Baby

Amelia noticed that Ivy didn't leave her room that morning so she guessed it was probably because Jacob had left for a book signing event but when it was noon she decided to check up on her.

"Is anything wrong? Oh... young master asked me to give you this," she said, walking into the room and giving Ivy her phone which she forgot in Ian's room.

Amelia sat close to her and noticed that her eyes were swollen from serious weeping, she wondered if it was the incident that happened the previous day that affected her to that point.

" I think I slept with him, "

"Hold on,that idiot had his way... yesterday?"

"Yes," Ivy typed and Amelia's eyes became watery that instant.

" You mean the magician sl-"

" No,I mean with Ian,"

" Oh my! How? When? Where? This is good new-"

" No, it isn't, if I wanted to get that close to someone that someone needs to be the person I love and loves me back but I feel awful and not happy. I don't want to get pregnant and have a kid for him because he'll transfer his hatred to my poor baby, "

" Look, I haven't been talking to you lately but after what happened last night I thought the bond between you two had strengthened but I guess I my assumptions were wrong, if you aren't in love with him or you don't have even a drop of feelings for him, why didn't you do it? "

"Do what?"

"Sign the divorce papers," She asked and Ivy stared at her phone before cleaning a tear drop and typing her response.

" Maybe I didn't think about this properly but I'm scared.... if I end things with Ian now even if it'll end next month, I'm scared that I'll end up like my mom... what if this incident brings up a child and we'll have to leave. Madame Bea promised me heaven on earth but after what I've seen I'm not sure if I can trust her too, "

" You're not here because you're scared, you're here because you have faith in your marriage and you believe you both could make it work. Before you came, Bea has arranged several blind dates for Ian, even if he didn't want to go or if he already had another lady in his life. He still went because she kept threatening him to end her life or do drastic things, his mom is his weakness but one thing I've learnt about that young man is that his feelings are expressed at his own will and not because of the woman who gave birth to him. You should chin up and come down stairs for breakfast, my break time is over," she said, checking her pocket watch and standing up to leave.

Ivy hugged her tightly before letting her go, she bade Amelia goodbye and slowly left to take her bath.

××××××

Ian came downstairs and did his usual duty of staring at Ivy's bedroom door before he left. It's been a week since the incident and she has been avoiding him like a plague, whenever he came back and she was in the living room, she left the room. She never came downstairs for dinner or breakfast and preferred eating alone or she went out Niel at night and played games with Jacob at day.

The whole situation was messed up, that night totally changed him, her scent and body drove him crazy but she was out of his reach and it didn't look like she would ever utter a word to him. He couldn't think straight or focus at work, thoughts of her ruled his head with fluency.

Ian sighed and went outside, the driver opened the car door for him and he got into the backseat, his phone buzzed and he took it out of his pocket to make the phone call.

"Hey babe ,are you avoiding me?" Tania asked over the phone and he pinched the space between his brows.

"No,"

"But I've been calling an texting you like crazy and you don't reply,"

" I haven't been feeling well and my schedule's packed up because of a really important deal, I'm about to go for a meeting, we have a few seconds left, "

" Oh, I'm coming home next month.. how are you dealing with the b×××h?" She asked and Ian paused, he remembered his promise to Tania and noticed that he hasn't been making any moves but the lady he wanted to push away was avoiding him and it made him feel empty, he could not give Tania a solid reply.

" It's time for my meeting, I'll call you later, "

" Alright, take care.. I love you, " she said expecting a more romantic feedback but the man on the other side ended the call.

×××××

Later, that night Ivy ran to the basketball court when she heard Ian talking to Carlos. Jacob and Niel were puzzled by her actions but they proceeded with dinner while Ian went upstairs. He took a shower and returned back to the living room when he was about to sit on the chair, he saw Amelia walking towards Ivy's room and ran like an athlete to meet her.

"Hi, I'm sorry but can talk to you for a minute?" He asked and she smiled before taking her hands off the door knob.

" She isn't in her room sir, so we could talk here, "

"Ivy trusts you very much so I was wondering if -"

"I'm sorry for interrupting sir but she told me about everything, she's traumatized because she isn't ready for a baby yet, "

"Baby? How?" Ian queried with furrowed brows, then he turned to the dining room and glared at the two men eating. He wondered if Ivy slept with any of them and ended up with a pregnancy, that could be the only reason she was avoiding him, he balled his fists until his veins popped out. Surprisingly, he felt betrayed and backstabbed but he decided to stay calm to know the name of the punk he was going to deal with.

" Sir, you and I know that after intimacy, the chances of having a baby is high, " she said and suddenly bent to whisper to the confused man." Did you guys use protection? "

Ian read the meaning of what Amelia was saying, Ivy actually thought that they had s××. That was why she was avoiding him, because she was scared and ashamed.

"We didn't do anything together, she went into my room because she was drunk and we ended up sleeping on the same bed... That's all, " he explained and a very long 'Oh' escaped Amelia's lips.

" You need to tell her sir, "

"I wish I could but I don't know where she is,"

"I don't know either but I think I spotted a damsel in distress at the basketball court," she said with a wink.

" Thank you so much, "he said, running out of the house.

Amelia smiled and clapped her hands together in excitement, Ian could no longer take the silent treatment, it was killing him to the point of asking her about Ivy's whereabouts. She giggled and laughed like a person who won a lottery before returning back to her duties.