"What's troubling you, sweet girl?" Jack Nicholson asked Amanda Lewis after he'd kissed her to get her to stop chewing on her lower lip again.
I guess I'd better bring this up now...
Amanda decided the best way to get Jack to be open to her idea was to make him understand that she hadn't really intended for it to happen... it was just working out that way. She really didn't like the thought of lying to him...
But, it's not exactly a lie...
"Well," she winced as she hesitated slightly, "I'm afraid to bring this up now... when it may already be too late... but... I just realized that... I never even thought about... birth control... "
Jack's eyes widened in total shock.
OH... HOLY SHIT!!! AW FUCKIN' HELL!!! Neither did I... Goddamn it... what do I do if she's pregnant?
His brows furrowed into a frown.
What do you mean, "what do you do...?" It doesn't matter what you do... what matters is what she does...
"Amanda... I'm sorry, because I didn't think about it, either. I'm not really prepared to have any more kids at this point in my life. But at the same time, I can't stand the thought that you'd get rid of an unexpected pregnancy..."
Amanda placed her fingertips over his lips to stop him. "Jack... I'd never do that... especially to you." She took her fingers from his mouth and lowered her eyes. "In fact... I must confess to you that... I'm hoping I'm already pregnant."
Jack put his fingers under her chin and nudged it upward until she looked up at him again. His eyes were narrowed. "What do you mean? Why?"
She swallowed nervously and bit her lip again. "Because... I want a child... and why not have the child of someone I've loved and admired for years! I didn't do this to try to entrap you in any way. Once this weekend is over, you'll never hear from or see me again. And you don't have to worry about how I'll be able to care for the child. We ended up getting a very nice settlement from my father's wrongful death suit because of the accident and the trust fund that was set up provides more than enough for me to live comfortably."
Jack frowned harder as he realized that she'd planned this from the beginning. He backed away from her and sat up on the edge of the bed. "Amanda... how could you do this? Why would you deliberately want to have a baby with someone you know doesn't... love you... and that you were planning all along to raise the child without a father?" He started to get angry, the situation uncomfortably reminding him of his own background.
"Please, Jack... don't be angry with me. I know this sounds terribly wrong and selfish on my part, but... I didn't plan for this to happen! It was just a dream... a foolish wish... that just started to come together this afternoon... when you came to my rescue. I didn't rent a car that would break down on purpose! I had no way of knowing that YOU would be the one who came along right after that happened! I didn't MAKE you pull over to help me! This is just something that I... want. As much as I want you!"
She sat up and moved next to him and laid her forehead against his right shoulder. "Please, Jack... don't be mad at me! I REALLY want this and I won't make any demands on you... you won't have to be involved at all after this weekend... I promise!" she pleaded hoarsely as tears gathered in her eyes.
Jack sighed heavily and closed his eyes. She sounded so sad and... desperate.
OK, sweet girl... I get it... But why did it have to be ME?!!! Why couldn't you just pick some random bastard off the street? I don't know if I'll be able to just walk away if there's a child involved... my child...
Oh... what the fuck are you thinkin', Jack?!! You don't owe this girl anything! You didn't ask for this... she snuck in under your radar and ambushed you! She said it herself... she doesn't expect anything from you! Just relax and enjoy the weekend and don't worry about whether you knock her up... It's her choice...
You just happen to be the lucky bastard she chose...
He sighed heavily one last time and put his hand under her chin, raising her face to look at him. "OK, Amanda... I'll let you have your dream. But I'm still not making any promises... whatever happens... happens. But you do have to promise me one thing... no more tears. We're here to have fun together... Now that I know your ulterior motive and you know that I'll do what I want when we part Sunday night, I guess there's no more unpleasant surprises to spoil the rest of the weekend... right?
Amanda breathed a sigh of relief and smiled softly as she nodded at him.
Oh, thank God... he's not mad! Even if I never see him again after this weekend... hopefully I'll have the best reminder of all...
Jack leaned over and kissed her quickly then he stood up from the side of the bed and looked down at her for a moment. "How about you scoot your ass out to the fridge and get me another beer while I go piss. Please... sweet girl?" he added sarcastically when she raised her eyebrows at him. He realized his request had sounded like he was treating her as a slave... and she obviously wasn't going to kowtow to him... no matter how much she claimed to love and respect him...
Smart girl...
She grinned cheekily at him as she crawled off the bed and headed out to the living area of the seaside bungalow they were sharing for the weekend to the mini fridge in the kitchen. He watched her shapely ass flex and her rounded hips sway as she walked away from him, growling softly as he could already feel a tingling in his loins again.
Goddamn... but she's got a hot body...