CHAPTER 48

“Let’s go out,” he suggested and she looked at him with joy filled in her eyes.
“Where are we going?” she asked as she struggled to stand up. He helped her to stand up and ended up hugging.
“Just have faith in your husband and I will take you to a place you will surely enjoy,” he told her and she showed him one of her smiles.
“I will trust you this time,” she said.
Sean took his wife’s hand in his and led her out of the office. He didn’t mind the staring; to be honest he was used to it. It wasn’t the first time his pregnant wife visited him at the office, she always tell him that she was making her mark and he loved hearing that.
The tow of them got into the SUV and Richard drove off for the destination he had told him.
“So, you are not going to tell me where we are going?” she asked him as she put her hand on top of his.
“It’s a secret, remember!”
“Fine, it better be nice,” she said sulking.
He smiled seeing her acting all sulky. She reminded him that besides being woman now who was expecting her first child, she was also a teenager who has not yet turned nineteen. Her birthday was just around the corner and he wanted to throw her a huge party to celebrate this great day.
The car came to a halt and since the windows were tinted, Selena had no idea where they are. He was relieved when he saw the smile on her face the second she realized that they were there.
“I love you so much!” she said happily and gave him a peck on his cheek before making her way towards the shop.
He could sense that she was about to have a field day and he was glad about that. She wasn’t eating a lot and he just needed her to eat something she really enjoys and this was it.
When they entered the shop, they were welcomed warmly since they were regulars there. He stood next to his wife as she looked through the menu.
“I will have that Hawaiian large pizza with some extra cheese toppings and a can of soda,” she made her order before looking at him.
Sean knew what she was doing. He took out his card and gave it to the server who processed the bill. He led his wife to an empty table where they were going to wait for their food.
She was happy, he could see it. She couldn’t attain it and he put his hand on top of hers. He looked around and saw that people were staring and taking pictures.
“Are you comfortable?” he asked her not liking the fact that people were doing all this.
She looked at him and gave him a cheerful smile.
“I am used to this remember and besides it is free publicity. I get to grace the media once more without the company using a single penny,” she said with confidence and he found himself laughing.
When did she become an adult? He was surprised that his wife was acting like this. It was a good thing and he could tell that she was special in her own way and as long as he keeps on influencing her then she will become a very powerful woman and a partner who will remain by his side forever.
“I am touched and surprised by those words. Let’s make money then,” he said and she smiled.
“We better.”
Being able to be with his wife having a normal lunch just like any other people out there was the greatest blessing he could ever ask for. He was glad that he made that choice that night by asking her to marry him even though at that time it was for other reasons without love; just seeing her smile as she ate her first slice, filling her stomach with food made him happy.
He was going to be by her side longer and see to it that she feed and be stronger for all of them.
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Selena took a deep breath as she finished shooting her commercial. She was promoting baby products made by one of the subsidiaries of the company. As the face of the company, she found it appropriate to just do it than to hire a model that wasn’t even pregnant and fake the whole thing.
She always believed in authenticity and she was the real deal. If she had known though that this was going to take three days she would have refused but she would have also broken the contract and made things worse for the company and her husband.
She had learnt some cruel reality after being married to Sean. Whatever she does affected her husband and there were people who were just waiting for her to make a mistake so that they may make it difficult for Sean. Some people they were just so crazy and had nothing to do for them to be always scheming behind other’s backs.
“Thank you for your hard work,” the director said as he gave her a bottle of mineral water.
“I should thank you for being lenient with me,” she said as she took the bottle from him.
She was tired and she was glad that she was going to get some rest. Her husband wasn’t going to take her back home since he had left for a business trip. She was going to be alone and that was bothering her. She had to go home to ear or visit a restaurant and have her dinner served. The thought of eating alone was really haunting her.
“Mrs. Sawyer, you have a visitor,” the makeup artist said and she turned her head around and smiled as she saw who her visitor was.
“What are you doing here?” Selena asked her best friend Vivian whom she hasn’t seen in a week because they were both busy.
“I missed you and I heard you alone so I came to keep you company,” Vivian said as she approached her.
“That is very sweet of you. Don’t you have exams?” Selena asked as Vivian sat in one of the armchairs.
“I have one next week but that doesn’t matter. I came to take you away from here. Besides my mother is waiting for you, she is preparing one delicious dinner and was hoping if you can attend,” Vivian said and she felt tears stinging her eyes.