Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 32431 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 162(@200wpm)___ 130(@250wpm)___ 108(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 32431 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 162(@200wpm)___ 130(@250wpm)___ 108(@300wpm)
“Are you completely insane? I would never destroy my seed.”
“Then why?” I looked towards the medical building.
“She’s the best OBGYN in the city. She will be seeing to your care from now on.”
He was royally pissed. “Your little stunt may have injured my child, we’re here to make sure that isn’t the case.” He pulled me into the building and marched over to the bank of lifts. He pressed the button for the doctor’s floor and we waited. I’m not sure if it was providence that it was empty, but once the doors closed he turned to me, blocking me into the corner.
“You ever run from me again you’ll regret it.” I believed him; he looked mad enough to chew nails. I nodded my head since it seemed he was waiting for an answer and was extremely relieved when the doors slid open on the fifth floor.
The doctor was a friendly middle aged woman with a very sunny disposition for this early in the morning. Speaking of which, what doctor’s office opened at this time? No doubt Jonas had got the poor woman out of bed for this. She greeted us as if she’d been expecting us and spoke to Jonas like they were old friends.
She took me into the examining room and tried her best to get Jonas to wait outside. I could’ve told her she was wasting her time but figured she’d find out on her own soon enough. He gave the poor woman one of his silent glares and she caved with a shrug. I guess anyone who knew him knew fighting was a waste of time and energy.
He stayed by my side throughout the whole examination. I kept my eyes on him while his stayed glued to the monitor. He’d known about the baby. That’s all I could think about as he seemed mesmerized.
“We’re looking good here, everything seems to be in order. I understand that you haven’t started on prenatal care, so we’ll get that started right away.
So far everything looks fine but we’ll know more once we get the results from the blood work. Your pressure could be better.” She glared at Jonas when she said this and I was glad that at least someone knew that he was the cause of all my troubles.
He didn’t bat a lash at her censure, just kept staring at the little screen while squeezing the life out of my hand. He asked a lot of questions, things I never would’ve thought or even known to, but he’d already been here once before.
We left the office with a prescription for prenatal vitamins and a nutrition list that Jonas had folded and put in his pocket. All the way back I waited for him to say something, anything, but he held his peace.
I saw the cutoff for my place and looked at him when we passed it, but he was busy working on his phone. We drove well out of the city limits and my heart rate went into overdrive once I saw the palatial homes that lined the street we turned onto.
The gates to the most magnificent house I’d ever seen opened and the driver went through them. It was only as we pulled up close that I recognized the grey stone structure. I’d seen it before, in a magazine. A magazine that was even now on the bedside table of the little house I’d left the night before.
How could this be? I’d never shown it to him, never even mentioned it. It was just one of those silly dreams that poor girls like me have about ‘what if’. “Jonas…” There was a realtor’s sign on the lawn with the word SOLD plastered across the front.
This time it was Jonas who opened my door and helped me out. I looked around in amazement. It was even more beautiful than in the magazine. The grounds were immaculate, about an acre and a half of lawn in front with a garden that wrapped around the perimeter.
Roses were in full bloom and the color was a nice backdrop to the magnificent stone building with the wall of glass that seemed to run from one end to the next. The sun added its glow to the scenery and made it all picture perfect.
I was too afraid to hope, too afraid to voice the questions running around in my head. He took my hand and led me up the marble steps to the front door. Inside were all the furnishings I’d earmarked in that same magazine and I thought I would faint dead at his feet. “How did you know?” The words were barely above a whisper. It was all I could manage past the lump in my throat.
“I know everything about you sweet Thalia. Come, I think it’s time we talk, and then I’ll give you a tour of our new home.” It was real then. He’d bought this for me, wait…did he say ‘our’? My knees almost gave out and it was only his hold on my hand that kept me from falling.