LOGINLYNETTE'S POVI stood up from the dressing table after I'd finished applying my light make-up, and walked to stand in front of the mirror. I removed the rollers from my hair, allowing the soft waves to fall on my shoulders freely, which complimented my sleeveless floral dress so well.I found myself turning from side to side, looking myself over from head to down, and my lips curved into a small satisfied smile.‘Perfect.’When I received Bradford's unexpected breakfast invitation last night, I'd told myself I wasn't going to spend too much time thinking of what to wear this morning. I mean, since it's just a business meeting and not…a date.Well I didn’t, and that's because I already did all the thinking and deciding last night before I fell asleep.My heart raced a little as last night flashed in my mind again.I blinked it away. ‘This is still not a date, Lynette.’But if only the butterflies in my stomach would understand that and stop acting out of place too.I exhaled quietly
LYNETTE'S POVHis hands were warm on my face and his lips felt so soft against mine. He kissed me so calmly yet hungrily, as though he had been wanting this too.He slowly let one of his hands go down to my waist, and pulled me closer carefully, like he was still giving me the chance to stop this.Maybe I would've…if my body hadn't already betrayed me by leaning into him before my mind could catch up.Good lord.Even the way he kissed me felt controlled. But somehow, it felt deep enough to make my pulse lose rhythm, and restrained enough to make me want more.My fingers curled lightly against the front of his shirt as his other hand brushed along my jaw again, but slower this time, almost like he was memorizing me.And somehow that simple move affected me even more. Because…Bradford King didn't seem like a man who lingered. Yet, he was lingering with me.That single thought made something dangerous bloom in my chest.This man would be the end of me…and I wouldn't mind letting him.T
LYNETTE'S POV“You practically attacked me with your eyes at dinner,” Gabrielle stated as we walked into the suite, slamming the door shut behind her.I turned around to face her. “I did not,” I lied, trying to avoid an argument. I've had enough drama and tension for tonight.Gabrielle stared at me in disbelief from across the suite. “The hell you did,” she countered. “Lynette, you almost gave me cardiac arrest.”I sighed softly and set my clutch down on the bed. “I panicked okay? You were about to expose me.”“I wasn’t trying to,” she corrected,” I only said that because I was worried about you.”“And I know that,” I said, forcing calmness into my voice. “But you should’ve been more careful with your words since you know we weren't alone.”Gabrielle folded her arms tightly over her chest. “And you couldn't have just stopped me quietly in another way? You had to snap at me, and then glare at me like you were trying to murder me with your eyes?”“I did not glare at you like that.”“Yo
NICHOLAS’S POV“I think I might be pregnant.”For a moment there, I genuinely thought I heard her wrong. Or maybe I had hoped she was just teasing, but the look on her face told me she wasn't.The words hung heavily between us, almost unreal against the silence in the room.“What?” My voice came out low but with a hint of disbelief.Maya shifted slightly beside me, studying my face carefully before she responded, “My period is late.”I stared at her for a long moment, my thoughts slowing down on its own.Pregnant? No. That can't happen.I mean…shouldn't…happen.I closed my eyes, rubbing my temple as the realization hit me.Yeah, that could totally happen.I might’ve forgotten to use protection a few times with her, due to the time and… place.And now there's a chance I've been caught up in the very mess I'd been carefully trying to avoid all this time.Shit, what am I going to do?A faint tension settled low in my chest as I sat up properly, running a hand over my jaw.“But you haven'
LYNETTE'S POV“Is there something I should know?” Bradford asked very calmly, too calmly that it made the hairs on my neck rise.For a moment, I just stared at him dumbfounded, but my brain was working fast in an attempt to come up with something.Gabrielle had gone quiet beside me.I knew it was up to me to get myself out of the mess she made.“What?” I asked, as though I hadn’t heard him the first time. While in truth, I was actually trying to buy myself sometime.He hesitated. “I asked if there's a problem,” he replied softly, but his questioning eyes didn't leave mine. “Ms Jones just said something about you…”“Oh, that,” I chuckled nervously, cutting him off with a wave of my hand. “No, It's…it's nothing at all. Just something I ate before we left New York that didn't sit quite well with my stomach.”“She just wouldn't stop worrying about me even after I told her I'll be fine,” I added lightly though my inside was the opposite. “It's nothing really.”I glanced at Gabrielle still
LYNETTE'S POVThe cool evening air hit my skin as soon as we stepped outside. The air was now softer and calmer, compared to the daytime's, but it wasn’t able to calm my nerves.We saw the restaurant as we got closer. It was set along the edge of the cliff, glowing softly under warm lights. The sea stretched endlessly beyond it as the last traces of sunlight dipped beneath the horizon.It looked dreamy and…breathtaking. Just like everything else in this place. I took in the view as we continued walking.As soon as we got to the restaurant a staff member approached us almost immediately, like he had been waiting for us.“Ms Evans, Ms Jones,” he said politely with a welcoming smile. “This way, please.”Gabrielle and I looked at each other, a little surprised and at the same… impressed. Though I tried to keep mine subtle, Gabrielle on the other hand, was basking in the moment and she had no problem making it noticeable.We followed him through the space, walked past other tables, until
LYNETTE'S POV Nicholas turned slowly…too slowly, as if he was scared to look back, his fists clenched at his sides. His mother’s voice filled the room again. “I’m good, dear. How are you two lovebirds doing?” she asked in her usual teasing tone. Before I knew it, Nicholas moved very fast and
LYNETTE'S POVI stared at him in surprise. And he just held my gaze steadily, completely unbothered by the heavy silence between us.A smirk was playing on his lips, so I wanted to believe he was joking, but the look in his eyes told me he wasn't.He was standing so close to me, that the memory fro
BRADFORD'S POVThree weeks laterLate morning sunlight spilled across my office, turning the glass walls into mirrors of the skyline outside. From up here, the city looked calm. But calm wasn’t the word for what had been happening inside my head.I stood near the window with one hand in my pocket,
LYNETTE'S POV My vision blurred instantly. I breathed out shakily as the realization began to settle in.I didn’t even know when the tears started falling down my cheeks.I had always imagined what it would feel like to have my own child. My own little family.And now…now it's finally happening.T







