Daniel picked up his wallet from the desk after which they both exited the office. They weren’t holding each other’s hands or really walking closely but the staff could not stop taking glances at them.The driver drove the car to the front of the office building. Before he could come down to open the door for them, Daniel opened the door to the backseat for Beatrice. She thanked him before making her way in after which Daniel proceeded to the other side and helped himself in. The duo occupied the back passenger seat with an evident space in the middle while the driver drove.The ride to the hospital was a very quiet one except for the times that Daniel attended to three work calls. Beatrice occupied herself with her thoughts and after what felt like a very long journey, they arrived at Wallis Hospital. The biggest private hospital in the country, also known to have the best Doctors. Daniel couldn’t be happier that the ob-gyn was a woman because he was already thinking of how to battl
“Heartbeat?”“Yes! To see how your little one is fairing.”“As long as she takes her drugs diligently and obeys every instruction given, you have nothing to worry about.”“I have also given her my card. Please feel free to reach out to me in case of anything.” The middle-aged doctor turned her attention to Beatrice. “I’m at your service in case you need anything or anyone to talk to.”“Thank you.” Beatrice nodded.“No problem, Enjoy the rest of your day.” The doctor said after which she left the duo.“She seems nice but I hope she was good to you in there,” Dan asked as they took slow steps toward the elevator.“What would you do if she wasn’t nice?”“I will let Dr Zion know that he referred us to an incompetent person and that we want another Doctor.”Beatrice frowned at him. “Don’t you think you would be doing too much?”“Nothing is too much when it comes to you. I brought you here so you can have the best care. I just want to make sure of that.”“You have nothing to worry about. Sh
Once She was out of his sight, Daniel went back into the car and told the driver to take him to the office.Halfway through the ride, his phone rang and he answered“Oh my God, Dan!!!! I just got off the phone with Mom and I honestly do not know what to say.”For some unknown reasons, Daniel found himself blushing, instead of feeling sad that his mother extended the news to his sibling when he had hardly digested his new reality.“Congratulations!!!”“I wish I was with you now so I could hug you.”Daniel smiled.“You are being sweet. Shouldn’t I be suspicious?”“Oh, come on. This is great news. I know you to be a bully and probably an asshole but I can’t keep calm when I hear great news.”“We were all worried about you, Dan. Most especially Mom. The way you were burying yourself with work after the rejection. We’ve seen you go through phases of distancing yourself from the world but this was the scariest.”“One of the reasons I couldn’t say anything at the wedding was because I was s
“Lower your voice, Ri. My head hurts and be careful with your choice of words. I’m pregnant now. I don’t want my baby to pick up mean words.”“Yeah, you have a point and I’m so sorry about that. I’ll try my best to use good words from now on. But the baby is probably sleeping since you’ve been out and about all day so I’m sure he or she can’t hear us. Why would Debock give you a card and the next thing that comes to your mind is to trash it?”“I didn’t want to accept it. He forced me to.”“That still doesn’t give you enough reasons to trash it.”“He is doing all of these to please me and I don’t want that. I don’t want to feel indebted to him.”“No, that’s not the point. You are just being unreasonable and all I see is fear in you.”“No, I won’t call it fear. This is my decision and I would just like you all to respect it.”“It’s easier to change your perspective about people and see them in a good light when they start being very sweet to you.”“Still saying the same thing, Bea. You
“Life is not perfect. You don’t need to get it right with your first baby, You will make mistakes and you will definitely learn from them. I’m glad to see you in this new phase of your life. You’ve been a dickhead throughout and I can’t wait for you to start doing your basic daddy duties.” Henry said.“Who would think the most womanizer in the group would be the first to settle down? Women all over the world would be so crushed to hear that you are off the market.” Chad said.“You all love teasing me so much. I can’t be that bad.”“No, we are just really excited for you,” Henry said. “And you seem happy about it so that’s a good thing for us all.”“Gina would be so happy. Does she know about it?” Henry asked.“Yeah, she’s aware,” Daniel answered.“She must be the happiest grandmother on earth right now.” Chad smiled.“Definitely. She had always been against his playboy ways. This would be a dream come true. Congratulations buddy. This is the best news ever so you are forgiven.” Henry
Beatrice shook her head, convincing herself that she probably heard wrong when the knock came through again.“Let me go get it for you?” Rita said, leaving for the door. Because Bea’s house was very small, anyone in the kitchen could literally see everything that was going on at the door side.“Good morning.” A smile crept to Rita’s lips upon seeing the stranger standing before her, holding a large boutique of red roses that was almost covering her face.”“Good Morning. Miss Beatrice?”“Sure, She’s taking a shower but I’m her friend, Rita.”“Can you please sign this?” The delivery man handed her the device and pen which she signed and returned to him. She giggled, accepting the flowers.“Oh, there’s still more?” She smiled when She saw him handing over a gift bag.“Thank you.” She accepted it after which the delivery man took his leave.“What’s that?” Bea said, making her way towards the door.“Who got you flowers?”“Oh, they are for you,” Rita said, making her way toward the center t
Later that EveningBeatrice was scrolling through her phone, waiting for the pizza that she ordered to be delivered when a knock came through on the door.With so much joy in her heart, She got down from the couch and rushed to the door.She frowned, upon seeing that it wasn’t the delivery man that was there.“What are you doing here?”“Are you expecting someone? I can't believe that you opened up on time.”Beatrice rolled her eyes and almost immediately, she sighted the delivery guy pulling up in front of her house on his bike. The thought of anyone seeing her closely with Debock didn’t sit well with her so She went ahead to the guy who was still by his bike and accepted the pizza, ignoring Daniel and the bags he was carrying.Daniel used that as an opportunity to help himself in and he went straight to the kitchen, placing the bags of groceries on the counter.“What are you doing here and what’s all this?” Beatrice came to a halt beside him, holding the box of pizza and gesturing to
“Your Girlfriend.”“You are the only woman in my life.”“Please, stop that. Stop acting like you don’t know what I’m talking about.”“Open up to me, Bea. I wouldn’t be questioning you if I understood what you mean.”“Natalie approached me the day you were here to seek the truth. She told me to stay away from you.”“She did? How the hell did she even kno......” Dan was saying and then sighed.“There’s nothing going on between me and her. She’s just my ex.”“She wants us to get back together but that is never going to happen.”“Natalie is never a threat. I can always get a restraining order for you against her.”“That’s not the point.”“Then what is it? Feel free to tell me anything.”“We are two different people, from different worlds and with different personalities.”“So you don’t like public life?”“Maybe I would have, if you didn’t give me a terrible debut.”Daniel knew this wasn’t the right time for this but he couldn’t help with the chuckle that escaped his lips.“I’m really sorr