I was right to worry about Min and my parents finding out about the baby, I knew they would freak out and try to make me feel like I was making the wrong decisions but I made my choice already and no one is going to successfully change my mind, they would have to have to kill me and I am not dying until my cancer takes me away and I still have nine months. So I am not going anywhere. "What do you mean I have to abort my baby? You want me to kill my child, our child, your child?" I asked him. "Mei I know what you are doing and it is not working," he answered. "Well, it should work because you want me to be a murderer? What is the sentence for murdering someone?" I asked him. "It's still a fetus, you don't know its gender, so I think it is okay. And I am watching after you because it seems you do not care about your health anymore, but I do care about your health and you and I can't let you put your life at risk," he argued. "So you think aborting the fetus is the best option, you'
I had done everything to make sure my parents were settled into their chairs, I went to mine and felt awkward, so I continued to talk about the meal, but trusting my father, he interrupted me and asked about Min. Your daughter is here, why do you care about her husband whom you do not really like? "He's home," I replied. "Then why are you here?" He asked. "I missed mom," I answered. "Why didn't you call her before you came here?" He asked me."Because I wanted to surprise her," I replied. "What if she wasn't here?" he asked me. "I knew she would be home and isn't this my mom too? Or am I not welcome?" I asked. I didn't want to know his answer because Dad was always blunt and never sugar-coated anything. He looked me straight in the eye and told me I wasn't welcome. "You are welcome love," Mom said and held Dad's hand. He looked at her grip and held his tongue."How long are you going to be here," he asked. "A week or two," I answered. "And your husband i home?" He asked."Is
"Hi," I said with a wild smile as he turned shocked to see me, Mom and Dad. "Mr. Lin," Jim stammered as he saw my parents behind me. "Jim, why are you here?" Dad asked him. "I came to uh, see, you asked me to huh, I should have been more discrete but I wasn't patient enough," Jim said. "What did you just say?" Dad asked. "Nothing," He muttered. "I will let you go now but I want you to go and prepare to meet me in court with all your accomplices, also drop the document you're hiding, it will cause you more trouble than good," Mom added. Jim pulled out the document from underneath his shirt and placed it back on the table. "The safe was open and I just took a peep inside and the document spoke to me, it asked me to take it," Jim explained. There was something weird about the way he was just easily confessing the truth, was he trying to distract us from something? I barely got to ask questions before he took the file and ran out of the building. He was tackled before he got to the
Why was he reacting like Min? Was he also going to act like Min? Be happy and then in that very moment tell me to abort the baby because they feel like it wasn't okay for me to have a baby while fighting cancer. I could make my own decisions and this was the right decision. Agnes daughters make her so proud and happy and I want that for myself and Min, no matter what anyone has to say about it. "A baby? That's big. Why didn't tell us?" Mom asked and I turned to look at Dad. His reaction was the reason I didn't tell anybody. He was reacting the way Min did and I already did my research, I knew everything that could go wrong with me having a baby but I already decided to have a baby. "Mei," Mom called out and I pointed at Dad's face and the whole reaction on it. "I didn't tell you guys earlier because I wanted to find the right time and make sure that everyone understood that I was having a baby," I said. I stood up from my position on the ground and walked to the living room with my
I missed being home with Min. It was smaller, the rooms were cozier and homier, and it wasn't the huge mansion with so many rooms, definitely not ideal for a family of three. I snuggled into Min as he continued to massage my back. It was so good. I wish we could stay in bed all day, him giving me massages and whispering words of reassurance into my ears but he needed to head to work and I couldn't stay in bed all day, it wasn't healthy for me or the baby. Min lifted me and took me to the bathroom. He put me on the little stool and ran the bath for me. I smiled at him and sat there, like the queen he was treating me as. He left me in the bathroom and I was going to go after him but he returned a while later with a glass of water. "A cup of water before the morning routine," he said. I smiled at him and took the cup. While I nursed my cup of water, Min put a bath bomb in the bathtub and watched it foam as the tub continued to fill. He turned off the tap and turned to me. "Ready to
The girls all stormed into the living room staring at me like I was a sworn enemy. What have I done to deserve sure looks from everyone? They all walked into the apartment leaving me at the doorway. They greeted Min as he walked into the living room and ignored me although I was right beside him. "I will be in the study," Min said and excused himself. He couldn't have left the room any faster. He was so quick to leave me in danger. These women looked like they wanted to stone me to death. "Anyone want tea?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper. I got no answer, turned to June, and asked the question I knew she couldn't resist. "Anyone want coffee?" "Yes please," June answered and I smirked. "June," Rachel reprimanded, the glare in her eye matching her red hair. "What have I done?" I asked. "What have you not done?" Julie asked. "Enlighten her," Chloe said. "She should pay a fine for causing all of us such worry," Chae suggested. "I am here guys, why does it feel like I a
We were so into the discussion we didn't notice Min walk in. "Um Mei," Min called my name, startling everyone. I placed my hand on my chest and took deep breaths. "You scared me," I replied. "Can I talk to you for a second?" he asked, offering silent apologies to the girls. I walked up to him to get answers but he wouldn't say anything until I was in the study with him. He nods at the girls and takes my hand leading me to the study. "What's wrong?" I asked him when we got into the study. "I'm needed at the restaurant, there are a lot of people," Min said scratching his head. "But you promised to stay with me," I whined. it didn't matter that I was with the girls, he promised that he was going to spend the day with me but now he just wanted to leave me home. I looked at him afraid to let the thoughts of him possibly going to see his ex crowd my judgment. But that was all I could think of. Was he abandoning me for her? Our baby? "Don't think about anything Mei, it's just business
The night was far spent but we barely noticed, too engrossed in the laughter and the memories. It was such a wonderful night but at last, it had to end. We needed to all go home but it was a successful girls' night and we only remembered we had homes to be when Min walked to our table and said "Hello wife, I think it's time I drop you ladies at home." I called Mr. Jiang and he arrived with a car fit for all nine of us. "Thank you," I whispered to him as we all settled in the car. He nodded and took off to drop all my tired friends at their apartments. While we drove off into the night, we continued our discussions dragging the fun for as long as we could but slowly the group reduced until it was just me, Agnes, Min, and Mr. jiang in the car. "It was an incredible day," I smiled as we arrived at the apartment complex. "It was," Agnes said and hugged me goodnight. She walked into her condo and I walked into mine with Min. "I guess we aren't having dinner this night," Min as