Second chances: a twisted fate

AVA'S POV

"Doctor, no good news yet?" I asked with a hint of hope and expectation as she sat in front of me and my heart sank when she shook her head.

"I'm sorry, Mrs Ava. It's still the same. Considering the tests we've conducted, you're healthy enough to carry your own baby, but I still can't understand why you haven't gotten pregnant for the past four years now. Your husband's tests, too, were perfectly fine when conducted; I can seem to decipher what is wrong." The doctor replied and I let out a sigh as a lone tear ran down my face.

"What exactly have I done wrong? Why does nothing keep working? This issue has caused a lot of arguments between me and Blair... Blair has never tried to argue with me before but these days, I'm sure he's tired of me already. All I've ever wanted was to be the mother of his kids but why does fate have to treat me so unfairly?" I sobbed as I buried my face in my hands and she gently patted my arm.

"You can always try IVF. Talk to Blair about it, maybe he'll agree to it this time since he's so desperate for a child." She suggested and I sniffed as I wiped my tears with the back of my hand.

"I don't know if he'll accept that. He's always been a traditional man, you know. He loves everything natural. But I'll try to talk to him again." I replied as I picked up my bag and left the doctor's office.

Walking to the car, I couldn't help the thoughts that spiraled through my head. Marrying Blair was everything I had ever wanted. It was like a dream come true because he was my first love and he treated me like nothing less. He's always adored me and cherished me with everything he had.

Our love was like that of a fairytale, it was almost perfect, but I just had to mess it all up by not being able to give birth. Blair had always loved kids and I knew that it broke his heart that I couldn't give him one.

If only...

A loud car honk suddenly drew me out of my thoughts and I realized that I had been walking on the main road.

"I'm so sorry!" I yelled as I immediately walked over to the roadside and bowed apologetically while the driver yelled at me.

"If you wanna die, go choose to die somewhere else! Not with my car!" He yelled as he drove away and I let out a tired sigh.

Wouldn't dying be better than living an infertile life? I retraced my steps as I returned to my car and drove back to the house in sorrow and agony.

I walked up to our room and to my surprise, Blair was seated inside, looking very dejected and furious. I walked up to him and tapped his shoulder, causing him to jump in shock.

"Oh, it's you." He said when he saw me and I frowned at how sad his expression was.

"Did something happen, Blair? You know you can talk to me." I said while trying to comfort him, but he immediately shrugged me off and turned away.

"Blair? Come on, please talk to me." I begged and it was like he had finally snapped as he got up with anger written all over his face.

"You want me to talk to you? Fine. Do you know what your infertility has caused me? I'm an object of laughter in my family! Even at work, everyone knows me as the one who was married for four years without a child. People even accuse me of being impotent. Is that what you wanted to hear? Are you happy now?" He yelled in frustration and I stood there frozen as his words stabbed my heart harder and harder.

"You think this is my fault, Blair? We've run billions of tests, and it has been proven that I'm not infertile, yet you still think I'm the problem? Do you think I don't want to carry my child? Our child? The only solution we have now is IVF, and I've tried explaining it to you, but you just won't listen!" I replied as tears welled up in my eyes and he let out a frustrated groan.

"If you mention that stupid thing to me one more time, I won't hesitate to throw you out of my house. You're making me regret my whole life's decisions!" He yelled and my heart sank to the deepest depths of my stomach as tears fell freely down my face.

"Hey, I didn't mean all that..." He started but I just smiled at him in response as I turned around and left the room. He had told me exactly what was on his mind, he regretted marrying me.

I couldn't hold in my tears as I walked into the kitchen and cried to my heart's content. Everything was weighing me down, everything was making me crumble and there was no one to support me, no one that I could turn to for comfort.

After crying for a few minutes, I wiped my tears and turned around, only to find my mother-in-law staring at me with a smug smile on her face.

"Mother." I greeted and she eyed me while her face contorted into an expression of disgust as she looked at me.

"I'm not your mother. I definitely wouldn't give birth to an infertile thing like you." She replied with a sarcastic tone and I fought back the tears that threatened to fall as I moved to walk past her when she held my hand back.

"There's one thing I want you to know, and that is, you're leaving my son's house very soon. I'll make sure of it."

"I'm his wife. You can't just separate us as you wish. I will get pregnant and I'll stay by Blair's side." I replied with a determination I never knew I had and she let out a devious laugh that made my skin crawl.

"Why don't we watch and see?"

AVA'S POV

I didn't know what my mother-in-law was talking about, but I wasn't going to let her try to scare me with her insignificant words. Blair still loved me and I knew deep down that he was just frustrated by his mother and co-workers.

The day had nearly ended when I heard someone ring the doorbell and my brows creased into a frown because I wasn't expecting anyone at this hour.

I walked up to the door after minutes of constant ringing before pulling the door open and my heart stopped when I realized who it was.

"Melbourne?" I asked in shock, and she grinned at me as she waved before pushing past me and waltzing into the house, leaving me confused and dumbfounded.

"What are you doing here, Mel?" I asked the moment I slammed the door shut and she turned to look at me with a pouty expression.

"Am I not allowed in my beloved sister's husband's house?" She asked with a sad expression and I rolled my eyes at how dramatic she was.

Beloved, my foot. Melbourne was nothing but a devil in human form and I knew she was up to no good by showing up here all of a sudden.

"Get straight to the point, Mel. What do you want?" I asked and she let out a sad sigh as she sat on the chair like she owned the house.

"Well, truth be told, I'm here to see your mother-in-law. We have a lot to talk about." She replied and my heart nearly stopped. What the hell were they planning together?

"What do you want to see her for? What are you planning this time?" I asked in anger as I stepped forward and she let out a soft chuckle of amusement.

"Would you believe me if I said we were friends? Can you stop being so pitiful and paranoid? Like I said, I have a lot of things to catch up with her, it's nothing too serious." She replied with a smirk but I knew that I couldn't trust her.

Trusting her was like willingly dipping your hands into the fire and believing that it would burn you or hurt you.

"Fine. Make yourself at home." I said as I turned around to walk away but her words made me halt for a moment.

"Oh, don't worry, sissy, I definitely will." She replied and I tried not to read any meaning into her words. I was bothered by her presence but I knew that my hands were tied since she came to see Blair's mother and not me.

I returned to the room with my heart in my throat and I found Blair on the bed, fast asleep. He was probably exhausted from all the shouting and stress he had gone through.

I got into bed with him and cuddled up to him as my body immediately absorbed his warmth. He stirred in his sleep as he gazed down at me before leaning in to place a soft kiss on my forehead.

"I'm really sorry for all I said earlier, Ava. I didn't mean any of that. I was just frustrated, that's all." He explained and I smiled at him in response as I held his hand on mine.

"I know. We're both in this together. And I promise I'll find a way, definitely not IVF, but we'll keep trying until we get it." I responded and he looked at me for a while with an expression that I couldn't fathom before he nodded slightly.

"Sure. Let's do that." He said softly as he pulled me closer and I wrapped my arms around him tightly. He was so comfortable...

I didn't know when I slept off, but when I woke up, Blair was still beside me, fast asleep, and my phone kept buzzing with calls.

"Who the hell is it?" I mumbled sleepily as I reached for the phone and picked up the call before placing the phone on my ear.

"Who is it?" I asked drowsily and my sleepiness immediately disappeared when I realized that it was the doctor who was calling.

"Mrs. Ava, there was a mix-up with the result of the tests we conducted earlier. What I'm seeing is beautiful but I'll need you to revisit the hospital so that we could run another test on you, just to be sure." She explained and a frown formed on my face. Mixup? What does that mean?

"Should I come over now?"

"Oh, no, it's late already. You can come over when it's morning. We'll get started from there." She said as she ended the call and I glanced at the time to see that it was past two in the morning.

We had gone to sleep without dinner...

I wondered if Mel was still around or if she left already.

I decided not to think too much about it and tried to go back to sleep but something in me felt too excited to sleep. After tossing and turning, I finally fell asleep.

I woke up to the sound of my alarm and I turned it off as I freshened up to get ready for the day. Blair was still fast asleep so I decided to let him rest while I stopped at the hospital to see the doctor.

Mel was nowhere to be found when I checked and I was relieved to know that she wasn't up to anything cunning. Arriving at the hospital, I was immediately taken to the test lab where a series of tests were run on me.

I sat in the doctor's office while I waited for her to come in, and when she did, I couldn't help but sit up nervously as she took her seat.

"Doctor, what's the mixup? Is something wrong with me?" I asked and she sighed as she placed the papers on the table with a grim expression.

"Something is indeed wrong with you, Ava." She started and my heart stopped beating. "But in a good way." She continued and I frowned in response.

"You're scaring me, doctor. Stop beating around the bush and just tell me what is wrong with me." I replied nervously and she chuckled as she pushed the results towards me.

"Congratulations, Mrs Ava. You're two weeks pregnant."

BLAIR'S POV

I knew that deep within me I was madly in love with Ava. But whenever I thought about the fact that she couldn't bear a child, it made me want to stay away from her, especially since she kept lying to me.

Mom had run a test on her secretly and I found out that she was actually sterile. She couldn't conceive a child no matter what happened. How could she lie to me?

That day, Mom called me over to her house, but when I arrived there, I met Melbourne instead, and I was surprised. Since when was she and my mother close?

"Hey, Blair." She smiled at me as she waved and I waved back before taking a seat. Looking around, I realized that it was just the both of us in the house.

"I'm sorry, where's my Mom?" I asked and she looked around before shrugging as she took out her phone.

"She called me and asked me to come visit her but when I got here, there was no one here as well. Maybe we should wait for her a little bit." She suggested and I nodded in response as I took out my phone and began to scroll through my social media platforms.

"How's it going with Ava? Any good news?" She asked and I dropped my phone on the couch before letting out a sigh as I shook my head.

"She's hiding things from me. I found out recently that she's sterile." I replied and she let out a gasp of shock as she placed her hand over my mouth.

"She can't give birth?" She asked and I nodded in response. "And she didn't tell you about this? How long was she planning to hide it?" She added and I shrugged in disappointment.

"Having my child is one thing I've always looked forward to in my life and I believed that I would be able to get it with Ava. But how would I get it when she's unable to give birth? I'm beyond pissed right now." I expressed and she let out a soft sigh as she sat beside me to comfort me.

"It's not your fault. I don't want to be a homewrecker but why don't you try getting another lady pregnant for you? You and Ava can take care of the baby together. It's evident you really love her and don't want to leave her. So it's either you both adopt a kid or you get another lady pregnant." She suggested as she traced her fingers on my shoulders and I frowned at the suggestion she made.

"That would hurt Ava. Moreover, who would agree to have a baby with me without having access to the child? That's absurd." I replied when suddenly, her fingers were on my chin and she made me look at her.

"What if I agree to do that?"

"That's a bad idea, Melbourne. How would your sister feel? I can't do it. I'm not interested." I replied and she let out a defeated sigh as she moved away from me.

"She's the one who decided to hide her infertility from you. I am simply coming up with a solution that could help you and Ava. I wouldn't take responsibility for the child, once I give birth to the little one, the child is automatically yours. I just want to help my sister in every way that I can even though she harbors me." She replied sadly and my heart softened towards her.

"What if Ava isn't happy about it?" I asked and she approached me again as she gently caressed my face with her soft hands.

"Then she's an ungrateful wife. Everything you've done is for her to be happy. You deserve way better, Blair." She mumbled softly as she placed her lips on mine and I immediately pulled away.

"This isn't right... but..."

I pulled her closer and kissed her deeply while she climbed onto my lap as she ran her fingers through my hair.

It was right but it felt too good. She was wilder than I had expected and I found myself wanting more of her. I couldn't think straight and at that point, I didn't care about Ava's feelings anymore. Melbourne had everything I could have ever asked for and if she could give me a child, I'll make her mine.

After we finished our hours of fun and pleasure, Mom returned with a satisfied look on her face like she knew this was going to happen. When Melbourne left, I couldn't help the guilt that took over my every being at the realization of what I had just done.

I locked myself up in my room for hours while berating myself for falling into the temptations that my mother had set for me. I loved Ava and I never wanted to hurt her, but I had just cheated on her with her younger sister. If Melbourne eventually got pregnant, how would Ava feel?

There was a knock on my door but I refused to answer. The knocking didn't stop and I finally got off the bed to open the door. My Mom was standing by the doorside with a smile on her face as she made her way inside without waiting for my invitation.

"What do you want, mom?" I grumbled and she pulled me to sit with her as she smiled at me in happiness and satisfaction.

"I know what you did with Mel but I'm not angry about it." She started and I rolled my eyes at her hypocritical words.

"Like you didn't plan this, Mom. I know it's all your plan to separate Ava and me." I replied and she immediately feigned ignorance as she shook her head in denial.

"I didn't plan anything. Were you drugged or asleep when you slept with Mel? You were in your right senses and you enjoyed every bit of it. How is it my plan then? I know you're tired of Ava so I gave you Mel as a support. Imagine she gets pregnant for you, would people still laugh at you for being impotent?" She asked and I knew she was right.

She had set the trap and I willingly fell into it.

"You just need to make use of this opportunity. Keep Mel by your side. She's very useful for you. That's all the advice I can give to you as your mother. I'm proud of you, my boy." She said as she patted my back hard and then left the room, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

Am I really doing the right thing? It was all for Ava, right?