chapter 77

"Nice to see you again Sophia. How have you been?" He asked.

"She's great!" I answered for her and urged him towards the door. "And you were just leaving."

"I'ld see you around Sophia."

"Bye, Craig."

He gave me a 'what the hell is wrong with you' look once he was out the door and out of sight from Sophia.

"It's a long story." I mouthed to him before I locked him out. "Errr... sorry about that. He only came up to deliver some food. Are you hungry?"

"Mhm." She walked up to me and put her arms around me. Her hair was wet and she smelt just like me, evidence that she just had a shower.

"I didn't think you were going to wake up so soon. It's a good thing I ordered food for you too." I said.

"Oh, about that... I'm so sorry I slept immediately after. I just... I really needed that. Thank you." She kissed my lips and went to the table.

Of course. The sex was what she needed... not me.

I followed her to the table and revealed the food.

"Ouuu, Turkish! Your favorite!" She squealed.

"Only at the office." I corrected her and sat down on a chair.

"That's true. I know your favourite restaurant. It has to be the one we went to in Tokyo, right?" There were two other seats but she chose to sit on my lap.

I looked at her surprisingly.

"Um... what are you doing?"

"Sitting on you." She said playfully.

"Why?"

"Because I want to be close to you while I eat." She smiled.

"Okay..." I cleared my throat.

Apparently, Sophia didn't know the rules of a one night stand. We didn't have to be this friendly or romantic afterward...

But I still took advantage of the situation and held her waist as she sat on my lap as we ate.

"How long was I asleep for?" She asked with a mouthful.

"Over an hour, I guess."

"Over an hour, I guess."

"Were you doing some work?" She was looking at the computer in the corner.

"Yeah."

"Mmm, what are you working on?"

Was she was trying to not make this awkward by forcing a conversation? There was no need for that. It wasn't weird for me at all.

"Some errors on one of our software." I answered.

"Oh, I hope I'm not a distraction."

"Well... technically you are. But a good one." I said squeezing her waist a little.

She blushed and hid her face behind her hair.

"Is there anything I could do to help?"

"You don't know this stuff Sophia. This is software engineering."

"I'm sure I could pick up."

"I'm sure you can but we're following a deadline and we don't have much time left."

"Don't you want me around?" She turned around and straddled me, abandoning her food that was only half way eaten. I'd finished mine already.

"I do." I said with a serious face. And I truly meant it. But I wanted her for a different reason.

"I'm really happy, Adam." She said all of a sudden, her hands caressing my neck and shoulders.

"Yeah, the food was great-"

"No, not about that. I'm happy to be here. With you." She held my hand and sighed with content.

Oh, she's talking about the sex.

"Well... I'm glad to be of service to you. Anytime you need." I hinted.

Her brows scrunched in confusion. I knew I was treading on dangerous grounds here, but it has to be said. I needed to clarify the relationship I have with her in order for me to finally move on.

"What? I don't understand you." She said nervously.

"I'm saying, if you want to do this again, I'm here for you."

She looked at me speechlessly.

"Adam, why are you saying it that way? I don't know what you're trying to imply but that's not what this is!"

"Sophia. You've made it perfectly clear that you don't want to be with me, after toying with my heart for months. What do you expect me to think? What else could this be?"

"Okay, I get it! I gave you a lot of mixed signals in the past but that was because I wasn't sure of myself. I explained all of that to you at the restaurant yesterday. Did you not believe me?"

"Of course I believe you. But you specifically said to me-"

"I take back what I said. I was clearly lying to you. The truth is, I want to be with you..."

What?

"... That day in my kitchen, I was still upset about the whole thing with my parents. I'm over that now and I want you..."

Am I dreaming?

I shook my head lightly to see if I would wake up.

"... And when I told my parents that I love you, I wasn't lying then. I really do."

My eyes snapped back to hers, white-hot and wide with surprise.

"You what?" I asked disbelievingly.

She took a deep reassuring breath and held my face in her tiny hands.

"Adam Wilson, I am madly, totally and completely in love with you. I have been for a very long time. You know I've had a crush on you since I started working here, but that has developed over time into one of the most beautiful things I've ever experienced. Spending time with you in the office was something I looked forward to every day. I was secretly in love but I didn't think you were capable of loving me the way I love you. I was filled with so much doubt, so I ran away from you every time. Now that I know how you really feel about me, I am ready to show my love for you. What we have is real, Adam. I can no longer deny this."

Holy shit.

My brain exploded.

"So, you love me?" I asked stupidly.

"Of course silly! I always have, and I always will." She said before she claimed my lips passionately.

Sophia loves me!

And she said it herself!

This was not a dream.

This was fucking real!

Sophia was finally mine!

"I need to hear those words again." I said, grabbing her waist and pulling her so tight to me that there was not an inch of space between us.

"I love you, I love you, I love you..." she repeated planting kisses all over my face.

Joy and happiness filled my chest and my heart was beating out of control.

"Finally!" I said, burying my face in her neck and hugging her so tightly. "Now I get to call you my love!"

"I will always be your love, Adam." She ran her hands through my hair and held me like I was her own.

I was filled with so much emotion that I needed to celebrate. I stood up, lifting Sophia up and spun her around.

"I can't believe this! You're finally mine!" I screamed and she laughed.

"Yes, Adam. I'm yours." She giggled and gave me another kiss when I set her down on her feet.

"Now we can give our baby the best life." I said.

"Yes." She agreed.

Our lips melted into one another again.

"So what was that all about?" I had to ask.

"What was what?"

"You just used me for sex."

Her eyes widened.

"Oh... Um... I'm really sorry if that's the impression I gave to you. The truth is, I have been craving sex with you for a while now. I wanted you so bad but I was so pretentious... and I got so frustrated. And my current state doesn't help matters. My hormones are all over the place and I admit, I might have gotten selfish there for a second."

"No need to pretend again, baby. You can have me whenever you want. I'm 100% yours."

I kissed her with the strength and sureness of a man who knew exactly what he wanted. I wanted this woman for the rest of my life.

We were finally free of all complications... Or so I thought.

"I need to ask you something." I said to her, breaking the kiss for a second.

"Ask later." She whined and tried to kiss me again but I stopped her. A really important thought came to my head.

"Sophia. Do your parents still disapprove of me?" I asked.

She blinked at me.

"I... I don't know."

"Do they know that you're pregnant?" I asked worriedly.

She shook her head.

What?!

I guess we weren't completely free from complications after all...

"Sophia why haven't you told them?"

"Because they practically disowned me. I still talk to my mum sparingly but I don't dare to tell her. Plus, I'm protecting you by not saying anything."

"But they'll find out eventually my love. We have to tell them as soon as possible."

"That wouldn't stop you from loving me, would it?"

"B- But, they'll hate you even more."

"No." She shook her head adamantly. "I don't care what they think anymore. I will always love you no matter what they say."

"And that's all that matters to me, baby." I gave her a kiss and she smiled. "I want you so much Sophia. I am going to take you to bed and we are going to have mind-blowing sex, okay?"

"Okay." She said.