The Other Man's Child

ENT

ers gripped my hair while h

o my side, with each mov

rs, and now my body ached. I want

" I whi

louder

n't listen.

g on his back, panting. I remained still. I waited to feel

I was in my fertile window wh

y fertile window some months be

sser. His muscles flex

n acknowledged

, without turning back. His

cue to leave the

ht?" I swallowed. "I really

even look

y?" I

e finally able to give me an h

it's not my fa

fault is it,

oom wen

g to see Dr John To

dened. It was like I had heard i

ggested visiting a speci

en counter after breakfast,

bye as I watched the

g my hand over my

good doctor we could go see,

ile

me tests, maybe ev

, his fingers cu

Selene? That there might b

ll. I would be going through a ser

on't ever bring this up again." He adjus

ised at his reaction. "I

ady slammed t

ered at t

lly?"

. I have a lot to d

s parted

him that tomorrow w

en his p

speed of light; for a secon

he saw the numb

miled like t

ed into the receiver and walked towards

his voice got drowned out

uess our conver

ing I called in

running a temperature, and I

mira yelled, stretching her arms out

st enough for

kisses, Amira. Meet

d Amira's

bysitter

," Tom said, then w

into my arms and h

ut I would give you all the kisses you wa

"Stop, Mum, i

I planted a kiss for the last tim

r; if anything happens, g

o worry about, ma'am.

a called out as I

incess," I

the car. Tom rolled his e

hat girl Wey to

aughter too, To

justing the rearview

ther way, lookin

but I wanted him to l

ill he finally pulled u

reased with years of experience; he didn

en to separate rooms

ination, we sat

w hours," the nurse said before sp

mile tugging at the corner of his mouth. I st

m felt od

but he seemed obli

" I whi

" he an

forgotten wh

he didn't even lift h

si

tened. "Did you

ime for games, Se

d leaned back in my chair

ng. Smiling an

that way for

lly the doo

. Her expression was n

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