Gifts

As the weeks went by, Arya felt an increasingly strong attraction to Ayden. Every so often, she would lie in the bedchamber, thinking that maybe he would fall in love with her. But there was a problem, he would not allow her to get any closer to him than she should.

“Tonight, I'm going out to dinner with some coworkers” Arya warns Ayden who gives her a sidelong glance.

“Tonight, we have the appointment with the gynecologist. Did you forget?” he asks disdainfully.

Arya is stunned for a moment and then pulls out her phone. Ayden is right.

“Sorry, I thought it was tomorrow, then no problem I'll postpone dinner,” she assures her and puts the cell phone back in her work bag.

Her already bulging belly makes her look tender and motherly.

“Did she let you sleep?” asks Ayden when he sees her dark circles under her eyes.

“A little, almost in the wee hours of the morning, I fell asleep when I the least thought it was time to get up,” clarifies Arya running her hand over her belly. Ayden looks at