Chapter 41 (BONUS):
The head of statistics' department, Mrs. Gale was giving us the latest numbers of the company after the big jump that Zack and I, made when we expanded the company to London, which was a risky move since the new section required a lot of money, time, and serious planning, making MC Fabric Company work harder than usual to make sure that everything was going smoothly.
At first, the board members were against the idea, reasoning that MC was already doing a good job, but Zack and I, were determined on making true what Mr. Collins had in mind for years for his company, but because of his health problems, he waited till Zack was powerful enough to make it happen, especially that Zack had me by his side and MC was stronger than ever.
As Mrs. Gale reached the end of her presentation, I couldn't hide the smile that spread on my face at the great news. In fact, the numbers were higher than expected and everything was going smoothly just as we planned, which meant that Zack and I, we were finally going to breathe. Literally. Therefore, we congratulated everyone for their hard work and soon enough, people started sprinting out the room.
The moment I was left with Zack alone in the room, a comfortable silence fell upon us as we started looking at each other for few seconds, before I strode to him and pulled him for tight embrace. He put his head on my shoulder and tugged me closer leaving no space separating our bodies besides our clothes as I just inhaled in his scent, an odor I would never get tired of.
"We did it" I mumbled in his ear.
"Thank god our hard work paid off eventually" He answered, pulling back slightly to look at my face.
"Let's celebrate" I stated out of a sudden, taking my place in the space between his legs after he walked back and he sat on the edge of the desk.
"Good idea, what do you have in mind?" He started playing with a loosened stray of hair that cascaded from my low ponytail.
"I was actually thinking of spending an entire day alone, with no one disturbing us" I wrapped my arms around his neck while he threw his around my waist.
"Sound like a wonderful idea" He whispered, drawing patterns on my blouse, sending a zoo erupting my stomach.
"Exactly" I spoke, leaning down to brush my lips on his in a brief kiss since the way he was looking at me, it told me exactly how much he wanted me to make that simple gesture.
What was supposed to be a brief kiss, turned into something else, it became hungrier and more passionate, especially when I parted my lips to inhale a deep breath and he took that opportunity to slid his tongue and make it dance in sync with mine.
I used his shoulder to restrain myself from falling as I felt like my knees were turning to jelly from his kiss and his gentle strokes that were slowly driving me insane. However, as much as I wanted to carry on with the kiss, I knew that I had to pull away and gain back my composure since we were in the workplace after all.
As I took a deep breath and rested my forehead on top of his, I couldn't help but smile at the perfect relationship that Zack and I had because despite all our stupid little fights and heated arguments, we kept our promise to always end up in each other's arms at the end of the day, the promise we made two years ago after we were reunited again.
"I don't know about you, but even after all this time, you still drive me crazy when you push up your eyeglasses while using an authoritative tone" He says, huskily.
"You should really stop telling these things" I caressed the side of his cheek "I don't think I'll be focusing on anything for the rest of the day"
"And what will you think of exactly?" He smirked at me, mischievously "Me maybe? Laying beside you after a really long night?"
"Stop it" I hit his upper arm playfully then hid my red cheeks.
"I can't believe you still blush whenever I mention our intimacy" He chuckled at my reaction, reaching for my hands and taking them in his "It makes you irresistible, and this is why I am deeply in love with you"
As I was about to reply with how much I was head over heels in love with him as well, a knock on the door pulled me out of my train of thoughts and made me jump back since I never wanted to be intimate with Zack during work hours because it would be a bad image for the other employees.
Sophia was at the door, holding a stack of papers in her hands and wandering her eyes between Zack and I, obviously embarrassed that she interrupted us, especially that Zack didn't even make a move to straighten up or leave my hands that were secured in his.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude on you" She started blabbering but I caught her off immediately.
"It's okay" I straightened a little bit and I gestured at the door "I believe we have to go through the notes of the last three meetings"
"Indeed" She opened the notepad and read out loud "You still have to make a statement about the new section in London"
"When do I have free time for it?"
"We can arrange it during this weekend" She lifted her eyes and met mine, apologetically "It's the only time that both of you are free"
"Impossible" Zack stood up and adjusted his tie "We can arrange something after this weekend"
"But..." Sophia started talking but it was Zack's turn to interrupt her.
"We've already spent three weekends working" He glimpsed at me as if he was seeking for my approval so I nodded at him "We're taking this weekend off"
"You heard the Boss Sophia" I lifted my stuff off the table and walked to the door.
Sophia took it as a clue so she nodded her head toward Zack and left right away. I turned my head to Zack to say goodbye, but as we locked eyes, he gestured at me to wait, and then he started walking toward me like a predator looking for his pray.
"I don't want to share you with the world this weekend" He planted a kiss on my forehead, caressing my cheeks with his thumbs tenderly "I want you all for myself"
"Me too" I whispered, barely able to speak my mind since I suddenly felt dizzy; however, I covered it immediately by lowering my head and inhaling a deep breath.
I had to mask it since Zack would freak out if he noticed...
There was something in the way his eyes always seemed to end up plastered on me that drove me literally crazy for him, he could read my body language perfectly, and he made me feel like I was the most beautiful girl in the world therefore, as I was gazing at the ground to gain my composure, I realized that I could never ask for someone else to be by side.
In order to make sure that he wouldn't be suspicious of anything, I stepped on my tiptoes and planted a gentle kiss on his cheek, leaving my lips lingering for few seconds on his skin before I winked at him, playfully and headed off toward my office to get everything done, since I was so ready to call it a day and go home to have some rest.
Throughout the rest of the day, I felt like my head was about to explode as nausea took the best of me. Sophia noticed right away and she started insisting on me to take the rest of the day off but I couldn't since I had so many things to get done before the weekend.
Thus why, I had to give her strict rules to not mention anything to Zack, reasoning that I would be better and I blamed my dizziness on my lack of sleep and tiredness of the last few weeks. She didn't seem convinced but she let go when she saw that I wasn't going to budge.
That day was the longest day ever since on top of my uneasiness, I had to get the job of two days done in one day only so that I could free my two days after. It was the only way to ensure that no one would interrupt my quality time with Zack.
I remember when mom told me once that it would be really hard on me when Zack and I, would be engrossed in our work while trying our best to keep our love life intact, which was something that I was suffering from throughout the last few months.
However, I also kept in mind her words when she told me that I had to hold onto our relationship with every ounce of strength that I had because it was what really mattered at the end of the day.
'That's probably what she did with dad' I thought to myself as a smile crept to my face, remembering the way mom and dad looked at each other even after many years of marriage.
As that thought clouded my mind, I sighed in relief and I smiled to myself as I closed the last file that needed to be checked, pressed the intercom and called for Sophia to be in my office. After less than a minute, I heard a light knock on the door, and then she entered the office.
"These files are done; they're ready to be sent to Mr. Jones and Mrs. Harington" I spoke, handing her the files.
"Is there anything else I need to do?" She questioned.
"No, after delivering those files, you can call it a day" I smiled at her as she nodded at me and was ready to leave when I stopped her and added "Please, I don't want to be bothered this weekend"
"I understand, have a nice weekend Mrs. Collins" She grinned at me, genuinely.
"It's Nadia when we're alone, thank you Sophia" I called after her.
"Okay Nadia" She said before closing the door and scurrying away.
She was as eager to leave as I was...
I collected my stuff and purse off the desk, wore my jacket and then took my way to Zack's office, which was right beside mine. He was standing by the window, holding some papers as I entered his office without knocking. He didn't seem to notice that I slipped in so I crept in and hugged him from behind.
He flinched at first but then he relaxed when he realized that it was no one other than me. He dropped the papers on the near couch before putting his hand on top of mine as we stood in the same position for few minutes, enjoying the sun set, through the giant glass window.
"You're done?" He questioned, drawing circles on top of my hand.
"Yes" I snuggled closer to him "What about you?"
"I still have one more file to get done" He answered, entangling my arms around him and turning to face me "You can wait here till I finish, the couch is all yours"
"Okay" I told him, taking my way to the couch.
I took off my heels and settled on the couch, resting my head back as the feeling of uneasiness in my stomach came back rushing to me in waves. I probably ate something bad since I rarely had nausea attacks when I'm not in my period.
A sudden idea prompted in my mind as I straightened myself and reached for my purse to look for my phone. My eyes started roaming the screen for Clue, which was an app that I used to save my period calendar and information of my cycle.
Just as I thought, my period was late with fourteen days, which meant that there was a possibility that the uneasiness I felt wasn't caused by something I might've eaten but because I was probably pregnant.
The mere thought of having a baby with Zack, brought a huge smile to my face. However, I felt a little bit anxious since we already talked about the number of kids that we wanted to have, but we never discussed the right time to have one.
'What if he doesn't want to be a father already?' I started wondering as I turned my head and looked at Zack, who was so engrossed in his work that he didn't even notice me staring at him.
"Will it take you so long to get done?" I asked him.
"Probably twenty more minutes" He answered, apologetically.
"Okay, then I'll be in my office, I just remembered that I have something to get done" I stated before heading to the door "Be back in fifteen minutes"
Instead of stopping by my office, I went straight away to Sophia's, which was all the way down the hallway next to the office of Zack's assistant. I knocked on the door and waited until I heard a faint "Come in" Then I opened the door and entered.
"Is there anything wrong?" She jumped to her feet immediately.
"I need a favor but it has to stay between us" I told her, closing the door behind me.
"Of course, what can I do for you?"
"We're leaving in twenty minutes, and I'd be really happy if you can go the pharmacy a block away to get me a pregnancy test" I explained as I noticed the shock look covering her face.
"Okay, I'll be right back" She wore her jacket and she was about to leave when I stopped her.
"Please..."
"I know, I'll make sure that no one finds out about it" She smiled at me genuinely then strode away.
The fifteen minutes that I spent waiting in my office, were dreadful since I could literally hear the clicking sound of the big horologe on the wall, which was adding to my discomfort layers of anxiousness and nervousness.
After what seemed like forever, Sophia opened the door of my office with three different packages of pregnancy tests, kept securely in her purse. I opened my purse for her, and she threw them in it hurriedly since she spotted Zack telling his assistant that he was leaving, which meant that he was going to be in my office in seconds.
True to her words, the moment I zipped my purse, Zack came in, holding his jacket in one hand and his briefcase in the other one. I said goodbye to Sophia who sent me a sign of approval like usual before I walked toward Zack who offered me his hand to take almost instantly.
"We're finally heading home" He whispered in my ear as we passed by some employees who nodded at us and said their goodbyes.
"Exactly" I mumbled back, my thoughts wandering to the pregnancy tests.
"Is everything alright?" He reached for my forehead and inspected it "You don't look good"
"Nothing, I just want to take a hot shower and cuddle with you until sleep takes over me" I faked a yawn, and put my head on his shoulder in order to hide my face.
"So it's all about ending up in my arms?" He chuckled, bringing his arm around my shoulder, tugging me closer to him.
"Indeed"
Throughout the entire drive back home, I kept imagining how my life would be different if I was really pregnant, I thought of the late nights I'd have to stay up watching over my baby, of the time that I would hold my baby in arms for the first time, and how much I would love him/her tremendously.
At some point I turned my head and gazed at Zack for a while, wondering how cute he would look like with a baby girl or boy in his hands, how he would be by my side throughout every step that our child would make and most importantly, how he would protect us from anything that might harm us.
The moment we entered through the door, I excused myself to go to the bathroom immediately because I wanted to know whether I was pregnant or not, so that I could think of a proper way to tell Zack if the test was opposite.
I did exactly as I was told to do in the instructions of the pregnancy test, then I sat on the side of the bathtub, waiting for the result. I was about to throw the testing stick in the trash bin when it didn't show anything for more than five minutes when suddenly two lines appeared.
Freaking out, I dropped the stick on the ground and went through the instructions. 'After the recommended waiting time has passed, the test will display your results, if one line appears, the test is negative; if two lines appear, the test is positive' I read the note carefully over and over again until I finally believed that I was actually pregnant.
However, before I could let excitement take over me, I did the same thing with the other pregnancy tests, and after almost ten minutes, the same results came up, confirming my silent thoughts.
I was pregnant...
"Nadia?" Zack knocked on the door "Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'll be there in a minute" I called out, barely containing my joy.
As I wrapped the tests into the pharmacy bag and slipped them back into my purse, I couldn't stop my hand from roaming on my stomach where my baby was going to grow for nine months. I kept stroking the same spot for a while, thinking of what would be the gender of my baby.
"Nadia?" Zack shouted again.
'I have to think of a proper way to tell him' I thought to myself as I kept gazing at the door then suddenly an amazing idea prompted in my mind 'It would be special for him'
I gathered my guts and opened the door, finding Zack leaning on its frame. His hands reached for my shoulder as his eyes started roaming my entire body, obviously looking for signs of sickness or something bad, but when he couldn't find anything, he furrowed his eyes in his confusion and asked me "What were you doing? I thought something happened!"
"Nothing is wrong, I am just nauseous a little bit, it's probably the sandwich I ate at lunch" I lied, hoping that he would buy what I said.
"You should really stop missing meals" He glared at me but he softened when I tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek.
"I'll go take a shower then I will check what we've got in the fridge to cook" I smiled up at him, locking my eyes with his to reassure him that I was totally fine.
"No need to cook anything, we've got food in the fridge to feed an army" He chuckled, shaking his head slightly "Oscar should really stop stuffing our fridge"
"Exactly"
I picked a random nightgown and undergarments then I headed to the bathroom and took a really hot shower to release my clenched muscles and think of the proper words to make the moment I'd tell Zack that he was going to be a father as special as possible.
After drying my body, I wore my undergarments and nightgown, blow dried my hair and combed it up in a messy bun, before I left the bathroom and headed to my dressing room, which was in the room that I was once occupying when our arrangements was first made.
I knelt on the ground after I retreated a wooden box that I kept well hidden behind my shoes. I opened the box and lifted my yellow shoes from when I was a baby, the ones my mother gave me along with my wedding gift before Zack and I, could leave for our short honeymoon.
I closed the box and put it back to its place then I hurried out of the room to my bedroom where I could hear the sound of the water flowing. I knew that Zack would be out of the bathroom in minutes so I hid the baby shoes in the first drawer of the night stand then I went to his side of the closet, I pulled out boxers, grey sweatpants and a white shirt for him, and I put them on the bed.
The moment Zack left the bathroom, I had to catch my breath at the sight of him in front of me. He was in a towel covering his lower body only as droplets of water were falling down his chest in a really attractive way that can make any female drool over him.
Thank god he was mine, and only mine...
"These are some clothes for you" I smiled at him, handing him his clothes.
"Thanks" He grinned at me, mischievously.
He suddenly dropped the towel and wore the clothes I gave him in front of me, without a second thought while I moved my eyes to the ground as my cheeks started heating at the thought of him without clothes just few feet away from me.
"Your cheeks are crimson red my dear" He walked toward me without even putting a shirt on and he reached for my hand to pull me to him "It makes me really eager to know what precisely you are thinking about"
"Honestly, I was thanking god that you are mine and only mine" I locked eyes with him and moved even closer to him.
"Don't you know the real meaning of sharing?" He spoke huskily, as his face was dangerously close to my neck.
"I know but not when it comes to you" I answered him, running my hand through his wet hair and tugged on it gently to force him to look at me so that I could plant my lips on top his for an urgent kiss.
My arms found their rightful place around his neck as his were wrapped around my waist, tugging me closer to his body, until we were molded into one, while our kiss took a different path, a more passionate one and definitely hungrier as I could feel in the way our hands started roaming each other's bodies. However, I had to break the kiss so I pulled away and rested my forehead against his.
"I lied earlier" I stated, hyperventilating, trying to catch my breath.
"About what?" His eyes snapped to mine, looking for an answer in their depths.
"There's one condition so that I can accept to share you with certain people" I smiled at him, genuinely.
"Who?" He questioned, his eyes turning darker.
"Mignons who would fit in these" I stepped back and reached for the baby shoes that I put in the first drawer of the night stand.
The shock expression that covered his face as soon as he saw the baby shoes, was hilarious, he lifted his eyebrows at me in confusion, intending to walk over to me but I beat him, took his hand and placed it on my stomach.
"What are you trying to say?" He searched my eyes for a proper answer before he stated excitedly "You're pregnant?"
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