Page 58 of Irresistible Temptation
Gabriella quickly locked her phone and set it on the couch next to her. “Sorry,” she said sheepishly.
“But really, Juliet. Good for you,” said Sadie with a smirk. “He’s all over the gossip mags as the city’s hottest bachelor.”
“And an apparent sex god,” said Gabriella.
I looked at her confused.
“It’s what the article said.” She shrugged.
“So, is he?” asked Sadie.
“Sadie!” I exclaimed. I laughed softly and ran my hands through my hair, my cheeks still burning.
“He is. He totally is! Look at your face!”
I groaned and sunk backward into the couch.
“Best sex of my life,” I said, covering my face with a pillow.
The girls squealed excitedly, practically jumping on the couch.
“Good looking. Rich. Single. Zaddy,” said Gabriella. “You have it made. So what’s the problem?”
This only made me feel worse, as if him being New York’s hottest bachelor or him being a billionaire were the only reasons I liked him. Those weren’t even on the list. Well, he was hot…but still. I didn’t want to trap him with a baby. That was never my intention. But at the same time, the thought of having a baby made my heart feel a whole new happiness I had never experienced.
I had always wanted to be a mother, and while I hadn’t expected it now or with a man I hardly knew, I couldn’t help but start to feel excited about the thought. What if now was my only chance? Chester might not want this, but I did.
“The problem is, I’m not sure he wants to be a dad. Or that he wants anything to do with me anymore…” I let out a sob before telling them everything that had happened the past few weeks.
The transfer at work. All the games we played. How ridiculous I had acted to get his attention. The night in his office. How he had distanced himself. The threatening note and photo of us that I found on my desk.
“Wow,” said Gabriella, sitting back on the couch and shaking her head.
“This is…a lot,” said Sadie, sucking in a deep breath.
“Tell me about it.” I sighed, putting my fingers to my temples and giving them a gentle massage.
“What are you going to do?” asked Gabriella softly.
I stayed quiet for a moment, thinking.
“I’m keeping the baby,” I said with a nod of certainty. “No matter what.”
Sadie and Gabriella nearly flung themselves at me, pulling me in for a tight hug. I could barely breathe between the two of them. When they released me, they both had relieved looks on their faces.
“But I don’t really know what to do from there…” I said, looking between them both, feeling the fear creep in.
“Good thing you haveusfor friends because we’ve been there,” said Sadie with a smile that tugged at one side of her lips.
And they had. My friends had unconventional starts to their families and marriages, both in the workplace. They were an anomaly to reality. There was no way that I, too, could have what they had.
“You should tell Chester,” said Gabriella.
“And soon,” added Sadie. “The longer you wait, the worse it is.”
I nodded in agreeance, even though it seemed like the most impossible thing. He barely looked at me anymore, let alone talked to me. The last thing he wanted to hear from me was that I was pregnant with his baby.
“Can we talk about something else?” I asked, desperate to change the subject. “At least, for a little while.”
