If you haven't read Apologies and Explanation. Please read it.
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Chapter 4
The Reason
Same Day
Kaoru and Kenshin stopped at a park on the way from the clinic. She hadn't said a word since they left. Kenshin didn't know what she was feeling but he knew how he felt. Relief. He didn't want Kaoru to do what she was about to do. Yes, she was pregnant with a child whose father left to another country with his mistress, but she was pregnant. A child was growing inside her and he was relieved about her decision.
They sat down on an empty bench. Silence.
"I couldn't do it."
Kenshin turned to her and watched as a tear slid down her cheek.
"I just couldn't. A part of me wanted to but in my heart I knew it wasn't right. I have a child growing, developing in me and all I wanted to do was...well what I was about to do."
Kenshin sat, looking at her, and put his arm around her shoulders.
"I sat there and realized that I have a child. And what mother would I be if I wanted to not have someone so precious in my life. And I knew then that I wanted to have this baby." She then turned to look at Kenshin, tears streaming down her face, "You must think I'm horrible."
Kenshin shook his head, "No. I could never think that."
He held her and comforted her and then whispered to her, "You're not alone."