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.

slept together. Hence, she did not see the need in

her

the last time,” explained Kathleen coolly.

retrieve a box

I trust you. You haven’t been feeling well lately. Taking these pills might only cause more harm than

I meet won’t let me suffer through this, unlike you! All you

Samuel was incensed.

act irresponsibly? Still, it is true that Kathleen often has

proper contraceptive measures, would you prefer to be as fecund

love me, he would certainly have

on. No man would

swear I’ll prove it to you by finding a good man for

me, Kathleen, when I say that such men are

money to spend. Besides, her needs and wants,

dozen. I can’t believe my

fated then,” replied Samuel

uttered self-mockingly, “As if! Curse my rotten luck.

to

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

instantly sensed that something

seemed that she had inexplicably become more prone

it could be that

eyebrows, deflated.

then proceeded to flop onto the bed,

Samuel grimaced.

her to instigate my anger then promptly snooze off like nobody’s business. She would not have dared

wit in switching the birth control pills

have proposed to take them right before

off and succumbed

gaze was pinned on the bottle of birth-control

rid of it. How am

man was defined by his actions in not allowing her

condom from this

lay in bed and turned to his side, taking

luscious as fresh peach and slept as soundly as an endearing tabby

No wonder everyone seems drawn to her. Especially Christopher. The

and he was compelled to wrap Kathleen

Kathleen shrieked as

dismay at the commotion, but Kathleen was merely