LOVE THY ENEMY - REECE WALSH.

𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑹𝑻𝒀

"Baby, I think I have a serious shopping problem." Tatiana called out to Reece who was sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.

She sat her bags down on the kitchen counter as she smiled at him. "Sorry I'm late, love. Hope you didn't miss me too much."

Reece turned his head towards the sound of Tatiana's voice, his expression a mixture of worry and disappointment.

He watched as she set her bags down on the counter and flashed him a smile, her cheerful demeanor in sharp contrast to his current mood.

He cleared his throat, his voice a little colder than usual. "Actually, there's something we need to talk about," he said, getting up from the couch and approaching her in the kitchen.

Tatiana's smile faded a bit as she noticed the serious tone in Reece's voice. She could sense that something was off and her heart began to race, wondering what it was that needed to be discussed.

"Uh, okay," she replied, her voice a little nervous and uncertain. "What's up, babe?"

Reece reached into his pocket, his hand withdrawing the positive pregnancy test that he had found Leila playing with earlier. He held it up for Tatiana to see, his expression stern, and his voice laced with a hint of anger.

"Care to explain this, Tatiana?" he asked, his words straightforward and sharp.

Tatiana's eyes widened in shock as she spotted the pregnancy test in Reece's hand. She hadn't anticipated him finding it like this. Her mind raced, trying to come up with something to say, but nothing came to mind.

As Reece spoke, his stern tone and use of her name, rather than the affectionate nicknames he usually called her, sent a pang of unease through her. She could sense his anger and frustration, and it made her even more nervous.

She swallowed hard, her throat suddenly feeling dry. "What makes you think that's mine..?" She let out a playful laugh.

Reece's eyes hardened as Tatiana attempted to play off the situation with a joke, his anger and disappointment only increasing. He wasn't in the mood for games, and her attempt to brush it off only fueled his growing frustration.

"Cut the bullshit, Tatiana," he said, his voice low and demanding. "You think I'm stupid? Leila found this in the bathroom, and she thought it was a magic wand. Don't play dumb. Why didn't you tell me about this?"

Tatiana swallowed hard again, her heart racing in her chest. She could feel the anger and disappointment radiating off Reece, and she knew she couldn't keep dodging his questions any longer.

"I... I was going to tell you," she finally confessed, her voice small and shaky. "I just... I didn't know how to bring it up. I needed time to process it myself first, and I—"

Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at him, silently pleading for his understanding. "I wanted to make sure that I was actually pregnant before telling you.."

Reece's expression softened slightly as Tatiana confessed, but his anger and disappointment still lingered. He wanted to be understanding, but the fact that she had kept something so significant hidden from him hurt.

"You should have told me right away," he replied, his voice a mixture of anger and hurt. "You should have trusted me enough to not keep secrets, especially something this big. And you waited... When did you even find out?"

"It... it was this morning," she said softly, her voice barely above a whisper. "I took the test this morning, but I... I had a suspicion for a while. I just wasn't sure, and I didn't want to get your hopes up over another negative test."