11. Katerina

"Hello, Storm Enterprises, Jessa speaking how may I help you?" Jessa, Alex's secretary answered after a few rings and I sighed closing my eyes and wondering why he still had her but didn't say anything instead asked.

"Hi, is Mr. Storm available to speak? This is Katerina Montgomery."

"Let me check if he is" she rudely replied before hanging up and I blinked before rolling my eyes and grabbing my phone and dialing his number. I knew I should've called him directly but I just wanted to make sure that he wasn't in a meeting before calling his cell phone.

"Hello, Storm speaking," Alex answered as he picked up and I bit my lip to keep from laughing at his way of answering the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Storm." I greeted and all noise on his side stopped when he heard my voice, "am I interrupting you?"

"Not at all, I was just checking some messages" he replied as the sound of his chair squeaking under his pressure filled the line as he shifted around, "how are you?"

"I'm good. A bit tired but that's to be expected to see as I'm already 3 months along." I replied and he hummed and I could picture him looking out his floor-to-ceiling window at the city below as he placed his arms behind his head.

"Have you been having any weird cravings yet?" He questioned making me smile.

"Not really, have you?" I asked since the doctor did explain that in some cases of pregnancy, the woman will pass on her cravings and other symptoms over to the father.

"Not really. I mean the doctor did say it was also normal to not have any cravings or anything of the sort" he replied.

"That's true." I replied turning in my seat to look out the window to the buzzing city below, "Did Jessa tell you I called?"

"Didn't I tell you to call me directly on my cell?" He asked and I chewed on the inside of my cheek.

"I know but would you have picked up if I had while you were in a meeting?" I asked.

"I would have and would have to you so if I had been in a meeting," he said and I sighed.

"Okay fine. Sorry that I didn't call you directly." I said.

"Don't be. Just next time don't call my front desk instead call me directly okay?" He asked and I smiled.

"Okay. Um, by the way, I was thinking about what we talked about last week." I said.

"Yeah?" He asked and I hummed, "And what about it?"

"I'm glad that you told me about her. It would have been a pleasure to have met her" I said.

"I don't want secrets between us Katt and that's why I told you about her. And she would have loved to have met you too. She always said that she wanted to meet you" He said and I sighed closing my eyes as I rubbed my belly.

"She sounds like a lovely person. Could you tell me more about her?" I questioned.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

"Okay. We could go for lunch after the doctor's appointment and we can talk how does that sound?" He asked his voice sounding uncertain and I smiled.

"Sounds perfect."

"Great. I'll pick you up in about half an hour?" He asked and I looked at the time at my computer to see it was nearing noon and I hummed.

"Okay."

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"Hi we have an appointment with Doctor Sanchez at 11:30," I said as Alex and I walked to the front desk to check-in and the receptionist nodded typing into her computer before having us take a seat. 

"Can't believe you're already 3 months along, "Alex said as we sat side by side looking at my belly that was barely noticeable and I smiled rubbing it as I felt a soft moment.

"It feels like it's been longer than 3 months" I murmured and he smiled reaching out to squeeze my hand.

"You look just as beautiful as ever though," he stated making me roll my eyes with a shake of my head.

"Won't be saying that when I look like a whale," I commented making him chuckle but before he could retort, we were being called in to.

"I'll always think you look beautiful no matter what" Alex whispered.

I smiled shaking my head as I got in the scale so that the nurse could check my weight before we headed down the hall to an empty room so she could ask me the basic questions before leaving us alone to wait for the doctor.

"So I was thinking." Alex began as he sat on the chair across from me and I raised a brow.

"And what were you thinking about?" I asked and he smiled.

"That I haven't taken you on a date since three weeks ago," he responded making me blink.

"Well that was unexpected," I said making him chuckle.

"I know but it seems that we still have a long way to go if there's any chance of us being together," he stated.

"You want to get together?" I quizzed and he smiled standing up and walking over to me grabbing my hand and lifting my chain so we were face to face making my breath hitch.

"Of course, I do, Katerina, nothing would make me happier than having you be mine forever unless you don't want to which I'd understand" he began and I swallowed the knot in my throat as our eyes locked, "but until anything could happen between us, we need to talk and learn things about each other that we don't know yet. You know about my relationship from five years ago and how it all happened but I don't know about yours and Jericho's relationship."

I pursed my lips before sighing and nodding.