Chapter 42 Reconciliation
42\. Reconciliation
Once again they were surrounded by a serene stale air of discomfort. Aurora looked away whereas Rosario nibbled on his lips nervously. He wanted to talk but didn't know how to.
His eyes cascaded down to her belly that was securely covered with her protective palm.
'It was because she was pregnant with Damien's baby that she wanted to get away from me. She thought I would ruin her future.' Rosario closed his eyes as he mused.
Damn it, he felt so stupid and crazy.
Had he known about her cute little secret she was hiding from the whole world including the father of the baby, he would have assured her that she was safe around him and won't be bothered by the special relationship he assumed they held.
Rosario opened his eyes to find her peering at his face. He awkwardly smiled not knowing what else to do.
It would have been easier to talk earlier. Now things seemed complicated and he had no hint about how to strike a conversation.
"Aurora, I—" He started only to pause and sigh.
He very well expressed his emotions without saying much.
It made Aura smile at him as she hesitantly took his hand. Rosario was about to pull it away but she gave it a squeeze of comfort, showing that she was at ease around him now that he knew why she was trying to get away from him.
"Thank you so much, Rosario. I am sorry for being cold to you but you see," She lowered her eyes to her belly and continued. "I had a reason to avoid you."
Aura moved her fingers slightly on his hand since it was cold. Cold from a shocking realization he was still not able to settle with.
"I was afraid that you might want to get closer to me if I talked nicely to you. It would have only worsened things for me and my baby." She took a small breath as she took the moment to caress her baby. As if she was able to feel it.
"I really thought staying away from you was the correct option. But trust me I did feel bad. I am sorry for my bad treatment." Her eyes twinkled with tears.
Rosario noticed it and his eyebrows inclined.
"You didn't have to, Aurora. If you had told me about your pregnancy, I would have never pestered you like I did." He seemed dissatisfied at how he behaved with her earlier.
After a moment of self-battle and scoffing his own self inwardly, he lifted his face and confessed, "I would have rather acted like a true nice friend to you than trying to be a lover I couldn't become."
Aurora lowered her eyes for not having a reply. She assumed it was better to keep that unanswered as she didn't really feel like they could be friends either. There was no chance only as Damiem didn't seem to be liking Rosario much despite them starting a project in collaboration.
He would act differently whenever his name was mentioned while she was around. He behaved as if he was not okay talking about Rosario unless it's related to their collaboration, and Aura was not naive to not notice it.
She kept mum, feeling Rosario's intense gaze on her face. Oh that he moved those eyes away as they were now giving her a feeling she didn't want to sense.
"Does he know about the baby?" His mellow baritone was edged with control.
Aurora shook her head in a no and removed her hand from Rosario's as she took a deep breath, "I was going to tell him in the car before the accident occurred."
She saw his eyebrows shrinking and a frown took over his composed profile. A muscle at his jaw ticked before he straightened his back and eyed at her with irritation, "In the car?" he reiterated before an upset laugh came from deep in his chest.
"Seriously Aurora! And you were doing it because of our heated conversation, right?" He said softly, mockingly, making her feel bad.
"I am sorry. I thought it was better before—"
"Before I did something crazy." Her nod of head made him leave the stool and turn around.
His tensed back seemed broader when he raised his hands to hold his head. Rosario pulled his hair as he grunted loudly and crazily for her to freak out.
"I am sorry but I was scared." She immediately said in order to explain to him, however, he hissed louder and spun in her direction with dark vexed expressions.
"Do I look like some crazy possessive psycho billionaire from those stupid romance novels chasing his ex-lover in the name of love he only met once ?" She nodded in a no, taking him off guard as a chuckle escaped her mouth.
He glared down at her harder as Aurora covered her mouth to laugh.
"What makes you laugh, Aurora Collins?" He sternly asked whilst crossing his arms against his chest.
Aura, just for a second so she could answer him, stopped laughing and said, "You do look like a hot handsome and stubborn billionaire with charming personality, who can act as those unpredictably attracting billionaires of those stupid Romance books." She continued laughing after having that said while Rosario rolled his eyes.
'Whatever!' he mouthed, turning his face away but after sometime he joined her.
In a few long minutes hereafter, they were sharing hearty laughs as if they were long lost friends. Rosario also caressed her belly post seeking her permission, calling himself the baby's uncle as he claimed to be taking care of it alongside Damien.
He ensured to not make things complicated or uncomfortable for Aurora; instead he would help her make the revelation a memorable one for Damien before their conversation tilted more on the funnier side with Rosario sharing some funny stories from his college time with Damien.
"He was a jerk, Aurora. I am amazed to know he fell for a sweet girl!"
"Why? What's wrong with me?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
Rosario's chest cracked a small laugh and replied, "Nothing is wrong with you, darling. But your alpha boyfriend's taste was, as he used to date freaky nasty girls back then— who moved around mostly naked with him." His laughter once again cut the air of joy whereas Aurora huffed.
"I will need to have a deep conversation about it with him. Let him return." She folded her hands and feigned to be angry but Rosario's laughs curved the corner of her lips.
She was shyly grinning without making it obvious when the thought of her phone struck her.
'Btw do you know where my phone is?" She asked.
"Oh yeah, sorry, I have it." Rosario dismounted the stool and went to the couch he was laying on.
He searched in the corner and grabbed out Aurora and her driver's phones.
"The screens are damaged but working, and you both were getting back to back calls which I didn't receive." He handed her the cellphones. "They were mainly from some woman named Madam Martha."
No sooner did it leave his mouth than Aurora's eyes shot up in daze and her face suddenly struck with panic.
"Shit, Madam Martha!" She mentally slapped herself for forgetting about her mother.
Tbc…