The Forgotten Heiress novel Chapter 88

Jessica strolled at a leisurely pace down a less trodden trail of the nature park; enjoying the solitude and the fresh air. After spending the last five months in a metropolis she was in dire need of both. With every step and breath of fresh air that she took she felt the stress from living in the city leave her body.

When her heart had been broken, it had been the concept of getting lost in the crowd that had lured her to the east coast.

But soon after her arrival she realized that she hated living in the city. With her super heightened senses it had proved difficult to deal with the many different sounds and scents found in the city.

Even worse was the loneliness, she'd never felt more alone as when she was surrounded by so many people.

At first, time crawled by, every second felt like an eternity. She spent most of her days in bed where sleep was her only escape from the pain. In fact, for the first couple of weeks she only bothered to get out of bed to eat or use the restroom.

It was on one of her trips to the restroom a month after her arrival that Jessica realized that her clothes were a little too tight. Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, she noticed for the first time the changes taking place in her body. She did the math in her head and shock had her stumbling back into the wall and sliding down to the floor.

A broken heart wasn't the only reason for her increased appetite and lethargy.

She was pregnant

She didn't need a test to confirm what she already knew but she made an appointment at a local clinic anyways. Two weeks later, under an assumed alias, she met with a doctor who confirmed it-she was having Nicks baby. After promising to take better care of herself and exercise she stumbled out of the clinic in a daze. She made her way to the local pharmacy where she bought the prescribed pre-natal vitamins and headed back to her place.

When she got home she sat on her bed and stared at the bare wall. She laid her hands on her stomach and wept as it all sank in. Nick had gotten everything he set out to get.