“You can’t do that, Max. I disagree with you!” Alicia yells angrily as she barges into the room and paces angrily.
“Come on, babe… You know deep inside you that I’m doing the right thing…”
“The right thing? Do you have any idea what you’re about to do at all? This wasn’t what we planned. What if something happens to the baby?” She asks angrily, crossing her arms on her chest, and he sighs briefly.
“Nothing of such will happen, babe. I promise you that the baby will be fine, OK? I know why you’re worried, and I assure you that everything will be fine, OK?” He speaks to her softly, as he places his hands on her shoulder.
An awkward silence assumes the air as Alicia just stares at her husband with a suspicious look. She has been feeling like something is not right about her husband. She was worried that Ariel might eventually take her husband away from her, and now he’s getting all worked up about her, what’s going on?
“Are you in love with her?” She suddenly asks out of the blue, and he freezes on the spot as her question hits him on the spot he didn’t expect. Her question ring in his head for some seconds as he tries to think straight. Is he in love with his baby mama? He can’t deny the fact that he has been feeling attached to her lately even before she got pregnant, he can’t deny the sadness that always occupies his heart each time that he sees her in pain, but what he can’t place is the feeling. He is not sure whether he has developed feelings for her, or maybe it’s just him feeling guilty for using her.
“How can you ask me that? I love you, Alicia and you know that. She… she… she’s just someone we hired to make babies for us, and that’s it…”
“I want her out of the house as soon as she gives birth. I don’t want her to play any games with my husband. It’s the baby we need, and when we get what we want from her, promise me that she’ll leave,” She demands, and his heart sinks into his stomach as he stares at his wife.
“Why aren’t you saying anything?” Alicia’s voice brings him back to reality, and he smiles at her.
“I promise you, she’ll leave. She’s just here for the baby, and she’ll leave later. But can you just let me do this for her? She has the talent and is quite intelligent. Although her certificate is not up to the standard of being my secretary, I just want to make sure that if she’s going to be leaving the house for any work, it shouldn’t be out of our reach, OK?” He further convinces her, as he strokes her hair.
“You’re right, anyway. I don’t have a problem with her being your secretary, don’t just mess around with her. It’s not that I don’t trust you, I just don’t want any woman taking you away from me, you know,” She wraps her arms around his neck, and kisses him on the lips softly.
“I’m here with you baby,” He whispers and claims her lips.
“How about we explore the night together, huh?” He hushes against her lips, and without waiting to hear what she’s going to say, he sweeps her off her feet, while she just chuckles softly. Walking over to the bed, he lowers her carefully to bed while having a smirk dancing at the corner of his lips.
“You look gorgeous in that,” He compliments her as his eyes feast on her naked body that’s visible through the lingerie she’s wearing. Her firm boobs point straight elegantly and seeking attention.
“Come on, don’t flatter me,” She rolls her eyes as she chuckles softly.
“I’m not, and you know it,” He rolls his eyes as he finally gets rid of his robe and throws it on the floor. He parts her legs and gets on top of her…
Outside the room…
Ariel stares at the closed door as tears slid down the corner of her cheeks as she feels her heart wrenches in pain. She overheard everything they said, and she can’t help feeling sad. Here she was, thinking that he cares about her, but he only cares about the baby. The only reason he’s nice to her is because of the baby, and nothing else.
Turning around, she walks back into her room and crashes her back against the wall as soon as she walks inside the room. More tears stream down her cheeks. They’re eventually going to throw her out of the house after she gives birth. What will become her fate then? What will happen to her life then?
Dragging herself up to her feet a few minutes later, she drags her feet into the bathroom and closes the door behind her. After having her bath, she walks back into her room and plunges herself onto the bed, pulling the duvet to cover herself up, and drifting into dreamland.
The next day…
The sound of the knock on the door pulls her out of her deep slumber, and she forces her eyes open. It’s morning already.
Realizing that she’s resuming work in Max’s company, she quickly jumps off the bed and rushes to open the door. The excitement of working in the office for the first hits her, but recalling what happened the previous night, she can’t help being sad. Pulling the door open, the cold face of Wendy welcomes her and her heart skips a beat.
“Go… good morning,” She stutters nervously. It’s unclear why she’s suddenly feeling this way seeing her.
Alicia glares hard at her for a few seconds before she walks past her into the room. She watches as she walks over to the bed and sits on it.
“I see you have been trying to get my husband’s attention lately…” Alicia pauses as she stands up to her feet and crosses her arms on her chest as she glares hard at her.
“Don’t play games with me, Ariel. I’m sure you know the rules before we started this, and I bet you won’t want to get on my bad side. You’ll be doomed if you try to. Don’t try to play smart,” Alicia further threatens her, while she just stares at her blankly.
“You’re only here to be our breeder, and you’ll have your luck to blame if you try anything stupid. He is my husband, and he’s all mine. My eyes are on you,” And with that, she walks over to the door and pulls it open as she strides out of the room, while Ariel just stares at the closed door and sighs briefly…