After those challenges happened in Lyn and Axiel, the childhood sweetheart who meet each other before and are now husband and wife. Their life story continues in this part as they go through those incoming challenges that will test their marriage life.
“Hubby I want strawberry.” Lyn requested while pouting. Her husband Axiel will go to the office while she will go to their hospital. Yes, their hospital because they own it. She pass the board exam last year after their marriage and now working at their hospital. Two years together.
“I will buy that one Wifey. Anything else?” he is wearing his shoes, getting ready for work. He is busy this week because he will expand another branch of their business.
Lyn goes near him and hugs him, a back hug. She didn't know what is going on, her feelings now. She become clingy and so sweet this week and is always craving strawberries.
’Is she being dependant on that fruit?’
‘Why is she always craving for that?’
“You always want that fruit Wifey, are sure for me to buy for that again?” Axiel turns around and faces her. Curiosity is written on his face.
‘Why, is there something wrong with what she requested?’
“Are you not going to buy me that strawberry?” Now she is emotional. Her tears flow to her eyes while staring at him. Because of her unexpected reaction, Axiel panicked and coax her while saying some words to coax her, making her calm down and stop crying. Her tears hurt his heart, he didn't want to see her in that situation.
“Shhhhh enough okay. I will buy a lot of strawberries for you when I go home. Please stop crying,” he says in a soft voice. This week was like hell to her, become moody, clingy, loves strawberries, and worse she shout at him last night. She's blessed to have an understanding husband that loves her. No doubt that she is the lucky girl in this world.
“I want strawberries Hubby,” she says again. He nodded to her for an agreement. He loses when the commander speaks, no more negotiations and demands.
“Okay, I will buy it. Prepare and I will drop you at the hospital before going to the company.” Lyn nodded and start preparing. She wore a white dress below the knee. She loves this dress because Axiel buys it for her. With her shoulder bag, she goes downstairs, and there she sees her husband preparing their breakfast.
They have maids and chefs but he will cook for them whenever he's not busy. He is cooking a common breakfast, egg, bacon, langgonisa, egg sandwich, and fried rice. Axiel will not let her go to work without having breakfast. He cares about her so much more than he does.
“Can you make our coffees Wifey?” he asked. He loves when she makes coffee for him, the way she blends it. She smiles before saying.
“I would love it Hubby.” she giggles. A smile is plastered on her lips while making coffees for them. She put down the two cups on the dining table beside their plates. Dishes are bin set on the table.
“Come and let's eat Wifey.” he invites her with a smile. She sits and leads the prayer before eating. Prayer becomes their daily task to do before doing anything, before meals, at bedtime, and after waking up. Their spiritual relationship with God strengthens as years go by.
“I will be going to pick you up this afternoon okay. Take care Wifey.” Axiel reminds her before kissing her forehead. It is a way to express love and assurance than saying it. They say that action is stronger than words. She nodded.
“I love you Hubby,” she smacked him while staring at him. She is longing for his ‘I love you too Wifey’. Her day will not be complete if she can't hear it.
“I love you too Wifey.” There he says it. She leaves the car after hearing him saying it. Her day is good and she hopes it will not be ruined.
“Good morning nurse Lyn.” her co-workers greet her. They are not allowed to call her ma'am even though they own this hospital. She hates attention, so much caring, and is also a plastic friend. It's not preventable when they know if she's the wife of Axiel Monteverde. The fearable Billionaire in the business world this time.
“Good morning too.” she greet back wholeheartedly. Almost all of them are her friends but not all. Knowing that not all of them are true friends right? Someday one of them will betray her no matter what. She didn't hold their mindset and didn't know their thoughts.
‘No one would be that loyal if they can't sacrifice their lives to a friend.’
‘True friends are rare to find but worth it if you have them already.’
She now must check patients on the fifth floor, the last floor of the hospital, and also the VIP floor. First, she needs to get things she will use before proceeding there using the elevator. It's not a tiring day but she feels exhausted when she finishes her morning duty. Feels that her body will collapse any time later. Her eyes become blurred and her surroundings are spinning but she manages to walk with the help of the wall. Without it, she will fall to the ground immediately.
Her body was heavy on what she felt. Thankly, the apparatus she uses is not needed to bring in the lobby where their station is located. Every floor has a nurse station and a doctor in charge to monitor what is happening on each floor but now she just goes and checks patients there not her duty to monitor the VIP floor. Upon approaching their station, she loses consciousness.
“Nurse Lyn!” her co-nurse shouted. She looks pale this morning when she arrived but she didn't give attention to it. Maybe it's just because of her anemic but it's not.
***
Axiel is scanning some proposals for their new branch. His phone is open for calls or texts to come especially from his beloved wife. He notice the change in his wife this week and he cares about it. Even she didn't mind it but he cares and at the same time worried. What if there's something wrong with her but he will know it late? He will not forgive himself.
He lose her before and was afraid it to happen again. Six years is enough but now that she remembers him and now she is his wife, he will not let her go again. The vow they promise to each other remains until death separates them.
‘Baby you have a call
Baby, you have a call
Baby, you have a call’
His wife's voice she records to become his ringtone. It is better to hear her voice before answering a call or reading a text, it calms him first before anything will happened before that call or text.
“Hello,” he answered using his cold tone. It's not his wife because the number is unregistered.
“Sir your wife-”
“What happened to my wife?” he cut her word. Yes, the caller is a girl. He didn't know why this girl know his number and how did she get it? The matter now is, what happened to his wife? His heart pounds so fast because of nervousness. He can't think straight now.
“Faster! Tell me right now!” he shouted. It pisses him off. He didn't care if he scare that girl or not.
“Your wife pass out just now and the doctors are checking her right now.” the girl's voice is trembling but she manages to state it. Without saying a word, he ended the call.
“Lance prepare my car, NOW!” he ordered just after the call. Lance is outside of his office. Upon hearing the Boss's order, he immediately calls the person who's in charge of Axiel's car security in the parking lot to get ready and bring the car in front of the lobby.
“Drive the car, Lance. We will go to the hospital.” Axiel leaves his office and Lance approaches him immediately. Knowing that his Master has an important to go, maybe an emergency.
“Yes, Master” Lance answered. He start the car as his Master entered. Seeing his Master Axiel worried using the front mirror tells that something bad happened related to his loved ones.
‘Love ones matter more than works.’
‘Family comes first.’
‘Family stays but everything doesn't, not all most but it's true.’
It's just a minute and they arrived at the hospital. Lance speeds up when no vehicles are on the road. It's almost lunch so there are few cars on the road. It's free to drive as you but surely when you Overspeed, police cars would behind chasing you. A speed limit is a must to avoid being charged.
“Good morning Sir!” the employees greet them as they enter the hospital. Axiel didn't bother them and walked straight to the elevator. His baby is on the fifth floor in his exclusive room here in the hospital for an emergency, the largest VIP room in the whole building.
A doctor escorted them to the fifth floor until he enter. Lyn is lying in the Queen size bed peacefully sleeping. He approaches her upon seeing the situation. She makes him worried to death.
“You make me worried Wifey,” he murmured and kiss her forehead. Turns to face the doctor who's in charge of his wife.
“How’s my wife? What happened to her?” he ask using a cold tone that make all the people in the room shiver in fear.
“S-Sir-”
“Don't stutter and answer my question!" he shouted. They didn't have the right to be afraid.
“Sir Nurse Lyn passed out after she made a round of checkups on this floor. She looks pale when she arrived.” the head of nurses answered him. Knowing that the doctor will not be able to tell it because of fear.
“Do you already check her up?” he asked again while staring at Lyn. All of them secretly sigh when Axiel turns his attention to Lyn. It's like they escape from their predators.
“Yes Sir and congratulations, your wife is four weeks pregnant.”
‘Your wife is four weeks pregnant.’
‘Your wife is four weeks pregnant.’
‘Your wife is four weeks pregnant.’
‘Your wife is four weeks pregnant.’
The doctor's words echoed repeatedly in his ears. His emotions are mixed, happy but worried as well. It's a blessing because Lyn is pregnant but is she going to pass out anytime like this? Is he gonna be a good father? Is he ready for these new responsibilities? Those questions wandered in his mind. He didn't know how to react. But he is sure that he is blessed and happy, super happy to be exact.
Is this the feeling that first-time fathers feel upon hearing the news like this? He will have his kids, made up of his flesh and blood. Kids that will wait for him to go home with his wife. Kids that will call him ‘Daddy’. He dreams to have his own family and now it's happening.
“Is it true that I'm gonna be a father?” he asks for assurance. For them to assure that it isn't a dream.
“Yes Sir and it is the reason why she passes out. Didn't she throw up in the morning or craving for something?" the doctor assured him and ask. He asks his mind.
‘Is this the reason why she always craves strawberries?’
“She crave strawberries this week but she didn't throw up. She even shouts at me and is irritated all the time but I don't know why is she being like that.” Axiel said while remembering what is so weird to his wife this week.
“Owww... It is because of her morning sickness Sir. Some pregnant women are not that sensitive but most of them are so sensitive. Their emotions change rapidly, they crave foods even weird ones, throw up in the morning, and hate smells that they love before and others. It's all part of their pregnancy and also the kid/s wants.” the doctor explained. Axiel nodded at the information he heard. He becomes open ears about this because his wife must be now pregnant.
“I will give you Sir a list of vitamins that Nurse Lyn needs to take. Here Sir,” the doctor handed him a list of vitamins before leaving.
Axiel holds her hand and kisses it. Full of love that even his eyes could tell. He smiles before saying.
“I love you Wifey and our child. You the best gift I ever had in my life and now I have a bonus, it's our child. I will protect the both of you no matter what.”
It is the start of parenthood for both of them even if the baby is just a fetus. A little creature inside of Lyn's womb that soon will be developed and born into this beautiful world. A child that will call them ‘Mommy’ and ‘Daddy’ in the future. Surely, they will give their attention to it, efforts and love that parents could give to their own.
***
Lyn woke up in a big room. She looks around and realizes that it's a VIP room for Axiel in the hospital. She feels dizzy but it's bearable so she tries to sit down.
“Ouch huhuhuhu," she groans because of pain. Her mind seems strong but not her body.
“Hey what's wrong Wifey? Why are you crying?” Axiel who just come in sees her in that situation? He immediately approaches her and asks. Using his thumb, he wipes her tears.
“My body is weak Hubby.” she is like a child complaining to her parents. She try her best to lift her hands and touch his face but she failed which makes her cry more.
“Shhh, it's okay Wifey. The doctor said that it's because you passed out and your pregnant Wifey.” he comfort her and say the good news.
‘What would be her reaction?’
‘Is she going to be happy about it?’
“Who is pregnant baby?” she asks out of shock.
”You, your pregnant Wifey.” he said again.
“I have a baby in my womb Hubby? I would be a mom,” she stated while her tears flow again in her eyes. It's tears of happiness.
She love kids and dreamed to have her own as Axiel did. Now it's fulfilled. He agreed to her. It looks like comfort too.
“Yes, Wifey,”