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"You look better",
Hailey said as she stepped into the elevator with Kara.
" I was really worried about you yesterday",
Hailey said while Kara smiled at her.
To Kara very own surprise, she'd slept better than she use to and she was able to keep a full breakfast down without the slight hint of stomach ache.
"I'm fine",
Kara said giving her most professional answer whenever anyone asked.
Despite the fact that she wasn't always fine, she didn't like people knowing too much about her problems and getting all sympathetic.
Even Hailey and Mrs Steward didn't know about her sleepless night and constant worry over the baby's failure to gain much weight.
Hailey regarded her answer to false but kept silent,the elevator stopped at the 12th floor where Hailey got off and Lola and Marcello Laurel got on.
"Hi guys",
Kara said cheerfully.
" How is being married treating you guys?",
Kara asked as the couples both smiled along with a Swift goofy looks at each other then plastered a professional expression on their faces once again.
Marcello cleared his throat and looked down while Lola smiled.
"Am good",
Lola said as she winked glowing with the confidence that her new clothes and makeup and love are giving her.
" I'm surprised to why you guys didn't extend your honeymoon!",
Kara whispered more like to herself than to them .
"We will ,... Um maybe later",
Marcello said and tried to change the topic by throwing a question at Kara.
"Were you able to get jack's reports on the construction status for the child center?",
He asked quickly. The changing of subject didn't surprise Kara. Marcello and Lola were trying their best to keep things on a business level at the office but everyone enjoyed seeing the way they look at each other when they didn't think anyone was watching.
"Yes everything seems to be on schedule",
Kara replied without much thought on it.
They had little or no time for more conversation because they arrived at the 16th floor, Marcello went to One direction while Kara went towards the opposite direction.
Kara was sure that Marcello would have preferred spending the day alone with his wife and the thought of it made Kara imagine herself with Vince what would it be like to have that kind of love. Although Vince had asked her to marry him but it was out of his age old code, not from any softer emotion .
'Am not falling in love with him',
Kara assured herself quickly, he was too
arrogant and too controlling, so much of the kind of man she did always ended up with in the past.
Lola stopped to see Mrs Stewart and Kara nodded at both women still lost in thought.
Honestly she did have to make an announcement about the baby and couldn't wait much longer. her weekly check up to see the obstetrician was in a couple of days.
.....
The door of the office stood open jolting her from her world of fantasy.
Different voices could be heard from inside and she worked in staring at the men behind her desks.
"No it needs to be on the table",
Vince said to one of the building maintenance workers.
" A little higher so that she wouldn't have to lean over...",
" what's going on here?",
Kara asked while Vince looked at her and mouth an 'ohh' then gave her one of his reserved smiles.
" I am having a small refrigerator installed....",
" why?",
Vince couldn't finish his statement because Kara interrupted him, but none the less he went ahead to explain.
"So milk will be available at all time",
He explained as if it's where the most reasonable thing in the world and looked at him in some weird way.
"I don't need a refrigerator and there's one already in the lunchroom",
Kara said and clenched her teeth.
"You need one closer to you,... you want to gain, so you need to see more frequently,... The refrigerator being here will encourage you to eat,... I'll keep it stocked with appropriate items most especially with your favorite ",
Vince said with that husky voice of his and Kara fought the urge to blush.
"You aren't keeping it stalked with anything,... that is I want it out of here",
Kara said with seriousness whole VIN asked like he didn't hear her. He handed big denomination bill and directed the worker to remove the carton.
The man gathered the large box and packing materials casting Kara a speculative glance and she glared at him, the last thing that was heard was the door closed sound.
Kara finally faced Vince and said.
" get out of here",
he lifted a single eyebrow in his annoying arrogant style and she simmer with anger.
"I can take care of myself....",
" you would deny me the opportunity to care for the child,.. this is little I can do while you carry the infants,.. make things more convenience for you",
Vince said and he opened the large cooler next to her desk and began filling the small refrigerator with cartons of milk containers, prepared fruits and other food product.
"Vince this isn't going to work",
Kara said trying to sound calm and reasonable but she felt anything but calm.
" I can't be the only employee in the company who has a private refrigerator.....",
" then I will buy one for each of the other office along with anything else I consider necessary for well-being",
Vince replied Kara gulped down nothing, how did she fight that kind of determination and financial resources.
"I think is about time to announce your pregnancy before it's too late",
Vince immediately said shocking Kara.
One of her biggest fear....
How will she go about it..