I'm home alone doing the dishes when the doorbell interrupts my thoughts. I walk over to the door, and I hear thunder outside. I open the door to see Ezra, and he's covered in rain.
"Come in," I tell him, ushering him inside.
I take his coat from him, and I hang it up. It takes me a minute to realize, but then I do.
Why is Ezra here?
"Ezra, what's going on?" I ask him.
"Jo, I need to talk to you," Ezra says.
"What about?" I ask.
"The kids aren't here are they?" Ezra asks.
"Ricky has them," I tell him.
I cross my arms, and I lean against the wall.
"Luke?"
"He's not here," I say, being vague.
Ezra sits down at the kitchen table.
"You're really pregnant?" he asks, his eyes glossy.
Oh, Ezra. It's yours. It's not Luke's.
"I am," I tell him, sitting down across from him.
"And I am too," he says, burying his head in his hands.
The baby's not yours.
"How did this happen?" he asks.
"How did what happen?" I ask.
"God Jo, I broke up with Lucy a day before the party. She made me take her, and then you dropped the pregnancy bomb on me. And then she did too."
I stare at him because I don't know exactly what to say.
"Jo, I want you. I want to be with you."
Oh, Ezra.
"Ezra I can't. You know that," I sigh.
"Because of Luke? I know that was a bullshit story. I know you two better than that."
"Apparently not."
"Why isn't Luke here then? If it were my baby I would've moved down here the second I found out!"
Oh, the irony.
"He's clearing some things up at work. Besides, I'm not that far along, and it's none of your business!" I say, my temper rising.
"Tell me that you love him, and I'll leave you alone."
I don't look at him.
"That's what I thought."
"You know what? This is none of your business! Why do you care?" I scream.
"Because I love you! I love you Jo! I have never stopped loving you!" he says, and I want to fall to the floor.
"You can't love me," I say, my tears apparent.
"And why not?" he asks, his eyes softening.
I stare into his big, beautiful brown eyes.
"I'm with Luke now," I say.
"Is he putting you up to this?" Ezra asks, his tone changing.
If you only knew.
"God no," I say, wiping my eyes.
"What do I have to do to prove how much I love you?" Ezra asks me.
"You're having a baby with Lucy," I say, my teeth gritting.
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The Choice
RomanceBook #3 in the Unplanned Series. It's been 5 years since Ezra left. Jo has a successful career, and she loves Chloe and Leon more than anything. Jo and Ezra had a terrible break up, and she hasn't spoken to him since. Thinking he's never coming bac...
