"Okay, why are you two fighting?" I asked slowly and looked at them."Oh, Mel, it's the silliest thing. You know how Renata is, all feisty and full of attitude," Breno quickly started."Oh, me? I'm feisty and full of attitude? Pay attention, Breno! Who was the one chatting up that girl from upstairs? Who? Mel, completely shameless! Whispering away. So while I get a reputation for being rough around the edges, Don Juan here is what, the prince of the police station!" Renata replied irritably."Mel, it's not like that at all." Breno huffed."Oh, no! I forgot, little saint, sorry. You know what it was, Mel? The little saint thought he needed to get some tips from the love professional, you know, to spice things up between us. As if the handcuffs and the little whip weren't spicy enough already, right, Breno?!" Renata let loose."Girl, little whip and handcuffs?! Oh no, now I want to know." I started laughing."My wildcat, stop it. You know you're the milk to my cookie! I don't like fighti
Melissa’s POVIt was my first day of leave and I was already bored. And it wasn't even lunchtime yet. I tried reading, watching TV, went to the garden to sunbathe, came back to the living room, everything was boring. Sandra and Douglas were around all the time and there was also the nurse that Alvaro had sent, but only Sandra was funny, the nurse didn't make me laugh.So I started making video calls, first to Hannah, I wanted to know how things had gone with Rafael and had a great time with what she told me. Then I called Julia and Luna who made me have a laughing fit when they told me about the chaos at the office with Henry and Mini-me fighting over who was more in charge. Then I called Enzo, who updated me about Mr. Perfect and Eva. And at lunchtime I called the girls and we had lunch together virtually.But I still had the whole afternoon to face. Since the pregnancy made me sleepy, I took a nap after lunch and when I woke up I called my mother. She wanted to come stay with me, but
I entered my office and went straight to the bathroom - the only place she wouldn't follow me. I grabbed my phone and called Alexander."What possessed you to unleash the Tasmanian devil?" I complained as soon as he answered, and he burst out laughing."Oh, she already arrived?" Alexander laughed some more. "My friend, I'm sorry, but I had no choice. I was going to send you Thales's cousin, he's Cat's assistant, but I don't know what Del said to him. All I know is he refused to work with you and told me he'd rather replace Del.""Right, and there was nobody else in that little company of yours you could send me? It had to be the command center? You know my wife is pregnant, don't you? When am I going to talk to my baby? And there's Hugo - this way Edward is going to steal my son for good. He's already glued to that idiot godfather!" I complained, but the more I complained, the more Alexander laughed."Relax, Henry, it's just temporary. She'll be back with me soon enough." Alexander was
Henry’s POVWith my crazy but competent assistant out of commission, I would have to juggle everything here at the office. And I wouldn't miss anything about her pregnancy, or any of theirs for that matter, so I had to start arriving earlier at the office to avoid staying late. Fortunately, Mel had already taught Luna a lot, and she was doing very well and was very responsible.I had been at the office for over an hour when Julia and Luna arrived, and I already had a plan to keep everything under control. I was even proud of myself."Good morning to my beautiful girls!" I came out of Melissa's office and gave Julia a kiss on the cheek and another to Luna, stopping in front of Julia's desk."What's up, Henry? Did you wet the bed?" Luna asked me with a big smile."Don't get cheeky like your little boyfriend!" I joked and she laughed."Come on, what happened for you to be here so early?" She wanted to know."Oh, Lulu, you know, my lady is on bed rest, so we have to keep everything in orde
I got up so Catherine could sit down and went to the door."You guys wait here, you can come in and start learning what to do. There are six of you, and we're going to need all the help we can get. That includes you two, Sandra and Douglas. Anabel will have to wait to have you back," I told the others, and they quickly entered the room, hugging Melissa and promising she wouldn't be bored. But Alexander stopped at the door and looked me in the eyes with his hand on my shoulder."I know how worried you are. I'm here for you, to help you carry this burden, especially during the tough times," he spoke quietly, and gave me a hug. He really understood the fear, the risks, the problems, but he also knew how to keep hope alive and root for good things.During the rest of the consultation, my uncle explained each step we would take from there and how important it was for us to be committed to the process to achieve the best outcome. When we left the office, Melissa was already in a wheelchair,
Fernando’s POVI wasn't expecting any, then four showed up and I embraced the idea, but then suddenly I discover there were six, six children, all at once! My head was spinning with everything that meant, and it wasn't trivial. What Melissa would endure with this pregnancy wouldn't just be physical and hormonal changes; she would be under pressure, fear, risk. And while my uncle counted the sixth baby, I wanted to shout with joy, but in a split second my mind was flooded with the possibilities of that pregnancy."Fred... hey... it's just two more!" Melissa squeezed my hand, noticing I was spiraling, and I looked at her.I should have been the one who calming my wife, but she was there for me whenever I started to lose myself. What could I say? I needed to hold onto that part of me that said everything would be fine. After all, we had the best hospital in the country at our disposal. I had to trust that everything would be okay."I love you, Melissa!" I leaned down to kiss her. "And I l