Little Brown Benefit novel Chapter 19

"Hi Josh."

"Hi. I haven't heard from you in weeks. I'm just calling to check in, are you okay?"

"Yeah."

"You don't sound okay."

"I will be."

"I could come by if you wish."

"No no no. I'll be fine. I've just had a lot on my mind lately."

"Okay. I hope you feel better. Bye."

"Bye."

I hung up and exited the bathroom. I went upstairs to my own bedroom and turned the AC on full blast since I was feeling extremely hot with sweat rolling down my forehead. I fell into a deep sleep.

That Friday, I felt more like myself. I had already cashed in my check and opened two accounts for Judy and myself. I decided to take Judy on a crazy shopping spree. She had been growing and needed new clothes.

We hit the city and moved from store to store as we shopped. We laughed and chit-chatted and bought fast food from the street vendors.

Judy and I later on stumbled into a sitting area with a big water spout in the middle. We were having ice-cream when my eyes caught Remy.

"Remy!" I called but she didn't hear and wasn't aware of me calling her. I got up and tried to catch up to her. I was almost at her when I saw her being handed an envelope from someone in a black range rover. I tried to get a better look.

It was Christian's fiancée.

"Why the fuck would Christian's fiancée be giving Remy an envelope? How does she even know Remy?"

It hit me like an angry wave on a surfer in the ocean.

"Remy, YOU BITCH!" I shouted and she turned and saw me coming after her.

Sacha's POV

Remy turned towards me with fear in her eyes. I was the last person she was expecting to run into and when the van pulled away with a loud screech, she had no other choice but to face me.

"Remy, how could you? How could you betray me like this?!" I yelled at the top of my lungs.

"I didn't swear my loyalty to you!" she had the audacity to snap back at me. The center of my palms heated up because it was taking every nerves in my body to not hit my former best friend.

"You're a snake." I told her.

"Oh, so now I'm the snake because I'm making my money moves."

"So that's what this is about, huh, money?"

"You know what is your problem Sacha, you think you're so perfect and such a saint but when Christian came along and offered you money in exchange of sex, you had no problem spreading your legs for him.

"You fainted at your house. Your kid sister called 911, and here you are." She explained as she wrote down something into a chart.

"What caused me to faint, what's wrong with me?" I asked.

"I can tell you've been under a great deal of stress and you haven't been eating right or as you should. You can't be doing that you know, it's not healthy for the both of you."

I nodded my head. "Don't worry, I've been feeding my little sister as should. I always make sure she gets her breakfast on mornings before going to school and dinner when she gets home from school. I know she'll be fine."

"That's lovely but I wasn't speaking about your sister."

"Then what were you talking about when you said 'the both of you'?"

"I'm talking about the baby."

"WHAT BABY?"

"Your baby, you're pregnant."

My mouth shut and my eyes popped opened as I tried to digest what Dr. Ramsey just told me.

"You weren't aware?" She asked me.

I shook my head no, lost for words.

"Well let me be the first to congratulate you. If you turn to the left, that's the monogram right there. I'd say you're about a little over three weeks, close to a month approximately."