Forced To Marry

23- Living Afraid

Rylee POV
  Its been over a months since the day I left my house with Alex and to say that it's been easy living with him would be a lie. He moved us a few towns over from our families and will not allow me to tell anyone where we are. He only lets me have my phone when he has to leave to go work and even then he has it locked so that only he can call me and I cannot call anyone. He also doesn't allow me to leave the house and he says it's because he doesn't think the town is safe, but I believe it's because he doesn't want me running into someone and them telling Ethan where I am.

  "I'm fixing to head out, is there anything you need before I leave?" Alex ask as he grabs his phone and keys off the table. "No I'm good," I say not wanting to ask for anything. "Ok then I will be back around three, I will call before I come home," he say before quickly placing a kiss on my cheek then heading out the door. Once I was sure he was gone I walked out of the house and across the street to the neighbors house. Not long after moving in the lady next door overheard an argument between me and Alex and after he stormed off in his car she came and checked on me. After seeing my red face from him slapping me she made me swear if I needed anything to not hesitate to come to her and she would help no questions asked.

  "Rylee sweetheart it's so good to see you today," she says once she opens the door and allows me to enter. "I hate to asks but could you take me to the pharmacy?" I ask her shyly. "Sure just let me grab my keys and purse," she says before walking quickly to gather her things. "Thanks for this," I say as we get into her car. "It's no problem, and here is some cash so you can pay for whatever it is you are needing," she says handing me a twenty. "Thanks so much for this and I promise to pay you back the money as soon as I can," I say kindly to her. "No you don't have to do that, I just want you to take care of yourself," she say as we pull up to the local pharmacy. I quickly get out of the car and go inside to buy what I came for.

  Once I made it back to her house I barrow her restroom so that I can have some privacy. Once I was done I walk out to find her waiting for me on the couch. "So what does the test say?" She asked in a supportive tone. "How did you know?" I asked her curiously. "Sweetheart I seen the box in the bag," she said with a smile. "I'm too scared to look," I admit clinching the test in my hand tightly. "Why are you scared is it because he does not want kids and he will be angry or is it something else?" She asked me in a as she slowly takes the test from my hand. "If I'm pregnant it will not be his because it will be my x-husbands," I say as tears form in my eyes. "Well sweetheart do you have his number because you need to call him and tell him he is going to be a father he deserves to know," she say holding my positive pregnancy test out for me to see. I broke down no longer able to hold back the tears that I had been fighting back. "Shh it's going to be ok I will be here to support you through this," she say holding me in her arms as I continue to cry. "What if he doesn't want me anymore?" I managed to get out after crying for several minutes. "I hardly believe anyone couldn't want you," she say her words so kind and supportive.

  I sat at the house alone with my thoughts as I try to work out how I'm going to handle the pregnancy news. I knew I was going to have to tell Alex because I was sooner or later not going to be able to hid the fact that I'm pregnant. Seeing as it's almost three and I haven't received a call from Alex I figure he must have to worked later then he thought so I decide to get a quick shower to help wash away the mess on my face caused from all the crying.

I walk out of the bathroom to a very angry looking Alex. "What's wrong?" I ask trying to his the fear from my voice. "When where you going to tell me?" He asked stepping closer to me. "Tell you what?" I ask not wanting to confess to anything that may make him angrier. "I got a call today from someone saying that you had gone into a pharmacy and when I went and ask the clerk they said you had been in to buy a pregnancy test," he say clinching his fist and it was then I see he had found the pregnancy test in my purse. "I can explain," I start of saying but wast able to finish from the sudden pain for his hand making contact with my cheek. "I don't want excuses, I told you not to leave the house and now I find out you have been sneaking out and your pregnant. Who knows who you have been out whoring around with," he say grabbing me by now healed arm yanking me towards him. "I haven't been sleeping around I swear," I say pleading with him through the tears. "So I guess I'm suppose to believe the baby mine?" he ask as his anger and his grip became more intense. "I never said that," I manage to get out. "Then tell me who does it belong to?" He ask but don't give me a chance to answer as he mind finally realized who the baby belongs to. "You will never see him again if I have anything to do about it," he say angrily before throwing me to the floor. "I sit on the floor, pull my knees up to me and just rocked back and forth as the tears flowed from my eyes. "I promise I want let him hurt you and I will get us out of this somehow," I say softly to my sweet baby growing inside me.

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