Bleeding Hearts (Norman Reedus)

The News

(Ashley's POV)

(2 weeks later)

I was in and out of sleep, on and off of the internet looking at pictures of our family. Looking so happy, looking at our wedding pictures, but now I was completely alone wishing I was back into his arms and safe. I thought to myself as I looked at Roxie feeling sorry for her, knowing Mingus should be with her while she was going through this. Every part of me wished I never left him...I should have just took a drive and calmed down and went back home but I didn't.

I needed to get some sleep I thought as I laid down on my pillow and held Roxie to me so I felt needed before closing my eyes. It seemed like I was only asleep for a few minutes before Roxie got up and crawled across me to go to the bathroom.

I waited to see if she was going to get sick but she didn't she only had to pee then she came back to bed and went back to sleep. I tried to going back to sleep but sleep failed to come so I got up and went downstairs to make coffee, but from the smell of things coffee was already made.

"Coffee is ready." Billy said looking at me as I felt my stomach turn I couldn't stop what was happening so I ran for the front door and made it to the porch before barfing.

"Dammit Roxie." I said as I continued to barf.

"What's wrong?" Lisa asked.

"She's pregnant." Billy said.

"Shut the hell up Billy I'm not pregnant....Roxie crawled over me this morning to go to the bathroom." I said cleaning my mouth off.

"Then prove it." Billy said holding a pregnancy test in his hand.

"What the hell are you serious?" I asked.

"Yeah why the hell not....just to prove a point." Billy said.

"Fine but I bet you a 100 dollars I'm not and I know you have a 100 dollars on you since you just got paid." I said getting into my pocket book and pulling out a 100 dollar bill placing it on the kitchen bar.

"Alright." Billy said placing his 100 dollar on mine before I jerked the test out of his hand.

"Why the hell do you have one of these anyways?" I asked.

"Billy wanted to see if I was pregnant since my period was late." Lisa said as I looked at her. "I'm not...but there was two in a pack that's the second one." She added.

"It even tells you how far along you are if you are." Billy said smiling.

"If I am but I'm not." I said as I walked to the downstairs bathroom and closed the door to do my business.

I knew how to do pregnancy test so I peed on it and waited. Part of me wanted to be but I knew better. I thought as I finished peeing and flushed before washing my hands. I didn't dare look at the test but I had to I had to know so I glance at it and my heart completely stopped for a moment as I took it off the sink and slid down the wall covering my mouth. I guess they heard me outside the door since they knocked I unlocked the door and held up the test.

"I told you." Billy said. "What are you going to do you know he has been wanting another baby every since Sean and Missy had Gunner." He asked.

"I...I...don't...know." I cried I was finally able to cry since I left Norman. "I mean Roxie is pregnant and now I am too." I added.

"You need to tell him." Billy said.

"NO!" I said looking past them to see Roxie. She looked like she was going to ball.

"What are we going to do?" Roxie asked looking at me knowing what was happening.

I knew what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted to be safe but I had to look at the bigger picture which was Roxie and her being scared of being pressured of giving up the baby.