Two Worlds Apart

Chapter 84

"I didn't know you were coming, Morgan" I close the door, still surprised by Morgan's presence

She walks over to the couch "what type of boss would I be if I don't check up on my designer? Can I seat?"

"Well of course" I gesture to the chair and both had our sit

She places her bag down and turns to me, observing my features with a small smile

"How are you?"

A small smile forms on my face "I'm fine actually"

"Really?" She asked in a calm tone which made me frown a bit

"Ye..Yes"

"Really?" She asked again

What was she doing? She's making me doubt my answer

"Why...do you keep asking?" I calmly asked

She shrugs with a smile "I don't know. You've got a huge job on your neck due to the fashion show, you live alone which could be boring....and you're about to have a baby... without its father"

My brows settle, I slowly avert my gaze, gently grabbing on to the pillow on my lap

"Morgan...."

She cuts me off "Want to tell me you don't want to talk about it? That you're past that? That your baby doesn't need her father?"

I hold my tongue...I actually wanted to say all of those because they were true. Wasn't I past that?

She gives a small inward chuckle

"Courtney, I'm worried about you and it's not because of the baby's welfare...I know you have what it takes to train her now, financially most importantly....but Courtney, what about you? What happens during the first 1-2 year of your baby's life when you're teaching her how to sit? crawl? speak? walk? Training an infant isn't easy, you know? How do you balance work and a baby together, alone?"

Now I was at a lose for words....what was I suppose to say? That I could do it even when I knew I had no idea of how I'll balance my life at that point.... I'm already having so much trouble balancing it out now.

I had my nails buried in the throw pillow....the taught alone of going through all of this alone scared me so much....but the thought of going back to what I faced in the hands of the Martinez scared me more

"Morgan.....I don't....I don't want to raise a child alone" I said, my voice low and almost breaking "but, I don't have the interest of seeing any man right now, and I can't...I can't go back to Eric, his mother broke me, Morgan"

"Courtney My love, I never said you should go back to Eric. You said it plainly, his mother broke you, why should Eric suffer for his mother's doings? Tell him he's having a child or tell him when you've had the child, he needs to be present in her life one way or the other, whether he's with you or not"

"But I don't want his mother to know about my daughter. She might try something funny"

Morgan scoffs "to who? Courtney Jones daughter? Are you forgetting you're making a name for yourself? Barbara isn't that stupid to ruin her reputation by messing with firstly, her grandchild, and secondly, the child of a fashion designer for one of the biggest fashion companies in the United States"

I couldn't help the smile on my face, I like how that sounded

Morgan smiles "My love, don't make yourself unhappy just to fulfill someone else's happiness, it makes no sense"

I nod with a smile "I'll think about it"

"That's my girl. Now, on to the main business, how's your outfits coming along, can I see?"

I get up "of course. I'll get the one I'm almost done with and I'll get you something to drink too"

She smiles "Thank you darling, but hurry up...have a meeting in an hour"

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I let out a sigh, turning off my sewing machine....I was feeling so exhausted

I push my chair backwards, getting up and walking to the couch, time for my break. I pick up my phone and head into Instagram...what news did they have for me today?

I scroll through, quite aimlessly though, but I keep scrolling through until I find myself in Daniel's page.

A small smile grows on my face, still can't believe that I know a celebrity

Aren't I a celebrity now though? Nah doesn't count

I check out all his recent photos and I must say that he's looking really good lately. I was just about to exist his page when I saw a video he was tagged to. My brows frown a bit when I saw Eric's picture on the video.

I click on it and it opens up with Eric stepping out of a restaurant...with a lady

"This is the third time we're seeing you guys together this week, is this something official?" One of the paparazzi asked

"Can you get your camera out of my face, please?" The lady waved them off as Eric guided her into his car

Who was she? When was this? Did the camera guy say the third time that week?

"Mr Martinez, what do you have to say about your relationship with Miss Selene?"

Eric ignored them and just closed the door to his car before driving off and that's where the video ended

"What the..." I whisper, my gaze slowly moving around the room

"Are they....did he get a girlfriend?"

I throw my phone aside and shake my head, what am I even saying? I couldn't care less about what he does with his love life.

I guess my break time was over

I push myself up but immediately felt a slight pain in my stomach when I was up

"Oh my God!" I place my hand on it

"Oh my...oh my God" I started breathing a bit heavy even though the pain started reducing

What was that?

I look at my stomach and gently rub my hand on it. Next thing, I felt a slight kick on my side

"Oh!" I look down again and I feel it again, but this time It didn't hurt and....I could see her foot print

"Oh my!" I let out a delightful chuckle with my hand over my mouth

"Her foot is so cute" my happiness went as quickly as it came

This was a mouth that ordinarily, my baby's father was meant to witness with me.....but my life was a total mess

Do I really not care what he does with his love life though?