All Too Late

Chapter 21 Why Is He Not Good Enough

Kathleen was having a fitful sleep when she was awoken by a bitingly cold presence.

Her gaze landed on Samuel, who was standing by her bed.

She was overcome with nerves and disbelief that he had actually returned.

Samuel regarded the squeamish Kathleen in an icily condescending manner. “You’re pregnant?”

“No. Who told you that? Do you deny the lab test results?” Kathleen bit back as she worried her bottom lip.

“Then what is it that you’re looking at?” retorted Samuel as he pointed at the tablet.

Kathleen pursed her lips. “I had promised to help Gemma out tomorrow by volunteering at a charity home advocating for autistic children. Do you find fault in me doing some background research beforehand?”

That managed to convince Samuel.

“What time will you be leaving tomorrow?” asked Samuel dispassionately.

“I plan to reach by ten o’clock.”

Kathleen secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

That was a close call. Her pregnancy was almost revealed.

“Are you certain you’re not pregnant?” Samuel reiterated.

“Of course. When have I skipped my birth control pills?” deadpanned Kathleen.

“That trip to the hot springs two months prior.” Samuel could still recall it vividly.

Well, that was true indeed.

Kathleen had decided to head to the hot springs on a whim while Samuel had been there on a job inspection. Neither she nor Samuel had an inkling that either party would be present, yet both had met out of sheer coincidence.

It had only taken Samuel one look at Kathleen, enticingly flushed and bundled up in a bathrobe, for him to ravish her completely in his room.

In the heat of the moment, Samuel had forgotten to bring along his condoms.

He rarely used them, as a matter of fact, and relied on Kathleen’s regular intake of morning-after pills.

After their night together, he had urged Kathleen to take her pills on time and hastily left for work.

Kathleen was so wrung out after the night’s exertions that she failed to act on it immediately.

had brushed off the reminder since she wasn’t ovulating and promptly forgotten all about

had worn a condom the subsequent few times they slept together. Hence,

planted in her womb, and a new life took

weren’t around when I was taking my plan B pills the last time,” explained Kathleen coolly. “I’ll ingest them right now if

then proceeded to retrieve a box of morning-after

Kathleen’s lips when Samuel grabbed her hand, disrupting her. “Fine, I trust you. You

future men I meet won’t let me suffer through this, unlike you! All you care about is your own pleasure regardless

Samuel was incensed.

Still, it is true that Kathleen often

to be as fecund

man were to truly love me,

on. No man would commit such

are skewed. I swear I’ll prove it

me, Kathleen, when I say that such men are a mere figment of your wishful imagination,” quibbled

so bad about me anyway? Kathleen is given ample money to spend. Besides, her needs and wants, both in bed and in day-to-day life are well

are a dime a dozen. I can’t believe my poor luck to have met the only

that we’re fated then,” replied Samuel

my rotten

been lust-addled to have pined after him for ten

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

sensed that something was

that she had inexplicably become more prone to losing her

it could be that her mood swings were

pinched the space between her eyebrows,

flop onto the bed,

Samuel grimaced.

my anger then promptly snooze off like nobody’s business. She

thanked the heavens for her quick wit in

wouldn’t have proposed to take them

drifted off and succumbed

pinned on the bottle of

of it. How am I not a good

by his actions in not allowing her to consume birth-control pills, then so

a condom from this

to his side, taking in the view

luscious as fresh peach and slept as soundly as

for such an irresistibly adorable woman to exist? No wonder everyone seems drawn to her.

and he was compelled to wrap Kathleen

go of me you scum!” Kathleen shrieked

the commotion, but Kathleen was merely