Daddy’s Little Girl (Chapter 10)

“I know how you feel.” The thought had crossed Eric’s mind as well. He was looking at it more from his perspective because he wanted more children but he couldn’t imagine anyone else in his life either. They were stuck in a paradox and there seemed to be no solution.

“I know that I’m not saying this right so let me give you this and then maybe you will understand,” Melinda said, handing him a wrapped package.

Eric took the package with a look of confusion on his face. The package was small, about the size of a music CD. With trembling hands, Eric opened it up, having no idea what to expect. When he had opened the package, he held the contents in his hand curiously. He had a totally dumbfounded expression on his face. He looked up at his daughter and shrugged his shoulders in confusion.

Melinda didn’t say a word. She just waited.

Eric looked at what he held in his hand. It was a circular package of pills. There were 30 spaces for pills, indicating that one should be taken each day. However, all were gone except the last seven pills. Suddenly, Eric looked at his daughter with a startled expression on his face. “Birth control pills?” Eric said, stunned.