Chapter-58

ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ᴅʀɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀ ᴏɴᴇ-ᴡᴀʏ ʀᴏᴀᴅ

ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ, ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ

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Today's the big day.

I am finally going back to work. I just got done with physiotherapy last week, it wasn't..something I really liked. First of all, I feel like a penguin with this big stomach. What if babies grew on trees..it'd be better.

Alot happened the in last three months, Logan got a promotion, Marissa divorced Pete..his company faced a huge loss. She lives in a cute small apartment now and she's really nice. She makes the best food..and her relationship with Chase is getting better too. My stomach got bigger and we finally know the gender of the babies..well not we..Alec does. He wanted to be the first one to know.

I and Chase got secretly married, it was a small ceremony with just our close friends..just kidding.

Chase was half sitting-half lying on the bed as I twirled in my dress.

"I don't know why you feel like you have to work." Not this again.

"I thought this topic was over." I rolled my eyes.

"You can work from home too..why do you have to go to the office?" He asked, getting annoyed. I'll punch your nose boy.

"Because I'm sick of staying at home all day and I'm pregnant not dying..stop making it a big deal, I'll make Pico scratch your pretty face!" I warn him.

"What if I say you don't have your job anymore?" He asked, raising a brow.

"Are you kidding me? You'll take my job away from me because I want to work?" I ask, taking off my slipper. He's asking for it.

"I don't want you to get hurt again..and you're getting paid the same if you work from home!" He sighed.

"It's not about the salary, I want to get out of here!" I exclaimed.

"I have a new assistant." He admitted.

"You what?!"

"I have a new-" He didn't get to complete his sentence because my slipper connected his head before he could.

"Fuck off." I snatched it back from him and stormed out of the room. I heard him calling my name, I ignored him, carefully running down the stairs and out of his stupid house.

"Celeste.." He said as the elevator doors closed. First time this useless thing worked in my favour. I flipped him off, as he disappeared.

Stupid man is calling me now, I block his number, walking to..nowhere in particular. I don't have money with me.

I kicked a stone with me, I don't know why it decided to fly. I didn't even kick it that hard, it hit a girl who was in a hurry. Oops.

"I'm sorry." I apologise, grimacing. She looked at me up and down before walking away. Could've said it's okay atleast, rude.

There's a delicious aroma coming from the cafe I'm standing outside of. Wait..I can pay with google pay. I got some cupcakes and hot chocolate for myself. Is there anything like too much chocolate? Nah.

Just as I finished with the payment my phone started ringing. It was an unknown number. I block it too, enjoying the goodies.

"Can I sit here?" I looked up to see a man standing there. Stupid specie to exist.

"No." He did anyway. "Are you like deaf or something? Or do you not know what no means?" I ask him, getting up from the chair and leaving without waiting for his answer. Why do men think everything they're doing is always right? Assholes.

I bumped into someone when I walked out. For fuck's sake.

"Celeste."

"Brett." Sometimes I forget he exists. He gave me a side hug.

"Wow..you look fat." He said, moving back a little.

"I'm pregnant asshole." I swat his hands away from my shoulders.

"You actually banged him." He laughs. I mocked him, in my defense, it felt like the most sensible reply at that time. "Accompany me." He said, pulling me back inside with him.

The man who sat in my seat looked amused. He needs the slipper too?

"What would you like?" He asked as he got up to order something.

"Get me that milkshake, I don't remember the name but it was so expensive so I didn't get it." I tell him. He shook his head, walking away.

"So what happened?" He asked, setting down our orders. He just got a coffee. Boring.

"Nothing." I sipped my milkshake. It has so many flavours, I can't pinpoint one.

"You don't fool me Cellular, I have a wife and I know that look, specially that look." He said, giving me a look.

I tell him everything. "And he has the audacity to give my job to someone else..can you believe it?" I exclaimed.

"I was wondering why you didn't join him for the meetings but someone else." He says.

"But it was supposed to be temporary!"

"I agree I agree, but he just wants the best for you..and it's not that bad working for home y'know?" He says.

"What part of I'm tired of staying at home did you not understand?" I ask.

"Talk to him."

"I did!"

"Okay..fuck Chase."

"Yeah fuck Chase..no wait..you don't get to say anything against him!" I point my finger at him.

"Okay." He raises his hands in surrender. "Why do you keep declining calls?" He asks noticing me declining yet another call.

"It's Chase." I tell him.

"Is he not aware of where you are?" He asks.

"No. I was angry."

"Atleast send him a message and tell him you're okay or something, he might be worried." He says.

"Fine."

I unblock his number and text him that I'm going to Luke's place and will come back later. He immediately calls me, I block him again. Bitch really gave my job to someone.

"I'll get going, do you want me to drop you somewhere?" He asks, getting up.

"Nope..thankyou for listening." I say, getting up from my seat too. "Actually, drop me at the mall." I say, looking at my fuzzy cat slippers. He laughs following my gaze. "Shut up." I tell him, walking out.

He dropped me at the mall near Chase's office building. I know what he was doing. I spent the next hour or so roaming around the mall after buying cute sneakers for myself.

I shouldn't be but I'm standing outside the office building right now, do I go inside or do I not? The guard greets me, "Wassup Dante." I raise my hand, saluting him. He has helped me alot in kicking irrelevant people out of the building.

"That's him, I'm Enzo." He corrects me, pointing to his twin brother.

"Right." I nod, patting his muscular bicep and entering inside. It looks like I've been away for years. Layla gasps seeing me.

"Hello." I wave.

"Hey! I thought you quit or something." She says. I don't know about quitting girl, but I surely got fired.

"How're you?" I ask.

"I'm good..Mr. Black got a new assistant, I applied for that post but I didn't get it." She tells me sadly. I was trying to forget that.

"I'll get going." I say but her gasp stops me.

"Is that a ring I see?" She asks, wiggling her brows. No, it's a rock. Dumbass.

"Yep. Bye Layla." I walk away from her. She ruined my mood.

A short elevator ride later, I decided to go back but Lydia saw me. I'm regretting my decision of coming here. I'm not ready to talk to stupid Chase right now.

"Celeste!! Hey!" She walked toward me and pulled me into a hug.

"Lydia, I can't breathe." I tell her as she squeezes the life outta me.

"I'm sorry, I got excited." She says, pulling away. She asked about my health since she knew about the accident. Shit, I forgot to visit Logan first.

I saw a girl coming out of my office. Did he..fuck him. Whatever the fuck happened to Daniel?

"I have to go..will call you later." I tell Lydia, turning to walk back into the elevator. Too late. Chase walked out of his office, shouting at someone on his phone. Asshole.

He stopped when he noticed me. I quickly turned around but that was useless, wasn't it? Hanging up the call he walked to me and pulled me in a hug. What is this? Hug Celeste day?

I didn't hug him back but I sure as hell heard Lydia squealing. "Mr. Black." I heard an unknown voice say. Who is this bitch interrupting my hug?

"Go away." He tells her. Good boy.

The front hug turned into a back hug as he took me to his office. Making me sit on his chair, he knelt infront of me.

"I'm so sorry..you can work..from anywhere you want to." He says.

"You gave my office to someone else." I mumbled.

"No I didn't, she's sitting on the desk infront of your office. It's still yours." He tells me.

"No, I saw her coming out from there." I narrow my eyes.

"She must've gone inside to fetch some file or something, I swear I didn't give your office to anyone." He says, keeping his hands on my knees.

"Okay. What happened to Daniel?" I ask him.

"He had his finals coming, he quit." He says. "You scared me darlin', don't walk out on me..ever again." He continues.

"I'm sorry..I overreacted..no wait..I reacted..a lil bit extra not over. Yeah." I nod. "I met Brett and I went shopping too." I show him my new sneakers and keep the bag that had slippers aside.

"Did you eat something?" He asks.

"Yeah, I got a burger. You know it had been sooo long since I had one. It was delicious, I was about to get it for you but I was angry." I tell him.

"Yeah?"

"Yep. Now come here, I didn't get my morning kiss." I said, pulling him up, our lips connecting.

He picked me up, changing my position from his chair to his desk. I wrapped my legs around him, pulling him closer as he deepened the kiss.

"I love you." He whispered, resting his forehead against mine.

"How do you say I love you in French?" I ask him.

"Je t'aime." He tells me.

"Yeahhh! I knew it, Je t'aim." I repeated.

"Mr. Black." For fuck's sake, I'll throw something on her head.

"You're fired." He told her, not breaking our little eye contact.

"But-"

"This was the last time you're barging in without permission Bailey, get out and collect your paycheck." He said, finally breaking our eye contact. Huh.

"It's Brynn sir."

"Why are you still here?" He asked.

"I'm sorry." She rushed out.

Before I could taunt him, he kissed me again. "Why do you taste like sprite?" He asked, pulling away.

"Because I had sprite before I came here." I huff.

"Do you want to go somewhere?" He asked.

"Like where?"

"Somewhere."

It's not like he was going to tell me so I agreed after he added a foot massage to his offer. I would've agreed without the offer too but buy one get one I guess.

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What if I say the next chapter is epilogue?