It's Whateva

Friction

"Bella." I looked up from my screen and saw Bruce standing in my doorway. I smiled a little at him while taking my glasses off. I pinched the bridge of my nose before putting them back on and looking back at him.

"Hello Mr. Reed-" I breathed out, but Bruce waved his hand at me and closed my door.

"It's after hours, fuck all of that...how are you?" I raised a brow at his question and looked around my desk before sighing.

"As far as what?" I asked not really sure how much he knew. I told Rachel to just say I was feeling ill and told Bruce I needed to take a leave of absents because of that.

"Are you feeling any better?" He asked really looking concerned and I smiled a bit before nodding my head.

"I'm doing better...a bit overwhelmed, but I have to get back into the groove of things." I tried to smile, but Bruce just eyed me and I stopped. He sat down in the chair in front of my desk and the worried expression he had was still there.

"Do you want to talk about it, what was it?" I bit my lip and went back to looking at my computer screen before glancing at him.

"I don't think-" I tried to get out, but Bruce smirked and leaned back in the chair.

"I'm not your boss right now Bella, I'm your friend." I rolled my eyes and smiled a bit before blurting it out.

"I'm pregnant." I looked over at Bruce and saw his face drain of color and he sat up quickly.

"Pregnant...wow...congratulations." He stood up and came around to me and pulled me up and I glared at him.

"Don't be fake-" Bruce smirked before he pulled me into a hug and I sighed.

"I'm not! A child is a blessing Bella...wait...is your friend the fa-" Bruce was in the middle of asking while moving back some.

"Yes." I simply said and saw he looked a bit confused.

"I thought he was with-" I sat back down and held my hand up.

"Drop it." Bruce eyes got big at my tone and he made an "damn" face while walking back over to the chair.

"Oh shit...anything I can do?" He asked and I shrugged before smiling at him.

"Just be you and that should be enough." Bruce face softened and he nodded his head.

"Okay...so is your boyfriend-" My eyes lowered and I cut him off.

"Friend...he's just my friend." I corrected and Bruce cocked his head to the side and scratched his head.

"That you are having a baby with?" I licked my lips and went back to work feeling myself getting a bit upset.

"Yes-" I was cut off by my doorknob jiggling and forward my brows while looking at the clock on my computer. I looked at Bruce and saw his brows together in confusion as well, but soon a knock followed behind it.

"B? You in there?" I cut my eyes at Bruce and saw he was already looking at me.

Now normally I would not want the bullshit, but Michael and I were in no way shape or form together and Bruce is my boss. I got up and walked over to my door and unlocked it and opened it to see Michael holding a half sleeping Mya until she saw me.

"MOMMY!" Mya quickly reached out and I got her while laughing and hugging her to me.

"Hey baby, you're surprising me?" I asked while kissing her face and she giggled.