Author's Note
Sorry about the big delay on continuing this story, life gets in the way. Christmas and new years were quite crazy, and I've been working on other stories too (nothing submitted). I'll try to get each part out within a week or two of each other, but I'm starting my own business in the next month so time will be short. I won't leave harem Sisters unfinished though.
Enjoy dudes.
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Chapter 34
The news bomb Hayley had just dropped on me floated around my mind, and I had a hard time concentrating on what she'd actually said. I repeated her words over and over until I was positive I had heard her correctly. She was pregnant. I was going to be a dad.
She was still grinning like a fool and I could see a bright happiness in her eyes. There should have been a part of me that was terrified of becoming a father at such a young age--especially with a girl I hadn't known for very long--but I wasn't. I loved her and I knew she loved me.
I was still shocked that this was happening—although I'd been filling one or two of my girls daily for the past couple of months, so it was bound to happen.
"That's fantastic news!" I finally blurted out.
I hugged Hayley close and kissed her forehead. She wrapped her arms around my waist and rested her head against my chest.
Neither of us spoke for a while and I started to wonder how far along she might be. There were no visible signs showing. Her stomach was still as smooth as the first day I met her, but I really didn't know what to look for in a pregnant woman aside from the swollen belly.
"When did you find out?" I asked after a few minutes passed.
"I knew for certain yesterday," she replied.
"You weren't sure?" I asked.
"No," she smiled. "I missed my last period, so I went to the doctors. I got a call yesterday morning with the good news."
I looked into Hayley's beautiful blue eyes and smiled.
"This is great news," I said, grinning like a fool.
"I was worried you might freak out," she laughed.
"Maybe I did a little. But I'm happy," I kissed her.
"I'm glad," she returned my kiss and I saw her eyes sparkle. "And don't worry. It's definitely yours."
I hadn't thought about it being anyone else's to be honest. While it had happened quickly, I understood that it could take only one time to make someone pregnant. It could have happened the first night we slept together, or the tenth. That's just how shit happened.
I guess the break-up between Leon and her wasn't too long ago, but I wasn't sure when they'd slept together last and to be honest. I really didn't want to. She was mine now, and she was carrying our baby.
I wondered what my parents would say. My father knew Hayley and I were sleeping together, but he also knew about Vicky and I assumed he'd caught onto my relationship with Lucy. She'd stayed over a few times over the last couple of weeks. Even so, getting a girl pregnant at my age might be a shock to them. Although, dad would have been about my age when he and mum had me. My mother might have even been younger.
Thoughts of my mother brought back the awful confrontation we'd had the day after Lucy and I had sealed the deal. The following couple of weeks had been tense after that and I rarely found myself wanting to be alone in the same apartment as her, let alone the same room. I'd hid my distaste of the woman from my father and Tori, mostly so I didn't cause any problems in the family. Dad would likely throw us both out if he found out what happened, and Tori would likely hate our mother for trying to blackmail me for sex.
The following weeks had been a little easier, although I'd seen my mother looking more than a little down. She hadn't gone out as often as she used to, and she didn't dress herself up as immaculately I was accustomed too. When my father asked her if anything was wrong, she only reply was that she wasn't feeling well and just needed space to herself.
I'd noticed a change in my father's behaviour too.
He spent more time at work and golfing than he did around the house and he rarely offered to take my mother out when he had a work event or meeting with a client. Tori had noticed a change too, but she couldn't get much out of our mother too.
Thoughts of my mother drifted through my head as I held Hayley against me. Hayley was carrying my child. A child we would love and raise together. I would never do anything to harm this child. But people made mistakes.
Some people had errors in judgement.
My mother had been out of line for what she'd done. She put the family in jeopardy for her own selfish reasons. She wanted something and she was willing to blackmail her own son to get it. But she was still my mother, and if coming home had taught me anything about family—my family in particular—it was that people made mistakes and people can change.
My mother's mood made more sense now and I knew she regretted what she'd done and was now paying for it.
"Can you give me a moment," I asked Hayley. "I want to call my parents. Give them the good news."
"Of course," she smiled. "I might call my mum and let her know too."
We stood from the couch and kissed for a few minutes. She pressed her body close against mine and I could feel the twitchings of an erection coming. I was tempted to take her here and now, but before I could make a move, Hayley stepped out of my embrace—gave me a wink—and sauntered off to her handbag to retrieve her phone.
"I'll deal with that later," she said over her shoulder, flashing me a grin.
I shook my head and smiled before heading to the master bedroom to retrieve my phone. I rarely kept it on me these days and once more had about half a dozen messages lined up. I ignored them all and opened the contacts. I scrolled down to my mother's number and hit call, before I could change my mind.
The dial tone sounded and after three rings my mother answered.
"Jason?" she answered cautiously.
"Hey Mum. Have you got a moment to talk?" I replied.
"Of course," she sounded tired.
"Mum...I just want to say that I forgive you. I know this whole situation is fucked up and there was no way to navigate it without someone getting hurt. But I'm sorry I said those things to you. I love you," I blurted it all out before I could think, giving my mother no chance to interrupt.
The line was quiet for a dozen seconds and I had to pull the phone away from my face to check I was still connected. It would be just my luck to lose connection right before I spilled out my apology and then have to muster the courage to do it again.
"I'm sorry too Jason," my mother replied a little teary sounding. "I'm so sorry I did what I did."
"It's okay Mum. I guess we're both a little messed up," I laughed.
"I guess we are," she laughed softly. "Don't worry about your father finding out. Your secret is safe with me. I don't want to hurt you or Tori."
"Thanks Mum. That means a lot to me," I exhaled in relief.
"But can you do me a favour please?" she asked after a few seconds.
"What is it?" I asked hesitantly.
"Please don't tell your sister. I know you love one-another, and it was wrong of me to threaten that relationship for my own selfish reasons," she all but pleaded.
"Don't worry Mum. I haven't told her. It can be our little secret," I assured her.
"Thank you Jason," my mother replied with a relieved tone.
"Oh! I almost forgot. Hayley's pregnant," I said.
The line was quiet for about a minute and I once again wondered if my mother had hung up or the line had died.
"I'm going to be a grandmother?" my mother asked, sounding close to tears.
"Yep," I replied proudly.
"Oh my god Jason! I'm so happy for you two!" my mother sounded extremely happy and emotional. A response I had rarely heard from my mother.
"Thanks Mum," I smiled.