"You're in good shape Mrs Hawkins. You just need to exercise more, it'll help with your birth canal when it's time to pop your baby out." "Alright thank you doc." I said to my gynaecologist with a relieved smile. I was worried my blood pressure had spiked again but luckily I was doing just fine and so was my baby. I couldn't believe I was done with my second trimester. It felt just like yesterday that I started this journey and I was more than halfway through it. My bump turned out bigger than I'd thought it'd be. I felt kinda insecure because I had added so much weight but surprisingly, Zach had been a sweetheart. He was actually keeping to his promise to be a better guy. Crazy how he went as far as taking me on a date for no exact reason. Who would have thought there was a sweet side to Zach that could be discovered? Well, certainly not me. "Why would you want to get a haircut? You look great." I said, placing the piece of cloth I was folding aside just to come out of the closet

"Oh I didn't notice you there." I was startled when I turned to go back into the room and met him perched in the corner."Hungry?" He asked."Uhm yeah." It was on the tip of my tongue to ask if he heard anything from my conversation with Marv but then I decided against it."Get dressed. We're going for dinner." He said and walked away. I followed him with my eyes, searching for any signs of annoyance but he seemed fine. Why was I so worried about him hearing the details of that conversation though? Marv was right, he was treating me nice for a reason so I couldn't let myself be fooled by his sweet gestures no matter what.I got dressed in a nice two piece maternity outfit that accentuated my bump to perfection. Maybe it was something about Santorini, but I was sure getting my groove on and admitting to myself that I was a beautiful pregnant woman.I wanted to try everything on that exclusive cuisine table. The aroma of the meals teased my nostrils so much, I had to order for takeouts.

I hated how I had to go to the bathroom all the time. Seemed like my bladder had forgotten that I was human and being heavily pregnant made it difficult for me to get on my feet every two minutes for a freaking bathroom break!I had paced the length and breadth of this room, dialing Zach's phone but he wasn't picking up. He wasn't even back yet and I had a lot of questions for him. Lots of them.I dialed his number again and it went straight to voicemail. Where the heck had this man gone, leaving me worried sick?Mama had waited up with me, even Zara did too but then they had both gotten tired and decided to sleep. Almost like I had developed insomnia all of a sudden, I couldn't get a wink of sleep. Finding a good sleeping position with how heavy I was had become such a chore so I didn't want to lay down comfortably, only to get up again whenever he arrived."Zachary Hawkins where are you?" I muttered, looking at the time once again. It was past midnight already and I was beginning

"Hannah?" I shut my eyes and exasperatedly sighed out. "Yes mama?" I still had my back turned to her. "Time to go home. Zach sent the driver." "About time," I muttered. I took a slow walk to the bathroom. A sudden rush of goosebumps crowded my arm and I shivered at the oddity of the cold air that surrounded me all of a sudden. I felt an odd presence. Walking through the hallway had me feeling even worse. From the corner of my eye, I spotted a strange figure lurking in a corner. It felt like it was following me with its eye. I speed walked and met up with Mama, carefully looking around to be sure whoever that was, wasn't following us. "Is something wrong?" Mama asked me. I shook my head quickly. "No, I just can't wait to get home." "Awwwn. I'm sure Zach misses you too." "Not everything is about Zach, mama." I rolled my eyes at the thought of her still believing that Zach and I had such a cute way of getting on each other's nerves. I hated that m

I woke up in a dark room. Not even a glimpse of light in sight. I let out a shivery breath as the coldness of the room bit into my skin, sinking its claws in to incite a painful chill. "Where am I?" I croaked in a whisper. My throat was painfully parched. I stayed still for several seconds, forcing myself to recall what had brought me to this point. Suddenly the lights came on and the unanticipated entrance of illumination flooded my eyes so much, I had to snap them shut. "I see you're awake." His voice echoed through the empty room. "I just knew." I palmed my face in exhaustion. "Excuse me?" "I mean who else would want to ruin my baby shower by abducting me, if not my husband's nemesis?" I rhetorically questioned. "That's how low you think of me? Your 'husband's nemesis' ?" He mimicked me with a sneer. "What do you want from me? Why are you trying to kill me?" I don't know where all this courage was coming from but I was sure that running my mouth with this man was a very dang