Melanie felt his hand sliding down her side and pulled away from the kiss.
"Stop!" she said. Will backed away. "I'm sorry," he said. She shook her
head. "There's something that I have to tell you. Something that I should
have told you before," she said. "I was going to tell you, I was, I just
didn't know how," she said. "What is it?" asked Will, looking at her
seriously. She took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant with someone else's baby,"
she said. Will looked stunned. Melanie hid her face in her hands. Taking
another deep breath, she looked at Will again. "Thank you for dinner," she
said. "I think I'll just find another job," she said, standing up. Will
didn't say anything. She walked to the door and downstairs, shutting it as
she left.
ONE WEEK LATER
Ring ring! Melanie reached for her phone on the bedside table. "Hello?" she answered. "How's New York?" asked the voice. "Hi Bobby Ray," said Melanie. "How ya doing?" he asked. Melanie sighed. "Okay I guess," she said. "Can't wait to see the." said Bobby Ray. "There isn't one," Melanie interrupted him. "What?" exclaimed Bobby Ray. "There isn't one," Melanie repeated. "I'm sorry," said Bobby Ray. "Don't be," said Melanie. "So are you coming back to Pigeon Creek?" asked Bobby Ray. "I don't know just yet," said Melanie. "I understand," said Bobby Ray. "Please.please don't tell Jake," said Melanie. "I won't," said Bobby Ray. "Thanks," said Melanie. "I'll call you again soon," said Bobby Ray. "Bye." "Bye," said Melanie, hanging up the phone.
Melanie set the phone down on the table next to her and lay there in bed, staring up at the ceiling. She wasn't really sure what to do. If she went back to Pigeon Creek, she could see all of her friends and family again. But they would be asking what had happened to her, and she didn't really want to talk about it. In all truth, she was relieved. She thought that if something happened, which she had never expected, she would be sad and unhappy. Although she was sad, in a way, she felt relieved. She lay in bed, thinking and wondering about what she should do until she fell asleep.
The next morning, a knock at the door startled her awake. "Just a second," she said, getting out of bed and walking to the door. It didn't occur to her to see who it was through the peephole, she just unlocked and opened the door. She was startled when she saw who was standing there. "Jake!" she exclaimed, stunned at him standing there and how horrible she must look from having just woken up. "Jake.Jake.what are you doing here?" she stammered. "Can I come in? Can we just sit down and talk?" asked Jake. Melanie nodded and Jake came into the room. Melanie shut and bolted the door behind her. Jake walked over to the bed and sat down, and she sat down beside him.
"Why are you here Jake?" she asked. "I couldn't let you leave," he said. "But I've been gone for weeks," she said. "I know, but I was too afraid to face you, I couldn't let you leave but couldn't go after you either," he said. "But this will be an adventure," he said, putting his hand on her stomach. Melanie pushed his hand away and turned away from him. "Mother Nature has other plans for us," she said. "What?" asked Jake. "It's gone," she said, falling silent. "At first I was sad," she said, beginning to cry, "and then I realized.I felt relieved.but I was too ashamed to admit it," she said. There was a knock at the door. Melanie, drying her eyes, got up from the bed and went to answer it. She opened it slightly to see it who it was and she was taken by surprise again. It was Will.
ONE WEEK LATER
Ring ring! Melanie reached for her phone on the bedside table. "Hello?" she answered. "How's New York?" asked the voice. "Hi Bobby Ray," said Melanie. "How ya doing?" he asked. Melanie sighed. "Okay I guess," she said. "Can't wait to see the." said Bobby Ray. "There isn't one," Melanie interrupted him. "What?" exclaimed Bobby Ray. "There isn't one," Melanie repeated. "I'm sorry," said Bobby Ray. "Don't be," said Melanie. "So are you coming back to Pigeon Creek?" asked Bobby Ray. "I don't know just yet," said Melanie. "I understand," said Bobby Ray. "Please.please don't tell Jake," said Melanie. "I won't," said Bobby Ray. "Thanks," said Melanie. "I'll call you again soon," said Bobby Ray. "Bye." "Bye," said Melanie, hanging up the phone.
Melanie set the phone down on the table next to her and lay there in bed, staring up at the ceiling. She wasn't really sure what to do. If she went back to Pigeon Creek, she could see all of her friends and family again. But they would be asking what had happened to her, and she didn't really want to talk about it. In all truth, she was relieved. She thought that if something happened, which she had never expected, she would be sad and unhappy. Although she was sad, in a way, she felt relieved. She lay in bed, thinking and wondering about what she should do until she fell asleep.
The next morning, a knock at the door startled her awake. "Just a second," she said, getting out of bed and walking to the door. It didn't occur to her to see who it was through the peephole, she just unlocked and opened the door. She was startled when she saw who was standing there. "Jake!" she exclaimed, stunned at him standing there and how horrible she must look from having just woken up. "Jake.Jake.what are you doing here?" she stammered. "Can I come in? Can we just sit down and talk?" asked Jake. Melanie nodded and Jake came into the room. Melanie shut and bolted the door behind her. Jake walked over to the bed and sat down, and she sat down beside him.
"Why are you here Jake?" she asked. "I couldn't let you leave," he said. "But I've been gone for weeks," she said. "I know, but I was too afraid to face you, I couldn't let you leave but couldn't go after you either," he said. "But this will be an adventure," he said, putting his hand on her stomach. Melanie pushed his hand away and turned away from him. "Mother Nature has other plans for us," she said. "What?" asked Jake. "It's gone," she said, falling silent. "At first I was sad," she said, beginning to cry, "and then I realized.I felt relieved.but I was too ashamed to admit it," she said. There was a knock at the door. Melanie, drying her eyes, got up from the bed and went to answer it. She opened it slightly to see it who it was and she was taken by surprise again. It was Will.