"Calm down. I only asked her a few questions."
"If you only asked her a few questions, why is she demanding to know why we're so interested in Louisa's life? She overheard you talking to Amy. She now wants to know why I won't be happy with what you found out! And anyway, didn't you promise me you wouldn't say anything? Didn't you?"
"I know Jeff, but I talked to Amy about it, and we decided that asking a few questions wouldn't do any harm."
"NOT DO ANY HARM! This is my life Matt, and you promised me you wouldn't say anything. I guess a promise doesn't mean too much to you. Or maybe it's just me who doesn't mean too much to you."
Matt looked really angry, and walked over to the window.
"I understand that you're really upset over this thing with Louisa, but I'm trying to help you Jeff. Going into one at me is not going to get you anywhere. Now, are you gonna sit there and sulk, or do you want to know what Stephanie said?"
I don't know how to respond to that. I'm desperate to find out about to Louisa, but at the same time I want to scream at Matt. Why is he making decisions about my life? What's it got to do with Amy? Does what I want count for nothing?
"Ok Matt. Tell me what Stephanie said." I decide to talk to him later about respecting my wishes.
"Stephanie said that Louisa doesn't..... well, she doesn't have any children. From what Stephanie said, it seems she knows Louisa quite well. They see each other often. When Stephanie went on holiday last month, she went to see Louisa in Europe, where she was doing a promotional tour. They even live in the same building Jeff, so if Louisa had a child, Stephanie would know about it."
I'm in shock. It can't be true. Louisa was so anti-abortion, she would never have got rid of the baby.
"Maybe Stephanie's lying."
"Why would she?"
"Well, maybe Louisa told her about what happened, and Stephanie's lying for her."
"Come on Jeff, I know you want to believe that you have a child, but you have to face facts. There is no baby. Louisa had an abortion."
"Well, maybe Louisa.."
"Jeff, it's time to let go. Louisa's obviously getting on with her life. You should do the same."
Amy walks in before I have a chance to say anything
"Did you tell him?"
"Yeah. But he doesn't seem to believe it."
"Why are you talking about me as if I'm not here? It's not enough that you make my decisions for me, and treat me like a child, you now ignore me?"
Matt goes to say something, and then the door opens. One of the technicians comes in, and says Stephanie wants to see me now. Apparently she's not in a good mood, so I better hurry up and find her.
I head upstairs to Stephanie's office, angry at Matt and Amy for interfering, angry because Matt and I didn't get a chance to get our stories straight, and angry at the way things are turning out. At least it can't get any worse.
I knock on Stephanie's door. She opens it, glares at me, and steps into the corridor.
"Are you ok Stephanie?"
She doesn't answer, just pushes me into her office, and shuts me inside. As I turn around, I hear her walk off down the corridor.
Oh God. Oh God.
Sitting on the desk. Louisa's here.
"If you only asked her a few questions, why is she demanding to know why we're so interested in Louisa's life? She overheard you talking to Amy. She now wants to know why I won't be happy with what you found out! And anyway, didn't you promise me you wouldn't say anything? Didn't you?"
"I know Jeff, but I talked to Amy about it, and we decided that asking a few questions wouldn't do any harm."
"NOT DO ANY HARM! This is my life Matt, and you promised me you wouldn't say anything. I guess a promise doesn't mean too much to you. Or maybe it's just me who doesn't mean too much to you."
Matt looked really angry, and walked over to the window.
"I understand that you're really upset over this thing with Louisa, but I'm trying to help you Jeff. Going into one at me is not going to get you anywhere. Now, are you gonna sit there and sulk, or do you want to know what Stephanie said?"
I don't know how to respond to that. I'm desperate to find out about to Louisa, but at the same time I want to scream at Matt. Why is he making decisions about my life? What's it got to do with Amy? Does what I want count for nothing?
"Ok Matt. Tell me what Stephanie said." I decide to talk to him later about respecting my wishes.
"Stephanie said that Louisa doesn't..... well, she doesn't have any children. From what Stephanie said, it seems she knows Louisa quite well. They see each other often. When Stephanie went on holiday last month, she went to see Louisa in Europe, where she was doing a promotional tour. They even live in the same building Jeff, so if Louisa had a child, Stephanie would know about it."
I'm in shock. It can't be true. Louisa was so anti-abortion, she would never have got rid of the baby.
"Maybe Stephanie's lying."
"Why would she?"
"Well, maybe Louisa told her about what happened, and Stephanie's lying for her."
"Come on Jeff, I know you want to believe that you have a child, but you have to face facts. There is no baby. Louisa had an abortion."
"Well, maybe Louisa.."
"Jeff, it's time to let go. Louisa's obviously getting on with her life. You should do the same."
Amy walks in before I have a chance to say anything
"Did you tell him?"
"Yeah. But he doesn't seem to believe it."
"Why are you talking about me as if I'm not here? It's not enough that you make my decisions for me, and treat me like a child, you now ignore me?"
Matt goes to say something, and then the door opens. One of the technicians comes in, and says Stephanie wants to see me now. Apparently she's not in a good mood, so I better hurry up and find her.
I head upstairs to Stephanie's office, angry at Matt and Amy for interfering, angry because Matt and I didn't get a chance to get our stories straight, and angry at the way things are turning out. At least it can't get any worse.
I knock on Stephanie's door. She opens it, glares at me, and steps into the corridor.
"Are you ok Stephanie?"
She doesn't answer, just pushes me into her office, and shuts me inside. As I turn around, I hear her walk off down the corridor.
Oh God. Oh God.
Sitting on the desk. Louisa's here.