Love Over Everything — Chapter 18

Naomi fiddled with the silver necklace she was putting on; hoping to get some comfort from it. She knew what she was going to hear in a few minutes was not what she wanted to hear and neither was she prepared for it.

Naomi had not been feeling well; she now lacks appetite, her favourite foods were like her worst enemy. It was just yesterday she realized she was late for her monthly period.

And that was when it hit her really hard that she might be pregnant. But on the other hand, she was praying for it to be a bug or any other temporary infection but not a baby because she was not ready to be a mother.

She hardly slept last night because of the unending thoughts that were going through her head. She wondered what went wrong because she was on the pill.

As early as 9 in the morning, Naomi left her home for her family hospital. Fortunately, Doctor Marie was able to attend to her as soon as she got there. She told Doctor Marie the reason she was here which was to confirm if she was pregnant or not.

Doctor Marie who was like an elder Sister to Naomi asked some personal questions about her sex life and other necessary things. Naomi replied as truthfully as she could and then Marie ushered her to the Laboratory room where her blood and Urine sample was taken.

Now, Naomi was waiting for the test results in Doctor Marie’s office. Even when she knew that the probability that the test result would come out positive was high, she was kind of hoping a miracle would happen that will make everything negative.

She could have taken a pregnancy test at home but she didn’t trust those sticks either. She prefers to hear the news from a Doctor so she will know what to do next.

Naomi heaved a sigh and then buried her face in her hands. She trusted her birth control pills so much that she didn’t care to make sure Chris wore a condom before making love to her.

He had this effect on her that she seemed to forget everything else whenever he was beside her. During the times they’ve been together, she had always wanted him so bad that she forgot the condom part of the story.

Tears welled up in her eyes at the probability of being a single mother. ‘Where the hell will she get the strength from?’ She knew nothing about babies. Just when she was at the verge of building her career, all of these had to happen.

Doctor Marie walked in, holding a white envelope. She took a seat behind her desk and gave Naomi a sad smile.

Naomi swallowed painfully, her hand still playing with her necklace as she asked. “It’s positive right?”

Doctor Marie nodded and went ahead to open the envelope, she went through the paper and placed it on the table.

"You’re almost three weeks pregnant." She announced.

Naomi nodded absentmindedly, trying to convince herself that it was real and a question popped into her mind “What next Naomi?”

She ran her fingers through her long auburn hair. “I’m so stupid for relying on those pills.” Her voice was full of regret.

“It will be fine Naomi, You’re stronger than you can ever imagine. You will go through this.” Doctor Marie assured.

The Doctor took out a piece of paper, wrote something on it and then handed it over to Naomi.

“I know you said you haven’t experienced any morning sickness but this will do you good. It’s a list of vitamins you should get.”

Naomi reluctantly accepted the paper and stuffed it in her bag without taking a look at it. She just wanted to be alone and think things through. “Thank you, Marie, I’ll see you some other time,” Naomi said as she stood to her feet and reached for her handbag.

Marie stood to her feet, approached Naomi and gave her a comforting hug.

“It will be fine hun.” She assured and Naomi nodded without even looking into her eyes.

The doctor reached for a book in one of her drawers and handed it to Naomi. It was an introduction to motherhood book. It contained all that Naomi needed to know about Pregnancy and Babies in general.

“I’m sure it will be of help.” Doctor Marie said.

Naomi smiled. “It will, Thanks.”

She made her way out of the hospital, got into her car, started the engine and drove to nowhere in particular. She was driving but her mind was far away. She needed to be alone, she needed to think things through and that was what she ended up doing.

Naomi pulled over and drove straight to her apartment. As soon as she pulled up in the driveway, she reached for her phone in her handbag and dialled Victoria, her personal assistant to cancel all her appointments and reschedule for next week. She told Victoria to come up with any excuse she could think of and sincerely apologize on her behalf.

“Okay, but is anything the matter Naomi? This is so unlike you to cancel appointments. Wait what did the doctor say?” Victoria asked, concerned. She was a year younger than Naomi and has been working for her for almost a year. They had a very good boss-employee relationship which was why they were on a first-name basis and they could talk about anything.

Naomi sighed before answering. “Nothing much, I just need to rest which is why I’ve decided to take the day off.”

“Okay, but will you be okay by yourself? I don’t mind coming over to keep you company. My Editor has not gotten back to me so I’m kind of free at the moment.” She offered.

A sad smile found its way to Naomi’s face “You worry too much, Victoria. I’ll be fine. Besides, if you come over we’ll be making conversations throughout and I won’t be able to rest. Today’s a free day for you, go out and have fun. But thanks for your concern.”

“Alright Boss, See you on Monday!”

Naomi groaned “You know I don’t like you calling me that.”

Victoria chuckled “Sorry ma’am, have a wonderful weekend!”

“I’ll, thanks,” Naomi said with a heavy heart before ending the call. Her weekend was far from being wonderful.

Even though Victoria works full time for Naomi, Naomi allowed her to pursue her writing career. Apart from Victoria being an efficient personal assistant, she also writes amazing children’s books. Naomi being the influential person introduced her to a publishing company, they loved the first draft of one of her stories and offered her a publishing deal.

Naomi did not regret employing Victoria. Some of the ideas behind her fashion empire were Victoria’s ideas and she often serves as a creative director in some of Naomi’s photoshoot.

Naomi entered her apartment and crashed on her sofa. She reached for a blanket beside the sofa and wrapped it around herself. She closed her eyes and made conversations in her head.

The first question she asked herself was if she was ready to become a mother. Obviously, she wasn’t ready but what was she going to do?

She had modelling contracts with few companies and being pregnant will not allow her to fulfil her side of the obligation which can lead to a breach of her contract with them.

What will her family say about the pregnancy? Her parents will be disappointed in her. For sure her mother wanted her to mingle but getting pregnant out of wedlock would break her heart. She dare not imagine what her father and brother’s reaction would be like. She had always been her father’s favourite. Will her father treat her the same after hearing she’s pregnant?

She had so many projects to execute this year and she wasn’t sure If being pregnant would allow her to do so.

Should she reach out to Chris that she was pregnant? Even though he had a right to know it still wouldn’t make any sense because he was going to be married in less than forty-eight hours.