Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 31
“Hello?” Victor’s mechanized voice scratches through the phone.
“Hey,” I say. “It’s nice to hear from you.”
Victor hesitates on the other side of the line and I realize, feeling stupid, that I’m talking to him like a friend. I clear my throat and sit up straight in my closet.
on’t you tell
ve been…occupied.”
I say, stern. “Talk therapy is only ten percent. You’ve got to take the things we learn about here and put them into action in your life.”
to find a balance.”
rstand. So, what’s been on your mind, recen
ons appeared on the scene. I appreciate that this is something that was shoved on her without her consent – I really do. But I wish I saw more…effort?”
she been…cruel, to the children?”
he just isn’t interested in them. She doesn’t want to spend time with the boys or get involved in political projects that focus on children. She was excited to design the boys’ new bedroom in my house but…honestly,
g. “I worry,” he continues, “that she’s just not interested in this family life. I thought that with more time she would mature and grow into some kind of maternal instinct. But she doesn’t show many signs of that.”
?”
rs.”
that kind of maternity. Some women don’t truly feel maternal until they get pregnant or have a child – it can be a very bodily urge.”
been pregnant before.”
uth making a perfect circle. Wow. That certainly is news.
ted. And anxious.”
y early on. At least…”
rescription in her nightstand for –I don’t know the medical term for them, but – for abortion pills. To end a pregnancy in the early stages. I don’t kn
n you tell me how that made you feel?”
occurred to me that my mate would…would kill my child.”
see it as such a grievous offense, like you do.”
personal or medical necessity, but in this case, with my family, with my child…to end the possibility, the life, of a much-desired child…It is unforgivable.”
nse.”
do in the future.”
so easily,” he growls.
I think I’ve hit a nerve.
t.”
…practical.”
p it fun – you’re imagining your future, after all. It should be a pleasant conversation.”
cheek as he reads through some paperwork at the kitchen island.
hing her hand and pulling her close. Amelia giggles and runs her hands through his hair.
u’re friendly today,”
don’t think anyone on earth would choose to describe you as friendly.” They both laugh at that.
ood day?”
st, and then Paris! It’s going to be so great.”
. “Do you need sundresses and strappy sandals now?”
repared.”
ueeze.
or says softly, hesitating. Kind. Open, he says to himself internally, working hard to remember his therapist’s advice. Listen to her. Make
ulls her hand out of his, using it, instead, to pour he
t – this doesn’t need to be a fight. I’d just like to…you
n to start with?”
what we want our lives to look like. In a year, in five years, in ten or twenty. Then we can reassess when the world throws us curveballs.”
“
or, you just got two kids, why are you in such a rush to have more? Can’t we just take a break? Let life settle back into its old forms, before we decide to add more to the chaos?”
Victor says carefully, “that
ose. “I’m just saying…there’s not really a rush. Let’s see where the world takes us.”
ard to keep the conversation on track. “I want us to have a family, one that includes Alvin and Ian, but which also adds our own kids. And, for my own peace of mind, I’d like to have a timeline –“
’ll get there,” she says, kissing him more deeply, pressing her body to his.
wn his chest and starts to tug at the buckle of his belt.