Prompt: Raph, Brandy, don't tell anyone
Raph was walking around Old Town when he accidentally bumped into a woman.
"Excuse me," he told the woman, before finally seeing her face. "Brandi?"
"Raph," Brandi said in surprise.
His eyes looked at her protruding stomach and he felt his veins run cold and his heart rate accelerate.
"How far along?"
Brandi hesitated a few seconds before answering. "Five months."
She watched the color drain from his face and hinted they should move to a less crowded place. He nodded and followed her to the parking lot behind the restaurant.
Raph continued to stare at her stomach as his mind flashed back to the past.
He had been out drinking in Miami after an argument with his wife. The friend that he'd come in with picked up a girl and had left him alone to drown his sorrows. Getting up from the stool he was heading out when he stumble across Brandi.
Brandi had been as drunk as him. They greeted each other and decided to head to her place to catch up on things. Walking into her apartment Brandi stumbled and they both fell to the floor. Brandi pulled away briefly and before he knew it, he felt that familiar draw to her. She must have felt it at the same time as their lips met as they kissed each other passionately.
Some home they found themselves making their way to her bedroom with clothes disappearing along the way.
The next morning when they woke up both were red with embarrassment at what had happened.
"Brandi, I'm sorry. This was a mistake. My wife and I had a huge fight. This shouldn't have happened. Please, don't tell anyone. I love her with all my heart."
"I ran away on my wedding day from Peter. You're right we shouldn't have done this," Brandi replied, agreeing not to say anything.
Brandi knew Raph was recalling their mistake.
"I didn't tell anyone and have no intention of it. You have a wife and are happy with her. I saw the two of you the other day. This doesn't get mentioned. I already told Mary and Jinx that I wouldn't tell them who the father was. It's my child and secret."
"But…"
"No buts Raph. It is what it is. Be happy and I'll take care of my child. As much as you want one you should have it with your own wife. Nothing has changed about that. Take care and maybe I'll see you around."
Raph watched her walk away and couldn't help the feeling of guilt for not being there for his child, but Brandi was right. He didn't want to destroy his marriage over a drunken mistake. Turning he headed in the other direction thinking somehow this would come back to haunt him, just like that night.