Page 148 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 3
“It’s not about Liam. I’m sorry. I was just…trying to find the right words.” He looked nervous and upset.
The sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach grew. A sinking feeling that felt so familiar. A pain that felt like it was happening in that moment. I cringed.
“Penny, are you okay?” His voice sounded far away. “Let’s just get you back to the apartment.” He put his hand on my lower back to guide me where he wanted.
“No.” I pushed him off. “The man I married didn’t rely on substances for the strength to tell me the truth. Whatever it is, just tell me. Tell me, James!”
“I’m not trying to get you drunk. Jesus.” He ran his fingers through his hair. “I just feel like we should both at least be sitting down. I need to sit down.”
My stomach flipped over again. And everything came back in a flash.
I opened the door and smiled down at my daughter.
"Hi, Mommy." She looked up at me in a strange way. As if she were studying me.
"Hi, Scar, I missed you." I bent down to hug her but she ran past me.
"Ellie!" she screamed.
I tried not to show the disappointment on my face. I had told myself that she wanted to hang out with Rob because she missed her father and wanted to hang out with another male in James' absence. But that wasn't the case. She seemed perfectly content as Ellen picked her up.
"Hi, sweet girl," Ellen said. "Did you have fun at the office?"
"Yes! I got to play with the copy machine."
I glanced at Rob.
He shrugged his shoulders.
"Come in," I said. "I hope she wasn't a nuisance."
"Nah, it was fun. Soph never wants to come to work with me. Everyone doted on her all morning. They couldn't stop talking about her beautiful red hair."
"Mhm." I looked over at Scar. Ellen was taking her upstairs to play. Ellen could entertain her for hours, yet she didn't want to spend one minute alone with me.
"James called last night to say goodnight to Scarlett. And he may have mentioned that you needed this."
I smiled and grabbed the grocery bag that I hadn't noticed. "I love you so much, Rob." I pulled out the pint of Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey ice cream. "Do you want some?"
"I've never turned down ice cream before."
We walked into the kitchen and I grabbed two spoons. "Did you already have lunch? I'm sure we have something more substantial to go with this."
"We grabbed hot dogs on the way here. Scarlett insisted."
"Of course she did." We made our way into the family room. I took the top off the ice cream container as I sat down on the couch, and then I took a huge bite. "God, it's everything I've been craving and more."
Rob laughed as he took a bite. "It's good, but it's not orgasmic, Penny."
I shook my head and laughed. "It's all I've been craving since the wedding." I put my hand on the center of my chest.
"Hey, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." I immediately removed my hand and took another bite. "I just have indigestion or something." I frowned at my own words. I had barely eaten anything in the past two days. What would I be having indigestion from? "Being pregnant sucks."
Rob laughed. "Daphne's getting into that phase too. Pregnant women. Ugh."
I lightly shoved his shoulder and tried not to wince at the pain that had now shifted to my stomach.
