Samantha's POV:
I was told to wait outside a room and I kept tapping my feet nervously. I was surprised to see that I was the only person waiting. The company was huge and the job paid really well. I couldn't understand why no one else showed up so I browsed through the website on my phone and noticed that the hiring advertisement for this company was no longer available.
Weird.
I shook my head, brushing it aside and mentally prepared myself for the interview.
"Ms. Perez?" I turned my head to sound of my name and saw a petite young asian woman, gesturing me to follow her. I stood up, straightening out my skirt and followed her silently.
"You may enter now," she smiled at me politely and walked away. I took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
"Come in," I heard a rough yet familiar voice and pushed the door open slowly. The sight before me knocked t
Samantha's POV:I remained seated in my car waiting for Nate, sobbing silently. After sometime, I heard a tap on the window. It was Nate. I unlocked the car door for him to enter. He looked more stressed than me, his hair was disheveled and he was trying to catch his breath.Did he run and come all the way?"Come here, baby." He immediately pulled me closer and hugged me tightly. I clung on to his neck, sobbing more and he kept running his fingers through my hair, not asking a single word and that was all I needed right now."I'm scared out of my mind right now, Sam. Are you physically hurt or something?" he asked, pulling back and running his eyes all over my body wit
Nate's POV:I thought I didn't hear her right and started to laugh while she kept staring at me as if she was ready to kill me.Pregnant?How can she be pregnant?I must have heard it wrong."Baby, I thought I heard you say pregnant. I'm sorry. I'll stop laughing now." I tried to control my laugh and pulled her closer towards my body."I did say pregnant, jerk." She growled, narrowing her eyes at me and pushed me away. My heart started to race wildly.Oh. My. God."Wh--how---But we were careful right?" I asked just to be sure and she scrunched her face."What are you implying, Nate Wilson?" she asked with her hands on her hips and I was kind of scared to be honest.She was like a ticking time bomb."Nothing! Nothing at all. Jesus....I
Eight months later,Samantha's POV:"Where are you, Nate?" I groaned through the phone, pushing the shopping cart with one hand while balancing my phone with another."I'm pulling over right now, baby girl. You could have waited for five minutes before coming down to the grocery store by yourself.""Well, it's your fault. You ate all my potato chips while watching the game last night." I complained, walking through the aisles, loading my cart with random shit that I probably wouldn't be eating.I was eight months pregnant now and the cravings had gotten worse. Nate never let me do anything and reluctantly agreed when I told him I was going to work from home but now, I had already applied my maternity leave at the company I was currently working because of him and it was getting bored sitting at home doing nothing. So I decided to come down to the grocery store by myse
Nate's POV:"I'll get the door. You sit down, babe." I got up from the couch when we both heard the door bell. We were about to have dinner with Rebecca and her family. I was super nervous even though Sam said she was okay with Rebecca now."Hi!" I heard Becca squeal in excitement as soon as I opened the door and saw her standing with Hannah while Xavier was standing next to her, holding the baby in his arms. He gave me a warm smile which I returned and opened the door wider for them to enter."Wow,yourhouse is really beautiful." Rebecca started to roam her eyes all over our apartment as soon as she entered and we all walked towards the living room."Oh my god! Thank you so much for coming and bringing the kids along with you." I heard my girlfriend's voice. She stood up from the couch, holding her stomach and walked towards us."Thepleasure is
Fiveyears later,Samantha's POV:"Lucy!" I groaned in frustration as my daughter kept running around the house, refusing to eat. She was just like her dad, stubborn and naughty and yes, he was right about the gender and I didn't hear the end of it when she was born."I'm not hungry, mommy." She replied with her puppy dog eyes.Not gonna fall for that, young lady."Come back here. Now." I placed my hands on my hip, giving her a stern look."You are so rude." She pouted and walked towards me grumpily while I had my jaw hanging to the floor."Daddy never forces me to eat peas. I hate peas." She whined as I scooped her in my arms and placed her on the chair in front of the dinning table."Well, it's good for your health. Your dad spoils you too much." I explained, placing the napkin on her lap and started feeding h
Sequel to 'Amidst Chaos' but can be read as a stand-alone also.Happy Reading!I watched the people around me having a good time as I kept chugging on drink after drink to drown my sorrows and pain. It was a little early to be drinking at a bar but I didn't give a shit. I could see people giving me weird stares at my attire. I mean, of course, it wasn't normal to see a guy dressed in a tux at a bar, drinking like a maniac, at this time of the day.Well, fuck off, people! I had my own reasons."Keep 'em coming," I yelled to the bartender and kept tapping my feet to the music that was faintly ringing in my ears.
"Yo, let's go get some coffee." Ryan, my best friend nudged me as I kept working on my laptop."I have work, dude. I need to get the sample designs for our new project done, like now." I replied not taking my eyes off the screen."Oh right, the new project. I heard that our new project manager is a woman. Can you believe it?" he whispered so that no one could hear us and climbed on my desk."Really?" I asked in shock because we were working in a gaming company and I was a game designer while Ryan was working in the back end. Women were rarely interested in gaming and stuff so I was genuinely surprised to know that a woman was going to be our new project manager."Yeah, I hope she i
Samantha's POV :"I'm so excited to work with this team. They look promising, Mr. Smith." I smiled at David, the team lead, and sat down in my seat instantly falling in love with my new corner office. It was located on the 20th floor and had an amazing view of the Seattle skyline."It is our pleasure to have you work for us, Ms.Perez." he smiled politely."Although, I must warn you. I can be very brutal when it comes to working and they might be days when you have to work overtime. Are you guys up for it?" I asked, crossing my legs."Sure, Ms. Perez. I know you expect nothing but perfection and my team is the best in the company. I can assure you that," he stated confidently and I nodded wit
Fiveyears later,Samantha's POV:"Lucy!" I groaned in frustration as my daughter kept running around the house, refusing to eat. She was just like her dad, stubborn and naughty and yes, he was right about the gender and I didn't hear the end of it when she was born."I'm not hungry, mommy." She replied with her puppy dog eyes.Not gonna fall for that, young lady."Come back here. Now." I placed my hands on my hip, giving her a stern look."You are so rude." She pouted and walked towards me grumpily while I had my jaw hanging to the floor."Daddy never forces me to eat peas. I hate peas." She whined as I scooped her in my arms and placed her on the chair in front of the dinning table."Well, it's good for your health. Your dad spoils you too much." I explained, placing the napkin on her lap and started feeding h
Nate's POV:"I'll get the door. You sit down, babe." I got up from the couch when we both heard the door bell. We were about to have dinner with Rebecca and her family. I was super nervous even though Sam said she was okay with Rebecca now."Hi!" I heard Becca squeal in excitement as soon as I opened the door and saw her standing with Hannah while Xavier was standing next to her, holding the baby in his arms. He gave me a warm smile which I returned and opened the door wider for them to enter."Wow,yourhouse is really beautiful." Rebecca started to roam her eyes all over our apartment as soon as she entered and we all walked towards the living room."Oh my god! Thank you so much for coming and bringing the kids along with you." I heard my girlfriend's voice. She stood up from the couch, holding her stomach and walked towards us."Thepleasure is
Eight months later,Samantha's POV:"Where are you, Nate?" I groaned through the phone, pushing the shopping cart with one hand while balancing my phone with another."I'm pulling over right now, baby girl. You could have waited for five minutes before coming down to the grocery store by yourself.""Well, it's your fault. You ate all my potato chips while watching the game last night." I complained, walking through the aisles, loading my cart with random shit that I probably wouldn't be eating.I was eight months pregnant now and the cravings had gotten worse. Nate never let me do anything and reluctantly agreed when I told him I was going to work from home but now, I had already applied my maternity leave at the company I was currently working because of him and it was getting bored sitting at home doing nothing. So I decided to come down to the grocery store by myse
Nate's POV:I thought I didn't hear her right and started to laugh while she kept staring at me as if she was ready to kill me.Pregnant?How can she be pregnant?I must have heard it wrong."Baby, I thought I heard you say pregnant. I'm sorry. I'll stop laughing now." I tried to control my laugh and pulled her closer towards my body."I did say pregnant, jerk." She growled, narrowing her eyes at me and pushed me away. My heart started to race wildly.Oh. My. God."Wh--how---But we were careful right?" I asked just to be sure and she scrunched her face."What are you implying, Nate Wilson?" she asked with her hands on her hips and I was kind of scared to be honest.She was like a ticking time bomb."Nothing! Nothing at all. Jesus....I
Samantha's POV:I remained seated in my car waiting for Nate, sobbing silently. After sometime, I heard a tap on the window. It was Nate. I unlocked the car door for him to enter. He looked more stressed than me, his hair was disheveled and he was trying to catch his breath.Did he run and come all the way?"Come here, baby." He immediately pulled me closer and hugged me tightly. I clung on to his neck, sobbing more and he kept running his fingers through my hair, not asking a single word and that was all I needed right now."I'm scared out of my mind right now, Sam. Are you physically hurt or something?" he asked, pulling back and running his eyes all over my body wit
Samantha's POV:I was told to wait outside a room and I kept tapping my feet nervously. I was surprised to see that I was the only person waiting. The company was huge and the job paid really well. I couldn't understand why no one else showed up so I browsed through the website on my phone and noticed that the hiring advertisement for this company was no longer available.Weird.I shook my head, brushing it aside and mentally prepared myself for the interview."Ms. Perez?" I turned my head to sound of my name and saw a petite young asian woman, gesturing me to follow her. I stood up, straightening out my skirt and followed her silently."You may enter now," she smiled at me politely and walked away. I took a deep breath and knocked on the door."Come in," I heard a rough yet familiar voice and pushed the door open slowly. The sight before me knocked t
Nate's POV:"She actually slapped you?" Sam asked me again. We were in her house, lying on the bed. It was around 9 pm and I had just told her about what happened back at the office."Yes!" I snapped, making her pout. This was the third time she was asking me and I was pissed off already."Jeez! Fine." She rolled her eyes and was about to get up from the bed but I pulled her by her waist, making her fall on top of my chest."I'm sorry, baby. I'm just stressed out about this whole situation." I kissed her nose, trying to cheer her up."That doesn't mean you have to snap at me like that. I don't even care anymore, N
Nate's POV :"I still can't believe it, man." Ryan kept staring at me in shock as I kept gazing at the wall behind him, lost in my thoughts."Why would someone try to ruin her career?" I groaned in frustration. I hated the fact that she was at home jobless. I missed her so damn much and badly wanted to figure out this whole mess. I kept thinking of all the possibilities and none of it made sense.Everything seemed perfectly planned."Someone has framed you too, Nate. You got to be careful and next time you leave your desk, please lock your system." Ryan spoke in a concerned voice and I nodded in understanding. I started to think about all the people who has visited my cubicle except
Nate's POV:I gazed at her in confusion as she went silent, looking down at her phone."All okay, babe?" I asked, rubbing her back and she walked away from me, rushing outside the balcony. She was scaring the fuck out of me now. We just had a magical moment and I couldn't understand why she was upset."Ummm...I think you should leave. I'll call you later, Nate." She spoke with no emotion in her voice and her back was facing me.What the fuck?"No offense, baby. But honestly, are you fucking crazy?" I asked her, pinching the bridge of my nose in frustration.