CHAPTER 49

Being invited to dinner to a prominent family was such an honor, despite the family being her best friend’s.
“I would love to. It would have been hectic to eat alone,” she said as she stood up.
Vivian was quick to help her stand up since she was heavy. It really shook her knowing that she was only carrying one child and not twins and yet her stomach was just so huge. She saw how other people look at her and make comments.
“Thank you,” she said as she stood on her feet.
“We have a lot to talk about,” Vivian said.
Selena was happy to see her friend at the place she was working, it felt good to be with her. Ever since Vivian started seeing Edward, she had been happy and she was less lonely than before. So even if she wasn’t there, she knew her friend was okay.
Selena followed her friend to her awaiting SUV that she had been using ever since she got pregnant. Sean didn’t want her in these small sedans at all.
“I hope you didn’t bring your car,” Selena said as they reached the car.
“I did not, I didn’t want us to be in different cars so I had the driver drop me off here,” she said as the two of them stood by the car.
‘That is good because I don’t want to be separated from you either.
It didn’t take long before the two were off the shooting set. They sat comfortably in the backseat talking and sharing things they weren’t able to through the phone. Selena couldn’t help herself but laugh at her friend’s jokes. She was really hilarious but funny.
She was just touched that Vivian came out all the way just to be with her. She was really grateful that she met her that day. She found a friend who had stood by her all the time. When she was in distress Vivian was by her side, she fought for her, laughed with her and cried with her. She was truly a blessing in disguise.
On their way her baby started kicking and she started to giggle. Vivian immediately put her hand on her stomach and she listened attentively as her baby kicked.
“This excites me more than anything. It makes me want to have a child of my own,” Vivian said excitedly and Selena found herself laughing at her friend’s remark.
“Don’t tell me you are planning on having one with Edward? You just started seeing each other a few months ago,” Selena asked her friend.
“Not really. It’s just that I am planning on getting married after I graduate but he might be thinking otherwise,” Vivian said looking worried.
“He is already at that age where he needs a family and waiting for three more years is just crazy. What will you do if he asks you to marry him?” Selena asked her, wanting to probe further into the issue.
“I don’t know about that, I guess we will see if he ever asks the question,” Vivian answered and she pat her friend’s thigh.
She knew that her friend was so in love with her boyfriend and she will do anything to be with him. She also had a feeling that if Edward ever go down on one knee and proposes, she will surely agrees and marry him. She just loves him a lot and that was a good thing.
“Just go with the flow if that time comes. I want you to follow your heart and do what makes you happy. I didn’t know I will be this happy when I first agreed to marry my husband but I only knew that it was the right thing and I did it.
So, I really hope that you as my friend will be happy the way I am now or more than that because you deserve it,” she told Vivian honestly and Vivian laid her head on her shoulder.
It was very difficult for her at first but with time she realized that love was just like a cough, there was no way she will be able to hide it so she just coughed and now she was cured. Being with her husband was the greatest gift ever given to her.
She was really grateful to her parents for giving birth to her and loving her the way they did. Because of all that she had the ability to love others now and share it with others. Just happy as she was, she wanted others to be too.
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Vivian smiled as she watched her family eating happily together as one with her best friend Selena. She was a very unique girl and she was glad that she got to meet her. She gave this certain vibe which was just extraordinary and makes the people surrounding her to just love her.
Even her picky parents seemed to enjoy her company very well. It was a rare sight to see her mother laughing and enjoying life as she was doing talking to Selena at the moment. She was truly a blessing.
Her mother had carefully prepared dinner to accommodate Selena who hasn’t been eating well lately. She was the expert since she gave birth to the two of them. Vivian seeing her friend eating that food and enjoying it was just so great.
She didn’t want anything to happen to her or the baby. She had prepared so many names just for the baby; after all she was going to be the child’s aunty. That title made her ecstatic.
Dinner finally came to an end and the maids took the plates while they brought some desserts. Since Selena couldn’t have coffee like the rest of them, she had ice-cream brought to her. For someone who was pregnant she just has these abnormal cravings.
“You seem to be enjoying yourself,” Vivian said as she sipped on her coffee.
“How can I not? I haven’t eaten this much in a while.”
“You shouldn’t take your health lightly. I would be sad if anything were to happen to you,” Vivian said sounding worried at her friend.
“I will take care of myself and thank you for inviting me tonight. You are such a darling,” Selena said with a smile.
She really looked pretty whenever she smiles. It was rare to see her mad for a long time, she just ended up smiling even when she was hurting.
“That’s what friends are for,” Vivian said and returned her smile.