Chapter Thirty Six

Emily was not prepared for this moment. She has gone through a lot of things recently. Her husband's betrayal that led to the end of their three years marriage and the threats that came with the investigation. But none of those things compared to what she thought she would face in the doctor's office. 

“Let us go to the hospital right now,” Sophia urged her. Emily agreed and went back to the other room to grab her bag while Sophia collected her car keys.

She sat quietly in the car on their way to the hospital. She just wondered why the result would be. When they eventually arrived, the nurse at the reception recognized them and took them straight to the doctor's office. The doctor was already there waiting in his office like he knew they were coming.

“Good evening, please have your seats,” the doctor said.

Emily moved the chair and sat down anxiously with Sophia gracefully sitting beside her. The nurse handed her folder to the doctor and he opened it and looked at it. “Your test results are here,” the doctor said. “Is there something wrong with me?” Emily asked as she held her breath waiting for the doctor to reply. “Would you excuse us for a moment,” the doctor tells Sophia. “She is my friend, I don't mind if she hears whatever it is,” Emily said.

“We ran a pregnancy test for you because of your symptoms, and it came out positive,” the doctor said as she glared at Emily.

As soon as she heard that, a cold sweat rushed through her body. “Are you saying that I am pregnant?” Emily asked. “Yes, you are,” the doctor responded. And for a few minutes, Emily sat quietly with her heart beating fast. “How far has it gone?” She asked. “It is still in the early stages, but you will still do an ultrasound to ascertain,” he replied.

Emily hardly heard what the doctor said. She was already thinking about what happened the day of her third anniversary with Damian. She and Ryan had been going through a rough patch. The past three months, before the day of the anniversary, had felt like living beside a stranger. Ryan had become distant, distracted, glued to his phone even during dinner. Late-night business calls. Weekend meetings. Half-hearted kisses. Conversations that ended before they began.

But that anniversary night was her chance to remind him of who they used to be. Obviously things did not work out as planned.

“Are you sure,” Emily asked the doctor again. “It has been confirmed,” he responded.

Sophia held her hand and comforted her. 

“I have no idea what to do,” Emily said. “I don't think you should do anything right now," Sophia replied. 

Emily looked down and wrapped her arms around her stomach. “This is definitely Damian's baby,” she said as her heart beat fast. “This is going to be very complicated,” she said. Her divorce with Ryan has not even begun. Technically, she is still married to him.

“Do you think you should tell Damian?” Sophia asked. “ I am not sure yet,” she replied as she looked at the floor in confusion.

While they were still at the doctor's office talking to the doctor about the pregnancy, Emily's phone rang. Damian was calling her. She just looked at it and ignored it. She didn't want to answer the call because he might ask her about the results. After Damian called the second time without any answers, he decided to leave her a text message.

“I want to see you. It is urgent.” 

The message made Emily more scared than she already was. She was not ready to break the news to Damian yet.

She just discovered that she was pregnant with Damian's child, and in the same hour, Damian was already asking to see her.