One Night Plus a Lifetime

motor mouth

Devon gripped the edge of the paper tightly as his eyes scorched through every word. a new kind of anger was pilling up inside him. He read the report brought in by the doctor two times. As if he wasn't seeing clearly. He looked at the doctor and looked at the paper again, did he doubt he was the father, no, he doubted the fact that he was going to be a father. A lot of things would change, this very thing might send him back from the progress he made. Devon walked past the doctor and out the door. He did not even look at Aria or even say anything to her he ruthlessly left.

Aria was silent and didn't dare to say anything, when the doctor came in with the results she knew what they would be, Devon was the father. His reaction was not something she expected. She could clearly see how angry he looked, she expected him to yell or curse at her but he just walked out leaving just her and the doctor in the room. Should she be glad he left. Maybe. But Aria felt as though this was just the beginning or the start before a large storm was to prevail, all she could do was cross her arms and hold herself, she did know know anything about Devon, not what he did for work or why he was surrounded by so much security. Fear crawled on her skin. She felt scared of the life she would be living knowing this man was her child's father. would he want to stay present in the child's life or not. Was she ready to have such a connection with him, no all the questions where making her head spin.

She looked through the window but his car, no, his cars were long gone. Aria swallowed hard and took a deep breath. The doctor was still standing there by the door waiting to tell her something. "Miss....you need to take very good care of your health, you are vulnerable to all sorts of diseases now that you are pregnant, your immune system is weak," she whipped her head to look at the doctor, Understanding what he was saying. The doctor went on and talked about a lot of things concerning her health, she heard these things already from city hospital. she nodded her head "thank you doctor."

the doctor turned around to walked away but stopped and asked her "don't you want to know what the results say".

Aria smiled faintly at him "i already know what it says" she answered and the doctor looked at her with curiosity before walking out. she looked at the tray of food, contemplating what to do with it. School was still far away from here and she was still hungry. She will collapse of hunger if she chooses to leave this food. Plus her doctor explained the importance of eating on time. "might as well ad this to the things i owe that man" Aria spoke to herself before she hungrily ravaged the food like a wild cat.

Leaving the building it was dark outside. She took out google maps in order to find a way back to school. Aria walked slowly towards the front entrance, this was definitely one hell of a hectic day. "They should just make a reality show about me because my life has more drama than any other TV show" she talked to her self while pinching the skin between her eyebrows. She had barely walked meters away from the private practice when a car stopped in front of her. Aria's instant thought was to run away. She stepped back wanting to jump to the other side of the road when a man came out and called her name. "Miss Aria...."

"Sorry...you have me confused with someone else," she said and gave a nervous laugh "excuse me" she continued crossing the road.

"Mr Devon asked me to drop you at your destination" Aria stopped and turned facing the man . He sent someone to get her after leaving her here, this man must have rocks in his head or complete water, she thought.

"no thank you...tell your boss i don't need-...you know what just tell him you did not find me okay?". No more Devon, no more stupidness. Today was the last day she wanted to hear the name 'Mr Presley'.

"but miss i was given specific orders to make sure i drop you off at your destination i have to do so or i might lose my job" the man looked like he was in a dilemma. Aria did not know if she should feel sorry for him or slap him. Devon keeps putting her in weird situations even when he is not around. "Curse you ...you Devil" she said in a low tone. "Fine...but i am only doing this because I don't want you starving and jobless because of me... ill be cursed even more intact i feel like i am already cursed my life is like a game , no no no a series of unfortunate events, Devon can go to hell for all i care.. seriously i bet he must be from hell, how can he be like that . He must be cousins with the devil or even the devil himself ..so arrogant and full of himself does he think he is a king or some sort of president ??" she kept on talking until she was inside the car, Aria did not stop talking and complaining about Devon it was like she was on a play button letting out all the frustration that had build in her on the driver, she was venting to him.

the poor driver just listened as this girl bad mouthed his boss and did not say anything. He just wondered were his boss got this motor mouth girl who looked like she never ran out of talking fuel. "Your destination Miss" he asked when she took a moment to breath from her rant. After she gave him her destination she went back into complaining mode all again.

After being dropped by the driver on campus, Aria looked at the building ahead . It was the building were she shared a small apartment with her friends. If she was upset before . Now she felt worse remembering Devon's words. 'You sent your friends to cause trouble at my family's company.' She grabbed her bag and strode really fast inside.

Callie and Meredith were seated waiting for Aria when she burst through the door like a ferocious beast ready to attack. Meredith got up from her seat and stood a few meters away from Callie. "It was her idea" she spoke first making sure to clear her name. Callie looked at her with a warning look in her eyes before looking at the angry terrifying Aria. "Aria i know you are mad but-"

"Mad???.... you think i am mad ..No Callie... i am not mad , i just feel like cutting you heads and throwing your bodies on the highest floor of this building" she dropped her bag and walked further to them.

"How could you guys do this to me ...do you have any idea what trouble you put me in, that Devil Mr Presley will obviously want me dead and i promise you ill make sure you both die before me" she walked to the kitchen counter and poured some water in a glass gulping it in one goal.

"Aria we are really sorry"

"speak for yourself Callie i did nothing wrong... but ill gladly help Aria dump your body" Meredith said raising her hands up in the air surrendering.

"fool..." Callie said looking at Meredith again

"i just didn't want you to make the mistake of -..... did you do it ?" her whole reason for doing so was to not let Aria terminate the pregnancy.

"Yes" Aria answered coldly.

Callie eyes widened in shock she was about to speak when Aria spoke. "Of course not i did not terminate the pregnancy .... why couldn't you just trust me and let me deal with this in my own way. Now i am knee deep in this quick sand" Aria threw herself on the couch.

Callie breathed a sigh of relief her wish came true. She just wish she never overreacted today. But Aria caused this by not telling her what her decision was. "am sorry forgive me " she said sitting herself next to Aria.

Aria looked at her face she was still mad but somehow she understood Callie's perspective of things. " it doesn't matter ... what has happened i can not change."

"Aria .. What did Mr Presley say ...i mean about the baby" Meredith asked sitting on the other side of Aria. Aria did not know what to say. Devon did not say a word. She only looked at her friends and the three hugged as a group without saying a word.

Four days later.

Aria was still having her morning symptoms but she still attended classes just like before. it was tiresome and most of the times she just wanted to fall asleep but she pulled through. She never heard from Devon since that day. Whatever was happening with him she did not know and she never wanted to know. She was happy the more days that went by the more she thought he would never bother her again. The only thing on her mind was how to tell her father she was carrying a child in her body. You can't hide pregnancy for long sooner or later her belly would become big. Aria also considered quitting college and getting a job this baby will need clothes and a comfortable environment. She did not plan on returning to her dad's house after giving birth. she would be only adding on extra pressure on him the man was already going through so much. Aria did not want to completely quit learning. If her brother can do online then so can she. She would find some freelancing work and work in her home and look after the baby at the same time. she already applied to several online work adds that did not require any training or skills. The pay wasn't a lot but if she starts field work now and freelancing once the baby is born she would have saved more than enough for her baby's basic needs and a not so expensive one bed apartment. That was a good plan. all that was left was to implement it. And the first step to do so was telling her dad. That would surely crack the ice burg.

She sat on the chair thinking about all this when there was a knock on the door. Callie went to visit her daughter who she missed and Meredith being Meredith was out again. Aria was comfortable in this chair and now she had to move up and see whoever was disturbing her thoughts. Was it the hormones or was everything irritating lately. she lazily walked to the door and opened it.

A woman stood there looking at her. She did not look like she belonged in this part of the world . Even though she seemed to be in her 40s or 50s this woman was dressed in head to toe designer clothes. She had her sunglasses on and a black hand bag hanging on her left hand. Aria looked behind her and noticed a pair of body guards standing strongly behind her. She immediately had a bad feeling about this her body stepped backwards out of impulse. the woman seemed like a villain from a movie. Something about her made her uncomfortable.

"Am here to see Aria...." she commanded.

In an arrogant tone. These where the moments she would lie about her name but she could not even master up the courage to speak anything false in front of this woman.

" me ...she's me ...i mean i am...Aria" she swallowed her saliva. The woman took her glasses off and eyed Aria head to toe. She made an expression of disgust on her face and in the next second * paaaaaaah * she slapped Aria across the face.

"you are the little b***h that trapped my son, you want to ruin his career. You want to destroy his chances of ever being the president of this country ,??? "