Dangerous Obsession

chapter thirty eight

Maven's Pov
I open the door to the apartment with her already helping me with the groceries. If Marlowe found out I was carrying things I'd never hear the end of it. I honestly feel bad for moving out and leaving her here, covering the rent for a few months and doing groceries was a way of me apologizing.

"So did you talk to Noah?"

"No and I'm not planning to. He lied to me,"she says and even I want to support her on standing by her trust being broken. He ran to his ex girlfriend when things got bad. My phone light up making us both turn to it and she just smacks her lips. "Now he's harassing you? Let me give this idiot a piece of my mind,"she says taking my phone, which makes me chuckle. They're so in love with each other that I'm sure they'll get through this. She comes back with a lighter face which confuses me.

"He wants to see me and explain everything,"she says making me chuckle, knowing there's more to it. "Well, I guess you don't need me then,"I say trying to get up and she helps me. Trying being pregnant with a week to your due date and a baby that won't come out. Marlowe has this idea that I need to be protected throughout because of her brother and how psychotic he is. I allow it because I love her and trust that she knows best when it comes to things like this. My phone vibrates making me instantly pick up once I see the caller ID.

"Hey Arlo,"

"you're never going to stop calling me that are you?"

"No. In another lifetime I'd want our child to be called that,"I say because we already settled on a name for this one. I don't get why she hates her name so much. I love it. "Where are you,my love,"she says making my cheeks burn. "I went to talk to Bianca, she's just as stubborn as Noah. I'm heading back home,"I say earning a chuckle from her. "I want to take you somewhere,"she says making me smile. When I overlook the violence in our life and guns, i realize that it's only her I love. I don't care who is she or what she does. Heck I'd still love her if she was an alien.

"Luigi do you know what Marlowe has planned?"

"I couldn't tell you even if I did Maven,"he says breaking the formalities. His boss treats him like family and so do I. He's always gotten me out of trouble with her since she assigned him to me. I sit quietly for the rest of the ride thinking about how much I want this baby out of me. I'm tired. When we get there I'm barely out of the car when she gets in the back next to me. "You look so beautiful,"she says before reaching for my hand and burying it in hers. I shift my weight to lean on her shoulder because of how relaxed she makes me feel.

I was terrified when I found out I was pregnant months ago. I pictured her denying me or her involvement because she didn't see me as anything more than a sex buddy. "Okay I'm going to blind fold you,"she says letting me sense the excitement in her voice. What could she surprise me with in New York that I haven't seen? "Just don't let me fall,"I say before she pulls my face to her, feeling her warm lips on my forehead.   I let her guide me listening to her instructions on the steps to take. The atmosphere changes and I can here a door open. "Okay I'm taking off the blind fold,"she says softly against my ear because she's behind me. A town house? "Arlo,what is this?"

"Your house,"

"Don't you mean our?"

"Of course but it's yours. You're the owner. I want our baby to have a normal life and what better way than a home? I want to show you something,"she says taking my hand and leading me upstairs. Its every bit as I had described my dream home to like. She was really listening? She opens the door to a nursery and I can't help but tear up. This is the most thoughtful thing she's ever done for me. When she asked me to marry her I thought it's because she felt responsible for me. I mean my parents wanted nothing to do with me.