I stared at the clock, tapping my foot impatiently as I waited for Killian to get back home.
Today was the day. I was going to tell him about my pregnancy.
I had spent days thinking about it, running through different scenarios in my head, but no matter what, I had to do it. I couldn’t keep this secret forever.
Minutes turned into hours. It was getting late, and still, he wasn’t home.
I sighed, picking up my phone to call him. I dialed his number, and he picked up almost immediately.
“June,” he said softly, sounding tired. “I was just about to call you.”
I furrowed my eyebrows. “Where are you?”
“I’m with Lila,” he said, releasing a sigh. “She’s getting worse.”
My heart clenched at his words. I didn’t know how to feel. “She won’t go to the hospital,” he added. “She said that she’s terrified of dying in one.”
I pressed my lips together. I wasn’t sure how to feel. I was concerned, frustrated, and disappointed at the same time.
“Killian…” I said slowly.
“I’ll be home soon,” he reassured me before I could say anything more. “Immediately I’m able to convince her to go to the hospital. I’ll come back home.” He promised.
“Okay,” I replied softly, ignoring the ache in my chest as he disconnected the call.
This wasn’t the first time that something like this had happened.
Whenever I tried to tell him, something always came up with Lila, causing him to be late–or for me to change my mind.
Maybe it was fate’s way of telling me that it wasn’t the right time.
That night, I barely slept. I kept staring at the ceiling, waiting for the sound of the front door opening. But it never came.
When I woke up the next morning, I realized Killian never came home.
A cold feeling settled in my chest as I sat up in bed. Was this how things were going to be from now on? Would he keep putting Lila first?
Just as I was about to get up, I heard the front door open.
I walked slowly out of the bedroom. Killian stood in the entryway, looking exhausted. His shirt was wrinkled, and there were dark circles around his eyes.
Immediately his eyes met mine, guilt flashed in his eyes.
“June,” he sighed, stepping toward me. “I’m so sorry. I should have called.”
I crossed my arms, trying to ignore the way my heart ached at the sight of him. “You didn’t come home,” I said quietly.
“I know,” he said, running a hand through his hair. “Lila had a fever all night, and I-” He exhaled.
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“I didn’t want to leave her alone.”
I nodded. I didn’t want to be the kind of person who bothered him for helping someone in need.
But it still hurt.
“I’m really sorry, amore,” he murmured, reaching for me.
I stepped back slightly. “It’s fine, Killian. It’s not like you need to be accountable to me. We’re no really a couple.” I said quietly.
The look on his face caused regret to course through me.
I opened my mouth to say something, but I realized I had nothing to say, so I closed my mouth. Killian clenched his jaw, and his eyes darkened slightly before he walked past me.
His room door slammed, and I winced internally.
He had shut himself in his room.
I ran a hand through my hair as guilt ate through me. I sighed, and walked back to my own room. I didn’t know why I felt so bad.
Some hours later, I heard movement in the house. Then the front door opened and closed again.
Killian had left.
I sat on my bed, staring blankly at the pregnancy test on my nightstand. Maybe it would be a mistake to tell him about the pregnancy. I thought to myself.
Two hours later, a knock sounded at the front door, and I furrowed my eyebrows. Who was it? It couldn’t be Killian.
I hesitated before I stood up to go check the door. But before I could reach it, one of the maids had already answered.
I froze when I heard her voice. Lila.
Immediately she saw me, she gave me an exhausted smile. “Hello, June.” She greeted me.
I didn’t have the strength to fake a smile so I just responded. “Hey, Lila. Killian is not here. He left the house about two hours ago.”
Lila shook her head. “No, no. I’m not here to see Killian. I’m actually here to see you.”
I paused, instantly cautious. What was she here to see me for?
Lila had never come to see me. So why now? I thought she was so weak and sickly.
She must have noticed my hesitation because she released a weak chuckle. “Relax, June. I just wanted to talk.”
I nodded slowly. “Do you want anything? Water?”
“That would be great,” she said with a small smile.
I turned and walked to the kitchen, filling a glass for her. As I did, I realized that I was slightly thirsty, so I poured one for myself too.
When I handed Lila her water, she took a large gulp of it before she looked back at me. “I came to personally apologize,” she said, sitting on a sofa in the living room.
I raised an eyebrow curiously. “For what?”
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“For everything,” she admitted with a small sigh. “I know my presence has made things complicated between you and Killian. And I just… I want you to know that I have no interest in him.”
I stared at her, unsure of how to respond. What was she doing? What was her goal for doing this?
She must have noticed my doubt because she sighed. “I know it’s hard to believe, but I swear, I don’t see him that way.”
Before I could reply, she held up her empty glass. “Can I have some more water?”
I nodded, taking her glass and walking back to the kitchen. I refilled her glass, walked back to the living room and handed it to her.
As I sat down on the sofa, I took a sip from my glass of water before I turned my attention back to her.
But the moment I swallowed the water, something felt… wrong. The taste of the water was off.
I glanced at Lila, and there was a strange glint in her eyes that instantly made me suspicious. My blood ran cold. Oh no.
The glass slipped from my fingers, and shattered on the floor.
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