Falling for Trouble

A low groan left him as his balls drew up tight right before his cum spewed out and covered his hand. He didn’t bother getting up right away to clean himself up.

This was not the direction he wanted to go, not when he had been trying so damn hard to be a better person, but everything that meant anything in his life had slipped through his fingers. This was not how he wanted things to end, and so he was going to fucking do something about it.

Abe was going to make Sophia see that Hunter was not the man for her.

He was.19One week later“Thank you for dinner, Hunter.” Sophia waited seven whole days to finally tell Hunter she was pregnant. She should have done it sooner, and there was no excuse for not, but her fear of Hunter’s reaction kept her quiet.

She liked him, but he wasn’t Abe. It didn’t matter that she was pregnant with Abe’s baby, because she knew in her heart things with Hunter could have never progressed. The time away from Abe only made her want him that much more, but her need to try to face a reality she didn’t want had made her stubborn. Not anymore though.

Hunter would know, and then she would tell Abe everything.

Hunter walked her to her door and took both her hands in his. “It was my pleasure, Soph.” His smile was so genuine that she hated having to say anything, but prolonging it would only make things harder.

Hunter was a good guy, and he didn’t deserve being cornered and blindsided because of the trouble she got herself in and her feelings for another man.

“I’d like to do it again. Maybe Saturday?”

She didn’t say anything, just looked at his handsome face, wishing things could be different. Hunter was the kind of man she could see herself falling for one day, one day a long time from now, maybe. Abe was still too big a part of her life for her to think of a future without him, no matter how hard she tried.

“Hunter…” God, how in the hell did someone break it off with another person? She had never been in this situation, not even with the few boyfriends she had. Those had all been a mutual spilt without any kind of animosity involved. She had a feeling that wouldn’t be the case in this situation. He let go of her hands and took a step back.

When she lifted her eyes to his, she saw something shift in his expression. He shoved his hands in his front pockets, a defensive move she presumed, and he waited for her to continue.

“I think maybe…” She took a deep breath. “You’re a great guy, and I enjoyed my time with you, but this isn’t going to work. Things can’t go any further.” He didn’t say anything for so long she started to twist her hands together, feeling slightly uncomfortable.

“Why? I thought things were going good, Sophia.”

“They were. They are.”

“Then what’s wrong?” He sounded so earnest, like she was breaking his heart after only four weeks of dating.

“I…” Lord, this was so hard. Taking a deep, calming breath, she just spit it out. “I’m pregnant... and in love with someone else.”

The mask was once again on his face, and she wished she could wash it away.

She hurriedly continued so he wouldn’t get the wrong idea. “I just found out about the pregnancy a week ago.” Awkwardness claimed her in that moment. “The one and only time I had sex, I ended up…” She swept a hand down her body, because she didn’t really want to say the rest. She was afraid to look at him, afraid to see the anger and disgust that would surely be on his face. His words surprised her though. Sophia wanted to be honest, and so she was.

“Are you okay? I assume the father is the man you’re in love with? Does he know?”

Lifting her head, she felt tears start to form in her eyes and thought of Abe. “I’m okay, I guess.” She took a deep breath. “No, the father doesn’t know, and yes, he is the one I’m in love with.” He nodded but didn’t make a move or say anything. For some reason, she felt the need to elaborate, to tell him the truth, yet not tell him that it was Abe she slept with.

“He was my first, and we only slept together once. He was drunk and the next morning didn’t remember what we had done.”

The look he gave her was one of sympathy, and she felt like the biggest bitch in the world. She was pregnant with another man’s baby, loved someone else, and was breaking up with him, yet here he was feeling bad for her.

“I know I have to tell him, but how in the hell do you tell someone you are pregnant with their baby when they don’t even remember sleeping with you?” The tears she thought would stay back flowed freely now. Hunter wrapped her in his arms, and she buried her head in his chest. After the shit she just dropped in his lap, he was still kind enough to hold and comfort her. He deserved so much better than what she could ever give him.