BRING THE CEO DOWN!

3.BETRAYAL

Ava’s POV

I stared at the stick in front of me, the stick with two red lines. That only meant one thing. It meant that I was pregnant. So many things went through my head at once, and I could not quantify them. But the most important thing that went through my head was the fact that I was happy. It was joy. It flowed through me with such intensity that I could scarcely breathe. I was so happy. I was having a child for a man that I loved. There was nothing to feel but happiness.

The past few months had been very wonderful for me the feelings that I felt during my wedding were all gone. I was no longer angry, I was no longer frustrated. I was no longer unloved. My husband Fabian will be very happy about the baby. He will be overjoyed. That was enough for me to be happy. My joy will also be complete.

After the first time came the second, and over and over again, there was no way I would not get pregnant. The feelings that I got each time were exhilarating. I loved Fabian, much more than I did when I got married to him. I knew that he loved me, too. This baby was the best time that he had to confess to me, to tell me that he loved me.

A feeling of urgency overcame me, I needed to tell Fabian about the baby.

“You’re pregnant?” Tricia asked on the other side of the phone. I called her on the way to Fabian’s office. I wanted to hear what she would say. I hoped that it wasn’t odd that I was driving to my husband’s office to tell him that I was pregnant.

“Yes, I am,” I said.

“That is so wonderful, Ara. I am so happy for you,” Tricia said. She sounded surprised.

“Why are you so surprised?” I asked her, even in my sense of urgency I could hear the surprise in her voice.

“Oh, with the way, Fabian looked at you during the wedding. This is a relatively quick development. I am very happy for you,” Tricia said. I rolled my eyes at that. There was no need for her to say something like that.

“We are okay now,” I said.

“Yes, you mentioned. You are going to Fabian’s office to tell him?” Tricia asked. I had already told her the details, and it was annoying to be asked those questions again.

“Yes, I am. I am driving there right now I actually asked to know if you thought that was very romantic,” I said.

“Ara you need to calm down. This is a man that you told me did not want a family, did not want a wife before he got married to you. It has been what now? Five months and a new baby. I think you should tell him at home and slowly. Have you both even talked about children?” Tricia asked her. I didn’t even know why, but that simple question riled me up. I was the one who was married. I had more experience in those issues. It didn’t matter to me then that I hadn’t talked to Fabian about children, that no such discussion had ever occurred. I needed to tell him that I was pregnant, no one was going to spoil my joy.

“Thank you very much for your time Tricia,” I said and disconnected that call. If I had known that I would go to Tricia so quickly after that call, I might have been more polite, more reasonable on the call.

I drove to Lewis Corporations and parked my car. A lot of the staff greeted me with respect. It felt nice to be welcomed in. The place was very beautiful and it got me thinking that one day, this entire building would belong to my child. It seemed like so much pressure for a child who had not even been born, yet it was a blessing.

“I am here to see Fabian,” I said to the receptionist when I got to his office. She looked very confused as to what she could do. I could tell that she was trying to hide something. It made me push even more.

“Mr. Lewis is not on seat me, when he comes back I will let him know that you came around,” she said with a shaky voice and I rolled my eyes. She could not fool a child with that excuse.

“I saw Fabian’s car before I came up here. I know he is in office. I am his wife and I demand to see my husband,” I said with a hard voice. That was enough to scare her.

“He is in the office, but you cannot go in there Ma.” I ignored her and moved to the office, and then opened the door wide without knocking.

If I had known what I would see when I opened the door I would have never even tried. I would have taken my time. I would have even driven home. I would have waited to tell him about the pregnancy.

I watched my husband kiss the hell out of a secretary. His hand was in her skirt and her shirt was almost open.

The betrayal hit me fist hard in the chest. It choked me so much that it scarcely felt like I could breathe. Not knowing anything else I could do, I screamed. I screamed so loud that I shook. I shouted and the girl scampered. What happened next scarred me the more, Fabian moved the girl closer to himself, he looked me in the eye and moved the girl closer.

“What are you doing Fabian? What is the meaning of this?” I shouted. I was not the girl that he married. The girl he married knew nothing about love. She had never been loved. I was different, I had tasted love. I knew what it felt like. I was not going to take this from him.

“What does it look like Ara? I am kissing my girlfriend.” The way he said in a matter of fact. Like it was common knowledge, like he was doing nothing wrong at all. It unnerved me. It felt like something had gone terribly wrong yet I knew nothing about it.

“Why? We are married, Fabian!” I was shouting. The reason why I was even at his office was far gone from my mind. I was not thinking of the fact that I was pregnant, I was just so angry.

“So? Is this what you call a marriage? Our marriage is a farce that is what it is. I told you from the beginning Ara I do not want to get married. I do not want love, yet what did you do? You pulled me in. I am not responsible for anything that you feel, that is all on you Ara. I have the right to do anything I want to. It's not like I actually wanted this marriage. It was pushed on me, forced on me and I am right here with a woman that I cannot stand. I should at least have a woman that I love.” His words were going round and round my head. I could not make sense of them. Then again, I could very well make sense of them. I knew the words that he spoke. But I was afraid to really think of the words. He loved her, the woman who was by his side looking like a deer caught in the headlights. Like she was not supposed to be in the middle of the argument?

“You love her?” I asked.

“I love Phoebe. I have always loved her, you just came along and destroyed what we had,” he said. The fact that he looked at her so angrily and told her that she broke the love that he had shook her.

“Why did you do all that to me? Why did you pretend?” I asked. Even if I didn’t want to. I was crying now. I could not hold back the tears.

“What do you think?” Fabian asked.

“I wanted you to love me so that you would not leave me, I wanted the company, the money. If you love me, the company is mine. I have been with Phoebe all this while. I have been foolish though. I thought I was the one fooling you, but rather you fooled me.” I didn’t understand his last statement, but I had already made up my mind. I could not have my child with this vile vile man. I was a stupid child to think myself in love with him.

“I deserve better than you,” I said as I turned back to leave.

“You deserve worse,” Fabian said. That hit me harder than I would admit. The tears flowed freely from my eyes, I was unable to stop them as much as I tried. I left Lewis Enterprises and drove my car to Tricia’s house. I had left Fabian Lewis for good.