"Happy Thanksgiving, pregnant bestie!" I open my arms to a very beaming Sammy rushing towards me with her very pretty baby bump. We've been invited to her and Evan's home, and I'm literally in awe of the splendors of the house. My apartment screams old money and extravagance, in my opinion, but it still gives off the vibe of being down to earth even though I know what it costs. Evan's home, however, has all the AI features I didn't even know existed. The door literally greeted us when we rang the doorbell. By our names! "Wow, your house is huge." Is all I can say as I hug her to me. "I know, right?" She beams as she touches my stomach, but I take a step back. Nobody has touched my stomach apart from medical professionals, Alessandro, Phoebe, and myself. There's not much of a stomach to touch either, I can still hide the very small bump underneath my clothes. Sammy blinks and looks unsure, but the angel that my sister is steps next to me and looks around the grandeur of the foye
I look skeptically at the doctor in front of us. I don't know if she's going to be a good fit for us. She literally looks like she could be my age. Her eyes dart from us to Thomas, who is standing guard inside the door. Enzo is stationed on the outside. I was surprised this morning, too, when security seems to be amped up again. This is the first time Thomas is actually inside the room at an appointment. The doctor nervously clears her throat and clicks on something on her computer screen. "Okay, uhm, I received your previous scans and bloodwork from Dr.Pesci. It seems that you're doing well on the medication he prescribed. Are you having any other severe symptoms? Nausea, maybe? Dizziness?" "No." I shake my head. " I'm just super sleepy. I sleep like ten, eleven hours a day." She nods and makes a note on what I assume is my file. "Your body is working really hard right now, so I would say rest as much as you'd like. Listening to what your body wants is the most important thing he
Alessandro is icing me out. This is a time when we're supposed to celebrate that we made it to twelve weeks in the pregnancy. That one of the babies is a boy and he was happy when we found that out. I wasn't even home for an hour after the hospital when a whole tech team with super gadgets appeared at the apartment. Security was already top-notch, but this apartment probably rivals the president's. I never intended for Kaito to become obsessed with me when we met, geez! I never let the guy on even. The only reason I became friends with him was to make Alessandro jealous so I could go home earlier. Who said the guy is even coming after me? Maybe he just needed a break from his family. Me: Are you pissed at me? I wait and wait for Alessandro to reply to my text, but he never does, so I go to the home gym and start a slow walk on the treadmill. I'm prohibited from going outside without a full security detail, so I figured it's not worth all the trouble. "Why didn't you wait for me
It's been two fucking days of me holed up in the apartment. Even the small outside area that is very beautifully decorated feels stifling. I want to feel the energy of the city beneath my feet, I want to inhale the sweat and tears of everyone dreaming and working to survive in the concrete jungle. I transitioned from a small town girl to a city girl, and I've never felt more at ease being surrounded by people who couldn't care less who the hell you are. And Alessandro is still being a dick. He's now moved into the spare bedroom, I don't know why he can't just go to his own apartment if he's going to be so extremely pissed off. I'm lying on the lounger outside, trying to catch some of the winter sun when I feel the flutter in my belly. I quickly sit up straight and hold my hand over my stomach, and there it is again. I quickly get up and rush inside the apartment. "I think something is wrong!" I'm close to tears as panic rushes to my head. The knife Alma was busy with fall from
"Im gonna die." Alma's dark eyes peer down at me where I'm lying on the floor. "You are not going to die." I close my eyes on a dramatic sigh. "I'm dying of fucking boredom." I was clearly never created to just stay indoors twenty-four-seven. It has become literal torture. Sure, my goal now is to make sure I'm healthy and carry the triplets as far along in the pregnancy as possible, but I've never been this idle before. "I need something to occupy my mind." "What about the Christmas tree? It arrived a week ago, or what about starting to test those meal ideas you sent me?" I'm turning into a fucking housewife. Yesterday, I spring cleaned the whole open plan area. Now, I'm contemplating learning how to cook intricate recipes. When I complain, Phoebe likes to remind me it's my own damn fault for allowing Kaito in my life. I'm never making friends with another guy ever again. Plus, Alessandro and I are still not speaking. Every night after he has dinner, he joins me in bed, but I
"So what's up with you and Allesandro?" Thomas asks me in a bored tone. "Did you break up?" "Why, is that what he said?" I haven't seen him in days, and my withdrawal symptoms have been through the roof. Everyone is steering clear of me because I've been exploding over the tiniest things. "He's not really talking to anyone other than shouting." There's mirth in Thomas's eyes. He always seems to be entertained when I'm troubled. At least both me and Alessandro are acting out. That means he's just as upset as I am. Meanwhile, Phoebe is going ahead with arranging a wedding for a bride and groom who can't stand each other right now. "He's pissed because of Kaito, I think he blames me for making friends with the guy." I huff out. Thomas frowns and seems to contemplate what I said. "You think that's the reason he's pissed?" I sigh. "What other reason could there be Thomas? It's not like I did anything else apart from antagonizing Raquel, and if he's pissed about that, he can shove i
I feel slightly stupid as I look at myself in the mirror. Alessandro has never cared about what underwear I wear in the past. Underwear doesn't matter if you intend on ending up naked. But here I am in some scandalous red lace that leaves nothing to the imagination, Phoebe's idea of course. She said I have to apologize and starting with sex is the best way to do that. I pull on my robe and go to the living room area. I don't even know if he's going to come home tonight, we didn't talk about that after we just stood in his office and kissed. I hope Kaito's family finds him, for his sake. My heart pings when I hear the front door open and I rush to watch Alessandro walk through. He stops when he sees me. "Hey." "You came home." He eats up the strides until he reaches me and takes my face in his hand, his lips slamming against mine. Oh, what a way to come home. I moan under his mouth as I clutch his jacket in my arms. He feels like all my desires wrapped up in one. He walks us b
"I'm so glad you and Alessandro finally made up. You were just a terrible person to be around." Phoebe looks at me from the corner of her eye, wary that I might throw her with my teacup. I might still do it, too. "Fuck you." I give her the middle finger. "You know, in a few months you are going to be a mother, maybe you should start practicing using better language." It looks like my sister really has a death wish today. "I'm only saying this out of concern for my nephew and the other two who we are yet to find out." She claps her hands together in glee. "I'm so excited, do you like my outfit?" She looks like something straight out of a Barbie commercial. "You don't think it's too much pink?" I ask sweetly. "No!" She exclaims like I'm insane. " I'm channeling all female energy. I can do with one boy, I'm holding all fingers and toes that the other two are girls." "You do know that we don't know if they're identical or not, right? Because if they are identical, all three of t