GETTING THE HEART OF THE CEO

The next day, a couple attended a gynecological appointment. Freed had a smile that lit up his face, and they sat in the waiting room. He couldn’t stop gently passing his right hand over Janna’s belly.

“Mr. and Mrs. Gregen, you can go to Dr. Maritza Wilson’s examination room.”

Freed took Janna’s hand, they started walking together, and entered the examination room.

“Good morning, how’s that belly doing?”

“Fine, doctor. I haven’t had any discomforts. It’s the dad who experiences nausea in the mornings, some foods don’t sit well with him, and I think he’s having cravings too because I’ve seen him eating sweets, and he’s not a fan of them.”

“It’s good that they suffer a bit for what we, as women, have to face. Now, let’s find out the gender of this baby.”

Freed helped Janna lie down on the examination table, and he lifted her shirt. The doctor turned on the ultrasound machine, applied gel to Janna’s belly, and started pressing the device in her hand, sliding it back and forth. The sound of a little heartbeat filled the room.

“Are you ready to know the baby’s gender?”

Only the dad’s voice was heard.

“Yes!”

“Congratulations! You’ll be parents to a girl.”

Freed flashed a grin from ear to ear. Tears started flowing uncontrollably from his eyes, and in excitement, he embraced Janna.

“Thank you, my love, for this long-awaited gift. Soon, Fernanda will be with us.”

Janna was astonished by the news of being a mom to a little princess. She tried to calm her racing pulse, and upon hearing the name Freed mentioned, she glanced at him and mumbled quietly.

“Don’t you think it’s too early to choose the name? Besides, we haven’t talked about it yet.”

“I like Fernanda; it’s a strong and beautiful name for our girl.”

Janna rolled her eyes; she knew she lost the battle with this man.

Freed helped her to her feet and seated her in front of the doctor’s desk.

“Everything is fine with the girl. She’s on track with the time. Keep taking the vitamins as you’ve been doing.”

“Thank you, doctor!” Freed shouted euphorically.

“I’ll see you next month.”

Freed approached Janna, helped her stand, held her hand, and directed her toward the door. Once at the exit, with a playful voice, he said.

“Shall we go to the mall, to a baby store? I want to buy the first gift for my daughter.”

“Love! Don’t you think it’s too early to buy things for the baby?”

“No, love. Months pass quickly, and we don’t have anything for her yet.” He pulled her hand. “Come on, let’s go.”

When they reached the mall, they entered a large baby clothing store. Janna was engrossed in looking at the blankets, and Freed had a cart full of pink clothes. He approached.

“Do you think it’s too little clothing?”

Janna turned and took a look at the cart full of clothes of the same color. She stretched out her hands, marveling at how beautiful they were, but she examined several pieces, and all were size 0, besides being similar to each other.

“I think this is an exaggeration; it’s too much small clothing. They grow quickly, some she won’t even get to wear. So, let’s choose a few, and leave the rest.”

“I’m her dad, and I want my daughter always to be like a princess.”

Janna reached out and grabbed a miniature dress with a pink tutu skirt.

“Do you think your newborn daughter will wear this?” She stretched her hand and grabbed another almost identical dress. “Or this one.”

“It’s better for her to have too much clothing than not enough. I’ll make sure to spoil my daughter like a princess.”

Janna rolled her eyes with an annoyed expression. She knows it’s better not to argue with him because she’ll pay for it anyway. She returned the two little dresses to the cart and turned around to pick up the blanket she liked.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Freed stood there looking at her with a smile. He was in love with the princess on the way and wanted nothing to be lacking for her. He hugged her from behind, ran his hands over her waist, resting them on her slightly bulging belly, gave her a tender kiss on the neck, and sweetly expressed.

“I love you, Janna. You don’t know the joy I feel knowing I’m going to be a father to a girl. You know, I grew up with deficiencies. My dad had to go out every morning in his old car and come back at night, day by day. When my mother got sick, shadows became present. I had to drop out of high school and work as a security guard at a restaurant to help with my mother’s medical expenses. Unfortunately, the cancer my mom suffered slowly consumed her until one day she stopped breathing.” He sighed with melancholy against Janna’s neck.

“Freed, I’m so sorry.” She placed her hands over his.

“My father was consumed by depression, and shortly after, he started drinking alcohol. One day, I got the news that he had had a traffic accident. He was drunk driving and crashed into a retaining wall.”

Janna felt saddened by his story. She knew he didn’t have a family, but she didn’t have the details.

“Since they passed away, I’ve been lonely. My parents’ family is in Italy; they never looked for me, and I had no interest in knowing about them. Then I saved Kyle from a kidnapping, and since then, Grandpa Hugo, Sussan, and Kyle have become my family. Now it’s you and that baby.”

“Love, I understand because I’m in the same situation as you, but buying several unnecessary things for the baby seems excessive.”

“Okay, love, let’s choose what you think Fernanda can use, but don’t deprive me of this excitement that grows for my princess. I love both of you. You are the ideal woman for this crazy man.”

Janna smiled with satisfaction at his words, turned to face him, and gave him a tender kiss.

“I love you too, and I thank God for placing you in my path. Now, let’s choose what we’re going to take with us.”