Seduced by SoMo

Chapter 35:

"Joseph" her voice barely managed to say

I threw the door back open to see her eyes slowly opening.

"Veronica!" I rushed over to her. "Are you okay? Oh my God. Baby I'm so sor-"

"Don't" she looked toward me. "We'll talk about it later. Just..I need a hug" she pouted

"Oh my god.." I breathed out before embracing her weak & fragile body in my arms

"I love you" I kissed her forehead

She didn't respond back but I didn't really expect her to. After what I had done, I didn't even blame her if she never wanted to see me again. But for the moment she was in my arms, hugging me back & that was good enough for me. She was alive & I couldn't ask for more. This was only the beginning of me getting my life back together. This was only the beginning of our family, that's if Veronica would allow it.

"How are you feeling?" I asked coming out of our hug

"Like I just got my insides ripped out of me" she sighed

"I didn't mean to hurt you..I was completely wasted & wasn't thinking strai-"

"No. Not that. I literally feel like someone cut me open & ripped something out of me"

"Oh well ummm.." I scratched the back of my neck

"Well um what?"

"Veronica..you-or we-have a um..a daughter "

"We what?" She tried to sit up

"No no sit back down" I gently laid her back

"Joseph..what do you mean we have a daughter!"

"I mean we have a daughter.."

"How? Why? Why now?" She ran her small fingers through her knotted hair

"How-because we had sex. Why-because you got pregnant. And why now-I'm still trying to figure that one out myself"

"The timing is just so perfect" she huffed & rolled her eyes

"Why are you acting like that?"

"Like what?"

"Like you don't want her. Or how she was a mistake. Or that we shouldn't have made her. She's our child whether you like it or not" I tried to sound calm

"Because maybe if it was a different timing, I would appreciate it a lot more but considering what just happened between 'us' this just isn't a good time"

"I was fucking drunk! Do you not understand that?! You act like this is all my fault. That I did all of this to us on purpose.You think I wanted this? Any of it. You really think so"

"I think you could've prevented it & that maybe we wouldn't be in this position"

"You're joking.." I breathed out

"I'm laying in a hospital bed, barely able to move, arguing with my fiancé that cheated on me, about a child I didn't even know I had. You really think I would be joking?"

"Actually I really think you're being selfish"

"Me!? I'm the selfish one in this situation!? Ok Joseph ok"

"Will you just try and understand where I'm coming fro-"

"I don't want to try and understand anything you have to say. What's been done can not be replaced by meaningless words. Much less begging me while I'm in such condition"

"Veronica please.."

"Just go Joseph"

"I don't want to"

"Don't you think it's a little too late for 'wants' now?"

"It may be too late for wants..but it'll never be too late for me to fix what I've done. I know you won't be forgiving me anytime soon, but I will not stop fighting for you Veronica. You're my entire world & I'm not ready to lose that."

And with that she rolled over toward the wall & shut her eyes.