He Returns to a Surprising Pregnancy

When my fiance's childhood sweetheart, Jenna Gray, gets assigned to a rural work program, he, Austin Bell, volunteers to go with her for three years.

Before leaving, he holds my hand and tells me a promise. "Save up while I'm gone and build our wedding fund. We'll get married as soon as I come back."

Save up my ass.

The moment he leaves, I start living my best life.

A year later, Austin, who's supposed to be miles away in some rural village, shows up at our door with Jenna in tow. They're here to ask for money.

What he sees when he walks through the door is me, eight months pregnant, lounging on the couch and watching TV.

His hands tremble as he points at my pregnant belly. "I've been away for a year… How are you pregnant?"

"You're early. If you'd stuck to the plan and come back by then, the kid would already be old enough to run errands."

Rage had Austin Bell gasping and wheezing for air. "You had an affair and got yourself knocked up by that cheating bastard! Now, you even have the nerve to talk back!

"Tell me! Who's the father of that monster inside you?"

Annoyed, I frowned. "Watch your manners."

"I was gone for a year and came back to find you carrying another man's child!" Veins bulged on his forehead as he stormed closer.

I took a step back. He swept his arm across the table, scattering the potato chips I'd been snacking on across the floor.

"And you have the audacity to live under my roof! Have you no shame?" he added.

I let out a cold laugh at his outburst and retorted, "Why wouldn't I live here? I'm counting on your mom to attend to my needs and take care of me during my pregnancy.

"As for you, look at you coming back broke and desperate. What do you want this time?"

Austin's hand slapped me across the face before I could even finish. My cheeks burned instantly as I stared at him in shock.

His eyes were bloodshot as he gripped my wrists. "I own this house, you whore! Get the hell out, now!"

He shoved me hard against the table, and a sharp discomfort shot through my abdomen.

I forced down my anger, ready to tell them I'd married Eric Bell when Austin's childhood sweetheart, Jenna Gray, let out a startled cry. "Austin, she must be here for Eric's money!

"Everyone knows he struck it rich after college, so she must've told him the baby's yours. That's the only reason he let her stay here! Why else would she be allowed to stay here comfortably?"

Frowning, I turned to her. "Have you lost your mind? Did it never cross your mind that this baby is Eric's?"

The two of them burst out laughing at my words.

"You shameless slut! Everyone knows Eric's completely devoted to his studies and doesn't even go on the dates people set