Sam looked at her puzzled. "Here's what I don't understand then. If you wanted to find me, why did you pretend not to know me when we met? Why didn't you tell me then?"

" Because I didn't know what type of person you were," Jess replied. "I know I want my baby to have a father, but I didn't know you. I didn't know if you wanted to know or not."

"But I told you so many things about myself that night," Sam said. "In fact I told you more than I had told a lot of persons. Though I'm still not sure why I did."

Jess gave a slight nod. She want angry anymore. In fact she wasn't sure why she was in the first place. She understood where he was coming from. In fact she would have probably done the same thing too if she was in his place.

"Will you tell me about her now?" Sam asked.

"Okay," Jessica said. It was time to reveal all.