TWO

JULIE

I closed my eyes in a prayer as I walked into the office. I had taken some days off since the day Adam walked into my home and dumped me.

He had not fired me like he promised but it would seem that someone had spread the news about the end of our relationship in the office because as soon as I arrived the next day, I began to hear snide remarks about how I had given myself to my boss and how I was used and dumped by him.

I knew he had done that, spread those malicious rumors to put himself in the clear. He had all but threatened me when he came over and this was his plan.

Taking about a week off seemed like the best course of action after everything but I was back now and with news I did not think Adam was going to like but he was going to have to accept.

A sickness had hit me days ago but now I knew it wasn’t just any sickness… I was pregnant, two weeks pregnant and Adam was the father.

I smiled as the elevator door opened and I walked straight to his office door which I tried to knock on before I stopped.

It would seem that he had a guest because I could hear a woman’s voice coming from behind the closed doors. It looked like they were arguing and she was angry about something he was doing, judging by the way her voice was raised.

“You have been fucking the girl, haven’t you? Even in this damned office. I know the truth so do not think you can lie to me” I heard the woman say.

“I would not fuck my assistant, Samantha. There is nothing going on between us and you have to stop coming at me with such baseless accusations” 

I gasped when I realized that they were both talking about me and Adam had just denied me in front of whoever that was.

“I know the truth, Adam… you can stop fucking lying and if you think this is going to make me call off the wedding then you are a joker”

The wedding? My heart skipped in my chest.

What wedding?

There was no way I was hearing this correctly.

The buzzing in my head intensified making it hard to hear them go at it.

I pushed open the door slightly, just as Adam drew the woman into a kiss, his arms wrapping around her hair. He kissed her passionately oblivious to the fact that I was standing at the door.

“Like I told you earlier, she is nothing and doesn’t make me as hard as you do” He told her, reaching for her hand and placing it on his hard cock.

“What the fuck is going on here?” I squeaked.

The woman turned so I could finally see her face. I took a step back as the realization of who she was hit me. She was the daughter of one of the top men in the country and Adam had kissed her.

“Julie… what the fuck are you doing here?” Adam asked, his eyes hard.

“I was… I came to…” I sputtered

“Oh, poor girl” Samantha tsked, coming around to face me.

“You did not think he was in love with you because he was fucking you all over the place and inside that little house he rented for you, did you?” She asked me while I stared not at her but the man who remained quiet.

  

“Samantha, do not bother yourself with her.” Adam finally spoke, drawing near. “She is nothing and I have told her that. She is just an assistant who has a crush on me and who I plan to get rid of. You have nothing to worry about, baby” He kissed her again while I tried to stop the tears stinging the corner of my eyes

He turned to me, his eyes blank.

“What do you want, Julie? I am quite busy and I already spoke to Bradley to… attend to you” He muttered.

My eyes flashed in anger. 

“Attend to me?” I echoed.

Bradley was his manager.

“You are being fired, girl… that is what Adam is too shy to tell you. He will no longer be needing your services although I dare say you must have been servicing him well for him to still have you around” Samantha purred, circling me.

“You are not the only woman he has fucked over the years and you will not be the last. I hope you did not think that you were special and he loved you so much. He is mine, always has been and he knows that.” She smiled slyly.

“I am pregnant” I blurted.

The room was silent for a while before Samantha burst out laughing, clapping her hands.

“You have gone and done it, Adam… you have fucking knocked the girl up. Fix this, this instant or I swear to God…” She raged, pushing me to the side and walking out of the office.

I reached for my bag, pulling out the test result and placing it on Adam’s table

“That night in the office… I lied about being on the pills. The truth is, I did not want you to feel bad about what we had done and it was stupid of me to have lied but I did not think too much about it and now…”

My voice trailed off when he rose to his feet, reaching for his drawer. Before I could register what he was doing, he slapped a tied bundle of money on the table in front of me, his eyes very cold.

“What is this?” I muttered, staring at the money like it was a snake poised to strike

“Is that not enough, Julie?” He spat my name like it was some curse.

I raised my eyes to his

“Enough for what? What is the meaning of this?” I asked, the confusion evident on my face

“To get rid of you and whatever this is and shut you the fuck up” He announced, turning around and reaching for the drawer again.

I watched with a stupid look on my face as he slapped another bundle atop the previous one.

“Is this enough?” He snarled.

“Stop this” I murmured, suddenly feeling the beginning of a severe headache.

“You did not think you can waltz into my office and claim you are pregnant with my baby and expect me to believe you?” He laughed dryly. 

“I just thought you should know and maybe we can figure something out. I am not here to have you accept anything” I snapped, my eyes flashing with anger

“You fucking thought wrong, Julie and there is nothing for us to figure out. What did you not understand when I came to your place to warn you against trying something as foolish as this?” He snarled, waving the test result in my face.

“We had sex and it was fun for as long as it has lasted. You cannot come here with your cock and bull story about some baby which is definitely not mine and expect me to open my arms wide and welcome you!”

I rose to my feet, glaring at him with all the hatred I could muster.

“Take the money, get rid of whatever it is and do not ever appear in front of me again” He ordered.

I could feel the tears threatening to slip down my cheeks but I held myself in place.

Fuck him!

“I did not come here for your money” 

“Now that will be a fucking first with you whores” He spat.

His words crushed me but I continued, squaring my shoulders.

“I just thought you should know but I realize now that that was a very big mistake. You are a bastard and the scum of the earth and this will be the last time you see me, Mr Jones” I snapped, turning around to leave.

“You should take the money, girl. It will help you find whoever is responsible for the thing in your stomach or better still help you get rid of it” He called out after me.

I paused, every fibre of my being wanting to land a punch in his entirely smug face.

“You will regret this, I promise you” I told him

“I highly doubt that… you are just a prostitute and even if you decide to keep that baby, you will be a single mother with no income and no man to take care of her.” He spat.

My insides twisted as I stared at him.

I was just about to say something else when the door opened and a man I recognized as Adam’s father walked in. He took one look at his son and at me

“You must be Julie” He asked, stretching out a hand in my direction.

I accepted his handshake wondering what this was about.

“My son is an idiot” He began, still holding my hand. “If he wasn’t simply a coward, he would do what needs to be done”

I nodded in affirmative.

“Instead of going back and forth with you, Julie and allowing you destroy the family’s reputation, he should simply kill you”

I gasped, pulling my hand from his grasp and taking a step back my hand reaching for my belly.

The man’s eyes followed my movement.

“Get out and if I ever see you anywhere here again… you will be breathing your last” He threatened.

I pushed the door open and right before closing it heard his father announce.

“You did the right thing, son. Now we can focus on what actually matters and that is the company.”