Lindsey sat at the first class session of the plan, she had a headset over her head and her eyes were shut as she listened to the song. The plane left an hour ago so in less than one hour they would be arriving New York. Her phone beeped and she opened her eyes to check her phone. It was a message from Miguel. She had been so busy the previous day that she forgot to reply to his messages even after reading them. Lindsey Inhaled deeply checking the last four messages “Hi, why aren’t you replying to my text am I disturbing you,” “Should I come and drive you to the airport” “Good night, I hope by tomorrow you would reply to the text” “I came to the hotel and the receptionist said you left very early, I still have a few things to settle here in Paris so we would see when I return, Save journey and please text me when you get there, my regards to Keith and the rest of the Winslow family” Lindsey inhaled deeply feeling very guilty. She didn’t intentionally keep his messages on reading but she was kind of feeling guilty. She made to text him but then decided to call him, he picked up his call almost immediately.
“I seriously thought I overstepped my boundaries for you to shut me out” Miguel was the first to speak immediately after the call connected. “Actually I’m sorry about that, I got really busy with packing and when I was done I slept off,” Lindsey said. “I figured out that might have been the case so have you arrived,” Miguel asked and Lindsey shook her head while mouthing a no, “I think we still have a few minutes left,” Lindsey said. “Okay, don’t forget to send my regards to your husband, and the Winslow family, I still haven’t forgotten about the wedding present I promised, I will have it delivered to your office immediately after I return to New York,” Miguel said. “Thanks and I would be expecting it. Have a nice day and thank you for everything” Lindsey said. “It’s nothing, bye,” Miguel said and the call disconnected.
Lindsey felt light and less guilty after talking to Miguel, she closed her eyes playing her music again. It wasn’t long after she closed her eyes she began to feel nauseous and immediately ran to the bathroom to throw up.
“Oh omo, I think she’s pregnant” “isn’t that a bit too early, it’s barely a month since their wedding” “what do you expect when she had a romantic honeymoon with him” “I think I can see baby bumps already” “Whatever, she must be desperate to stand her ground on the Winslow family registry, that must be why she had to get pregnant immediately” “I have a feeling she was pregnant before marriage, how else was her marriage approved”
Those were the words Lindsey heard When she return to the first class session, every eye was on her and they were piercing into her stomach to know if they would see a baby. But that was the least of her worries, she was feeling feverish and weak and from the little she knew, those were one of the symptoms of pregnancy.
“Excuse miss” Lindsey beckoned to the flight attendant. She couldn’t have everyone staring at her for the rest of the flight and she needed a moment to herself. “Do you need anything, Mrs. Winslow?” The lady smiled at her. Lindsey didn’t bother to ask her how she knew her, almost everyone knew who she was. “Can I get a private room please?” She asked in a low tone, she didn’t want anyone to know what she was asking for. “Of course, please come with me,” she said and left while Lindsey followed her immediately.
She sat down on the bed looking around the room, it was her first time in a room inside the plane so it felt very unique to her. Lindsey snapped out of her admiration grabbed her phone and quickly searched for symptoms of pregnancy and just like she had expected, feverish, dizziness, nausea and early morning sickness were among the top ones for an early pregnancy
Despite the air conditioner in the room, Lindsey began to feel hot to the extent she was using her hand to fan herself. “How could she be careless to sleep with a total stranger?”.
“Hi ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelt we would be landing soon” Lindsey heard the flight attendant announce from the megaphone. She stood up and hurried back to her seat.
Minutes later the plane landed safely at the airport and the passengers began to alight one after the other.
Just like Georgina had told her, there was a chauffeur and some security guards already waiting for her at the arrival unit to escort her but there was something Georgina didn’t tell her. She obviously didn’t tell her that a crowd of people both paparazzi, reporters and normal people would also be waiting for her.
“What’s the fuss about?” Lindsey asked as everyone rushed towards her, thank goodness for the security guards that prevented them from getting too close to her.
“Congratulations on your baby we are so happy for you” “Can I schedule an interview with you?” “A lot are saying you were pregnant before the wedding please how true is that?” “Mrs. Winslow, are you really pregnant because I can’t just believe it?”
Lindsey was stunned at the questions they were throwing at her. “Pregnant? who said anything about being pregnant?” Lindsey thought she quickly entered the call and the chauffeur drove her out of the airport.
“What are they blabbing about?” Lindsey asked the lady close to her. She wasn’t sure who she was but there was one thing she was sure of, she wasn’t a reporter because if she was one, the security guards wouldn’t let her into her car.
“Actually, a video is currently trending online, it captures you vomiting and they are saying you must be pregnant,” Joyce said. “Seriously, can’t someone vomit in peace?” Lindsey asked. Joyce knew it was a rhetorical question so she didn’t bother to reply to it. She just smiled waiting for the perfect time to introduce herself.
“Do you have the video?” Lindsey asked. Joyce nodded her head grabbing her iPad, she found the video and played it for her. Going through the comment, Lindsey couldn’t help but wow. Everyone had something to say and some were insulting while some were congratulating her. “I never knew people were this jobless” Lindsey was stunned. Something that happened barely an hour ago was already everywhere.
“Are you also a reporter?” Lindsey asked returning the iPad to her. “No ma’am, my name is joy and I’m your new secretary,” Joyce said with a smile on her face, she did find the perfect time for the introduction.
“Secretary? but I already have Ashley and I don’t need a new secretary,” Lindsey said. Ashley was her Personal assistant, someone she started her event planning company with and she can’t possibly change her all of a sudden just because she married Keith.
“I’m guessing Ashley is from Lindsey events, well I’m your secretary from the Winslow conglomerates” Joyce paused observing her facial expression. Georgina had hired her a few days ago to become Lindsey’s secretary and Georgina made sure to go through her job description with her without leaving any stone unturned.
“Winslow conglomerates?” Lindsey raised a brow at her. “Yes, you would be joining the board of directors so you would be needing an experienced secretary like me to guild you through,” Joyce said. Lindsey stared at her. Today was sure a day full of surprises for her, first, it was a weird perhaps true rumour of her circulating and now Joyce was saying something else to her. “Board of directors, Georgina never mentioned anything of that nature to her during her contract signing,” Lindsey thought. “Running her own company was enough headache to her and she doesn’t want to add to it”.
“What if you don’t want to join the board of directors” Joyce turned sharply at Lindsey’s question. “Why wouldn’t you want to join, you are now an important member of the Winslow family so you would have to join, the wives of the first and second son of the family all joined and I doubt if Chairwoman Georgina would give consent to your demand,” Joyce said politely.
Lindsey Inhaled deeply, she was right but she still doesn’t want to soak herself into the family, her stay was temporary so there was no need for that. “A board meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow, by 10:00 am, I checked your wardrobe according to the chairwoman’s order and I found out you didn’t have any designer attire for tomorrow’s meeting so I ordered top designer wears from a different cloth company, I don’t know your taste so I had to order a lot of dress and I even selected a few designers for you to meet just in case you need a limited edition dress,” Joyce said.
“Wow, I haven’t said yes to the meeting yet” Lindsey snapped closing her ears. Her head was already banging from everything she was hearing. “You really need to attend ma’am, a hairstylist is also waiting at home and you would be having a complete home service beauty spa, the chairwoman said you need to look good for tomorrow,” Joyce said.
Lindsey didn’t have the strength to exchange words with her. She was obviously working according to the instructions she was given so she wouldn’t blame her. All she needed to do was to speak to Georgina herself.
“Do you have any idea where Georgina would be now?” Lindsey asked. “Hmm, the office, but I wouldn’t advise you to go there, there’s a lot of reporters waiting there and at home too but it’s better we just head home. I can text her that you want to see her” Joyce said.
“Drive me to the company,” Lindsey said ignoring Joyce’s advice. She needed to talk to Georgina and perhaps remind her that it was all a contract so she would stop making her life more difficult. With the way things were going, divorcing Keith might be a lot more difficulty for her, even if she does she would live with the paparazzi and reporters reminding her of it daily.