A REASON FOR MARRIAGE

CHAPTER 1; BLOOD. 

Changi beach. 7. pm. January 1st, 2007.

Kate couldn't stop thinking about the previous night for so many reasons. One is the mind-blowing lovemaking they had after years of pent-up tension. It might sound tacky but something in her kept whispering that she was definitely pregnant. Oh, what a joy she would have if she'd finally conceived a boy. The unholy shouts of profanity that echoed around their little house made her chocolate face turn crimson red. She didn't know she could blush that hard. 

The second is, Xavier's words "We're not safe here anymore" panic gripped her more efficiently than when her father died.

"What do you mean?" she asked, turning to look him in the eye "what do you mean we're not safe here anymore, is there something wrong?"

"Of course, there's something wrong," Xavier said. 

Then he explained how the Pandora's had secretly poached their neighborhood months ago and were threatening and evicting them. The house agents didn't relay the message at first because they wanted to keep collecting rent money while they delayed. But no matter how they tried to hide it, people started to notice, they saw signs and posters everywhere. Not to mention, the threat calls and messages they received from unknown numbers.

But instead of leaving their homes, they choose to fight back. But Xavier and Kate knew better than to stand in the way of the Pandorans. They were gonna move as soon as possible.

Something within her kept screaming she should get a hold of her daughter fast.

She handed over Genesis to her friend, she wouldn't be in any trouble as long as she could enter the water. She checked her face once more in the bathroom mirror before stepping out to meet nurse Carie, her childhood friend.

She'd met nurse Carie early that morning to let her know what she suspected and how crazy it would sound since it was just last night. Carie encouraged her to wait a week or more before she came in for a test to avoid disappointment but she insisted on going on with it. Later that evening, the hospital called and said that they had the results ready. Kate couldn't receive it alone, but she also didn't want to raise false hopes for Xavier so she called Carie to come with her.

"Took you long enough" Carie complained as soon as Kate came out of the restroom. 

"Okay" Kate jerked "let's get this over with"

Carie took out the envelope and led Kate to a bench. 

"Remember, this doesn't change anything" she warned.

"Okay," Kate replied.

Carie took out the paper and they both read the results.

"OH, MY GOD!" Carie exclaimed.

"I'M FUCKING PREGNANT!!!"

"Shut up!" Carie clamored. 

Then something caught Kate's eye, she grabbed the report, there was something unusual about the report, it was like she was seeing things. 

"Wait wait wait!" Kate tapped profusely on Carie.

"What?!"

"It says here, I'm already 10 weeks pregnant"

Carie snatched back the report. "Now that is messed up," she laughed. "How could you not know?"

"I don't know," Kate laughed back. She was so delighted she couldn't stop laughing. "I can't wait, Carie, I need to let Xavier know" 

"Of course" Carie pulled her friend up, "Go back home and tell him the good news"