What's up, readers? VickyT36 here with another story. This story is a sequel to the Short Stories' series, Love Work, enjoy! I own nothing.

Chapter 1: Surprises

Hi, it's me Bella. Last year I went through some crazy drama. You see last year I was dating this guy named Ed, who got me a job at his father's architect company called Starcross Estates. But then after a while I caught him cheating on me with another woman, and we broke up. During that time, I got closer to another co-worker of mine named Jim.

Then Ed tried to get back together with me, his half-sister Ellie even tried to help him. However I didn't want to get back together with him, because I realized I was having feeling for Jim, and he was having the same for me.

But after I refused to get back with him, he stooped really low. My dad needed an operation, and he offered to pay for everything in exchange for me being his girlfriend again. And if that wasn't enough, Jim saw me and him together, and then began ignoring me.

And then he left without telling me, leaving me feeling heartbroken and depressed. Then the truth finally came out. It turns out that Ed was in love with Ellie, who wasn't really his half-sister. It turns out they fell in love on a business trip, and Ed only tried to get back with me only so he could use me as a cover story, after his parents almost caught them together.

However it all worked out in the end. Jim's younger brother John, had taken pictures of Ed and Ellie together, and mailed them to Ed's parents. Eventually everyone knew about Ed and Ellie and I was finally free of Ed.

But Ed and Ellie said they wanted to make amends to me, so Ed continued to pay my dad's medical bills, and the two found Jim for me, who was living in another city. I flew there, found Jim, and the two of us made up.

I applied to the company he worked at, and moved in with him. And then a month later we got married.

Our wedding day was the happiest day of my life. John was there, and so were my parents, uncles, aunts, cousins, and even my granny. I wore a stunning white wedding dress, and had a beautiful bouquet of red roses.

"You look gorgeous, sweetie." my mom told me.

"Thanks, Mom."

When it was time, my dad, who was looking much better and healthier came to walk me down the aisle. Everyone stood up and smiled at me, I smiled at the guests, and then I turned my eyes to the alter.

Jim stood there, with John as his best man. He looked really handsome in his black tuxedo. When we got to the alter, my dad kissed me, and let me stand beside Jim. We exchanged our vows, said our

"I do's",

and shared our first kiss as husband and wife.

The reception was a fun one with music, dancing, and great food. As we ate our dinner, John toasted us.

"To my brother Jim and his beautiful new wife, Bella. I'm sure you'll be very happy together, and I wish you only the best."

Everyone applauded, and I smiled at hearing that. Our first dance together as a married couple was really romantic. We held each other close, and kissed each other. When the others joined the dance floor, I took the time to take a breather.

I decided to go talk to granny.

"I'm so proud of you, Bella." she told me.

"Thanks, Granny. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for your advice." I replied sincerely.

And we shared a warm hug. After we were married, we stayed in Jim's apartment for a while, but then we were able to move into our own little house. It was a whole new chapter for us, and I was looking forward to it.

A year and a half later

Hey, it's Bella again. It's been a while since my wedding to Jim, and things have been going great. Sure things haven't always been perfect, we've had our arguments and disagreements but we always worked everything out.

But however, lately I haven't been feeling like myself. I would get nauseous at random times, I kept smelling things, and my breasts were a little sore. As I was working at my desk at the company, I felt the need to go to the bathroom.

As I was in the ladies' room, I overheard one of my colleagues ask another colleague for a tampon. That made my blood run cold. When was the last time I had my period? I quickly pulled out my phone, and counted the days on my calendar.

I noticed that I was late. Oh my God, could I be...pregnant?

During our lunch break, I took Jim aside to talk.

"Bella, is everything okay?" he asked me.

"Jim, I don't know how to tell you this. But...I think I may be pregnant." I confessed.

Jim looked shocked.

"Pregnant? Are you sure?"

I explained to him my symptoms, and that I was running late. He told me to stay calm, and that we would figure this out after work. So after work, we stopped by a drugstore, and I picked up a couple of pregnancy tests.

At home after drinking a few glasses of water, I took the tests. When I came out of the bathroom, he was waiting for me.

"Well?" he asked.

"I don't know, this one says positive but the other one says negative."

Jim sensed my confusion and hugged me. I decided to make an appointment with my doctor to find out for sure.

So a couple days later, we sat in my doctor's examination room waiting for the results of the urine test I took. Then my doctor, Dr. Jones came back in, holding a clipboard.

"Well Bella we have the test results back." he informed.

"Well?" I asked.

"And congratulations, you're pregnant."

Jim and I were shocked, but then our shock turned to excitement. After a little more talking, Dr. Jones prescribed me some prenatal vitamins, and made another appointment for next month.

That night, as I was getting ready for bed, I still couldn't believe it.

"You okay?" Jim asked me.

"I'm fine, I just can't believe this is happening. I always thought this wouldn't happen until far in the future."

"Well, looks like the future's coming sooner rather then later."

Jim pulled me close, and gently placed his hand on my stomach.

A few weeks later, when we were at work our boss called a meeting. He informed us that we had been asked to help with a major project in another city. He told us that we would be designing and helping plan some new condominiums.

It was a big job, and would take about four or five months. Among the people chosen to go, were me and Jim. We were really excited, until we heard the name of the company we'd be working with: Starcross Estates.

That's chapter 1, plz review