LOGINKAYLA'S POV "This is all a lot to take in." Mom shook her head in disbelief. "I can't believe Zach would do something like that! You both were just kids, for crying out loud."All the while, Dad just stood there in silence, lost in his own thoughts. Mom looked at the letters in her hand again, shaking her head in disappointment. Apparently, Gabriel had been carrying the letters in his pocket, with the intent of explaining everything to me today.Turns out his father had beat him to it."Hmm." Dad released a deep sigh, before looking at Gabriel. "I have always liked you for Kayla." He began. That wasn't what I expected. "I may not really like how things had gone between you both, but that doesn't mean I am blind to how genuine the feelings between you both are. And I truly want to believe this is meant to be. Even after eight years and all the external efforts to put you both apart, somehow you still made your way back to each other.""Dad." I whispered, getting teary now."You have
GABRIEL'S POV Kayla's parents and I made our way into the hospital after the smooth press conference. The situation of things had been clarified to our minor shareholders and investors, and it was safe to say that the company's business had been fully settled now.But I knew we had more business to settle after this. The awkward tension between Kayla's parents and I these past few days had been very palpable. "Thank you so much for today, Gabriel. And always." Aunt Amelia suddenly said to me, patting my arm affectionately. "It's nothing, Aunt." I shook my head. We both shared a look and she pulled her hand away, that awkward tension returning. Just great!I was worried that with the way at which things were going, I may risk losing two of the people who had always been supportive and cared for me. I just hoped everything could be resolved with Kayla, without it causing an injury on my relationship with her parents. We got to the female ward where Kayla had been transferred to yes
KAYLA'S POV "Hello." Chase gave an awkward smile, a large bouquet of flowers resting on his arm."Babe?" Lisa called, looking surprised as she stood from the chair and made her way to him.He looked down at her face and frowned slightly. "Are you okay?""Yes!" She rushed out, plastering a smile on her face. "We... we just got talking about stuff and got... emotional." She chuckled. "Oh-kay." He replied, looking like he didn't buy the lame cover up. In a bid to deflect from the topic, I spoke."Are those mine?" I asked, referring to the flowers he had brought with him.He seemed confused for a moment, before looking down at the flowers and understanding dawned."Yeah, sure. Absolutely." He smiled, leaning down to kiss Lisa before making his way closer to the bed. "It's good to see that you're doing better, Kayla. Lisa told me about the accident, but I was out of town then. Just returned, and I thought to stop by first.""That was sooo thoughtful." Beulah cooed."Hello, Beulah." Chase
TWO DAYS LATER.KAYLA'S POV "We are just glad that you're getting better, Kay. And even more thankful that he..." Beulah looked down at my belly. "...is fine." She completed. "He?" A small smile made its way to my face as I absentmindedly placed my free hand on my belly. "Who says it's a he?""Personally, I would love a nephew." She winked."I think I'd prefer a princess." Lisa countered."I envy you both." I sighed. "Here you are, arguing what the sex of the child would be, yet I haven't even been able to have 'the' conversation with my parents. God." I whispered."Calm down." Beulah said, settling on the bed next to me. "I honestly think it's gonna go smoothly than you imagine. I mean, they've remained supportive even after the Doctor broke the news.""But have you seen the way they look at me now? At Gabriel?" I released a low groan. "My mom can't even hold my eyes, and it's worse when Gabriel happens to be in the same space with us. Which is hardly. The moment they come in, he g
GABRIEL'S POV 'Five weeks pregnant'.Those words kept ringing in my ear. Before I could make sense of it all, a knock sounded against the door and seconds later, a nurse stepped in."Doctor, she's awake.""Oh..." He said, standing to his feet immediately. "Doctor." Aunt Amelia called. "Is it our daughter? Is it Kayla?""Please spare me a few minutes." He replied and made his way out behind the nurse. After he left, the office fell completely silent. I managed a glance at Kayla's parents, and they looked to be very confused. "But honey, Kayla said he never..." Aunt Amelia trailed off, tilting her head to the side for her husband to understand what she was trying to say."I know." He nodded stiffly. "I'm just as confused as you are.""Does it mean...?" "At this point, we would only frustrate ourselves by trying at assume what the situation is. Let's just wait for her to get better and tell us everything."Meanwhile, I sat in my place, overwhelmed by the twist of things. If Kayla wa
GABRIEL'S POV "Welcome back, man." Enzo walked up to me the moment I stepped inside, and we exchanged a brotherly hug.When we pulled away, he looked at me in amusement. "Two weeks away. I hope you found the clarity you sought?"I exhaled, a small smile on my face. "Maybe." I nodded. "But it's going to take a lot more than just returning to New York to make it up to Kayla. She thought I... abandoned her." I sighed."Again." He added."I feel like shit, Enzo. You don't have to make me feel worse than I already do.""Then what the hell are you even doing here? Go to her already!""I'm just returning from her father's company, and I did see her." I walked to the refrigerator and took out a bottle of water. After opening it and shugging down some gulps, I exhaled and looked at him again."But she left before I could explain myself.""Then you should have followed her.""Oh, I wanted to do that, Enzo, but had just finished a meeting in the board room, and we weren't exactly alone.""Oh.







