Elena's POV

I put away the last file as I started to pack up since it was the end of the day. I got to work today thinking that Stella or someone at least noticed my absence from work, but nope. Neither did Stella nor Mr Parker ask about my whereabouts since the meeting.

The people here are just... I have no words for them.

Just as I finish pack up and log out my account on the company's laptop, my phone started ringing.

I giggled as I saw the caller ID, it read 'baby-daddy'.

"Hello.." I sang into the phone.

"Hey babe, I'm waiting downstairs." He said

"Okay, I'll be down in a sec." I said and hung up.

I took my bag and headed out. I saw that the lights in Mr Parker's office were on and Stella wasn't by her post. I'm so not gonna go in there and walk into another porno.

On getting out the building I saw Ethan across the road, leaning on his car. He seemed to be in a deep discussion with someone. He was looking like a hot snack!

He wore black denim jeans, an orange tee, white socks with black Nike sliders. His midnight black hair looked like he ran his fingers though it a couple of times.

I crossed the road and decided to creep up on him. Just as I said 'boo!' he put his phone away and turned to me, making me shriek from the sudden movement

His hands wrapped around my waist and he buried his face in my neck, his nose was softly stroking the side of neck.

"How was your day?" He asked, his breathe tickled my neck.

"It was alright." I shrieked and giggled.

"Did you have all your breakfast pastries?" He asked, pulling away from me.

I nodded, looking down and blushed.

"We're going to my place tonight." He pecked my forehead and opened the door for me. I slid in and he shut the door.

"Why are we going to your place?" I asked after he got into his side and shut the door.

"Because, I want to spend some time with you." He winked my way.

I chuckled and chose to relax in my seat.

...

"Where are we?" I asked I got out the car and realised that we weren't in front of mansion.

"My penthouse." He said, locking the car and making his way to me.

"Why aren't we at your mansion?" I asked as he led me into the lobby and headed towards the elevators.

"Good evening Mr Knight." Came a too friendly distant greeting from the lady at the reception as we strolled pass.

Ethan looked back at her and nodded in acknowledgement.

"You didn't answer my question." I reminded him as we got into the elevator.

"There's a small situation there." He said, looking unsure.

"Who was that woman?" I asked him

"Which woman?" He asked as he pressed the button for the top most floor.

"The one at the reception."

"You just answered your own question babe, she's the reception lady." He chuckled

"Why was she looking at you like that?"

"Like what?" He asked as he came closer to me and raised one eyebrow down at me. Does he get any hotter?

"Like you were a snack." I pouted

"But don't I look like a snack?" He grinned.

"You do... but- but she can't look at you like that!" I frustratedly said.

"Wouldn't you look at a snack the same way any other person would?" He grinned down at me again.

He's such a jerk. Here I am, raising an important subject about a woman who looked like she could see his x-ray with her eyes and here he is trying to get smart with me.

"Argh, leave me alone! Now I want a snack." I pouted and could feel my eyes begin to water.

"You could always have me, you know." He chuckled.

"Leave me alone! I'm hungry and pregnant." I shouted as I stepped out the elevator when the doors opened. I could hear him laughing.

Why's he laughing? I was being serious about that reception lady.

"Ethan!" I cried as I sat down.

"What's wrong baby?" He hurriedly asked as he approached me. He sat next to me then pulled me into him.

"You wanna tell me what's wrong love?" He asked while playing with my hair.

"I don't know why I keep crying. Is it annoying? If it is I'm sorry, but I was being serious about that lady downstairs looking at you as if you were snack. Only I'm supposed to look at you like that. Isn't?" I said into his chest.

"No, like I said the last time, I don't find your crying annoying. I think it's adorable and cute. I understand that you don't like the way she looked at me so I'll try doing something about that, and yes, only you're allowed to look at me like that." He chuckled. I snuggled into him some more.

"You hungry?" He asked.

"Are you asking or telling me?" I asked him.
"Because that isn't a question in my dictionary."

He started laughing. "Okay, let's get you changed then we can feed you and you." He said rubbing my tummy.

...

"Why did you hide those?" Was the first thing I heard as I got out the shower in Ethan's shirt and boxers.

"Hide what?" I asked back confused.

"My love bites. Why'd you hide them?" He asked as he ran his fingers across the after effects of his nipping and kissing at my neck.

"It doesn't look formal." I shrugged.

"So what if it's not? This shows that you belong to someone." He possessively said and started trailing kisses on my jaw and going down to my neck.

His words made my heart skip a beat and swell up at the same time. He basically just claimed me and is teasing me by trailing those kisses on my neck.

I placed my lips on his when I couldn't take the teasing anymore. After another knee buckling and toe curling kiss. I pulled away from him because I needed food.

"Ethan, we need to be fed now." I reminded him. He chuckled and shook his head.

...

After eating I slouched down on the couch.  bowls of spaghetti did it for me.

I turned on the TV and saw two people that looked very familiar to me. It was a picture of Ethan and I in the morning. Whoever took this picture is a pro because the angle in which they took this pic made me wish I had the picture on my phone.

Ethan's back was to the camera as he kissed me whilst I was in the car. I immediately turned up the volume.

...the private and secretive billionaire finally off the market? Who is the mysterious woman?

Ethan Knight was spotted today in the morning outside a cafe near Parkers&Co kissing a woman in his car. Though Mr Knight is yet to answer our questions, all that we can rely on now are the sources tha-

Ethan switched off the TV.

"Why are we on television Ethan?" I asked as calmly as I could.

"Even I don't know, I didn't know that paparazzi was around that area. I'm still trying to solve the whole press thing." He said

"But we are on TV and- and that means everyone is watching and that-that means my mom will see it!" I devastatedly said.

And as if on cue, my phone started ringing.

I looked at the caller ID but it was an unknown number.

"H-hello." I stuttered into the phone.

"Hello my darling child." My heart skipped a beat. And it wasn't because I was happy. I was infact scared.

This woman who is supposed to be my mom, has the audacity to call me after God knows how long.

My phone slipped out of my hand and fell on the floor, I was gonna follow the phone if Ethan didn't reach and catch me on time.

This woman is back in my life, which means my life is over. And here I was thinking that everything was beginning to fall into place. I couldn't stop myself from crying. So I cried, I cried because of all that she put me through, I cried because my dad left the world. I just cried.