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The nurse comes inside the room, handing Poppy a cup.
When I hold out my hand, she takes it, and I help her to the bathroom. “Do you need help?”
“I appreciate everything you do. I really do, but you don’t have to baby me, Jasper. I’m fine. I promise.”
I leave her to do her business, and when she comes back to the bed, I crawl inside next to her. The nurse grabs the cup and an hour later, Dr. Lee walks in again. “You’re dehydrated, that’s why you are running a fever. When was your last period?”
She looks at him. “It was two months ago, but my periods have always been irregular because of my birth control. Why?”
“You’re pregnant. Congratulations. You need to find an OB-GYN, and the nurse will provide you with a list of the best in the city. In the meantime, I’ll prescribe you prenatal vitamins.”
I freeze in place.
She’s pregnant?
I glance at her, watching a smile spread across her face. She knows I don’t want kids. Is this her going behind my back to get what she wanted? Have I been a fool? Poppy wouldn’t do that to me, she wouldn’t go against my wishes, would she? I’m not ready to be a father and I thought I made that clear to her. She shouldn’t be pregnant if she has been taking her birth control. My heart beats so damn hard it drowns out my thoughts.
“We’re going to give you some electrolytes for the dehydration through an IV, then we’re going to send you home. But make sure you do a follow-up with your doctor to ensure sure the baby is okay.” And on that note, he leaves the room.
We stare at each other, and I stroke the back of my head. I wasn’t ready for this. To be a father again. I’m going to fail this child like I failed Harper.
“Have you been taking your birth control?” I snap.
Guilt etches her face, and she hangs her head down. “Well… I skipped a day last month.”
“Why?”
“Because I was so stressed about my relationship with my mom, but I made sure to take them religiously after that.”
I don’t believe her story. We stopped using condoms a month ago, so she must be a month pregnant. I should have started monitoring her to make sure she was actually taking her birth control pills. Anger burns in my chest because she should have kept taking them like she said she was. I’m starting to not to trust her again.
“You tried to trap me.”
Bewilderment laces her pupils, and she shakes her head. “Why would I trap you? We’re already married, Jasper.”
I thrust my fingers through my hair and pull at the strands. “You know how I feel about children, Poppy. I don’t want any.”
“So you don’t want this child?”
“That’s not what I’m saying.”
“Then tell me, husband. Tell me what you want.”
I ignore her. “If you missed a day, why didn’t you let me know? Why hide it?”
“I didn’t hide it, you asshole. I’m not going to inform you of every single thing I’m doing. It was once, I didn’t think it was a big deal.”
I don’t know who this person I married is anymore. If she would have told me she didn’t take her birth control, I would have worn a condom.
I can’t trust her. She broke that trust. I think she got pregnant on purpose.
“Wait, you never trusted me?” Tears stream down her cheeks. “So everything you said was a lie? You said you trusted me to go without a condom, and now you’re blaming me for a mistake we both made. Are you fucking serious, Jasper?” She vomits in the bucket but all that comes out is clear liquid.
I did trust her, but I trusted her to be on her birth control. She lied to me. Point-blank.
Without a word, I leave the room, resting my head on the wall outside the door of her room. Fuck, she’s pregnant with my child. I know the baby is mine. She’s not a cheater. But the fear of having another kid is tearing me in two. She tricked me into having a baby with her without my knowledge, and I was foolish to trust her. People always do what they want to get what they want.
But I’m the one who trusted her, and she took advantage of my trust. Was this her plan the entire time? Have a baby? To fulfill her dreams?
