Natasha sighed as she looked at her phone that was in her hand, she was contemplating whether or not to do this, on one hand, she just wanted to pour out everything on what had been happening to her, but on the other hand she did not want to feel shame, the shame of being told that something you would go into would bring nothing but problems, and in the end, the people who had warned you were right.
"Get yourself together Natasha just… just, do it" said Natasha to herself as she sighed, lately, she felt like she was the only person that she could talk to, and not feel condemned or ridiculed at all.
"Yes, just do it" said Natasha to herself as she looked down at her phone and she dialed the number that she was looking at, as she put her phone to her ear and she held her breath as her call was picked.
"Hi dad" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Hell Natasha, how are you my dear?" asked Larry as he smiled and his voice came out from the other side of the line.
"I am good Dad, and how are you doing?" asked Natasha as she smiled, she knew that she was a bad daughter, she had avoided calling or seeing her dad for the past three months just because she did not want to end up slipping up and crying like a baby about her all problems.
"I could be better" said Larry as he laughed, he was surprised that his daughter had called him after so long, but he did not mind, he just loved to hear her voice, but he could tell that there was something wrong in her tone.
"Dad, I'm sorry" said Natasha as she sighed, she was apologizing for everything, for not listening to him, for not seeing him as often as she was supposed to.
"Don't be dear, you are young, you have your life to live, so I understand if you need more time for yourself" said Larry as he smiled.
"Daddy I… I need to tell you something" said Natasha as she sighed and she forced herself to say it.
"Okay" said Larry as he could now tell that something was seriously wrong, Natasha only called him daddy when she was scared, or she had done something wrong.
"I can't tell you over the phone, can I come over?" asked Natasha.
"You don't need to ask my dear, just come over" said Larry as he smiled.
"Okay dad, I will be right there" said Natasha.
"Alright, I will be waiting" said Larry as he smiled and Natasha ended the call as she shook her head, she was going to tell him, everything, she had already made up her mind.
…
Dom sighed, after the drama that happened in the morning with Natasha and his Grandfather, he really was not in a good mood, it just irritated him how Natasha could pretend so much, after she was caught red handed, he just found it unfair that his own Grandfather would be siding with her and not his own grandson, Dom was just so frustrated.
In the middle of his frustration and thoughts of anger, his phone suddenly rang, which snapped him out of all his thoughts as he picked up the call without even looking at who it was that was calling him.
"Hello" said Dom as he put his phone to his ear.
"Hello Dom" came Larry's voice from the other side of the line.
"Hello Uncle, how are you?" asked Dom as he wondered why Larry had called him, maybe Natasha had gone reporting to him just like she had done before.
"I am not well Dom, I would like to see you" said Larry.
"Well alright Uncle, what time would be good for you?" asked Dom.
"Right now if possible" said Larry as he did not sound friendly at all.
"Alright Uncle, I will come and see you" said Dom.
"Alright" said Larry as he ended the call and Dom squinted his eyes, he knew that Larry only got this serious when it was a matter that concerned Natasha, he knew that Larry did not know what Natasha had done, or else he would have called him earlier, maybe Natasha just wanted to keep her saint façade up with her Father, and honestly Dom didn't care at all, she could do whatever it was that she wanted to do.
Dom sighed as he closed his laptop and he stood up from his desk, he had to go and see Larry.
…
"Come in" said Larry as he heard a knock on the door to his room.
"Good Evening Uncle" said Dom as he walked into Larry's room as he closed the door behind him.
"Good Evening Dominic, please take a seat" said Larry as he looked up from his wheelchair and he gestured that Dom sit on the couch across him.
"Alright Uncle" said Dom as he sat down, he was one that respected his elders, that was how he was raised, which was why he could not turn down Larry's invitation to see him, in fact he had expected it to come earlier.
"I suppose that you know why I called you here" said Larry as he looked very serious.
"Well Uncle, it must be about Natasha is it not?" asked Dom.
"Yes, do you know that she is pregnant?" asked Larry as he watched Dom's face closely, Natasha had told him everything, from how Dom thought that she had drugged him, to how now she was carrying his child and how things between them were in shambles.
It made his heart ache, to know that his daughter had been suffering so much, and she did not tell him at all, he blamed himself for not checking in on her like he was supposed to, he regretted that she did not tell him all of this earlier, as soon as it all happened.
"Yes, I know, she came to the office today with Grandfather to tell me" said Dom.
"You do not look pleased" said Larry.
"That is because the child is not mine Uncle" replied Dom simply, he was going to be honest here, he was not going to talk to Larry like his Father in law, no, he was going to speak to him like men, from a man to another man.
"Natasha told me everything, and from what she said, it is clear that you are the only man she has been with" said Larry.
"I don't know about that Uncle, quite frankly, I don't trust her, she misused my trust" said Dom.
"You know that I trust my daughter, and what she told me was the truth" said Larry.
"I understand that Uncle, you are her father after all, and of course you would trust your child" said Dom as that was only normal.
"But in all honesty, as for me Uncle, I do not believe that baby is mine" said Dom.
"And what if it is?" asked Larry as he did not care, all he wanted was for Dom to accept the child, he did not want his daughter to end up suffering.
"Well Uncle, I don't pull my own leg" said Dom.
"Dominic, all I want is that my daughter be taken well of, and that she should not suffer at all" said Larry.
"I understand that Uncle, and I respect that, before I married Natasha, I promised you that I would take care of her, you made me promise, and I am a man that keeps his promises" said Dom.
"Which is why I never sent her out of the house, she moved out on her own accord, Uncle I respect you, and as a man, I know that you would never accept the paternity of a child that is not yours" said Dom.
"For you to speak this way, then you obviously know what you are going to do" said Larry.
"What I can tell you Uncle is that, when the child is born, I will take a DNA test with the child, and if the child is mine, so be it, I will take full responsibility for the child" said Dom.
"And if it's not?" asked Larry.
"I would rather not tell you what my plans are, out of respect for you Uncle" said Dom.
"Very well" said Larry.
"And what about Natasha?" asked Larry.
"She will be taken care of, just like normal, she is legally still my wife, all I want is that she does not speak to me, or come near me at all" said Dom.
"We are family, and we are also business partners, this family dispute should not affect the business at all" said Dom as Larry sighed, he knew that Dom cared about the business more than anything else.
"I know that the child is yours" said Larry.
"Uncle, what Natasha did to me is unforgivable" said Dom.
"Natasha is my daughter, and I know here, she did not drug you" said Larry.
"You are free to think whatever you want to think Uncle, but the video evidence of her doing so cannot convince me otherwise" said Dom.
"Is there any chance that the video is false?" asked Larry.
"Not a chance Uncle, no one knows about the security cameras, and Natasha was clearly seen doing what she did" said Dom.
"I know that she is innocent" said Larry as he had no doubt on his mind at all, he knew that his daughter, his Tasha would never do such a thing.
"Those who we think are innocent are not actually innocent" said Dom as he smiled.
"Well Dom, that is all I wanted to speak to you about, you can take your leave now" said Larry as he did not want to end up hating Dom, Natasha has pleaded with him and asked him not to be angry with him.
He knew that his daughter was in love, but she pardoned Dom too much, either way, he would respect her wishes since he had promised her that he would, so he just needed Dom to go, before he got angry.
"Alright Uncle, have a good evening" said Dom as he stood up.
"Hmm" said Larry as Dom walked out of his room and he closed the door behind him, leaving Larry alone with his thoughts, he was going to be a grandfather, but he was not happy about that at all, he only wished that his daughter did not have to go through all of this.
…
Five Months Later.
Ernest was pacing up and down, he was in the hospital, Natasha had called him saying that her water broke, and he rushed as quick as he could to the house before brining her to the hospital.
Ernest could not calm himself down, he brought out his phone from his pocket at he dialed a number and his call was answered.
"Hello Grandfather" said Dom as he picked up the phone and he put it to his ear as he sighed a document.
"Dominic, Natasha just entered into labour, come to the hospital now" said Ernest as he really could not calm himself down, he was praying that everything would be smooth and that Natasha would deliver safety, he did not remember the last time he was this jittery, he would have to say that it was when Lulu was born that he last felt this way.
"And why do I need to come over there?" asked Dom as he finished signing the document and he handed it to his secretary as she nodded and she walked out of his office.
"She is delivering your baby right now" said Ernest.
"You do not know that for sure Grandfather until the DNA test is taken" said Dom, he did not even know Natasha's due date, he did not care, but he was sure that she was not supposed to be due for another month or so.
"Oh shut up you boy, your first child is being born and you are not here, you better get yourself over here before I count till one hundred or else, Natasha is still your wife, and her husband, better be here before I disown him" said Ernest as he sounded very fed up with the idiotic actions of his Grandson.
"I will see if I can get there in time" said Dom as he sighed.
"You better, or else Dominic, I am not joking with you at all" said Ernest as he ended the call, he had better things to do, he was going to call Larry.
Dom sighed as he lazily stood up from his desk, he knew that his Grandfather was not bluffing at all, Dom only cared about what the DNA test would say.
In the delivery room.
Natasha was in pain serious pain, all she could see was the light above as she groaned, she felt like her body was no longer her own, she could not control anything at all, she did not know what happened, one minute she was fine, and the next she was standing in a pool of what seemed like water and her contractions became more violent.
"Mrs. White, look at me, I need you to breath, alright, breathe" came the voice of a nurse in blue as she looked at Natasha and Natasha nodded her head.
"Like this, he he, ho ho" said the nurse as Natasha followed after her, the breathing helped, but she was still in so much pain.
"That's right, like that good, good" said the nurse as she smiled, her job was to make sure that Natasha was calm and comfortable.
Natasha was already ready for the delivery to be taken, she knew that she was going to have a girl, Natasha did not know how to feel but right now, she just wanted the baby out of her, so this pain would stop, she felt like her lower body had melted, the pain she was feeling right now was uncontrollable.
"Alright, Mrs. White, I need you to push alright" came the voice of a female Doctor as she was dressed in white and Natasha nodded her head, there were two other nurses the room along with her.
"Push" said the Doctor as Natasha did as she was told.
"Ahhhh…" screamed Natasha as she pushed and she stopped, it just so painful, she was sweating, and not because the room was hot, but because she was in so much pain, no one told her that giving birth was actually so painful like this.
"Push" said the doctor once again as Natasha shook her head, she couldn't it was just too painful.
"Mrs. White, you can hold my hand okay, we need you to push" said the nurse beside her as she held Natasha hand as tears began to drop from Natasha's eyes.
"The only way we can get the baby out is for you to push, I know it is painful, but you need to push alright dear" said the nurse as she smiled, Natasha nodded her head.
"Push" said the Doctor again as Natasha did as she was told.
"I can see the head" said the Doctor.
"Dear, you need to give one final push alright?" asked the nurse as she smiled at Natasha gently and Natasha nodded her head.
"Push" said the Doctor once again as Natasha gave it one final push as she felt like life was being sucked out of her.
"It's a girl" said the Doctor as she smiled and the cries of a new born baby filled the room as Natasha heaved and she closed her eyes.
"You did it dear, you did it" said the nurse as she smiled and all Natasha could do was heave as her eyes were closed, she did not think that she had enough strength to carry her baby.
"The baby needs to be incubated, please take care of that nurse" said the Doctor as she gave the crying baby to one of the nurses.
"Yes Doctor" said the nurse as she took the baby and she walked out of the room.
"Please clean her up" said the Doctor as she turned to look at the two other nurses.
"Yes Doctor" said the nurses as the Doctor left the delivery room to tell Ernest the good news.
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