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backed away from her, opening the door behind him.
    “I'm a mistress in every way, Jeremy. No man can resist me for long.” She called out to his retreating back.
     
    Moments later she received a phone call from her client.
    “What!” she answered.
    “Well, who has the bitter attitude now?”
    “He resisted me. No man ever resists Simone. Simone always calls the shots, Simone makes the rules, Sim-”
    “Whoa, S imone. Wait…he resisted you? No, that’s not good,”
    “Oh, don’t you worry. Consider this job on the house because this shit is now personal,”
    “Just back off for a month or two, recuperate, and then get back on it with a new game plan. Trick Staci into not giving up the goods then, he’ll be more vulnerable, trust me,”
    “Oh, now we have time?” Simone asked sarcastically.”
    “Bye, Simone.”

VII
     
    Jeremy had considered telling Staci everything, but if he did that, everything would fall apart. He had Staci’s emotions to consider and worse. He’d have to confess to her that he'd been attracted to another woman and that he had spent an evening at her place.
    With so much at stake, Jeremy hid the truth, even though it killed him to keep anything from Staci. He lied to her and got out of attending any appointments at the clinic.
    Staci, meanwhile, was getting on fabulously with Simone. She returned from the clinic one day and she spoke of nothing else. Simone had even gotten her enrolled in some pregnancy yoga class, held twice a week, saying a hobby would be good for her.
    Jeremy couldn't stop her and silently hoped that as Staci and Simone became friendly, the doctor would be less inclined to try and steal her husband.
     
    ***
     
    Two months later, they got the news that they were hoping for.
    “I'm pregnant!” Staci cried as she hugged Jeremy who'd been waiting for her outside the bathroom.
    “Are you sure?” He asked, so hoping it was true.
    “I took two,” She said, waving both tests in front of him.
    He pulled her into his arms and spun her round in the air.
    “I'm gonna be a dad!” He shouted, jubilant with tears welling up in his eyes. “How does it feel?” He asked as he put her down gently and sheepishly touched her stomach.
    “It feels like a baby is in there. Staci sighed, scared, but ecstatic at the same time.
    Jeremy hugged her again, holding her for a long time.
    “I guess we should call Simone before we tell anyone,” his wife suggested.
    Jeremy winced at the mention of Simone, but Staci was too joyous to notice. Jeremy felt a knot of confusion in his belly. Still, he couldn't help feeling a little grateful to the woman. She'd made all this possible. They were going to be a family thanks to her.
     
    ***
    A few days later, Simone confirmed that Staci had been successfully impregnated. They went and visited Diane and James, Staci's parents, who truthfully haven’t been so happy to hear the news. Although they were excited for their daughter and becoming grandparents, they were not too fund of Jeremy.
    Next up, they told Jeremy's mother, Cathy, who burst into tears. She'd insisted on calling Karyn and Josh, Jeremy's brother and sister, straight away, telling them they had to come over.
    That important family gathering lasted nearly to midnight.
                  “It’s going to feel so beautiful to take your fucking life away.” The mystery woman said out loud to herself and drove away from Jeremy’s mother’s house.

VIII
     
    Jeremy watched as Staci decided where the crib was going to go. They were in the process of converting the spare room into the baby's nursery. The sun was pouring in through the open window and they were listening to the radio playing old school R&B. Jeremy couldn't imagine feeling any happier than this.
    He looked up to see Staci gazing at his body. After years of marriage Jeremy could always tell when Staci wanted it. His mind immediately turned to sex.
    He walked over to Staci, the sun and the breeze feeling good on