Convenient Marriage: Mr. Nelson's Love Trap by Hannah Baker

Was she about to give birth?

Matthew was instantly awake. He turned on the light by the head of the bed and looked at her worriedly, “Does your stomach hurt?”

Dolores frowned and she looked like she was in pain. Matthew didn’t even put on his slippers when he got out of bed. He walked to her side and said, “I’ll bring you to the hospital.”

He leaned over and tried to carry her. Dolores grabbed his hand and shook her head, “No, it’s not my stomach.”

She couldn’t move. Her body was tense, it was because she had a cramp in her leg.

“My leg cramped,” she said painfully.

Matthew lifted the blanket and examined her legs under the light. He rolled up her pyjamas and could see her fair and slender legs before his eyes, “Which one?”

“The right one,” she frowned even harder. It was as if her nerves were in a knot, she grabbed the blanket tightly and said, “It really hurts.”

Matthew’s face was tense, he tried to massage her cramped leg. He didn’t really know what he was doing, he just wanted to ease her pain.

After a while, the pain was finally eased. Dolores looked up and said, “I feel better now. Let’s go to sleep.”

Matthew sat next to her on the bedside and put her legs on his thighs. He continued massaging them.

“Let’s go to the hospital tomorrow.”

Dolores said, “This is normal. Something like this often happens during the 3rd trimester.”

Matthew pursed his lips and didn’t say anything. He couldn’t take the pain away from her. The only thing he could do was to make her feel as comfortable as he could.

Dolores nuzzled her legs against him, “Do you feel bad for me?”

Matthew slapped her legs lightly, “No.”

Dolores moved her legs away and said coquettishly, “Then go away, I don’t need your massages anymore.”

Matthew grabbed her ankle and said, “Don’t move. Be good, I’ll massage you so that you don’t feel pain.”

“But you don’t feel bad for me, I don’t want your massage.” Dolores arched her legs and tried to move away, not letting him touch them.

Matthew chuckled, “So willful.”

“Well, I am willful. I order you to take care of me

and Dolores

asked, “Where does it

pointed at her

over. Dolores noticed that he was about to kiss her and she quickly moved

scared, I just want to kiss you.” Matthew stared at her under the dim light, he had a serious look on his face, “If we have a son, let’s send him

Dolores was speechless.

he was trying

is a girl?” asked

keep her by

mean? Do you not want the child if he is a

my child?” Matthew scooted closer and hugged her, “I am thinking that if we have a son, he can get your surname.

this before. Dolores kind of

to do with surnames and the gender of the

my surname?” Dolores

than daughters. Why are

Suddenly.

Dolores’ phone vibrated.

it up and saw a message from an

Is it Theresa?” Dolores took her phone from Matthew, “I messaged her before

read

on. Before he could read the message, Dolores took her phone

the person next to her and wanted to open her eyes. Matthew

father. She then snuggled in his arms and continued

at her phone and narrowed

message said, ‘Your husband wore a light grey suit, a white shirt and a black tie today. A

is it?” Matthew looked up and asked softly, seeing

took it as a prank and said casually, “Nothing much, just

laid back down on her side and put her leg on Matthew. It was hard to fall asleep during the 3rd trimester. If she lay down on her back her heart would feel uncomfortable. She would only feel better if she raised her leg and slept on her side, “I’m

on her leg, he

what Matthew wore daily, it was nothing unusual. She squirmed, trying to find a

that Dolores and Amanda were still fast asleep. He moved as quietly as he could while getting out of the bed, worried that he would

he was about to go to the bathroom, his phone on the table vibrated. Amanda was frightened last time by the ringtone because he

He hesitated briefly,

next to his ears