chapter 79

Adam Wilson

"I completely understand George and we are doing everything in our power to fix this." I tried to reassure the man on the phone but he was fuming.

"Remember, I gave you till Friday. You have one day left. If I don't have it by then, then you will be hearing from my lawyers." He said before ending the call abruptly.

"Oh fuck off!" I shouted in frustration as I threw my phone across the room and it shattered into pieces.

That wasn't smart because now I needed to call Craig.

This was all his bloody fault in the first place! I'm going to have a record of conversation with him first thing tomorrow when I get into the office.

I was currently in the study of my apartment at 740 Park. Sophia and I spent our first night here. I was patiently waiting for her to arrive before I was disturbed with that phone call.

Using the telephone on my desk in front of me, I dialed the engineering department at work and transferred to Craig's office.

"Hello Adam."

"Don't Hello me! Have you figured something out already?!"

"Yes, I can assure you it would be ready tonight. I'm on top of it. Trust me, you have nothing to worry about. I will also send a hardcopy over to Sytner's Michigan office tomorrow morning."

I sighed with relief.

"That's exactly what I want to hear. I am counting on you seriously. I wouldn't check up on you after this because I will be occupied with other important tasks this evening."

"Tasks? You mean Sophia?" He jested.

"Shut the fuck up!"

"Wow. I can't believe you just called her a task."

"I'm hanging up."

"Wait!"

"What?!" I screamed.

"Have fun doing your task tonight." He said mischievously.

"You fucking animal." I seethed at his audacity.

I heard his faint laughter just before he ended the call.

What a prick!

I could smash the telephone on my desk as well... but I won't. I need to be alerted when Sophia arrives.

I don't know why but his comment filled me with so much rage!

I swear to god I am sick and tired of everyone teasing me about Sophia! No one ever realizes how fucking serious I am about this girl!

I leaned back in my chair and took a deep breath, clearing my head from all the anger.

The only way to make all this nonsense stop is by coming out with her to the press. That way our relationship will be public knowledge and we won't need to sneak around anymore. No more secrets and everyone who knows about us can finally leave me the fuck alone.

But then, putting her in the spotlight may not be the best idea. In a few weeks, everyone would know about her pregnancy and I didn't want to put her in a situation where every magazine would talk about her and people would judge her just because we aren't married... yet.

I mean... I know for sure that I am going to marry her. That's a no brainer.

I just needed the approval of her parents. I had to prove to them that my intentions with Sophia are real and I'm not marrying her for the sake of the pregnancy. I actually love this girl.

If she'd given me the chance to, I definitely would have proposed to her a long time ago. I would have made her mine right from the start... even before I touched her. I would have done everything right.

*Buzz

I picked up my telephone again. It was a call from reception.

"Yes."

"Sir, a lady by the name of Sophia Parker is here to see you."

Excellent.

"Let her up. No security checks. Also, put her on the approved list."

"Ok sir."

*

The moment Sophia walked through the front door, I wasted no time lifting her up into my arms.

"Oh!" She exclaimed in surprise but still wrapped her legs around me. She had a duffel bag which fell on the floor.

"Hey! Are you okay?" I asked.

"Yes." She smiled and planted a kiss on my lips. "I was trying to reach your phone but it didn't go through."

"Oh, I had it switched off." I lied harmlessly. I was not about to explain the mini-rage I had that lead me to smash my phone. I made a mental note to get a replacement tomorrow.

"Also, why did the lady downstairs take a picture of me?" She asked quizzically.

The look on her face was so cute that my heart did a little flip. At this point, I wasn't in a foul mood anymore

"Because I told her to put you on the list of people allowed to enter my apartment at any time."

"Oh really? And who else is on that list?" She asked playfully.

"Just you."

"Really?! I feel so special." She grinned.

"Really?! I feel so special." She grinned.

"You are special." I said, holding her tight as I kissed her passionately.

"Mmm... Adam wait, I have some good news." She said in between the kiss.

"You'll move in with me?" I asked straight away.

She nodded her head

"No way! Are you serious?!"

"Yes Adam, I'm serious. I want to live with you. I can't wait to start a family with you and- Ahhh..."

I spun her around excitedly before she could finish. I couldn't contain my excitement. Somehow we both ended up falling on the sofa, laughing hysterically.

"I can't believe this is happening." I said in disbelief.

Sophia and I were finally going to move in together! This was the first step of our journey together... one that would last forever.

"Wait, Adam there's more."

"I'm listening, my love."

"I spoke to my parents." She said and my mood changed drastically. "I told them everything and obviously they weren't pleased with the pregnancy. I don't know how but I managed to convince them to give you another chance. They want to meet you again."

"Really? I would love to meet them again."

"Well, they are willing to come to New York. They haven't been here in a long time so it should be fun for them. Just please don't screw anything up this time." She begged.

"I promise Sophia, I will be on my best behavior. I can arrange for my jet to go to Richmond and pick them up whenever they're ready."

"No, Adam." She shook her head. "That's too much. I'm sure they'll prefer to fly commercially."

She's right. Her parents were very modest. I didn't want it to seem like I was overdoing it. A normal flight would be fine. But they both had to be in first class.

"Okay my love, I'll get my secretary to arrange everything for them." I kissed her on the lips.

"Wait, is Alice doing my job now?" She asked.

"Unfortunatley, yes." I sighed. "I couldn't find anyone to replace you. I tried to but they were either not good enough, or good but annoying."

"Annoying?"

"Yes. Especially the men."

"Oh my god." She laughed amusedly and buried her face in my chest. "Now I feel so terrible for leaving you."

"Nobody gets me like you Sophia. I wasn't kidding that time I asked you to come back. I had just fired an arrogant prick. Eventually, I had to delegate the duties to Alice and give her a 25% raise."

"Adam, that's amazing! 25% is a lot! Alice must be really happy but I feel bad for all those other people. I mean... I wasn't there but I'm sure you treated them like crap." She said to me.

"No, I didn't."

"Yes, you did."

"Well you weren't there, so how would you know?"

"Because you used to do it to me."

"I- Wait, what?" I asked surprisedly.

"Adam," She cupped my face in her palms and spoke softly. "When we worked together, sometimes you were very mean to me. Apart from being snappy and rude, you made me feel like a complete idiot anytime I made a mistake. And I admit, I used to cry every time."

"My love-"

"I went home and I shed tears." She continued. "The fact that I was in love with you made it even worse. I don't know how I managed to hide my emotions from you back then but I did. I had to anyway. You never saw me as a woman until the day I changed my appearance."

Her words struck me like a flying brick. I can't believe I made Sophia cry! She was absolutely right, I deliberately used to be harsh on her but it was only because I was trying to suppress the part of me that was starting to care about her. I didn't know it had sent her to tears at night.

"Sophia, I'm so sorry I ever made you cry. I was a complete fool for doing that." I apologised to her.

"It's okay Adam, I know you never meant to hurt me. I was just being overly-emotional."

"No Sophia, I did it intentionally. I was scared that I cared about you more than I was supposed to so I covered it up with hostility. I didn't know that it affected you that badly, please forgive me." It was my turn to bury my face in her chest.