Far from the shallow

on the edge

When she heard the bell ring, she immediately ran to the door. She took a last look on the mirror. Yeah, she looked...decent? "I'm coming!" She didn't want him to think she left without him or anything.

"Good morning, Stef. I've missed you!" He gave her a tight hug, knowing that she needed it more than ever. "I've missed you too! Come inside, I've made us breakfast!" She took his hand and led him to the kitchen. 

"Whoah, you made all this by yourself?" "Well, yeah. I wake up early lately and I just wanted to do something nice for you since you're so helping" She wasn't going to tell him that she couldn't stop thinking about him the whole night. Yeah, she must've slept only three hours. "You didn't have to! It's important for you to rest now, right? Here, eat something" He said, giving her a french toast. "No no no get that away from me" She made a disgusted face"Why?" "I don't know, I just hate it now for some reason. Pregnancy does that you know" She smiled at him.  Ugh, it was so frustrating. He wanted to experience this with her, to know what she likes and what makes her wanna puke, to hold her hair every time she felt sick. He wanted to be a part of this.

They enjoyed their breakfast chatting and laughing, until it was time to get to the doctor's.

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"Stefani Germanotta?"

"Yeah, that's me!"

"The doctor is ready to see you"

"Thank you!"

"Can I come with her, please?

She smiled at him. God, Bradley was such a nice man.

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After the doctor had done examining her, they all sat in the office.

"So, congratulations! You are indeed pregnant! The baby seems healthy. We don't know the gender yet, but we will know in probably two months"

"Uh...thank you! Uhm...I was wondering if it's possible to do a paternity test?"

"Oh...Yeah, it definitely is. You are, actually, very lucky, because we are currently trying a test that can be done in the first three months of the pregnancy. If you are okay with this, we can arrange it for tomorrow. We just need to take some blood from the possible father. I guess that's you?"

He said pointing at Bradley.

"Uh..yes. I can give you blood right now. If a nurse  is available we can-"

"Wait... Are you sure that it's safe? If it's not 100% sure that it won't harm the baby, I will choose to wait"

"No, I can assure you that the baby will be fine. It will also make the pregnancy easier for you. You must be going through massive stress, right?"

"Yes"

"That's not healthy for the baby. The sooner you know, the better for the baby and you"

"Okay...Can Brad give the blood now?"

"Yeah sure, I'll call one of the nurses. Mr Cooper please go and wait in the back roo. The nurse will be there in any minute."

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*2 WEEKS LATER*

The phone finally rang. She had been waiting for this call since forever. She knew what it was about. Finally! She would know if the Bradley was the father. She didn't even want to think that Christian might be the father. She didn't want to see him again in her life. He was a nice man, but there was nothing more. She was too harsh on him and she knew it. He had a family and kids and he was such a wonderful father.

"Miss Germanotta?"

"Yes, that's me! good morning."

"Good morning! We have your results! You can come and get them any time you want"

"I'll be there in 20 minutes. Thank you!"

She hang up. Okay, this was happening! She would know. Her heart started racing. Maybe she shouldn't go alone. Ugh she didn't had time for this now. Natali had left for a trip with friends. She would be back in about two weeks. Stefani wanted her to go. She told her a million times that she would be fine, but she wasn't so sure about it now. Anyway, she was alone once again and she had to get used to it.

She called her driver to pick her up, and ten minutes later he was on the front door waiting for her.

The ride was quite. She was thinking about everything, If she had to contact Christian even f it wasn't his child, what would Bradley do if it was his, what would the world say....It was too much.  She didn't even understand how fast they were there.

She walked inside and asked for the results

"Give me a minute, please, and I'll be back with your results."

A minute later the woman returned holding an envelope. Stefani felt like throwing up.  She was afraid to open it. This would change her life for ever.

"Are you okay? Do you need to sit"

"what? no, no thank you! I'm fine. Can I have the envelope?"

"Of course! Please call me if you need me"

Stefani took the envelope and ran to the car. She got in, not even looking at the driver. He didn't say anything either. She opened it with shaking hands and took a deep breath.

...positive...

Tears filled her eyes. She didn't know how to feel about this. She loved Bradley SO much, but she knew that this would fucking ruin his family. Who was she kidding? She was happy about it! She hated herself for it, but she was!

She had to let him know. She took her phone and dialed his number

"Yes?"

"Brad, it's me"

"Yeah, yeah I know. Is everything okay?"

"Uh...yeah. I- I got the results"

"Oh...and?"

"Positive....You are the father..."

She waited for a response, but nothing. She really needed him to say something. His silence made her sick. He didn't want this and she fucking knew it, but there she was, being in love with a happy man, who already has a happy family!

" Bradley, please say something...I-I'm so sorry" She felt like this was all her fault. She destroyed his family. Irina would hate her for that and little Lea would always see her like the mean lady that took her happy family away.

"No, Stef, this is not your fault, okay? I'm just shocked, That's all! Give e some time to process it. Is it okay if I come over in two hours?"

"Yeah...I'll be home" She said, not being able to stop the tears

" please, don't cry. It's okay! We'll talk in two hours, okay?"

"Okay...See you"

"See you"

Okay....What the fuck was he going to do now? He had to talk with Irina. And what the fuck was he supposed to say to her? Ugh, he didn't know who to choose. Irina would leave him for sure and he didn't know if she would let him see Lea again. On the other hand....Just looking at Stefani made his heart melt, and now she was carrying his baby! He had to make a decision sooner or later...

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HEYYYY! It's been so long! I don't even know if people are still interested in this story, but I decided to write this chapter ad see how it goes. I have a good idea for the next chapter, because you know that I LOVE the drama! Please let me know what you think about the story! Your comments always make me happy!

ALSO, I never read the chapter before posting it (Yeah, trash, I know) so I'm sorry for the maaaaany mistakes that I've probably done