Best of Both Worlds

Chapter Twenty-six

One more month to go. I was so excited for my baby to come. I couldn't stop thinking about what he would look like and how it would feel to hold him in my arms. Nicholas was also excited for this baby, the baby nursery at his place was running over with baby items. He couldn't stop himself from buying stuff, even though the baby items were more than enough.

I walked out of the hospital and headed over to my car. I turned in the notice for my maternity leave and also attended my last OB appointment. The next time I'd be in this hospital, it would be to have my baby. I couldn't wait.

I got into the car, strapped myself in and pulled out of the parking lot. It'd been a month since I got this car and I still found it hard to believe that it was mine.

I could still remember the look on Whitney's face when she got back from Philly and found out the sleek car in the driveway was mine. I literally had to pick her jaw up from the floor. She dramatically knelt down on the ground and made a prayer hand saying and I quote 'Lord, please remember me. Give me my own version of Nick. Amen'. After that, she ordered me to get the keys so we could drive around the neighbourhood and make all her haters jealous. The girl was insane.

In the last month, Rosa and I had hung out twice. The first meeting was awkward and we were both hesitant but at the end of the day, she proved to be a caring person. I was finally getting the motherly vibe, I wanted from her and we were making some progress in building a strong rapport.

I was headed to Nicholas's place. I needed to confirm some details regarding our baby shower. His sisters nearly ripped their hair out when I told them I didn't want a baby shower. They had already been showering the baby since they met me. I was also headed to his place because I wanted to peek into the baby's room. I loved spending time inside the room; it was my favourite part of his house. Sometimes, I sat on the rocking chair and sang out nursery rhymes to my baby.

I pulled into his driveway and parked right beside his car. Nicholas had given me his front door security code, so I gained entrance into the house without a hitch. The house was quiet and displayed no evidence of life.

"Babe," I called out as I peeled off my coat and hung it on the rack.

There was no response. I peeked into the living room and found it empty. Wasn't he home? His car was in the driveway, so he was definitely somewhere in the house.

"Nick!" I called out once more and received no response.

I made my way up the stairs and trudged up to his home office. The door was ajar and I could hear his voice emitting from within. I raised my hands to knock as I neared the door but froze at what I overheard.

"Look man, Amanda and I are in a very good place. How do you expect me to tell her that the baby could have been prevented? It would kill her man" Nicholas had his back turned away from the door and his phone held up to his ear.

What?

I pushed the door hard, it whacked against the door behind it. Nicholas spun around and his face drained of colour once he registered it was me. He disconnected the phone and dropped it on his desk.

"It's not what you think," he blurted out as he walked around his desk.

I blinked back and narrowed my eyes at him. I wasn't sure what was happening right now, but my head was ringing. "What was that?"

"I... I can explain," He put out his hand in front of him and moved towards me.

I stepped back and held up a hand to stop him. "Okay, explain" My throat felt dry and my heart pounded hard against my chest.