I like you
Becca couldn't take in what Xavier just told her. He had just said she was 'pregnant?!'.
Xavier noticed Becca's uneasiness and squeezed her hand gently. "Baby... I know it's too sudden, but you don't notice it early... it's actually a result of our first night."
"Oh," was all she managed to say as many thoughts rushed through her brain.
'How would I tell my parents, Azuka, and Azuka too?' 'How would I face God?' Yes, she'd sinned against God and against her parents. As if Xavier knew what was in her mind, he kissed her fingers tenderly. "I want to meet your parents... I want to take responsibility."
'Oh no!'
This is not what she wants. She doesn't want to tie him down in this manner. It's not what she wants. "Are you saying this now because you feel that I'm gonna ruin your name with my pregnancy?"
"No, love... actually... I was coming to confess to you about my feelings when I saw some (bastard) worker with you unconscious in his arms," Xavier said, gritting his teeth. He hated when other men looked at his woman, not to mention having her in another man's arms. It vexed his soul.
"So... will you let me get acquainted with your parents?" Xavier asked as he started peeling an apple for her to eat.
"Hmmm," she said and nodded meekly as she ate the apple being fed to her by Xavier.
He looked so ravishing and heavenly now that he was pampering and taking good care of her like a good husband. 'HUSBAND?!!!'
Xavier caught her blushing, and she hid her face, but he'd already seen it, so he leaned into her and pulled her into his mighty embrace as he whispered huskily into her ear. "What are you thinking, baby?"
"N...n_nothing... Xavier, stop!" She couldn't help but bite her lip as she felt his closeness and his hot breath against her skin. She stammered, and Xavier chuckled at the effect he had on his chubby little baby. "Eat more fruits, dear... the doctor said you're not eating enough."
Raymond opened the door to meet his elder bro and friend in a lovey-dovey position. "Can you guys at least get some dignity??... you're being all... argh!!... forget it... just stop clinging to each other like that."
"If you're feeling uncomfortable, you can leave us alone... as you can see... I'm trying my best to take care of my woman," Xavier said.
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NYU
Azuka sat at a table with Peni. For the few days that he'd started schooling here, he'd grown a special bond with her. She was the only one who didn't laugh at his rare and uncommon name or his red spots on his face. Yes, he was proud of his Filipino-American nature. He loved his kind of beauty.
"Peni... I... I've been trying to talk to you about how I feel for some time now, but I couldn't come up with anything."
'What's this guy doing... I'm trying my best not to put you in a delicate situation, and now you're confessing?' Peni panicked inwardly.
Since her master wouldn't tell her why he hated the Chens so much, she decided to dig the information out by herself, and she wasn't pleased. Her master was just angry over nothing. At least Old Chen had been kind and grateful enough to give him 15 percent shares of his company, but yet what could she do?
She was loyal to her boss, and she had to serve him. Peni had been picked up from the garbage by Scorpion, and she saw him as her savior and father from then on. But that didn't mean everything the man did was right. He was involved in underworld dealings just because he wanted to get back at Chen for nothing.
Peni was brought back to reality from her thoughts when she felt Azuka hold her hands.
"Peni, I want us to be friends... like best friends... because... I... I like you... Peni... a lot. I wanna take things slow... I don't wanna rush us... I know we're still in our first year, but I gotta admit... I admire you... and like you."
Peni froze.
Why was this Azuka guy making things hard for her? Her boss was definitely hearing her, as he'd given her a necklace with a pendant wired to give signals and record all her conversations, and she was sure that when Scorpion hears this line, he's going to execute his devious plan.