Chapter 24.

Her new apartment was starting to look a lot like home to her. She moved in after a week. Roman was happy to help her move in. She finally had a chance to unbox many of the boxes she had kept in her mother's spare room to save space.

Roman had also helped her, although most times he had little to no clue on what he was doing, Megan found it funny.

The CEO of one of the most wealthiest companies in America worrying about if the colours of the throw pillows matched the sofa perfectly.

It was obvious that Roman didn't do a lot of decorating.

And of course, Megan understood that. He was a business man, he had other things to occupy himself with.

"I think you should take a break. You've been working non stop. Why don't you go take a nap. I'll clear out the boxes and everything else."

"No! No! It's no trouble. I'm fine.. Really."

She argued weakly but Roman gently led her to her new room.

"I insist. Just take a quick nap. I know you want to. When you wake up, everything will be arranged and I'll even have dinner ready."

He said as she gently closed the door of her room behind her as she walked towards her bed.

Lately she had been finding it a bit hard to sleep since her bump was starting to get in the way. Before, her favourite position to sleep was on her stomach, but since she was pregnant and with a bump, it was becoming increasingly impossible for her.

She could only sleep on her back or her side and even with that it took a few hours before she could fall into a deep sleep.

But as she crawled to her bed, she was so exhausted that she passed out seconds after settling into the covers.

Megan didn't know what time it was when she woke up, she just knew that it was very late and she was very hungry.

She walked towards the large mirror attached to the closet and found out that she was still in the sweatshirt and leggings she had donned on to unpack. Feeling very uncomfortable with them, she pulled them off and peeled off her leggings. She walked towards her closet and rummaged for more comfortable clothes to wear.

She picked up a tank top and shorty shorts.

She also removed her bra which was starting to feel uncomfortable. One thing that had certainly surprised her when she got pregnant was how big her boobs had gotten. She had went from a B cup to a C in a few weeks the growth alone had been very amusing to her.

Unfortunately she had not gone shopping so she had not gotten around changing her wardrobe and was still wearing her old uncomfortable bras.

After putting on the tank top and shorts she walked out of her room and into the living room and met everything well arranged and clean.

Wait.

Who cleaned up?

She asked herself as she looked at the spotless living room.

"You're awake."

A voice said from behind her and she turned.

Roman froze in the middle of walking towards her.

His eyes transfixed on Megan.

He had never really seen her bump before. She always managed to hide it quite well in her dresses and blouses and he just thought that maybe she wasn't showing yet.

But he could see it already. The perfectly formed small delicate egg shaped bump.

And that was not all...

Her full breasts in the tank top. He could see the outline of her nipples on the tank top and he quickly cleared his throat and looked away.

He put his hands in his pocket and kept his eyes focused on her face.

"Did you sleep well?"

He asked and Megan nodded.

"Yes. I did. What are you up to?"

She asked as she looked around and he pointed to the kitchen.

"I knew you were going to be hungry when you woke up so I ordered something for us to eat."

"I hope you like Thai food."

Megan nodded.

"I love Thai food. Did you clean up all by yourself?"

She asked and he shook his head.

"I had some help. Do you like how everything looks?"

He asked and she nodded.

"Yes. I do. It's beautiful."

It truly was.

Megan couldn't wait to start buying more things to decorate her apartment with, many of her furniture was still locked away in a warehouse somewhere when she was moving to her mother's apartment.

Maybe she'd get them back soon. She thought as she settled in a chair as Roman brought out plates for them.

She could feel his gaze on her and she felt her cheeks growing hotter and hotter by the second. She had to get more clothes soon, specifically maternity clothes.

All the clothes she had where either too small and didn't fit or not appropriate anymore.

"You're showing already."

He said. It sounded more of a question than a statement. Megan nodded.

"Yes. Second trimester already...."

She replied and she nodded. She was already nearing the sixteen weeks mark.

"That's great. Is everything alright with the baby?"

Megan nodded.

"Yes. It is."

"That's good."

Roman said as he continued to set the table.

Megan's phone started to ring and she scrambled to get it just to get rid of the tension that was coursing through her veins.

It was always different when she was with Roman. Things were always so different. The way she felt was different, the way she acted around him was different. It was very hard to deny that whatever they had going on before she lost her memory was strong enough for her to feel even if she didn't remember it.

It was Mrs Seymour, her boss. Which was quite odd. She only called her on Monday mornings so she could talk with the staff, and a few other weekdays if she had to talk about something important with her.

"Mrs Seymour! Hi. I wasn't expecting your call."

Megan confessed and the woman chuckled.

"Oh it's alright. How have you been?"

"I've been doing great. I'm sorry I'm not at the cafe right now..."

"Oh it's okay. I just wanted to tell you that there might be a possibility of me arriving in a week or two. I honestly thought my trip would have been much longer..."

"Anyways I'd keep you updated if I'm coming next week or the week after that."

Megan nodded as the smile fell from her face.

"Sure Mrs Seymour."

"Okay. Thank you Megan."

She said and the call ended abruptly.

If Mrs Seymour was coming back to the cafe, she wouldn't be able to afford a manager and that would mean Megan would have to start looking for a new job. And with a baby on the way and a visible baby bump, she doubted many employers would be willing to employ her.

"What's wrong?"

Roman asked as he noticed the look on her face.

"Just my boss. She thinks she might be coming back next week and I guess that's my cue to start looking for other jobs."

She added and Roman raised his eyebrows.

"Why do you have to look for another job?"

Megan sighed.

"Because she once told me when she's back she might not be able to afford me. I think this is her way of giving me a heads up."

"I don't think it's advisable for you to be job hunting anytime soon."

Roman said as he pointed to her belly.

Megan sighed and started looking through the food packs.

It smelled amazing.

"If I don't get a job, how else would I get to feed my baby or afford my yoga class and this apartment which I still have to pay off."

Roman shrugged.

"I gave you the apartment as a gift before, you don't have to pay it off."

Roman had gotten quite a few options for her since he didn't know what she liked so the table was filled with Thai food.

There was Nam tok that Megan liked. Spicy meat salad that smelled delicious, it had all the things Megan liked, grilled meat, cilantro and lime.

There was also noodle soup with fish balls and ground pork that she couldn't stop eyeing. Roman had got two servings of everything.

She looked at his plate and smiled.

"What did you get?"

He smiled at her.

"Dark rice noodle with barbecue pork."

"Ahh. Great choice."

While eating, Megan remembered that she had a joint yoga class session coming up in a few days. She would have told her mother but they weren't exactly on speaking terms yet so she was doing her best to avoid her mother.

"So I have yoga class next week. And we're supposed to bring along a partner. I was just wondering if you'd like to come as my partner."

She said shyly as she concentrated on her food.

Roman smiled at her.

"Sure. I'd love to."

"And I was wondering if we could perhaps go on another date."

He asked and Megan touched her hair nervously.

"Yes. That will be nice."

There was a short uncomfortable silence between the two of them before Roman reached a hand across the table and touched Megan's hand.

"I know you don't remember a lot of your memories. But I wish you'd know..."

"Know what?"

Megan whispered nervously.

"How badly I want you when you do things like that."

He said huskily and Megan's body began to feel hot all over. Her nipples got rock hard under her tank top and Roman noticed, he smirked. There was no way to hide it.

She trembled slightly as she bit her lips.

"Do what?"

She asked and Roman sighed.

He pulled his hand away from hers slowly.

Ever since she had walked into the room in her shorts and tank top, Roman couldn't help it but to be plagued with memories of the numerous nights they had spent together.

It irked him.

Why was he thinking of a pregnant woman in that way. He didn't want to think of her that way. She could be pregnant with another man's baby.

He had no way of knowing if the baby was his yet.

He couldn't do anything.

"What's wrong?"

Megan asked as she noticed a change in his mood. There was a slight frown on his face.

"Nothing. I just really miss you."

He said and Megan smiled sadly.

She knew what he was talking about and she knew exactly how he felt.

She missed herself too.






Megan was not picking his calls. The thought of it alone made him sick to his stomach. The thought that she might be with Roman. The last time he had seen her at the cafe she had claimed that she was too busy to talk to him. And he knew she was lying, she was definitely avoiding him.

And Roman had started picking her up from the cafe.

Which only made him angrier.

And worried about the fact that she might have retrieved her memories.

If he didn't want to lose her, he had to do something quick.