Page 111 of The Don's Pregnant Hacker

Three positive pregnancy tests.

What now?

I’ve been with no man except Felix. With my life on the line, I can say that I am carrying Felix’s baby.

Felix’s baby, I repeat to myself again.

I have a baby in my womb. I cradle my belly, and another form of fear sets in - what if Felix tries to keep the baby from me when he learns I’m a Battaglia.

He won’t be the type of father to just let this go.

I think of my dream future - sharing this news with Felix, and being met with joy, love and tenderness.

A couple of months down the line - a happy family.

I then think of reality - sharing this news with Felix.

Telling him I’m a Battaglia. Being met with anger and rage.

Having to give up my baby and then banished.

I then think of the easy way out - don’t tell him. Just disappear.

To keep my child, I’d have to just disappear into nothing. He can never know I’m pregnant.

This also means he can never know I’m a Battaglia, for if he learns that, he’ll hunt me down either way.

Tomorrow. Tomorrow I will pack my bags and run away.

My plans have changed. There is no need for me to do what I promised this morning - tell him who I am.

Instead, I will go out right now and make love to the man of my dreams just this one last night - so when I leave, I can always remember us for the happy times we once shared.

I wipe away my tears, a numbness settling over me.

“Be brave, Emily,” I tell myself in the mirror. “Make the most of your time with him. These memories will give you hope in the times to come.”

I get dressed.