Love Aint Always Pretty

Pursuit

- the act of pursuing

Origin: Middle English

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While I was busy grabbing all of my stuff to get myself some lunch, there was a sudden knock on my door.

"Hi." Nick greeted as he opens it wide.

I froze for about five seconds when our eyes met and then I recovered. I gaze at my watch and it was twelve five noon. I'm starving for some steak and he's making me starve if he stays longer inside my office. He walks inside while every employee behind him was looking right at us. He slowly closes the door behind him but I could still see heads peeping out.

"Hi." I cleared my throat.

He glanced at his gold wristwatch, "It's lunchtime. Wanna go grab something to eat together?" He asked.

I bite my lower lip. Together.

"Nick, your employees think something is going on between the two of us after what you did for me. It's better if we avoid each other." I say.

"Grab a pad and a pen, we'll make them think we're going for a lunch meeting."

I sigh. "Nick. Why are you doing this?"

I pulled up my hand to show him my wedding ring to show him that I'm married. "I'm married."

"You're married." I added.

He sighs.

"We can't be seen together and if your employees will tell your wife that they saw you entering my office and we went out for lunch together, I'll be fired." I continued.

"Did Dakota taunt you to stay away from me?" He asked.

Yes.

"She didn't. I just wanna make it clear to you that we can't do things that we used to do. For god's sake Nick, we're both married people." I answered.

I grabbed my purse.

"You're heading somewhere?" He asked.

"Lunch." I say firmly.

"Can't two good ol' friends have a peaceful lunch together?" He asked.

Jesus Christ Nick. Why are you making me lose my mind?!

"I'll meet you at Travioli. We can't be seen leaving together." I say.

He nods and smiles at me while he walks out of my office. I waited for a few minutes before I could leave and when I finally did stepped out of the building, I hailed a cab and went to Travioli. Damon didn't want me to drive my car because he doesn't want me to get into a car accident.

When I arrived at Travioli, I marched my way towards where Nick was sitting down. I sat right across him and noticed that he already ordered meals for us. Goodness, the steak looked delicious as hell. I don't know how he knows what I'm craving for today but at least he knows my favorite meals. It's been a very long time since we went out together like his, just the two of us.

"Eat up." He says.

I smiled.

We ate silently and the dishes he ordered were insanely good. The gravy was salivating on my tongue and the vegetable salad was to die for. I've noticed something about Nick, and he still doesn't talk or make eye contact when he eats. He's still the same old Nick I knew back in the day.

"You still don't talk." I blurted.

He slowly pulled his head up to me and wiped his cheek win the table napkin. "What does that mean?" He asked.

"You don't talk or make eye contact when you eat. I've noticed that since before." I say.

at him, "You still

smiles. "You know me too

I smiled ruefully.

me but something holds me back now that I've started a life with Damon. I bent my head down right away when he pulled his head up to me.

to chase you now, huh?"

didn't release me

have changed Nick." I say. "I

physically but you're still the

about Catherine owning his heart and his love. But now that he loves me and that I hold a huge piece of his heart, it's already

You're about to become a father to Dakota's baby. Stop saying things like this."

to my

sighs. "The wedding is all for show. You

the baby Nick

Dakota is too much

I sigh heavily.

Someone with a familiar voice called out

My heart beats faster than a nanosecond when I saw my husband's reaction when he caught me having lunch and holding hands with some other man. Damon stares at Nick and I remember at the wedding, they never personally met since

from Nick when Damon stared at our hands entwined. Damon

moved closer to my husband. "This is Mr. Nick Wilde.

awkward silence between the three of us and

nice to finally meet you." He says while

accepts it. "Pleasure's mine. I'm

lot of stuff

you doing here

to me, "Dropped by your office and I heard you

lunch honey? We were having some meeting for... The convention...in a week." I

Damon says while the three

make a scene. I don't know if he's

both planning on becoming business partners together. Think about it, my husband and the man that I still love will have merging of business. Damon was cool. He's always the laid back type of

•••••

I always love staring myself in front of the mirror every morning and before I sleep, and seeing some of my body parts changing, from my flabby arms, my belly growing, my thighs expanding bigger as I sit down, my calves are getting big too and my

I listen to some Beethoven classical songs or some piano pieces on my way to work. I have

has come with his work.

already three months pregnant since I always were baggy tops. Sometimes I wonder if I still cross his mind. Sometimes I wonder if he misses me when he doesn't see me. Sometimes I wonder if ever he sleeps with Dakota does he still see me. Sometimes I wonder if he misses my kisses and misses making love to me like how much I

I asked

fork and wipes

I can't do that."

"Yes you

"I can't."

can't you do that

and you know that. I can't just resign because you tell me so. I

it. Just quit your

sigh inwardly. It's not that I don't want to quit my job because I don't want to be away from Nick, but because

I sigh. "I don't want

letter, we're moving to England. You don't need

myself too. I don't want to be just a

there and I'm going to manage it.

don't wanna leave

think about

well last night because I was chasing for the deadline. I read a lot of articles that's needed to be edited and as I do it, I can't help but think about Damon's offer. Us moving to England. I really

passed, and I have finally made a decision for myself. I was busy finishing my final edits for this article since my shift was almost about to end. I kept rereading it over and over again to look for some mistakes, in case I missed a few. When I was done, I quickly stood up and grabbed my bag and my resignation letter. Damon has been forcing me to go with him and he said he already

felt my eyesight getting blurry. I felt my world spinning slow so I reached for my chair to hold onto something

too much.."

I pulled my head up junky to find Nick standing by the doorway with a red paper bag on his hand and a box colored white and blue. He walks inside my office causally and I just stared at him, not expecting him

I say in

able to catch you around here." He

you were

as soon as I can." He starts walking to me and handed

you." He hands the

is this?" I

boutique at France and I thought