Chapter 133: Make a Baby
Alexander was in the middle of a meeting when Rico called. He answered instantly, only to feel his heart sink as Rico explained that they had lost track of Rain while following her car. She had gone out for lunch with a colleague, another prosecutor on her team, but now they had no idea where she was.
He could have called her right then, but he stopped himself. He didn’t want to seem overly protective—again. Rain was fiercely independent, something he admired, but the part of him that always needed to know where she was, who she was with, and if she was safe, was hard to keep in check.
After that call, he couldn’t focus. The meeting was a blur, and eventually, he dismissed everyone. He kept monitoring the situation until finally, Rico reported that they had found her eating lunch. He felt a wave of relief wash over him. For all he cared, this could be work-related, but something still felt off.
Feeling unsettled, he asked Matt about the colleague Rain was with and had him send over the man’s profile. He told himself not to overreact, but when Rico later sent him a photo of Rain having coffee with that same man at a convenience store, the unease crept back in. Still, he forced himself to stay put and focus on work, trying his best to ignore the nagging feeling in the back of his mind.
It wasn’t like him to get distracted, but his last thread of control snapped when Rico called again—this time reporting that Rain had encountered some trouble. Though Rico confirmed she was safe, that wasn’t enough for Alexander. He dropped everything, driving straight to the prosecution office to see for himself if she was alright.
He called her, fully prepared to barge into her office if she didn’t answer. Luckily, she agreed to meet him in the parking lot. Relief washed over him when he saw her walking toward his car, but his relief quickly turned to concern when he noticed her torn skirt and how her heels had been replaced by flats.
Rain insisted she wasn’t hurt, and it took every ounce of self-control not to overreact.
’Can I just lock her up somewhere safe?’ he thought while listening to her explanation. But he already knew better. Nothing was going to stop this woman from doing what she wanted.
’Such a pain in the ass,’ he helplessly thought, but despite everything, he didn’t want this "pain in the ass" far from him. If anything, he was starting to get clingy. Right now, all he wanted was to take her away from all this, but he knew he had to ask.