I really don't know

Dave went to meet with his friend Steven feeling all dejected,  he couldn't really understand anything, for the past three month of Amanda's pregnancy she has been denying that she didn't deliberately do anything to cause her to be pregnant, but she is pregnant and there was no avoiding that, he couldn't just pretend like the pregnancy was his,  when in actual sense it wasn't his, he needed to get a second opinion.

All the while Dave had kept his wife's secret to himself and only a few persons knew about it, even his family members didn't know about it except for his younger sister who was staying with them and that one loves Amanda too much to want to expose her to either his mother or father.

They wouldn't blink before throwing her out. He was confused alright, but he was willing to get to the root of the problem, if his wife claims someone must have drugged and raped her, then he was going to find out. If only he knew it was going to turn out this way, he would have raped her himself.

He remembered coming home from work most nights and feeling really Stressed, the only thing that relieves him more was a good sex from his wife, though his friends would always have chains of women around them he never allowed them influence him, he would always tell them Amanda could give him whatever those girls could give, and now he was in his friends house sitting in the bar and about to destroy his wife's name.

'Hey man! You haven't said a word since you came in here, did madam kick you out of the house? Steve teased and tried to brighten his mood, but to his surprise it only angered him the more, he hissed and was pressing hard on the glass cup he was holding, he was about to break the cup, and that was when Steve knew something was off. He was now worried, he moved close to his friend and looked into his eyes which have now turned red.

Had he been crying? He wondered.

"Oh man, what happened, I have never seen you you like this, please talk to me am sure we can find a way to take care of it, you know as a team we always get things done, should I call Samuel and Josh?

His questions were endless and Dave kinder felt bad making one of his bestfriends feel that way, so he decided to speak up.

'Amanda is pregnant' He said simply and it attracted a heavy sigh of relief from his friend, who was worried sick, thinking someone had died or a contract have been denied. Since it was not a death case, or a money case, Steven was relaxed, he was even happy, he wanted to immediately reach out to Josh and Samuel, they would get drunk on his name.

But he still needed to make his friend look better, so he asked.

"Is that why you look like a lost puppy?

Look ,don't worry Amanda will be fine. she's.... He was about to tell him she is a strong girl, and may not go through a C-section again, remembering what happened the other time, and that might be the reason, he was looking so lost.

"It's not mine! He said, before Steve could go further. He was not sure, if he heard his friend correctly, he wanted him to repeat, what he just said,

"You say? He asked.

"I said, Amanda is pregnant, but the child is not mine". He said, not meeting his eyes, he was looking down, like he was scared, of being scolded.

Steven was taken Aback, he didn't know what to say to that, because he really didn't understand the meaning of what his friend just said,  so he continued talking.

If it's about the CS thing, do not worry Amanda is still a young girl after this baby she just needs to relax, and try again after three years.

"Steven, he called out, and this time, he looked up at him. I said, the baby she is carrying is not mine".

Now Steven stood up and looked down on his friend.

"How do you mean? He asked, knowing his friend is not the type, to have a girl, as beautiful as Amanda in the house, and not sleep with her, so what the hell, was he talking about.

Dave could sense his confusion, so he just stated plainly.

Since the death of our Junior, we haven't had sex, as a matter of fact, she never allowed me touch her, if I try to argue or complain she will leave the room to another room or to the guest room to be with my sister.

I didn't complain because I know she was not happy she lost our baby, she blamed everyone for it, she was traumatized and didn't mingle much, even her parents got a share of her mood swings, whenever they visited, and we all tried to understand, but two months ago she became sick, I took her to the hospital and the doctor confirmed she was pregnant.

Dave stopped talking to look at his friend whose expression didn't say anything in particular, he looked lost in his thought which made Dave to stand up from his seat to face him.

Do you know something? Because you do not look surprised.

Steven shook his head in the negative to come back to reality before speaking.

"So what do you think happened? He asked, looking straight into his friend's teary eyes.

"Is it a mystery pregnancy, something maybe spiritual or do you think she was cheating on you?

Steven wanted to hear what Dave felt before he would say what he had in mind, because two month ago, while Dave had travelled for a business trip to Ghana, he had stumbled on Amanda having dinner with a man, whom they were not familiar with, he stayed far away to observe them, but couldn't tell if they were intimately involved or just acquaintances.

"I really don't know, I want to believe that she would never cheat on me, but I just don't know her anymore. Infact since the baby died I really don't know my Amy any more, she is just more like a stranger to me". He spoke, feeling really dejected.

"Why I  am asking, is because two month ago, I saw her at Crystal Bar with a good looking Dude, though I cannot say if they were intimately involved but they looked happy in   each other's company".

On hearing that Dave looked up all enraged, he was angrier now, he grabbed the cup and smashed it on the floor, before stepping out without a word.

" Calm down, we might be wrong". Steven tried to say, but Dave did not get the message, he was already far gone.