80 80. Pillow Talk


    “You are penniless?” Pa’s brows furrowed.


    William nodded, gulping for fear that Pa would kick him on the spot because she realized she was making love to a homeless man. He was like a hobo now. The remaining savings he had were not much to support his life for the next few years because he already used it to pay for detective service and the expensive luxury trip to Tokyo.


    “What happened?” asked Pa curiously, her lips curled into a smile because what William said was a little funny to hear.


    William then told Pa how his father fired him. Alex even asked him to forget about inheritance. Even though he still remained his father’s child, it seemed, it made no difference. It was like Alex also fired him as a child.


    “So your parents dislike me now?” Pa asked, she turned her body so that her chest was on William’s. “Did I do something wrong? Is it because I misunderstood that Lea was pregnant with your child?”


    William shook his head quickly. “How could they hate you for something like that?”


    “Then, what made your father forbid you to see me?” asked Pa curiously because previously her rtionship with Alex and Lisa was fine.


    William’s face suddenly turned red. He was embarrassed to have to tell Pa of his failure to convince Mark of his business n.


    “Tell me, what are you trying to hide from me?” Pa asked exasperatedly, looking her husband in the eye.


    .....


    Later, William told Pa how he tried to convince Mark and how he decided not to continue the business deal with that famous business tycoon. Embarrassedly, William nced at Pa, afraid that she would burst out in her usual rage. However, what William got was a stunning stare with noment from Pa.


    “You, didn’t scold me?” William asked, in an astonishing way.


    Pa shook her head slowly. “I guess you’re just unlucky to learn about how Gaby really thinks about you. Well, I don’t think Gaby’s opinion is entirely correct,” Pa finallymented. She yed a finger on William’s chest as she thought further.


    William caught Pa’s hand because he didn’t want his desire to be aroused again when their discussion started to get serious. “I didn’t think you would defend me.”


    Paughed lightly. “Gaby looks jealous of n’s presence. She was afraid that Mark would treat her daughter unfairly because of the presence of the new heir. So far, Gaby has been desperately trying to show how a woman deserves to be an heiress so that her daughter can lead thepany in the future. However, n’s presence ruined her ns. You said that Mark always wants a son, no?”


    Williamughed lightly. “Gaby is a professional woman. She couldn’t be jealous over something as trivial as that.” William objected because his impression of Gaby was not a whiny woman who would involve feelings for business. “She’s just like you.”


    Now, Paughed out loud. “Indeed, I feel that Gaby is like me. That was why I said that she is jealous of n’s presence.”


    Pa then sat down and leaned against the headboard. He looked at William with a meaningful look. “Imagine if we keep our marriage, then suddenly you find your child with Lea in our sixth year of marriage. Of course, I’d be jealous, wouldn’t I?”


    William’s face blushed. He knew Pa would be jealous because she loved him. William’s chest warmed, causing him to pull Pa back into his arms and kiss her forehead.


    “I’m d we didn’t have a problem like Mark and Gaby’s,” William whispered, stroking Pa’s messy hair.


    “Right, so I think that Gaby is attacking your weakness to get Mark to cancel his big investment. That will make her feel that Mark can still be fair to his children,” Pa exined. “But, it also means that your n is not excellent.”


    Pa burst intoughter, as well as William. They cuddled up, teasing each other’s erogenous spots to set the mood.


    “Do you think Gaby loves Mark?” William asked suddenly.


    “Most likely. Didn’t you say she wanted Mark to do what you did to me at the hotel?” Pa asked, smiling. “I don’t think Mark is considerate enough about his wife’s feelings.”


    They bothughed together when they realized that they were gossiping. After a while, Pa said, “I was thinking to ask my father to help you by threatening your father about the investment,” Paughed for a moment then continued, “but I don’t think your pride will ept it, will you? You wouldn’t like it if your father had to take you back because he was threatened.”


    William simply replied with an increasingly loudugh, nodding at Pa’s words. “I ask you again, If I am jobless, will you still be willing to be with me?”


    “Of course!” replied Pa with a sweet smile, looking at William with conviction. “My money is enough for both of us, isn’t it? You can take care of our baby at home, I can work for our family. How does it sound?”


    “Hey, am I that bad in your eyes?” Williamined. “I thought you’d ask me to help you work in yourpany.”


    Paulughed. “Then who will take care of our childter? Isn’t housework just as important? You can be a stay-at-home dad. I would love it.”


    William disagreed about Pa’s ideas. He didn’t mind sharing the chores with Pa. However, if he had to stay at home all day, it would be too much for him.


    Exasperated, William tickled Pa’s feet. Of course, Pa screamed at that, she couldn’t stand being tickled at the foot. After that, there was no moreughter from the two of them. Only moans and groans, as their touch continued into the second and third rounds of passionate lovemaking.


    ***


    Meanwhile, in New York, ra was seen walking down the hospital hallwaynguidly. She was holding up the test paper which stated that she was indeed infertile.


    All this time, she had lied to Dave about taking the pills. She wanted to get pregnant with Dave’s child as soon as possible so that he would marry her as soon as possible. However, even if she had been trying for a year, she had not gotten pregnant.


    Frightened, she still thought that it wasn’t herself that was barren, but Dave. She loved him very much. She even considered adopting children if he was barren. However, the fact that Lea was pregnant with his child proved who was the one having infertility problems. ra was barren, not Dave.


    ra looked for a ce to sit because she could no longer walk in this desperate state. She was infertile, and would not be able to give children to Dave. She knew how he wanted a child.


    Dave’s betrayal did make her angry. However, Dave kept trying to reach her and apologized. Likewise, with Lea, she exined how it wasn’t Dave’s fault. If Dave hadn’t been drunk back then, he certainly wouldn’t have agreed to do it with Lea.


    ra was still in love with Dave. She couldn’t deny that feeling. One night’s mistake was not enough to erase all her love for her fiance.


    “ra?”


    A voice startled ra from her thoughts. She lifted her head and found Lea standing not too far from her.


    “Can I sit next to you?” Leah asked awkwardly. She wasn’t sure ra would want to see her. However, she would try any means to bring ra and Dave together again.


    “Sure! This is a public ce,” ra whispered. She folded the paper in her hand and tucked it into her white coat.


    “Are you taking a break?” Lea asked pleasantly. ra just nodded in response.


    “I ... just visited my mom,” Lea said in a low voice, hoping that ra would chime in when she talked about anything other than her pregnancy and Dave’s betrayal. Unfortunately, ra doesn’t look like she’s going to respond in the slightest.


    Lea nced at ra who had a grim face. Her chest tightened seeing ra’s current state. Back then, she had treated Pa the way ra treated her now. Perhaps, this was what you called you reap what you sow.


    “I’m sorry for everything I did to you and Dave.” In the end, Lea chose to stick with what she should have discussed. “You guys nurtured a love for so long, don’t sacrifice just one night’s mistake that anyone can get caught up in.”


    Hearing Lea’s statement defending Dave, ra turned and gave her a sharp look. “Don’t lecture me!” She then turned again, facing the wall stered with heart health posters.


    “I know you’re angry. However, maybe you’ll understand if I say this. Even though I was drunk, I remember when Dave did it with me, he said your name,” Lea said, swallowing hard. “To me, that’s enough to exin how much he loves you.”


    ra looked disdainfully at Lea, unable to believe Lea would tell her such a thing. However, at the same time, tears fell off her cheeks. She also knew that Dave didn’t really want to betray their love.


    “ra, Dave and I just have a child together. Nothing more than that. I hope you don’t escte the issue and can ept him back,” Lea said in a low voice, her eyes pleading with ra. “He is suffering without you.”


    Lea’sst sentence made ra burst into tears. Not only Dave would suffer. “I also feel like I can’t live without him ....”