Growing Up
Chapter One
"I'm pregnant Smithy" There, she had said it. For so long now those dreaded three words made Kerry anxious every time she saw his face.
The sheer horror of these words set Smithy aback, unable to stand he felt like someone had dealt a massive blow just as he had plucked up the courage to tell Kerry what was on his mind.
The silence was killing her and she desperately wanted to know how he felt,
"Say something Smithy, I don't like it when you go quiet on me" She tried to joke about it but it was clear from both their bodies that it wasn't a laughing matter.
"I don't know what to say Kerry I thought we were over that's why I called you into my office, I needed to tell you that were over for good I don't want to spend my life messing around in meaningless relationships. Kezia wants to make a go of our relationship properly and I want that to"
She just stood there unable to speak; so many emotions plagued her mind. She felt anger, pain, rejection but most of all resentment to the other woman that he spoke about .
Finally she managed to speak, biting her lip she tried to control some of her bitter emotions but let enough seep through so that Smithy had got the message.
"So where does that leave me then, I'm just disposed of because I'm not needed anymore. I'm having a baby for Christ sakes, our baby; but I guess we mean nothing to you because we don't fit in with your happy family plan with Kezia"
As the words began to project from her lips her anger turned into fear as she knew she may be left alone once more.
"I didn't ask for this Kerry" Smithy was intent on getting his side across so much so that he forgot about Kerry and her feelings, something that he had always tried to protect.
"And you think I did Smithy. What's happened to you lately, I used to be in love with the old Smithy but I'm not sure who he is anymore."
Their conversation was disrupted by a knock at the door, it was Kezia.
"Hey I was just seeing if you were coming to the pub tonight" She smiled at him before changing her expression when she saw Kerry's reddened eyes.
After discussing his relationship with Kerry to Smithy she had given him an ultimatum and it was clear that he had chosen her over Kerry, realising this she smiled.
"Erm… I don't know if I do ill meet you there" He tried to be as abrupt as he possibility could as he wanted to address the problem with Kerry as quickly as he could.
"Look we cant talk about this now, come to mine after work tomorrow and we'll talk" Smithy's tone changed to a tired, frustrated one as he knew that he couldn't say anything right on the subject.
"What about Kezia, won't she be there?" Her voice tinged with a strong whiff of sarcasm which didn't go unnoticed.
"Kerry don't make things harder than they already are."
It was pointless fighting him and with that she went to the locker room.
Before proceeding to the male locker room Smithy sat back in his leather chair and wiped his hands slowly across his face as he sighed. Why could nothing in his life ever go right?
