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was unbearable. Suddenly he pushed her to the wall and kissed her. With that kiss, he told her how much he wanted and loved her. There was no need for words.
    It was impossible for Jessica to reject him. Not after all that time she’d desired him in secret. Right after they made love, though, she felt overwhelmed by guilt.
    “Annabelle is my friend. I cannot believe I did this to her.”
    Jessica was crying. He wished he could tell her that it was all a lie, but he was scared. He didn’t want to ruin that moment. He remembered how she reacted the last time she discovered that he lied to her about being rich. James had no idea how she would react now or if she could ever forgive him. So he decided to let her believe the lie. At least until he figured out how to tell her.
    The next day James called his fake girlfriend to tell her that it worked. Luckily for Jessica, they had this conversation over the phone and he could not see her face. She tried to sound happy for him and she advised him not to tell her the truth yet.
    “Trust me, James. She is not ready to hear that we lied to her yet.”
    When she met Jessica, she could clearly see the guilt in her eyes. She was even ready to tell her that she slept with her boyfriend, but Annabelle stopped her.
    “I have big news! I just came from the doctor and I am pregnant.”
    For a few moments, Jessica could not say anything. Just when she was about to come clean and tell her what happened between her and James, she was hit with this terrible news. After they made love, he told her that he did not love Annabelle and that he was going to break up with her. In her innocence, she believed him and now she felt like an absolute idiot. While she was dreaming about him, he was making love to his girlfriend and getting her pregnant. She would have given anything to be the one carrying his child. Now it was too late. Stealing the man of her best friend was one thing, but taking a father away from a baby was entirely different. There was a limit to what she would do for love.
    “Have you told James?” she finally managed to ask.
    “No, I didn’t and please don’t tell him. I am waiting until I’m past 12 weeks to tell him. I want to make sure everything is okay first. You understand…”
    “Don’t worry. My lips are sealed. It is not my business to tell him anything.”
    That was the last time they had a conversation. Jessica tried to avoid her as much as possible because it was difficult to look her in the eye. Annabelle was glad because she never liked her any way. Her plan to get James away from her was starting to work. As she expected, Jessica changed her attitude towards him. She never told him that she knew about the pregnancy and this made him very confused. He had no idea why she was suddenly acting so cold after the hot night they just had together. She told him then that all she ever wanted was to be his woman. Now she was acting like he was a stranger, or worse, like she hated him. James had no idea what he did wrong and she was not willing to tell him.
    “What is happening with you, Jess? Why are you avoiding me?”
    “What happened between us was a big mistake. You have Annabelle and you should be with her.”
    “But Annabelle is not…”
    To make him understand once and for all that she meant it, Jessica said“I don’t love you. I am sorry.”
    And with that she got back to her desk. He was speechless and broken hearted. Now he knew that it was nothing he did. Jessica had no feelings for him and he had to accept that. He fought back the tears and left the office for the day. Seeing her was more than he could take. James knew that he had to work with her because he promised that he would not let his feelings for him ruin her career. Firing her was not the right thing to do. Therefore, he had to suck it up and be a man.
    Annabelle kept coming by the office even though James asked her not to do it anymore. It made no sense since the woman he loved did not love him