The baby could be yours…

Jeff

My head rested against the cool glass, my eyes staring blankly at nothing in particular, as the driver drove through the busy streets. The ache in my chest was unbearable and no amount of deep breaths or thinking could ease it.

I raked my fingers through my hair for what felt like the hundredth time, tugging slightly at the strands as if that would somehow pull the pain out of me.

How could she? - I kept asking myself.

Sonia.

The woman I had loved with every fiber of my being. The woman I had planned a future with. I had adjusted my entire life, my ambitions, and my plans to include her and our baby… or at least the baby I thought was mine.

My fists clenched at the thought. The baby isn’t even mine.

“Sir, are you okay back there?” the driver asked hesitantly, his eyes meeting mine briefly……