Tough Love

Chapter fifteen

~Harley's P.O.V.~

I got out of the car and shut the door ending the conversation with my brother. I ran inside the house to my room and locked myself in so that I could have some piece and quiet to think a little more clearly. "You're recklace. You slipped up and made a mistake. You should have cleaned this mess up better." I grumbled to myself cleaning my desk and making it neat before anyone else notices. When I finished I laid on my bed to think about everything. "You're pregnant. And to a guy you despise none the less. Or do you really love him? If you didn't love him you would have found away to get away from him. Just like when he raped- I mean made love to me. If I didn't really want it, I would have found away to stop him. Did I find the way he hit me kinky? Is that why I didn't stop him? Is that why I'm still with him? Do I find pleasure in all of this? And what about the baby? How will he react to this? It would be his fault. No- both of ours. I didn't stop him. Would I be willing to leave him for the baby's sake? I will need to. But how? I can't tell him I'm pregnant. He'll kill me like he tried to in my dream. But I only got a month or two before I start showing with how skinny I am. Wait- he doesn't like me being this thin. I'll keep this body shape. Then he'll see I can't be fixed enough for him to keep me around. I'll make sure to eat enough for the baby. But do stuff to keep this body. Just until he leaves me. I can do this." I thought to myself, rubbing my belly. "I will protect this baby as best as my abilities will allow." I said out loud before falling asleep crying.

I woke up to the sound of knocking. I fluttered my eyes open and wiped away dry tears. "W-Who is it?" I asked with a hoarse voice. "Room service." I heard my brother say threw the door. I got up regretfully and unlocked the door and let him in. He laid down a tray of food on my bed for me. I shut my door behind me. "C-can you keep the pregnancy secret for now?" I asked Hunter. He nodded. "But why? Mom and dad would understand." "I just need time to figure everything out first, okay?" He sighed. "I don't think it's a good idea... but fine... for you. But promise me you'll tell them the second you got everything figured out." He stared me dead in the eye. I stared him right in the eye back. "I promise. Thank you." He nodded and stood up. "Make sure you eat as much of that as you can please." He pointed to the tray of food. I nodded and watched as he left. When he was gone I started to eat it slowly, thinking about everything.