"James we need to talk," she sighed over breakfast.

"What is it darling," he smiled sweetly back at her.

"I'm... Im pregnant," she nearly whispered, clutching her fingers together tightly under the table.

"His brow furrowed with incomprehension. "What?"

"I'm pregnant," Madeleine repeated trying to hide the quiver in her voice.

"You stupid bitch," James spat.

"Madeleine recoiled back in her chair as his words struck her like knives.

"Tell me did you forget your pill or did you do this on purpose?" He slammed his fist down on the table as he stood.

"I... I know the timings not the best.."

"Not the best!" He shouted. "We've known each other for all of five minutes!"

"James please don't shout at me," Madeleine pleaded as her eyes brimmed with tears that had begun to trickle down her cheeks.

"Don't start with the water works now!" He yelled again. "Well answer me! Did you do this on purpose!"

"No..no...no I never..."

"Your father and I were cut from the same cloth! He didn't want to be a father and neither do I!"

"I understand!"

"No you don't because if you actually understood that you would have taken your pill and we wouldn't be having this argument" he yelled louder crossing the room to the door.

"When I get back I want you gone. I don't care where you go or what happens to that thing: keep it, get rid of it, or give it away. But you and I done." He snarled before slamming the door behind him leaving Madeleine still sobbing at the table.
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Madeleine woke from her nightmare well before dawn broke the next morning. After a few moments she glanced up at the clock to see the red numbers 4:30 staring back at her. With tears still brimming in her eyes she turned to see James' face still buried in the crook between her neck and shoulder, his arm still wrapped protectively around her waist. She breathed a sigh of relief and tried to calm her pounding heart. After a moment she tried to carefully disentangle herself from his embrace. James groaned slightly and tried to tighten his hold as her body slipped from under his arm, but soon he settled back into a deep sleep. Madeleine breathed a sigh of relief and silently made her way to the bathroom to get ready. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

An hour later she stood in their closet pulling out a loose fitting navy blue dress. As she turned to pull the dress on, her reflection in the mirror brought her whole world to a halt. The slightest hint of a baby bump was beginning to form towards her lower abdomen. She stood there and gently ran a trembling finger across her belly. Tears began to form in her eyes as the reality of the her situation became all the more real.

"Darling?" She heard James call from just outside the bathroom door.

"In here," Madeleine answered as she quickly dried her eyes and pulled on her dress. She was just tying the sash when James opened the door to the walk in closet.

"Why are you up so early?"

"I...uh... I have a meeting with M this morning before interrogating Blofeld.

"If you wait for about 20 minutes I'll come with..."

"M just needs to meet with me, so I know the right questions to ask to get the information out of him."

"Alright, well I'll just see you there," he replied.

"Bye," she smiled and kissed him; but she pulled away and shrugged out of his embrace once she felt his arms wrap around her.

"I'll be late," she gave him a nervous smile before hastily gathering her things, grabbing her keys, and leaving the flat. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Eve sat at her desk scrolling through emails when Madeleine burst into the room.

"Mads..."

"Is M in?" She asked hurriedly.

"Yes, he's just.."

"Do me a favor and make sure no one disturbs us," Madeline asked before letting herself into M's office.

"Alright," Eve replied with a puzzled expression.
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Ten minutes later Madeline emerged from the office in a much slower fashion than she had entered.

"Care to explain?" Eve asked.

"I lied to James this morning."

"About what?"

"I had a nightmare about how he'd react to the baby news and it put me on edge this morning. And I had to let M know I couldn't do the interrogation until I tell James about the baby."

"Aw Mads I'm sorry," Eve replied and pulled her into a hug.

"I have to tell him but I don't know how. But I can't keep avoiding him like this."

"You'll know when the right time is."

"I've got to go before James gets here, by the way I was never here."

"Got it," Eve smiled and went back to checking emails.
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About 20 minutes later James entered the office effectively disturbing Eve from her work once more.

"Bit early for you to be causing trouble isn't it 007?" Eve asked not even bothering to take her eyes off the screen.
James wordlessly fished a small aqua box with a white bow from his pocket, opened the lid and placed it on the desk.

"Oh James, this is so sudden. I couldn't possibly." Eve smiled up at him.

"Hhmmhh, very funny. He smirked. "But that's not exactly what I meant."

"I know. James it's beautiful, something she would have picked out herself." She replied while I picking up the box to examine the ring closer. It was a beautifully set solitaire diamond with several smaller diamonds set in platinum band.

"I picked it up while I was in Sydney and I think she found it last night."

"Oh?"

"I was half asleep last night when we got home from the airport and I had trouble getting undressed before my shower. It was in the pocket of my pants and I think she saw it and it spooked her," He explained.

"What makes you say that?"

"She wasn't herself this morning. I know her better than I know myself and there's something wrong.

"She had a meeting with M this morning. Maybe she was just nervous."

"No she didn't. She used that as an excuse so she wouldn't have to see me at all this morning. I woke up alone and found her already dressed, dashing out the door this morning."

"That is odd." Eve agreed deciding not to draw any suspicion to herself.

"Had you two talked about marriage, settling down, kids?"

"In the abstract. I love her and I don't want to be without her. I realized that when I was waiting for the plane to take off.

"James Bond, head over heal in love and ready to settle down. I never thought I'd see the day." She smiled.

"When are you thinking of popping the question?" She asked handing the ring box back to him.

"Soon. Maybe this weekend, take her on holiday and make it romantic," He replied, slipping the ring back in his pocket.

"Well I hope she says yes." Eve smiled as she returned to her work.

"Me too!" He called as he walked out of the office and went to track down Madeleine.

Dun dun duhhhhh! Madeleine's pregnant, James is planning to pop the question, and neither one know what the other is planning! Oh this next chapter is going to be fun 😏! strongI'm so sorry this update took so long but this semester has been so hectic! Thank y'all for being patient! I hope to have the next chapter up as soon as my finals are over! I hope y'all enjoyed the update and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW! By the way I put the link for the engagement ring below if anyone wanted to go look at it because it's beautiful 😍

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