by Lewis, L. K.
Drake reaches for the band of my yoga pants, yanking them down to the floor. He gives me a slow, sweet smile encouraging me to step out of them and I do, while reaching my arms overhead so he can pull my sweater off. Drake lays me down on the bed and suddenly his eyes go wide while he looks me over head to toe.
“When were you going to tell me?” He asks as he pulls his mystified gaze from my belly, meeting my eyes.
“How do you know?” I ask, bewildered that it only takes him a moment to realize something it took me months to figure out.
“Morgan, I know your body better than anyone else. I knew when I looked at you tonight that there was something special, more beautiful about you but it only took one look at your gorgeous body to see how it’s changed. Look at your breasts, your hips, this amazing little bump that is carrying our child. How far along are you?” Drake asks with love and admiration in his eyes.
“I’m about sixteen weeks along. I find out the sex during my appointment next month. I haven’t told anyone yet. I decided wait until the holidays were over so I could know when I tell my family. I’m actually surprised no one has caught on yet.”
“But what about your drinking? You had a glass of wine in your hand tonight when I saw you,” Drake asks.
“I’ve only taken small sips here and there, which my doctor said would be okay. I paid John the bartender at the club a small fortune not to question me or tell anyone but to only make soda with a splash of cranberry when I’m at the club but I ask the server for vodka as well. So it looks like I’ve had a few cocktails but they’ve been mocktails instead.”
“Mocktails?”
“Yeah it’s what the other ladies on the mom blogs call them,” I explain and Drake laughs.
“I just can’t believe it. I’m going to be a father. You were going to tell me, weren’t you?”
“Of course I was, Drake, I just didn’t know how. I wrote in the email that I had so much to tell you but that not everything I had to say is appropriate for email. I didn’t think you were reading them anyway. We’re here together now which is really all that matters, right? We’re starting a family. I still can’t believe we found each other like we did. I’ve dreamt of sharing these moments with you and to have you in the flesh means the world to me,” I say as I grab Drake’s hand and place it on my belly.
“Me too, baby. You and I are forever, Morgan. This baby only solidifies it. I promise to be a great father for our baby. I will be present in its life. He or she will have love and support, and two parents that love each other. Two parents that will be a part of its life during all of the good and the bad. This is going to be amazing, Morgan and we get to do it together. This is part of our dream coming true, and I have never felt more happy and complete in my life as I do right now,” Drake says as he leans down to give me a gentle kiss.
I take Drake in my arms, covering my body with his as our kiss grows more passionate, more wrought with hunger. It feels as if our bodies have been starved for the last few months and now they are making up for lost time.
“I need you now, Drake. Please make love to me,” I ask, looking into his beautiful brown eyes.
“Are you sure it’s okay? You know, for the baby? Am I hurting either of you?” Drake asks.
“No you aren’t hurting us, but I do have raging pregnancy hormones and I fear for my mental stability if you don’t make love to me right now,” I tease as I bring his mouth onto mine once more.
“You don’t have to ask me twice, even though I suppose you just did,” Drake laughs. “Why don’t I take a moment to see what I can do about your raging hormones?”
“Take your best shot,” I tease as I lay my back on the pillow, allowing the pleasure of Drake’s touch to flow through my body as he kisses his way down my torso. He stops at my breasts, slowly sucking and nibbling my nipples that are now more sensitive than ever.
“Oh baby, they’ve gotten bigger. Your nipples are darker too. I’ve never been so turned on by you, Morgan. I can’t wait to watch this beautiful body of yours change as our baby grows inside you.”
“That feels so good, Drake, keep sucking,” I say, arching my back to present my breasts further into his mouth.
Drake sucks my nipples a little longer, biting down hard here and there as I shout out in pure ecstasy. He continues to travel down my belly, stopping to shower kisses all over my bump. Drake looks up at me and smiles the biggest, most content smile I’ve ever seen cross his face. “I already love you, baby, so much. I’m going to make you and your mommy so happy, I promise,” Drake says as he rains more kisses on my belly. I can’t contain the tears that start to pour down my cheeks.
“Oh Morgan, I think something else has gotten darker and more swollen here as well. Damn you’re sexy,” Drake says as he starts to nibble my clit. “You taste so good, my love, so sweet. I’ve missed this so much,” he says as he continues to lap at me, tasting me until my body starts to tremble.
“Drake, don’t stop. I’m almost there, don’t you dare stop,” I pant, so close to finding my release.
“Just let go baby, come for me. I want to see your face as you do,” Drake says as he slips a finger inside me, bringing me to orgasm as he moves above me and kisses me, massaging my tongue with his so I can taste myself. That’s all it takes to send me flying over the edge.
Drake doesn’t wait long for me to come down from my first orgasm before saying, “I need to be inside you now, Morgan, is that okay? You’re so swollen, so wet. I can’t take it another moment. I need to feel you wrapped around me.”
“Oh Drake, I need you too,” I say as I reach down and guide his long, hard length inside me.
“Ahh you’re so tight, my love, you feel so good,” Drake says as he rocks in and out of me, finding a nice rhythm. “It’s been so long, I don’t think I can last long with you squeezing down on my dick like that,” he moans.
“Just go,” I pant, hardly able to hold back my release. I can feel Drake grow larger inside me right as he starts to shudder.
“I want you with me, Morgan, I need it. Let go, baby…” Drake says, and it’s all I need as we fall over the edge, screaming, panting, and moaning together as we come apart. Drake lies on top of me for a little while, and I can feel the aftermath of his orgasm as his dick throbs inside me a few more times. It’s a heady feeling knowing our juices are melding together and that is the same exact thing that happened just a few short months ago when we made love and created our baby.
“Come on, my love, let’s take a shower then climb into bed so I can hold you and the baby all night long,” Drake says as I slowly draw circles on his back.
“Mmm…that sounds good, I’m sleepier than I realized,” I mumble.
“Well it is almost 3am and you are carrying our child. I still can’t believe it. It’s like I’m waiting to wake up from this dream. Quick…pinch me,” Drake says, so I do. “Ouch, I didn’t mean to pinch me that hard!” He shouts, laughing as he pins me below him, tickling me and pinching me gently.
Drake pulls me into his arms suddenly, kissing me hard, then lifts me and carries me to the shower. “It’s late, my love, let me wash you then take you to bed.” And he does just that.
Chapter 17
Drake
I wake with Morgan in my arms and give thanks to whoever is watching over me that I have her back in my life. A new sense of protection hits me as I think about how I have not only Morgan, but our baby to watch over for the rest of my life. I pull her tighter in my arms and she stirs, turning in my arms so she is facing me.
“Good morning, handsome,” she says with a smile, and I can’t help but smile back as I lean in for a kiss. I pull back and look at Morgan as a thought hits me.
“This might be a silly question to ask, and I’m happy about the outcome so it doesn’t matter, but weren’t you on birth control? How did our baby come to be?” I ask.
Morgan smiles and giggles softly before answering, “I asked my doctor the same thing, actually. I’ve been on bi
rth control since I was sixteen and have taken it religiously. It took me about three months to figure it out. I’ve always had a regular cycle. I had been traveling, and then was so grief stricken without you that I hadn’t even noticed I was late. When I said in my email that I had the flu, it had been morning sickness. I still can’t believe I didn’t pick up on any of the clues my body was giving me. I was tired and sick, and my body was changing right before my eyes and I just chalked it up to exhaustion and depression.
“Amanda came over one morning to tell me that she and Garrett had gotten together and started going off about their sex life and that it helped with her cramps and that I should try it. It hit me that moment that I hadn’t had cramps in a few months and as soon as she left I ran to the store and bought every brand of pregnancy test they sold. You would have died laughing at me while I took the tests. One by one they all turned positive and I knew my life was forever changed. I will admit I panicked for a quick moment, but then I realized that this baby was made from our love, and it made me so happy to be tied to you forever. When I realized that, I turned the fact that I would most likely be a single mother into something positive. I could go on raising our baby without its father present knowing that somewhere out there you were fighting your way back to us. I never gave up on you, Drake. I had moments when I thought I should move on, and we both know I considered moving on with Adrian, but I think we both know that it would never have worked. You and I belong together, Drake, and now we never have to be apart.”
“I’m so sorry I’ve missed all of this time with you. I’m also sorry you were so grief stricken that you didn’t even realize you were pregnant. Did your doctor say anything about the baby? Is it okay even though you didn’t see the doctor for a few months?” I ask.
“It’s like we have the same mind sometimes, I swear. I asked her the same thing during my first appointment. She did a vaginal sonogram and I got to hear our baby’s heartbeat. It was the most beautiful sound. She said our baby is healthy and growing right on schedule. When I asked her about its conception, she said there is a reason why they don’t package birth control as 100% effective. It appears as though we are a statistic,” Morgan beams.
“And I couldn’t be happier for it. You won’t be a single mother though, Morgan. I feel sick that you had to even consider the fact that you might be, but I’m so glad you didn’t consider the…you know…alternative,” I say.
“I can’t say I wouldn’t have under different circumstances, but knowing it was your baby too I would never take that away from you.”
“I appreciate that. I mean it though, Morgan. You won’t be alone. I’m coming home with you and we are doing this together every step of the way.”
“I know that, Drake, and I love you. I can’t wait to do this with you either,” Morgan says.
“We have a lot of things to work out first, Morgan. I have to call my father and let him know of my plans to come home soon, then deal with whatever the fallout may be from that conversation. Then I need to deal with Adrian and Thompson Manufacturing’s involvement with Baylor industries. I’m going to sever all ties with them. I’m afraid you might soon be out of a job, but I’d be happy to give you one if you’d like or you can stay home for the rest of your pregnancy, it’s completely up to you. I support you either way.”
“Why are you severing ties with Adrian? I thought the deal with Thompson saves a lot of money for Baylor?” Morgan asks.
“It does, but he lied to you and manipulated both of us. I can’t do business with someone like that. It’ll end up costing me a lot more in the long run than the savings we might be getting now. It already has,” I say as I lean forward to kiss her. “By the way, can we start every day like this from now on? I love holding you in my arms, while talking about our future.”
“I’m loving this too, but in just a few short months we will be doing this with a cooing little baby bundle laying between us,” Morgan says with a smile.
“Yes that’s true. On that wonderful thought, my love, I must go call my father. Would you like me to order some more tea and perhaps some fresh fruit and eggs for breakfast? I could start you a bath and you could have a nice soak while you wait for room service,” I offer.
“Drake, you don’t have to do all of that for me.”
“Of course I do, my love. I have a lot of lost time to make up for. I should have been there to look after you all of this time.”
“You’re here now, Drake, and that’s all that matters,” Morgan says, and I pour all of my love into the kiss I give her. We break away panting and wanting more, but I leave her to start her bath and take care of business with my father.
****
“Calling to wish your old man a Happy New Year?” My father asks as he answers the phone.
“That and a few other things but yes, Happy New Year, Dad,” I say, choosing to start the conversation on a good note.
“Okay, what else do you have to say that couldn’t wait until Monday?”
“For starters, I want to let you know the time has come for me to come home. I’ve fixed the holes in the European division and set things in motion that will allow me to run everything from the US, only this time it will be generating a profit. We should make this transition now so our staff won’t have any further confusion as they come back from the holidays.”
“That makes sense I suppose, but you haven’t yet paid your penance, Son. You still have six more months I believe,” my father says.
“Do you really want to work for six more months, Dad? Is it really worth having Gloria complain in your ear every day that you aren’t wintering somewhere warm just so you can punish me? Step down, Father. Enjoy your retirement. I intend on keeping you a very wealthy man.”
“Again, your arguments are reasonable, but if you are to ever learn from your errors in judgment, you will ride out the next six months in Switzerland.”
“Would you like to know what I’ve learned since coming here? I’ve learned that your old methods are only slowing our company down. You are the reason we have been bleeding money. In three months I’ve fixed the problems you caused and put measures in place to assure they won’t happen again. I’ve learned that as we move into the New Year and this new era in technology, I am the younger, and now much more wise man who is more deserving of the position of CEO. I’ve also as recently as last night learned that I can’t be here in six months because around that time, I’ll become a father and there is no way in hell that I’ll abandon my child for a job the way you abandoned me.”
“Do you even know the mother of this supposed child to be, Drake? Have you gone through a paternity test yet? How am I supposed to believe that one of the bimbos you’ve been fucking isn’t just after your money? By the way, relationships of any kind are a strict violation of the rules, further proving to me that you aren’t the right person for this job. You can’t hack it, Son, never could.”
“Don’t you dare talk about the mother of my child that way. Morgan is pregnant. She’s sixteen weeks along, which means I haven’t broken any of your damn rules since I’ve been here. We are having a baby together and we couldn’t be happier. One more word about paternity tests, money, or anything else and I’ll make sure that all of our partnering interests know that you let the European division hemorrhage money for nine months before you sent in someone else to fix your mistakes because you couldn’t even get the job done yourself. Do you really think people will continue to do business with you when you’re sitting in your ivory tower pissing their profits away? Like I said, Dad, I’ve put measures into place to ensure that your mistakes will never be repeated, and that includes re-negotiating the majority of our contracts with a new clause that states the only person who is able to sign off on any further changes or negotiations is me.”
“You think you have everything figured out don’t you, Son? Don’t forget that I am still the one in control of this company. You may have fixed a glitch here and there, but I built this company. You can’t j
ust call me up with threats and demands and expect me to hand you the keys to this kingdom. There is a reason you’re still there, Drake. You haven’t earned your spot. I’ll admit you have shown great dedication and progress, but you aren’t there yet. If you leave Zurich, don’t bother coming to work, I can have your position filled by the end of the week,” my dad shouts into the phone.
“I’m sure you can get some ass kissing intern to say the right thing and convince you they are the right person for the job, but if you really wanted to leave Baylor Industries to anyone else you would have done it by now,” I say, and there is silence on the other end of the line. My father knows I’m right so he doesn’t bother to argue. I know our conversation is has gotten heated. I figured it might and planned to that, so I decide to cool us down before we say something we won’t be able to take back.
“Listen, Dad. We are both right here to some extent and I will take ownership of my wrongs and apologize for my tone and threats toward you. I have two weeks of vacation that I never used this year so I’m going to take them starting Monday. In the mean time I’ll have Alina send a memo that I will be working from the US office from now on, but still managing the European division. I’ll fly back to Zurich when needed, but from now on I’m going to be US-based.
“In full disclosure, I want you to know that until last night I have not had any communication with Morgan. I ran into her here and she was with Adrian. Well, not in the same way she was with me, but I digress. She and I are in love and are very much together and will continue to be when I get back to the States. I don’t care what your rules say about that, it’s happening. You don’t have to worry about my performance suffering because of distractions, because I can no longer afford to be distracted. I’m going to have a child to raise and a wife to take care of as soon as Morgan will marry me. I’m not the same person I was a year ago, Dad, and if I haven’t proven that to you yet, you can continue to test me for the next six months as planned and we can revisit the situation then,” I say, proud of how I have stood my ground.
