CHAPTER 32 JOURNEY TO PARENTHOOD

"Jake, calm down; I can explain. I needed clarification. I didn't know what to do, so I panicked and threw it away. I swear that's all." She said, "You didn't know what to do?" he asked rhetorically. "What else were you to do? What else could you do if you did not tell me that you were pregnant? Unless you were planning to keep it from me so you could have an abortion." "No, Jake.. don't do that. Could you not put words in my mouth?" "Huh? That was your plan. Did you want to know about the baby so you could still play architect all over London?" At this point, Jake was livid, and Samantha was equally frustrated with his tone. But what exactly was she expecting from him? A pat on the back? "I don't know what to say," she admitted. Jake's face is unreadable. "I know this is unexpected," she said, "but we have to figure out what we're going to do." Samantha felt like she was going to burst into tears. "I didn't know what to do," she said. "I didn't know if I was ready to be a mothe