When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Stunned, I was about to shake my head when Mrs. Erikson winked at me. She continued, “Having cramps suck. You can’t exert yourself during the first three months. Otherwise, you might risk having a miscarriage.”

Ashton was about to head upstairs to work, but Mrs. Eriksen called out, “Mr. Ashton, it’s painful to have cramps. You should give her a massage later. I bought some essential oil earlier. It’s in your bedroom.”

I must admit Mrs. Eriksen was doing a good job as a wingman.

Ashton put his files down and gazed at me. “Does it hurt?”

I belatedly realized he was asking if the cramps hurt.

Mrs. Eriksen was nodding profusely at me, so I nodded and forced out a smile. “Yes!”

Frowning, Ashton uttered, “Come on!”

As he went straight to the bedroom, I stared at Mrs. Eriksen. “Mrs. Eriksen, I don’t have cramps.”

I had other symptoms, but having cramps wasn’t one of them.

Mrs. Eriksen shot me an exasperated look. “It doesn’t matter. You’ll have that when you’re five or six months along. Hurry, go back to your bedroom now.”

My legs felt like lead as I made my way back to the bedroom. Ashton was taking a shower in the bathroom.

around, I noticed a bottle of essential oil on the bedside table. I couldn’t believe it. Mrs. Eriksen

a few days but luckily,

his hair dripping wet. The water trailed down his

shower!” he ordered, interrupting my

my head around and met his gaze wordlessly. Feeling guilty, I looked away and scurried into the

I heard was from Ashton’s phone, but

to him. “Who

nothing and gave my phone to

I saw Nick’s

greeted him politely,

eye, I noticed he was

I’ll hold a press conference,” Nick told me in all

rare to hear him speak so formally. “Okay,

like you, I’ll

the hell? “Good night!” I responded because Ashton

up, I placed my phone aside. “It’s about the

was no need to explain. I sat on the edge of

saw Ashton standing