"I turned on the heater, I've also prepared hot bath for you." She said to Ryan as he took of his wet clothes. "Those pills," she pointed to a packet on the table. "Take just two when you're done having your bath." She said to him.

    Ryan nodded... "Thank you."

    "No need to thank me. You still are the father of my unborn baby." Mia said not showing any emotions. "I'll leave you." Mia said before walking out of the room to the living room.

      "What's up, is he still shaking like a jellyfish?" Andrew joked. "That's what he gets for trying to gain your attention."

  Mia chuckled... "Give him a little breathing space will you?" She sat beside Andrew. "Thank you so much for the advice you gave."

     "You're welcome Mimi." He smiled at her.

     After some minutes, Mia went back into the room with a cup of hot chocolate drink for Ryan.

      "This is for you." Mia said placing the cup on a table.

     "Thank you." He gave her a small smile. "Thank you for taking care of me even though you don't want to." He said to her.

     "Don't do anything that could endanger your life because you want my attention. I only helped because I know it would kill me if something happened to you." Mia said to him.

       "I'm sorry. If you want, I could go." He told her.

     "I'm not kicking you out don't misunderstand. It's still raining heavily so you can pass the night here." Mia said without sparing him a glance.

      "Thank you. For the dry clothes too." He thanked her again.

      "It's Andrew who you should thank." She exhaled... "I hope you don't mind sharing the bed."

      "No, no please. I could always sleep on the couch." Ryan said.

      "I can't let you sleep on a couch when there's a bed, it's not like we haven't shared a bed before." Mia shrugged walking towards the bed. She laid on her side, pulling the blanket over her body and faced the wall. 

     "Um.. Goodnight?" He watched her close her eyes.

     "Hmm." Mia hummed.

    Ryan sighed sadly, picking up the cup of hot chocolate and then walking out the door to thank Andrew who was busy watching the 'keeping up with the Kardashians' show. He came in some moments later and he laid, by the side of the bed, backing her. He had seen she was already fast asleep so there was no use waking her.

      He heaved heavily. "I don't deserve any kindness you've shown me. I can't give up on us because I know you love me. You're scared because I might hurt you again, but I can't do that. Soph I want to start a family with you. We'd get married, start our own life together with as many children as you want! I don't know how that's possible because I fucked up so bad and now you want nothing to do with me. I want to be with you every step of the way, from now till the baby is born. I want you to pull out my hair when you're in labour." He chuckled. "That's what they always do in movies I know right." He sighed, licking his lips. "I want to remind you how much you mean to me when I shower you with all the kisses. Do you remember? I love you infinity and..."

     "Infinity and beyond. I do." Mia said between her tears as she sat up, facing Ryan.

       Ryan immediately sat up, turning to her. "I'm sorry, did I wake you? I thought you were already asleep." He said calmly.

     Mia laughed quietly, wiping her tears. "Andrew's right and I have decided I love you, I love you." She flung her arms around him. "I can't be happy if you're not here with me. You taught me to love again. I want us to work." She sob on his shoulder.

      He wrapped his arms around her fragile body, embracing her tightly. "You are and always will be my Soph, my crybaby, my universe, my forever." He said to her.

        "I love you so much Ryan, I love you." Mia cried, burying her face in the crook of his neck.

     "I love you to the moon and back my universe." He whispered for her ears alone. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. It's all my fault. Baby forgive me."

     "It's okay. It's okay." She pulled away, looking into his eye. "Let's start over."

       He nodded... "Let's start over." He smiled, leaning in to kiss her.

      Mia pulled him closer, capturing his lips. She missed his lips, his touch, his hands, everything. They unclothed, trying to reconnect using their body. It was just like the very first time they had made hot passionate love, but this time, it was filled with greater emotions, pure lust and love.

      "I want to be on top." She whispered softly into his ear and they switched positions swiftly. With unquenchable fevor, Mia rode on him. The sensual experience lasted for hours upon hours with little breaks and many position switching. They allowed their body make up for lost pleasures.
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     He pulled out from her, stumbling beside her. Mia pulled up the rumpled sheets to cover their bodies as they panted after the rigorous sexual activities. Ryan pressed his body against her as she curled into a ball, wrapping his strong arms around her.

       "Are you okay?" He whispered, brushing his lips against he ear.

    She was too weak to reply as she was sore and aching. She managed to nod.

     "I'm sorry for hurting you." He kissed her temple.

     "It's worth it." Mia smiled closing her eyes.

      "Will you be okay?" He asked her.

     "I'm fine, just exhausted. That's what I get when I just can't get enough of you." She chuckled. "Although I missed you, I missed our sex more." She felt safe in his arms.

     Ryan laughed... "You don't say." The feeling was just too good that he didn't ever want to leave. Finally, they were okay now. "Baby? Are you asleep?" He asked. There was a question that had been bugging him that he needed to ask her.

     "I'm about to." Mia answered quietly, she was almost dozing.

    His voice was laced with a little worry. "You don't think we hurt the baby do you? Maybe if I was a bit gentle —"

   Mia giggled... "Our baby is fine."

      "Are you sure?" He was deeply concerned.

      "I'm sure, you don't need to worry."  Mia assured him. "Goodnight?"

     "I love you." Ryan said to her.

   "I love you too baby." Mia said smiling, as she slowly drifted off to sleep.

    "If this is a dream, I'd rather I never wake up." He said to himself. He kissed her on her temple. "Goodnight universe." He said, closing his eyes with a smile on his face.
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    The sun was seeping through the curtains. Mia tried to move but Ryan's arm secured her. She lifted his arm carefully not to wake him up. She turned to look at his brilliant sleeping face and she smiled.

     "Good morning my love." She whispered, placing a kiss on his cheek. For the first time in a week and three days, Mia slept peacefully.

    She gently slipped out from bed, throwing on a sleeved oversize black sweatshirt. Glancing at the clock Mia frowned slightly. It was ten, ten in the morning!! Did they really sleep that long?! She washed off her face and brushed her teeth before leaving the room. Mia went into the kitchen to make coffee.

     "Someone looks happy." Andrew sashayed into the kitchen.

      "Good morning." Mia beamed a smile at him.

           "With that smile of yours, I take it that you've made up with loverboy." He said, eyeing her. Mia chuckled. "Well, it was pretty obvious because last night both of you weren't discreet. I could hear every detail."

     Mia spewed the coffee from her mouth, coughing slightly from the unexpected reveal.

      "I'm surprised the window didn't shatter. I could hardly sleep." Andrew shook his head, smirking at her. "But.... I'm happy for you guys." He said moving to hug her.

     "I'm sorry. We should've waited, it's like I disrespected your home." Mia flushed pink.

      "What are you saying? Baby girl this is your home too." He smiled. "Okay! So I'm going to the studio." He said, moving out of the kitchen. "And no sex on the couch!" He said while leaving. 

    Mia looked down at her coffee, steering it with a spoon. She was thinking about last night.

     "What are you thinking about my darling?" Ryan stood behind her, tracing her arm with his finger.

    "You." She giggled. "Do you want coffee?" She asked, turning to him.

     "You're my coffee." He hoisted her to the counter top, wrapping her legs around his waist. "Did you sleep well?" He nuzzled her neck.

     "I did. How about you? No Mi-tech today?" She asked, placing her hand on his shoulders.

      "Work? Not today." He shook his head. "Today's only about you baby."

      "Really?" Her arms moved around his neck. "What are we gonna do?" She grinned.

     "What do you want to do?" He asked, rubbing her thighs.

      "Stay in bed." She shrugged.

     "I love that idea." He said, leaning to kiss her.

    Mia's hand raked into his hair, pulling him for a deeper kiss. Ryan's fingers found its way in between her thighs as they tongue kissed. He trailed kisses down her neck, as he fondled her.

    She held on to him with the pressure of pleasure invading her whole being as Ryan's finger skillfully delved into her. She felt the pleasure rip through her as she kept on whimpering and moaning. When it was all over, Ryan withdrew, placing a light kiss on her lips.

     "Good morning." He smiled.

Mia smiled back. "Can we go to bed now?"

     "As you wish your Majesty." He picked her, heading to the room.
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    Things were slowly going back to normal. Mia moved back in with Ryan, they were still keeping the baby a secret from everyone.

    "This isn't gonna hurt at all." The doctor told Mia.

   Mia nodded, glancing at the ultrasound screen. It was the first time she was attending ultrasound with Ryan by her side.

   The female doctor squeezed out a clear gel, smearing it over Mia's bare stomach.

   "Okay, you're gonna see the baby and possibly hear the heartbeat." The doctor said, placing the transducer on Mia's stomach. She moved the transducer along Mia's stomach, applying some gentle pressure. "Oh! There it is." She pointed to the screen.

      Ryan's eyes remained glued to the screen, watching in awe. "It's so tiny." He said, giving a little squeeze on Mia's hand.

     "Listen, it's the heartbeat." The doctor smiled at them. "We can hear it because it's the 8th week of your pregnancy."

      "Wow, it's growing so fast." Ryan blinked away tears. "Can we get pictures?" Ryan asked the doctor.

     "Of course." The doctor smiled at him. "In that case, I'll leave you both." The doctor said before leaving.

   Ryan bent over, kissing the top of Mia's head. "I can hardly wait for it to be born already." He kissed her knuckles and that's when he noticed her spacing out. "Baby, you're spacing out again. Why won't you tell me what's wrong? You don't feel okay? Is any part of your body hurting you?" He was concerned with her constant change in moods that had been happening for sometime. First he thought it might be due to her pregnancy but be could feel something was definitely bothering her.

     "I'm sorry." She managed to smile. "Believe me I'm happy. I just get a little paranoid sometimes that's all." She told him.

      "Paranoid for what?" He sighed. "Ares won't touch you, not while I'm here."

    Mia nodded, wrapping her arms around his waist. "I know."

     She wasn't thinking of Ares rather, she was thinking of something more important, something she still hadn't told Ryan.

      "Our baby is fine and you're okay, that's all that matters right now." Ryan told her. "And I also think it's time to tell everyone about it, don't you think?"

     "Whatever you want, I'm fine with it." She said hugging him tighter.

       It was already two weeks since they had reconciled so it was only fit for them to announce to the others that they had a baby on the way. Ryan couldn't be more thrilled to become a father, something he had been wanting in a while.
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      "I can't thank you guys enough for the congratulatory surprise party." He said to the few friends that had come to celebrate with him after he bagged a multi-million deal and the world's youngest billionaire.

    Mia had organized the small get-together for Ryan. She had only called close family friends —Alex, David, Olivia, Natalie, Laura, Andrew and even Layla was there. Ryan was going to use the medium to announced to them the news.

     "I'm so proud of you." Mia said as she stood beside him, looking up at him.  

     "You're my pillar." He kissed her lips, wrapping his arm around her waist.

    "Awwww." Laura and Natalie awed in unison.

      "We have one more surprise." Ryan grinned at them.

      "What is it?" Layla smiled at the couple.

     "It's been almost three months Mia and I have been together, we've had our ups and downs, our laughing moments, our crying moments. You guys have been there supporting, which is why we want you to know that..." Ryan paused, allowing Mia to get a picture from her purse. "We are starting a family." He said happily as Mia pulled out the ultrasound picture.

    Natalie gasped loudly, placing her hands over her mouth.

     "No way." David was extremely surprised.

     "Oh. My. God." Laura's mouth fell open.

     "You're having a baby!!!" Natalie squealed.

      "I'm gonna be an uncle!" Andrew exclaimed happily.

     "How far are you?" David asked Mia.

      "Nine weeks." Mia answered with a beaming smile.

      "When did you guys find out?" Andrew questioned them.

       "Let's say..." Ryan started to say.

     "About two months ago?" Mia said.

        "Two months?! Why didn't you say anything?" Laura smiled.

      "We were waiting for the right time." Ryan grinned at them.

      "Best news ever!!" Natalie didn't contain her excitement. "Soon we're gonna be having little Websters around, yay!!"

      Mia and Ryan couldn't contain their happiness as they held themselves in an embrace.

      "Congratulations, I'm so happy for you two." Olivia grinned at them.

     "Okay!! We have to toast." Layla said in a sing song. Everyone raised their glasses. "A toast to Ryan and Mia and their baby. To more good news, to health, to abundant happiness. To everyone here celebrating them." Layla smiled. "To the couple!"

     "To the couple!" They all chanted in unison.

     "To us." Mia and Ryan smiled at each other, clinking their glasses.

     Alex smiled at them, he was so happy that everything was okay, now that everyone knew Ryan and Mia were expecting, he was finally at peace because he couldn't keep hiding it from Natalie.

    Later that evening, Mia sat in the dinning room, working on her laptop when Ryan joined her.

     "Hey, you spent a lot of time bathing." Mia glanced up at him.

     "Ye-yeah. It's been a long day." Ryan said to her.

   "Mhmm." She nodded, tapping furiously on her keyboard.

     "When are you going to be done?" Ryan asked her curiously.

    "No... Not anytime sooner." Mia sighed. "I have two parties to plan and one of my client is super picky, nothing satisfies her." Mia said to him.

      "Can you give me a minute, I want to talk to you." Ryan said standing beside her.

     "Now?" She looked up at him.

    "Ye-yes." Ryan seemed nervous.

    "Can it wait a little longer baby, I just need to finish this." She pleaded politely.

     "Su-su-sure. Take all the time you need." Ryan smiled at her.

     "Wait." She frowned. "Is there something wrong? You seem to be stuttering." She asked him. "Are you okay?"

     "No I'm fine. Finish whatever you're doing first." He told her.

    "You sure?" She asked.

     "Yeah." He managed to smile.

     It's been almost three months and since a week ago, he'd been looking for the right moment to propose to her.

    "Okay." Mia nodded, looking back at her laptop.

Ryan took in a deep breath before walking out. After almost twenty minutes he came back again.

     "Baby." Ryan bent over, kissing her cheek.

   "Hey." She smiled. She stood up after turning off her laptop. "I'm sorry." She apologized.

    He frowned... "For what?"

   "For spending so much time on work than you." She said, looking at him.

   "You're spending time on work?" He raised a brow. "Since when?"

   Mia shook her head, chuckling softly. "I'm yours now." She wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him, slowly but passionately.

  Ryan pulled away, placing light kisses on her face. "Come with me." He said softly. Ryan took her hand and led her to their room.

     As soon as he opened the door, Mia's lips parted. Rose petals were scattered on the bed and on the floor, scented candles lit the whole room and videos of their past was played by the projector, reflecting on the wall.

    Looking at the videos alone brought tears in her eyes. "Ryan?" She turned to him. "You did all these?" She asked and he nodded. "It's so sweet of you! I'm sorry, I should have done something this romantic—"

    He laughed... "Baby the surprise party was more than enough for me, besides you're giving me the best romantic gift ever. That's our baby. I couldn't ask for more." He said sweetly, making Mia tear up more. 

    "You're making me cry." She chuckled, giving him a tight hug. "I'm such a crybaby."

  "And I love you just the way you are my universe." He said hugging her back.

    "I love you too baby." She said to him.

    "There's still one more thing." He said to her. 

   "There's more?" She frowned, looking up at him.

     "Come on." He said, leading her to the balcony.

    Lighters lit up the sky as they got there, then she saw some balloons floating around her, and it read in bold....

          "Will you marry me?"
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