“So I take it that it was not in your plans to get pregnant, Becca.” Doctor Thomas stated rather than asked, looking at Becca as he waited for her reply. She had just come into his office to inform him of the test result, which had revealed in no uncertain terms that she was very much pregnant. However, from the look on her face now, and her fervent denial and shock yesterday when he had suggested that she was pregnant, he could tell that it was not welcome news.“No, no, it wasn’t, doctor. It is actually such a blow to me, considering the fact that I only just got divorced.” Becca informed him, wringing her hands worriedly and looking back helplessly at the man as though willing him to help her.“I see. What do you plan to do then?”“I haven’t thought that far yet, doctor. I mean, up until I got the result, I was still hoping and trying to convince myself that I wasn’t pregnant. Oh, God. What on earth do I do?” Becca asked, but she was not sure if she was talking to herself or the doc

“What do you mean I’m wrong?” Ryan asked. “Becca looks young in these pictures. You’re right about that. However, you’re wrong on account of the fact that you said her last relationship when you met her was years ago.” “How so?” Ryan asked in clipped tones. “Because we dated for six good years. I can show you pictures of us when she was older. She was cheating on me with you, and I did not know anything about it until you married her. Even then, she obviously did not care about you and instead, used her position as your wife to help me steal more money. It was later she confessed to me that she went after you for that reason. We had gathered up enough money to start up our own company before all this. All I want from you now is to make sure she does not go scot-free either because she was the one who lured me into continuing with this whole thing until it got this big.” “Alright. I think that’s enough. I don’t wish to listen to any of the crap you’re spitting any longer.” Ryan sai

It was more than a week later when Becca finally surfaced from hiding inside her house. By this time, the scandal had mostly died down, just as she had known it would, although now and then, there was still some reference to her. It galled her to think that they never used her name, and always had to refer to her as Mr. Harris's ex-wife, or even former Mrs. Ryan. It was really ridiculous, although when she contemplated further on the matter, she realized that it was probably better for her as she had no idea of changing her name, and it would be better if they didn't refer to her as 'Becca.' The major thing the hungry media bothered themselves about now, was the seemingly budding relationship between Ryan and Angela. The two seemed to grow closer as the days passed, but Becca refused to allow this to bother her. She had a huge chunk of money, most of which was from the sale of the house that Ryan had given her, but she had no plans of touching the money yet. Surprisingly, she had stil

The get-together that evening was a noisy affair that Becca really enjoyed. For the first time in a long time, she was really having fun. It was almost as though she already knew the people who were there because everyone was really friendly and all of a sudden, she was fiercely glad that she had come to this place. This place would be good for her. She could feel it in her bones. All the loneliness and uncertainty that she had been feeling seemed to drift away that evening.“Having a good time?” Dan, her neighbor, and the host of the get-together asked her, coming over to where she was talking with one of his friends.“Oh, yes. I am. Thanks for inviting me.” Becca replied. The friend walked away, leaving the both of them together.“Do you mind if we step out for some fresh air?” Dan asked, and at her nod, took her elbow and led her onto his balcony.“So, how are you finding Ohio?” Dan asked her, watching her intently.“Oh, it’s a cool place. I like this neighborhood.”“Hmm. That's go

“Be careful, big sis. You don’t want to hurt yourself or the baby.” Toby, Becca’s younger brother chastised, hurrying over to collect the traveling box that she was holding from her hands. Becca resisted the urge to roll her eyes at him, but she understood his concern very well and allowed him to take the traveling box from her, so long as doing so eased his mind. For the past two months, she had been living with her brother, after going to visit him when she fell sick. He lived in the same city in which her grandparent’s nursing home was, so she just spent some time with them all, and was now going back to her house. “It’s almost as though I should not leave, Toby. I’ll miss you so much.” Becca said, grabbing him in a bear hug, which he enthusiastically returned. Becca hid a smile. She remembered when he was just entering his teens. He would have recoiled from such a public display of affection in public. “You can stay with me all you want, big sis. If not for school, I would have g