// Dedicating this next chapter to @UNNATI_AWASTHI// thank you for your support.
Emma fluttered her little eyes open with a faint smile, her body was aching all over from last night's event, thankfully it was a Saturday and she doesn't have to go in for work...it would have been really bad. She slowly looked up at Alec who was sound asleep, her smile grew bigger.. as flashes from last night came rushing back. She wished they could be like this forever, even though she knew it was a dream that could never come true, Emma sat up... holding the sheets over her chest, she was still naked underneath, slowly and carefully not to wake him, she swung her legs down with intensions of getting out of bed.
A hand held her wrist firmly... pulling her back in bed, a gasp escaped her lips as she fell back into Alec's arms.
" Trying to escape?." He raised a questioning brow, his voice deep and husky...she found his sleeping voice more tempting and sexy. Emma innocently shook her head... staring into those ocean eyes.
" I...I simply didn't want to wake you." She told him biting on her lip painfully, he caresses her lip with his thumb.
" Stay in bed a while longer." He spoke, her eyes brimmed staring at his face, ' what are all these feelings am feeling? Am I falling in love with him? Is it even right to fall for him? No Emma, you can't fall in love with him... you'll only end up getting hurt in the end'
She told herself. " Alec, I.....
His lips collided with hers, it was slow... yet tender, ' how is she supposed not to fall in love with him when he keeps doing this? Putting so much affection in everything they did,' Emma was losing it. She got on top of him, deepening the kiss...that tingling feeling coming back again, they made love again... staying in bed for another hour.
Downstairs In the dining room, Lucas had dark circles around his eyes, he didn't get to have proper sleep last night.
" You look horrible."
Zain spoke... sipping on his coffee, Lucas stared at him with a boredom expression.
" You're not the one who had to stay up all night to listen to passionate sounds, my bed room door is closer to theirs." He calmly said sipping on coffee.
" We're the ones intruding, you shouldn't complain."
" I'm not complaining, I just felt lonely that's all, at this point I miss sleeping in my hotel room...I could have any woman I want over." He sadly said, Zain sighs with a poker face.
" Do you think he's happy? Lucas spoke," I mean, I never imagined him the husband type... someone who would get married and settle down for one."
Zain also wondered the same thing, he has never heard Alec talk about settling down, much less women... Back then he would only sleep with them because they arranged it for him just to have a good time, he never mentioned a girlfriend.. later alone a fiancèe, and all of a sudden they hear he's married. But he looks like he genuinely cares about his wife... he could see some changes in his personality as well, he's become less indifferent... unlike before.
Zain looked up at Lucas who was patiently waiting for a reply from him, with a sigh... Zain puts down his cup of coffee.
" As long as it makes him happy." He simply answered. Lucas understood what he meant and decided to let it go.
" You should help me convince Alec to accept this trip Zain, he listens to you more than me... come on it will be fun."
" I'll think about it." He simply said... making no promises.
" Alec!."
They heard a woman's voice calling out to Alec in the hall, Lisa walked into the dining room...all elegant and glowing, any man would never imagine her having a 25 year old son, she wasn't closer to looking like a mom.. she was just outstandingly beautiful.
" Lisa, beautiful as always." Lucas stood with an approach, kissing the back of her hand.
" Oh Lu, always a flirt... you flatter me." She blushed tucking some hair behind her ear.
" I simply can't resist a gorgeous woman such as yourself." He smirked putting his hands in his pockets.
" Lisa." Zain gave a slight nod. " Zain." She returned the gesture. " Where's Alec, I need to talk to him?." She added.
" He's.....
Alec descended the staircase making Lucas pause midway on his words.
" Lisa, what are you doing here?."
" I need to talk to you, in private."
" What's this about?." Alec calmly asked.
" You'll find out soon enough, shall we?." He led her upstairs to his study, he sat in his chair behind his desk... staring at her intensely.
" Laura is pregnant, and you have to take responsibility." She got straight to the point, Alec frowned...he didn't show signs of anger but displeasure.
" What do you mean, she's pregnant?." His voice was calm and collected, but she could hear a hint of coldness to it.
" She told me what happened between you two back in Spain, two months ago, Laura is two months pregnant... Alec." He stood, pacing back and forth in the room..not knowing how to deal with the situation, they were both drunk that night... They made a mistake that shouldn't have happened, he blamed himself of being so reckless on his part, what now? What is he supposed to do now?.
" And what is she planning on doing? Is she planning on keeping it?." He stopped to look at her.
" Do you expect her to get rid of it? It's your baby, Alec...you have to take responsibility for your actions."
" I can't!." He yelled." I can't be a father, I don't plan on having kids, Lisa...I just can't." Lisa took a step forward towards him, her eyes staring right into his.
" I know I haven't been a good mother to you, I wasn't there like you expected me to be, I didn't raise you despite me always being there. But Alec, your father...raised you to be a good and responsible man, he taught you values and respect... And you must honor that." She told him.
" I have a wife, what do you expect me to do huh, leave her and marry Laura?."
" I will talk to Emma, she'll understand."
" You won't, tell Emma anything... I'll talk to Laura." He said... running his fingers through his silky hair, they heard a noise outside. Alec's gaze shifted to the slightly opened door, he went to see who it is.. and saw Emma running back to the room and shutting the door.
" Shit." He left the study walking towards his room. Walking inside, he saw her seated on the edge of the bed, he approached her... taking a seat beside her, non of them spoke for a while... silence reigned inside the room, it was becoming more and more suffocating to handle, she needed to say something to break the awkward silence, but what? Emma thought.
" I ...I didn't mean to over hear anything, the door was open and I ...I thought you two were arguing." She said in a flat tone... staring at her hands.
" You weren't supposed to hear that."
" I'm sorry." She teared up.
" The thing with Laura was a mistake." He told her.
" I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." She cried out, Alec felt his heartache, seeing her cry made him hate himself... because he knew he's the reason for her tears. He pulled her in his arms holding her like something he holds dear to, like a precious trophy that he held securely in his arms so not to break.
" Don't apologize, stop apologizing." He told her, she cried even more...he thought he was making things even worse by talking. Emma wasn't apologizing because she overhead their private conversation, she was apologizing because she let herself get fooled, she let herself fall for him when she knew he couldn't fall for her back, she was extremely stupid to believe that... and she hated herself for that.
" I'm sorry."