Chapter 74: Chapter 74

The day arrived and Jason drove Phoebe to the hospital. He had informed Dr. Manuel that they would be there at about 10am.

'Good morning Jason'

'Good morning, Dr'

'And who is this lovely lady with you?'

'She is my friend whom I told you about. She is Phoebe and we are here for the tests', Jason said anxious for the whole thing to be conducted and done with.

'Oh yes, you mentioned that at our last discussion. Young lady...'

'Phoebe!' She said reminding her of her name.

'Yes, Phoebe. You do not have to be scared. It is not a painful procedure. We shall be done in no time and the results will be out by morning, tomorrow That's the DNA test that is. The other will be ready almost immediately. So calm down' the doctor tried reassuring her.

She smiled her thanks and made a visible effort to calm down.

Blood samples were taken and their names written and taped on the syringe. They were then asked to wait at the reception.

The doctor took the samples to the lab technician who got on with it immediately.

Phoebe excised herself and went out to make a call. She did not take long before she came back.

'Jason, I cannot believe that you would want me to take such a test as this. What dies it all mean? That you do not trust me or that I am trying to force you into marrying me?'

'I do not know but what are your intentions exactly? If you didn't want to trap me into anything and if you didn't want the baby, if it is as unwanted as you are making out, seeing the kind of relationship we have, you would have got rid of it without letting me know!'

'And you would be happy about that? You surprise me. You would have me kill an innocent baby because if your selfish interests? I you think you are growing younger despite your wealth? Your mates have a family of their own and you are going to do away with the child that had been accidentally given to you as a gift by God?

I had thought that you might get angry if you came to know that I got rid of your baby without letting you know. At least you have the right to know about it and decide its fate, don't you? That was what I thought but maybe I was wrong. Why did all this have to happen and right now? Maybe I am paying for my past sins. I never thought I'd hear you say this!' she sobbed.

Jason felt like a heel. He drew her close to console her but before he could say anything, the doctor invited them to his office again.

'The pregnancy test result is out. It is positive. Congratulations! Phoebe is indeed pregnant but we can not make available the other result till late this evening. That is why I'd ask that you he patient till tomorrow morning. If you can't come here for the result, I shall have it sent to your mansion, congratulations again'. The doctor said smiling.

Jason was not really happy about the news but he knew that if the baby was indeed his, then he would move the earth to keep it. It was his blood afterall. And life had no guarantees.

'You do not have to worry. I want to be sure that it is safe. Do, I shall drive here myself early tomorrow morning, if I can't come in the evening after work to get the results'. Jason promised.

'Make it in the morning then,just so that you are not disappointed'.Dr. Manuel advised.

'Morning, it shall be, then', Jason said and they shook hands and the doctor patted Phoebe on the shoulder and they were on their way.

On the way home, they were silent. Phoebe was thinking what the outcome of the test would be and Jason was thinking the same thing but along different lines.

Jason was wondering how he was going to convince her to leave the baby with him after she may have nursed him for a year or he could get a wet nurse or a nanny and the baby would be fed baby food rather than breast milk. But Jason was old fashioned and he would want his child to be breast fed. He had heard that breast milk had more advantages over artificial baby milk. Artificial would always be artificial afterall but that was if Phoebe was not one of those liberated women who would not want to breast feed because they fear ruining their firm breasts. What rubbish.

'But why am I even thinking about all this? It has not been confirmed yet that the baby is mine' and I am already making preparations for it's birth? Did what Phoebe say in the reception earlier affect me that much?' he thought to himself and tried to snap out of it because he had been so sure the child was not his and that was the purpose of the test in the first place, wasn't it?'

He drove her to her business place as she had requested. They agreed to see each other that evening again after the results of the tests were out.

Jason went to his office and seeing him, Nancy's heart missed a beat. She did not want to admit to herself that she had missed him. He was always there at least in the mornings and she had started to wonder if he had gone on a trip with Phoebe.

Even Rebecca had seemed restless. She had had to work with someone else that Jason had asked to stand in for him.

'Good afternoon sir, rented the air as the staff who saw Jason greeted him. He just nodded or waved as he felt and walked fast into his office barely responding to Nancy's greeting. Acknowledging it with just a nod.

He was confused. He did not know what to think or feel but he felt that there would be enough time for that after seeing the test results.

He could not concentrate. He got himself busy but found that his thoughts were wandering.

If the child turned out to be his and Phoebe accepted to have it out of wedlock, then would Nancy agree to marry him?

He felt it was odd that he did not wish to marry the woman who was possibly going to give him an heir but could not stop thinking of and desiring another woman who was expecting another's child.

He got something that occupied his time till it was time to go home.

As he drove Nancy home that evening, he wondered if he should ask her advice but decided against it.

He also wondered if he should send his most trusted servant, Bruno to go fetch the results for him but discarded the idea.

He would go himself so that there would be no mistakes whatsoever.