The way that his eyes move away has me nervous. “I don’t know. I don’t have anything to compare it to.”
“Hmmm. Okay.” I don’t want to push him. It scares me to know it could be bad. I’d rather not spend all night worrying, when I can’t help until tomorrow. “Well, I suppose I will see what she has to say tomorrow.”
“I take it that means you need one more day off?” he nudges me playfully.
“Oh… would that be okay? I know that you’ve had to put up with my absence for a long time…”
“I don’t mind. Whatever you need, I will be here. If you need time off, I can cope. Especially since I’m on my way out of that company, as soon as I can be anyways. A bit of chaos doesn’t matter.”
“I don’t want to make things worse between you and your dad…”
“If anyone is doing anything to make it worse, it’s him. You don’t need to worry about that.”
“Yeah…” I tease. “I guess you’re right about that one.”
I snuggle into him, resting my head against his chest and feeling the love flow through us. I listen to the beating of his heart, knowing that each pump is for me. I grin, feeling everything coming back together at last. I almost lost it all, but I remained strong and now I’m okay again.
Chapter Thirty
Isaac
Lexi leans up and presses her lips to mine, holding her kiss for a little too long, before she forces herself to drag away. I don’t want her to go either, it’s much better when we’re interlocked, but we both have a lot to do today. I have to spend the day in the office, keeping things running until I can leave, and she needs to spend some alone time with her sister. I know that Jane invited me back, but their first meeting needs to be just the two of them. I’m sure they have a whole lot to catch up on. Including me, and our baby too.
Our baby… now that is one hell of a commitment, but it feels great. I don’t know how great a father I will be, I haven’t ever had any experience with kids before, but Lexi makes me want to dive into this head first and slide along in this adventure with her. She allows me to believe that anything is possible.
I can just see it now, her with our child in her arms, us living together, getting married… the whole nine yards. With Lexi, I want everything that I have always been afraid of before. But when it’s with her, I don’t care about anyone else. I have always heard the phrase when you know, you know, but I didn’t realize how accurate it was. And now I know. She’s the one, the woman I will be with forever.
“Goodbye.” She pats my nose and kisses me once more. “I will see you later on.”
“You better believe you will,” I growl. “I want to know how today goes for you.”
“I would say the same about you, but I don’t want to have to think about the office until I need to be there.”
“Yeah.” I laugh. “Fair enough, I can understand that. I don’t blame you at all.”
I hug and kiss her one more time before we share ‘I love yous’ which feels wonderful to say. Then it’s time to force ourselves apart. I suppose at least it won’t be long until we’re together again,
As I leave Lexi, I grab my cell phone and I make a call that I have been planning since yesterday. It’s something I need to do in private though, so she doesn’t know what I’m up to. I want to cover the costs of the rest of Jane’s treatment, so Lexi doesn’t have anything to worry about. With our baby growing in her stomach, she doesn’t need the stress. Plus, she needs every penny for our child. Sure, it will take some cash out of my business fund, but this is worthwhile. This is for the woman that I love, and her family, our family.
A warm, glowing happy sensation washes through me as I sort everything out. It isn’t an issue at all. The hospital isn’t bothered where the money is coming from, as long as the bill is being paid.
The happiness doesn’t subside until I step into the office, and I see the glowering look on Charlie’s face. This isn’t good. His face can only mean one thing… my father is coming, and I think he wants to see me.
“What’s going on?” I demand. “How worried do I need to be? Is this shit going to hit the fan?”
He nods. “I might as well be honest, it’s going to be bad.”
I roll my eyes. “Why this time? What have I done?”
“He’s been speaking to human resources and he knows that you have been paying Lexi, despite the fact that she hasn’t been in the office for a while. I would say run for the hills, but I don’t think you’ll escape.”
My blood runs cold, this really might be it. The moment where I’m forced out of here without me being ready. I don’t even have any defense. I really have done a bad thing here.
“Right, well I’m going into my office, I will wait for him there. There’s no point in me trying to hide away when he’s going to come up with that booming voice, making sure that everyone hears.”
Despite the fact that I’m in the wrong here, Charlie gives me a sympathetic look. That’s so rare, I’m actually scared. As I get into my office and I close the door, I can’t sit down, because I’m so much on the edge. I walk up and down, waiting, knowing what’s going to happen next and wishing I could run away.
“Why am I still here?” I mutter with a head shake. “Why haven’t I left already?”