The next day I dress appropriate. I wore a Red pencil skirt and a white blouse. The fun and games were over and I had to be careful to not attract unwanted eyes. The way I dressed all last week I'm sure people where going to notice I tamed it down a bit.

I get to the Office around 8:40am. I go through the voicemails and starts writing slips for Lucas. Then I go through all my emails and start sorting trash from the important stuff. There had to be almost a thousand emails. My slacking of duties from last week had caught up. This was insane.

The phone rings and it was one of Lucas's Assistant, Martin.
"Hey, Jasmen. How are you?"
"I'm great. What's up?"
"I'm guessing Mr. Bower isn't in his Office yet. Just wanted to remind him that the contracts for the new Tower in L. A. has to be signed by today. My flight is at 1 pm and I have to board that plane with the contract."
I forgot he was expanding to Los Angeles.
"It'll be the first thing I tell him when he gets in."
"Thanks! I'll be by soon."
As soon as I hang up, I see Lucas walk into his Office. Shawn and Dayo in toe.

I grab all the slips I write for him and follow behind them.
"Good-morning Jasmen." He takes a seat at his desk.
"Good-morning, Mr. Bower." I place the messages on his desk and turn to walk out. Shawn stands in front of me. Blocking my way.
"Shawn." I say. I knew he was mad at me for sneaking out while his back was turned. Lucas must've shoved his foot up his ass.
"You owe me." He said through gritted teeth. I try not to smile. Reaching the door, I suddenly remember Martin's message.
"Oh, Martin called about the L.A. contract. He will stopping by to pick it up before heading to the Airport."
He nods at me and quickly puts his head down to jot something down.
"Thank you. What are you doing for lunch?" "Ummm...well, I guess I'll be waiting for Martin to stop by. Other than that, nothing."

There was a knock at the Door. I turn and
see Cindy.
"Good-morning everyone!" She says and signals me to come out.
I turn to Lucas, smile and walk out. Uggh, Cindy couldn't come at a better time? What if Lucas was asking me to Lunch. I walk out to my desk and look at him before sitting. He was staring right at me. I wink at him, sit in my Chair and turn to Cindy.
"What's up?"
"Um, are you guys talking again?"
"What, why are you asking that?"
I pretend to look through emails.
"Because you're smiling like an idiot!"
I hadn't noticed.
"No. We're just trying to make our professional relationship work."
She looks over to Lucas.
"Right. So why hasn't he stopped looking over here?"
I tense and try so hard not to turn around. If Sam was watching, I thought we did a great job at pretending. He wouldn't suspect anything.
"It's fine. I just want to get through the week, that's all."
"Good, so listen. Don't get your hopes up because Lucas is such a man. Trevor and I went to Dinner last night and guess who we see him with? That Blonde you told me about, Susan!"

I tried so hard to not hide my heartbreak, but it was written all over my face.
"Well," I swallow. "It doesn't matter anymore. We aren't together right? He can do as he pleases."
Lucas had been doing this just in case Sam was watching. I knew he had to keep up the charade for my safety.
"And that's not the best part. He was swallowing her face."
I closed my eyes. Why did she keep telling me all of this. Didn't she notice how it was affecting me?"
I smile at her and look straight ahead. How long was I going to live in this nightmare. How long would I have to put up with Susan?

"You really should put a sweater over that shirt. I can see your bra. Not professional attire."
Cindy and I look towards the voice. 
Susan.
"Wait, can you even afford a shirt with your salary?"
Susan's insult makes Cindy jumps up from my desk.
"Look Pom-Pom, why don't you and your fillers go-"
"Oh, no! Ew! Wait, are you the Tower Bulldog? Protecting your master? That's a Good girl!! You're so tiny!"
Did Susan just call Cindy MY dog? And I swear Susan was reaching to pet the top of Cindy's head, when Lucas walked out and cleared his throat.

I have never seen Cindy so mad. If looks could kill. Susan took Luke's arm and they both walked into his Office. The Glass tint went up.
"You know what I want to do to her?"
I looked at Cindy and thought of an answer. I would definitely pull out her extensions.
"Stab her in her left Breast and watch the silicon leak out."
She says as she looks at me angrily and then slowly walked away.
Okayyy? I told myself. Remind me never to get on her bad side.

Susan's voice was annoying. I heard her voice even though the Office Door was closed. It sounded muffled but from the sound of it, she wasn't happy. I really didn't hear Lucas at all. Must've been a one-sided conversation.
After 20 minutes, she stormed out the Office and didn't bother to look my way.
Good Riddance! I though.
Whatever happened, I'm glad she was away from here. I prayed she wouldn't return.

I sat contemplating if I should get up and say something to Lucas. I missed and loved him so much. He needed to hear me say it and I wanted to tell him. I decide I'd go and tell him.
Right when I go to get up, he exits his Office.
"Here," he handed me a Manila envelope. "Martin should be by any minute now, and get ready. We are going to Lunch."
He winks at me and he walks back into the Office.
I may have almost died.

Martin showed up 5 minutes later. He grabbed what he needed from me and left. Lucas walked out his Office, soon after, putting his coat on.
"You ready?"
I nod and grab my things. We walked to the Elevator in silence. His phone then rings. It was Sherman. They didn't talk much about anything interesting but nonetheless, he stays on the phone with him until we get into the Cadillac.

Shawn opens the door for me and helps me in. Lucas walks around the other side, where Dayo has the door opened for him. He hangs up the phone and climbs in.
"Where are we going?"
I needed to break the silence between us. It was torture.
He looks at me. "I don't know but I need to do this before I go crazy!"
He pulls me towards him. I put my leg over his lap straddling him. He cradles my head and then runs his finger over my lip. My mouth goes dry. It felt like years since we were this close. I look at his lips and my breathing hitches.
"Kiss me," I whisper.
He exhales and pulls my face into his. Our lips meet and it was like the first time all over again. My heart started to flutter. He was forceful and I didn't care. He needed me just like I need him. His hands went around my hips and pulled me into him. I felt him growing between my legs. Then everything started coming at me at once. We were going to start something neither one of us could finish. The taste of blood was in my mouth and I didn't care. This is where I wanted to be. Our tongues were dueling and I thought I'd win, but his hunger was just as strong as mine.

When we finally stop, we were both panting. He nuzzles his face in my neck and I feel the car start to move. I became embarrassed. Shawn and Dayo were in the car the entire time. Lucas looks up to me and smiles.
"Hello, Mrs. Bower."
A smile appears and disappears on my face. I go to climb off him but he doesn't let me move.
"What? What's wrong?"
"I'm not Mrs. Bower."
I look down at his coat.
"You are, those Divorce papers are still sitting on Sherman's desk somewhere." He laughs but then gets serious when he sees I wasn't in a joking mood.
"You are my Wife. No one is taking that from you."
"And Susan? Taking her out to dinner and kissing her?"
He let me go and I sit back next to the Window. I knew he had to play the part with Susan, but I was so jealous. And I hated her with a passion.
"Did she tell you we kissed?"
"Does it really matter how I found out?"
"No. Of course not." He then moves over towards me. Grabs my hand and start placing gentle kisses on them.
"I love you. You know that right?"
I look at him and smile. "I know and I love you too."
I get closer to him and he wraps his arm around me. We only had an hour to enjoy ourselves and I shouldn't be trying to mess it up.

We go to a small little cafe that was about 30 minutes or so from Bower Tower. Lucas told me that the food wasn't all that great but it was the only place he could think of that would give us a little time to ourselves. He tells me ever since I left, the girls at the Mansion seem sad. Especially Maria. The best was when he told me they all hide when Susan visited. I laughed. If he only knew how I wanted to murder the woman.

We get to the Tower two hours later. He gives me one last passionate kiss before we exit the vehicle. I didn't want it to end. I wanted to tell him fuck Sam. But I knew he was protecting me. I couldn't be selfish when I knew Lucas was suffering as much as me. Maybe even more. I wanted to stand near him and grab his hand when we got out the car, but Sam could have been watching.

The rest of the day was depressing. He stayed in his Office and I, at my desk. I turned from time to time, just to see what he was doing. He was either on the phone, the computer, or just staring out the window.

A week went by. Nothing had changed. I was so depressed I just started distancing myself from Lucas without even knowing and on top of that I wasn't feeling great. I was so nauseous.
"Hello? Jasmen. Earth to Jasmen?"
I didn't know I was elsewhere until Lucas grabbed my face and made me turn to him.
"Are you okay? You look sick."
"No, I'm fine. I'm just tired. Do you need something?"
He looked concerned.
"Do you want to get something to eat?
I really wasn't hungry and I didn't want to put myself in a position where he would ravish me and then pretend it didn't happen.
"Actually, no. But I was hoping I could leave early? If you didn't need me of course."
He looked at me confused.
"Uh, no, yeah that's fine. Did you need me to-"
"No, I'm fine."
He turns and walks away slowly. Once he's inside his Office, I feel his eyes burning a hole through my head.

I waited at the Doctor's Office to be seen. Before I left the Apartment this morning, I called them and told them about my nausea and they penciled me in. Of course, when you make these walk in type you are stuck waiting forever. It wasn't the case with this appointment. I was given the red carpet treatment. I guess being a Celebrity has its perks.
"Mrs. Bower!"
Lucas did say we were still married. And I knew using the Bower name would give me special privileges. So why not?

I tell the nurse about my nausea, that I've had for the past week. She asked if I had eaten anything or had been under any stress. No and yes. She tells me that stress can lead to nausea. Happens all the time. She wanted to take a urine and Blood sample. It was routine.

I wait around for the Doctor to come in. I don't understand why the nurses take your vitals, ask you questions and then the Doctor comes to repeat the questions and vitals. My anxiety had been though the roof, so decided I would just leave. It was going to be the same bullshit, just another person delivering it.

I gather my things and start to leave the Room when the Doctor knocked and came in.
"Hello, Mrs. Bower. I am Dr. Nigel. So Nurse Barbara tells me you've been feeling sick?"
"Yeah, for about a week. I've been under a lot of stress so-"
"Yeah that'll do it and being pregnant."
I freeze, still holding my things.
"Excuse me?"
"Congratulations. You're expecting."