Chapter 2- Cleo's POV

I smile uncomfortably at Lewis, trying to hold back tears. My husband isn't responding the the news I just gave him very well. Actually, he's not responding at all. Just sitting there, looking at my face, to my stomach, back to my face. "You … you're …" he mumbles, not forming full sentences. This is a bad sign for Lewis.

I put one arm over my stomach and prompt him, "Lewis, say something."

"When did you find out?" is the first question that comes out of his mouth. I bite my lip.

"About a month ago."

Lewis looks even more distraught. He probably remembers the day he walked into our bedroom and found me in a puddle of tears. He'd asked what was wrong and I'd fled, refusing to talk to him.

"How … how far along are you?"

This is the worst news of all. We should have been more careful! "Three months."

This pushes Lewis over the edge. He stands up and slams his hands into the table and I jump. "Before we were married?" he exclaims. I nod, terrified.

"Lewis, please calm down. Talk to me," I beg, teary eyed.

But my husband turns away. I can see the muscles in his back bulging as he tries to stay level-headed. "I need … I need some time to think," he says angrily before storming out of our apartment.

I sit at the table, listening to the clock tick quietly and crying. What if he never comes back? my mind screams. I need some company before I lose my head.

"Emma?" I say on the phone. "Rikki? Bella? Can you come over please?"

The three girls on the line respond affirmatively. "Is something wrong?" Rikki asks. I guess she can hear the panic in my voice.

"We need to talk," I say vaguely.

"Okay, we'll be right there. Will Lewis be around?" Emma wonders.

I can barely squeak out a "no" before hanging up and bursting into tears. The girls are over in no time, as we all live in the same building. Emma arrives first.

After getting back from her tour of the world, Em had come home to meet Bella and had taken to her quite nicely, if not a bit cold at first. But after Rikki and I assured her she was, in no way, being replaced, Emma and Bella had become good mates.

Anyway, now I was opening the door to let Em in, with the other two close behind her. "Cleo, what's the matter?" Bella exclaims upon seeing my tear-ridden face.

I usher them in and we all sit on my couch. I can barely hold back the words.

"I'm pregnant!" I exclaim.