Chapter 6:
May nestled farther down into the warmth of Salene's embrace…she felt her breath on her hair, her skin beneath her hand, she felt safe, loved, home. As she opened her eyes to see if her dream was indeed real, she was met with one of the worst surprises of her life.
"What the Hell!" She pushed Lex away harshly, while trying to get out of bed as quickly as possible.
Lex was looking around confusedly trying to find the source of all of the commotion…at last his gaze rested on May. She had managed to untangle herself from the bed clothes, and Lex's embrace and was standing by the window looking like a wild woman.
"GET OUT!" She screamed at Lex at the top of her voice.
"May, calm down, you don't need to get so excited…it's just me."
"GET OUT!" She screamed again.
"May, calm down. I didn't mean anything by it. I just thought that maybe we could talk."
"Talk…" May said incredulously, "Is that what you thought we were going to do when you climbed into my bed. What would we have to talk about anyway."
"Us."
"Us?" May said, her voice a little higher than usual. "There is no us Lex. We had sex, we do not have a relationship."
"But we have a child."
"Not yet we don't."
"What is that supposed to mean, May? You wouldn't hurt yourself…hurt the baby, would you?"
"That's really none of your business is it Lex."
"It's my baby, that makes it my business."
May flinched as though Lex had struck her.
"Get out Lex." She said again, quietly and with an air of finality.
Lex was looking at her strangely, as if he expected her to jump out the window at that very moment. Reluctantly he turned and left the room, pausing in the doorway to look back at May again. She had closed her eyes and was hugging herself tightly, tears streaming down her face. As he closed the door behind him, it occurred to him that this was not the May he thought he knew…and if she wanted to hurt herself or his baby it was going to be up to him to stop her.