Page 2 of Small Town CEO Grump

“You can’t be pregnant. It’s not time. We’re not ready for a kid. I’m not ready for a kid.”

My heart started pounding as I tried to not to get angry.

“Well, I am pregnant,” I said. “Whether you think we’re ready or not, it’s a fact.”

“No,” he said. “I don’t accept that.”

He was pacing back and forth in front of the window. I stood up, folded my arms across my chest, and stared at him.

“You don’t accept that?” I said. “What does that even mean? There’s nothing to accept. I am pregnant. It’s a fact.”

“You don’t have to stay pregnant,” he said. His voice was quiet, but his tone was still angry.

“Yes, I do,” I said, firmly.

“No, you don’t,” he responded. “There are options.”

“No,” I replied. “As far as I am concerned, there are no options. I am pregnant, so we need to figure this out.”

He shook his head.

“No,” he said. “We don’t.”

He stopped pacing and stood right in front of me.

“The solution is yours. If you tell me you are having this baby, then you can also tell me goodbye. Because I’m out. Right now, Jenna. Tell me.”

I stared at him, absolutely shocked at what he had just said.

My eyes filled up with tears, but I didn’t say anything.

After a few moments of silence he nodded.

“I see,” he said. He turned and walked towards the door. “Goodbye.”

He walked out and slammed the door behind him.

I sank down on the couch and buried my face in my hands.

I didn’t know what I was going to do next, but I knew I had to figure it out.

And I would.

Because I had no other option.

Chapter 1

Ryan

I stood up and looked out my window, taking in the sweeping views of the city. I never got tired of looking out over Manhattan. I had been working there for over a decade, and in that same office for eight years. My eyes settled on Central Park, serenely settled in the middle of relative chaos.

As I looked out to the river, I couldn’t help but sigh. I missed being on the water. I hadn’t been to the beach in nearly a year, and I was restless.

I knew something had to change.

“Mr. Jackson?”

My thoughts were interrupted by my assistant Addie opening my door and walking into my office.

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