Fate

Chapter 5

Skye

The past month, there have been no run-ins with Demon Eyes. The mysterious man from the mail room. I have tried to push his eyes out of my head. They only meant trouble, I was sure. I dove into marriage. I decided that if I tried hard enough, and I mean really tried, then I could pull myself out of the funk I have been in since the honeymoon. I dove in with my heart, actions, body. If it was my cycle, I pleasured him in other ways. He had grown to call me feral. And I was, for those moments. I started to crave it. It was new to me. Something that I was not used too. Something that was involuntary.

And now, staring down at this test with two clear lines, I knew why.

Pregnant. I have always wanted to be a mom. The last time Jason and I talked about it was on our honeymoon. He indicated that he would not mind it being sooner than later. And it's not like we have been using protection. My chest was tight. Tears were threatening to pour out of my eyes. They were happy tears. I could do this. I could have everything I want. I could be a mom. I was giddy. I took a moment. As soon as Jason gets home, I would tell him. No cutesy box on the counter surprising him. No. Just straight to the point.

A few minutes later, I heard the front door open. "Hey babe, I'm home!" Jason called out to me. I stuck the test in my back pocket and went to greet him. He was peeling off his work shirt, throwing it into the washer when I came out. "Hi love!" I said sweetly. "I have something to tell you." I added. His eyebrows raised, extending his arms to pull me into him. He always hugged me at my shoulders, so I was able to grab the test from my pocket. He kissed the top of my head and dipped his head for our lips to meet. Easy, gentle. He turned around to head to the kitchen. I held the test up in front of me. "Jay, look at this." I said, trying to hide the excitement in my voice. He didn't turn around but kept walking with his back to me. "What am I looking at?" he says casually. I followed after him, keeping the test up. "Tell me what you see!" I said with a little twinkle in my voice. He turns to me and looks at the test. His eyes flickered. He didn't say a word. Utter silence. "Well? What do you think?" I asked him, my voice steady but excited. Expecting him to react the same. What I didn't expect was for his hand to move me to the side, and him to stalk past me.

"ARE YOU f*****g KIDDING ME?!" Jason screamed from the bedroom. I was too stunned to move. I turned around, staring at where he walked through. I did not expect that reaction. He came barreling out of the bedroom, down the hallway. Coming at me so quick I just backed up. Backed up until I hit the wall. He came in hot. He came in angry. "THIS IS ALL YOUR f*****g FAULT." He was yelling. His hands hit the wall on either side of my face. Hard enough to make me flinch. He brought his face within an inch of mine. "I. DO. NOT. WANT. TO. HAVE. KIDS. GET. RID. OF. IT." His voice was flared. He punched the wall and stormed off. I heard the door of the bedroom slam shut. I sank to the ground in disbelief. I was so taken aback by his reaction. His anger was something I had never seen before. He knew I would never get an abortion as I was always told getting pregnant would be incredibly difficult for me. I started to cry. Silent tears fell. "f*****g insufferable." I heard him say. Not realizing he came out of the room. He grabbed a beer and bag of chips and went back to the bedroom. I heard the door close. The lock click.