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But I also have to face the reality that I might end up being a single mom and I’ll need a way to support myself and my child. That means having a job. Here in Sorenson, the only job I seem able to get that provides me a decent wage and some benefits is working with Izzy. If he knows Hurley got me pregnant, it might jeopardize my job, and if I lose my job I’ll probably have to go looking for another one outside of town. But I don’t want to leave Sorenson. All my family support is here.
I suppose I can tell Izzy that the pregnancy is the result of a one-night stand and leave it at that. I don’t have to tell him about the other episodes with Hurley. Hell, I don’t even have to tell him the one episode was Hurley, but since that episode occurred when I was no longer at my current job, it shouldn’t be viewed as a problem. The problem is what will happen down the road.
Based on recent behavior, I think it’s safe to assume that Hurley has feelings for me, but are they enough? Am I simply a fun roll in the sack? Will he be angry that he’s been “trapped” once again into fatherhood? I’ll have to tell him of course, at some point, but I may wait awhile and ease into it. Either way, I can’t see myself ever marrying him, even if he asked. I’d never be able to convince myself that he wasn’t doing it out of some sense of duty and obligation.
For now, I’ll give him some time to get through the thing with Kate and Emily. He has enough on his plate and it won’t be easy no matter how or when I tell him.
Still, I know that regardless of the outcome, my future is looking brighter than it has in a long, long time. Dr. Maggie would be delighted to know that my overwhelming emotion right now is happiness.
There is another upside to all this, one I can’t wait to tell Gunther about. Now I can eat pretty much anything I want. Not only can I blame my appetite on the fickle hormonal surges of pregnancy, for the next seven months I’ll be eating for two.
Life is grand.
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