Destined To Collide

The Collision Expands - Chapter 34 - Chad/Janine featuring Krystal

And before anyone asks, no, I have not cheated on Chad with him or with anyone else for that matter. I know that Krystal started chit chatting with him but I still haven't said a word to him.

I've just continued to lay here and wallow in my pregnant misery. Have I continued to have a fantasy affair with him when I go to the bathroom?

To my shame the answer is, yes, I have. And to be honest, if he'd try to put the moves on me I don't know what I'd do but I don't know why I'm thinking about my imaginary affair partner (the idea that he's my affair partner is imaginary, not that Rayshawn himself is imaginary). I have to find-

"Doesn't feel so good does it?" Chad comes from down the hall. Give me a shock

"What're you thinking startling me like that, Chad!?" I yell, "You could've made my water break!"

"Oh, you're fine," Chad says dismissively, "your doctor'll be here soon if it does and he's going to arrange for you to have a different nurse."

"Wh- What about Krystal?" I ask

"Well, where is she because she drove off!" Chad says, I'm shocked. Why would she just leave. I need to find out what's going on with her. "Look, I haven't been around here for all that much," Chad says, "but I can't leave my dear wife and our unborn child to someone with their head in the clouds." I was going to argue back but I can't. This isn't like her at all. It's not just the phone it's how cavalier she's been with my care as opposed to being the sweet but overbearing dictator she was before. She's been coming in exhausted and disheveled.

"So what was that whole display with the ring?" I ask, the noise is getting louder

"Let's go into my office here." Chad suggests and he helps me walk to the office. It's actually really sweet how gentle he's being. But before we can talk, Rayshawn comes calling Chad

"Hey, sir," he says, "turn on your tv, sir."

"Sorry, Rayshawn, my wife and I have a very private matter to discuss," Chad says, "so please, continue with your work and don't worry about what's on tv." This is the most I've heard Rayshawn speak. He's a gentle giant with a deep, manly voice.

"I don't think you understand, sir," Rayshawn says back as he holds up his phone, "YOU are on tv. You're on the news!" What!?

"You're on tv, Chad?," I ask accusingly, "Why on Earth would you be on tv?" He gives me the same glare he gave me a second ago when he pretended to leave me. I don't hesitate, I take the remote for the office tv and turn on the news

'Breaking News! A new development in the impending trial for Carl; the man accused of colluding with criminal organizations to manipulate the transportation system. Until now, he's been represented by a sole attorney, Madeline, a former employee of his. Now, she's being joined by two of the top attorneys in the tri-state area who both happen to work at Carl's law firm that he was ousted from; Spencer and Chad

I turn off the tv and now I'm glaring at Chad

"You went back to work in Manhattan?! Why didn't you tell me that?!" I yell, "Is this what you wanted to tell me so bad before you pretended to leave me, like you would ever do that. By the way, about that, why can't you ever react to anything like a normal person?"

"That's your takeaway from watching that?" he asks, "You're insulted that I didn't tell you that I got an apartment in New York and went back to the place where I can make more money for us and our daughter!? I'm going to be apart of the one of the biggest trials in the history of this country."

"You got your new apartment!?" I scream. I could really use Krystal now.

"Hold on, Miss, you don't want to get upset and harm your baby!" Rayshawn comes over and holds me steady and has me sit in a chair, he's so gentle