– Olivia, I’m sorry, I have to go.
-Did your wife call? -Of course. I’m used to it.
It was hard for Olivia to let Fred go to his wife every time. She wanted him to stay the night. They could go to a cafe, then watch a movie, wrapped in a warm blanket. She would make delicious coffee.
But all this was only in dreams. Fred never hid the fact that he is married, has a son. He does not love his wife, he lives with her for the sake of his son. He is waiting for him to finish school, and then he will decide to go to Olivia.
Olivia didn’t care about his wife anyway. Why should she think about the happiness of some woman? Well, there was a family, the man fell out of love – it is evident from his behavior, so do not hold him, let him go. Fred is just a good father, he does not want to upset his son with divorce.
It’s okay, there will be a holiday on her street. In 2 years, the son will go to study, and then… There will be a blanket, and movies, and family happiness. Olivia dreamed of giving birth to a daughter, her copy.
Two years flew by quickly. Olivia waited for him to fulfill his plan, but every time there were excuses.
-“You see, my wife’s mother became very weak, she took her to us. I can’t do it yet, you understand.
Olivia sighed and shook her head understandingly. How much longer does she have to wait, until she retires?
A delay, or what? I bought a test. Two strips. Maybe it’s for the best. I need to go to the doctor to confirm.
Olivia sat in the antenatal clinic at the end of the corridor, waiting for her turn. The door opened, a pregnant woman with a big belly came out of the office. Her husband was leading her under the arms. It can’t be. It’s Fred. What’s going on?
They went outside, Fred didn’t see Olivia. She went to the doctor.
-Are you okay? -You look pale.
-Yes, I think so. I want to check here.
The doctor confirmed the pregnancy and congratulated Olivia.
-“You’re getting on in age, it’s a bit late to have your first child at 35, of course. But it’s okay. There was a patient just now, 40 years old, her son is a graduate, and she and her husband decided to have a daughter. Such a good family, strong, why not give birth?
Olivia smiled and did not answer. She had a whirlpool of thoughts in her head:
-How so, why did he lie to her that he would leave, and conceived a child with an “unloved wife”? How long was he going to hide it? What should she do now and what should she do?
-Darling, I can’t come tonight, I’m sorry.
-Yes, of course, I’m busy too.
-What are you doing?
-I’m going to the club with Maria. I’m tired of sitting at home.
-What club? -How old are you? I don’t like this idea, darling.
-Well, I don’t have a family, I have a right. You’re a stranger, you have no right to tell me what to do.
Olivia turned off her phone. Look, she can’t go to the club. She must sit like a faithful dog and wait for her master. And he will make children, raise them, and sometimes visit her for new sensations. And so on until he gets bored.
Olivia only now realized what a shameful position she was in these years. All the best is for his wife and son, and she is just an alternate airfield. And he doesn’t care that the years are passing, she has to give birth, otherwise it will be too late. Well, nothing, now she will have her own child.
Fred came without calling. He was crying. He said that the child was gone… A daughter… And yet it was good. His wife is not herself, and he doesn’t know what to do.
-How to be with his wife in this difficult period. Fred, this is your grief. I do not understand why you came to me, if everything was fine with your wife, why did you lie to me?
-It was God’s way of teaching me a lesson. -He took my daughter away because of you.
-Don’t be ridiculous. You’re to blame for everything. You lied to your wife, you lied to me, you lied to yourself. Be a man now, go to your wife.
-You see, I love you both. Each for his own. I can’t be with just one.
-That’s it, Fred, go, and don’t come back.
Olivia closed the door and cried. She felt sorry for herself and Fred’s wife. Olivia will soon become a mother herself, and imagines how terrible it would be if, God forbid, it happened to her.
Fred called several times, came cheerful, but Olivia chased him away. He never found out that Olivia gave birth to a son, his son. She registered it under her own name, and the father put a dash in the line. The son turned out to be a copy of Fred, someone else’s husband…
And how many women are there in the world who never waited for a married man to divorce and marry them, as he promised them…
