Chapter 8

Susan turned the knob to unlock the door, then pulled it open.

"I see you forgot your keys…" she began, her voice trailing off when she saw who was standing in front of her.

Glen smiled when he saw her. She was even more beautiful than he had remembered.

"Hey darlin'. Remember me?" he asked, noticing her surprised look.

"Oh my God! What are you doing here?" she stammered, all of the color draining from her face. She stared at him in shock, unable to believe what she was seeing. This wasn't supposed to happen! He wasn't supposed to be here!

"I came to see you." Glen replied with a smile. "I haven't been able to get you off of my mind since that night…."

"You have to leave! You can't stay here!" she interrupted, as she began to tremble. She knew that David could pull into the driveway at any moment.

Glen noticing her shaking and he stepped inside the house, wanting to comfort her.

"Are you okay? I didn't mean to startle you, but I just …I wanted to see you again." he said softly, as he reached out for her.

"Glen, leave!" she repeated, this time pushing against his chest to try and get him to move. "You have to leave! Please!"

"Leave?" Glen replied in confusion. "Come on Susan…you don't mean that. Let me come in and talk to you for a few minutes …."

"No! You have to leave now!" Susan replied, getting more frantic by the minute. "My husband is due home any minute! He can't find you here!"

"Husband? You're married?" he asked.

"Yes! I'm married! Glen please!" she begging, instinctively clutching at her stomach, as she looked frantically up the street, praying that David was running behind this evening like he sometimes did. He couldn't come home and find Glen here. It would ruin everything!

Glen could only stare at her in shock, completely floored by her revelation. Married? She was married? He thought back to that night when he had met her in the bar…she hadn't been wearing a wedding ring then. Had it happened since then?

"Glen please!" Susan repeated, her voice pulling Glen from his thoughts. She gripped her stomach tighter as she felt a wave of nausea hit her. He had to get out of here now! Her nerves couldn't handle much more!

"Okay. I"ll go." he said softly, seeing the tears that were now running down her face. He realized that if she was married, then there was nothing else he could do. But as he turned to go, his eyes were drawn to her hands, which were pressed tightly against her stomach, showing off the bulge that was now noticeable beneath her shirt.

"You're pregnant?" he asked, turning back to face her once more.

But Susan wasn't in the mood to talk to him anymore.

"Goodbye Glen." she said as she took a step back and tried to shut the door. But Glen wasn't through with her yet and he reached out with one of his large arms to hold the door open.

"Susan? How far along are you?" he asked.

Susan looked away from him, her mind spinning with a million thoughts. She couldn't tell him the truth…it would only cause more problems. She had to protect her family. Turning back to him, she opened her mouth to reply but her hesitation had already given Glen the answer he was looking for.

"It's mine, isn't it? You're carrying my child." he said softly.

Susan looked up at him in shock. How could he possibly know…?

"No! It's not yours!" she denied frantically, shaking her head violently for emphasis. "This is my husband's baby…"

"Don't lie to me Susan!" he said a little more forcefully. "I can get a lawyer and apply for a paternity test once the baby's born if I have too."

"Just tell me…" he added, his voice softening again when he saw how upset she was. "If it's my child, I have a right to know."

Susan closed her eyes as the tears silently streamed down her face. She realized that there was no way to deny it…Glen would see right through her if she even tried.

"Yes." she whispered softly. "It's your baby."

She jumped when she felt him gently cup her face in his hands. Opening her eyes, she looked up into light blue ones…and immediately felt herself getting lost in his gaze again. God, this man was nearly irresistible!

"Susan..?"

"Glen please. You have to go!" she pleaded, finally coming to her senses. "He doesn't know. He doesn't know about that night. Please just go before he comes home. He can't find you here!"

Reluctantly, Glen let her go and backed away from her.

"Okay. I'll go for now. But we are not finished with this discussion. I have your phone number. I'll call you tomorrow and we can meet someplace private where we can talk." he stated, before he turned to head back to his car.

Susan nodded as she watched him get into his car. As soon as he was out of sight, she ran back into the house and rushed to the bathroom. After the waves of sickness had finally passed, she collapsed onto the floor in tears. Her worst nightmare was coming true. What was she going to do now?

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Outside, Glen headed back to his hotel room, thoughts of Susan running rampant in his mind. Mark had been partially right…maybe searching for Susan had been a stupid idea. He was completely heartbroken to find out that she was married. He had hoped when he finally found her that he could just come in and sweep her off of her feet and take her away to be with him forever. He realized now that dream could never happen…she already belonged to someone else…she would never be his. But despite his disappointment, he also realized that if he had never found her, then he would have never known that she was pregnant with his child.

Glen smiled at the thought. He had always loved kids and he wanted nothing more than to have kids of his own. When he had first met his ex-wife, he was thrilled to learn that she already had two children of her own. He had always treated them as if they were his but still…it wasn't the same. He and Marissa had tried for a couple of years to add another member to their family, but after so many failed attempts, doctors had discovered that she was no longer able to have children. Glen had been extremely disappointed to say the least, but he had loved his wife dearly and promised to stand by her anyway.

However, she wasn't as eager to stand by him and his traveling lifestyle quickly got to be too much for her to deal with. She finally left him, taking most of their things with her when she moved out, while he was on the road. And as if that hadn't been bad enough, she had turned her daughters against him, telling them that he had cheated on her several times during their marriage. Of course nothing could have been further from the truth…he had been completely faithful to his wife, but she easily convinced her daughters that he was lying and they in return had told him they wanted nothing more to do with him.

Now here he was, faced with the reality that he was actually going to be a father. He couldn't help but feel excited, even if it wasn't under the best of circumstances. He could understand Susan's reluctance to tell him the truth…the last thing he wanted to do was to cause problems in her marriage. But he definitely wasn't going to just turn his back and walk away. He wanted to be a part of this child's life…he would be a part of his child's life. He just wished he could be a part of Susan's life as well.