MY KING AND MY PROTECTOR

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ever

wasn'

always prepared, always early and on time. On weekdays, I worked my butt off at

I was the last person you'd expect to worry about an accidental pregnancy. So why

e wo

ucke

use attending a cock fest and seeing a bunch of naked penises writhing at me wasn't exactly

b, not pornhub." She reasoned, taking off my reading glasses. "

nes of my small condo, and made me put on a skimpy bl

to the domain of ripped, defined men po

not exactly sober either, and to worsen my situation, this

is gaze, he still looked at me, one eyebrow arched

ails but I'd be evil if I di

pleasure in gawking at him. He was fit and toned and had a body made f

women impure thoughts. He might've been the devil hi

owly, every detail floodin

nded me a shot of tequila, and then lea

ntrigue. "And why a

s twisted with excitement. "Because I want to fuck yo

ce or slap him for asking such heinous things of me but he'd gotten

a hotel room, too drunk to care about anything

o my flesh, fingering out my first orgasm, and by the time he'd gotten up, rid h

he bed, but he had elevated me back up and went again, hard, slow, fast, deep and in-between. He pleasured me with hi

life. But what were the odds that after having sex

er every detail, except for the ones I tucked away in my memory bank for safekeeping

was just a coincidence. I just

biggy. I had irregular period flows sometimes. It was due to

ing to give me the peace of mind I needed

head, I turned to the

idn't need to tell me. I knew this was crazy, taking so many tests, and I still couldn't believe I'd spent so

ou made me leave work and drive all the way over here?" My best friend

o meet her. "Great you're here

ong. What

sed bathroom door. "I need you

ze to me. Her brows furrowed. "Olivia, I'm s

t the fu

th relief. "W

led her with me and le

pointed to the pregnancy t

she stared at it, then at m

ook at it and tell me

"Okay hold up, is there something I'm missing.

d I didn't bleed last month.

eeing on multiple sticks? I mean...it's natur

.I so wanted to beli

ssed a hand against my chest and cringed a lit

f her nose. "Sore breasts could mea

anicked. "Please

d narrowed it to the tests. "God...I

and I turned my back to her, not wa

came from her. So I stood there and waited for her to either save my life or ruin it but the more she sta

f the lump in my throat was from

her voice trailing off. "Yo

no n

ing so hard in my chest that I c

posi

the test results staring at me. "I-I'm..

ut of me. I slumped down on my closed to

name and the fact that he fucked good, I didn't know him. I mean, what if he was a serial killer

the safe confines of my rib cage. I sniffed, but

my shoulders. "You need to calm down, O

think I'm allowed to freak out. I got knocked up by a stranger I met in a strip club and I

as such

uy who talked with you at the bachelor

It sounds worse when

sed a condom, I mea

condom on the floor." I turned to her. "Toni

..keeping

st fel

ant thi

o confused and confli

ng care of my own needs was enough struggle. I couldn't even afford my rent talk more of a

g a few huddled tears fall. "I d

e. If you choose to let it go, fine. If you choose to keep it, great. You'll make a per

sobbed out, clingi

ing my back. "Now wipe your tea

tears, knowing she was r

hair away from my sweaty forehead and tucked the

omance novels made it so easy but in reality, getting kn

no pregnancy expert but I think yo

was the easy part- meeting him, breaking the news-I could never. I didn't even kno

I can't. I don't kno

the info

you going

s with this. And it's probably best if I leave you alone while you do so." She held my hand and squeezed softly. "

nia. Thanks for coming over. I probably wouldn't have gathe

art girl, I know you'll figure

I headed into my room, flopped on