I didn’t know how long I would be able to hide this pregnancy from Reiner and I wasn’t sure why I was even trying to hide it from him. It was so strange and funny, but I didn’t want to tell him just yet. The only rational reason that I could come up with was that I was scared of losing the baby. I did read somewhere that a miscarriage wasn’t uncommon for the very early stages of pregnancy. However, with how sick and tired I felt, I knew that Reiner would end up discovering my secret in no time at all. Even though, I was successful at hiding my fits of nauseating sickness from Reiner, I couldn’t hide the other signs of my exhaustion. “Natalia…” Reiner called my name softly. It was morning and I had just woken up. Morning sickness did not strike me, and I was grateful that on somedays it came as later-mornings or late-afternoons sickness instead. I smiled weakly at Reiner after turning my head around to face him. The worried look on his face and the frown in between his brows told me
“Eat this first…and then this…then this…” Reiner instructed as he shoved plate after plate after plate of food, soup, and fruits in front of me at the dining table. I stared at the endless supply of food in front of me before blinking my eyes rapidly. How am I supposed to eat all this? Can an elephant finish off all this? Maybe…probably…“Isn’t this…?” I began asking.“It’s not too much. I’m following exactly what the nutritionist has prescribed,” Reiner cut in with his answer to kill my pending question completely. I glared at him and then the food. Just looking at it made me feel sick. I was sure that it wasn’t just me, but the baby probably didn’t find this appetizing either. Too much food. Too much of something mushed up together that I couldn’t tell what it was. “After you finish eating all this, make sure to drink this…and then this…” Reiner continued with his stern instruction.My mouth dropped opened at the cups that he lined up in front of me. How am I supposed to drink t
“Fine. I’ll let you continue working. In exchange, you’ll let me work with you here at home,” Reiner proposed. “…Huh?” I gasped in surprise. “I’ll move here to work with you until you give birth,” Reiner declared proudly. It was clear that Reiner thought that his idea was the best solution for both of us. I didn’t mind working with Reiner around because the first part of my career was spent working together with him and by his side. At that point, I was willing to do so much more just to keep my job and responsibilities. “Deal. Thank you for compromising with me,” I thanked him wholeheartedly. …Having Reiner with me at home made my pregnancy a lot easier on my emotions. Life suddenly became less stressful and everything that I was required to do became easier with his encouragement and his company. Looking back, one of the hardest things during my first pregnancy journey wasn’t the pregnancy itself but dealing with my in-laws. After we got official confirmation from the doctor
“We don’t know yet. It’s too early to tell,” Reiner replied calmly.“I’ll get the preparations ready. If the child is a boy, we know exactly what we have to do,” King stated emotionlessly before standing up from his seat.According to him, the dinner was over. With much of the food left untouched, King left the dining table. I watched him leave in silence before letting out a long sigh. That made me realize just how nervous and uptight I had been during the entire duration of the dinner.“Congratulations to you both. I can’t wait to see your baby. He or she is going to look so cute no matter what!” Queen exclaimed cheerfully. Unlike her husband, Queen was truly thrilled and looking forward to the arrival of our child. Reiner thanked his mother, and I did the same. “How have you been feeling? Bad morning sickness?” she asked compassionately. “Yes. It hasn’t really been smooth, but I’ll be fine,” I replied honestly. “Has Knight been taking care of you properly?” Queen asked before s
“Natalia…Natalia…” “Yes?” I replied when I realized that he had been calling my name.The curious look on Reiner’s face told me that he had been calling my name for a while now while I was drifting off somewhere lost in my own thoughts. Reiner stared at me intently with his blue eyes as if trying to figure out what I had on my mind. “Sorry, I was spacing out a little…” I quickly apologized. “Are you tired? Should we go to bed early?” he asked with clear concern.That wasn’t it at all. I wanted to look at his face, but I didn’t dare to meet his eyes. This is just crazy…Listen, Natalia, if you’re suspecting your husband this early on in your pregnancy imagine what it’s going to be like when your belly is swollen like a huge balloon in your later months. I stuffed some food into my mouth to keep myself from sighing out loud. The food was tasteless in my mouth, and it wasn’t the cook’s fault. “I’m fine,” I managed to reply. “You don’t look fine to me. Is the food not to your liking?
In the end, my fears of having a sexless life were unfounded. Being the caring husband that he was, Reiner arranged for us to have a session with a doctor who walked us through various sex positions that were considered safe and recommended for the various stages of pregnancy. The session didn’t just reassure me, but it helped to ease Reiner’s worries that he could be hurting our baby when he made love to me. After that session, after his worries had been laid to rest, Reiner reverted to his old lusty self, and we ended up having sex like we normally did but with extra caution. Getting our sex life back on track made us both happier. Reiner was very professional about his work even when he moved to work back at home with me. That meant that sex was only allowed during lunch breaks and after working hours. I had to say that he made a great CEO. …**A few months later**“Does this feel good?” Reiner asked close to my ear. “Ahhh…yes…” I moaned in reply. “Your breasts are much more se
At first, I was against it; however, as Ryder got older it became painfully obvious to me that he was eager to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and his father. It also became evident that he possessed outstanding skills for him to become a leading agent. King was beyond thrilled and spent the majority of his time with Ryder from such a young age while Reiner continued to manage the company. “I’m not sure if Ryder should be taking lessons like that…” I voiced my concern to Reiner straightforwardly. It shocked me when Ryder turned up and showed me how to assemble and then disassemble a gun and he could do it at lightning speed. I couldn’t believe that the red-haired boy that was grinning up at me while holding a gun that he had put together was really my son. “It’s common. Treat it like a sport…a combat sport,” Reiner replied like it was nothing. “Did you do something like this when you were younger too?” I asked, still in disbelief. “Yup. He’s pretty much going through t
Choosing names for our children was a very challenging task. I learnt from Ryder’s case that our child needed two names. One that would be kept a secret and known only to his parents and grandparents and another name that he would use in public. That was when I realized that Reiner’s name isn’t really Knight. It had never dawned on me before that Reiner’s name wasn’t Knight. I never got around to adopting that name for him and had stuck to calling him Reiner or R. Of course, he never minded, and I thought that it was cute and special for me to be the only one that called him this way. However, it completely slipped my mind that Reiner probably had another name that I knew nothing about. He never mentioned it to me at all. Never mind Ryder’s real name, choosing his public name turned out to be a very political thing. There were many requirements involved that were imposed by King. The name also had to be unique and never used by any agent preceding him. We had many options nominated