Chapter 137

Nate

I sighed and rested my back on the chair as I listened to the projections of the past year, my father spoke and spoke pointing to the most interesting points of the curve, while Jess in front of me wrote everything like a fucking schoolgirl. I looked at her and laughed at seeing her so focused to keep up with me. 

Jess looked up and glanced at me, mumbling a few words before returning to her notepad.

I sighed and caressed my face as I looked back at my father, who kept talking nonstop. It was only 2:00 in the afternoon, but it was going to be a very long meeting.

Maya

I lay my hands on the bed while another contraction hit me fiercely. I squeezed the covers and breathed deeply, trying not to scream while waiting for the pain to pass.

I’d been locked in this goddamn room for hours, with continuous, ever-closer contractions, and I was alone. My fucking husband wouldn’t a