Philip awoke with a start. He was alone. Last night was memorable, he felt he had connected with Maddy on a level they had not reached before, so where was she? "Maddy?" No response.
"ANDRE!" Philip bellowed as he left the bedroom and headed to the living room. "Sir?" "Where is Maddy?" Philip's face was brimming with anger. Andre looked confused.
"Sir, she left early to head to the office."
"Why would she go to the office on a Saturday when we have plans?" Philip muttered. He pulled out his cell and dialed her number.
"The caller you have dialed is out of cellular range or is turned off, please try again later."
Philip pulled up the surveillance camera for the office and checked the footage.
"She hasn't been there. Are you sure she said the office? Yes sir Office. What was she wearing?" "a pair of navy-blue jeans, grey halter, and sneakers."
Philip went back to the bedroom and it's only then he realized some of her things were gone. "She left me? Why would she lie about where she was going?" Andre felt awful for Philip.
"I'm sorry sir. I will ask around."
"NO!" Philip barked. "If she wants to leave, let her, I won't force her to stay."
Philip wheeled his chair back to his bedroom and slammed the door so hard all the ornaments and photos lining the wall fell to the floor. Andre felt the world shift.
Several weeks later.
"Sir, there is a doctor on the line for Maddy, would you like to take the message?"
Philip nodded and Kira transferred the call. Since Maddy left him, he had been going through the motions. Working like a jerk was his life now. She didn't want him; he would go back to the grindstone. To hell with her then!
Philip heard the phone ring, and he answered it. "Philip here."
"Mr. Kilian, this is Dr. Sam Michael…" "Is Maddy okay? Is she with you? Is she hurt?"
"Slow down son. She came to see me and she missed her 2 weeks checkup. She has you listed as her ICE and I called her cell and got no answer. Can you remind her to come see me?"
"Maddy was sick?"
"Sick in a way yes and as her ICE I can inform you, but you need to bring her in."
"What's wrong with her Dr. Michael?"
"She is pregnant Mr. Kilian. Are you the father?"
"Dr. Michael, Maddy left our home weeks ago and she has not returned and now that I know why she left, I need to find her and when I do, I will bring her to you."
"That's fine, good luck, she is a nice girl." "Nice doesn't even cut it, thank you."
As Philip hung up the phone, his blood began to boil. She was pregnant with his baby. Wait, was it his? Is that why she left? Was she pregnant with another man's child? Philip roared and swiped his hand and everything on his desk was scattered to the floor. He stood up and surprised himself but when his legs began to shake, he fell backwards but as he fell, he missed the chair and fell to the floor. Philip was furious. His baby was cooking in Maddy's body and she left him? "ANDRE!" Philip bellowed.
Andre looked at Kira and frowned.
"You better go." Kira said, she knew her boss's fury and he would be angry until whatever plagued him was resolved. Andre opened the door to Philip's office and her heart hurt. Philip was sitting on the floor behind his desk with his head in his hands.
"Philip, what's wrong?" She was definitely worried. "My baby." "We will find her sir, we haven't stopped looking."
"No Andre, she is pregnant. Was she cheating on me? Is the baby another man's? Is that why she left me? Doesn't she love me anymore? She said she loved me, but instead of talking to me she left me? Why would she do this to us?" Philip's voice was filled with so much pain Andre wanted to cry.
No. Not Maddy, she loved him too much to let another man touch her, something was wrong. Andre helped Philip back into his chair and watched as the tears fell from his eyes. Gosh he was really hurting.
"Sir, Maddy would never cheat on you, hold on to that. Let me call in some more favors, we will find her." Andre left.