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been looking forward to
spending the rest of her life at his side. Fantasizing about
getting married and raising a family with him. A young boy and girl
inhabited her dreams, brother and sister, the brother older, of
course, to protect his younger sister.
    Like Teddy she had been an only child growing up and
didn’t want to subject any child of her own to the life of
loneliness an only child endured. Unlike Teddy, her parents had
been a constant part of her life. They still lived in the house she
grew up in and she promised herself she would visit them this
weekend. Soon she would have to give them the news and she was
worried about how they would react. At least they liked Teddy. Or
they had the couple of times they’d had dinner with them.
    Teddy had told her about the succession of hired
help that took the place of his parents while he was growing up.
The lack of emotional attachment within his family. It was
something he didn’t want to see happen with his own children, when
he got around to having some. Which he figured wouldn’t be for
another few years. Right now he wanted to focus on his career, on
building a reserve to support them in the future when they decided
to have children. It was the main reason she had remained silent
about her condition. She didn’t know how Teddy would respond, and
most importantly she didn’t want to be the proverbial monkey wrench
in his plans.
    Yet the fantasy she had built for herself was tinged
by a sense of sorrow, of loss, of some sorrowful act or occurrence
she was not fully aware of. Something remained hidden from her
view, a half forgotten secret that teased with a sensation that was
not fully realized. Something was amiss in her ordered little
fantasy, something she couldn’t quite put her finger on.
    As she slipped into the seat at the end of the table
across from Teddy, she understood that what happened in the next
few moments would have a lasting impact on both of their lives.
    Teddy took a deep breath. “You know the company has
a policy on fraternization,” he started, and Judy nodded in
agreement, “and we’ve worked hard to keep our relationship under
wraps.”
    “Do we have a relationship?” Judy said.
    “I’d like to think we do.”
    “Do you love me?”
    “Of course I do.”
    “But you’re about to tell me I will have to
quit.”
    “I’m afraid so.”
    “Because we’re seeing one another.”
    “Well yeah, it’s really the only logical course of
action I can think of.”
    Judy smiled. “How about this,” she said as she stood
up, “we quit seeing one another, I go my way, and you go your
way.”
    “But I thought you wanted to be together.”
    “I do, but I also like this job.”
    “But I can’t be your boss and your boyfriend.”
    “So I guess you’ll have to settle for being my
boss,” Judy said then turned and walked from the room.
    “Wait, that isn’t what I wanted,” Teddy called after
her, but she ignored him as she vanished through the doors leading
back to the main floor.

Chapter
9
     
    Reaching the hallway her resolve broke, the tears
she had been holding back flowed freely, and her vision became
blurred as she slipped into the women’s bathroom. Liz was at the
mirror applying makeup when Judy entered. Judy crossed behind her
and vanished into the last stall, closing and locking the door
behind her. Sitting down on the toilet, she let her emotions take
over, allowing the tears to flow freely as she blew her nose on
toilet tissue.
    “Are you all right, sweetie?” Liz asked from outside
the stall. “Did you and Teddy have a fight?”
    “I’m okay,” Judy said as she struggled to get her
emotions back under control. A feat that was becoming more and more
difficult as her pregnancy progressed. Thankfully the company
provided health insurance and she had used it for her initial
doctor visits. Physically she and the baby would be fine.
Emotionally, at least for her, was another matter.
    “Do you want me to get you