Til Death do Us Part

Chapter Two: With Love Comes... Pregnancy?

" Ouch." the man pressed a wet towel to his wrist cleaning off the dried blood and the still flowing blood.  

" I'm sorry." 

" its fine." 

" whats your name?" 

"Shay, Shay Carter Mathews." 

" Are you the boy they've been showing on the news?" 

Shay hesitated before answering. 

" Yes sir. What's your name?" 

" Jonathan but people call me Jona." 

" Mr. Jonathan I ran away because she's missing and no one believes she's alive anymore. they've basicly all given up but," he wiped away the tears forming the corners of his eyes. " I can't let it go. I can't stop looking for her unless I truly know she's dead 

and until then, I wont give up hope. she's all I have and I love her way too much to just stop looking." 

" Your family is worried about you Shay maybe you can go home and get help from others to find her." 

" they wont believe me. I'm an out cast bad boy who cuts himself and everyone thinks his unstable. Her family hates me and blames me for this they think I'm no good. My mom is a good actor because I know she doesn't give a fu- crap about where I am. She's a alcoholic and never does anything to take care of me. She kind of checked out when my dad died four years ago. He was in the Marines and he died in combat. I supported my mom my little brother Raylin lives with our aunt Zariah and her husband Mika. I have NO ONE except her and I wont let them keep her if she's still alive." 

" And what if she's dead Shay? What will you do then?" 

" I haven't thought about it yet. I can't think about it because if she's dead 

...." 

Jonathan wrapped his wrist in a bandage and told him to get some rest and diner would be in a few hours. Going into. the room he collapsed on the bed reading her letter over again. He missed the sound of her voice her laugh....the smile she got every time he would wrap her in his arms and tell her how much he loved her and would never let anything happen to her. But something had happened and now he needed to get her back. Calling her phone one more time his heart sank. 

" The number you are trying to reach is no longer in service....."  

Tears poured from his eyes and he screamed into a pillow. Now he couldn't hear her voice until he found her. Going through the pictures I'm his phone he looked at her he knew they're was a video on it where she was speaking but she was crying in it and he hates to see her cry. She'd recorded it the day she left him. Pressing play he watched as tears fell from her eyes and her voice wavered as she spoke. 

" Hey Shay I love you so much. I uh I don't know what to say that would help with the pain that I know will befall you. Last night was the best night of my life thank you for making my last night here special. I'm so glade I could talk you into making love. Remember that I love you Shay Carter Mathews and I'm so glade I got to be with you. I hate good byes mainly long ones but I don't know how to end this. Good bye seems to final and I hope I can catch a glance of you even if you don't see me. So I guess I'll just say see you later and I love you." He listened to her voice every night before bed but he didn't know if he could watch this video. It tore him apart to hear the pain in her voice. he tried to stay up skittles longer staring at her face but exhaustion claimed him.  

something woke him it was dark his stomach ached from hunger but there was something different in the room it was completely dark but he knew he wasn't alone. Someone climbed on top of him and his body reacted before his mind could process it. He wrapped his arms around the invisible being who was straddling his waist their hands sliding up his shirt and exploring the toned muscle there. They brushed there cheek against his and he felt tears slipping from there eyes. 

"I miss you so much Shay." she whispered softly his body craving her. 

" I miss you two so bad it hurts me everyday. Come back to me Kayla." 

" I can't.... I'm not even supposed to be here but I just needed to see you one last time." 

"it won't be the last time I see you stay with me." 

" I can't...." 

" I will find you I can't live without you Kayla. Please don't do this to me." 

" I'm so sorry." 

"can I at least see you? please I need to see your face." 

" slowly turn on the light..."  

he closed his eyes and fumbled with the light until it turned on and opened his eyes slowly. It was Kayla his beautiful girlfriend except she was thinner she seemed to have aged looking worn out and sad. She looked sick. 

" Kayla are you okay? you look sick...."I'm fine Shay I just really want you right now." 

"can we keep the lights on? I wanna see your face." 

" What ever you want." 

They began to kiss and it seemed to revive him it had been so long since he had been able to embrace him. He loved the feel of her and the taste of her skin. They made love and afterwords they lay down her head on his chest as he stroked her hair. 

"Please don't leave me again Kayla I'll die if I loose you again." 

" Don't say that!" she sat up looking down at him. " I won't leave until your asleep." 

" okay." he tried not to fall asleep but he fell asleep after forty minutes her warm body pressed against his. 

He shot up looking around but of course she was gone. He was alone again tears fell down his face as he tried to hold them back. Getting up he put his boxers back on and stopped when he noticed a neatly folded note on the dresser. It had an 'S' neatly written on the side facing him and with shaking hands he unfolded It. 

Dear Shay, 

Now you know I'm not dead. Don't trust anyone eat get a change of clothes then leave as soon as you can. I love you so much say...thank you for last night it was the second best day of my life other then our first time and the day we meet. I.. I couldn't tell you this last night but, I'm pregnant Shay. I am so sorry I didn't tell you in person but I knew if I did you would have never let me go and I can't risk them finding were you are. Don't stop running and please baby don't cut yourself this child will need you to be strong for him or her. I need you to be strong. I'm so sorry I have to leave you again I love you so much Shay Carter Mathews. I always will no matter what.  

Love, 

Kayla. 

He froze reading it three more times.  

Pregnant?!? She can't be pregnant! He thought. He packed his bag feeling overwhelmed by what he'd learned.. How could she do this to him? she came to him last night made love with him left him and told him in a note she was pregnant? She kept saying 'they' would hurt him but, who the hell was they? He walked out almost walking into Jonathan. 

"Sorry." He mumbled. 

" What's wrong with you Shay?" 

"She was here last night." 

" Was? I heard the two of you but...She left?" 

" Yes she said 'they' were going to hurt me if she stayed and I found out she....she's pregnant." 

Jonathan's eyebrows shot up then the unexpected happened. He punched Shay in the face and he collapsed.