Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
If she doesn’t turn up pregnant this time, not only would she be highly disappointed, but it would also prove the fact that something was wrong with her – or Lukas. Rhea dreaded thinking that way. So she somehow traced her way back to her room to the surprise of her best friend.
“What is it…?” Mimi trailed off when Rhea brought the strip to her face, looking the other way.
“Please help me check it.” Rhea swallowed, her heart pounding loudly through her chest.
Mimi looked at her friend with pity, understanding dawning on her. So she accepted the strip from her and Rhea took a step back, ready to accept her fate.
It was as if she was in some sort of talent show, standing before Mimi, the judge, and waiting for the announcement with anticipation except that I’m this case, she had no competitors. She studied Mimi’s expression as she stared down at the stick and her brows knitted in concentration.
What was she seen? Rhea was so nervous that she didn’t even realize that she wasn’t breathing anymore.
“What is this?” Mimi frowned down at the strip before lifting her face and their gaze connected. She didn’t need her friend to speak, Rhea could tell from her lack of zeal that it was an epic failure. She failed to get pregnant.
A cold chill washed over Rhea and it felt like darkness washed over her. Her face fell and her eyes prickled with unshed tears. She tried her best, you know?
It wasn’t until a pair of feet appeared in her vision that Rhea realized Mimi was in front of her and she lifted her head, a tear sliding down her cheek.
Mimi took her hand and placed the strip in her palm saying, “Congratulations Rhea, I don’t think that you need another strip.”
“W-what,” She choked, her brows drawing together in confusion. And that was when Rhea glanced down and saw the two blaring lines.
Dear God!
Her heart nearly burst out of her chest.
A small gasp left her lips before Rhea screamed, cupping her mouth with her hands at the last minute and the strip fell to the ground.
“Congratulations bestie and welcome to the pregnancy league,” Mimi pulled her into a hug and Rhea laid her head on her shoulder and couldn’t stop the tears from falling.
She finally did it?
It honestly seemed surreal to her and Rhea had to break out of Mimi’s arms to pick the strip from the floor and stared at it once again. Tears blurred her vision but the two red lines were visible. Nothing was wrong with her, nor Lukas.
At that moment, Rhea didn’t care about Natalie’s threat or the fact she probably disappointed her. All that mattered to her was relishing this beautiful moment. She slipped her hand beneath her shirt and rubbed her flat stomach.
She was pregnant… at last!
A child was growing inside of her.
A child with Lukas.
Their child.
And this was just the beginning of their family.
He Was Going To Be Back
They were set to move out now, there were so many activities going on in the base that Lukas couldn’t catch his breath until the last minute. The operation tonight was important and he couldn’t afford a mistake. Richardo already sent a location and it was a container depot.
Smart bastard! Lukas cursed under his breath. Who knew what awaited him in those empty shipping containers? There was no time to scout the location because the bastard intentionally sent the location late. One thing was sure though, this was a trap and he had to be prepared because there was no way he was leaving Winters behind.
Macy was right, the more people he had to protect, the weaker he became. But then she was right in the sense that he should have been more careful. He should have protected his loved ones well and not given an opening to opportunists like Richardo. Macy won this round because he relaxed, but it was not going to happen again, Lukas promised himself.
“Boss, it’s time to go,” His soldier, Samuel informed him. He was the soldier who took Macy’s position by his side and the one Rhea shot at in the past when she tried to escape him.
“Give me a little time,” Lukas told him, pulling out his phone to call Rhea. He should have informed her of his movement earlier on, but he just didn’t know how to say it to her, not to mention that he had been busy. But now, he couldn’t leave without speaking to her… what if this was the last time?
No, he was not going to die. If it wasn’t for any other reason, he would do everything in his power to come back because of Rhea. Lukas already promised to marry her and start a family with her and he intends to keep to that promise. So he was not dying tonight. Moreover, dying in the hands of a nobody like Richardo would be a huge shame to the reputation he carefully built over the years.
So he called Rhea right away, his heart beating with anticipation of hearing her voice. He couldn’t tell when it began, but his world currently revolves around Rhea.
“Hello….” Her voice came alive and at that instant, Lukas thought he could die from happiness. She was everything to him – everything that mattered. Even if he died right now, Lukas was a fulfilled man.
“Hello love, how are you doing?” Lukas answered, shifting his weight to his other foot with the phone pressed to his ear.
…..
“And you?”
“Fine.”
There was an awkward silence between the both of them which was unusual and Lukas would have suspected something was up except he didn’t have much time.
“I have something to tell you…”
“I have something to tell you…”
Both of them said at the same time, surprising each other.
“This is weird,” Rhea laughed, “But you go first…”
“No, you go first…” Lukas said instead. There was no way her news could be more dreadful than his.
“Are you sure….”
He sensed her hesitation.
“I’m sure,” Lukas said.
Before he left, Lukas wanted to know what was on her mind – in case it was the last time. No, he had to stop thinking that way. He was not dying today.
“I’m pregnant.”
Bam!
It felt like an explosion went off in his head and Lukas stiffened.
“Y-you’re what?” He croaked, his throat suddenly dry while the hand holding the phone trembled that it was a surprise it didn’t slip from his hold.