This is a continuation of the story 'A True Alpha Ch. 01' and 'A True Alpha Ch. 02'. I would highly recommend you to read those two stories before you begin this one.
Deep inside Denise's body, hundreds of millions of sperms begin their journey to find an egg and fertilize it. Denise's body responds the way it should. It thinks of these sperms as intruders and starts killing them one by one. This was what they would always do. But this time, it was different. It wasn't just a handful of sperms, like usual, that they would easily kill off. This time, they were hundreds of times more in number. Not only that, these brown sperms were a million times more persistent and eager.
Despite trying its best, Denise's body could only kill a small percentage of them. The sperms kept moving. The sperms knew their job and were more than determined to fulfill it. They pushed further. Several hurdles later, only a few million of them remained. And now, they could see their destination... the egg... Denise's white egg.
The sperms increased their speed. Each sperm was now eager to finish the race first and meet the coveted egg. Finally, one chosen sperm finished the race. It reached the egg and kissed it. The white egg assimilated the brown sperm inside it. Both released their respective genetic materials. Their nuclei meet, their chromosomes combined and thus, a new zygote is formed, initiating a new life inside Denise.
This was what Denise could not stop herself from thinking, as she stood in front of Jason after informing him of her pregnancy and the fact that it was Raj's baby inside her.
Jason looked dumbfounded. He did not know how to respond. Denise had both her hands placed on her belly, as if she was hugging her baby. Her eyes were full of tears. They were tears of joy... the joy of becoming a mother. But also, tears of doubt... not knowing how her boyfriend would react to the fact that she had another man's baby growing inside her.
"How... how is that even possible?" asked Jason, after a long time.
"We stopped tracking my menstrual cycle a long time back... neither of us cared for it. I have done my calculations. The weekend I was with Raj... I was ovulating." Replied Denise.
Jason could not say anything more. There was an awkward silence.
"I'm sorry, honey. But... what are we gonna do?" asked Denise.
Their eyes met.
Before Jason could say anything, Denise said, "Please don't ask me to abort or abandon my baby. Please don't ask me to put it up for adoption... It's mine... I want to raise it. I want to be its mommy."
Jason could see Denise weeping as she spoke it. How much she wanted this, it was clear. Jason could easily feel the irresistible desire of motherhood in her.
He got up and hugged her. Denise hugged him back.
"You know, none of this would have happened if I hadn't asked you to sleep with someone else." Said Jason. Denise listened.
"I am equally responsible for this." Said Jason.
"I am not sure if I will be a good dad to this baby, but I can try." Said Jason. Denise's eyes lit up. She kissed Jason. Jason kissed her back. They hugged each other.
Denise was happy. Her baby will have a dad. Being raised by a single mother, she knew the difficulties her mom had to face to raise her. Growing up without a dad, she knew what it felt like. She did not want her baby to go through that.
Denise kissed Jason again.
"Honey... we have to tell Raj." Said Denise.
"Why?" asked Jason.
"It is his baby inside me... biologically, this is his child. He has a right to know... that he is a father... that he has a child." Said Denise. She could see the irritation on Jason's face.
"Also... I want to make some things clear with him... that we will be the parents of this baby... that we will raise it. I don't him to make a claim on this baby later." Continued Denise.
Jason understood her point but still, he was irritated.
"Don't worry, I will talk to him." Said Denise.
A few hours later, Denise contacted Raj and asked him if he could facetime her. She wanted to talk on Video. She did not tell Raj anything about the pregnancy yet.
Raj was elated when Denise contacted him. Did she want to spend another weekend with him? Will he get to have more sex with her? He kept thinking.
Finally, they facetimed each other.
"Hi Denise." Said Raj. His eyes lit up when he saw Denise. She was so beautiful.
"Hey Raj." Replied Denise.
"Raj... there is something I wanted to talk to you about." Said Denise.
"Sure, tell me what is it?" asked Raj.
Denise sighed.
"I am pregnant, Raj." Replied Denise. Raj was shocked.
"And... the baby is yours. You are its father." Said Denise.
Raj gulped. The news came out of the blue. Denise let him take it in.
"Raj, I wanted to talk to you about the future of this baby." Said Denise.
"We have been trying for years, but we were unsuccessful in having a child. This is a blessing from God. I want you to understand that we, me and Jason, will be raising this baby. It is ours." Said Denise.
She waited for Raj to speak. Raj did not know what to say.
"Raj, please don't take this away from me. I have yearned for this for several years. I want to raise this baby. I want to be its mother. I want it to call me mama. Me and Jason will raise it. I want you to promise me that you will not make a claim on this baby in the future... Please, Raj." Said Denise.
Raj was processing all the information Denise gave him. Denise waited for him to say something.
Finally, Raj said, "I understand Denise. You have yearned for this for years. I know, you will be such a wonderful mom to our baby. You will love it so much. And, for you, I won't make any claim on the baby."
"Thank you so much, Raj." Said Denise, elated.
"But Denise... can I ask a favour?" said Raj.
"Sure... what is it?" asked Denise.
"Once the baby is born... can I see it, meet it once a week, maybe. I mean, it is my baby too." Said Raj.
Denise smiled. Her heart melted.
"Of course, Raj... you can meet our baby, whenever you want... I'd love that." Said Denise.
The agreement was reached. They hung up after that. Denise was happy.
She turned and saw Jason and hugged him.