Carol felt restless and irritable, deciding to retreat to her bedroom for an afternoon nap.
In the late afternoon, as the doctor arrived for a house call to examine her, he prescribed medication to help sustain her pregnancy. Hesitating, she eventually asked, "If I don't want to keep the baby, is now the best time to have an abortion?"
The doctor's hands trembled with the medication, his eyes darting towards Felix.
Felix's face was dark and intense as he stared at her unwaveringly.
"Do you not want this child, or do you not want me?"
Carol's heart skipped a beat, the image of him leaping from the helicopter replaying in her mind.
The sense of helplessness irritated her, yet the thought of compromise tasted bitter.
She felt like a butterfly trapped in a glass jar, unable to break through the invisible barrier.
The doctor, sensing the tension, quietly packed up his things and left.
Carol remained silent, her hand subconsciously resting on her still-flat belly.
The living room fell into silence. She lowered her lashes, catching sight of Felix sitting down beside her, then pulling her into his embrace, burying his head in the crook of her neck.
Carol intended to push him away, but as her hand touched him, she felt his wet cheeks. His shoulders were slightly shaking.
Suddenly at a loss for words, she withdrew her hand quickly.
She had suspected Felix might cry, but now she was acutely aware of his tears.
But what good were tears?
She had cried many times before, to the point where she no longer had any tears left.
Tears were the cheapest commodity.
She opened her mouth to speak.
But just then, Felix released her, grabbed his blazer, and stormed out the door.
A sudden pain clenched at Carol's heart, as if bitten by a venomous creature.
She lay there on the couch, suddenly feeling the weight of life's exhaustion.
Maja was perusing the latest financial news at Greenfield Gardens when the maid mentioned Felix had arrived.
She thought she must have misheard. Felix at Greenfield Gardens?
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Author, would you story about Ryan settling down and another story on Eric regaining his body and memories back from Patrick, and Eric also settling down as I find it so disheartening for him to have gone through what he went through at the research institute, and I'll like for him to get his "golden boy" life back though, not at the detriment of Ian....
When will the author update to finish Beck's story? What about Dylan and Tyler's love lives? Also, I'll like the author to write on Wilma and Elvis ending up together as she was quite persistent in pursuing him. And Shawn's story, Cornelia Sullivan and Omar Casson. Also, a little write-up on Jeff (Ian's assistant) love life, too. Thanks, author for updating....
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