the beginning of forever.

I had spent one night with Renji Abarai-that was it. We had only made love once on this particular night, and I won't deceive you, it was wonderful.

I was new in town; I decided to move there so that I could escape the ghosts of my past, and be close to my only friend, Harumi Ichinose. Other than her, I didn't know many people. I had be-friended the local shop owner, Kisuke Urahara, he was a male, but nothing more than a friend. Besides, I didn't have time to consider Kisuke; my mind was completely consumed with thoughts of Renji Abarai.

It had been a week since I had spoken to him. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw his face. I was worried that he may not contact me. That this wonderful night we had shared, had just been a meaningless fling to him. I wandered into the kitchen, and nervously scanned my calendar to check if I had made any plans, which I hadn't, but at this same moment, I noticed something that was slightly worrying. My period was 5 days late, which only meant one thing. I froze; I couldn’t bring myself to consider having a child, for numerous reasons. What was I supposed to do? I couldn’t call him and confess. I was too nervous.
 If I did tell him, it might frighten him. Everyone knows that the male species biggest fear is commitment. And I couldn’t obtain the thought of having an abortion, in my mind; it was another form of murder.  I was in a bit of a pickle, or in other words, I was completely and utterly f*cked.

I made the penultimate decision to contact him, not by phone, but by text. I told him we needed to talk; urgently. To which he replied, ‘I’ll be round in a moment’. I nervously perched on the end of my arm chair; my body language was so tense. You could’ve read me like a book.
His knock was as loud as a thunder clap, causing me to jump out of my seat. I quickly shuffled towards the door; I opened it to reveal a tall man, with scarlet red hair, that had been neatly scraped back into a black hairband. As I closed the door, it clicked softly as the metal hinges contracted. I spoke first.
‘We need to talk.’ I tried to sound assertive, but I kept loosing myself in his deep brown eyes.
‘We do indeed, I’m really sorry that I haven’t made the slightest effort to contact you, I have been trying to gather my thoughts’. I wasn’t sure what he meant by this, had he been thinking about me? Or just about the night in general? I advanced into the living room, and sat in the closest possible armchair. Renji perched himself in the opposite armchair, which he altered to face myself.
‘So, what was it that you needed to tell me so urgently?’ he sounded slightly annoyed, which made me suitably nervous. Okay, this was my time to ‘come clean’. I didn’t want to sugar coat the facts, so I just came right out and told him.
‘I-I think I may be pregnant’. His settled facial expression quickly formed into one of rage.
‘You’re pregnant, AREADY?’ to my surprise he quickly calmed down, now it seemed that he had some news of his own.
‘Well, as long as were confessing, I have something to tell you’. I didn’t know what to expect, I guess you could say I was in fear of the unknown.
‘I can’t stop thinking about you’. That was a relief! ‘Over this past week, I have thought of nothing else. And now, you’re pregnant, it’s just made everything so much better.’ He paused to give me a chance to share my thoughts, I said nothing. I simply nodded. ‘I know we have only known each other for a short amount of time but, I think you’re the woman for me.’ He rose from his seat, and began walking towards me. He leaned over me, dominating me. He kissed my lips tenderly.

‘I love you Miki Kobayashi.’ And that was it. It was all I needed. I could continue my life knowing that this man, the father of my baby, was in love with me.