Since Juliette's regular doctor was in Washington D.C. she made an appointment with a free clinic. She wanted to be absolutely positive of her pregnancy. It was eight o'clock in the morning. She gotten called back to the examination room. She'd given a urine sample and was waiting for the doctor. Ten minutes later the doctor came in.

"Hello Mrs. Porter." She said. "I'm doctor Burke."

"Hello."

"According to your test results." She said as she opened the file. "You are pregnant." "This is your second child?"

"Yes."

"Lay back and we'll see how far along you are." Juliette laid down. The doctor put the gel and wand to Juliette's stomach. It was very small but Juliette could see it on the screen. "You're about five weeks along." Juliette got tears in her eyes.

"What if I don't want to keep it?" The doctor took the wand off of her and wiped off the gel. She sat up.

"You want an abortion?"

"I'm thinking about it." "My husband got me pregnant under false pretenses." "He was sabotaging our birth control." "He's jealous because he is not the father of my daughter."

"Since you're under nine weeks I can give the abortion pill."

"How much is that?"

"Five-hundred dollars."

"Can I write you a check?"

"Yes."

"I don't have to take it right away right?"

"No." "If you wait to long though you will have to have a surgical abortion."

It was the afternoon. It wasn't to bad out so Juliette decided to take Lexie and go for a walk in the park. She was pushing the stroller. Her cell phone rang.

"Hello?" She said.

"Hi." Rick said.

"What do you want Rick?"

"I want you to come home." "You, Lexie, the new baby." He said the last part with pride.

"Are you happy?" "You got your wish."

"Yes I'm happy and you should be to."

"I have a three month old daughter and another one on the way."

"I know it will be difficult be it'll be worth it."

"Why couldn't you have just waited a few years?" "I would've had a baby with you then." "Willingly."

"I couldn't chance that." "You'll see Juliette." "This is for the best."

"What the hell happened to you?"

"What do you mean?"

"The man I married, the man I fell in love with would never do anything like this."

"I'm still the same man you fell in love with."

"No you're not." "I don't even know you anymore."

"Yes you do." "John is just clouding your judgment."

"Here you go again with that." "What is your obsession with John?"

"I'm not obsessed with John."

"It sure seems like to me." "Our baby was not conceived out of love." "Our baby was conceived out of trickery, deception, revenge, lies, manipulation."

"I never lied to you."

"You lulled me in to a false sense of security with our birth control." "I trusted you." "You know how much trust and the truth means to me in a relationship."

"Don't you see?" "I did this for you." "For us." "To make our relationship stronger."

"Stronger?" "How is making have a baby going to make us stronger?"

"You're not just having a baby." "You're having our baby." "I know you mad at me but I know you." "I know even though you're scared you fell in love with our baby the instant you found out about it." "Go ahead." "Tell me I'm wrong."

"I have to go."

"Wait." "Juliette please come home." "I miss you."

"I'll think about it."

"Ok." "I love you."

"Bye."

"Aren't you gonna say it back?"

"No."

"Why?"

"I don't want to." "Bye."

Later that night Juliette went to John's hotel room alone. She knocked on the door. He answered.

"Hi." He said.

"Hi." "Come I come in."

"Yeah." She went in and sat down on the couch. "Where's Lexie?"

"Sarah's watching her." "I went to the doctor today." "I'm five weeks pregnant."

"I wish there was a law against this type of thing he deserves to be in jail."

"I had them give the abortion pill." "I didn't take it." "I can't." She said tearfully. "I can't do it." "I have to keep it."

"It's alright."

"Since I'm keeping it Rick wins."

"What do you mean?"

"I can't raise the baby by myself." "I have to go back to him."

"No." "There has to be another way."

"There isn't." "Rick and I go half on everything." "I can't afford rent for a new place, expenses for the newborn, expenses for Alexandria, bills, food." "I'm covered under Rick's health insurance." "I have no other options." "I'm stuck."

"No." "There's another option."

"There are no other options."

"Yes there are."

"What?"

"Me." He kissed her. "I love you Juliette." "If you're going back to anyone don't go back to him." "I want you back." "Come back to me." "I love you." "Please." She looked at him shocked.

I'm trying to decide should Juliette carry the pregnancy to term? Or should something happen? What are your thoughts?