First bonus chapter, two months later

Karen's pov

When I woke up this morning I had to admit I wasn't feeling well but I decide to go to work anyway, or else I would just be sitting at home thinking about the man of my dreams, and as erotic as that could be, it could also be extremely frustrating because I couldn't have him, well at least not yet.

Our relationship had taken a turn for the better within the last couple of months and for that I was grateful. We could now sit and have a conversation without it being weird or anything. I was standing by my gate waiting for my Taxi when my friend Monica came over to me and of course, she wanted to know how my relationship with Gabriel was going.

Well you know me, I lied and exaggerates a bit or a lot depending on how you look at it and said that he and I had gotten a lot closer and that things were going really well; which on some level wasn't a total lie because things between us now were much better than when I first came on the scene and if I continue to be patient and play it cool, you know, play my cards right, then things will only get better, at least I hope.

A few minutes later, my taxi arrived, so I said goodbye to her and got in the taxi then wave at her as the taxi drove away. The taxi driver was over-friendly as usual and very chatty, but I've gotten so used to him now that I just ignore him half the time.

I was five days away from being fully nine months pregnant and yes I should have been on maternity leave by now but I had insisted on continuing working so the people in charge of the home in turn insists that I should just sit with the elderly and keep them company, talk to them and read to them, even sew and knit with them anything I could do while sitting down.

As the afternoon wears on I began to feel a slight tightness and mild cramping every now and then but since I wasn't due till next week I didn't think it was serious. Two days ago Marlon had told me to stop by the auto shop today around three pm so we could discuss him helping me to buy a used car, now, to tell you the truth I really didn't want a used car, I wanted a new car which I was sure Gabriel would have offered to buy a long time ago if it wasn't for his disgusting wife.

But not to worry, everything he has will be mine soon enough; I just need to be a little more patient. She thought with a wicked grin. At two-thirty I called my taxi man and asks him to come pick me up and twenty minutes later I was at the auto shop. I had phone Marlon a few minutes ago and he told me that he was on the road but he will be there soon and that I should wait for him in his office.

So when I got there I said hi to the guys out front and made my way into the office and sit down but while I was waiting the cramps got worst and I soon realize that I was in labor. 'Oh crap, crap, not now, it's too soon, come on little dude, why would you want to come now? I ask my belly while doing the breathing exercise Gabriel had shown me.

Gabriel my sweet gorgeous Gabriel. 'Come on little dude we're supposed to wait for the right moment when we could get Gabriel in a secluded private place and I was supposed to fake not feeling well so he would run to my rescue again and then we would have our moment when we connect again. How is that supposed to happen if you come now?' I groan and rub my belly again.

Crap, crap….now what am I going to do? Marlon wasn't here yet and I needed help because I was in labor, bloody hell now I will never get my moment with the man of my dreams. She swears again and got up to go to the door when my water broke. 'Dammit to hell and back.' I swear again taking shallow breaths and was about to make my way to the door again when it opens and who walks in, the man of my dreams, my blue eye Prince, maybe I can still have that moment after all. I thought standing behind the desk and gripping the edge for support.

"Um….hey….have you seen Marlon anywhere out there?" I ask biting my lips to suppress another surge of pain. "He had something to take care of on the road; he said he will be here soon, are you okay?" He asks with concern. Looking at him I could tell he was truly concerned for my well-being and it made my heart swell with love for him even more than it was already overflowing.

Didn't know that was possible, well time for my award-winning performance. "Well….um….I came here to talk to Marlon about a car but I think this little guy has something else in mind." I said gripping the desk again as I felt another contraction. He came towards me and that was when he saw that my water had broken.

Christ Karen, you're in labor? Why the hell didn't you just say so! He asks shock evident in his voice; he then came closer to me and put his hand around my waist so he could hold me up. Oh, it was so divine to feel him this close to me.

"I'm sorry…..but I didn't want to bother you with the task of taking me to the hospital." I said putting my arm around his neck, his thick beautiful neck; bloody hell I love this man if I wasn't in labor right now….."

He took out his phone and I began wondering who he was going to call. I hope it wasn't that soldier woman again or maybe he was calling my taxi driver….but no, he wouldn't just send me off to the hospital on my own, would he? So who…..?

"Baby girl starts the car, we have an emergency." He said leading me through the door and out in the driveway; oh, how I wish I could freeze the look of shock, surprise, and disapproval on Diane's face when she saw me. Well, you weren't supposed to be here but I'm going to enjoy rubbing this in your face, every minute of it. I thought as he gently put me in the back of the vehicle and got in beside me.

"Baby, get us to the hospital as fast as you can." He said to her and she drives off without as much as saying a word but the way she was gripping the steering while still brought a smile to my lips. "Just take shallow breaths, we'll be there soon." He said softly holding my hand and I didn't waste any time gripping his.

Gabriel's pov

"Baby, step on it," I said as Karen whimpers and closes her eyes as she squeezes my hand again; I think she was beginning to cut off my blood flow to my upper arm because it felt numb.

This was the last thing I expected to be doing today when I left my house this morning and I know that my wife was probably thinking the same thing right at this moment; Karen wasn't her favorite person, to say the least.

We had left our twins which were now five months old with her sisters and my aunt this morning and had taken Jasmine to summer school; we then went to our apartment that I bought in Noorbrook, uptown; where we spend a few hours making hot passionate love; then we just lay there munching on snacks while we talk and cuddle. Come to think of it, we spend a lot of our mornings like that since Diane was still taking online courses; making up for the lost time is how we like to look at it.

Amazing divine mornings, I don't think I'll ever get enough of this beautiful sexual woman; things she does to me, holy smokes; I tingle all over just thinking about it; ow..ow…ow back to reality, woman in labor next to me squeezing the life out of my arm.

I notice that the vehicle was slowing down and then I realize it was because of traffic. "Blow your horn and flash your lights baby; make them move," I said. "Okay, anything to get this over with a soon as possible." She said doing exactly as I told her and from the look on her face I could tell she really didn't like the fact that I was so close to Karen or that she was touching me; so I was really relieved when we pull up to the emergency entrance of the hospital.

Two men in overalls ran up to us with a wheelchair and we help her into it; they were about to wheel her away but she stops them by grabbing my hand again and began to cry. "Please don't leave, I don't want to do this alone, please." She looks at me then at Diane. "Diane pleases." She begs. "Go," Diane said to me. "I'll be right behind you." She said and I nod and follow the men down the passage.

Thing is, I knew my wife, and I knew that she was livid with anger and jealously right now and It was only because she was also a mother why she was going along with this, but this really wasn't fair, the last few months was different, not once did she accuse me of cheating, she seems to have laid her insecurities to rest but will me being there for my ex-lover set her off again? Only time will tell. I thought as I wait outside the examination room.

Food for thought

Live for God's approval

Rather than man's approval

Thank you for reading.