Finding My Baby Daddy (Pandora and Benjamin) novel Chapter 46

Chapter 46

“Pee? What do you think I am?”

“Pregnant,” he stated nonchalantly. Pandora grumbled as she snatched the cup from him. By the time she walked back, Benjamin had set out a bunch of food and drinks on the table.

“What is all of this?” she asked, feeling a lot hungrier than she had been moments ago. The smell of food wafted in her direction, making her stomach grumble pitifully.

“Lunch,” Benjamin replied without looking at her.

“I didn’t know this was part of your services, Doctor Parks,” she chuckled.

“This is a special treatment reserved for patients I like!” Benjamin retorted with a wink before he took the cup from Pandora.

“You know… I am grateful for this and last night. But you don’t need to look after me,” she whispered. She was touched by his gesture. The sad fact was, Derrik had made her coffee every morning for all the years they were together. That was the only thing he had contributed to their relationship.

“Someone has to do it,” he insisted while he looked at the stick he put in the cup. “I need to take your blood pressure. You have some protein in your urine.”

“I don’t know what that means. Is that a bad thing?” she questioned, sitting down.

“It could be. We will need to keep a closer eye on you.”

Pandora swallowed, worried about her babies. Absentmindedly, she started to rub her belly. She closed her eyes and prayed silently: ‘Please, God. Don’t take them away from me.‘

“Pandora.”

Pandora opened her eyes slowly and found Benjamin looking at her. “I promise you… I will take care of all three of you. I will do everything in my power to see that all three of you are okay, but I’ll need your help.

“What do I need to do?” she asked eagerly.

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“Eat more regularly… I am talking about every two hours.” Pandora bobbed her head quickly, urging him to continue. “You must reduce your stress levels, and pass tasks that cause you stress to others.” Pandora let out a long breath, knowing the latter one was, and would be harder for her.

“Lastly, the thing I see you fighting me the most about…” She closed her eyes, waiting for him to say what she knew he was going to say. “Less work. I would like you to only work between the hours of ten and four during the day and no more than Monday through Friday.”

Her eyes sprang open. “That is six hours of work a day. Thirty hours a week,” she grumbled. “If you want me to eat every two hours, that would cut away at my working time. I would be eating three meals a day and get a maximum of five hours of work done. That is unacceptable.”

“Pandora…” Benjamin started off softly but got cut off by Aron, who spoke over him.

“Yes, that will be arranged. I already have her maternity leave booked from May first of this year to May first of next year!”

“Thank you, I will.” Benjamin smiled but it quickly dropped when he turned in her way. “He seems lovely,” he commented.

“Eat. Then I will take you to my office and I will administer another scan.” She stared at him. “No charge. It is on me, of course. And that is only if you eat properly.”

Pandora grunted in response, knowing well that her ex–husband was indeed the biggest asshole that ever walked on the beautiful earth. “I have never been one to gain the attention of men. Derrik was the only one that ever seemed interested in me.”