Chapter 53

" I'll help you instead " He said hoarsely and pulled her in for a deep kiss in which Carla responded to immediately. He kissed her until they were both out of breath. She helped him pull out of his clothes quickly because they were proving to be a hindrance to having access to his body.

" Easy vixen, I'm all yours " He whispered and helped her pull out of his suit. He carried her to the bed and laid her down. Her hair was sprawled all over the bed and she stared up at him innocently.

Soon they were rolling on the bed, laughing and enjoying the feel of each other's body in the heat of passion. That night, he made slow, passionate love to her. The next morning, they dressed up and went to see her mother. Of course Georgia was happy to see the couples and they left for Mexico not long after that. Carla felt like a complete, fulfilled woman and she liked feeling.

A week later, she woke up one morning feeling quite strange. The bed space next to her was empty which meant Liam had left for work. He left a note for her on the table and she smiled after reading what he wrote. Suddenly, she felt as though there were giant ants in her tummy and also vomit up her throat. She rushed into the bathroom and emptied all she ate the night before, even though most of the food had digested. She felt so weak that walking back to the bedroom proved to be difficult. She dragged herself to the table for some water.

She felt strange, did she have fever? Caught the flu perhaps? She shuddered at the latter thought and went straight to bed. She didn't want Liam to worry about her so she was going to try her best to sleep early and keep it from him l, at least until she went for a checkup and found out what caused the tiredness and all that. Liam came home that night, feeling something was off but he couldn't place a finger on it. Carla was asleep and one look at her face, he could guess something was wrong with her.

He checked her pulse and body temperature but everything was normal so why did he feel so uneasy? So bad he had to leave for work very early the next morning because he had to tie up some loose ends and seal an important deal. Well, he could always come back home after he signed the contract, couldn't he? He was the boss after all. Pulled off his clothes and got into bed with her. He tucked her in properly and laid down, facing the ceiling. Sleep eluded him and he thought of what to do to relax his mind and make him go to sleep quickly until he finally arrived at a solution. He cuddled her close and she sighed contentedly. It was as if he knew cuddling her was the thing he had been waiting for because he slept in minutes.

Carla woke up the next morning to see Liam had left her a note again. Thank goodness he left for work early today too, she thought to herself. If Liam had seen her this way, he would instantly know something was amiss with her. She showered quickly and called for Ben.

He appeared shortly after " Good morning Ma'am " He greeted politely and Carla smiled warmly but it didn't quite reached her eyes as she was in no condition to smile.

" A good morning to you too Ben, how are you this morning? "

He nodded curtly " I'm good ma'am, I'm good "

" What's your schedule this morning? I want you to take me somewhere " Carla said, going straight to the subject. And of course, Ben was always prepared for things like that because it was his job.

" To where ma'am? " He asked politely but there was a hint of curiosity that was hard to ignore beneath his hard demeanor.

" Hospital Ben, hospital " She blurted out and searched his face for any reaction. His eyes widened slightly but his expression gave nothing more away other than that.

" BUT... You are not going to tell Liam anything " She added sternly.

He looked up, startled " But... But ma'am, he'll definitely ask and... "

Carla cut him off " Don't. Tell. Him. Anything, I'll handle it " She repeated louder this time and placed emphasis on her words.

The poor driver seemed to have been put in a difficult situation because he looked lost for some minutes, thinking of how he would escape the situation without Liam having his head or worse, losing his job? Heck, he was doomed.

" But... What if the boss ask, what will I say? I can't possibly lie to him, can I? He's going to have my head if he finds out I've been lying to him this whole time. I could lose my job ma'am " He finally voiced out his worries.

Carla smiled at him reassuringly " No cause for alarm Ben, nothing will happen, I assure you. Tell me something, how would he know if you don't tell him i went out at all? So chill, okay? " She patted him on the back lightly.

" Okay ma'am " He replied automatically and left, his footsteps fading away by the minute.

Carla sighed and went in to get ready. She didn't have appetite but felt she had to eat, just in case it turned out the doctor would run a test on her so she quickly prepared some scrambled eggs and made a cup of coffee to go with. She ate some mouthfuls and went back to the bedroom to finish the light touches of her makeover. She had a philosophy that said she shouldn't look like whatever it was that was eating her up.

Suddenly she felt queasy, it was like there was something running up her throat and before she knew it, she quickly rushed into the toilet and emptied the whole content of the little breakfast she had. She held a finger to her forehead as a headache was beginning to form.