Time For Celebrations ?

Time For Celebrations ?
Julien's Pov :

I felt terrible for lying to Bella. In all means she's the only one who deserves to know about it all but the only justification that I could provide myself was that I was keeping her and my child safe by doing it.

I know I was being wrong but then that's me.

I protect what's mine and she definitely is my top priority right now.

This little game was on the verge of getting dirty and I do not want Bella near it.

She's no Damsel in Distress in here but yet I need her to be safe to keep my sanity alive. If she's in danger there is no way I can continue all this.

My thought process broke as I heard a loud snore coming from Bella who's naked frame was tangled to mine her head resting down on one of my arms, her honey hair spread on the bed while one of her hand wrapped around my torso. She has started snoring quite loudly since the time she got pregnant and it was honestly adorable.

She immediately fell asleep as soon as we laid down on the bed after having our dinner.

These small things did keep our life from becoming just about the Company or revenge.

Some months back the idea of having a woman in my arms or in my bed was sickening. Hell I have never had any woman accompany me to the bed it was just about the bodily pleasures and releases. Never about cuddles and kisses.

Yet I seem to love this more.

Well I do seem to love everything about Bella and still fail to convey it to her. I was so close to saying it earlier, I knew she was expecting it too with that expression in her eyes but it would be too simple.

I had to do it the Julien Fernando way. I cannot wait to scream out that I love her and that we were soon going to be parents to the world just how I declared about her being my girlfriend.

But that has to wait.

For now.

If all the informations are to be believed letting the media know about her pregnancy will only add to us as a vulnerability which our enemies will surely try to use against us.

And I cannot risk that.

I glanced at my phone screen to know the time. I was awake for most the nights these days, mind clouded with the happenings and future of everything, including my and Bella's.

Whatever Jaimin told and showed today beyond anything I imagined opening up yet another angle to everything. I would obviously have my investigators go through them all to know the truth of it but cannot speak about the non-disclosure agreement. It would leave us with a lawsuit which could damage all the plans.

What would I not do to just get the hell out all this mess and just leave a simpler and quieter life with Bella and our kid ! But I cannot leave a game that I have started in between. I am not the one to leave a battle.

Specially not one which is against my dear father.

"Julien sleeepppp," I heard Bella groan out in her sleepy voice as her eyes fluttered open her head snuggling into my neck as her hot breath fanned over there.

I smiled at her movements. It was still around 4:00 in the morning which meant I could still sleep for around three hours with Bella. I kissed the back of her hair as I pulled the duvet up to cover us.

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Isabella's Pov :

"Bye, little Honey Head," Julien kissed on the top of my forehead before exiting the Mansion. I smiled to him watching him pull out of the drive way before returning back inside.

I did not have to go to the office today as earlier in the morning I received an email from Jaimin that I could take off for a few days. It was very unlike him though I am not complaining. I would love to rest for a few days when this little baby in me was tiring me out easily.

And it was apparently paid leave.

It rather unsettled me a lot than making me feel relieved. Just till yesterday he hated my presence in the office, burdened me up with more work to do and today suddenly he was behaving like a loving brother ?

I even tried to speak about this to Julien but he simply brushed me off saying it might be just another stupid move of his. Julien behaved rather calmly about the entire thing than telling me how he would show his place to him if Jaimin wasn't a Fernando but now his tone seemed to have changed.

I wasn't really the most satisfied with that reply because he wasn't being that confident about it rather cringing at his own words most of the time.

I felt myself drawn to the idea to go to the security room in the mansion and check the CCTV footage from yesterday but wouldn't that mean not trusting Julien ?

I nodded my head sideways before going out to the lawn. I wasn't really used to be without anything to do the entire day so I decided to work on the withered rose garden in front of the mansion.

Julien did mentioned that his mother loved roses and claimed the sight of blooming roses to be the sign of love hence I wanted to regrow it with all the love that I had for him. Julien seemed to miss his mother a lot at times probably seeing this would make him feel happy ?

I sat on one of the lawn chairs laid on the green patches of land adjacent to the withered patches of roses. The gardeners of the mansion walking together to clear the patches totally and readying it with fertilizers and new soil to make it fit to grow new batches of roses.

They looked really sceptical when the first time I mentioned about what I wanted to do with the patches. My scary husband had surely fired anyone who had previously tried to do something with those patches which instigated that fear into them. They did require me assuring them a few times before they started their work.

I sipped on my whatever herbal tea that my nutritionist had prescribed while admiring the work when my Alaf walked towards me bowing as he stopped ten hands away from me making me roll my eyes. Alaf was one of the two body guards that Julien had assigned me with. Apparently to him me and our baby required assisted protection so here they are.

I did try to reject having body guards by my side always but Julien insisted saying how they would never interfere in my personal work .

"Madam a lady named Stracy as arrived and wants to meet you. Do you want to see her now ?" He asked humbly, his voice soft defying the bulky frame of his.

My mind freezed hearing the name.

Stracy was here ?

All the tension that had left my body abruptly returned back hearing her name. Cabir's text from last night coming back to my mind. I did not tell Julien about it for he already has a lot to worry in his plate I did not want to add more to it. Cabir did not really tell me any reason nor has Stracy ever behaved out of place, maybe they just had a fight and were going rough on each other.

Yet I found myself nodding to Alaf, who immediately left me. I was safe here, I am in my house with security and bodyguards all around me.

Stracy is my best friend, how could she be a danger to me ?

"Heyyy Bestiee Isa," I heard Stracy running across the lawn to reach where I was sitting. Her voice full of enthusiasm and morning cheerfulness. She looked really full off energy whike I was feeling to crawl into my duvet and go to sleep

I gestured her the seat next to me for her to take which she immediately did setting her bag down on the other, while one of the workers poured her a little tea.

"What's up in the early morning ?" I asked trying to mirror her enthusiasm. Her eyes narrowed at me before she let it go, a huge smile being replaced on her face.

"You know what happened right in the morning ?" She got up from her seat hopping up to me like a teenage girl who got a reply from her crush.

I raised my eyes at her to which she forwarded and hold out her right hand to me, the shining diamond sitting on her ring finger making me grasp.

"Cabir came and proposed me for marriage right in the morning !" Stracy declared while jumping up in joy while I stared at the ring.