A One-Night Stand with consequences

iliation she face from Christopher. Her once favorite food made her nauseous, and the smell of coffee, her lifeline for long days, now turned her stomach. She

icked up the test, hesitantly, and put it in her basket. Her hand trembled slightly, a mixture of fear swirling inside her. She tried to distrac

of in her hands. The instructions were simple enough, but the act of taking the test seemed monumental. Her heart pounded as s

iti

Pregnant. A mixture of emotions crashed into her: shock, disbelief, joy, and a wave of overwhelming anxi

ht with Christopher. She hadn't thought that night would lead to this. He protected himself after penetrating her several times without protection

beyond the plastic stick. When the doctor's words confirmed what she already knew, a strange cal

w weeks later, the technician's expression changed slightly

Amanda asked nervous

aid the coach. "But there'

r, pointing at the blurred black

ins?" she repeated, her vo

d. "Two healthy babi

hat it was real. In the solitude of her car, reality was beginning to impose itself. Tears streamed down her cheeks, a ta

f holding her babies in their arms, their little hands gripping her fingers. She imagined their first smiles, their laughter filling her appartment. But then doub

ove. Worse still, he insulted her in the worst possible way, treating her like a prostitute, a gold-digger

fided in. Over tea in Emily's cozy living room, Aman

wide-eyed. "Amanda, it's

'm excited. Other times, I'm terrified. And I

r expression pensive. "W

me, I swore I'd have no more contact with him, but won't my c

with him. Especially as you told me that he had protected himself. He'll certainly think you're trying to trap

ght and wrong. She feared his reaction: would he feel trapped? Would he be mad at her for not having told h

in her belly. An outpouring of love and protection overwhelmed her. These babies were hers, a part of her that she didn'

ersisted. Amanda's nights were

opher wanted t

f he d

wrong choice and her chil