Summary: Lies, deception, everything has a price ... what is the price of shame?
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Chapter 8
The next day Alex awoke to Walker smiling at her as he stood beside the bed. "Get up sleepy head we are going shopping."
Alex stretched, trying to work out the kinks. "What do we need to go shopping for? We just filled the pantry with groceries two days ago."
Walker leaned over and reached for Alex's stomach, and without even thinking about it she stuck it out under the covers. "We are going shopping for new clothes. I saw your pants last night. Alex you can't even button your jeans anymore, and you may call me just a silly man, but I know women like shopping so come on."
Alex grudgingly got out of the bed, dressing in a full length skirt, and a nice sweater. Walker went to warm the Dodge Ram, and Alex took a minute stare at herself in the mirror. She did look pregnant, the skirt not quite fitting her. Holding back the few tears she rushed out the door to meet Walker.
The ride to the store seemed to take forever. Alex wanted to get it over and go back home, but Walker seemed overjoyed at the prospect of being able to show his pregnant wife around. Walker took the storekeeper to the side, and had him help pick out a few dresses.
"Walker what are you up to over there?"
Walker put the dresses behind his back, but Alex walked around him and pulled them out. "What are these Walker?"
Walker's face turned a shade of red. "Can't a father pick out his little girl a few dresses?"
Alex's face blanched at hearing that. "What if it isn't a girl Walker?"
Walker's face lit up like it was Christmas morning. "You know you are exactly right. Come on over here and help me pick out a few sets of these overalls too."
Two hours later they both left the shop, many bags loading them both down. "Where to now Alex?"
Alex handed Walker the bags she was holding. "Can we go for a bite to eat? I am so happy that I can finally eat without being sick. I feel like a cheeseburger."
Walker and Alex went over to the little hamburger stand on the corner and had lunch. It was almost like old times when they had first met, except now Alex felt empty inside. None of the joy from before, nothing but the lie weighing on her subconscious.
The next two weeks flew by. Walker had asked Alex if he could buy a few things for the baby, and she had agreed, only to find the back of the truck laden down with almost every toy in the store. "Walker I thought you said a few things. It looks like you brought home the whole store."
Walker stepped past her carrying the last load in. "I couldn't very well just get trucks, so I picked up a few dolls too. Don't you dare tell me I have to take them back after the jokes I had to endure from Trivette at spending an hour in the doll section of the store."
Alex sighed, waving him upstairs. "Hurry up though. I have lunch ready."
Walker deposited the toys in the room, rushing back down to the kitchen. "Why so early, lunch I mean?"
"I have a doctor's appointment today, and I don't know how long it will last. The doctor said he was running a few more tests today."
Walker hugged Alex, rubbing her stomach as he did, and it was all Alex could do to keep from jerking away when he touched her stomach. They sat down and enjoyed the roast beef sandwiches Alex made, but the food tasted like sawdust in Alex's mouth. She knew what was coming today when she went in to see Mr. Suling. She dreaded it more than anything, and furthermore she was scared.
Lunch now done Alex kissed Walker, holding him for a bit longer than necessary. "Well, I need to be going. I don't know how long I will be."
"Don't you worry about a thing. I will be here when you get home, if not I won't be long."
Alex drove to the office, her stomach churning with unease. As she pulled into the parking lot the feeling grew so bad she threw open the door and lost her lunch. Alex sat there a few minutes till her stomach settled down and then walked inside.
"Mrs. Walker so good to see you today," Dr. Suling said. He never met her in the waiting room and that only added to Alex's fears. "Please come inside, someone is very anxious to see you."
Dr. Suling escorted Alex into the room and inside she found Mr. Sakara waiting, a smile on his face. "Ahh, Mrs. Walker, today we start the final preparations in our plan. I am excited, as I know you are in completing the process."
"I am not excited at all about this. Walker is so happy about the baby, he even went out and bought clothes."
Mr. Sakara's face went wide with the huge smile planted on it. "Mrs. Walker that is wonderful news. When you tell him of how you lied to him, the shame will be unbearable."
Alex was being lifted onto the table by Mr. Suling, and she didn't even notice as her anger was growing tenfold now. "How can you be so smug, so happy? Walker will be devastated. The news will crush him, kill him maybe, knowing that I have lied to him!"
Mr. Sakara walked over to where Mr. Suling was rubbing alcohol across Alex's stomach. "That my dear lady was the plan. Your husband shamed me, and left me without my son. To be honest this is letting him off easy. I am merely taking from him the son he thought he had."
Alex grimaced as the thought settled in her head. "He won't just be shamed! He will hate me! Don't you understand that? You aren't just getting your revenge you are killing our marriage!"
"A small price to pay for his life wouldn't you agree? Yes, he may hate you, but in time if Walker is the man you say he is then he will forgive you right? Now enough talk the procedure must begin."
Alex's eyes widened as she saw Mr. Suling coming towards her with the saline solution bag.
"Now, Mrs. Walker I wanted to knock you out for this, but I have decided to give you a local instead so that you may watch my genius at work."
Alex squirmed on the table, but her efforts were in vain as the needle found its mark and the local was given. She watched next as Mr. Suling brought out a small scalpel and then she laid down, closing her eyes as she didn't want to see herself being cut.
"You should open your eyes Mrs. Walker as this is truly fascinating."
Alex dared to open her eyes and a mirror was placed so she could see what was going on. She didn't feel any pain except a small amount of discomfort. She watched as the bag of saline solution was slowly pushed into the small opening in her navel. It took over an hour as only a small amount could be pushed in at a time, but finally she watched as the last of the small bag was inserted.
Alex stared down at her once flat stomach and saw that it was now sticking out on its own. She felt nothing, the anesthetic still working, but the sight of it made her lean over the table and retch.
"Mrs. Walker you should thank Mr. Suling for his solution to the problem. Now you will not have to pretend any longer to be pregnant. You will look to all eyes as being pregnant. I shall see you again in two weeks for the next installment." Mr. Sakara left the room and left Alex with only Mr. Suling.
"I must say, you look just as beautiful this way as you did before." Alex tried to crawl away from the hands now caressing her stomach, but it was in vain. "So beautiful in fact that I still feel it is a shame you are Walker's wife. When he leaves you after he finds out about your lies, you may come to me, and I will fill that void for you."
Alex shuddered, the tears cascading down her face now. Mr. Suling backed away, after giving her stomach one more caress, stopping just above Alex's thigh. "You should rest here for the next thirty minutes and then you may leave. You will fell some pain when the local wears off, but it should pass. If your husband questions the pain just tell him it is a part of being pregnant," Mr. Suling said with a smirk.
Alex laid on the table staring down at her now much rounder stomach, afraid to touch it, appalled at what it meant. She was that much closer to telling Walker.