Chapter 7 EMOTIONS CHECKUP

NICK'S POV

From the moment he walked out of the restaurant.. he knew he hadn't felt the same way.

He'd dated models, slept with actresses, kissed power-hungry CEOs, and flirted with women that could buy private islands like candy bars. But none of them had the effect Haven did just by existing.

Haven felt like heaven just from the sight of her.

He had originally wanted to play hard to get but he realized that she could literally convince him to do what she wanted...

"How was she able to do that?"... he asked himself.. "Is it because she looked really simple? Not as sophisticated as other women I have been with"..

Her hair, composure, aura and the way she smiled made my heart flutter...

Her cleavage and curves? I noticed them.

I could draw that fine shit if I were given a pencil...

My eyes never left the beautiful view. But I just kept my cool instead so I won't be seen as a perv.

"No, no, no... Nick? What are you doing?" I muttered to myself, shaking my head in the back seat as Andrew drove us home. I stared out the window, hoping the cold night breeze would calm my brain.

Traffic was crazy that night. It was already 11 PM before we pulled into the mansion. I didn't even say much to Andrew. Just grunted and walked in.

Sleep? Forget it.

I couldn't sleep, I just kept tossing from one side of the King sized bed to the other.

The night was cold and I had initially turned off the lights because I don't sleep with them on.

The silence in the mansion was so loud and deafening that I could only hear my heart thudding in my chest.

And the thoughts of her never wanted to leave my head.

"She is a virgin?"... he mumbled..

That was when his brain started playing games.

"What if it's true? What if she's untouched? What the hell is she doing in a deal like this?"

"Is her virginity worth risking for money?"..

"I bet, yes. If it wasn't, she wouldn't have agreed. $200M is too much money to risk her virginity for"..

But he'd planned to get a surrogate through IVF.

A simple procedure. No mess. No feelings. Strictly transactional...

But now?

He was debating things he had no business debating.

I stared at the ceiling for what felt like hours. I rolled, shifted, sat up, drank water, and went back to bed. Nothing helped.

Eventually, I must have passed out, because when I opened my eyes again, morning had come.

The first person I thought of was the lady I had chosen to bear my child..

Nick picked up his phone and made a call.

"I need you to run a virginity test on Miss Haven Daniels," he told the hospital. "Confirm it. I need to be sure she wasn't playing games with me...and if it turns out to be a lie, she would be reprimanded".. He instructed...

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One week later, Haven is ready for her medical appointments..

Haven sat in the hospital waiting room with her legs crossed, pretending she wasn't freaking out inside.

The place was cold. She hated hospitals. The smell alone brought back too many memories, especially her dad's.

She looked around...

Two other women were there. One looked like she'd had plastic surgery done in the back of a moving bus.

The other one had long lashes and was whispering on the phone in French.

Haven felt out of place. She wasn't like them. She wasn't trying to get rich or famous. She just wanted her mom to live. That was all.

A nurse walked in a few minutes. "Miss Haven Kings?"

"Yes, that's me".. She answered and stood. Smiling awkwardly. Her heart slammed like drums in her ears.

"This way, please."

As she walked into the cold room, her body froze..

"Pull your gown ma'am and change into this. The nurse will help you clean up for the test if you didn't"....

Thankfully, she had shaved the night before. Washed. Perfumed. Just so she wouldn't be judged. Or make her feel awkward.

Haven took off her dress slowly, already regretting coming.

"There's no way I'm letting some doctor poke around when I'm not clean down there", she thought.

She wore the paper gown, barely covering anything as she laid back on the examination bed, heart pounding.

"Why am I acting like this is a date? Like I am seeing a man for the first time"..she cursed herself.

Few minutes later, the doctor had returned for the procedures.

A female doctor walked in.

She looked like a no-nonsense type.

"Lie back, Miss Haven. We'll begin shortly."

Haven obeyed. Her chest rose and fell with short breaths. She was sweating but cold.

"Spread your legs, please."

Her stomach clenched.

She did.

The examination started. Cold tools. Cold hands. Colder silence.

Then...

Pause.

The doctor's face changed.

Not the usual bored-professional look. She looked... surprised?

She stepped back.

"Excuse me, I need to check a file" she said, removing her gloves. "I'll be right back."

She walked out of the room.

Haven sat up, confused.

"What just happened?"

"Did they find something wrong?"

"Oh god... what if I have a disease or"

Before she could panic more, the nurse returned.

"Miss Daniels, please exercise a little patience."

Meanwhile...

Nick stood at the window of his office, staring at the skyline but seeing nothing.

His assistant had called off two meetings already.

He hadn't touched his food or the paperwork on his table...

His phone buzzed every few seconds, but none of the notifications mattered.

"Why do I care so much about this girl?" He asked himself..

He didn't want to admit it, but he was hooked. Not just curious and intrigued. Something about Haven had reached inside him and grabbed something cold then dared to warm it.

His phone rang.

It was the hospital.

"Finally!"... he sighed

He picked up immediately.

"Yes?"

Then the voice, calm and serious.

"Hello, Mr. Nick..."

The voice hesitated.

Nick clenched his jaw.

"Go on."

The doctor exhaled slowly on the other end.

"Haven is truly a virgin..."

Nick blinked.

"Shit!".

"Sorry?"...

"Oh nothing.. Alright. Thanks for letting me know"... Nick replied.

"Sure"...

After the call, the doctor returned to the room and looked at Haven differently now.

"You may get dressed. We'll have the results sent over to you shortly."

Haven nodded, confused. Her brain was running in circles...

"Excuse me, doctor".... she said

"Am I alright? I am a little bit worried. Will I be able to get pregnant?"...

"We will find out and let you know through the result. But you don't have to be worried about anything"... The doctor reassured me.