Worth The Wait

Chapter 67

Kevin

I poured myself another glass of Scotch. I was halfway through my second bottle and still wasn’t drunk.

That was the bad thing about being used to alcohol, it was harder to get drunk and I really needed to get drunk. It won’t help me forget Janet, but maybe I could numb this pain piercing through my heart. I had never felt this way about any woman, maybe because I had never loved any woman. But Janet was different. I loved her and couldn’t afford to lose her, yet I was losing her, all because I hadn’t told her the truth on time. I had called Brain as soon as Rita had left.

“Damn it! I told you to tell her yourself before she finds out another way!” He yelled after I’d told him what had happened

“I was going to tell her tomorrow.” I said panicky.

“Fuck! What the hell was Rita doing in your place anyway?”

“I asked her to come. I wanted to find out if she was really pregnant. Jan wasn’t suppose to show up.”

“This is bad!”

“I need to talk to her. I have