Mr. Billionaire is Pregnant

CHAPTER 6: Am I in Love?

"Erika," I managed to face my secretary who is now busy with her laptop, she is taking care of something. "Do I still have appointments today?" I asked her. With so much on my mind, I can no longer remember the exact appointments I have. That's why I can't live without a secretary.

"Uh," she looked up at me and started thinking for five seconds, "Wait, I'll check." she took the file she used to bring with her all the time just on the side of her laptop. She examined each page as she looked at it intently. "You have a surprise visit to your food factory this afternoon," she reported to me.

"Hmm," I touched my chin, "If I postpone the visit, will it affect my schedules tomorrow and the next schedules?"

"Uh," she looked again at the page of the file she's holding, "Your schedule isn't very loaded tomorrow, so, no." She replied then smiled at me, "Why? Are you going to do anything today?" asked curiously.

I beamed and immediately sat down in front of the desk she is sitting at. I looked her closely in the eyes, "Supposedly," I said.

She seemed shocked at what I did, caused her to be stunned, "A-Ahm, it's okay if you do anything by now." She averted her eyes from me, "I'll just call the manager of the food factory to let him know about this."

I did not respond to what she said. Instead, I stared at her in her glowing innocent eyes. Erika is kind, polite, and sometimes sarcastic. But I am comfortable with her. I don’t know if this is the right word to say, I think I consider her as a friend. I’m not sure when did I start feeling this comfort towards her. Erika possesses a unique personality. She is unique among other women. This is my first time considering someone as my friend. Though I'm not sure if we really are.

"M-Mr. Fuentes, is everything o-okay?" She just woke me up from deep wandering.

"Can I trust you?" A question I hadn’t thought of but just suddenly came out of my mouth. I didn't regret it because I also want to consult the unknown feelings I am feeling.

"Wha—? Of course," she was a little shy when she said this. Maybe because she’s not as comfortable with me as how comfortable I am when I’m with her? Or maybe she is just feeling awkwardness because she's talking to a non-typical person. "If you trust me, I promise I won't destroy it."

I smiled at what she said, "Okay, then." I put my arm on the desk and I pushed my body closer to her, the only thing that was between us was the desk. I stared at her intently in her twinkling eyes because I am excited to share with her what I wanted to say. This is the first time that I'll share my feelings to someone, and it is also the first time I felt the strange leap of my heart.

"Erika... I think I'm in love," when I let go of those words, I felt a lightness in my heart. It was as if 10 kilos were immediately released by my heart.

"W-What?" She again averted her eyes from me for a moment but she eventually stared back, "To who? I mean, it is good that you found that person who will make you feel happy," she calmed my heart that almost lost its place because of the excitement towards what she was going to say. She smiled after saying that.

"I also can't believe that one day I will be at this point," I took her hand and placed it on my chest, "Can you feel my heart beating?" I asked her. I want to know if she feels the strange leap of my heart. I want to know if I'm really in love with Mr. Imari or if it's just a normal heart pulse. I'm not sure if Erika is a love expert, that doesn't matter. The important thing is that I can consult this matter and share it to her—my most trusted secretary.

"M-Mr. Fuentes," she shyly withdrew her hand. She looked down at the desk to turn her gaze away from my eyes and bit her finger, "Love cannot be measured by the speed of the heartbeat." She took a deep breath and dared to stare into my eyes, “It’s the feelings,” she patted her chest and smiled, “Tell me how you feel every time you see that person and I will tell you if you're in love or not."

Wow.

I was amazed at what she said. She's right, I'm so stupid if I will just base the love I feel on the speed of my heartbeat. I smiled at that realization, "You're right! What I feel every time I see that person is unexplained, it's weird." I looked up as if I'm dreaming and began to think about the times I saw Mr. Imari.

"My time is slowing down everytime I see that person," I felt it when I first saw Mr. Imari, "It feltlike I'm losing myself when that person stares at me," this was the time when he stared at me intently when we were at the VIP table, it was a good thing I restrained myself from being distracted, "and I just involuntarily smile when I think of that person," I turned my gaze to Erika who is now kindly listening to me, "Do you think I'm really in love?"

She laughed softly as she covered her mouth, "You're in love, Mr. Fuentes," but then, she all of the sudden stopped laughing and immediately raised an eyebrow at me, "Why do you seem so ignorant of love? Is this your first time to be in love?" A question that ended the happiness I felt.

Will I tell her why I never tried to fall in love? Shall I tell her I'm not a straight man? Shall I tell her that I am in love with the man? And shall I tell her that I am referring Mr. Imari? I do not know. But Erika swore allegiance to me. Will I trust her completely?