REJECTION

"Woah….. Is like this week will be awesome for us babe" Frank said as he used the tip of his nose to caress the wife's cheek seductively.

"Oh come on Frank" Emily stood up from the already scattered and messed up bed, due to the wild sex she had with her husband as she dragged herself to the kitchen "We're already late to work please"

"Oh babe…. Huh" looking so tired as he held his jaw piercing his eyes inside the transparent nightgown his wife wore ."Must you remind me of this job?"

" Yes I have to do that honey and please go and shower " She smiles as she drags the husband to the bathroom and shut it immediately. "And honey I'm making us a fast breakfast because I'm not ready to get fired now." She said while focusing on the cooking she was doing. The husband laughed as he mimicked all she was saying. 

No water drizzling from the bathroom and the quietness from the bathroom gave Emily a huge concern as she tiptoed quietly to check whether her husband was okay in there. Opening the bathroom door, she froze as she saw her husband with a test strip. 

" Please what's this? he tossed the test strip on Emily as he asked with a tone of regret "What's this!"

Emily stepped back and far from him as she stood by the window and with the situation around, she lost her voice within some seconds. " Calm down baby, please" Now she got her voice back, all she had to was to calm the situation down.

"Huh… Have you been serious here?" He asked with a serious face as he asked again "What was all this I just saw" he tied his hip with the white towel and helped to support himself with the edge of the bathroom door.

"And what did you see" Emily asked pretending she knew nothing about what kept him in such a state.

"Babe are you playing with me"

"Nope" she shook her head with fear.

" Bab…. Emily… I saw posi-" he clenched his teeth together. He felt a sting in his throat as tried to pronounce positive " And you're trying to tell me that what I just saw now is new to you?" He was breathing heavily as he tried to control his anger.

"You saw positive and it's something we should be happy for," she said looking away from him with a heavy heart…..

"Come on...Baby please get yourself together, it was just another mistake from us. Moreover, I didn't expect this to happen too" Emily begged her husband with a soothing voice to calm his rage down.

"Please… how can you be telling me to calm down over something we discuss, that it should never happen now? I must tell you Emily you disgust me for letting yourself get stuck up again, and for you not to even let me know on time is wicked…. Like how many times have we talked about these!" He pointed towards his wife's flat tummy with so much hate.

Emily rushed towards his direction and gave him a thunderous slap, immediately Frank grasped her neck and held it so tight. Within a few seconds, he dropped her down on the bed and retracted to his previous spot like nothing happened. Emily held her neck with quavering hands, and fear of what might happen next rushed down her spine as she sat on the bed with bent face. Uncontrollable tears streamed down her red cheek. " I know it's my fault for being so foolish to allow this to happen but it wasn't my intention honey." More tears poured down as she refused to stop the tears. She took a deep breath and continued " Maybe….. Maybe God doesn't want it the way you desire" she said as her teary eyes fixed on her husband, praying for a better answer. " Honey we need to accept this one. I can't…" 

Frank cuts in immediately "No!"

Emily drew closer to him, with her soft and trembling hand caressing his face gently " Honey, if you love me as you claimed, you would accept this baby without thinking….. Come on hon, let's start with this one "

Frank took her hands away and moved to sit on the sitting room couch and Emily followed him up immediately." Emily we ain't starting with this at all, not now " he scratched his head in pain and grinned his face "Listen If you need a divorce then keep the child, but if you know you loved me that much you shouldn't be waiting for me tell you what to do!" He hissed.

"Are you serious Frank?.. How many times will I take out our child just to satisfy your selfish desire!" She paced up and down trying to control her anger.

" Watch it, woman! You don't tempt me." Frank barked at Emily, he hated being challenged.

" Honey please I want this child. Don't make it too hard for me please." More tears streamed down as she fell to her knees on the floor crying.

" You're trying to make me feel guilty, whereas it's something everybody does. Nothing big there…. Remember we discussed, that there will be no child until I attain the level I want in my company." moving towards his wife, he held her gently" Babe, children need so much money to take care of and I'm not financially okay. Please do this one for me and we're good. No more again after this" wiping off her tear as he strokes her back gently.

" But we're from a reputable family… a Christian family for that matter. Why live this kind of life... I–I don't feel it's right to be aborting our children" she stuttered trying to make meaning out of her words. 

Frank stood and went to the bedroom to arrange himself for work. After putting on his work clothes, he came downstairs and still met his wife sitting helplessly on the floor. He held the door handle " Now listen, you see this child you're carrying is never mine and will never stay with me under this roof. He slammed the door and left for work. His wife watched him leave with so many questions running through her head.