I'm keeping the child

Bella laughed softly, watching the two of them. Despite her nausea, she felt a deep sense of gratitude. Lucas's presence was steady, his care evident in every gesture.

As they ate, Lucas kept glancing at Bella, his eyes filled with quiet concern. "You don't have to push yourself," he said gently. "I'm here if you need anything."

Bella looked at him, her heart swelling with an emotion she couldn't quite name. "Thank you," she said simply, and the sincerity in her voice spoke volumes.

For the rest of the morning, Lucas stayed by her side, making sure she had everything she needed. It was a small moment, but for Bella, it was one that meant everything.

When he arrived to his workplace in the afternoon his secretary greeted him with a angry face. "Seriously Lucas you are coming now? You knew we had a meeting right? Where were you?"

"You know I went to her house Mark. Why the question?" He replied lazily sitting on his chair, as if Mark just asked the dumbest question of his life.

His secretary who was already bewildered about his regular visits asked him,"But I don't understand...you go to her house daily. Why? Is it because of her daughter?"

Lucas raised his eyes from his files, and looked at him,"If I may ask, what about the deal with Renato?"

His secretary glared at him, clearly not liking this talk. "Don't try to change the topic here Lucas...tell me the answer." Speaking of Mark, he is playful but he can be quite serious when the situation demands. That is one of the things Lucas liked about him.

"If you might forget, I'm the boss here." Lucas smirked slightly. Mark was slightly taken by Lucas's reply. He wanted the answer but this boss of his is such a teaser.

"Boss you can't keep me in dark....I need to know too where you are and what are you doing there." Mark said softly leaning on the table. He looked like a girlfriend pursuing her boyfriend to take her to shopping, which he was not interested in.

"What are you....my mom?" Lucas asked, teasing him more. Now his whole attention shifted from his file to his secretary. He loved to see Mark sulking when he didn't get the information, afterall the man loved gossips.

"Lucas, I can tell you are trying to be close to them but why...why are you including yourself in their lives. Why?" Mark asked seriously.

"She is ... pregnant with my child." Lucas replied seriously. He don't want to tease him anymore. Mark's eyes widened and his jaw dropped when he heard the news. One...two...three...four... five...five seconds have passed but his secretary still didn't closed his mouth.

"She is what? Pregnant?With your child? How?" Mark asked once he got out of his thoughts. This is totally unexpected. The only possible reasons he can think of are probably his boss getting infatuated with the woman or just worried about her daughter. He never thought about this possibility.

"She is pregnant and we are keeping the baby." Lucas answered him.