Chapter 41: The Hidden

Emily

I awoke, gasping and trying to catch my breath. Instinctively, I put a hand on my stomach and was relieved to find that it wasn’t swollen with pregnancy. I gave a long, shaky breath and turned to find Tristan fast asleep next to me. I was surprised that my stirring hadn’t woken him up. I grabbed my phone and looked at the time; it was four o’clock in the morning.

I couldn’t wake Tristan and tell him about the dream, at least, not yet. It all felt too real. I couldn’t possibly be pregnant, could I? Tristan and I have made love many times, and the first time we had sex I foolishly told him that I wanted to feel him inside of me without the condom he was about to put on. And every time after that, he wore no condom and I let him inside of me without one.