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"Keeley, can you tell me what you're feeling right now?" Keisha asked in a soothing voice. "I want to help you but I need to know what you want."
Tears filled her eyes as she saw the genuine compassion on the other woman's face. "I have to keep this baby but…"
"Will the father not support it?"
"No, he'd marry me tomorrow if he could."
"Is he bad to you?"
Keeley shook her head. "No, he's very good to me."
"Then what's the problem here?"
She buried her face in her hands, too mortified to be seen as she gave a rough explanation. She gave Keisha the bare facts. They were together before and he was cold, distant, and left behind a bunch of misunderstandings (though that was the understatement of the century).
He came back and was different but she wasn't in love with him anymore and even hated him. Over time, she got used to him and considered him a friend but didn't want to commit again in case everything was the same as before.