Chapter 109 - Old Friend

Jasmine

Tears started to flow on my cheeks.

"But we only did it twice?" I sobbed. Benjamin looked at me, there was something in his eyes. They were twinkling somehow. "I know." He breathed. His hot breath touched my face.

"Jasmine…" A smile broke through his lips. "We have done it twice." He half-smiled. "And having a baby only takes ones." He said as he wiped my tears away.

"Can I really be pregnant?" I cried. I was scared beyond words. Looking down on my round stomach, it dawned on me that he was probably right. How could I have missed that?!

"We can't be sure until we do an ultra sound, but it is either you ate too much, or-." He quietly laughed.

"But I do eat too much…" I said trying to take the conversation in another direction.  Maybe I was just fat after all…

Benjamin made his lips into a hard line, probably preventing himself from laughing out loud. "Don't make fun of me." I said trying to get loose from his grip. "I am hardly making fun of you." He murmured.

"Okay…" He said as his eyes were dancing. "How come you have eaten so much lately." He asked finally taking me seriously.

"I don't know…" I sighed. "I have been soooo hungry all the time. " I said. "Mhhh hhhuuu." Benjamin said with his lips pressed together, still smiling. "Naïma says I eat like a pig and that my bum has grown to be too big. She says I need to work out more…" I said humiliated by the thought.

I burst into tears again. "But I am so tired all the time." I cried. "I don't have the energy to work out." I cried even louder. "Mhhh." Benjamin mused.

"Why are you smiling?" There is nothing to smile about. "I keep on falling asleep at night, when I am supposed to study!" I said angerly.

That tipped him off. Benjamin let himself fall flat on the bed, shaking with laughter. He threw his head back and he was still roaring with laughter  .

I took a pillow and I smacked him with that. He laughed even louder now.

He was laughing so hard, that tears fell from his cheek. I smacked him again. "You asshole!" I mumbled.

"Come here Jazz…" He said gesturing for me to come into his arms. "I don't want to anymore." I said crossing my arms stubbornly.

"Shall I ask someone to take you back to Boston then?" He laughed darkly. "Why would you say that?!" I shot him a look. "I don't know, just checking." He shrugged, with raised hands.

"Come…" He said as he pulled me towards him. He snuggled me in his arms and I was too tired to resist him this time.

"Let's sleep." He said and kissed my forehead. "We will discuss this matter tomorrow morning." He said rubbing my back up and forth.

I pressed my lips against his chest. "I do really love you." I breathed. Benjamin stroke my hair out of my face. He then deeply sighed. "I know." He said.

"Just sleep." His voice was tight again.

Benjamin

I hadn't slept all night.

Was she really pregnant? She seemed pregnant to me.

We were not ready for a baby… We were not even together according to her logic. What was I supposed to do if she wanted to remain that way, even though we could be expecting?

If she was pregnant, she would be carrying my heir. There was no way I would let her take the child and live apart from me. It was one thing she disowned me as her husband, but I would not let her rob me of being a father.

Was I ready to be a dad? I was only 21… I should of thought of that before I ejaculated inside of her, twice. I did not expect her to be pregnant that soon, but at the time, I sure hoped for a full belly.

But everything was different back then.. I thought it would be the crown on our love… I wanted our children to be conceived in love and that she said that we just had sex then, and nothing more, did not sit right with me.

I want my children to be wanted and born out of love. If anything else.. I would of married a beautiful stranger, my grandfather would have found for me. I did not want that… I wanted passion and a best friend. I thought I had found both in her at that time.

I sighed.

Jasmine was still asleep when I got out of bed. I took out my phone and called a friend of mine. He belonged to the richest families of America. He did not have to work a single day in his life, but he had studied medicine, because he said he wanted to contribute to the world.

He was now running a private practice in New York. He was one of my best friends while growing up.

"Morning Jack." I said. "Benjamin, that has been a while." He greeted me on the other side of the line.

"How do you do?" He asked me. "Well.. Uhm…" I sighed. "About that…" I stroke my hand through my hair as I wandered through the suite. I had asked for a grand piano in the suite and I was satisfied they placed one for me yesterday.

I went to sit on the brown leather piano chair. "I think my wife is pregnant." I said having a hard time. "Wow.. Man! Really! I had seen that you two had just gotten married on TV, but I also saw something about her being kidnapped right?" He slowly spoke.

"Yes… Well, all true." I said feeling sick. "She is fine now though… although I think she is pregnant." I gulped.

"By you?" He voiced. I was stunned. "By who else?!" I almost shouted. I looked at the bedroom door, and was glad I had not woken her. "Yeah.. I am sorry. I mean… I thought since she was kidnapped maybe." He apologized.

His apology made my thoughts so much worse. Violent images of Saeed penetrated my thoughts. He wouldn't of touched her would he?

Never the less, I should stop the gossip before it could ever get spread, for her sake and mine. "She was luckily unharmed." I tried to sound friendly.

"Oh thank God." Jack said relieved. "I'm sorry for insinuating anything." He said apologizing again.

"So congratulations… How far along is she?" He asked a bit distracted.

"I think more than… six and a half… weeks… And then counting from last period; plus two maybe…"I sighed. "Something like that…" I said a little frustrated, because that had also been the longest time I went without a woman's affection.

"And have you already done a pregnancy test?" He asked me. "Nah.. no, not yet." I shook my head. "But she has not bled since then?" Jack confirmed. "Although I am a neurosurgeon." He chuckled. "I think it is a good idea the two of you check in today." He said what I was hoping for,

"That would be great." I said relieved. "What time can you be here?"

"Give or take two hours, maybe less." I said scratching my beard. I should shave before I went anywhere. 

"Thank you so much, I'll see you in a bit my friend.." I said before I hung up the phone.