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Story: His Ring, Her Rules
Tyler informed me, “You will make it up to us by taking us on vacation,” and we were all at the airport to hand off Rick and Sam. “And you will pay for everything.”
“Okay…okay…I got it.”
We all said goodbye with a hug, and then Rick and Sam got aboard my jet.
I shall miss them, but I’m glad that Tyler and Tara are here with me.
One week later…
No, no, no. This can’t happen.
I strolled around the toilet at work with the pregnancy test in my hand. Yes.
I’m having a baby.
Oh my God!
I can’t believe it!
I took a pregnancy test because I hadn’t had my period in a while, and it said I was pregnant.
Damn!
Am I joyful or sad? I can’t make up my mind. Should I feel good? Yes, but what about Jaxon? What if he doesn’t want it?
Oh my God!
What do I do?
Should I keep this baby? Yes. Should I be terrified to tell Jaxon this? Yes. Will Jaxon be thrilled to hear about it? I don’t know. Does Jaxon want a kid? I have no idea. What will he do about this? I really don’t know!
I put my head against the wall of the bathroom and started to weep. Why am I so emotional?
I should be delighted about this, yet I’m sobbing!
I need to go tell Jaxon this because he needs to know. But…
No, I won’t tell him right now. I will wait a few days and get it verified by a gynecologist first.
Someone knocked on the door, and I was a little surprised.
“Vivian? Are you okay?” I heard Jona say.
“Yes…yes…I am coming.”
I wiped my tears away and opened the door to see Jona standing there, looking frightened.
He questioned, “You’ve been in there for a long time; are you sure you’re okay?”
I didn’t answer, though. Instead, I swallowed hard, took the pregnancy test off the counter, and held it up to him.
At first, his eyebrows wrinkled in perplexity, but then his eyes steadily opened in amazement.
“YOU ARE—” he was going to yell, but I swiftly stopped him by putting my palm over his lips.
He responded, “What?” when I took my hand away.
“Don’t say it to Jaxon.”
“But why?”
“Please, Jona, I don’t know if he wants it or not. I’m just scared and need to see a doctor first to make sure.”
I threw the exam away in the trash before I left, and then I sank down in my chair with my head in my hands.
“But Vivian,” he added, leaning against the desk next to me, “he needs to know; it’s his baby too.”
“Talk softly, Jona. I know he needs to know, but I’m not ready to tell him yet. I just need some time,” I muttered.
“Are you happy?”
“Of course I am! You know I love kids, and having my own is… amazing. I can’t put it into words, but I’m not sure about Jaxon…”
“Please fix my appointment with a gynecologist,” I said.
“For now?”
“Yes, as soon as I can.”
He nodded, kissed my head, and said, “Everything will be fine.” Then he left my office.
I really hope so.
“Congratulations, Mrs. Dante, you are two weeks pregnant!” the lady doctor said, and I offered her a sorrowful grin.
It’s official: I’m pregnant.
I was delighted all over, but I was also scared that Jaxon wouldn’t be happy about it.
But I decided it would be better to be joyful right now because I’m keeping it even if Jaxon doesn’t want it. No matter what.
I can also take care of my child by myself. Wait, where did that idea come from?
Jaxon needs to say yes… I’m not leaving this baby or Jaxon; I adore him more than anything else.
I drove back to the workplace fast so that Jaxon wouldn’t ask me why I wasn’t there.
Jona came into my office after seeing me. When I walked into my office, I spotted Kena already there, drumming his fingers on my desk. He grinned a lot when he saw me.
Jona said softly, “I just told him that you are pregnant; he promised not to tell Jaxon.”
“Not a problem.”
Kena stood in front of me and said, “So, is it confirmed?”
They both stared at me with interest and when I nodded excitedly, they hugged me so tightly that it hurt my bones.
I was able to remark, “You’re smothering me,” and they swiftly moved away.
Kena murmured, “I can’t believe it!”
I said, “I can’t believe it either.”
“Don’t you have your own business to run?” Jaxon asked Kena, as he always did.
We all stopped. Did he hear us?
Kena said to Jaxon, “I just came to ask Vivian for permission for something.”
Do I have your permission? For what?
“Umm…for what?” I questioned him.
He grinned, and I saw a small blush on his face. He scratched the back of his neck uncomfortably and continued, “Would you mind if I took your friend Tyler out on a date?”
Is he joking?
“Are you serious?”
“Of course!”
“Then why the hell are you asking me, dumbass?”
He didn’t get what I was saying at first, but when he did, he was overjoyed.
“Yay, thanks!” he said with joy as he pulled me in for a hug.
“At least you found someone,” Jaxon said, rolling his eyes and making Kena frown.
“Good job, bro,” Jaxon said in a mocking way.
I was sitting there with Jaxon lying on the bed and his head on my lap. I was running my fingers over his hair.
I’ve been trying to get up the nerve to tell Jaxon about my pregnancy for the last ten minutes, but I can’t. I simply can’t do it right now.
It is strange to think that Jaxon will be the father and I will be the mother. We will have our own child.
Kids are very sweet and innocent. Their innocence truly steals your heart. They might be frustrating at times, but I adore them.
Jaxon leaned his head back to get a closer look at me and added, “What are you smiling about?” I didn’t know I was smiling until he said that.
“Just random thoughts…”
He grinned and said, “About me?”
I rolled my eyes and said, “Who else can I think of?”
He stood up and faced me, our faces only a few inches away.
He continued in a husky voice, “You shouldn’t even think about anyone else, or I know how to punish you.” He ran his thumb sensually over my lower lip.
I went in to kiss him, but he quickly moved away with a smile and lay back down on my lap.
I moaned in anger.
He said, “Did I leave you—”
I went down and kissed him before he could finish. He was really surprised by what I did, but then he grinned against my lips and kissed me back with a lot of passion as I held his face in my hands. It wasn’t a long kiss, just a brief, delicious one that made your lips tingle.
He smiled at me profoundly and made me flush as I pulled back. I sat up straight.
After a minute, he continued, “We’re going to Paris next week to meet with the French investors.”
“But why? You can go alone. Why me?” I said, frowning.
“You know how important this meeting is, Clara. You have to be there.”
“I don’t want to go; I don’t like Paris…”
“Oh, really? How many times have you been there?”
“Not even once because I don’t like it.”
“Do you have a personal reason to hate it?”
“Yes.”
“Okay…okay…I got it.”
We all said goodbye with a hug, and then Rick and Sam got aboard my jet.
I shall miss them, but I’m glad that Tyler and Tara are here with me.
One week later…
No, no, no. This can’t happen.
I strolled around the toilet at work with the pregnancy test in my hand. Yes.
I’m having a baby.
Oh my God!
I can’t believe it!
I took a pregnancy test because I hadn’t had my period in a while, and it said I was pregnant.
Damn!
Am I joyful or sad? I can’t make up my mind. Should I feel good? Yes, but what about Jaxon? What if he doesn’t want it?
Oh my God!
What do I do?
Should I keep this baby? Yes. Should I be terrified to tell Jaxon this? Yes. Will Jaxon be thrilled to hear about it? I don’t know. Does Jaxon want a kid? I have no idea. What will he do about this? I really don’t know!
I put my head against the wall of the bathroom and started to weep. Why am I so emotional?
I should be delighted about this, yet I’m sobbing!
I need to go tell Jaxon this because he needs to know. But…
No, I won’t tell him right now. I will wait a few days and get it verified by a gynecologist first.
Someone knocked on the door, and I was a little surprised.
“Vivian? Are you okay?” I heard Jona say.
“Yes…yes…I am coming.”
I wiped my tears away and opened the door to see Jona standing there, looking frightened.
He questioned, “You’ve been in there for a long time; are you sure you’re okay?”
I didn’t answer, though. Instead, I swallowed hard, took the pregnancy test off the counter, and held it up to him.
At first, his eyebrows wrinkled in perplexity, but then his eyes steadily opened in amazement.
“YOU ARE—” he was going to yell, but I swiftly stopped him by putting my palm over his lips.
He responded, “What?” when I took my hand away.
“Don’t say it to Jaxon.”
“But why?”
“Please, Jona, I don’t know if he wants it or not. I’m just scared and need to see a doctor first to make sure.”
I threw the exam away in the trash before I left, and then I sank down in my chair with my head in my hands.
“But Vivian,” he added, leaning against the desk next to me, “he needs to know; it’s his baby too.”
“Talk softly, Jona. I know he needs to know, but I’m not ready to tell him yet. I just need some time,” I muttered.
“Are you happy?”
“Of course I am! You know I love kids, and having my own is… amazing. I can’t put it into words, but I’m not sure about Jaxon…”
“Please fix my appointment with a gynecologist,” I said.
“For now?”
“Yes, as soon as I can.”
He nodded, kissed my head, and said, “Everything will be fine.” Then he left my office.
I really hope so.
“Congratulations, Mrs. Dante, you are two weeks pregnant!” the lady doctor said, and I offered her a sorrowful grin.
It’s official: I’m pregnant.
I was delighted all over, but I was also scared that Jaxon wouldn’t be happy about it.
But I decided it would be better to be joyful right now because I’m keeping it even if Jaxon doesn’t want it. No matter what.
I can also take care of my child by myself. Wait, where did that idea come from?
Jaxon needs to say yes… I’m not leaving this baby or Jaxon; I adore him more than anything else.
I drove back to the workplace fast so that Jaxon wouldn’t ask me why I wasn’t there.
Jona came into my office after seeing me. When I walked into my office, I spotted Kena already there, drumming his fingers on my desk. He grinned a lot when he saw me.
Jona said softly, “I just told him that you are pregnant; he promised not to tell Jaxon.”
“Not a problem.”
Kena stood in front of me and said, “So, is it confirmed?”
They both stared at me with interest and when I nodded excitedly, they hugged me so tightly that it hurt my bones.
I was able to remark, “You’re smothering me,” and they swiftly moved away.
Kena murmured, “I can’t believe it!”
I said, “I can’t believe it either.”
“Don’t you have your own business to run?” Jaxon asked Kena, as he always did.
We all stopped. Did he hear us?
Kena said to Jaxon, “I just came to ask Vivian for permission for something.”
Do I have your permission? For what?
“Umm…for what?” I questioned him.
He grinned, and I saw a small blush on his face. He scratched the back of his neck uncomfortably and continued, “Would you mind if I took your friend Tyler out on a date?”
Is he joking?
“Are you serious?”
“Of course!”
“Then why the hell are you asking me, dumbass?”
He didn’t get what I was saying at first, but when he did, he was overjoyed.
“Yay, thanks!” he said with joy as he pulled me in for a hug.
“At least you found someone,” Jaxon said, rolling his eyes and making Kena frown.
“Good job, bro,” Jaxon said in a mocking way.
I was sitting there with Jaxon lying on the bed and his head on my lap. I was running my fingers over his hair.
I’ve been trying to get up the nerve to tell Jaxon about my pregnancy for the last ten minutes, but I can’t. I simply can’t do it right now.
It is strange to think that Jaxon will be the father and I will be the mother. We will have our own child.
Kids are very sweet and innocent. Their innocence truly steals your heart. They might be frustrating at times, but I adore them.
Jaxon leaned his head back to get a closer look at me and added, “What are you smiling about?” I didn’t know I was smiling until he said that.
“Just random thoughts…”
He grinned and said, “About me?”
I rolled my eyes and said, “Who else can I think of?”
He stood up and faced me, our faces only a few inches away.
He continued in a husky voice, “You shouldn’t even think about anyone else, or I know how to punish you.” He ran his thumb sensually over my lower lip.
I went in to kiss him, but he quickly moved away with a smile and lay back down on my lap.
I moaned in anger.
He said, “Did I leave you—”
I went down and kissed him before he could finish. He was really surprised by what I did, but then he grinned against my lips and kissed me back with a lot of passion as I held his face in my hands. It wasn’t a long kiss, just a brief, delicious one that made your lips tingle.
He smiled at me profoundly and made me flush as I pulled back. I sat up straight.
After a minute, he continued, “We’re going to Paris next week to meet with the French investors.”
“But why? You can go alone. Why me?” I said, frowning.
“You know how important this meeting is, Clara. You have to be there.”
“I don’t want to go; I don’t like Paris…”
“Oh, really? How many times have you been there?”
“Not even once because I don’t like it.”
“Do you have a personal reason to hate it?”
“Yes.”