-1Chapter 34
Kelly's POV
I knew he would call; he has left forty seven messages on my voice mail. I knew that once that bitch got married he would be calling me. As soon as I listened to the first message I started packing my bags. I called the hotel and learned that he checked out, so I called the hospital and talked to some stupid woman who gave me his home address after I explained that I was his sister and it was important that I find him right away. That's where I am right now, in a cab on my way to where he is living.
Looking out the window I can see the perfect houses with nicely kept lawns, all that's missing is the storybook white picket fence's. I'm wondering why we are driving this way. It's a dead end street. "Are we close?" I ask the cab driver.
"Yes just a few more minutes." This can't be right, unless there is a run down apartment building on the end of this street.
The cab slows to a stop in front of the biggest house on the street. It's beautiful. The concrete walkway leading to the front porch was flanked by rows of beautiful flowers and there was a jeep parked in the open garage.
I paid the cab driver and carried my bags to the front door, not entirely sure I was in the right place. I knock on the door, looking around at the other houses.
The door swings open and his smile falls, turning into a slight scowl. "If I didn't know any better I'd think you weren't happy to see me." I push my way past him into the foyer, dragging my bags behind.
He slams the door closed. "Why haven't you returned any of my calls?" His voice is even toned and cold. He is angry with me, impatient.
"I didn't want to waste time talking." Dropping my bags to the floor, I step forward and grab his face, covering his mouth with mine. He pushes me away and shakes his head.
"Unbelievable!" He yells.
"I don't understand what your problem is!" I scream. "I know you're still mad at me, I get that but I want you and you want me too or you wouldn't have called me!" I calm myself down before I blow it with him. "I missed you Alex."
He sighs. "I didn't call you because I want you back Kelly. I called because we need to talk about what we are going to do."
What the fuck is he talking about? "I don't know what you are talking about. I thought you wanted to work this out, why else would you call me and leave all those messages saying you wanted to talk?"
"I found the test and I want to know, is it true?" His eyes flash with anger, his jaw tightens as he fights to get the words out. "Are you pregnant?"
"Why are you asking me this?" I'm not sure where this is coming from, I'm not pregnant and I don't know exactly where he has gotten the Idea that I am until he opens the hall closet and pulls out a bag. He unzips it and shows me the contents, none of it's mine. "It's a bag of clothes." I cross my arms and watch as he digs around inside of the bag, searching for something. A silk scarf slips out, settling on the floor. I recognize it because I bought it last year for my sister, ungrateful little bitch never even thanked me.
"I found this inside." He pulls the little plastic stick out and holds it out for me to take. "It's positive. Why didn't you tell me?"
Then it all dawns on me, the bag is filled with my sister's clothes. She must've left it at my house the morning Alex and I left for Seattle. She had just gotten back from vacation with the prick she calls a boyfriend, she told me she got right off the plane and drove straight to my house to tell me something. I blew her off as usual and rushed out the door to meet Alex. I must have grabbed her bag by mistake. The fucking little bitch is pregnant! As mad at her as I am for getting knocked up by that loser, I might have to thank her for this. Alex thinks I'm pregnant, it's too perfect. "You broke up with me Alex. If I had told you I was pregnant you would've thought I was lying to get you back."
He winces as I explain. "How long have you known?"
"The night we went to dinner with your friends, I asked Mark to stop at a store so I could get some stuff to settle my stomach and I bought a pregnancy test. I wanted to surprise you after the wedding."
"Have you confirmed it with a doctor?" He asks.
"Yes, when I got home I made an appointment with my doctor." Now all I have to do is get pregnant, which shouldn't be hard to do. I've been off the pill for a long time and if he thinks I'm already pregnant there won't be any need to wear a condom. "Look I know it won't be easy but I know we can resolve things between us. I love you Alex and I love this baby. I want us to give it a loving family. You can move into my house and we can move past what went wrong with us." I reach out for him, he backs away.
"We can't get past the fact that I don't love you." He doesn't mean that, once we are married and have a baby he will learn to love me.
"We owe it to our baby to stay together. I'm not saying we should get married right away we could just live together for a while." Reasoning with Alex is not always easy to do, but over the years I have discovered that if I play the sweet damsel in distress he always gives in. That's the type of girl he has a thing for, that's not me. I'm strong willed and I always get what I want, because I will do whatever I can to get it. "Please Alex, I can't do this alone." A tear rolls down my cheek; I should've been a fucking actress. I start sobbing and the Oscar winning performance is awarded with his strong arms wrapping around me in comfort. I have him right where I want him.