Divorce Anxiety

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.

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

a condom the subsequent few times they slept together. Hence, she did not see

her womb, and

pills the last time,” explained Kathleen coolly. “I’ll ingest them

box of morning-after

Samuel grabbed her hand, disrupting her. “Fine, I trust you. You haven’t been feeling well lately. Taking these pills might only cause more harm than

this, unlike you! All

Samuel was incensed.

true that Kathleen often has to be

would you prefer to be as

were to truly love

No man would commit such

your opinions are skewed. I swear I’ll prove it to you by finding a good

men are a mere

compare me with her imagined good man. What is 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 taken

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

that we’re fated then,”

uttered self-mockingly, “As if! Curse my rotten luck. I must have been utterly

been lust-addled to have pined after him for ten

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

instantly sensed that something was

inexplicably

however, it could be that her mood swings were due to pregnancy hormonal

between her eyebrows,

onto the bed, pull up the covers,

Samuel grimaced.

gall of her to instigate my anger then promptly snooze off like nobody’s business. She would not have dared to do so in the past.

heavens for her quick wit

wouldn’t have proposed to take them right

eventually drifted off and succumbed to

gaze was pinned on

an eyesore. Best get rid of it. How am

actions in not

would use a condom

showering, Samuel lay in bed and turned to his side, taking

and luscious as fresh peach and

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

did not sit well with Samuel, and he was compelled to wrap Kathleen in his

Kathleen shrieked as she struggled to

in dismay at the commotion, but Kathleen