Chapter 82
Kelly’s POV
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I woke up late the next day. The smell of something delicious filled my nose as soon as I went downstairs. The house is huge and yet simple, so I easily got familiarized with the access. Wearing a white dress, I entered the kitchen and found Pierce standing in front of the stove. He’s wearing sweat pants and black shirt. His hair was disheveled and his back looked so sexy in the morning.
I stared at his back. He still has an effect on me but it’s not as fierce as before. My heartbeat is normal. I still love him but I’m no longer in love with him. I don’t know if staying here with him will do good to me or what. However, I will just keep a distance to keep things like this.
“You’re up.”
His gentle voice brought me back to reality. I smiled at him and entered the kitchen. I sat on the stool while he’s in front of me. There’s an island counter between us, but I feel like we’re so close.
“How’s your sleep?” He looked into my eyes intently as if searching for something.
“I had a good sleep,” I answered honestly. After our meal yesterday, the doctor he called to check on me came. She assured me that my baby is fine and I was relieved because of that. That made me sleep soundly last night.
Pierce smiled softly and nodded. “I’m glad. I thought you won’t be able to sleep when I’m around.”
How when I used to sleep next to him?
Instead of commenting on his comment, I just smiled again and started eating the food he put in front of me.
“I’ll go out to buy some groceries later. I also need to buy you some clothes and the vitamins the doctor prescribed..”
“I’ll go with you.”
He immediately shook his head. “You’ll get tired. It’s not good for you.”
“I don’t wanna stay here and stress myself out thinking about what happened to my father.”
“Will you be okay wearing that dress, though?” He quickly asked. Typical of him.
I looked at my dress and shrugged my shoulders. He just bought me this dress, a pair of slippers, and underwear early this morning. And I think he was so in a rush that he picked a dress for a 7 month pregnant
woman.
“This is just fine. Comfortable.”
He didn’t argue anymore. We continued our breakfast and he was the one who cleaned the dishes. After he’s done, we left the house together. He drove his car to the nearest mall. He was so cautious while we’re entering the shopping mall.
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We went for the grocery first. Pierce took a push cart and went straight to the stall of toiletries. I watched him as he picked a pink and blue toothbrush, toothpaste and other things. I stood behind the push cart he left when he went in front of a stall for body wash.
I pushed the cart towards him and stopped when he faced me. “What do you prefer?”
I looked at the body wash in his hands. One was raspberry and the other was grapefruit flavored.
I pointed at the raspberry. “I like that one.”
He nodded and put the large body wash on our cart. He picked one for himself before he went behind me and my body froze when he placed his hands besides my hands as he pushed the cart, with him walking so close behind me. He seemed unaware of our position and I felt so tense.
Swallowing hard, I couldn’t help but to remember how we used to be before when we’re still together. This is how we were when we shopped together.
I was almost breathless when he suddenly stopped and walked towards the stall of shampoos. I immediately stepped away from the cart and looked at him.
“Will this do?” He asked, holding a strawberry flavored shampoo.
I nodded absentmindedly. He picked his own shampoo and put it on our cart before he started pushing it again.
Looking away, I took a deep breath and caressed my chest. I think I just felt my heart skip a beat.
To keep my mind busy, I started picking the things we need in the house while he’s just following me.
“Wait for me here. I’ll just put these in the car,” he said after we’re finished with our stocks. I nodded at him and looked around after he walked away.
I rested my hands on the railing and watched the people walking around. I saw a man carrying a toddler while holding his wife’s hand. I smiled at the scene, thinking of the same thing for my baby but that will be impossible.
When Pierce came back, he brought me to a boutique. I faced him hesitantly. “This is an expensive brand.”
He smiled. “You can just pay me soon if you feel like this is too much.”
“Okay.” I nodded and entered the boutique.
“You’ll look good in this,” Pierce picked out a maternity dress.
I chuckled. “I’m still in my second trimester.”
He shrugged his shoulders, “It’s better to be ready.”
The corner of my lips rose as I picked the dress and faced the sales lady. “Do you have any other color of this dress?”
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From the mirror beside us, I saw Pierce hiding a smile while standing behind me. I just ignored him and followed the saleslady.
While I was choosing another dress, I saw a woman with an old man entering the boutique. I stared at them through the mirror in front of me. They’re obviously father and daughter and the father was picking a dress for his daughter.
I felt tears pooling in the corner of my eyes as I watched them. I’m just trying to be strong. I’m just trying to keep my mind busy but I still couldn’t forget what happened to my dad.
I sniffed and wiped the tears that rolled down my cheeks when Pierce stood behind me, blocking my view. He was holding another maternity dress and he slowly put it in front of me as if trying to see if it looks good on me when I clearly know that he just want to block my view.
“This is good too.”
I smiled at him even when it didn’t reach my eyes. “Yeah…”
Without saying anything, he hugged me from behind, burying his face in my neck. His embrace was so comforting that I found myself biting my lip so hard, trying to stop my tears from falling again. His embrace tightened when he felt my shoulders start shaking.
“It’s okay to cry if you need to.”
AD