Claiming What's Mine by Ava Gray

Author:Ava Gray [Gray, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-17T23:00:00+00:00

15

Aubrey

Not seeing or talking to Killian every day would normally make me sad, but I spend the next couple of days at home in bed, too sick to worry about the drama between him and my parents. Tori comes by to check on me and she brings me a grocery bag with soup, crackers and ginger ale. She fusses over me and presses a cool washcloth to my forehead when I start burning up.

By the end of the week, I’m finally feeling better and it occurs to me that Killian hasn’t called or texted once to make sure I’m okay. It hits me that he hasn’t done quite a few things. Like tell me how he feels and if he sees a future with me. It seems I’m good for sex, but not much else. My heart squeezes at the idea of him not caring for me as much as I’ve grown to care for him.

The summer is winding down now and I can’t help but wonder if I was just a summer fling for him. Someone he had fun with, but now he’s ready to move on. Am I a complete fool to think he cared? At least a little?

Ugh. It feels like it.

When I finally roll out of bed and take a shower, I realize it’s been a week since he hung up on me. Jerk. I also realize that I have my yearly physical this afternoon which I almost completely forgot about. I’m about to call and cancel when a sudden wave of nausea hits me out of the blue. I lean over the toilet and hurl.

God, what is going on? Just when I thought I was feeling better…

I decide to keep the doctor’s appointment and I’m damn glad I did.

A few hours later, I’m trying to pick my jaw up off the floor. “I’m sorry, what?”

“Eight weeks pregnant,” my doctor repeats.

My eyes slide shut. It can’t be. We’ve used protection every single time. Except that one time, a little voice reminds me. Oh, my God. I massage my fingers against my temples and tears burn the back of my eyes. What the hell am I going to do?

When the doctor starts going over all of my choices, I shake my head. “I’m having the baby,” I say in a firm voice. There’s no doubt in my mind. This whole thing may be unexpected and scary right now, but that is not the baby’s fault.

Baby…

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

“Is this why I’ve been so sick?” I ask.

“No, I think you did just have the flu. The morning sickness was just an added bonus,” she jokes.

Hysterical.

After my doctor finishes the mother-to-be spiel, sets up my next appointment and hands me a bunch of pamphlets, I walk out to my car, feeling numb and lost. I unlock it, slide into the driver’s seat and lay a hand against my flat stomach. It doesn’t feel real yet. But, eventually, I’m going to start showing because Killian’s baby is growing inside me.

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