Chapter 61
âArenât you going to work today?â She asked curiously as they sat down to eat.
âOf course Iâm going to work âHe replied casually
She eyed him âSo why are you still home this time? Itâs unusual of youâ She pointed out.
He shrugged âIâm the boss, I can pretty do whatever I wantâ
*Does that include breaking the rules you made mister? She gave him a hard stare.
He looked up sharply âOf course not, âHe took a deep breath âI just wanted to make sure youâre okay, now that carrying a child and all that â
Carla sighed âIâve told you Liam, Iâm fine. You donât have to watch over me like some nanny, Iâm okayâ
Liam searched her face Really? Youâll be okay by yourself?â
She smiled at him sweetlyâ Of course, I wonât die before you get back or do anything stupid, you knowâ
Liam sighed deeply âOkay then, letâs do thisâ
He stood up and came over to her sideâ Take care, huh?â He said softly, staring at her so intently that Carla looked away. Why did she look away anyway? It was not like she was guilty of anything, was she? She questioned herself.
He kissed both of her cheeks âStay safe, hmn? I need to go get dressed, Iâll be with you in tenâ
Carla nodded happily, quite satisfied with herself. Suddenly, she felt a vomit up her throat and stood up immediately, dashing past Liam who had started going upstairs
âCarlaâ âHe shouted after her but she was in no position to reply or look back at him. She ran into the toilet and emptied all the food she ate. Then she rested her head on the wall, feeling too weak.
âHey! Are you okay?â He asked frantically, looking her over.
She nodded weakly âYes, Iâm goodâ
âIs this throwing up of a thing part of the whole business?â He asked as he helped her back to the bedroom. He laid her gently on the bed.
âYup it is, now get me the damn blanketâ She said irritably and groaned.
He quickly pulled it up for her and tucked her in properly.
âThank goodness I havenât gone to work yet âHe remarked quietly.
She peered up at him âYou can go ahead, Iâm perfectly capable ofâ¦
He nodded and cut her off Taking care of yourself yeah I know, now get some restâ He placed a light kiss on her forehead and got up.
âWhere are you going?â She asked
âTo look up some things that helps when an expecting mother throws up âHe replied casually and turned to go.
Carla blushed Iâm fine really, arenât you going to work?â
âWhy do you want me to leave so badly?â He asked, staring at her intently.
She looked startled by the question âUh⦠Nothing, I just donât want to disturb you when you obviously want to be at workâ
*Listen Carla, I want to be with you not in some company that can even handle itself if Iâm not available for a weekâ He insisted gently
Carla sighed but said nothing.
*You want me to leave so you can run off to the hospital again? No way, this time you have to tell me whatever it is youâre feeling She shook her head quickly âNo⦠No Iâm okay! And I wonât run off to some hospital so you can leave, please â She begged softly He was on the verge of replying when his phone rang. He threw her a look that said Weâll talk about this later and picked up.
*Liam Blakeâ He said into the feceiver.
Carla couldnât hear the other personâs side of conversation but she quessed it was a serious issue because Liams whole countenance changed but he was calm after a minute.
âCan you handle it? At least block it from happening. Iâll be at work tomorrowâ He said calmly.
Carlaâs eyes widened, so he would rather spend time with her than go to work where she was sure had a serious issue going on? No she wouldnât allow that. She wouldnât be able to live with herself if she made him stay with her knowing he could have prevented it if he was at work.
He dropped his phone on the table and came to her âHey, are you okay?â He asked softly, caressing her cheeks.
She gave him a hard stare âLiam Blake, youâre going to that work, now get up and go get dressedâ
Of course he protested but she had braced herself up for that, she knew he wouldnât go down without a fight.
âIâm going nowhere, Iâm staying here with you, everything happening at work could wait till tomorrow âCame his strong refusal.
Iâm fine and will be, I promise! She exclaimed, exasperated.
âNot enough to convince me * He muttered and played with a lock of her hair.
She sighed, thinking of what to do. She finally arrived at a solution âYou know what? Iâll get dressed too so youâll drop me off at Jennyâs restaurant
He frowned âWhy?â
She crossed her arms under her breasts âObviously, you donât want me to be here alone so Iâll just spend the day at Jennyâs until you get back from work
He nodded slowly, that sounded like a good idea. He really didnât want to leave her here on her own so going to her friendâs place might be a good idea after all.
He regarded her suspiciously âAnd youâre not going to try anything funny?â
She rolled her eyes âLike?â
He scratched his head I donât know⦠Well, itâs fine if youâre cool with itâ
She smiled at him sweetly âGood, now go get dressedâ
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