A week later and vanessa was due for her first scan. She got up early to prepare while her staff assisted the medical team to set up a room where the scan would be conducted.
Greg forbade her from going to the hospital and stood his grounds despite her arguing.
Vanessa couldn't wait for this to be over. She wished to have the baby this instant and be done with greg for good.
"The room's set and the doctor would be here in fourteen minutes." One of her staff announced at the door of her office.
"Thanks" she replied without looking up from her computer.
She's been doing some serious digging into Victoria lately. She didn't care about her in any way, all she was after was to confirm if she still has a hidden ongoing affair with greg cause it didn't make sense that he would not allow her step out of the house, unless he's hiding something.
She found out about their relationship which ended barely two months after greg abandoned her.
She frowned at this news because Greg was gone for two years, how come they ended things the first two months of his departure. Where had he been all the while? And why is he just showing up now?
She searched the net to see if there was any news about her pregnancy but she found none.
Her pregnancy was unknown to the world, greg kept it a secret, why?
Fifteen minutes later and the doctor arrived. Vanessa sighed before leaving her office.
"Hi!" She greeted the doctor as she entered into the room where the ultrasound would be conducted. She was a month pregnant and was due for her first ultrasound.
Greg was perched on a chair at the corner of the room. They didn't speak to each other as they have not done since the last one week, after the kissing incidence, and when they argued about where the ultrasound would be taking place.
Vanessa laid on the table and took off her shirt exposing the tube she had on. Being that it was her house, there was no need for restriction.
Greg swallowed hard as he stared at her half naked body. Her tummy was still flat but her breasts seemed to have increased a little since the last time he saw them.
"Shall we?" The doctor gestured to an empty seat beside vanessa where greg should sit. The doctor assumed them to be a loving couple so he moved the seat very close to vanessa.
Greg hesitated before taking the seat. Vanessa fixed her eyes on the monitor the whole time, she didn't want to meet his gaze.
As he took her seat, she felt his gaze heavy on her but she didn't turn, she just lay there motionless, absorbing the heat from his gaze.
The doctor took a seat close to the monitor and machine, "this is where the magic begins. You are about to see your baby for the first time in the womb. It can be an overwhelming and exciting experience for first time parents. I need you to be in the moment, don't hold back how you feel." He smiled then proceeded to applying a gel on vanessa's tummy before placing a hand held probe on it.
Before the image of the foetus came on, Vanessa panicked a little, greg noticed it from the way her fingers twitched. He immediately reached for her hand and gave it a soft rub. She eased down when this happened, she looked at greg and she saw he was as nervous as she was. She gave him a faint smile which he returned with a nod.
The image came on and they both gasped. The gloomy atmosphere that hung around them instantly dispersed and joy took over.
"Seems like your baby... Wait a minute, congratulations you are expecting two healthy babies. They are twins!" The doctor's announcement sent a wave of shock across the room.
"What?! Twin? Why?!" Vanessa thought in her mind "how did it happen?!"
Greg didn't know how to react to the news. He had this whole pregnancy scheme planned to be in her life but twins?! He didn't see this coming.
He tried to act cool in order not to make vanessa more anxious than she already is. He could tell from the look on her face that she was in a state of confusion and emotion.
Few minutes later, the sonogram was done, the doctor made printed copies for the couple and bade them farewell.
"Vee..."
"Not, one, word!" Vanessa warned greg in a very stern tone. She put on her shirt and stormed out in rage.
He went after her "vee please stop."
"Why should i do that? Because you're my husband or because i have your heir?" She tsked "well now there are two of them!" She grunted in frustration.
"But can we please talk?" He asked in a calm tone.
"No! I despise you more than ever that i don't want you inches close to me!" She shot and made to leave.
"Why are you mad?" His question stopped her dead on track. She turned and threw her hands in the air.
"Because everything about you has been based on deceit and lies!" She yelled, her tone held a lot of anger, pain and sadness.
He clenched his jaw, it hurts him to see her hurt like this.
"Tell me, why are you here? Asides from the excuse of me not being able to raise a kid all by myself. Why else are you here? Is this some kind of sport for you? Is this another phase of what you did in the past? All i've asked from you since this marriage is a divorce. A simple seamless separation. But you went ahead and complicated things." She shut her eyes and held her forehead.
How would he admit that the reason he came back was because he'd fallen deeply in love with her and couldn't live with the horror of divorcing her. It would kill him if he losses her.
"Do you want to keep it?" The question made vanessa's head spin. She raised her head and looked at him.
"What?! Do you think i'm angry because i have your twins? Well maybe, but not to the point of hurting them and NO! I do not want to abort them. What would that make me?" She began sobbing. He made an attempt to comfort her but she held out a hand that stopped him. "I don't want your pity greg. I want answers. How come about the change in plans to get me pregnant, and how come about the pregnancy?" Her blood shot teary eyes pierced his gaze.
How would he escape from this situation? He was not ready to tell truth behind her pregnancy, she was not ready to hear it. The situation was already heated enough to burn up whatever ounce of affection she had left for him in her heart.
He thought hard on what to do.