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He pulls into Luxe Gardens and drives slowly down the tree lined street ‘Here will do’ I indicate to the left, and he pulls over Now I pray that he doesn’t hang about ‘Thank you,’ I open the door
‘You’re welcome’ he s whirling at a million miles per hour and a concerned frown set in place on his handsome head, so I don’t I step out of the car ‘Will you have dinner with ently, like he knows his chance is slipping
I take a deep breath and turn back towards the car ‘You just asked for ten ’ I leave a despairing face of hurt and make my way across the road, but suddenly come to an abrupt halt when it occurs to me that I have no client’s house in which to disappear I need to back-track at least half a mile, and I can’t do that with Jesse sat at the kerb in his car I pullwhilefor him to leave I listen out for the roar, or possible purr, of the DBS and after what seems like forever, it finally reaches my ears It’s a purr I look over my shoulder and watch his car disappear down the tree lined street before I head back the e came and over to Brook Green I feel nauseous, but I put it down to nerves I’ to approach this Afterreplacement pills and the lectures I received fro and an even sterner talk on carelessness She’ll think I’lutton for punishment I think I probably a roo to read it I’ at my clothes to try and cool myself down I really do feel sick, my nauseous state only worsened when, like an ouh falls fro rooue washes over azine shut ‘You followed me?’ I ask, completely stunned as I turn to face him
‘You’re a rubbish liar, baby’ he states factually, but softly He’s right, I’ to stay with thisto stay? Did I really just think that? ‘Are you going to tell me why you’re at the doctors and why you lied to me about it?’ He rests his hand on my bare knee and circles it slowly as he watches me intently
I throw thethisto shift it fronificantly He’s not soft and soothing anyhten He cannot dictate this ‘Yes,’
‘Don’t you think we should we doing this together?’ he asks
Together? My shock reens greeting me I scan his face, just as he doesaway ‘Like the decision you ether?’
‘No,’ he answers quietly, turning away fro to relent and turn away He has sohly chased away and replaced with er, only now it’s amplified ‘You can’t even look atI pray to God I’nant, Jesse, because I wouldn’t inflict the shit you put h on my worst enemy, let alone my baby’
It’s him who looks shocked now His eyes are narrowed, his hair starting to danant, and I kno it’ll be’
‘Oh?’ I don’t bother restraining h ‘How’s that, then?’
His face softens and he ently strokes it My lips part slightly and his thu it with his stroke as he watches ‘Perfect’ he whispers, flicking his eyes to azes are locked for a short time, but I’m snapped from the spell that he places ht back to where I aer swiftly returns, too It wouldn’t be perfect Maybe for hihis hand to fall from my knee and his other from my face, but to my utter shock, Jesse quickly rises, too Oh no! He is not coh, withoutto theto say aboutan abortion, and that’s without the added knowledge ofI don’t want to explain Anyway, if I anant, I need Jesse not to know He would never let ths he’d go to in order to stopthis important I have no choice It’s the only way
‘Don’t you dare!’ I grate, and he recoils ‘Sit!’ I point to the chair and flash hi face I can muster It’s hard I could vomit at any moment I feel terrible, and really really hot
Much to my utter shock, he wisely lowers hierly, his expression truly dazed bylike he’s been slapped in the face, and take a deep, encouraging breath before entering my doctor’s office