I woke up to find myself in a strange bed in a red room, a strange man lying beside me. "What is..." I tried to understand what was going on when I noticed someone standing over me with folded arms, I cleared my eyes as my sight was still blurry trying to make out the figure when it rang in my head. "Ethan" I called out quickly sitting up, to realize I was naked, with no blanket to cover and no clothes in sight just naked beside Ian while Ethan stood by the bed staring at me with furrowed brows and disappointed eyes. "What going on" I asked and Ethan just frowned. "I should ask you the same thing" Ethan's voice vibrated. "I tracked your phone here, to find you in bed sleeping with another man" Ethan's voice deepened but his pitch wasn't high. "I don't understand" I said as the last memory of myself in the bar flooded in. "He drugged me" I yelled turning to Ian and pushing him to wake up but he was high and passed out.I looked back at Ethan whose eyes held no emotion, feeling
"Bring him to me, I will find out who is responsible myself" Ethan gave instructions to the person on the other end of the call while I lay on the passenger seat staring at him, I still felt confused and sick watching everything play out before me. "Your friend Jennifer?" Ethan said leaning toward me."Do you think she has any motive to do such a thing to you?" Ethan asked and I shook my head, Jennifer would never, she was my best friend. "No, she would never" I assured and Ethan just shook his head. "She lied" Ethan informed me. "she lied about being with you on that day," Ethan said and my eyes narrowed."There are Cameras showing both of you together, with that guy too" Ethan explained and my heart skipped a beat. Why would Jennifer lie?"She would never harm me" I stuttered not sure anymore, then the memory of what the guy said flooded back. "It's Gloria" I announced, "Gloria did it" I was certain, I knew there was no way Gloria would let me be with Ethan, she probably wanted
"It's nothing," he said flashing a fake smile at me, I raised an eyebrow hoping to let him know I wasn't buying his lies. "Tell me." I demanded, placing a hand on my waist and glaring at him. "Alfred is using the information I have given him against me?" Ethan finally explained. "When I hired Alfred, I thought he could be trusted and I let him in on some private information, which I never should have, now he is using this information against me" Ethan explained, he sounded so vulnerable and disappointed. My poor baby, "What kind of information are these?" I wondered softening my eyes at him and moving closer to hug him. "A few lies, some information about my company, defamatory things," Ethan said, he was still just touching the surface but I was glad he was at least telling me something. "And these lies, is there a way you can prove his lying?" I asked and Ethan shrugged. "It's not just about me, I can discredit what he says but I had an investor, and that investor is crazy,
I burst out laughing, Ethan must be joking, he couldn't be serious.He and I just started having s*x not up to a week ago, there was no way I was pregnant so soon. "I can't be pregnant" I stuttered, doing the maths in my head, It just couldn't be, the little biology I learned in high school coming to me like lightning. "Please tell me you're joking," I pleaded my heart beating so fast, I couldn't be pregnant for Ethan, not with everything going on right now. "I just can't be" I found myself repeating those words. "A baby, I can't bring a baby into this world for you, I am too young and you are too old," I said staring at the floor and shaking my head. "What would that even mean, what would people say, I can't be a single parent, I can't be with you forever" The overthinker in me took over. I found myself blabbing, words I wouldn't normally say to Ethan, things I worried about when I thought about a future with Ethan. It took me a second to calm down, and when I did I realized h
9 weeks later, (Two months one week)Ethan held my hand as the doctor scanned my stomach, my heart racing as I felt anxious.Ethan had managed to make me fall in love with being pregnant, the idea of having a little human grow in my stomach overtook all my feelings of being too young and the obstacles of being with Ethan. "Congratulations, your baby is healthy," The Doctor said, moving the scanning machine around my stomach."Would you like to hear its heartbeat," the doctor asked and I nodded. "Of course" Ethan replied and I smiled.I had no regrets about having a baby with Ethan anymore, within these past few days he had shown me how much he loved me and that he was ready to be there for me. "Lup-dub-dub" The sound of my baby's heartbeat made my heart flutter, the little tadpole-looking human floating in my womb, I grinned feeling elated as tears began to fall from my eyes. "My baby!" I whispered before the doctor took the ultrasound machine away from my body and turned it off.
He opened the box to reveal a massive diamond ring. I gasped as my heart sank, staring at the ring. I felt elated but uncertain. My heart told me yes but my mind was conflicted, and logic bombarded me as I thought about it all.'Marry Ethan?' with Jake and Gloria on my neck, could I? I looked at his hopeful eyes and beautiful face, he made me happy and I loved him. I took a deep breath saying "Yes" "Yes I would marry you" I said out loud extending my left hand and allowing him put the ring on it. 'To hell with Gloria and her son, I am going to be happy' I thought to myself as Ethan got to his feet lifting me with Excitement. "You are not going to regret this" he promised swinging me like a baby as I giggled. "I love you so much," Ethan said placing kisses on my lips. "I love you too" I giggled in excitement. I still felt butterflies around Ethan and marrying him seemed like a good idea. He put me down and I leaned to kiss him."what do you say we celebrate upstairs" I sugge
"killed??" I exclaimed trying to make sense of it, Alfred was in prison, he had been in jail for the past few months and was awaiting trial. "Who? What do you mean killed him" I bombarded Ethan with questions watching him get off the bed and move to the closet to change, I got up following him. "Christopher must have done something," Ethan said so sure that Gloria's father was responsible."But, how? I thought, he stopped talking" I asked. "Is Gloria's father that dangerous?""That's a huge accusation" I could see my questions were making him uncomfortable, it just didn't make sense to me, the reason Alfred's trial kept getting delayed was because they were trying to make sure they managed how much information he let out, why would they suddenly kill him now. "I don't know dear, I can't tell until I get there" he explained and I shook my head holding his hands. "Get where?" I wondered furrowing my brows at him. "To the station, I need to find out what happened," Ethan said and
I fell to the ground, clutching my face. "What are you doing?" I gasped, struggling to get back on my feet."You just said your father is in danger. There’s no time for this," I scolded, ignoring the throbbing pain from Jake’s punch, my thoughts focused on saving Ethan."You fool!" Jake spat as I quickly got up."The plan was to get you outside and kill you, but I’ve changed my mind. Why waste any more time?" His expression twisted into one of disgust and hate before the monster in him emerged."Ethan is not in danger?" I realized aloud. I didn't need him to answer; it dawned on me, I was a fool.My heart raced as I realized I had let crazy Jake into my house without security."So, what’s your plan now?" I stuttered. "I know you’re angry because I’m dating your father, but," He cut me off."Shut the fuck up," he said, pulling a knife from his pocket and pointing it at me."Shut the fuck up!" he yelled again, and I did, closing my mouth and watching him."You and that bastard you have