Aaron groaned as he stood up from his bed and the nurse who had been assigned to look after him ran towards him
"I'm fine" he grumbled waving her away. She stood there for a moment, confused whether to ignore him or attend to him, this is the most grumpy man she ever had to deal with.
Aaron has been feeling angry since he arrived from the hospital and he won't pretend that he doesn't know why he was angry, "Brittany"
Daniel had told him that she wanted to be his donor but the doctor said that she couldn't for reasons that he does not know.
He was angry that he woke up and had been a jerk to her, she had told him that she loved him but instead of replying, he had hurt her. His eyes had been searching the hospital when he had been discharged and saw Bella but there was no sign of her, she hadn't bothered to come back not even answer her phone, he missed her a lot and wished to see her
"Why not?" He questioned himself, he could simply go to her place to see her and apologize for acting like a jerk.
He quickly freshened up and picked up his car keys, "are you going somewhere?" The nurse asked as soon as he came out all dressed up but a glare from Aaron cut her off and she frowned worriedly and watched him leave.
She quickly brought out her cell phone and called Daniel, he had given her strict instructions to take care of his friend, and didn't want to get into trouble with Daniel, in fact, he had given her his number to call him in case anything comes up with Aaron and right now, she had to inform that Aaron has gone out even though he was not fully recovered
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Brittany has been throwing up, she just finished eating greasy beans and her stomach felt queasy again, her head ached and she felt so weak and always sleepy, she had always considered babies as cute but she had no idea that this is what she would have to go through to bring a baby.
The doctor had told her that most first trimesters are like that and that everything will subside when she gets to the second trimester, she really could not wait to get to the second trimester but amidst all her pains, she was grateful that she decided to keep her baby and cannot wait to hold the little being in her arms.
Staring at her stomach, no one would know that there was a baby growing in there, she felt a fierce wave of protection in her, she would give anything to protect her baby and that included giving up her college degree.
It pained her to sacrifice that much but for her child, she will do it and of course, she has to because she cannot afford to cater for her baby as well as schooling, most especially since she is alone in this.
She wished Aaron had responded well to her and she would tell him about his baby, he would laugh and hug her, and then, they would raise their baby together but he hadn't and she had decided to keep him away from her life forever. He had no idea where she lived, he only knew the drug store she worked at and she would be resigning from there pretty soon.
There was a knock on the door, perhaps, it was her neighbor who always check on her, damn, she feels too weak to even stand up and she just want to sleep.
She will ignore the knock until the person leaves but after a few non-replies, the person didn't leave and the knock was not allowing her to sleep either, damn it, she pulled off the cover and slowly went to the door and opened it.
The person she saw standing there had her eyes snapping wide open, "Aaron" she choked, "what the hell are you doing here?"
he pushed the door wider and stepped in without answering her question, his gaze roaming all over her face, "What's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
"No, I'm not, can you leave?" She tried to make her voice sound strong but it only came out weak and squeaky
"I won't leave until I know what's wrong with you. You look so pale"
"What do you care? It's none of your business" she yelled as much as she could, desperate for him to leave or else he might notice that she was pregnant, she actually felt like throwing up once more, she had done that quite a lot today that just standing was making her feel quite dizzy
"Brittany" he called and reached for her but she shifted out of his reach
"Just go, please, leave me alone"
Pain etched his face at her words but instead of just leaving as she said, he stepped closer to her and pulled her close to him
She fought him off, tears running down her cheeks, "why won't you leave me alone? You don't love me and you don't want to stay away either, what do you want from me" she cried as she beat against his chest
"I don't know Brittany, I feel drawn to you and all I know is that I want you, I want you in my life"
"That is not enough for me, just leave me alone" Colors danced before her eyes, and her head spurn
"Brittany, are you alright? What is wrong?" He asked as she fainted and fell into his arms.
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When Brittany opened her eyes, she was in the hospital with Aaron seated beside her, his face was stiff but filled with concern
"Why did you bring me here? I need to go home" she said as her stomach fluttered, has he found out about her pregnancy?
"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked and she feigned being confused
"Tell you about what?"
"That you are pregnant" he replied while observing her face very closely
Even though part of her had already known that he has been told about her pregnancy, she still felt the blood drain off her face when he mentioned it, damn it, those doctors should have taken permission from her before disclosing her state to him
"My pregnancy is none of your business" she scoffed and he grabbed her hand roughly but quickly let it go when he figured that he might hurt her
"That child is mine yet you say that it's none of my business?" His tone held suppressed anger and she shivered
"Now that you have found out, what next? Are you going to reject my child just the way you rejected me? She asked as tears gathered in her eyes, she didn't understand why she would cry at every little thing
"Of course, I am not going to reject my child, that baby is my responsibility"
"I won't allow you to take my baby from me, even though you are rich, I will fight you with everything in me," she said fiercely, she would never let him take away her child if that's what he is planning
"Hey, calm down, you will upset the baby, and do not fret because I do not plan to take the baby away, I have a better solution"
"What's that?" She asked, eyeing him warily
"Let's get married"
Brittany couldn't help but laugh sarcastically, "you're crazy" she replied in between laughs
"I have never been more serious, I have already called the priest and ordered your wedding dress
"How soon are we talking about here?" She asked as the laughter died on her lips
"As soon as tomorrow" he replied and her mouth hung open to almost drop on the floor, she tuned her senses to protest but he shut her up with another plan of his
"...and you are moving in with me today, your things have been moved already, so, we are going straight to my house".