Billionaire Baby Bump: Pregnancy Romance (A Billionaire BWWM Romance HAH Book 9) by BWWM Club, J A Fielding

with a smile.
    “ I
would have raised a glass to that if it were any other day,”
Julie said as she leaned back against the couch.
    “ I
remember when your mother was expecting…it was hell,” he
said laughing. Julie rolled her head to the side and looked at him.
“She hated anything with onions, garlic, pepper…basically
any kind of condiment. I think we had boiled vegetables for the
better part of her pregnancy,” he said still laughing.
    Julie
frowned. “I’m sure that must have been terrible. I know
how much you love your meat and deep fried chicken.”
    “ Oh
yeah,” he said. “But it was worth it,” he added in
a low voice as he squeezed her hand. She smiled and put a hand on her
tummy. “So, I know that you don’t like talking about it
but I have to ask. Have you talked to Monique of late?” he
asked. She looked at him and sighed. She hated talking about her
mother. She looked at her father and shook her head.
    “ I
don’t really want to talk to her about anything right now.”
    “ I
really think she would want to be involved in her grandchild’s
life.”
    Julie
looked at her father and shrugged.
    “ She
never wanted to be involved in her child’s life. Why would a
grandchild be special?” she asked in a low voice. Michael
nodded as he loosened his tie. “I have tried giving her chances
dad and every time I think things are going well, she disappears on
me. I cannot…will not do that to my child.”
    Her
father leaned forward and planted a soft kiss on her forehead.
    “ I
just wanted to make sure you had given it some thought,” he
said. She looked at him and smiled.
    “ I
did give it some thought. A lot of thought actually but when she is
ready, she can meet my child,” she said as she looked down at
her tummy. “Until then, I think it is better to make sure my
baby stays away from her,” she added as she looked at her
father. She knew that her words were hard for her father to hear but
like so many people had told her before, she was no longer looking
out for her interests alone. She had an innocent life to protect and
it was all on her shoulders. She looked at her father and held his
hand. “I’m sorry daddy. I know this is really hard for
you to hear,” she said.
    He
smiled and squeezed her hand.
    “ Actually,
I’m just glad you made that decision all on your own. I don’t
know if I can still call you my little girl anymore,” he said.
Julie leaned over and kissed his cheek.
    “ I’ll
always be your little girl.”
    “ Lunch!”
Nan called from the kitchen.
    “ Ready
to deal with Anna Rizzoli once more?” Michael asked.
    Julie
took a long deep breath.
    “ Is
there any way I can have my lunch to go?” she asked.
    Michael
laughed and stood up.
    “ If
I have to endure her voice, then so do you,” he said as he
helped her up.
    “ But
the baby…” she started before he looked at her and
raised an eyebrow.
    “ Yeah,
that won’t work on me,” he said as he led her to the
kitchen.
    *****
    By
the time she got back home, it was almost four. She kicked off her
shoes almost immediately after she walked through the door.
    “ From
now on, flats are the way to go,” she
thought as she walked to the living room.
    “ Mrs.
Julie. I make the stew for dinner,” Consuela said as she walked
towards Julie.
    “ Thank
you so much Consuela. You are an angel,” Julie said as her
housekeeper helped her with her bag. “Is Steven here?”
    “ Mr.
Steven is in bedroom. He take some time to rest,” Consuela
said.
    Julie
looked at her and raised an eyebrow.
    “ Consuela,
it’s only four. Why did you make dinner this early?”
    “ Tonight
I go prepare for my granddaughter quinceanera. You and Mr. Steven
come, yes?” Consuela asked, her big brown eyes full of hope.
    Julie
smiled and nodded.
    “ That’s
on Friday, yeah?” Julie asked and Consuela nodded. “I
wouldn’t miss it for the world,” she added.
    Consuela
smiled and took her coat and purse from the couch.
    “ Okay,
Mrs.