Tia
When I opened my eyes, I was looking at a white ceiling. I tried moving my left hand but couldn't. I tried turning, but it hurt. When I looked to my right, Mel was sitting next to me. “Hey babes!"
“What the hell, where am I, Mel?” ,
“Hospital, what do you remember?" . That's when it came back to me.
“I remember leaving work, then a car came out of nowhere; the last thing I remember was seeing the car coming towards me, then blank."
“Someone hit you!"
“Yeah, no shit!”.
“Tia, there's something you need to know." ”“ Okay.”. She told me everything that Dominic told her. I didn't want to hope; I didn't want to believe that I could be with him.
“You're pregnant.”
“ Yea”
“You knew? What didn't you tell me, Tia?”
I just shrugged.
“I was scared, terrified, and everything in between Mel. I was going to get rid of it because, wait. How do you know?”
“The doctor told us, including Chase.”
Shit
"HHe says that he wants to marry you.”
From the look on her face,I could tell she saw my expression. What the hell? Where does he think he gets off by saying that shit? He probably said it, so she won't be worried.
“That's not happening, Mel. Let the girls know I'm okay.”.
Just then, a woman walked into the room, followed by Dominic, his father, and his brother. What the hell was going on?
"Hello, Ms. Sommers, I'm Elizabeth Chase. My son just told me everything, and I can assure you that you have nothing to be worried about. We'll be taking you home with us, and you will be taken care of as well, as you're about to become my daughter-in-law”.
Okay, what the fuck was happening here? Elizabeth walked over to me. She had a kind face, the face of someone you could trust and rely on.
"Dominican, you didn't tell me she was this beautiful.”.
I was confused as hell, and Mel understood.
“I'm sorry, I don't understand what is happening here.”
“I told my parents everything. You're pregnant, and I know you, and I'm 100 percent sure it's mine. There's no doubt about it, Tia. We're getting married.”.
“You're already engaged; we can't get married, and what if I don't want to get married?”. Elizabeth just smiled; she saw I was panicking.
“Why don't you men go out and leave us ladies alone for a while?”.
They didn't hesitate; they walked out one by one, leaving me, Mel,Mel and Elizabeth alone. She sat next to me, holding my hand.
"AAlyssa showed up and said she was pregnant. We took her a few days ago to verify and found out she lied. She is pregnant, but it's not Dominic's; we've already fired her, and she will be out of our lives. I understand you're worried, but you don't need to be. Do you know my husband and my son's have been speaking about you all week? And every time your name is mentioned, Dominic has this smile on his face.”.
I just looked at her and Mel.
“What if I'm not ready to give up my career to be a stay-at-home mom? This is what I've always wanted.” ,
She just smiled.
“Don't be silly. In our family, the women rule the house, and ,at the office, the men can do whatever they wish. You don't need to give up your career; besides, this will be our first grandchild, and I'm not sure you'll even see your child because I'll always have him or her. No one is going to stop you from doing anything. You will make your own decisions. I'm a mother, and I know my son. You're the first person he's ever told us about; he was so angry that he had to come back to New York, but I'm guessing it was you because a few days after he started the office, I would see him smiling”.
She held my hand in hers.
“You don't have to get married yet; whenever you're ready, please think about it. Allie That's Bennett's wife; she's already made it clear to the family that she'll never accept Alyssa, even if we do."
"OOkay I'll think about it,” she said, looking at my Mel.
"WWhy don't the two of us go get something to drink and let her rest?"
“Okay”.
After they left, I just laid there, staring at the ceiling. What was I going to do? This was too much, so I started crying. I didn't hear the door open or the lock click in place.
“Tia, are you okay? Are you in pain? Why are you crying?” ,
“Leave me alone, Dominic.”.
He sat next to me and started caressing my face.
“You're the first woman. The first thing I've ever apologized for isn't family—the first thing that surprised me, the first thing that makes me want to actually settle down. It's not about the sex, Tia; it's about you. You're smart, amazing, and kind. Your employees adore you because you're fair, you're not selfish, you give credit where it's due, you don't back down, and you're a hard worker and a determined and independent woman. And I would never change anything about you.”
I didn't say anything.
“You are going to have my child; if you don't want to get married, that's okay; if you don't want to stay with me, that's okay too. As long as you give us a chance,. I tried to explain everything, but you didn't want to hear it. Since I met you, I haven't touched anyone else because I don't want to. I can't. You're all I think about. I want you, only you. Please give us a chance.".
“Okay,” he said, looking surprised at me.
“Really?”
“Yes,” there wasn't anything else I could do; I might as well see where this leads us. Crap my mom.
“I need to call my mother."
“I'll have my mother call her, and I'll send the jet to get her. Is that okay with you?”.
I nodded because I needed to see her. I needed her to confirm I was making the right decision.