Chapter 1040 - He noticed her sadness (2/2)

Sarah opened her eyes and turned her head toward him. She raised her eyebrows questionably.

She can see that he is uncomfortable.

”Whatever it is, just say it.”, she encouraged him. ”The sooner the better so we can sleep.”

”Uhm… I remember that we discussed how after the White corp. company event you will take a test.” He said while keenly observing her expression and his hand gently landed on her belly.

Sarah understood what he is asking. And she also knows that he didn't ask so far because he realized that there is no baby, so he didn't want to upset her by bringing back potentially bad memories. But now he had to ask because he noticed her sadness while holding Cecilia. Of course, he noticed. Aiden never misses a slightest change in her.

Sarah's brain scrambled how to answer. She told herself a million times already that there is no point in him knowing what happened because it will not change the outcome, and it will hurt him. She still remembers clearly how excited he was about the prospect of her being pregnant with his child. She does not want to break his heart. But she also knows that he is looking for answers and he will not give up easily. She needs to say something… and she does not want to lie. Not to Aiden.

”I never took the test.”, she said after a long silence.

He was disappointed by her answer, and at the same time nervous because she answered. And he wanted to know more. ”How come?”

”After they found us, when I woke up…”, Sarah spoke slowly while choosing her words carefully. ”I was bleeding, and there was no baby.”

His handsome eyebrows furrowed, and he closed his eyes while trying to control his raging emotions.

He assumed that it was a miscarriage. As soon as he woke up and he saw that her belly is flat, that possibility was on his mind, but he didn't know when it happened. Now that she said it happened during those few days they were kept captive, several options resurfaced: maybe because she was shot, or because they operated on her arm to remove the bullet without knowing that she was pregnant, or maybe because something else was wrong… He read about the pregnancy when he found out how there is a chance that Sarah is pregnant. And the statistic says that there is a big possibility for a miscarriage in the first trimester.

He pulled her into his embrace.

”I am so sorry you had to go through that on your own.”, he whispered in a shaky voice.

Sarah hugged him back and pressed her lips into a thin line.

She felt a relief because he didn't ask for more details, and because he knows (almost) everything. And if it's up to her, she will make sure that he does not find out that last bit.

Sarah knows that the guilt is eating him up. Guilt because he was not by her side for three long months while she fought their demons by herself. She does not want to add to it, it is not his fault and he should not suffer because of that.

Sarah lifted her left hand and pointed at the three diamonds in her engagement ring.

”Look at this… we should let go of the past, and not worry about the future. They are small and insignificant compared to the present. And right now, the two of us are together. And that is the only thing that matters.”

He smiled sadly and kissed the ring.

”You are the strongest person I've ever met.”, Aiden told her.

”I am strong because you are my strength.”, she responded.

He pulled her close to him and they held each other tightly for a long time in silence… until they slept off.

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