Chapter 6
Mistake
Leon POV
Her words hit me harder than they should have. I barely knew Meg. Yes, she was funny, beautiful, and great in bed. But truth be told, I might have been using her to get over another woman. Another woman who had betrayed me as much as she had saved me. So, her declaration shouldn't have affected me this much, yet it left me rooted to the spot as she disappeared into the elevator.
I ran a hand through my hair, leaning against the wall, and watched as the number above the elevator descended, floor by floor until it finally came to a stop at the lobby. She probably couldn't get out of here fast enough.
I should have been relieved. Dr. Carter had confirmed it. She was too far along in the pregnancy for the baby to be mine. The paternity test would probably confirm it. Yet, an unsettling feeling hung over me, as if I had just made a choice that I would soon regret.
"Leon," Dr. Carter's voice pulled me out of my thoughts. "I know that must've been quite a shock."
"You don't say." I scoffed, my bitterness slipping through.
"I'm sorry." Her gaze softened. She had always been known for her warm and nurturing demeanor among the agents, which was why she was so well-liked. "I hate being the bearer of bad news."
I shrugged, not wanting to delve further into my emotions. "It's fine, doc. I'll be alright."
"You can pretend all you want, but I saw the way you looked at that ultrasound. You wanted it to be yours."
I averted my gaze from her, my jaw clenched. So what if, for a brief few moments, when I laid my eyes on that blurry black and white image on the screen, my heart swelled with excitement and joy? So what if the abstract shape of that unborn child had seemed like the most precious thing I had ever laid eyes on? So what?
"It doesn't matter what I want or don't want. That baby isn't mine. You said it yourself."
Dr. Carter nodded slowly, a hint of guilt crossing her features. "I know. But you're young and a decent-looking man. This isn't your last chance to have a child."
"Yeah, no, doc," I retorted, a note of resignation in my voice. "If there's one thing I've learned from this experience, is that I don't want kids."
"Leon, don't say things like that. It breaks my heart when you young people are so pessimistic."
I shrugged, having nothing else to say.
A/N
This is a short chapter from Leon's perspective. From now on I'll sometimes switch POV from Meg and Leon because I suck at writing in third person.
Anyway sorry for the long update, for some reason I already upload this chapter a few days after the previous one. The next chapter will be a longer one so it will take some time to edit.
Thanks again for reading.