” Ouch…” he hissed in pain with her sudden attack.

” Kathie… how could you bite like this! ” He whisper-yelled at her.

” My husband, my wish ….” She replied as if she didn’t do anything to him. He was startled by her weird behavior.

” Let me have a look…” saying she again raised her toes and pressed her lips on the given hickey. She moved away and looked at him with so much love.

” Perfect … no woman in the company dares to look at you, especially after seeing this mark on your jaw. Because they will understand how possessive your wife is…” she smirked and pinched his cheek.

Before he could speak a word, she pulled his tie and said, ” we are getting late. Let’s continue this romance later…”

” Romance!!!  Am I romancing with her? Instead of being serious? ” He thought in his mind, still in a confused state.

Meanwhile, she opened the door and walked out of their bedroom. He didn’t understand how to react and followed her quietly to the dining hall. They had breakfast and started for the company in the car.

….

When the car was running on the roads, all of sudden, Adrian moved closer to his wife. He placed his hand around her shoulder and whispered, ” No one should know about your pregnancy. I don’t forgive you if anything happens to my baby because of your stupidity. If you want me to talk with you then listen to my words without arguing with me back. Do you understand me Kathie? ” she didn’t answer. But nodded her head slightly.

He was satisfied with her response. He took off his hand from her and relaxed back on the seat. She closed the black glass partition of their car so that the driver cannot see them from the center rearview mirror.  Adrian ignored her and closed his eyes to avoid talking with her. After a while, his head was hit by Kathie. He looked at her with surprise. His words were like a warning but not like advice. She looked at his face, which looked so serious.

” I too love this baby, not only you. I care about our baby too…” she pouted.

” If you talk like that. I will you bite you hardly again” saying she sat on his lap and circled her hands around his neck. Then she placed her head on his chest. ” Kathie…sit properly. You are pregnant. It is not good for our baby”.

“Shhh…talk slowly. Do you forget that no one should know about my pregnancy?” She said. ” Let me enjoy sleeping on your chest as I missed your embrace the last night”  He didn’t push her and wrapped gently placing his hand around her waist.  He continued listening to the radio. Kathie didn’t know what to do with her husband. He was not like this earlier. He was always the one who would fight with her. She didn’t know when he changed. Maybe it was because of the damn pregnancy hormones. She had to speak with him but didn’t know how to start it. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn’t notice that they reached the company.

The old driver opened the door for them. She got down from the car and stared at the huge building before her. Meanwhile, Adrian came towards her and placed his hands securely around her shoulder. ” Are you alright? ” he whispered as she knew how sensitive she is. She nodded her head and walked towards the building. He was amazed seeing her confident stride. He didn’t know that she was so strong in the inside. He only saw her as his obedient wife.  But today, he saw a new side of her. His Kathie was now a woman. A strong woman who didn’t need him or the company. He was now proud of her.

” I am confident now that you can handle this company without my support…” he said proudly to her while walking to her cabin. She stopped walking and raised her head towards him, ” You are the one who bring me here. You are my confidence..” she replied. He was glad to hear her response. She was his strength and she was proud of him.”  She winked at him and continued walking to CEO’s cabin. He didn’t know what to say.

They reached the  He opened the door and walked in. It was huge just like the other cabin but different. The floor was made of black and white marble and the walls were covered with black and white framed pictures of the company’s past.  There was a black leather sofa and two black leather chairs in the center of the CEO’s cabin. On each side of the sofa, there was a black marble end table and on each side of the chair, there was a black marble lamp. On the walls, there were different certificates and awards that the company won. In the corner of the cabin, there was a black marble bar with two black leather bar stools. In the center of the room, there was a black marble coffee table.

Kathie was silently staring at the CEO’s chair in which her father used to sit. Her eyes become wet with his thought. He used to tell her stories about this chair and how he used to work. She missed him so much.  She didn’t know what to do with herself. She wanted to cry but she held her tears back.

Adrian who noticed her placed his hand on her shoulder. She bent her head on his knuckle which was on her shoulder blade. Tears escaped from her eyes. She missed the old days when everything was simple and uncomplicated. When there were no problems and everything was going right in her life. But then again, what happened in the past was the past and she couldn’t change it.

“Control yourself. It’s time to cry especially when you are pregnant ” he said, stroking her hair. Instantly she turned around and hugged him tightly. She felt safe with him. He was the one she trusted and relied on. She needed his comfort.  She couldn’t control herself anymore. She broke down in his arms, sobbing. He held her tightly and whispered soothing words in her ear. He didn’t know what to do to make her feel better. He only knew that he needed to make her feel better.

” I am scared.. What if he harms you?” she cried.