A few minutes later...

"Yes, of course. Diana, meet my girlfriend, Harper!"

What the fuck did I just say?!

Diana's eyes widened and Harper's head snapped to me.

"What?!", Harper whispered shouted.

Shit!

"You have a girlfriend?" Diana asked.

"Umm...yes. Girl...friend. She is a girl as you can see and she is a friend so, girl friend. There's space in between those two words." I explained sheepishly.

Diana didn't look convince at all. Come on!

"She'll be staying here for a few...months?" I said.

Diana narrowed her eyes. "Months? And why is that so?"

I turned to Harper who was glaring at me. "I guess Harper can explain that."

Harper snapped. "Why the hell are you making up stories?! Why don't you just tell her that you got me pregnant?!"

Diana gasped loudly while I face slammed myself. I am so dead now.

"You were not supposed to say that!" I hissed.

But it was too late.

"Gareth!" Diana scolded. "What did you do?!"

I walked closer to Diana. "Look, I can explain. Just please don't tell it to mother." I requested.

"No. I am telling it to Maria right now!"

I joined both my palms and begged her. "Please, Diana. Don't tell it to mother, she'll kill me. I beg you."

She stared at me while I looked at her with puppy eyes pleading not to tell it to mother.

She huffed and walked past me and gently placed her hand on Harper's lower back guiding her to the kitchen. "Are you hungry, dear?" She asked sweetly.

"Umm...not really."

"Oh, come on. You should eat well if you are pregnant. Come, I'll make something for you." And she took her inside the kitchen.

I looked at their retreating figures in confusion. What the hell happened here?

I followed them inside the kitchen after a minute. Diana was whipping up some pancakes while Harper was standing next to her.

"You are how many weeks pregnant, dear?" Diana asked.

"A...week", Harper answered softly.

"When did you find about it?"

"This morning."

"Are you both dating?"

"No."

Before she asks her anymore questions, I cleared my throat. "Diana...can I talk to her for a moment?"

Diana gave me a glare and went away leaving us alone.

"Are you really that scared of your mother?"

I looked at Harper and moved closer. "Not really but...she has the habit of overreacting and that makes her scary."

"I just hope she doesn't tell it to mother", I muttered.

"She won't. She said she won't if you treat me right."

I rolled my eyes. "Sure."

"I am going back to office, make yourself comfortable. Ask Diana if you need anything. I will see you in the evening." I told her.

"What about my clothes? And my other stuffs?"

I placed my hands inside my pant's pockets. "How about I buy you a whole new wardrobe?"

"No, thanks. My old clothes are enough for me."

"Okay." I said. "You will get your stuff in a few hours."

My eyes dropped down to her belly and my lips curled up in a small smile.

I felt the excitement buzzing through my veins. I am going to be a father.

"Stop smiling like a fool." Her voice snapped me out of my thoughts.

I scratched the back of my neck and turned to leave.

I didn't come back home at night because I was busy working on a new project in the office and I actually fell asleep on my desk.

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I woke up in the morning in my office and realised that I didn't have much time to go back home, get dressed and come back again since I had an important meeting today so, I had my clothes delivered and didn't go back home. Today is actually Saturday but I work on Saturdays.

When the work was finished in the evening, instead of going home, I went to see Eve at his house.

"How long are you planning to keep her?" Eve asked me as he leaned against his desk in his study.

I leaned back in the chair. "What do you mean how long I am planning to keep her? She is staying with me till she gives birth."

He rubbed his beard. "Good."

"Did you tell Aeryn yet?"

"Do you want me to get killed?!"

I sighed heavily. "Harper also didn't tell her anything."

Eve slammed his fist on the desk. "I still can't believe you got her pregnant, Gareth!"

The door slammed open and we both looked at the entrance in shock where Aeryn was standing glaring at me.

Disbelief was written all over her face as she marched up to me and grabbed my collar. "You did what?!"

"Aeryn--" Eve tried to speak but one glare from her and he became quiet.

Her grip tightened. "What the fuck did you do?!"

"I--"

"She is engaged! Do you want her engagement to break?!"

Her voice became low and deadly. "Did you take advantage of her?"

My eyes widened. "No! I would never do that!"

"You are lying! She would never cheat on anyone."

Eve gently placed his hand over her shoulder. "Leave him first. And give him a chance to explain."

Still glaring at me, she removed her hands from my collar and took a step back. "Now, tell me!"

I got up from the chair and said, "Firstly, she is not engaged."

Aeryn opened her mouth to interrupt but I continued quickly. "Her engagement broke. That night, I met her at my club, she was drunk and she told me everything. Later, I dropped her at her apartment and well..."

I cleared my throat embarrassingly. "You know what happened next."

Aeryn's jaw dropped. "Why didn't I know about her engagement?"

"Because she didn't tell you. Duh." I said sarcastically and rolled my eyes.

Eve, who was standing next to me whispered. "Don't make it worse, brother."

Aeryn placed her hand over her head. "She lied to me. She didn't tell me anything...", she muttered to herself.

"She didn't want to worry you", I said.

She snapped. "Shut up!"

She was still in shock and she quietly left the study without any other word.

That's it? I was planning my funeral already.

Eve sighed. "Don't mind her. I read pregnancy makes women have mood swings."

I hummed in response agreeing to him but when I realised what he said, my head snapped to him. "Pregnancy? She's pregnant?!"

"Umm...yes. Didn't I tell you?"

"Tell me? You never told me!"

He smiled sheepishly. "Oh, I thought I did."

Seriously?

"When? How? Why?" I blurted.

"What do you mean 'how?'"

I shook my head. "I didn't mean that. She's how many weeks pregnant?"

"A week", he replied.

"Harper is also a week pregnant. Did we both decided to have s--"

"Shut up, Gareth." He looked at me blankly.

"I was just wondering..."

He rolled his eyes and Aeryn came back to the study and stood in front of me angrily.

"Where is she?" She demanded.

"At my home."

"Take me to her", she ordered.

"O-kay..." I looked over to Eve who just shrugged his shoulders. "You wanna go to her right now?"

"Yes!"

"Fine." I grabbed my car keys that were lying on the desk and went downstairs with her following behind me grumbling to herself.

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"Welcome to the GW Mansion!" I announced proudly as I stepped inside the house.

My smile fell when she didn't even bother to take a glance at the interiors.

Of course. Eve's house is much more beautiful.

I mentally rolled my eyes.

"Harper!" She bawled and I had to cover my ears.

"Oh my goodness! Don't shout. I'll call her."

I looked inside the kitchen. "Diana?"

Nope. She is not here.

I was about to climb the stairs when I saw Diana coming down. "Where's Harper?"

"She is not feeling well. She vomited. She is in your bedroom by the way."

"Okay." I turned to Aeryn and gestured her to follow me. "She's upstairs."

I walked upstairs with Aeryn behind me. I opened the door to my bedroom and stepped in.

Harper was lying on the bed with the covers on top of her. "Umm...Harper--"

Before I could complete my sentence, Aeryn burst in. "How could you do this to me, Harper?"

Harper's jaw dropped and she sat up straight before glaring at me.

"I didn't tell her!" I defended myself. "She just heard my conversation with Eve."

Harper ignored me as Aeryn sat on the bed. "Why?"

"I am sorry, Aeryn", Harper said softly.

"I was so worried about you and you were lying to me all this time."

Harper lowered her eyes. "I am so sorry."

"Your engagement broke and you are pregnant! And you didn't even tell me. Are you angry with me? Did I hurt you?"

At this Harper immediately grabbed her palm in hers. "No. I am not angry with you and you didn't hurt me. I just wanted some time to think about all this plus I didn't want to worry you."

"Told ya", I commented.

Both of them gave me a deathly glare and I muttered a small sorry before they continued with their conversation.

After a minute more of apologising and accusing, Aeryn engulfed her in a hug and I stepped back outside to give them some privacy, which I should have given a few minutes ago only.

Never mind.

I went downstairs to the kitchen and took out two pieces of bread and butter.

I applied a generous amount of butter on one bread and placing the other bread on top of it I was about to take a bite of it when Aeryn came down.

With the bread butter sandwich half way to my mouth I watched her march up to me.

She was still angry with me, her glare was telling this. "If she gets even a single scratch on her, you will find yourself torn into pieces." She warned.

My brows furrowed. "What do you think I am going to do with her? Torture her or something? Or make her my slave?"

Her jaw clenched. "Don't even think of touching her." She warned again and snatched my sandwich from my hand and walked towards the front door while munching on it.

That's my sandwich! I made it!

And do they think I am a monster?

I scoffed to myself.

Wait.

How's Aeryn supposed to go back?

I ran after her. "Aeryn, wait!"