Chapter 46

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Erica

It was a moment after that I could breathe. Time seemed to have stilled in the past few moments. Every piece of my heart had swollen in joy with the words I had seen. I had to blink a few times to make sure that I wasn't dreaming. No. I wasn't. It was my reality.

"Baby." I turned around to find Ethan on his knees with a jewelry box in his hand. He opened the box that contained the most beautiful diamond ring I had ever seen. It was simply flawless. Ethan was right, he did have the best taste.

"Say, will you do me the honors of becoming my wife? Will you make me the happiest man alive? I promise to always protect you and our kids. I'll be the best father to our kids and be the world's best husband to you. I'll love our babies. Tell me, will you marry me?"

My smile faded away at his words. Was he doing this just because I got pregnant? Was he just covering up for his mistakes by asking me for marriage. Of course he was, why else would he propose? I felt disheartened. Some other time if he had proposed I would've been happier. But it was not the case now. It wasn't his fault though. He was just doing what a responsible person would do.

"Baby something." Ethan said still on his knees and my ring in is hand with the sparkling jewel in it.

Ethan

My heart was drumming inside my ribcage. This was apparently more difficult to do than I had imagined. Erica standing still and not speaking a word wasn't helping at all. I was positive earlier that she wouldn't be able to refuse me but now my confidence was slipping away.

"Baby?" I spoke again when she didn't reply. I could see she was overwhelmed but I was getting impatient.

"You are scarring me baby." Still she kept silent.

"No."

I thought I heard wrong. Clearly she didn't say no. She loved me, why would she say a no?

"Erica.."

"I am sorry Ethan. But no. You don't have to do this. I don't want to pressure you. We don't have to get married just because I am pregnant. I know that.. That you aren't doing anything wrong but I can't burden you and I am completely fine with it. I just can't.. I can't.. " She cried. I couldn't believe that she would think that I would marry just for our kids.

" No baby, its not what you are thinking. I want to marry you because I love you and I want to spend my entire life with you. Not because you are pregnant. That thought never came to my mind." I got up from my kneeling position and cupped her face. She was getting it all wrong.

"Its okay Ethan. You don't need to do this. Trust me I am not mad at you and I am not accusing you of anything. I am perfectly fine with it. Its okay."

"Erica, you are getting it all wrong. I love you. Please don't say that. I can never do that to you. " I said to her with utmost sincerity.

"Why else would you want to marry me? You never brought up that topic before, why all of a sudden?" She said wiping her tears.

"I never brought it because I wasn't sure how you'd react. Believe me, I have always wanted to marry you. Right from the day we confessed our love. It was always bad situations that stopped me. I was looking for a right time but it never came and now I am tired of waiting." I said sincerely. If only I could explain her how much I've wanted to ask her this back then.

"Please take me back home Ethan. I want to go." She said. I let out a sigh unable to find words to say to Erica so that she would believe me.

Erica

We we're in the car but the silence that was enveloped around us was deafening. Ethan's jaw was set in a hard line. His grip on the steering wheel was so tight that his knuckles had turned white. I knew he was angry and I was slowly regretting my decision. Was he genuinely willing to marry me? Did I make the wrong choice?

"Ethan... " I said his name hoping to start a conversation but he didn't respond back. His hand wasn't on mine drawing circles in my knuckles like he would usually do. He was upset and it was justified but it was the first time that he was upset with me and unwilling to talk to me and that wasn't familiar with me. So I touched his hand bringing his attention to me.

"Ethan please talk to me. Please don't be mad at me. I.. You know what let's just forget that I ever said that.. I was probably overthinking. I'll.. "

" Its fine, you don't need to say anything now. I'm not mad at you. I am just a upset but that's okay. I just got rejected by my girl but that's okay. I think I atleast deserve to be upset." He said.

"I am sorry, I didn't want to do that but it was necessary. I need to mend my broken heart before I take a new step towards a new life. Its already different for me that I am going to be a mother. I need time to adjust. " I said clearing things out of my heart.

"Fine." It was all he said  before we stopped in front of my house. I silently got out of the car and made my way towards the door but Ethans didn't even wave me a bye. I didn't blame him.

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The following morning and the day after we had absolutely zero communication. I was hoping he would drop by or at least call me to say something but he didn't. I was missing him. He was probably still angry and I was clueless as to how to make him understand. I didn't want us to get married just because we had to but because we wanted to.

So I decided to drop by his office to meet him personally. If he didn't make a move then I had to. I got a dressed up in a floral top and skinny jeans and headed to his office. It would be awkward now that I was not an employee there anymore but I was on a mission and nothing could stop me.

I took the elevators to his floor and was greeted with his secretary Miss Jones. The same one who always gave me pointed looks whenever we met. I walked past her and knocked on the office door.

"Come in." Ethan said. I pushed open the door and saw that Ethan had his head burried into his laptop screen. I cleared my throat to bring his attention. When he saw that it was me he immediately got and came towards me.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

"Don't you like me here? I'll go if you are busy." I said.

"No.. That's not what I meant. Stay. I.. Did you have breakfast? You look tired. " He pointed out. He was right about that. When I stayed silent he pinched the bridge of his nose in irritation.

"Baby, what am I gonna do with you?" He sighed.

"Keep loving me." I replied.

"I do. I.. "

" I am sorry. Please forgive me." I said pulling my ears in apology. "Please, please please, please.." I kept on saying until he gave me one of his special heartwarming smiles.

"Do you wanna grab something to eat from the café down the street? " He asked. I noticed his mood was a little more cheerful than earlier. That was a good thing.

" Yeah. I am famished." He held my hand and we walked out of the office together. Everyone stopped to stare at both of our hands enterwined. It wouldn't require a genius to figure out that we were together.

I was happy now that we were finally known to all. I didn't have to worry about anyone else now. It was just the two of us now and our babies.

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