ENTWINED HEARTS

Melanie's hands shake as she pushes open Alex's door after entering her fiancé's passcode. She hadn’t planned on coming here today, but the stress of a prospective pregnancy has forced her to seek consolation in the one person she feels she can trust.She is ten days overdue for her period, and she is beginning to lose her mind about her mother's likely response. “How is mommy going to respond?” Her stomach knots at the thought. Before taking a pregnancy test, she feels like she should speak with Alex face-to-face so that he can mentally get ready to become a parent if the findings are positive."Alex?” Melanie yells, "I need to talk to you," She says as she enters, but no one answers.Melanie starts to get nervous since she knows for sure that Alex is at home because his car is parked outside. “How could he be anywhere else?” Her pulse is pounding as she moves from the living area to Alex's bedroom. “What if he reacts badly?” she thinks and She notices them at that point.Mel re

“Hey Meelah, hope you’re doing well. It's Alex’s uncle, Ethan. I know this might seem unexpected, but I've been thinking about you lately and I wanted to reach out, you’re an incredible person, and I always thought you deserved better than my nephew. would you love to grab a coffee and catch up sometime?”Melanie’s eyes widen as she reads the message from Alex’s uncle. She couldn’t believe he would reach out to her like that.Although Ethan’s message is friendly and casual, yet slightly flirtatious. Melanie feels a mix of emotions: surprise, discomfort, and a hint of fear even though Ethan is being respectful by acknowledging the past relationship but also showing interest in getting to know Melanie, she doesn’t know how to respond or even if she wants to.Trying to shake off the uneasy feeling, Melanie decides to focus on something else. She suddenly remembers the dating site login details that Kalinin had left her earlier, She can’t afford to think about either Alex or his uncle she