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riend?" This time around it was the doctor shooting him a quizzical look. "I never knew you had a girlfriend. In fact you never mentioned." Dr Narcos cheerily added. I never knew I was his girlfriend

as she reached for Maddie with pleading eyes. "Uhmm Doc, can we not do this now?. Maybe later? Maybe never?" Maddie interjected in a rush. "Oh? With the situation of things I actually do think now's the best time." he insisted. "Is she sick? Dying?" King echoed impatiently. "Dying? No not at all." Dr. Narcos chuckled as he stepped forward to pick up his stethoscope on the table. "On the contrary. Laura is pregnant." The words came tumbling out. There was a pregnant silence. The doctor was the first to speak, his face creased with excitement "Congratulations to you both." He walked over to where King stood stiffened by the door to give him a pat on the shoulder- "And king, I'm so happy for you. Here comes your silver lining at last." He said. King shot Laura a doubtful look. Why did I have to faint this morning. Before leaving, Dr. Narcos spoke for another twenty minutes as he wanted to address Laura on the risk her fibroid could pose to her and the pregnancy. All semblance of nonchalance vanished from Laura as she began to wail internally. And the man in question has been acting cold towards me ever since that night. I'm beyond fucked. Dabbing the sweats all over her face her uncle, Dave asked gently "Lau, are you just going to stay quiet?" Laura who was momentarily speechless, fighting the lump in her throat and the tears that threatened to pour down, she stole a glance at King as he dragged his Mum and Grandad to the other side of the room to talk. She couldn't quite make out what they were arguing about but it was getting heated and King seemed to be clenching his fists and his jaw rather too hard. His grandad, Starry kept on trying to get him to calm down but he wasn't having any of it. And just before his mum could stop him, he stomped out of the room not even bothering to give Laura a look. Shit. "Lulu you don't have to cry. Please don't cry my honey." Maddie pleaded as she moved closer to her, wiping the tears that were now falling freely. "I'm so sorry dad. I'm so sorry. I- it wasn't supposed to end like this- I'm sorry." Facing Dave who couldn't mask his perturbed look any longer, Laura managed to say with her cracking voice. Tightening his arm around her, Dave replied encouragingly "I'm not all that mad at you Lulu, we'll find a way around all this. I'll talk to him." "My darling, please pl