Chapter 41: The Waiting Game
The penthouse felt like a pressure cooker those next few days. Every creak of the floorboards made me jump. Every buzz from my phone sent my heart slamming against my ribs. Bella tried so hard to act normal. She cooked breakfast like nothing was wrong, read baby books curled up on the couch, even laughed at the dumb memes I showed her on my phone. But I saw the way her shoulders stayed tight, the way her hand never wandered far from her stomach, like she was always ready to shield it.
We weren't alone anymore though. That became the new rule. No more quiet nights with just the two of us. The team basically moved in like roommates from hell.
Marcus slept on the couch most nights, rifle within arm's reach. Lydia took over the guest room and turned it into a mi
