Fuelled by Forever

Ch. 13

Imogen

We have twelve cancelled appointments this week on top of a software malfunction. You couldn't write this shit. Readers would not believe you.

Not only are our IT engineers still working on recovering our social media and email, which is taking way longer than we anticipated, but they're also working closely to fix the bug, which is currently putting a halt to anything technical within Protech.

When I hear Margot's voice, I see her in the car park, here to pick me up for my baby shower this afternoon. She's chatting to Nathan, and they're standing awfully close if you ask me.

Nathan has a car exhaust in his hand, all dirty from dust and petrol while Margot is in the prettiest pink, floral mini dress, cream, chunky cardigan, and long suede boots.

It's quite the contrast...Oh!

They've seen me watching them.

I wave.

They step away from each other.

Margot rushes into the reception like a ball of excitement, ending up at my desk with a huge smile. "Is mummy ready for her baby shower?"

I look down at my elasticated black trousers and tight black tee and then back to the broken computer. "Yes, yes, mumma is definitely ready for her baby shower."

She beams, rushing to pick up my handbag and me because I feel extremely pregnant today. "We're going to fly by your place to get you ready. Pick up your mum, and then we'll head to Bloomsbury Hall."

This has all been done behind my back, so I'm trying my best to catch up and not have a mini-breakdown. Bloomsbury Hall is a gorgeous venue. Think Bridgeton meets the Chelsea Flower Show. This is going to be epic.

"This is going to be magical," I say, following her to the car park, where the lads wave me off.

Nathan pops his head out of the workshop. "Enjoy, Imo!"

I laugh. "Thanks, Nath! See you tomorrow."

Kyle appears behind him. "Thanks for inviting my girl, Imogen!"

"Dude!" Nathan chastises him. "She doesn't know who's going. It's a surprise."

Kyle's face drops. "Oh, yeah. Sorry."

I laugh. "It's cool. I'm pleased Niamh got an invite."

Nathan shakes his head and pushes Kyle back into the workshop by the head while Margot leads me to her car before anything else can be split. It's chilly here, so she switches her heat on full blast and hands me her perfume bottle. I spray a good amount because she buys the best fragrances, and this one is my new obsession.

Then she points to the small gift bag in the footwell near my feet. "Little starter for today."

I pick up the bag and dig into it. "What's this, babe?"

"It's a gift from me to you," she says, watching me.

"Margot, stop, no way," I say, pulling a wrapped box of the perfume I just doused myself in.

She grins. "Everyone will be buying everything for the baby, so I decided to get you something as well as our bubba."

"You're the best, thank you," I say, opening it to see she had the bottle engraved with my name and the baby shower date.

"Margot," I say, and she holds up her hand.

"No tears. Not yet," she says, accepting my hug before driving us to my house.