lValentines Day Surprise 3/3
“Anna talk to me. What is going on?” the uneasy feeling was starting to eat him up from the inside. Was it another of her drama stunts or was she being serious this time?`He couldn’t tell. He never saw this kind of reaction from her. Let alone the fact that she wasn’t able to hide her red eyes and dry cheeks well. To him it looked like she didn’t even make the effort to try. Or maybe she wasn’t thinking about it. Reaching out for her shoulder he gently tapped it as she kept sobbing.
“Can you just leave me alone” it was not as though she did not appreciate his concern, but she did not need him right now.She didn’t want to have to face him.
“Absolutely not! What’s the matter with you, Anna? You’re never like this.”
“Because I didn’t ask to be like this in the first place!” she nearly screamed as she jerked away. Oliver, however, didn’t let her as he had a gentle grip on her wrist in order to stop her. Something was wrong; this wasn’t like her at all. He opened his mouth to speak, but couldn’t find any words. He was at loss for words to tell her. Nothing was going to help.
“Oliver I--” she finally began, her voice was raspier than he had ever heard it. “I’m....I... I’m pregnant!” for a moment he wasn’t sure if he was supposed to laugh or not. She was joking, wasn’t she? It was a lame excuse for something. However, as he watched her shoulders shake continuously and her sobs never stopped it was probably not a joke.
“Are you serious?” he took her silence as a yes, but still, something told him this wasn’t supposed to have happened. Yes he wanted children, but LeAnna kept saying she wasn’t ready and now she was pregnant. Something wasn’t adding up. “That’s... wonderful news!” his arms wrapped themselves around her from behind.
“I am not ready for this,” she whispered.
“I know, but... do you want to keep it?” he was not sure if she was actually going to answer him on that, and her answer was so low, almost deaf. “Maybe when we start shopping for it, you’ll feel more ready.”
“I hope so...I’ve been so sick all day and I still feel like I’m going to puke again” turning around she sniffling, buried her face in the nap of his neck.
“It might be to soon to ask, but...”
“What?”
“Do you want to know what it’ll be?” maybe he should just have stuck his shoe in his mouth, but he was so happy inside although he knew she wasn’t and it was killing her, but seeing she wanted to keep it, he thought it was a relevant question.
“I think so... If I must keep it I hope it’s a baby girl...” LeAnna said bitterly.
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