Gabriel grinned and shook his head while pulling Rosalind into his embrace. “No, baby. Why?”
Rosalind blushed as she caressed his chest. “I wonder if we can talk and then celebrate the party’s success.” She smiled a little as she recalled what had happened at the party. “I’m so happy to get to know Amy. She was friendly and kind.”
“We are neighbors in WLS. I know Samuel better than Amy, as we meet occasionally at many business events. They have a son and a newborn daughter, if I remember correctly.”
She let out a sigh. “I want to see their children.”
“You love children?”
Rosalind nodded. “Definitely!”
He smiled while staring at her. “Baby, what do you think of having your own chil
Despite Gabriel agreeing to wait for three months before proposing to Rosalind again, his mind already decided. Three months was too long for him. But then, he knew he had to propose to her properly. Asking her to marry her in bed wasn’t a good story they could tell to their children or family.A touch on his cheek stopped his wandering mind. He looked at her while she was licking her lips. “Rose?”“I … I want to ask you something.”“Sure.”“But promise me you won’t laugh at me.”“Go ahead. I won’t laugh at you.”“I ….” She looked shy to ask, but finally, she lowered her eyes so she didn’t look into his eyes. “I wonder why you don’t ask me to … to ….” Then her face blushed,
After that night, Gabriel made love with Rosalind more than they ever did. He was determined to impregnate her though he said nothing to her. He still remembered one of their conversations that she would marry him once she was pregnant with his baby. So he intended to make his plan to work since he didn’t want to wait for three months to marry her. Other than that, he didn’t want to accept another rejection.After having his first million, life was easier for him, and fewer people said no to him. It continued until now, when he already had trillions. Rosalind was the first person who kept saying no to him. It irritated him but intrigued him too at the same time.After the night, he realized he loved her. Despite that, he had never said it to her. With what happened in the past, he was afraid to tell his feelings to the woman he loved because happiness was
Kathy spotted Gabriel humming a song when she entered his office to ask for his signatures for some documents. So she commented about it, “Boss, any good news?”He stared at her and shook his head. “No, why?”“You hummed a song. Also, you smile more often lately. You often go home for lunch too. It’s something you didn’t do before.” Then Kathy grinned and patted her pointer finger on her chin. “I wonder if it has something to do with Miss Rosalind?”Gabriel chuckled and held a picture on his desk. After the party, he put a picture of Rosalind and him together at the party on his desk as he thought of her daily. In the photo, he hugged her waist from behind, and she leaned her head to his chest. His thumb stroked the picture. “You are quite an observer.”“You pay me
After waving at Anna, Rosalind walked to the car. Luca already opened the back door of the car for her. However, suddenly Rosalind covered her mouth with a hand as a sudden nausea attacked her. Closing her eyes for a moment, she took a deep breath.Anna, who waited for Rosalind to leave, frowned. She approached her future daughter-in-law and held her hand. “What’s wrong?”“Nothing. It’s probably because I don’t have enough rest.”Anna stared at Rosalind for a while. “Rose, are you pregnant?”“I don’t know, Mom. It’s possible.” Her face was crimson because she knew how frequently Gabriel and she had made love lately. Even before the party, they had already done it many times.“Then ask Gabriel to accompany you to t
After they arrived at Gabriel’s apartment, Rosalind called Anna right away. Her future mother-in-law picked up her phone and answered right away.“Rose, how is it? Are you pregnant?”“Yes, Mom.”Anna squealed in delight, and then she rushed to say, “Wonderful news! Oh, my dear, please have a rest. No need to return to my house this afternoon. You can learn to cook lasagne another time.”Rosalind smiled because Anna was so considerate. “Yes, Mom.”“Have a good rest. Don’t be too tired, okay?”“Yes, Mom. I will have a good rest,” Rosalind said again.“Let me know if Gabriel loves the gnocchi and risotto.”
After lunch, Gabriel returned to his office again with his driver. Rosalind immediately called Anna.Her future mother-in-law picked up the phone after the second ring. “It’s Anna here.”“Mom, Gabriel loved the food!”“Oh, great! You can learn later some other food he likes if you feel healthy.”Rosalind nodded, though Anna couldn’t see her. “Yes, Mom. I want to learn more. If only you could see his face after eating the food. At first, I thought he didn’t like it, but then, he said, ‘they are good!’”Anna grinned to hear that. “I’m glad everything went well. About learning more recipes, how about if you come here tomorrow morning at ten?”“Hmm ….” Rosalind patted her chin a
He took Rosalind’s hand and pulled her gently until she stood. She gazed at him, curious to see what he wanted to do. Then he kneeled on his foot and held her hand while staring at her with an intimate gaze.“My beloved, lovely Rosalind Miller, it’s been four years since I’ve waited for you. When you agreed to be my lover and fiancee, you brought joy into my life. Now, you will make me a father too. My happiness is full. Darling, can you make me the happiest man in the world by accepting me as your husband?”Rosalind gasped as she didn’t expect Gabriel would propose to her right away in the middle of his family. She stood before Gabriel with an open mouth, as she was too surprised. She thought it was only a small gathering with the family and another chance to learn from Anna to cook Gabriel’s favorite food, but it turned out he used the opportunity to pr
“Are you happy?” Gabriel cupped Rosalind’s face with both hands. His eyes shone as he looked into her eyes.“I’m happy.” Next, she climbed onto his lap and hugged his neck. She buried her head in the intersection of his neck and shoulder, then wept.He could feel the wetness on his shoulder, so he asked, “Rose? Are you crying, baby?”She nodded with no sound, as it was impossible for her to utter words. So he only stroked her back and kissed her hair and cheeks.After she could calm herself, Rosalind giggled. “You must find me weird. I just laughed and cried at the same time.”“I guessed it’s because you’re happy, right?”“Yes.” Then Rosalind hugged Gabriel’s neck agai