Sydney looked in his dark ocean blue eyes when his mouth pulled away while her hand traveled from his hair to his shoulders.
"Good morning," She whispered with a sweet smile and saw him giving a kiss to her belly that was still non-existent and heard him say, "Good morning,"
"Nicholas is saying good morning, papa," Sydney chirped,
"No, it's Shannon Miller saying the good morning to her father," Noah said before coming to take her lips in another feverish kiss. But Sydney pulled away to argue, "It's a boy Noah! I can feel it,"
"We will see about that, Let me take my babies to have a bath." He sounds confident. She recalled her dream that she saw three days ago and shivered. She feared to have twins and Noah was mentioning this thing a lot. "Why do you want twins, Noah? We can have one baby at one time." She said while he carefully took her to the bathroom.
"I am sorry, it's just my intuition and I want you to be prepared emotionally if it turns out to be this way," He said placing her in the warm water and joined her shortly after.
She still had her insecurities of being pregnant. She loved her baby and Noah but couldn't stop fearing about what the future holds.
He noticed her tense body while shampooing her very long hair but when she didn't relax he hugged her and say, "Everything will be fine,"
"But what if they are twins?" She started to say but he cuts her off saying, "I won't let anything happen to you,"
"Promise"? She asked,
"Yes," Sydney heard him say,
"Noah? Why you can't tell me?" Sydney asked the same question she had been asking for the last three days. He knew she deserved to know but she barely started making progress and he didn't want her to be at the starting point.
"I told you it was some misunderstanding. I will tell you when it's time." He replied but she was quick to respond,
"And, what if it happens again? This is why I need to know what's wrong, Noah."
"I am so sorry, Sydney. It will never happen again. I promise" He said and she looked at him for two seconds before coming forward to hug him. "I trust you," She said and he nodded but deep inside he was scared. He knew she wasn't safe with him and he will always be a threat to his wife and child.
"Noah, when we are going back?" She asked at the dining table and saw him getting tense. "We still have that place, right?" She made a joke at his lack of response.
She didn't remember the incident but it didn't make him any less guilty. Doctor Connor was positive that she will be able to recall the incident but when he was not sure, but keeping her away from their old place was the only thing in his power.
"There is some work going on. You don't like here or what?" He asked,
"It's nothing," She didn't tell him but she missed her old place, lawn, and even her staff. That was her home that had her life's best memories.
"Get ready, you are coming with me". Noah announced,
"Where are we going?" She asked surprised,
"We are going to my office." He said placing his hand on hers.
"Why?" She asked,
"I want you to be with me all the time," He said and she couldn't help but see insecurities in his eyes. Like there was something bugging him and she believed that all of this has everything to do with she can't recall.
"Noah, I don't remember what happened but believe me I will take care of me this time." She replied carefully as she didn't want to burden him.
"Trust me on this Sydney, you have half an hour to get ready. Tell me if you want help with anything." Noah replied before getting out.
She followed him to their bedroom and took a lot of time to decide what will be suitable for her to wear. She never had any casual wears and all the dresses look expensive and limited edition. In the end, she chooses a green colored dress and didn't wear any jewelry as she found her dress to be a lot extraordinary. It was her first time when she would be seen with Noah and that too at his office. It was making her so conscious and worry about how she looked.
"Is it fine?" She asked Noah who was busy with something on his laptop and waiting for her. "You always look beautiful," He asked looking at her.
"Are you sure?" She asked looking at the mirror again. "I think that's because of Nicholas. You know women are beautiful when they are pregnant." She added looking at her dress all the while having doubts about her attire.
"Come here," He gestured her to come close and the moment she came closer he kissed her hand before saying, "Thank you,"
"For what?" She asked,
"For Shannon," He said and her lips curled up. Coming forward she held his head in her arms. "I too love my Nicholas a lot,"
Both were coming down when Sydney noticed her nurse standing at the end of the stairs. She couldn't help but notice very negative energy around her.
"Miss. Brook, your assistance is not required here anymore. You will assist Jasper and he will assign you your new project." Noah directed and Miss Brook nodded with a smile. She passed a smile to Sydney too but Sydney couldn't return that smile and only nodded.
They took their private jet that landed at an airport after only fifteen minutes. This time Sydney wasn't scared like her first time but it was still a little uneasy. Some cars were waiting for them with their security guards and she walked beside Noah with his hand placed on her back. Noah opened the door for her and double-checks her seatbelt after sitting beside her. She felt a lot nervous but knew that it will be fine.
She recalled her meltdown about destroying the people of her county but didn't ask anything from Noah while praying secretly that they never talk about it ever.
I don't want to risk all the blessings I have right now. She thought, looking at the hand that held hers. The last thing I want is to make my family go through any of the trouble because of my past. My family. She said to herself smiling all the while leaning against his arm even more as she looked at the people on the sidewalks. For a moment her bad times tried to cross her mind but she started humming a song.
She noticed Noah's gaze at her and turn to give a peck at the corner of his mouth. The last thing she wanted in her life was anything related to her past. The past she never wanted him to know about because she knew she will die the moment when she saw pity in the eyes of the person she loved most.
Their car was pulled in front of a huge building. She never noticed the four people who waited until she decided to stop looking at the skyscraper. "Shall we go?" Sydney heard Noah say and her cheeks heated. "I am sorry," She apologized and Noah secured his hand against her waist smiling.
"It was nothing, so, what do we have today?" He said the last part looking at the tall beautiful girl who was standing beside them. She talked about some meetings and signings to which Sydney never paid any attention but was more focused on the buttons of the lift that read even a floor numbered above a hundred. She heard other men talking about something too when the lift opened.
The whole floor was colored white and grey. There were some two small offices having glass walls while a big door was in the middle. A person standing there opened the door for all of the people. She noticed a huge table with a lot of chairs around it. "Sydney," She heard Noah say and saw him holding a chair for her. "You are fine?" He asked the moment she took the seat. She gave her assurance nodding and saw him taking a seat next to her.
"All of you already know her as Sydney Miller, my better half," She heard Noah say and her cheeks reddened. "..., and she is Claudia. You can ask all of them for any kind of assistance if you don't see me around." Sydney tried to pass everyone a smile but her mind was still thinking about his flattering.
The meeting started and the presentation went for two hours. There were a lot of things she couldn't get but knew by now that there was a shopping center and hotels they were building in Malaysia. And, she couldn't help but be amazed by all the sceneries and pictures. It wasn't so much boring but thinking to come here every day was still a little daunting.
"Sydney," She heard him say and stir.
"Where is everyone?" She asked looking at the empty hall.
"The meeting has ended, come here, I will take you." Noah said picking her up while she replied, "I am sorry,"
"It is fine," She heard him say while her eyes were still closed and opened them the moment she felt a soft bed beneath her,
"Where is this place?" She asked looking around. "It is my bedroom connected to my office. You can come out whenever you feel good," Noah said covering her with some grey covers and saw her fast asleep.
Sydney woke up after two hours and recalled her conversation with Noah. Opening the door she found a huge room but all her eyes could see was the beautiful skyline. She walked to the glass wall and noticed how beautiful this city looked from up above. It was exactly like living in a palace on the clouds. "Is it beautiful?" She felt Noah's breath on her neck.
Turning back she looked in his eyes but found him taking her mouth in a passionate kiss in the next moment. She found herself pinned against that glass wall while her hands wandered in his hair.
"It is so beautiful," She replied heaving and turn to look at the view again. She felt his hand on her belly and leaned against his body saying, "Now, I know why you love to be here,"
They stood there silently for some time before he asked, "What would you like to eat?"
"Fried chicken, fries with coke and remember I am famished." She replied,
"These are extremely unhealthy but let's do it only today." He replied and she chirped, "This is what Nicholas likes,"
After finishing all the things she looked at him who was still busy in his work. He only chose to have a burger and was sipping on his coffee.
"What are you doing?" She asked,
"I am checking a progress report on one of our production plants." He replied without looking at her,
"What will you do after this?" She asked thinking he would say whatever you want.
"I have a meeting in half an hour," was his reply.
"And after that," She asked,
"Some people are coming to discuss,......."
"Your coffee is getting cold," She cuts him off but he noticed her tone.
"What do you want me to do"? He asked keeping the files aside.
"So now, it's only me who wants to do something," She pouted,
"I clearly tried to do something last night but you said Nicholas is here," He replied behind the huge table between them
"Nicholas is sleeping right now," She replied and saw him gulping hard. A giggle escaped her lips when she heard him say, "I will not attend the meeting. You will chair it."
"Noah!" She shrieked the moment he loaded her on his shoulder. "Shh, you will wake up Nicholas," He said and she bit her lips.
Putting her on the bed he got rid of his suit jacket and look at her red cheeks before coming to attack her mouth. She fought against his dominating tongue but lost like every other time and worked on his buttons while he pulled her dress off her shoulders. Their attires were off in matters of seconds and he didn't waste a moment to take her left nipple in his mouth. She moaned without holding back and whispered, "I love you, Noah."
Coming down he kissed her belly before sitting straight between her legs.
"Careful, it still hurts a little," She whispered pointing to her ribs and he tensed.
"We shouldn't be doing this," He said and turned to get up but she was quick to hug his back.
"Come here," She whispered in his ear and he relaxed. She made him lay on the bed and came at top of him.
"Just relax, you will never hurt me. So, relax and let us try this," She said grinding her ass on his length while her words start haunting him.
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