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.”
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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
Gabriel grinned and nodded to hear what his mother said. “Yes, Mom.”After Gabriel returned to the dining room, Anna escorted Rosalind to a small garden outside of the house. The kitchen itself was at the back of the house, and the garden was near the kitchen. So they walked to the garden through the kitchen’s back door.After sitting there and enjoying the silence for a few seconds, Anna smiled at Rosalind. “I brought you here to thank you.”“What for?” Rosalind raised her eyebrow. “I did nothing.”But Anna shook her head, completely disagreed with Rosalind. “No, you’re wrong. When you accept Gabriel’s proposal, it means a lot to him.” She took a deep breath. “Gabriel once almost married another woman, but she disappeared. My son …” Anna took a deep breath and wep
Bianca nodded. She was curious now. “Yes, Mom. Tell me, hurry! I want to know!”“So when I went upstairs to Gabriel’s room, his room was locked. Gabriel opened the door for me, but Rosalind was still on the bed. So I could figure it out if they wanted more time to be alone.”“Mom!” Bianca shook her head. “Maybe Rose was just tired. It’s too short for Gabriel to ….” She blushed and patted her cheeks. “Ah, Mom, you have a naughty mind.”“But they will have a baby soon. It’s logical, isn’t it? What do you think?”Bianca shrugged. “Maybe, but surely Rose is healthy, right?”“I think so. If not, she’ll surely tell us.”“Good, then.”The two
Rosalind gulped and tried to clear a lump in her throat because she was too happy. After a few seconds, she finally nodded. “Yes, Gabe. I’m so happy. At first, I thought I would only be your mistress ….” Taking a deep breath, she gazed at him full of love. “I thought it was only sex—”“But you are wrong,” he said, interrupting what she wanted to say.“Yes, I was wrong.” She smiled, and her smile made her more beautiful. “Thank you ….”“For what?” He raised his eyebrow.“For this … Also, for proposing to me. For loving me.” She shook her head and smiled wider. “I can’t ask for a better man. I’m so lucky to have you.”