Count on Me

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Going to be a Daddy

"I can't believe it," Mesut whispered in awe at the news that he was going to be a father, he hadn't expected this when he had come home to Katrina; he was so surprised when he had returned to find dinner on the table and his fiancée all dressed up. 

He had been worried that he had forgotten some special occasion and Mesut was a little relieved to find that he hadn't forgotten anything again. 

Katrina watched Mesut nervously, she had no idea what might be going on in his head and she feared that this news hadn't come at the right time for them. 

"I'm going to be a daddy," Mesut fussed moving to kiss Katrina, he was so happy right now and he couldn't believe that this had happened so soon; it was a little unexpected but he didn't care about that right now. 

He was going to be a father by the end of the year and Mesut couldn't believe it, he doubted anything could compare to the feeling of hearing that he was going to be a father. 

"You're not mad?" Katrina asked looking at Mesut surprised that he looked so happy about this, they hadn't planned on getting pregnant so soon and she had been worried that he would be upset. 

Mesut shook his head and kissed Katrina, he was so happy right now and he was sure that his mother would be thrilled with the idea of having another grandchild that she would be able spoil. 

He had hoped that they would be married before Katrina fell pregnant but that didn't matter now and Mesut just wanted to focus on the idea that in November they were going to be parents.

***

"My mama is thrilled with the news," Mesut murmured knowing that as long as their families knew that they were expecting that was all that mattered and he was relieved that they had been able to do this. 

There was every chance that the situation could go wrong and Mesut was determined to make sure that Katrina was okay; he wanted to protect her and the baby for as long as possible. 

Mesut wanted nothing more than to enjoy the news that they were going to be parents, he was so happy and he was sure that everyone else would be at the news. 

Gulizar was so happy with the news and she was insisting on coming to London to celebrate with Mesut and Katrina; she wasn't even surprised to hear that most of Katrina's family already knew. 

The two of them came from very close knit families and they just hoped that they wouldn't have to deal with someone telling the press that they were expecting their first child together. 

Katrina smiled at him from where she was curled up on the bed, she was a little surprised at how well he was taking all of this right now. 

It made her feel bad that she thought that he would freak out at the news that they were going to be parents and Katrina had a feeling that Mesut was going to get pretty protective about her and the baby when the time came for their news to be revealed. 

They had both agreed to keep it quiet for as long as possible, neither of them wanted the news getting out too soon when they were still pretty early into their first pregnancy. 

"She's insisting on flying on soon to see us both, hopefully she won't bring my father," Mesut continued with a shake of his head, he still wasn't fond of his father knowing so much about his life. 

Every time they seemed to meet, Mustafa would do something that would set Mesut on edge and he wasn't going to have his own father ruin this for them now.

Mustafa certainly didn't approve of his relationship with Katrina even if she was his soul-mate and Mesut wished that things could be easier for them; he didn't want to worry about his father doing something that could ruin things. 

It was no secret that Mustafa had been very fond of Mandy when Mesut had been dating her and had hoped that he would take the step towards making things more official with her. 

Something that Mesut hadn't agreed with that, he was so happy that he had found Katrina and he was even happier that they were going to have a baby together. 

"You okay?" Katrina asked sensing that Mesut wasn't happy about something, he had been on the phone for a while and she had a feeling that Mustafa might be behind his sudden deflation. 

He had been so happy in the last few hours since she had told him that she was pregnant and Katrina hoped that they weren't going to have more bad news. 

"My father will be coming with her when she comes to visit," Mesut revealed with a shake of his head, it wasn't going to be a pleasant talk and he could only imagine what Mustafa had to say about his relationship now. 

Mesut had kept it quiet that his father was trying to get him to end things with Katrina, he wanted their bond removed so that he could set Mesut up with someone that was good for his career. 

Katrina swallowed, she didn't know what it was about Mustafa but she always felt uncomfortable around the other man and she could only hope that he wasn't coming to London to cause them trouble. 

"He isn't pleased that you're pregnant," Mesut muttered hating that Mustafa was trying to ruin this for them, he was happy and he could only hope that he would be able to keep his calm when his father did arrive to speak with them. 

He wasn't going to allow Mustafa to ruin this happy time for them and Mesut was going to focus on the things that meant a lot to him right now; Katrina and their unborn baby.

***

"She's pregnant?" Mandy whispered horrified by the news that the waitress was going to have a baby with Mesut, she had thought that her ex-boyfriend would at least wait until he had married the other woman. 

This certainly complicated things, it was an unspoken real that you didn't dissolve a soul-mate bond when there was a child involved between the parents; they only did that in special cases and Mesut wouldn't qualify. 

It meant that time was running out for Mandy to get Mesut back, she couldn't believe that he was still happy with that waitress when he could have had her. 

Things hadn't been good for Mandy since it had come out that she had dissolved her own soul-mate bond because he was beneath her. 

Mustafa nodded his head, it was the worst thing that could have happened before he'd even had the chance to ensure that Mandy was back in Mesut's life and there was nothing that the waitress could do about it. 

He still couldn't believe that this had happened to his son, things had been going so well for him and now he was paired with a woman that could not support him in anyway. 

"There has to be something that we can do," Mandy said with a shake of her head, she didn't like this and if she was going to get Mesut back then something had to be done. 

There was no way that he would willingly turn his back on the waitress or the baby now that he knew that he was going to be a father. 

Mandy remembered the time that she had thought she was pregnant to Mesut and had freaked out since a baby would have ruined her career at that moment; now she would kill to be having his baby.

"What do you suggest we do? Poison her?" Mustafa asked with a shake of his head, they were just going to have to be careful.