Destined To Be.

Chapter 11

James

"Well it's official! We're pregnant." Farren sighs , as she settles in the passenger seat of my car. Today we had an appointment with her Midwife at the Health Center. As she is almost eleven weeks along , we'll be having a first baby scan soon. The Midwife took down all her health history, on both sides and we even got to hear our baby's  heartbeat. It was so surreal and emotional. Being an only child, I have always envied the Khan's for their family dynamic and now here I am having a person to call my own.

"James. Are you okay?"  Shoot, I get carried away with my thoughts and Farren is alway's seems to call me out on it.

"I'm fine, how are you feeling?" I answer quickly, not wanting to argue with her as that's what we end up doing lately.

"I don't know. I mean obviously there's a baby growing inside of me, but I guess I'll start to feel it once he or she starts to kick around and I finally show." She rubs her hand on her tummy. she's right, it's to early for her to show but the baby's heartbeat earlier makes it very much real. I think I'm more excited than she is!

"So where to next?" I take a left towards the city away from the Center.

"Oh, I need to get back home. Mom wants to hear all about my appointment." She replies exicitedly.

I groan inwardly. Karina has been more than thrilled at the prospect of her Daughter's condition. Wherefore her Dad was pissed as hell. The guy basically wanted to skin me alive, but as Farren has him wrapped around her little taloned clawed finger, he begrudingly accepted it. Farren folks are filthy rich and they don't give a toss about what others think.

Gossip about her pregnancy has spread like wildfire in our community. My dad and I had a very tense conversation when he found out, but he knows I'm more than capable of looking out for myself, I have been, even since Mom passed away, so after some fatherly advice that was very much not needed, he accepted everything.

It's the Khans  opinion and judgement that is off of vital importance to me. I dreaded the look of disappointment in Mr Khan's and Mrs Khan's eyes, but surprisingly they welcomed me with open arms. Mrs Khan admonished me for not being careful, for being to young to be a father at my age, that embarrasing conversation is something I do not want to recall ever again. I guess that's how my own mother would have acted and I feel so lucky to have people like them in my life.

And then there was Ayla.

"James, James!!" Shit, not again.

"Sorry Farren, you were saying". I park outside her house and turn to her. She's shooting daggers at me.

"Is it always going to be like this James?"

"What ar..."

"Stop!! I don't want your excuses. I know James".  She sighs warily.

Damn it!! What now!!

She puts up her hand before I can speak. "Save it!! I know. I know you're thinking about her. You get this weird look over your face everytime you do. " She leans back in her seat, tears brimming her green eyes. " Why? why does she have this hold over you. It can't be the sex" . She scoffs angrily, wiping away at her tears.

Shit. I hate it when she calls me out on this. She has this inner radar and to top it all she can't stand the woman in question, which is not fair as It's not her fault the hatred that Farren has towards her.

"Farren, listen to me. I kn...."

"Stop James. Please. Just .Stop.  You know I'm happy that you want to be here for the baby, maybe I was hoping for more but when I see you like this I know I'm fighting a losing battle. But how about you give us a chance?" I can hear the desperation in her voice as she pleads with me. Farren can have any guy she wants, yet she always made it clear that she only want's me for some reason.