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"How was the appointment?" Lia asked me as she put a mug of tea on my nightstand.
"Um is was good I guess, considering my circumstances." I mumble irritably .
Lia just nodded her head and stayed quiet. There hasn't been much conversation between us. Usually she has tons of advice to give me, but these past few days she hasn't said much to me. If it doesn't involve work she doesn't talk to me. I figured that I'd tell her what was going on so that she could understand my mood swings and bitchiness a little more. I know she feels like she's walking on eggshells when it comes to me.
"You know that if there's something you need to say-"
"No, I'm fine." Lia quickly responds. "It's just that, I um-- I hate seeing you suffer like this." She softly explains.
I scoff quietly, "Who says I'm suffering?" I ask her.
"You. You're body language and this very dreadful silence that is really becoming very very loud and telling." She says as if it wasn't driving me any crazier.
Lia sat down on the edge of my bed and turned her body slightly so that she could see me.
"I'm sorry that you're going through this-"
"You don't have to apologize. It's my fault." I say shaking my head.
"Yeah it is, as well as Khadeen's and Devale's, it doesn't make sense that you're the only one that is risking their career." Lia says rolling her eyes. "This whole thing makes me disgusted." She says.
I sigh, "Khadeen doesn't know." I whisper. "She doesn't know that I'm pregnant." I confess to Lia making her close her eyes.
"Why? Why doesn't she know?" Lia asks me.
"Because I don't want to cause anymore problems in their marriage and if I tell her that I'm having her husband's baby-- She'll blow up." I say shaking my head.
"Why are you so concerned about protecting a man who has done nothing but damage you?" Lia asked raising her voice. "Crystal you're driving me crazy!" She says running her hands through her wavy hair.
I put my fist under my chin and listened to my assistant rant about my stupidity. Well, she never called me stupid but I know that's what she was trying to say but politely since I am her boss.
"I'm sorry that I don't know how to handle this situation, I've never been in this position before."
"That's good." Lia says. "You should never be a man's mistress." She says making me chuckle.
