Pleasing

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JENNIFER POV

 This is not what I need right now. I massage my temple as the bright chandelier lights beam above me. Taunting me. 

 An unknown hand presses my back lightly and I lift my head seeing Yazmine. She smiles and hands me an Advil. I smile softly and thank her. "You okay?" She asks and I nod, "Headache and cramps." I mumble. 

I'm at the event I've been anxious about all week and here I am letting my anxiety get the best of me. My heart was racing, and my head was pounding. I'm sure I look flushed as I feel hot as well. I also have light cramps and I don't know why. Marcel had to accompany some people quickly. Quickly.   

  "Do you want to get some fresh air? You look red..." Yazmine mumbles slowly as she examines me. I nod quickly and she grabs my hand guiding us upstairs and to the balcony. I take a deep breath and sigh. "Yeah, that's better." I let out, thanking her. "I felt the same way when I came to one of these...big gatherings in a group of criminals. Not ideal." She shrugs. I nod slowly. 

  I lean against the railing, letting the wind brush through my hair. "Zenday told me..." Yazmine says and nausea washes over me. My heart beats faster and I pick at my nail and bite my lip. "Yeah..." I say not being able to look at her. Its still so early about knowing I am having a baby. "Are you happy?" She asks and I close my eyes. "I'm not sure yet, I-I didn't mean for it to happen, okay? I know Marcel is busy with work and... it's not a good time right now and I still have school." I let out as tears go down my face. 

  Yazmine opens her mouth to speak but stops. She grabs my hand and sighs. "Jennifer, I hope you know I'm not upset about this... it's not my place." She chuckles lightly. "I know Marcel will help you make this work out. It may feel like not a good time but when she or he comes, it'll be the perfect timing. You got 9 months boo. And I'm here for you as well." Yazmine rubs my knuckles and I nod while wiping my tears. "Yeah..." I speak. 

I can't think that.

"He wanted to get married first." the words just flow out. It was true. I knew it. "Marcel wants to do a lot of things with you first." Yazmine laughs before continuing "Either way he will marry you and get you pregnant and do so many other things." A small smile spreads on my face and I know that's true. "True..." I say as we both laugh. 

"Now I'm excited for this baby..." I whisper looking at my belly. I'm going to be a better mother than my own...

  The balcony door bursts open, and we see Vinzel and Tavante.

"I told you!" Vinny points a Tavante. "What's going on?" I ask with worry. "You, you're in trouble." Tavante says simply and I frown. What did I do? "The hell she is! Ha." Yazmine jokes. "Let's just go, Marcel doesn't know where you are right now." Vinny says in a rushing tone. I wince knowing I didn't tell Marcel where I was going. I look at the clock in the room, we were gone for maybe an hour and half.

We open the door to leave, and we see Marcel on the phone. Vinzel whistles and points to me and I smile. He gets off the phone and walks over but Yazmine walks in front of me. "Before- move." He grumbles. "No- I said move." Marcel demands. "Yazmine... it's okay." I say moving to the side. "Fine." She hisses as they leave. 

 Marcel slowly steps toward me making me step back into the room I was just in. "Baby." Marcel says and I quietly hum, anxious. He steps forward and I step back, we do this till I get a rush of wind. We're on the balcony. Goosebumps paint my body as it grew cold. Marcel presses me back into the building and closes the balcony door. 

"Mar- I don't want to hear it." Marcel says as he picks me up and sets me on the desk. "You need to listen to me. Got it?" He instructs and I nod. "You cannot ever disappear like that on me in a event like this. You have no idea where you right now, you know a limited amount of people here. I don't care the reason you went missing, but you have to tell me when you leave. I almost shut the whole fucking building down. I tell you when I leave, yes?" He explains and I nod, looking down. "Yeah, yes, I just... I didn't feel well and needed some fresh air and Yazmine helped me." I speak. 

  Marcel rubs his face and sighs. "Of course..." He mumbles as if Yazmine does this all the time. "How are you feeling right now?" He asks feeling my face, "Or is it your stomach?" Marcel says in a panic tone, "No, no I'm okay! I just have a headache and cramps." I explain and he nods. "Do you want to go home?" Marcel offers as he runs his hand through my hair, and I shake my head. "No, you need to be here." I insist and he hums, "Hun, the event is ending, and I don't need to see these people any longer." 

I smile and bite my tongue before saying anything unnecessary. "Alrighty." I whisper as he kisses my forehead. Marcel helps me down from the desk and we take an Irish goodbye. 

               Guess who's back... back again! Me! Hi guys! Thank you so much for still reading my book. It's been forever. I know. :( 

This book will be ending quite soon... and the epilogue will be on its way.