Chapter 106

I threaded my fingers through his, looking over at him in the backseat of the car. He smiled at me, bringing our interlaced hands to his lips. I closed my eyes, leaning my back into the expensive leather of the seat.

“Are you ready for this?” he asked.

“As ready as I’ll ever be. We’ve been waiting to announce the pregnancy and now that I’m past the first trimester I think we’re in the clear now.”

We were heading to a fundraiser and we were going to use it as our opportunity to announce to the world that we would be expecting our first child.

I was excited but I was also nervous. We had held onto this secret for months and now we were going to be sharing it with the rest of the world.

“Are you feeling okay?”

I nodded. “Yeah, I just want to get through this night and just be there for you.”

“She may be there you know?” There was the raging elephant that I had been avoiding all day, “We don’t have to go.”

“This is your night and you love this organization. I don’t want her to steal our joy. All I know is that I’m going to be here for you and if we happen to see her we just ignore her. We’re together now. That’s all that matters.”

“Okay, my love.” He leaned over the console and kissed my cheek. “Tonight is about.”

Exactly.

***

I thought that the red carpet would stress me out but it turned out fine. I was wearing a long coat to hide the small bump that was now visibly there. And the dress I had chosen was skin-tight and showed it off even

more.

When I handed the coat to Damon and I placed my hand over my bump the flashes went insane. Everyone was going crazy and screaming out their congratulations. I was sure the entire internet would be abuzz with

the news within the next ten minutes. After those pictures of him and Angela had leaked, the world thought that he and I were over.

of me and my husband in our bed with just the sheets covering

into the large museum that they had converted into a

heads turned to us. I made sure to keep my head held high and my hand

it was

He leaned his mouth right by my

I’ll ever

just the fact that this little bundle of joy growing inside of me had been my little treasure. And telling other

under could be

you.

our world. I remember when Greta and I found out about our first one. I was scared out of my mind but I was so

me that

first sight for me.”

know they will

thing I’ve ever

With my hormones all over the place, the slightest

a gushing waterfall. “Now you have my tearing up. I need to go fix my

top of my head and drew me closer to his side. “You’re fine, my

eyes and detached from

and made my way

second trimester I had been wanting to pee like every hour on the hour. It was bothersome but if it was the result of growing my

had just gotten out of my stall when I paused after seeing a

said in a deadpan tone. “So nice to see you. Enjoying the

narrowed in the mirror and she stared at me with the kind of fury that held murder. I was sure that

to the sink and washed my hands, the silence in the

me, you know?”

to open her mouth so that I could

“Who kissed you?”

like you don’t know I’m talking about Damon.

“You truly are delusional.”

delusional. The pictures were there. The man doesn’t want you. I don’t know how much more clear he has to be. He may not

I looked her up and down like she was far below me. I

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