The Billionaire's Secret Lover novel Chapter 104

A MONTH LATER

SANTORINI, GREECE

“ So girls, here is our house” I heard Michael calling to the girls with his hands stretched to the property in front of us as soon as we stepped down from the car.

“Do you like it?” Michael asked the girls who were giggling beside him while I was on the phone with Lillian.

“ Of course, dad. Did you buy it? It's so beautiful” Nora exclaimed excitedly as she ran up the stairs to the front porch.

“ Look Nora, it has a beach” Nadia's giggling voice called to her sister who came bubbling down to see the beach which was at the back of the house.

“Wow!! This is so beautiful. I can't wait to tell Joey. We've got a wonderful beach at the back of our house” Nora exclaimed excitedly, her eyes gleaming with happiness. I could help being glad that Michael and I had made the best decision deciding to relocate to Greece.

“ Is that the girls' voice I'm hearing?” Lillian's voice pulled me from the girls' excited voice as I turned back to our conversation. 

“ Yes. We just landed and Micahel is showing them the house. You can imagine their excitement when they saw the beach at the back of the house. Thank you so much, Lillian, for purchasing such a lovely house for us. We couldn't have done this without you” I told her, turning away from the happy chatter of the girls with the father while I walked up the porch to stand beside the rim.

“ Anything for a sister. So, how are you? Have you gone for the checkup?” Lillian asked me before turning to call something to Danny in the background.

I smiled as soon as I remember that we will be having a new addition to the family. I found out a few weeks ago and Michael had been very excited, I couldn't wait to break the news to the girls. We wanted to be sure of the sex before telling the girls.

“Yes. It's a boy” I told Lillian, her excited shriek causing me to turn to see Michael calling out to me. I made a wait sign for him as he stood on the other side of the room urging me to end my conversation with Lillian.

“ Really? I'm so happy for you, dear. Are you keeping the sex from Michael again?” She asked me, I could hear her scolding Joey not to finish the beverages in the freezer. I couldn't help rolling my eyes at her. She is always reprimanding Joey every chance she gets.

“ Not at all. He wouldn't allow that. He was the one who took me to the hospital himself for the check-up and waited until the doctor had proclaimed the sex, he said he didn't want to be kept in the dark this time around” I explain to her, smiling gently at the memories. It was right after our night at the club that I find out I was pregnant since then Micahel had been too protective of me and I couldn't say I didn't love it 

Michael's glare from across the room got my attention as I turned to say a quick goodbye to Lillian“ I'm sorry, I have to go before Michael has my head in the platter” I told her and continued seeing that she was reluctant to let me go. This was the first time in years we wouldn't see each other for almost a month. She had left a few weeks after the shoot and we'd only been communicating on the phone, I could feel her excitement to meet me.

“ But not to worry, I will invite you over one of these days for dinner. I'm sure the girls will be excited to meet Joey again. Bye, Have a nice day!” I told Lillian. I heard her faint goodbye before I hung up and went to meet Michael who stood in the doorway, his hands folded across his chest and a faint frown creased his brows.

“ I'm sorry” I apologized to him, pecking him lightly on the lips, I pulled him into the house where the kids' excited voices were calling to us from their room.

“ Mom” 

“ Dad” 

“ Thank you. I love my room” 

We both smiled at each other before I went into the kitchen to see for dinner.

Michael was on the phone talking with his parents as I chopped the vegetables for dinner. I could hear him shouting and screaming for his mom not to take the first plane to Greece. 

I smile and shake my head trying to hold back my laugh. So typical of Mrs. Thompson, she was the only one who was so adamant about us relocating especially after she found out that I was pregnant. My parents were so supportive and promised to visit us regularly. Dad was mostly glad that I would look over at his company here in Greece while Michael's Dad though reluctant at first but allowed us.

“ Mom, you are not visiting. I'm only allowing everyone to come after Nina delivers and that's just for you to see the baby, nothing else. You are only allowed to stay for three days” I heard Michael screaming on the phone as he paced around the sitting room.

“ Bye, Mom” I heard him say before slamming the phone off and walking close to where I stood in the kitchen cabinet.

“ Can you imagine that?” Michael asked me, looking at me as he fumes in anger.

“ She asked to come, right?” I asked him and he nodded before settling himself on the stool across from me eating an apple he saw on the table.

“ You shouldn't have been so harsh on her, you know she's worried about you and care a lot for her grandchildren” 

“ Whatever, she's not coming and that's final. I mean we just left New York, how can she miss us after such a short time?” 

I left Michael ranting loudly and went into the kitchen to pour my now sliced vegetables on the pudding I was making. I covered it and went searching for the girls to see how they were doing?

                                     ***

We were halfway through with dinner when Michael tapped me lightly on the shoulder. I raise my eyes at him silently asking him“ What?”

“ Tell the girls the news?” He mouthed at me before turning to smile at the girls who were watching us with curious looks on their faces.

I shake my head at him, scared. I don't know what the girls will think? Will they be angry at me? Will they think it's too soon?

“ Girls. Your mom has something to tell us” Micahel called to the girls who paused and turned to look at me with excitement on their faces.

“What is it, Mom?” Nora asked me with excitement on her face as she tried to position her curls back.