The CEO Above My Desk Novel - Chapter 255

Chapter 255 Rowan Three Months Later I couldn't stop staring at my wife . Honestly , I wasn't even trying anymore . The party buzzed all around me , laughter , chatter , the soft clinking of glasses , as people moved through the backyard of our home . But no matter where I looked , my gaze kept drifting back to Violet . She stood near one of the outdoor tables , laughing at something Camille had just said , her head thrown back in pure joy . In her hands was a paper plate piled impossibly high with food , far more than any reasonable person should attempt to balance .

Then again , she was pregnant . Apparently , reasonable didn't apply anymore . My eyes dropped instinctively to her stomach , rounded delicately beneath the fabric of her dress . Three months . Just three months . And already , she had begun to show , not in a way strangers might notice , but enough for me to see . Enough that every time she rested a hand there or absentmindedly rubbed her belly while talking , something tight and fierce clenched in my chest . I couldn't explain it . I didn't want to . All I knew was that every day , without fail , she became more beautiful . More mine .

More everything I never thought I deserved . Her laughter rang out again , clear and light , carrying across the yard . God , I loved that sound . Three months ago , she wouldn't have dared laugh like that , not openly , not freely , not without glancing over her shoulder , waiting for the next disaster to strike . But now ? She looked happy . Really happy . And maybe that was my favorite part . The fear was gone . The doubt . The woman standing there wasn't afraid of Hargrove , or Marcus , or the future . Not even motherhood . She looked like she was finally living .

And I was lucky enough to witness it . " You're staring again , " Theo's voice broke through my thoughts . I glanced over to find him standing beside me , drink in hand . I shrugged . " She's my wife . " Theo smirked . " You're creepy . " " She's carrying my child . " " Still creepy . " I smiled , shaking my head . Theo rolled his eyes before glancing toward Camille , who had just returned from what I was fairly certain was her seventh bathroom trip of the afternoon . Maybe her eighth . At this point , no one was keeping count .

Chapter 255- Camila waddled over to Violet and plopped dramatically into a chair . " Oh my God . " Violet laughed . " Again ? " " Again . " Theo sighed . " You literally just went . " " There's a child sitting directly on my bladder , " Camille shot back . " That's fair . " " Thank you . " She grabbed a spring roll from Violet's plate , then another , then immediately reached for the crap rangoon . Violet smacked her hand . " Get your own . " " I'm carrying a girl . " " That doesn't make my food your food . " " It absolutely does . " I laughed quietly into my drink , savoring the moment .