Chapter 14

There was something different about her, Craig watched as she kissed her husband good bye with all the love of a doting wife. He sometimes wonder if her acting was no acting at all. He longed to put a bullet in Giovanni's head, but his orders were to keep him alive. His boss had faith that Michelle would be able to do her job. He, on the other hand wasn't so sure.

He watched as she waved her husband off then turned and walked into the house. He sat unmoving in the car wondering what it was about her that was different, but nothing came to mind. Just as he was about to pull off and head to work himself his phone rang. Picking it up off of the seat next to him he answered it.

"Donahue."

"It's not nice to spy on women, Craig."

Craig smile, he knew that she would have caught him eventually.

"I'm not spying, Michelle, just protecting my interests."

He could almost hear her anger building over the phone.

"We both know that I don't need protecting, but I can't say the same for you."

She paused for a while letting her threat sink in. He didn't understand why she disliked him so much when all he's ever done was try to protect her. Growing up in the orphanage, her hostility was always towards him, never the others.

"Tell the boss that if I so much as see you within a thousand yards of my house I won't be held accountable for my actions."

She hung up before he could reply to her. Craig threw his phone back on the seat and grip the steering wheel. His grip was so strong that his knuckles began to turn white. After a while he let go and started the car, whiles speeding off his only thought was how he was going to kill Riccardo Giovanni when the mission was over.

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Michelle started at her naked body in the mirror, she placed her hands flat on her stomach. It was strange to her, the whole idea of a living human being growing inside of a person. But strange as it might be, it wasn't supposed to happen to her. She was told that she could never get pregnant, it was just something in her biological makeup that prevented her from conceiving. So what happened?

It didn't matter what the doctors said, she was happy that she was pregnant. The child inside of her was causing her emotions to heighten. It was like she was on a roller coaster, one minute she was up, one minute she was down and sometimes she couldn't tell what she was feeling.

She hugged herself a little tighter. She couldn't let her boss find out about her baby, they would try to take it away from her. She was going to try and hide it for as long as she could, then she'll have to come clean to Riccardo and tell him who she is.

There was a slight tap on the door alerting her to Riccardo's presence. She dropped her hands back to her side and offered him a smile.

"I'll be out in a minute, I'm just getting dress."

Riccardo looked at her, taking in every inch of her body. It was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen. Every curve on her body was defined to perfection. She was just simply exquisite and she was all his.

"Why bother getting dress, clothes will only hide you from me? I quite like looking at exceptional works of art.

He was leaning against the door fully dress in the signature dark suit. However, a few of the button on his shirt was unbutton, with his grey tie loose around his neck. His suit jacket was pushed to the side and his hands were in his pants pocket.

To Michelle, he was the sexiest man alive. His rich black hair was a little on the longer side and his eyes were almost the same colour as his hair.

Michelle was tall at 5ft 10, but Riccardo towered over her at 6ft 3. He was the perfect height for her. He was just perfect, the only man she had ever wanted to spend the rest of her life with.

She watched as he pushed himself off the door and strolled towards her. A seductive smile lit up her face as he pulled her into his arms.

"You know, exceptional art is only to be admired from afar. Too much close contact can ruin the quality."

Riccardo embedded his hand in her hair, pulling her head back slightly. She sucked in a breath and bit her lips. The dazed look in his eyes matched her exactly, he wanted her just as bad as she wanted him.

"Well, what can I say, I was never one to follow the rules. Your body is an art in itself, it would a shame not to explore all its secrets."

He placed his lips on hers, sending her senses wild. Her hands start to work at his buttons, she needed to feel his skin. The buttons were refusing to become undone, so she ripped the shirt opened.

Pushing the jacked and the shirt off of him, her eager hands seek his flesh. She grabbed his head, wanting to deepen the kiss, but he ceased her hands. Her back came in contact with the cold wall of the bathroom and Riccardo pinned her hands above her head.

He started biting and kissing her neck then soon his mouth was on her breast. She moaned, closing her eyes to enjoy the feelings he was causing inside of her. He released her hands and abandoned her breast. Moving lower, causing her to moan loudly. She couldn't help it, he knew just where to touch her.

Putting his hands around her waist he pulled her closer to him. He got on his knees and place tender kisses on her stomach. This startled Michelle, he couldn't possible know about the baby, could he?

"When were you going to tell me?"

She tried not to gasp and for the first time in Michelle's life she felt caught off guard. Riccardo was still on his knees looking up at her. She didn't know what to say. It was hard to lie when she didn't know how long he knew. She found out about her pregnancy when they were in the safe house, after the robbery. However, three months had already pass since that time.

The reason she didn't tell him was because she was trying to protect him. If he didn't know she was pregnant he could be able to deal with her lost easier, if it ever came to that. She was trying her darndest to keep that from happening, but she wasn't a fool. If her boss ever found out about the baby, he'd hunt her down, sending everyone after her. And she was only one person, she couldn't fight them alone.

"I don't know, Rick, I was scared it if I started telling everyone I'd later find out it wasn't true."

He raised up to his full length, still keeping his hands around her. The look in his eyes soften. He knew that the doctors told her that she'd never be able to get pregnant. It had never bothered her, with her lifestyle she never envisioned a child being part of it. Riccardo had said that as long as he had her he would need nothing else.

"Michelle, you can always confide in me and if anything does happen we'll deal with it together, not on your own."

She nodded and rest her head on his chest. Of course he would be able to deal with. It's not like she didn't know who he was and what he was capable of, so why was she hesitant to tell him who she was?

Could be the fact that he might never forgive her, or he might leave her. She felt like she's dug a hole so deep and she's unable to get out. When the job was offered to her she wanted to decline, but her other option was working with Craig and she could barely stand being in the same room with him.

It never occurred to her that she might fall in love with her job. But that she did, and she was willing to sacrifice her own life if it meant that he would be safe.

"We're going to be late for the charity gala."

Riccardo chuckled, "We just might be."

Slowly he pulled away from her, his hand lingering just a little longer on her stomach. However, just before he pulled it away, she placed hers over his.

"We're going to have a baby, Rick. Our family will be complete."

His eyes lit up and he smiled at her. "We've always been complete, now someone else is joining our complete family."

Those were the moment she loved the best, when he said things to melt her heart. She had always been a cold hearted bitch according to some of the people who knew her, but with Riccardo she was warm. It wasn't a feeling that she had to put on, it was genuine. There wasn't a lot of people she cared about, but her husband was the first ten names on that list.

He kissed her lips softly then moved away.

"I'll let you get dress because if I stay in here one more minute neither of us will be going to the gala."

She giggled as he walked out, the man was unsatisfiable. With the smile still on her face, she turned and grabbed her black cowl back evening gown off of the rack. After putting it on she checked herself out in the mirror, the dress fitted her the same as it always did. Her recent change in circumstance didn't alter the dress in any way.

The dress was one of her favourites, the craftsmanship was simply beautiful and to perfection. It was body-fitting but free at the same time. The slit made for a comfortable walk. She exited the bathroom and walked back into her bedroom to put the finishing touches to her look. Riccardo was not there when she emerged.

Deciding to wear her hair loose, she used as little product as possible, only to tame her curls. Applying a touch of foundation, mascara and bright red lipstick, she was ready to leave. She grabbed her red purse, slipped her feet into her red stiletto and left the room, making her way to her husband.

She was so caught up with her pregnancy and thinking of ways to protect her husband that she didn't notice that there was someone else in the house, watching and listening to everything that she and Riccardo do and says.

The person stood by the window in Michelle's room and watched as she and Riccardo drove away. They smirked to themselves as they got out their phone and punched in a number. The call was answered on the third ring.

"Yes." The person on the other line said.

"Boss, there's something you need to know about Michelle."

The person, wanted to prolong the suspense, but knew that the boss wouldn't take too kindly to it.

"What is it?" The boss sounded irritated.

"She's pregnant."