Chapter 31

Marcus POV

I was in my office as per usual dealing with some company issues when I received a disturbing phone call from my brother. I refer to it as disturbing because my brother was so distraught that he said something he normally wouldn't have.

" Marcus,my baby....the baby is coming come quick" his words not mine.

Why would he call the baby his? I was not under the impression that we were sharing the partenity of my child. So why would he say that? I believe he spends so much time with Katelyn, that somehow he feels like the baby was his. Maybe that was all to it . An honest mistake.

For now I will not dwell on his statement. This was an emergency as well as a happy day. Katelyn was due next week but it was understandable that she got into labor now. In our family we all came earlier than expected and it seems my child was following in the tradition.
I pressed on the call button on my desk to get my secretary's attention.

" Adeline, ask Mati to bring the car around, I am heading to the hospital" I stated.

" Yes sir"

I switched of my laptop, placed all the important documents in my office safe and stood up to wear my jacket. With my phone in hand and my keys in my pocket ,I headed out the door. I let the door close behind me as I headed to Adeline's office first .

She was busy typing some work I asked her to do early in the morning. The best thing about Adeline was ,she doesn't complain even when she has to wake up early or go for an unscheduled business trip. She understands it is part of the job to travel as my secretary ,so the working hours were flexible. That quality right there set her apart from the rest of the candidates.

When I was searching for a secretary some time back, four final candidates were chosen. We gave them all a week trial to be my secretary. Two of them crumbled to the pressure and quit ,while one of them showed up to work late so he was automatically disqualified. I despise lateness. That left Adeline as the winner, she also did alot to impress me in that one week. It was safe to say she deserved the job.

" Cancel all my meetings for today and reschedule them for the day after tomorrow. I am going to the hospital, Katelyn has gone into labor"

" All the best Sir and congratulations on your new baby"

" He or she is not born yet. I have to go. Call me if anything requiring my attention comes up" I stated as I walked away towards the elevator.

The car was waiting for me as requested. I settled in my seat and we drove off to the hospital. We arrived in record time. I called my brother and he directed me to where they were. I found both of them in her room . Her hand was tightly squeezing my brother's hand each time a contraction started while my brother rubbed her back.
I didn't know what I was missing but there must be something going on between those two. When did this two get so close? I was the only one supposed to be holding her hand while rubbing her back but my position was taken by my brother. I sat on the remaining chair in the room and settled to watching the two of them closely.

After a contraction passed he would lean to her ear and whisper something and she would nod or smile in response. What I wouldn't give to know what he was whispering to her. For some reason seeing them so close did nothing to me. I didn't feel any jealousy grow inside me. I knew I didn't love Katelyn but wow! I clearly didn't give two shits of what happens to her .

' *that is cold man' I reprimanded myself*.

" What did the doctors say?" I asked them

" That she is in active labor but her cervix has to be ten centimeters dilated before she can give birth" said my brother.

" How far along is she now?"

" Five centimeters " he said before he moved his hand from her back to her stomach and started rubbing in circles.

There was something in his face that I had not noticed before. It looked like love ,joy and amazement , wrapped up together . Was I missing something or was I loosing my frigging mind. I must be seeing things because.....my brother was in love?

I shook my head several times ,shoved those thoughts away and tried to focus on the issue at hand. We waited for an hour before a male nurse came in. He wanted to check how far along she was but Jake refused.

" No!" He growled.

" What do you mean no?" I asked frowning.

" I said No! Ask a female doctor to do it" he insisted.

I didn't know what sparked this possessiveness, that I have never seen in him before . What was happening? Are people insane around me or I was the insane one. Seeing that he won't bulge I called the nurse outside and requested kindly for a female nurse to come in. He didn't seem offended at all by the request. He said it was normal for the father's to be like that.

Fathers? I was the father and I was not like that. Does that mean the child isn't mine?

' No! No! Don't think like that. This child is yours' I tried convincing myself.

Within minutes another nurse walked in ,this time a female nurse and I noticed the worry vanish from my brother's face. Something has definitely been happening behind my back and I will find out what it is.

The nurse checked Katelyn and confirmed that she was ready to give birth. She was going to be transferred to another room where she will give birth safely. Before we could comprehend what was happening, a bunch of doctors and nurses flooded the room and took Katelyn while we followed closely behind.

We followed them to a room prepared specifically for her. The doctor who was going to help her through this process was a woman and the nurses were also women. She was placed gently on the bed and the doctor started working.

" Who is the father of the baby?" She demanded

" I am" we both said uniformly.

I was so surprised that I gave my brother an inquisitive look. What the hell was he saying?

" He is the father" Jake pointed at me.

" Dad, I want you take her hand and help her through this" ordered the doctor.

I went to take her free hand and I swear I saw disgust flash through her eyes before it disappeared. She looked at our joined hands in indifference before she turned to face Jake. Jake was smiling at her and she smiled back. They looked like the perfect couple waiting for their child to be born while I was an intruder in this special moment.

Something about this didn't sit right with me. I released her hand and moved to the furthest corner of the room to watch it all happen. You would think this was a movie I was watching. It certainly felt like a movie. I was watching Jake encourage Katelyn, kissing her forehead when she did good. It felt like I was infiltrating a very personal moment between the two.

After thirty minutes of pushing, groaning and screaming, a beautiful baby girl was born screaming to the whole world.

" Congratulations, you have a baby girl" announced the doctor.

She handed the baby to another doctor who cleaned up the baby,checked her vitals and her weight before they wrapped her up in a warm blanket. The baby was placed on her mother's chest. Katelyn and Jake were both crying at the emotional moment. I on the other hand was disturbed by everything that happened today.

" Isn't she beautiful?" Asked Katelyn

" Yes, she is ,just like her mother" answered a happy Jake.

I couldn't take anymore of this ,so I quietly left the room. None of them even noticed. After all I felt like an intruder ever since I stepped foot in this hospital. I shoved my hands in pockets, moved my head side to side before I walked slowly out of the hospital. The baby and Katelyn were alright, that was my mission today.

I didn't even get to see my own daughter. From the looks they were giving each other something was definitely going on between the two of them. The question was, when did it start? I was going to find out.

I texted some contacts I haven't talked to in a really long time.

' I have a job for you'