I stare at my reflection in the mirror. My hair and make up is already done.I am wearing black lace underwear - an expensive bra with matching panties from Vera Wang. I can't believe that in a couple of months I will have a baby bump. A huge baby bump. I still don't believe that I am pregnant. I mean seeing the child via ultrasound and vomiting is one thing but...But it's not a visible sign- at least not for the other's.

Richard says that I already have this typical glow- the "pregnancy glow" as he calls it. That warm soft atmosphere which surrounds me. I don't know if I like that. I'd like to have an irresistible, sexy atmosphere around me.

I feel like I'm loosing my sexiness. But not in a horrible way. Richard still thinks I am sexy- the sex is still amazing. But something....Something has changed. It's the pregnancy. Our child.

I place my left hand on my stomach, as if I could have a better connection to our little horserace. The shining 14-carat diamond ring sparkles as soon as the sun shines on it. This huge ring which will make me his in a couple of months. I will be his forever. We will be his forever. We will be one family-married or not. A family who really has had it's ups and downs.

His warm soft hand on my left hand rips me out of my thoughts.

"Hey." his soft voice reaches my ears only seconds later. He is already dressed. Already wearing his usual black suit: a white oxford shirt, a black trouser, a black jacket and my favorite black Armani tie. In other words: he looks beyond sexy.

"Hi." I say with a soft smile on my lips as he laces his long fingers with my left hand. "Do we already have to go?" I asked him surprised. Have my day dreams kept me busy a whole lot longer than usually?

He shakes his head, "No, Take all the time you need. We can be a little late."

"Okay...." I whisper, leaning my body against his and inhaling his scent. Jasmine shower gel, my favorite.

Suddenly a tiny smile appears on his lips. A dreamy, so not Richard Faulkerson- but yet nowadays- like smile.

"What?" I ask him, returning his dreamy smile. Gosh, I can't believe that this is the man I'm going to marry soon! A 'good catch' would be an underestimation.

"You know, you were right....The heartbeat does sound like a horserace."

"A freaking nice horserace."

"A wonderful sound..." he whispers before he kisses me.

Flashback

I would have never expected him to be here. Richard Faulkerson at the clinic of a gynecologist. A year ago this would have been absolutely impossible. How much change can happen in just one year....

He's holding my hand as we're waiting for our turn in the waiting room. Richard Faulkerson and waiting -- a bad combination. He isn't used to be treated like 'any other'. He is used to get everything he wants- even me. But this time.... This time I asked him to just go with the flow. To not order a special treatment, although god and everyone else know how wealthy this child is already. How much power it already has.

"Next time, I won't wait with you." he whispers into my ear.

I smile, "Then I'll go alone."

"Don't you dare!"

"The other option is for you to wait with me."

"But Maine you know that I could just walk over to the--"

"I know and I don't want you to. Let this child at least enjoy some normality before it's born, okay?" I ask him, "I mean we both know that this child won't miss anything. I want normality. At least right now...We also know that the press will be after after us when they find out that we're engaged, let alone excepting a child. You can show all your power then. But until that moment I'm asking you to do it my way. A private way. The most private way."

"A way which requires for you to wait, although you could just walk in."

I sigh, "Richard-"

"Fine." he says, finally giving in.

"Thank you."

"Yeah, you won't thank me when you're sitting in a waiting room which is overfilled with pregnant women..."

"Even then, I'll be the most thankful woman on earth."

"Miss Mendoza?" a nurse in pink scrubs says out loud.

"Oh finally!" he mumbles as he raises syn chronically with me from the chair.

I chuckle.

"Are you enjoying this?"

I stuck out my tongue, "Oh yes I do, Mr. Faulkerson. I don't have it my way very often, you know."

"And know I know why I won't let it be your way." he responses as we walk down the thin long hallway.

"And you love me anyways." I say as we slowly reach Dr. Montgomery -Shepheard's office.

"It's part why I love you." he says as Addison opens the door to her office.

"Nicomaine." she says smiling as she sees me. Then her eyes move over to Richard. She locks eyes with him for a second before she slightly blush. "YOU ARE MARRIED! MR RICHARD FAULKERSON."

"Oh I think this situation requires a personal treatment, Dr. Montgomery. Call me Richard." he says, holding out his hand. My charming fiance.....

"Nice to finally meet you, Richard." she says as soon as she has regained her professional self. "Come in."

"You're making my doctor crazy.... Taking you with me was a bad idea." I whisper to him as we pass Dr. Montgomery.

"Taking me with you was your only choice. How shall I say it? Oh how about your words 'we're in this together.' This requires together, Love."

I roll my eyes as I get seated and free my stomach from any clothing.

"How are you doing, Nicomaine?" Addison asks me as she puts the cold gel on my stomach.

"I have morning sickness. Big Time. I'm vomiting alt the time."

"Well if it's not too bad. It's something you have to go through. "Are you feeling any dizziness after you vomit?"

"No."

"Then it's not risky."

"Risky?" Richard echoes her worried.

"If she vomits too much, she could lose way too much liquid. You have to drink a lot, Nicomaine."

I nodd.

"Anything else?"

"i guess the rest is pretty normal. Mood swings. a little headache here and there, food cravings and aversions and 'm always tired. Ask him I am nowadays only living in the bedroom... Nothing too worry about, I guess. Everything's normal."

"Good. Let's see how your baby is doing, shall we?" she ask me before she places something on my belly. "Oh and by the way, you should take out your piercing."

"What?!" I nearly yell at her. "Oh no. not with me! This is going to-"

"It'll be out the next time we see each other." Richard ensures her.

I shoot a killer look at him. What the hell? No, my piercing will not be taken, out the next time we see each other! It will stay right where it is! Exactly where it is! I mean how can I- the amazing sound of my little horserace wipes away my anger within a millisecond. It's so wonderful. My eyes move over to the monitor and I see a tiny human being. I smile. Then my eyes move over to Richard. His eyes never ever sparkled so much. Silently, he's staring at the monitor which shows the first image of our baby.

"Amazing, huh?" she asks us.

"Yeah." I say smiling. My eyes still focused on the father.

"Wow." he breaths out.

"Everything looks great." Addison says smiling. "All this stage of the pregnancy the embryo's hands and feet are emerging from developing arms and legs." she explains.

"Fascinating."

I couldn't agree more to his words.

"Are you still staring at the monitor, which shows a picture of our child.

"Richard?" I ask him in a whisper.

He doesn't react at first. Then his eyes slowly move over to me. He is amazed. Amazed by the whole situation. Who knew that Richard Faulkerson could be just as amazed as the average father? Another premier, I guess.

I grin as Addison hands me the picture and a tissue to wipe the gel from my stomach.

"I'll see you next time then." she says smiling to me before she looks at Richard.

"Breathtaking, huh?"

He nodds, causing the doctor to chuckle.

"See you in five weeks." she says smiling, "Oh and congratulations on the engagement." she says, her eyes on the ring. "Beautiful ring."

"Thank you." I say to her, being the only one who is able to talk.

"Goodbye Nicomaine and Richard." she says as we walk out her office.

"Are you slowly gaining your strength back, Mr. Faulkerson?" I mock him as we walk down the thin empty hall.

He looks at me for a millisecond before he softly push me gently against the wall and kisses me softly.

"Oh..Okay...What was that for?" I ask him confused, yet feeling my body temperature rising. Even now he's having control of me., Me and our little horserace. Only a Faulkerson could have the power over two human beings at the same time.

"I love you." He breaths out before he kisses me again. "And I love you for being so stubborn. For not having miscarriages. For loving this child. For everything you ever done and will do."

I smile softly at him, "I love you, too. And you're welcome."

He returns my smile before he laces his fingers with mine. Out of the sudden another nurse in pink scrubs is standing at the other hallway. A young nurse who is blushing,

I chuckle, "I think she just saw what you did with me."

"I don't fucking care what was she saw." He mumbles before we pass her.

I grin. Yep. That's Richard Faulkerson. I- I mean we- know and love. Me and our little horserace.

End of flashback

"What were you doing?" he asked me staring at my half naked figure in the mirror. The belly piercing is already gone, although it will take up a year to completely heal. It's still up to debattle if I will put it back after the child is born. My stomach won't be the same, so probably let it heal...

"I was just.... Thinking."  I say turning around.

"About this evening?" he asks me surprised.

"Are you....Worrying about this evening is going to go?"

I shake my head, "No. Not at all."

He puts a strand of her hair behind my left ear.

"I was thinking about us. About you and me and the little horserace..... About our family, I guess." I say it into his eyes, which sparkle as soon as I said the word family. His favorite new word.

"Family..." he echoes me, his eyes sparkling like crazy, before his soft lips find mine. I am his sparkle. We are his sparkle. Our little horserace and me.

"When do we have to be at the New Year's Eve party?" I ask him as soon as my lips let go of his.

"Fifteen Minutes ago." He says, looking at his platin Rolex watch- my Christmas gift for him. On the back I engraved the words "a life-lasting contract. Timelessly yours, Maine.

My chin falls down, "why haven't you said anything?!"

He shrugs, "I couldn't keep my eyes off you. You seemed so lost in your thoughts, I didn't want to interrupt you...."

I roll my eyes. "You should have interrupted me!" I say and let go of his hand. Within a second I turn around and start moving one hanger behind the other in the closet. I didn't even have time to pick out one dress that picks by my personal shopper designated by Richard. A temporary replacement for my best friend Patricia- whom I will finally see again this evening. I still haven't decided whether or not to tell her before we will tell his parents about the engagement. I would tell her the whole story- the pregnancy, the engagement, the story with Irina and the promotion.

Either way, she will know everything by the end of the evening. From me. I need to talk to someone about this whole...Whole new situation. He agreed to this idea. At least one person should know the whole truth.

My hands stop at the dark red strapless silk gown from Gucci. It's classy and who knows when I will be able to wear a such a beautiful dress again?...Next year?? as of ME and Richard's personal trainer said. He is, of course, informed about my pregnancy. That way he can adjust the work outs to my body changes. We do a lot of Yoga and Pilates. Oh by the way, I prefer to not work out with Richard at the same time. We tried it once. In the end, I got horny the whole work out. a sweaty muscular, smelling exactly like the wonderful jasmine shower gel, Richard Faulkerson is not good as a work out partner. So not good. But the sex afterwards was amazing- we both were horribly sore the next couple of days......

His warm soft hands close the zipper on my back.

"They did a good job..." he whispers to me before he kisses my bare shoulders.

"But they isn't good replacement for Patricia."

"There's no one like Patricia."

I chuckle, "True." I agree with him as i pick up the diamond stud earrings.

"Are you nervous?" he ask me.

"No..not at all." I answer and smile softly at him, "What about you?"

"I don't get nervous..." He trails off.

I turn around and look at him, "But?"

He shrugs, "I was nervous only a couple of times in my life. the first time was at our interview. Your eyes.. It's like you looked right into my fucked up soul. That scared me all the time. Now, I'm used to it. The second time was before we kissed for the first time. In front of your apartment back at Yale. I remember the weird feeling you gave me. I guess, they're called butterflies. You gave me chills and butterflies at the same time. You're the only one who has such an effect on me... then when I showed you the contract. every single nervous moment has to do with you. You are the only one who can make me feel nervous. No one has the ability to break down my walls-no one but you."

I smile at him softly before I kiss him passionately. "I had no idea that I could make you feel as nervous as I felt at those moments... Gosh, it feels like a lifetime ago...."

"But in fact it was nearly a year ago..." he says in a dreamy way.

"a lot can happen in a freaking year." I say as I pick up my purse. "We should go to Meridith's party."

He nodds, "Go ahead."

I shake my head and grin as I walk before him, "You just want to see my ass in this dress."

"Oh yes I do and I like what I see, future Mrs. Faulkerson."

"You're such a perv sometimes..." I mumbles as he reaches me.

"Your perv."

"Yes, Mine." I say smiling as we walk out of the diamond-suite of the Ritz Hotel.

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