Page 61 of Knocked Up by Mr. Grump Lawyer

“But I can’t thank you enough,” he said. “No one has ever done this for me.”

“Hhmmm… Alright, then you’re welcome,” I answered, smiling.

He smiled back at me, not releasing my hand a bit. Underneath the table, I felt his foot touching my leg while our knees kissed. It was sending so many shocking waves through my body. I couldn’t even concentrate on what he was saying.

“...and then we can just have the meeting online if you wish to join…” Those were the only words I was able to catch. But I easily realized he’d been talking about the case, sharing all the updates with me. I appreciated the fact that he wanted to include me in the next meeting.

“Yes, online would be good,” I agreed. “That way, I can still participate without physically stressing the baby and myself.”

“Can we compromise then?” he asked.

“About what?” I wanted to know, feeling quite confused.

“About you getting back to work,” he finished. It was a rather sensitive and uncomfortable topic to bring up now since we’d argued about it just yesterday. But perhaps he felt more open and more agreeable after what we’d been through today.

I took a deep breath. He leaned closer, even more, gazing into my eyes like no one else was present in the entire world around us.

“What do you propose?” I asked composedly. I was careful not to end up losing my temper again, which seemed to have become frequent due to my preggy hormones.

“You can work part-time, but maybe just focus on paperwork and other things you can do at home?” he said gently. “And of course, once the baby is out, you can gradually transition to working full-time again.”

It made perfect sense. I smiled widely, squeezing the hand that was holding my hand. “Deal,” I said. “But you know what? When the baby’s here, I probably won’t go back to work yet fully. I want to take care of him or her myself and not depend on anyone else.”

“I’ll leave that up to you,Mommy Kayla,” he said, grinning.

The sound of being called amommysent a shiver down my spine. It was both unnerving and exciting.

Suddenly, Robert’s smile faded away and his face turned dead serious. He started leaning closer and closer, closing in the gap between us.

My heart was banging against my chest with anticipation. I wanted him to kiss me so badly.

But just then, the waitress came back and placed all our orders on our table, making Robert slink back in his seat. I almost laughed at the disappointed expression on his face.

I couldn’t help cracking a joke about it, though. “You look disappointed,” I said. “Does the food not look appetizing to you? I thought you were starving!”

He chuckled, looking quite self-conscious. “Nahh… all of these look delicious! Let’s dig in!”

I finally laughed while nodding. I grabbed a slice of pizza and savored the taste in my mouth, enjoying every delicious morsel while Robert watched me with fascination.

Chapter 26

ROBERT

God,she’ssobeautifuland sexy.

That was what was going on in my mind during dinner. As I took one bite after another, I couldn’t help recalling how I’d lain her on top of a similar table and savored her body with my tongue and lips.

I felt myself hardening as the vivid images flashed back in my head. My eyes quickly glanced at the exposed skin on top of her breasts. Because she was pregnant, her breasts were even perkier and bigger than usual.

My heart began to race like crazy. I could still picture how her nipples went taut at my touch, how my mouth had devoured her breasts, making her moan.

“... go to the doctor together…” she was saying. I’d lost track of what she’d been talking about.

“Again? I didn’t catch that, sorry,” I said apologetically.

Our food was almost all gone.

“I said we can go to the doctor together, maybe once Riley’s settled at home already?” she said hesitantly.

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