INSIDE THEIR MINDS

Hidden Secrets

ERICA

It was ironic that now I actually wasn't feeling too well. They ran some tests, still no results of course, but they had told me my blood pressure was a little on the high side. Well fucking hiding a pregnancy, having an affair and getting pulled over by an officer then being driven to a hospital unnecessarily will do that to ya. I had called Derek the second they admitted me, explaining this entire thing to him. I was actually surprised he cared so much. He was muscular, attractive and extremely passionate and apparently he had a softer side, something I haven't seen much of.

Our relationship started off innocent enough, what you would expect from a masseuse and client relationship, but then he asked me out to drinks. At first he invited me out with friends, knowing I didn't have many, but then he wanted more alone time and here we are, where ever that is.

"Be there in five, sweetie." He texted me, but it obviously wasn't him that came into the room first. I had completely forgotten that Phil was my emergency contact.

I don't feel like talking, or lying. But he is making me. Every moment he holds my hand. Every time he calls me his wife he is making me lie to him.

Just leave, just leave was all I could think. Don't be here when Derek gets here.

KATE

I know I should be at work. I know I should be anywhere but here, but I couldn't help it. I couldn't help myself. I have to finally admit my feelings to myself. I have to admit how much I love Phil. So here I sat in the waiting room of one of the slowest hospitals in town waiting for him to come in and see me after his pregnant wife gets checked out.

She's pregnant. He is going to be a father to another one of her children. How can I do this to him? How can I put another child into his arms when I know how busy his life is. Will he even have time for us? Or worse will we have to forever be a secret to the world?

I stood up from my seat. I didn't have a choice but to leave, at least for now. I walked back down from the waiting room and was about to leave when I heard a man talking or rather yelling at the receptionist, sounding extremely worried and frantic. Then I heard her name ERICA. How does he know Erica? Why is he so worried? I couldn't help but listen in.