chapter 48

He slowly woke up. Carol finished her morning routine, he bathed her, although he felt aroused seeing her naked body, but he controlled himself and dried her body and made her wear a long frock.He gave himself a reason to make her wear this long frock as it was cold outside, but the fact was he just wanted to cover her whole body.He made her eat her breakfast and after that, he headed to his parent's house.He wanted Carol badly but at the same time, he didn't want to hurt Mrs. Mittal and wanted to assure her that he will always keep Carol happy.Carol was sitting quietly next to him, suddenly she kept her hand on her belly and mumbled, "Baby"Lucas immediately noticed it and a smile crept on his smile, he thought to himself, 'even though our first baby is not out of love, but stills she loves the baby so much,she doesn't react to anything, but she reacts to only this word "BABY"After the drive of half an hour, they reached William's Mansion, Lucas held Carol's wrist gently and walked to the living room.The moment he entered the living room he saw the piercing eyes of Mrs. Mittal, she took long strides and broke their connected hands and slapped Lucas on his cheeks, poor Lucas can anyone believe that THE PRESIDENT and THE RICHEST MAN of the earth was hit twice within twenty-four hours but he didn't mind anything until Carol is with him, Mrs. Mittal said, "Don't you dare touch my daughter"Lucas stood there silently, he silently stood there keeping his head down, he knew he was at mistake but one thing he was sure and adamant that whatever happens, he is not going to leave Carol behind at any cost.Mrs. Mittal angrily said, "How dare you take my daughter away from hospital?"Lucas said keeping his down, like a five- year-old kid whom his mother was scolding, he said, "Aunty, I know what I did was wrong but please believe me I love Carol and our baby""I was pissed and scared at the same time, I was hell scared with the thought of losing my baby"Mrs. Mittal stood straight in front of him like a strict warden and said angrily, "How do you explain her kidnapping and ..." she was unable to say the rape and she started crying hysterically.Lucas walked towards her hugged her and said, "Mom, I really regret that, but believe me jealousy took over me and I was blinded, I was not in my right senses after seeing Carol hugging some other guy"Mrs. Mittal doesn't know what to say or to do, because she remembers an incident with her husband, it was just after their marriage they went out for dinner, but a guy was continuously looking at her, or she would say eye raping her.Carol's Dad got so angry because of jealousy that he stood from his chair and punched that guy and kissed her fiercely making her lips swollen and red and then he roared at the guy who was lying on the ground, "She is mine, you fucker, only mine"Then he turned to her and said, "This is your punishment to look so beautiful" and saying this he again attacked her lips.At this moment she thought that men really have their brains in their knees, they get jealous easily not even understanding that their women would never cheat them if she loves them.Mrs. Mittal breaks the hug and said worriedly, "What is the surety that you will not hurt my Carol again because of your jealousy?""You can take her away from me, and I will not stop you" Lucas replied immediately."What about your ex-wife, and baby in her belly?" Mrs. Mittal countered another question.Lucas again replied confidently, "Just give me few days and I will deal with her""You will not keep my daughter as your mistress, right? you will go back to your ex- wife right?" this time her tone was full of worries.Lucas smiled at her and said, "Mom, I lost Carol once, I will never take that chance again and Carol will be always queen of my life""Who permitted you to call me Mom?" Mrs. Mittal said in an annoyed tone.Lucas replied, "You are mother of my wife so you are my Mom"Mrs. Mittal said in a stern tone, "Lucas, remember one thing if you dare to hurt my daughter again I will leave this country with her forever, you will never be able to see her and your child""And this is not mere threat, I can do it"Lucas looked in her eyes confidently and said, "I will never give you that chance of taking my Carol away from me"Mrs. Mittal doesn't know what to say next, she just said, "Better you do that" and turned to her daughter who was sitting on the sofa unaware of the fight between her child's father and her mother.Mrs. Mittal sat next to Carol and caressed her hair and said, "How are you my sweetie?"Carol didn't respond to her question but after some moments she again kept her hand on her belly and mumbled, "Baby"Everyone was surprised at her word, except Lucas. He walked to her and sat next to her, and held her hand and said with a small smile on his face, "I think she can feel our baby"Mrs. Mittal didn't understand what Lucas was saying, so she asked him, "What do you mean?", she didn't speak a single word in the last month, how could she feel anything.Although Mrs. Mittal tried to accept Lucas as she knows now there is no other way to take away Carol from Lucas because of her pregnancy but she was still not very sure of her decision on accepting Lucas.She had made her mind to test Lucas's love.Lucas said breaking the trail of thoughts of Mrs. Mittal, "Mom, from yesterday she had spoken only two words, one is baby after I told her that she is caring a life, a baby in her belly and another word is ICE"