Bittersweet

Hey there, so I'm finally updating... I hope you like the story so far...please let me know what you think! A few reviews wont hurt...:-( How can I improve my writing, if you don't let me know...
Anyways, enjoy the next part.

Katie went along the dark corridor. She was scared and longed to be held tight in his arms where she belonged, where she was safe.

She heard water splashing somewhere and followed the noise. Suddenly she stood in front of a closed door, the water splashing behind it. As she put her hand on the

handle the water was turned off. So there was somebody in there. She could hear somebody stepping out of the shower and whistling some totally discordant melody.

She could picture him in there. Water dripping from his hair, his skin hot and wet from the water, water dripping from his hair. Slowly she opened the door. There he

stood, only a towel wrapped around his waist. He wasn’t surprised to see her, in fact, he gave her one of those smiles that could just make your heart stop beating, your

knees go weak and your hands tremble with desire.

“You’re late. Got a good excuse?”

She went over to him, put her hands on his neck and gave him a long, gentle kiss. “I’m sorry.”, she whispered. He tightened his arms around her and pulled her closer.

“And I forgive you.” He kissed her nose.

Katie snuggled up to him. Her hands wrapped around his waist, she held him tightly and hid her face. Her top got soaked and she could feel his skin shiver under her

breath, hear his heart beat. She enjoyed the amazing sound of it, so wonderful, so soothing. She calmed down immediately. Here she was safe, nothing would happen

to her.

Orlando kissed her forehead, he pushed her away a bit and his lips came down to search hers. Their tongues met in a hungry kiss. “I’m never gonna let you go

again...”, she whispered as his kisses went down her throat. She sighed deeply. When suddenly there was a loud voice screaming somewhere outside. They turned

around in panic.

“KATIIIIIIE!”

Orlando slowly went towards the door. She tried to hold on to him, but he went on. He opened the door, only a tiny bit, and shut it again. Panic in his eyes he stared at

her, then kissed her desperately, as if it was their last kiss.

“KAAAAAAAAAAATIIIIIIIIIIIIE!”

“I love you and always will...”, he whispered, before he pushed her out the door.

Katie screamed and sat up in her bed.

Jamie was beside her, and rubbed her arm. “Honey, I’ve been trying to wake ya up....shhh...it was just a dream, come on....go to sleep again...shhhh...come on,

darling, we don’t have much time left...come back to sleep...”

He pushed her back into her pillows, put his arms around her and snuggled up to her. Still uttering soothing sounds. Katie could just stare at the ceiling. She wasn’t tired

anymore. Another one of those dreams. Jamie had already fallen asleep again. She could hear his breath, regularly, the sound she had come to love so much over that

past few years. She looked at him lovingly, his nose sniffed, like a rabbit and quiet snores came through it.

Suddenly she felt disgusted. She fought herself out of the bed and ran to the toilet, throwing up yesterday’s dinner. Afterwards she leaned over the sink, splashing cold

water in her face to wash away the sweat. What in the world was happening to her???

She hard hardly been sleeping over the past few weeks, had eaten like a cow and thrown it all up afterwards....She stared at the reflection of herself in the mirror. Water

was dripping down her face when the sudden look of understanding appeared in her eyes. It clicked. No, she thought, “NO! That just....NO! There was no way this

could’ve happened! NO!” She covered her mouth, desperately trying to suppress the next wave of sickness coming over her.

“NO! This can’t....Oh fuck fuck fuck FUCK! Now, just sit down, relax, breathe...breathe in...out...in...out....yes, just calm down. You’ve got it under control...” She sat

down on the toilet seat. Her heart was pumping in her chest as if it wanted to break the world record. She tried hard to control herself, but the panic rose...What if she

was... Katie didn’t even dare to think the word. “No, no, that’s impossible...well, not really impossible, but improbable”, she muttered to herself, “There’s no way, this

could have happened, Katie, calm down, for fuck’s sake!”

Oh, I just had my period, I’m sure I just had it like...TWO months ago! NO NO NO NO!!!

Katie felt the tears roll down her cheek, she got up and nervously walked up and down in the bathroom. Again she splashed water into her face, she was sweating all

over. “It’s okay, Katie, be happy, it’s a miracle, you’re probably pregnant. It’s a miracle...you and Jamie are gonna have a baby...” The angel on her right shoulder

seemed to say. But then the devil appeared on her left shoulder, a mean grin on his face. “No, you’re not, and you know it! It’s impossible. It can’t be Jamie’s child!”

She sobbed in despair. No, no, no...

Then she heard steps out in the corridor and quickly went to lock the door. Jamie knocked quietly. “Katie, hey, honey, are you okay?”

“Yes, I’ll be out in a second, darling. Just give me a second...” She splashed more cold water into her face and flushed the toilet. Another glance into the mirror, she still

looked as if she’d cried, but it could be mistaken as sleepy...after all it was dark outside. She opened the door, trying to look as sleepy as possible. “Hey”, she

whispered and fell into his embrace. “Hey, honey...is everything alright...” He held her tight. After all these years, he still cared, he still held her when she needed it, he

was still there. Katie, you horrible monster! How could you do this to the man you love???

“Yes, I’m fine. I just couldn’t sleep, had a nighhtmare...Let’s go back to bed, okay?”

“Okay.”, he whispered. He wrapped her arm aroun her waist and guided her back to their bed. He tugged her in and then cuddled up beside her. “You seem to have

quite a few nightmares lately...”

“Mmh..”, she murmured pretending to be half asleep. But he felt her shoulders tighten under his touch. He could tell she’d been lying to him. But why? What was wrong

with her? He knew there was something bothering her, but whenever he tried to talk to her about it, she just blocked. There was nothing he could do. He knew he could

never force her to talk to him, but he longed for it. During the last few weeks she had changed so much. She had become calm and somehow sad. As if there was

something in her that oppressed her natural happiness. And she looked sick. All her nightmares, she got dizzy or sick more often and seemed to have gained weight,

well she did eat a lot. But still, she seemed to be tired all the time, stressed out. He was really worried. Katie never let herself go like that. There is definitely something

going on. If he could just figure out a way to help her...
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