"Good morning Stephanie!" Elise said when I walked in.
"Good morning Elise!" I replied. She was staring at me with a smirk on her face and I frowned. I continued walking to my office and when I walked in, I was shocked.
Paul was back.
"Hey Stephanie," He said. I stood there staring and he took me into his arms.
"Why are you back here, you said you were coming back next week." I said.
"Not happy to see me?" Paul asked. I closed my eyes and savoured the feeling of being in his arms.
"Four weeks away from you has been way too long," He whispered in my ear. I smiled and lifted my head to look up at him. He kissed me urgently and I pulled away, licking my lips.
"I'm coming over your house tonight." I said, sitting down at my desk.
"Oh are you just?" He said, coming over to my desk and leaning over in front of me. I nodded my head and he grinned.
"What if I don't want you to come?" He asked. I leant up and softly sucked on his lip.
"You'll want me to come over," I said.
"So, when did you fly in?" I asked.
"I got here about two hours ago." Paul said.
"What are you doing back at work?" I laughed.
"I missed you and I knew you had to be at work so I came here." He said, sitting down against the door. I walked over to him and sat next to him.
"How are you holding up at your parent's place?" He asked. I rolled my eyes and shook my head.
"Not so well but I suppose I will learn to deal with it. After all, they are my parents." I murmured.
"Mmm, I guess so but if you are unhappy there, I do have a spare bedroom. That way you can put all your stuff there and sleep in my bed." Paul said.
"I don't want to kick you out of your apartment though. I mean I appreciate the offer but then where would you stay?" Stephanie said.
"Hmm, that's a good point you've got there. I could stay at the apartment with you. That's just a thought." Paul said.
"What, you mean, we should like.... move in together?" I asked, feigning shock. Paul smiled and kissed my cheek.
"If you're okay with that," Paul murmured. I bit my lip and thought about it.
"How about we give it a trial run for a week and we'll see how it goes?" I said. He nodded and pulled me closer to him.
"Let's have a nap," He sighed. I giggled and looked at him. Then I rested my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes, I couldn't believe he was back.
When I woke up, I realised I was on the sofa. I looked around and blinked a couple of times. As everything started coming into focus, I realised that Paul was at his desk staring at me.
"Did you have a good sleep?" He asked. I nodded and sat up.
"You shouldn't have let me sleep that long." I said. Paul smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
"I was about to wake you up soon anyway, we've got some very unfortunate visitors coming." Paul said. I sighed and walked over to his desk.
"Do they have to come?" I asked.
"How about you leave when they get here?" Paul asked.
"And go where?" I asked.
"Go back home, grab your stuff and bring it over to mine." Paul said. I nodded my head and smiled.
"Can I have a kiss?" He asked. I smiled and leant forward. I pressed my lips against his and melted into the kiss. All of a sudden, I felt extremely sick and I pulled away.
"I'll be right back." I murmured. Paul nodded and I left the room.
For the past week I had been feeling really sick and vomiting. I didn't know why and I thought it was just a bug. Elise had joked that I was pregnant but she didn't know that I had sex with Paul just before he left five weeks ago. I couldn't have been pregnant though, it just wasn't a possibility. I sat on the floor of the bathroom at work and bit my lip. I didn't know how Paul would accept it if I told him I was pregnant.
"Steph," I heard him say, knocking on the door. I stood up and opened it and he smiled.
"Are you okay, you were looking really pale?" He asked. I bit my lip and I started crying.
"Hey," He whispered, wrapping his arms around me. I cried into his chest and felt him rubbing my back.
"Go back to your parent's house and start packing then come over all right? You're too much of an emotional wreck to be here today." Paul said. I nodded and we walked out into the office. Harrison and Daniel were waiting near the door and I walked over to my desk.
"See you this afternoon." I said to Paul. He nodded and I pressed my lips against his. Then I walked out of the office and down to where Elise was on the phone.
"I'm going home Elise," I said.
"Are you all right?" She asked. I shook my head and Elise stood up.
"Go ask if I can take you home." Elise said. I nodded my head and went back to the office. I walked in and Paul looked at me. I walked over to him and turned my back to Harrison and Daniel.
"What's up babe?" He asked.
"Elise offered to take me home so uh... can she have the rest of today off?" I asked. Paul nodded his head and I bent down to kiss his cheek.
"Tell her to take her laptop and continue work from my place all right?" Paul said. I nodded and left the office again.
"Let's go Elise; we need to stop by the chemist." I said.
"Why?" Elise asked.
"I think I might be pregnant." I said.
"So, what does it say Steph?" Elise asked. I looked at the stick and then at my watch.
"It's not showing yet." I said.
"Okay, I can't believe it." Elise said, pacing the room. I nodded my head and closed my eyes. When I opened them, I couldn't believe what I saw.
"Elise," I whispered, showing her the test.
"Oh my, you are pregnant." Stephanie said.
"I'm pregnant." I replied, my words echoing into the stunned silence.
