The baby contract novel Chapter 67

Carla pulled herself up from the chair she was sitting on and went over to the refrigerator to get another juice drink. She walked slowly as she was now heavily pregnant. Her face was getting fuller and she looked fat which she hated. She wondered if Liam saw her in a different light but she had no idea, his attitude towards her hadn't changed and he seemed to care for her more now than ever. He would wake up very early in the morning and prepare breakfast before going back into their room to wake her up with kisses. 

" Ugh " She muttered irritably when a glass cup shattered on the floor, barely escaping the cup from leaving a cut on her face. 

Liam came in then and his eyes widened as he saw her struggling with the shattered cup. 

" Carla! " He shouted and rushed over to her side in seconds. 

She rolled her eyes, thinking he fussed over her too much. He was always treating her like a kid, like she was made of porcelain doll which she hated so much. 

" Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?? Let me have a look " He said hurriedly and took her hands in his while searching her face intently. 

She snatched her hands away from his in disgust " I'm fine and I didn't get hurt anywhere so you can relax " 

Liam sighed, not surprised at her behavior, he was used to it now " Okay, just be careful, okay? " He said softly. 

" You really need someone who can help you with stuffs like this, a maid perhaps " He continued in the same soft and light tone. 

" I don't need anyone's help and pity Liam, I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself, I'm not a kid! " She screamed and Liam winced, expecting the reply from her already. She seemed to be getting irritated more and more these days and she had added weight but he loved her still. She had started to feel self conscious of her body. She would neither get dressed before him nor let him make love to her again because she felt she had become ugly and had lost her shape. 

" Are you sure? " He asked, staring deeply into her eyes. 

" Yeah, I brought it upon myself! " She screamed again

" Carla! " He shouted back. She went still for a minute, shocked that he shouted back at her. She was being a bitch she knew, but couldn't stop herself, the baby in her consumed most of her strength which got her annoyed. As if that was not enough, she had become as fat as a cow, looking uglier each day. 

Liam felt sorry for screaming at her but he had no choice, he had to make her see reason that she was beautiful and would always be. He had no idea what put the notion in her head that she became ugly but he was ready and willing to change her mindset on that. 

" We made the baby together Carla, it's our baby, a proof of our love to each other " He said calmly, silently hoping and praying she would succumb to not fighting him anymore. 

Her eyes welled up with tears, yeah she had gotten emotional too. She cried for little or no reason at all and Liam was literally shown hell when he refused to do her bidding. She hurt him countless times, found joy in it, lived for it but he didn't let go of her still. 

" But the love is fake Liam, it's all fake " She said and bursted into tears. 

He sighed and walked over to her in silence. Cradling her in his arms, he comforted her by murmuring soothing words in her ears. 

" Shhh it's okay, it's fine " He said softly and caressed her hair. 

She whimpered softly against him and struggled slightly to get herself comfortable. Finally she stopped struggling when she seemed to have made herself comfortable and fell asleep within minutes. 

He heaved a sigh of relief and carried her bridal style upstairs and into their bedroom. He laid her on the bed gently and went to shower. When he came out, wrapped in only a towel, he saw her sitting up on the bed, sobbing. Where was the sleeping woman he had tucked into bed before he went to take his shower? What's the thing with pregnant women and trouble anyway? He asked the heavens but received no reply of course. 

He rushed to her side immediately " Hey what's wrong? " He asked frantically. 

She shook her head in a way that meant nothing was wrong but she continued crying. 

He tilted up her chin to stare into her eyes " Please talk to me, Bella " He pleaded. 

" I'm not happy with myself " She replied and her voice shook from weeping. 

He frowned slightly, wondering what on earth she meant by that " You're not happy with yourself? I can make you happy sweetheart " He said softly, in a bid to cheer her up but it wasn't working, at least not then. 

" I've been such a bitch lately, haven't I? " She asked sadly and looked up at her husband, tear eyed. 

Liam automatically shook his head " No, of course not, you've been so wonderful lately and I'm so happy that I couldn't wish for a better situation "

" Is that sarcasm I hear in your voice? " She asked and cried harder. 

Liam looked up at the ceiling, thinking of how to pacify the heavily pregnant woman. 

She looked up when she didn't receive a reply " Be honest Liam, please " She stared up at him, her eyes so wide and innocent that Liam knew he couldn't refuse any of her requests. 

" I don't want to lie to you baby so yeah, you haven't been yourself lately, so different from the Carla I know. You have turned into an angry, sad, harsh lady but I understand perfectly that it's because of your pregnancy so I dare not complain. We made the baby together, remember? So I'm cool with everything " He everything in one breath and exhaled a deep breath. 

" Oh dear " She whispered and raised her hands up. Liam got the message and placed her on his thighs. He buried his face in the crook of her neck and inhaled her scent. God, how much he had missed her natural sweet smelling scent. The only time she allowed him to get that close to her was when she was asleep. 

" Have I been that bad? " She asked in a hushed whisper and her arms went around him. 

He nodded, not able to bring himself to talk 

" I'm sorry " She whispered and was on the verge of starting another crying session but Liam held up a hand to stop her. 

" Hey it's fine, you're just making the situation worsen if you keep crying " He said softly and wiped off the tear that had escaped one eye. 

She nodded profusely " I know... And I'm sorry for putting you in a tight situation lately " 

" It's okay Bella, it's okay " He said and caressed her cheeks. 

" No it's not, I've been such a bitch lately and it pisses me off now that I thought back to how much of a bitch I've been but it's not entirely my fault " She sniffed. 

He listened attentively without a word and waited for her to continue in which she did after some minutes of silence. 

" It's the baby's fault too " She blurted out and blew into the tissue that was handed to her. 

Liam tried to maintain a straight face but honestly, he didn't try enough because he bursted into laughter before he knew what hit him.