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.

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

had been planted in her womb, and a new life took

was taking my plan B pills the last time,” explained Kathleen

proceeded to retrieve a box of morning-after

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

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

Samuel was incensed.

I truly act irresponsibly? Still, it is true that Kathleen often has to be on

measures, would you prefer to

were to truly love me,

No man would

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

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

What is so bad about me anyway? Kathleen is given ample money to spend. Besides,

dozen. I can’t believe my poor luck

that we’re fated then,” replied

Curse my rotten luck. I must have

mind must have been lust-addled to have

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

sensed that something was

had inexplicably become more prone to losing her

it could be that her

space between her eyebrows, deflated. “Whatever, I’m going

the bed, pull up the covers, and

Samuel grimaced.

then promptly snooze off like nobody’s business. She would not have dared to do so in the

thanked the heavens for her quick wit in switching the birth

wouldn’t have proposed to take them right before

off and

was pinned on the

get rid of it. How am

defined by his actions in not allowing her

would use a condom from this

in bed and turned to his side, taking in the view of

soft and luscious as fresh peach and slept as soundly as an

No wonder everyone seems drawn to her. Especially Christopher. The way he looks at Kathleen does not belong to that of

and he was compelled to wrap Kathleen

scum!” Kathleen shrieked as she struggled to escape from

the commotion,