Chapter 15: I'm Not

Anna met Antonio on the patio the following afternoon after he came from work.

"There's something I have to say," she begun as she held her stomach and lowered her head.

Antonio saw this as a sign that she was feeling overwhelmed. Maybe from the entire crazy episodes she had with his wife and their lawyer.

He quickly apologized. "Look Anna, I'm really sorry about what happened. I had no idea Melissa would of went that far and I know what we did was terrible to begin with but you don't deserve any harsh treatment for it. It wasn't only you, it was me too."

Anna looked up at him. He was making it more difficult to say what she actually wanted to say.

"Anna, I want you to know that I'll be there for the baby. You don't have to worry about a thing. I've got everything."

"Antonio! There're no baby!" she let out quickly through a breath that was getting sucked away.

Antonio was dumbstruck as if he hadn't heard her correctly. "Excuse me?"

Anna inhaled deeply, trying to restore her breathing and ease her fear.

"There's no baby. I'm not pregnant."

"Oh my goodness Anna! Did you had an abortion behind our backs?"

"No Antonio. I was never pregnant to begin with. I made it all up so that you wouldn't leave for your honeymoon in such a rush. I got a fake pregnancy test at a prank shop and decided to scare you and in another sense, Melissa would know the truth, that you cheated on her with me. I wanted to see the two of you break up so I could have you to myself. I love you Antonio."

Anna made a beeline towards him but he held up his hand, stopping her in the path. "You're fucking delusional, you know that right? What the hell made you think that you could just waltz into my home and get in the middle of my relationship with a lie?
What the fuck is wrong with you Anna? Or is this another lie too? Tomorrow, are you going to tell me that you were lying and that you're actually pregnant?"

Anna remained silent, allowing him to blow off his steam. "I can't believe this. Does Melissa know about this?"

Anna shook her head no.

"You're sick Anna! You need help! You're deranged and damaged in that twisted head of yours. There's something wrong with you!"

"What's with all the yelling?" Melissa asked as she joined them outdoors.

Antonio folded his arms on his impressive chest. "Are you going to tell her or should I?"

"Tell me what?" Melissa asked again as she looked between them. She hated seeing them together. There was always something going on between the two. "What's going on?"

"Anna's not ....."

"I'll tell her!" Anna let out and she turned towards Melissa.

"You're not what Anna? Not going to leave the house? Not going to start over your life? Not pregnant?"

"You had that correct," Anna said.

"I had what correct?"

"I'm not pregnant."

Melissa's eyes popped out. A twirl of mixed emotions started in her stomach but rage was clear. Rage that she had hired Anna, thinking she was someone very different and unique.

Rage that she had seduced her now husband and slept with him after knowing for certain that he was in a relationship.

Rage that she would make up such a lie to create a diversion between them.

She moved swiftly towards Anna and struck her across the face. "You bitch! You think this is funny and this is a game! You made us believe that you were pregnant with his baby!"

"No. She made it up because she didn't want us to honeymoon," Antonio stated. He moved forward and held onto Melissa before she went off on Anna again.

"I want you out. I want you out of my house. Pack up your things! Pack everything and get out of my house!" Melissa yelled.

"I'm sorry," Anna apologized. She turned on her heels and went into her bedroom. She packed up her things with tears of regret running down her face.

Why couldn't she be a better person?

Why was it that she always felt the need to put herself in disgraceful situations?

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After two hours, she had finish. She packed all her belongings into a small
suitcase and rolled it to the front entrance of the house.

Antonio was standing right in front the door, still dressed in his Armani suit. "For what it's worth, I still wish you all the best in life and I hope you find the happiness you're looking for."

"Thank you."

He lay her last paycheck onto the suitcase and stepped aside. Anna picked up her paycheck, pushed open the door and walked out of the premises.

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