Playgirl's Addiction

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*Knocks on door*

"Coming!" I shout as I make my way to the front door as quickly as I can. I was in the kitchen looking for something that I could cook for breakfast when I heard someone knock on the front door. Opening the door, I was met with Jeremey and Aaron standing right there.

"Good morning, Jeremey, what can I do for you?"

"I came to drop your guest off to you. I also wanted to see if you would like me to take you to your appointment."

"Oh, thank you and no I'll be fine. I can drive myself. Please, take the day off."

"If you insist ma'am."

Jeremey left as Aaron scanned my body head to toe and stopped at my pregnant belly. I placed my hand on it as I rubbed it lightly and waited for his response.

"You're pregnant?"

"Yes I am. Would you like to come inside?" Stepping aside to let Aaron in, watching as he took a deep breath before he entered. I closed and locked the door then guided him to the front room as we both took a seat on the couch.

"How long and who's the father? If you don't mind me asking."

"That's actually what I called you here for, Aaron."

"What do you mean?"

"Aaron, I'm carrying your baby and I'm five months along."

Silence. Aaron wouldn't say a word, just stared at my belly dumbfounded and confused.

Maybe he doesn't want it? Wait, what if he doesn't believe me?

"A-are you sure it's mine? When did you find out?"

"Not too long after the night before your wedding. The night that we slept together, I found out about a week after that. And yes, I am sure that it's yours. You're the only one I slept with in that time period, we didn't use protection, I wasn't on birth control, and I didn't sleep with anyone after or before that night."

"Damnit!"

"If you don't want the baby then just tell me. I don't want to complicate things or ruin your marriage, but I need to know quickly because I have an appointment to check on the baby and I actually wanted to know if you would like to join me."

"Look Winter, you know more than anything I want to be a father, but I'm married to Iris now. I honestly don't know how to react nor how to answer. However, I would like to join you. I might be able to give you a better answer that way."

"Ok, well I just need to finish getting ready then we can leave. I'll drive. I need you to answer one thing for me first."

"What is it?"

"Do you want this baby? Like at all?"

"Of course, I want it, Winter. What type of question is that?"

I just nodded and stood up and got ready to leave the room so that I could finish getting ready. I went to the kitchen and to grab something for me to eat. As I was finishing up the pancakes that I was making, deciding to make some extras for Aaron I felt someone wrap their arms around me from behind as they placed their head on my shoulder. I sniffed and tried to blink away some tears that were getting ready to fall from my eyes as I tried to just focus on cooking so I wouldn't burn the food.

I have to admit, I knew this conversation would be hard. I guess I didn't count on my pregnancy's hormones causing me to be so emotional about it at the same time. I mean he said he wants the baby but at the same time I know he can't tell Iris about the baby because she'll freak out if she finds out we slept together and that now I am carrying his baby, her stepchild. I know how unfair this is to the both of them, especially to Iris.