Chapter 445: Magnanimous
Olivia opened her eyes slowly, only to have the glaring sun wake her up. And sighed. She should have been on the train today. She’d planned to travel through the continent and now... She shook her head. There was no point in thinking. The truth remained that she too had not thought things through. When she discovered that she was pregnant, the only thought in her mind had been that she needed time to come to terms with everything. She should have paid attention to the consequences.
In hindsight, she could not help but wonder if that was the reason why she had gone to Seb’s house. Somewhere hopeful that he would know the truth. But he’d come reeking of another woman.. She shuddered at the thought. How could he sleep with one woman the night before and then almost sleep with her last night?
’Almost’ being the key word! he’d taken real pleasure in torturing her all night, first in that bathtub and then later after he’d carried her into the sleep. She’d even woken up with a scream of pleasure when he’d been fondling her when she was asleep. Buy why then did he not make love with you? a snide voice pointed out in her head. She shook her head and reminded herself that she was relieved. Their relationship was already a mess.
With a sigh, she slipped out of bed and walked outside. The sun was already high in the sky. Her stomach growled as she realized that she had not eaten anything filling since last evening. And she needed to talk to Seb.
As she stepped out of the room, she wandered around the house, wondering where he could be in this monstority of a house. Had he gone to work already, leaving her to her own devices? She felt a pinch of pain at the thought but that was quickly gone when she walked into the next room, to see him preparing a tray of food.
She paused. He looked different again. Different from the cold and harsh Seb that she had met yesterday. And different from the Seb that usually took great pains to avoid being in the same room with her. He looked relaxed.
He seemed to have felt her scrutiny and he looked up at that moment. Their eyes met and Olivia felt herself blush. Why was she blushing just from looking at him, she had no idea. But as he licked the honey off the plate with his finger, she was reminded of the way he had done that to her last night as well, tasted her.
She looked away and cleared her throat," Seb, we need to talk. About where we’re going to go from here in the future."
Seb turned away and straightened, pushing the tray towards her," I made some millet pancakes. They are high in calcium and iron, good for the development of the baby. Have a seat."