Chapter 37

Letty's POV

I leaned back on the medical table breathing in the hospital's smell. Matthew sat next to me in silence as we waited for the doctor to return. The door opened and we both looked up expectantly.

"Well its official your pregnant," the doctor said happily.

I could hear Matthew let out a deep breath of relief. He grabbed my hand and squeezed it.

"Your about 5 weeks pregnant, which would make your due date approximately July 23." She continued reading from a chart.

"Are you going to do an ultrasound?" I asked her.

"It's still a bit too early but if you come back in about three weeks you can see your baby," she said smiling, "Well then we are done for today, just make an appointment at the front desk for three weeks from now."

She left the room leaving me to change back into my clothes.

"So it's official," Matthew said.

"I guess so," I replied.

"I have to back to the office for a few hours but how about we go to La Groshe for dinner tonight to celebrate." He glanced down to his watch, "I should really be going now but I'll meet you there say 7:00. Bye honey," he finished, kissing my cheek and leaving before I could say anything else.

I slipped out of the hospital gown and pulled on my clothes. I was slipping on my shoes when the door opened and a nurse walked in.

"Oh I'm sorry I thought the room was empty, I'll leave," she said.

"Wait, can I ask you a question?" I said the nurse

"Sure,"

"The doctor said I was about 5 weeks pregnant. But how long after THE sex is the baby conceived?"

"Usually within 24 hours," she said.

"Thanks," I said leaving the room.

I headed out into the parking garage of the hospital, locating my car and climbing in. I sped off rushing to get home. I got to the apartment in record time and raced up to our apartment. I unlocked the door and rushed to a calendar located in the kitchen. I found the day's date and counted backwards 5 weeks. It was exactly two weeks before the wedding. When I was with Dom.

"Shit," I said under my breath.

I turned around and slid down the counter sitting on the floor and leaning against it. I ran my hands over my face and through my hair.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid!" I said.

I closed my eyes and a tear slipped through my eyelid. But once that tear fell there was nothing I could do to stop the rest from falling down my face. I covered my face with my hands. There was a 50/50 chance between Dom and Matthew as the father of my baby. I wiped the tears from my cheeks and stood up from the floor dusting myself off. I proceeded to do a few household chores if only to keep my mind of the baby. At 5:00 I decided to get ready for my dinner with Matthew. I headed into the bathroom and brushed on some makeup with a dark smoky eye. Next I dealt with my hair brushing it and straightening it and then pulling it up into a high sleek bun. I reached over to my jewelry box located next to me and began to look for a pair of diamond earrings Matthew had given to me for one of our anniversaries. I reached to the back corner of the jewelry box and felt something round and pulled it out. It was Dom's engagement ring. Before I could think about my actions I slipped the ring onto one of my fingers. I headed out of the bathroom and into our large closet and slipped into a purple, long sleeve, purple, bodycon dress with a low plunging back. I checked the time and quickly slipped into a pair of black heels before heading out. Twenty minutes later I arrived at the restaurant to find Matthew waiting for me at the door. He kissed me gently before grabbing my hand and leading me to our table. We sat down and before our conversation could begin Matthew said,

"I have a gift for you,"

"Why? For what?" I asked confused.

Instead of answering Matthew pulled out a black, velvet box and opened it to reveal a silver, diamond studded tennis bracelet. I gasped and he pulled the bracelet out from the box and clasped it onto my wrist.

"Thank you, Matthew, this must have cost a fortune! It's too expensive," I gushed

"You see that's the thing. I got a second promotion from manager of our North American hotels to vice president. It means a pay-rise and an apartment on the east-side twice the size of our own,"

"That's amazing Matthew! Congratulations!"

I leaned across the table and kissed him.

"Let's order, I'm starving." I said parting from him.

~two hours later~

We walked out of the restaurant hand in hand. Matthew lifted my hand,

"What ring is this?" he asked inquisitively

It was Dom's ring.

"It's nothing. Just a ring." I lied.

"Ok then my gorgeous wife, I will see you at home,"

"Great,"

We separated and I headed over to my car, keys in hand. I climbed in and I could feel a wave of nausea wash over me. I let out a deep breath and started the engine. I glanced across the street before beginning to drive to see a bookstore. I took the keys out of the ignition and opened the car door. I crossed the street and into the bookstore, feeling a little self conscious of the way I was dressed. I walked to the cashier and asked softly,

"Where can I find the books on pregnancy?"

The teenage girl lazily pointed me towards the shelves along the back wall. I walked over to the books and grabbed several. I had never had any experience with children or with people close to me being pregnant and knew next to nothing on the subject. I took them back to the teenage girl and she rung me up for a small fortune in books. I crossed the street back to my car and returned back to the apartment.

"What took so long?" Matthew yelled to me once I entered the apartment.

"I had an errand to run," I yelled back, "Where are you?"

"In the bedroom,"

I walked to the bedroom an opened the shut door. A beautiful sight greeted my eyes. Many white candles glowed and glistened and red rose pedals were scattered across the bedroom floor. Soft music played in the background. I dropped the bag of books on the floor and kicked off my heels. I walked to Matthew and wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. Matthew placed his hands on my hips and we swayed gently from side to side. Matthew grabbed my hand and spun me around and then dipped me low to one side. I pulled a few clips out from hair and letting it drape down over my shoulders. I rested my head on his chest as we continued to dance. As we danced we slowly made our way over to the bed. I sat down and Matthew kissed me and we crawled farther onto the bed. We continued kissing and Matthew slowly pulled his shirt off.

"Stop! I can't," I said sitting up.

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