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.

on my stream and posted a picture of me and my husband in our bed with just the sheets covering us. I

large museum that they had converted into a

us. I made sure

it was

He leaned his mouth right by my

I’ll ever be.”

wide smiles. I didn’t have a fear that people would hate the fact that I was pregnant. But it was just the fact that this little bundle of joy growing inside of me had been my little treasure. And telling other people of their existence meant that they were going to be able to be scrutinized by the public.

had to live under could be intense and on the worst. of days borderline painful. Everyone felt like they had a right to

you.

when Greta and I

told me that he truly did love his

was love at first sight

person my wife is, then I know they will be great.” My husband looked down at me with this small glint in his eyes .”Seeing her grow a life has been

and magical thing I’ve ever experienced.”

hormones all over the place, the

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

the top of my head and drew me closer

from him. “I’ll

from the two men and made my way up the stairs to where the bathrooms were

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

had just gotten out of my stall when I paused after

in a deadpan tone. “So nice to see you.

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

to the sink and washed my

kissed me,

been waiting for her to open her mouth so that I could put her in her

“Who kissed you?”

not act like you don’t know I’m talking about Damon. He doesn’t want you. What

truly

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

I looked her up and down like

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