Dave was happy as he strolled towards the local supermarket. He needed a few things to top up his stores and was trying to remember them all.
It had started to rain about an hour ago and the pavers in front of the supermarket were slippery especially those that lay on a slope.
As Dave took his time navigating through the shopping crowd he saw out of the corner of his eye a rather tall young woman slip and fall heavily.
She lay awkwardly struggling to get up. Dave moved to help; immediately noticing her large belly, she was pregnant.
“Can I help?” Dave asked, as he knelt beside her. She looked up and he saw tears in her eyes. “I think I may have hurt myself, my stomach is very sore.” she cried as she grabbed his out stretched hand. “I can’t see my groceries, what am I going to do.”
“Don’t worry,” Dave assured her, “I will get your groceries, let’s look after you first.” He lifted her up and helped her to a nearby bench. Sitting her down, he went and retrieved her groceries and brought them back.
“Now lets have a look at you, will I call an Ambulance?”
No, No, I don’t want an ambulance; they’re too expensive, I will be right if I sit here for a moment.” She cried.
Dave checked her over, she had grazed her elbow and her knee was bleeding. He took his handkerchief and wiped her arms and legs, as he did he studied her closely.
She was very young, and very pregnant, with big soft brown eyes, she had the warm sexy glow of motherhood, she was quite beautiful. His cock sat up and took an interest, when he noticed that the legs he was wiping were legs to die for.
Dave tried to hide the lump in his jeans.
“Now you just sit there, while I bring you a coffee. You’ll feel better after a rest.”
She smiled at him “you are very kind, you really are going to much trouble for a stranger.”
“I will be all right; I will just sit here for a while.”
Dave bought coffee and sat with her. “Do you want some help to your car?” He asked
“I don’t have a car, I will get the bus when I feel a little better.” she replied quietly.
Dave offered his hand “My names Dave, I will drive you home if you like? “Oh no that would be too much trouble and I don’t really know you.”
Then she blushed and said “I didn’t mean to be rude I’m Annabelle. I am sorry if I insulted you. I must thank you for your help. I don’t know what I would have done without you.”
Dave sat for a while, and then said “you just rest here, while I do my shopping. When I come back, I will get you home.”
“Don’t worry” she whispered “I will be ok, thanks again for your help.”
Dave spent some time shopping. When he returned she was still there. He could tell she was in some pain from her strained appearance.
H e went and got his Jeep drove as close to her as possible then ignoring her objections picked her up and sat her in the jeep.
“Don’t argue with me, I’m taking you to the local hospital, it’s free,” he said as they drove away.
At the hospital, he again picked her up like a baby and carried her into emergency.
Once inside nurses rushed to help, they obviously thought he was her husband, telling him to sit outside and wait for his wife.
He was sitting dozing, when a nurse approached and called him Mr Johnson, “your wife is ok, more importantly the doctor says the babies ok, and your wife will be out in a moment.” A few minutes later Annabelle was escorted out to sit beside him. “Matron will be out in a moment” the nurse said as she left.
Dave smiled at Annabelle, “they think I’m your husband,” she grabbed his hand, “I’m sorry, I didn’t tell them you were.”
“Hey don’t get upset I would be proud to be the expectant father,” Dave exclaimed squeezing her fingers.
Just then matron arrived smiling when she saw them holding hands, “Bring you wife back tomorrow at 9am sharp, and look after her please, give her a good body massage tonight. You are both lucky she didn’t do real damage.”
Annabelle started to speak but Dave broke in “thank you for your help we will be here.”
When they were back in the jeep, Annabelle angrily asked “why did you promise for me to be there at 9 am tomorrow. I can’t get a bus before 9.30. Why didn’t we tell them you are not my husband?”
Dave replied “Look, it would have been embarrassing for you to try to explain to them, that I was a complete stranger especially when they saw us holding hands.”
“Any way there is no need for them to know.”
“Don’t worry about tomorrow I will get you there.”
Dave drove her home and carried her into the unit. The rooms were sparsely and poorly furnished. She was embarrassed and started to cry.” I don’t know what I am going to do; my husband has shifted here for work as a sub contractor. He works hard but doesn’t seem to be interested in me or the baby.”
“He comes home drunk after dark every night and leaves very early.”
“We haven’t made any friends.”
“I don’t have any relatives here.”
“We don’t have much money.”
“We fight all the time.”
Tears welled in her beautiful brown eyes.
“He hasn’t made love to me since I became pregnant. He says I am ugly with a fat belly.”
Her voice was getting louder and louder, “oh God, what are we going to do? What am I going to do?”
Dave took her in his arms and cuddled her close, “Don’t worry I will help, it will all work out.” She looked up at him with her tear stained eyes as he leant forward and kissed her.
She started to pull away, said “No” but kissed him back.
