The Boss

Chapter 10

Katrin's POV

After telling my father about being pregnant he surprisingly wanted me to marry the father. What on earth was he thinking? I can't marry a girl, I' m not a lesbian nor a bisexual. How on earth will the business community accept this? 

Again I don't have anything against the LGBT community it's just that I have never been attracted to a female let alone marry one. I know Kris is different because of her package but she still considers herself as female even with the androgynous look. 

How will I even explain this to my child in the future? that his or her father is a female or should I just say 'it's completed' like most teens label their life on this day and age.

On top of everything, I'm not even sure if I'm gonna be a good mother even worst a good wife if the marriage pulls through. God this is infuriating and confusing all at the same time.

I have to leave my father at my office because an emergency meeting had to take place. My mind isn't even on this, I have so much to think and decide that I think by the end of the day I'll literally be 90 years old.

I'm really hungry which is funny since I usually don't have an appetite but since the baby is forming inside my tummy I have to double my food intake. I'll probably be the size of a whale when my stomach starts to show. 

I'm craving for burger and cake with tomato sauce, an odd combination I know but that's what I want to eat or probably what the kid wants. This Kid is running my life even inside my stomach, God, what will happen when it's outside? Am I be able to have my own life? 

Continue to be a leader in the business industry or will I have to be that mother and wife who stays at home and wait? Thinking of staying at home give shivers all over. I hardly stay at home for anything besides sleeping.

I like to be productive and work on anything company related so not to waste time and money. I never really envisioned myself having a family ever since Carl left. We use to plan our future family with a house and maybe dogs running on our backyard but I stop dreaming when he decided to walk out on me.

Sighing after the meeting which I really didn't know what for have ended I remained sitting and look outside the window. What could have been my life if Carl stick around but that's nonsense really, he bailed on me and just left.

 Standing up I walk to my office expecting my Dad to be waiting for me but when I open the door it was vacant. I saw Terry talking to our HR head Mary and decided to interrupt them.

"Ladies if I may interrupt? I want to have a word with Terry please"

"Of course ma'am. Terry, see you around" Mary said walking to the lift.

"What can I do for you Kat?" Terry asked.

"Have you seen my father?"

"Yes, he said he was going to grab lunch since it's already noon and he was feeling light-headed"

"why didn't you accompany him? he might faint, Goodness Terry!" I said a rise in my voice evident

"I'm sorry Kat. I did tell him to just wait in your office and I'm just gonna order food for him but he refuses and said that he can manage" Terry replied looking down.

"It's okay Terry. I'm sorry I shouted it just that I feel tired and irritated for no apparent reason" I apologized sympathetically.

"it's okay Kat, must be your hormones raging. It's normal for a pregnant woman to have mood swings but I think you're right I should have accompanied your father"

"He must be bored of waiting that's why he decided to just go. Anyway, I'm hungry will you have lunch with me?" I ask Terry.

"Of course! Which restaurant would you like to go? I'll call them in advance so the food's prepared when we get there" Terry answered pulling her phone from her pocket.

"Actually I wanted a burger with lots of tomato sauce," I said enthusiastically

Terry eyed me like I was crazy for wanting food like that. Truth be told I don't usually eat fast foods nor do I cook my own food, we have chefs and maid to do that for us and me wanting a burger is out of this world really but that's what the kid wants.

"Wow! this pregnancy is really changing you. You always want healthy food from expensive restaurants but a burger? just wow!" Terry said amused.

"Well it's not really up to me is it? This kid's going to ruin my diet I tell you and I have to eat what it wants or I'll have an upset stomach." I replied sighing.

"I think you kid even though it's just a couple of weeks in your stomach is inheriting Kris' traits," Terry said in looking deep in thoughts

"How would you know that?" I said with furrowed brows.

"Because I sometimes see her eating at Mcdonald's across the street and I kinda observe that she likes to put tomato sauce inside her burger," she said a bit ashamed

"Observed or stalked?" I ask a bit annoyed that she actually stalked my kid's other parent.

"I didn't know she got you knocked up back then. We keep to inviting her for lunch but she keeps on refusing, saying that she likes to eat with her kid during lunch and we kinda decided to follow her one time and that lead us to Mcdonalds" Terry explained.

"What does her kid looks like?" I ask curiously. I know she has a kid but I didn't get the mother's information since it's unavailable.

"He's so cute and adorable and likes to talk. He's the smaller version of Kris. I wish Kris would bring him here but she likes to keep her family private" Terry answered with a smile plastered to her face.

I just nod and then we went out to eat. As we were walking I can't stop thinking that maybe Kris will be an ideal father or mother to our kid. He's raising a son now as a solo parent and based on what I've gathered the kid is amazing and smart, has all positive traits and even has Kris' million dollar smile. I hope our kid will be the same. I hope Kris' will also be there for our kid.

Getting outside the building I spotted my father talking to someone and not just anyone but Kris herself. Panicking I approach the two and quickly interrupted their talk.

"Dad, what are you doing here?"

"Hi pumpkin, I'm just telling Kris here my name and she actually invited me to lunch with her son," my father said with joy.

"so, you have already eaten, Thank God, Terry told me you didn't look good earlier," I said with worry.

Kris stood there looking like a lost puppy. I hope dad hasn't already told her about my pregnancy, I wanted to talk to her first before my father could but I guess luck isn't on my hand at the moment.  

"I'm okay honey, in fact, I'm thankful that you couldn't make it because I got to meet Kris,............ my future son or daughter in law"