Behind Blue Eyes
Copyright© 2025 by DB86
Chapter 3
Robert drove to his apartment, took a shower, and changed into something more comfortable. He couldn’t help but think about Janice.
He took the framed photo of them he kept on his night table and reminisced.
Robert and Janice met in college. It was pretty much love at first sight. They instantly felt a connection, and before long, they were in a serious, steady relationship.
They spent all the time they could together; they had dreams of being big. Janice wanted to become a famous journalist. Robert was going to be a lawyer, and then a partner in his father’s firm.
His father, however, didn’t hide his dislike of his girlfriend.
“Janice is a good woman, Dad. I love her. We’re going to live together and get married. Get over it.”
“Aren’t you rushing a bit, Son? What do you really know about this girl?”
“I know that I love her. I know that we were made for each other. She makes me happy. I’m sure that she is the one. Why wait when you find your soul mate?”
“Soul mate? Robert, we had a plan about what comes next for you; you’ll graduate and in the fall, you’ll be working in the firm with me. That’s what we always planned.”
“That’s what YOU always planned, Father.”
“Just put one foot in front of the other, and in a few years, I promise you’ll be happy where you are.”
“I’m happy now, Dad ... with Janice.”
“Robert, this is not the right time to get married. You have other goals to achieve first. Other things to live−”
“Stop trying to live my life for me. It’s MY life, Dad, not yours.”
“Well−” Alistair interrupted his son, but suddenly bit his tongue.
Robert looked at his father. “Well, what?”
“Nothing. You’re right. Forget I said anything.”
Robert and Janice went to live together in New York after they graduated. He started working at his father’s firm. She got a job as a journalist for a small magazine. They were making plans to get married soon.
Those months, the months before Janice’s disappearance, were the best months of their lives. Every moment shared, presented itself to them as a gift. Their love was strong. Robert knew he had finally found a woman who loved him to distraction. Janice was the woman he pined for his entire life. Robert was happy and content for the first time in his life. Things couldn’t get any better.
Until it didn’t.
When his father first mentioned a prenuptial agreement to Janice, she looked at him and said, “I am not after your money, Mr. Campbell. I love Bobby for who he is, not for what he has. I’ll sign whatever fair agreement you present me.”
Robert was never so proud of his girlfriend.
Even so, Alistair’s fears did not subside.
One day, Robert was waiting for Janice to come out of her workplace. As soon as she entered the car, he pulled her into his arms. For the first time, she resisted him.
Robert felt her reluctance before she relinquished her hold on him and sat back in her seat.
“What’s wrong, Jan?”
“Everything.”
A grimace broke out on his face. “Why do I get the feeling this has something to do with my father?”
“No, not this time.”
“What is it, then?”
She shivered. “You’re going to hate me when I tell you.”
A sound of exasperation escaped Robert’s throat. “That wouldn’t be possible. Come on, Jan. Don’t keep me in suspense any longer.”
“I’m pregnant,” she confessed. “I couldn’t believe it when I found out, not when I knew we took precautions.”
To her shock, his eyes blazed with light. A smile lit up his handsome features. “We’re going to have a baby?”
“Yes. I am almost three months along.”
“Sweetheart, when did you find out?”
“Two days ago.”
“Two days and you didn’t say anything until now?”
“I’ve been too scared.”
Robert reached for his girlfriend and crushed her in his arms. “How could you be scared to tell me something so wonderful? You know how I feel about you.”
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