Today was my birthday and I just felt like spending the entire day in bed, and that was probably exactly what I was going to do. Well that was after I receive that large extra cheese pizza with spicy jalapeños that I ordered a few minutes ago. The nausea and morning sickness wasn't as bad as before and I was making the most of it. A month and some weeks ago I couldn't eat as much as I'd like because I could hardly keep anything down, so now that I wasn't that sick anymore I was starting to have different cravings right now. And today pizza was on the top of my list.

I would normally try to limit the amount I'm eating as I tried not to gain too much weight this early. At three months pregnant, I wasn't exactly showing as yet but I had indeed gained a few pounds. This baby was sending a lot of weight to my butt and thighs as well as my boobs that were now swollen and caused me to need new bra. My jeans were tighter therefore I had to resort to wearing more dresses, skirts as well as legging, sweatpants and yoga pants. I unfortunately never have much loose fitting jeans, most of my jeans were skinny and tight fitting so now I had to pack those away.

I was however planning to finally get out of the house and go shopping. I was kinda getting tired of being cooped at home for weeks now. Kathleen had gone back to work at the store and Dominic had made sure that he had someone watching out for her making sure that neither Gio or any of his men target her. I don't know why but I don't think Gio would target her anyway, so far she was innocent and only associated with us. So I don't think he'd target her as an enemy too.

While waiting for the pizza to get here I was feeling a bit peckish so I decided to go downstairs to get some ice cream. I took the tub of strawberry ice cream and began digging in. I was halfway through eating when the ice cream was taken out of my hand.

"I think that's enough" mom said putting the cover back on the ice cream.

"What?" I asked confused.

"That's enough sweet for both you and that baby" mom said to me before going to put it back in the fridge.

"I barely even eaten any" I tried telling her.

"Yeah right" mom said sarcastically. "That's still enough".

"I'm hungry" I whined.

"I don't think you are, you're body is just craving stuff and you feel the need to satisfy those cravings" mom said to me. "But if you keep doing that this early in the pregnancy you're not gonna be able to move by the time you reach seven months because you're gonna be big as a whale. Trust me I know, I've been there".

"But its my birthday I think I can treat myself to a tub of ice cream and pizza just for today" I said.

"I'm gonna ease up off your bag for today but as for the other days I'm gonna be watching you" mom said to me.

"Okay" I smiled at her. "But could you please just let me pig out for today?"

"Fine" I said to me. "But only because its your birthday".

On that note the doorbell went off.

"That must be the pizza" I said standing up and heading for the door.

"Did somebody somebody order a large extra cheese with jalapeños?" Marc said standing there with the pizza in his hand and a grin.

"Marc" I said surprised before chuckling and stepping aside for him to come in. "You're the pizza guy now?"

"Yeah apparently" he chuckled. "Saw the guy out front and figured I should take this off his hands. I know its yours so I brought it in as your birthday surprise gift"

"Aww,thanks. That's so sweet of you" I chuckled as we walked back to the kitchen. "But its not really a surprise gift since I ordered it".

"Whatever" Marc chuckled putting down the box on kitchen counter. "Hey Mrs. K"

"Hi Marc. How are you doing?" Mom asked.

"I'm doing well Mrs.K" Marc replied. "How about you?"

"Same here" Mom smiled. "It's nice seeing you Marc. I'm going upstairs"

"Oh okay, it was nice seeing you too" Marc replied.

"So what brings you here? I haven't seen you in ages" I said to him.

"Well I came to see you" Marc smiled. "Since it's your birthday and all plus I haven't seen you since you got back from Italy and I've missed you"

"Marc, I've missed you too" I smiled before going to hug him.

"And I've also came to gave you this" Marc said pulling back after a while and taking a box from his pocket handing it to me. "Happy birthday Lexi"

"What's this?" I smiled at him before looking at the small wrapped box in my hand.

"You have to open it" Marc said to me.

"Okay" I smiled before pulling off the gift wrapping paper.

I opened the top of the small gift box which revealed to me a pearl rhinestone hand chain quartz wrist watch.



"Oh my God Marc" I said in awe. "Its beautiful. Thanks"

"So you like it then?" Marc asked. "I really didn't know what to get you"

"No, I don't like it. I love it" I smiled going to hug him again.

"Well that's a relief" Marc replied putting his arms around me returning the hug. " I'm not very good at gift giving. I never know what to get persons yet".

"Well I think you did a perfectly good job at it this time" I said to him as I pulled away.

"I guess I'm not so bad at it after all" Marc chuckled.

"You're not" I smiled at him.

"I'm glad" Marc smiled before looking at me as if dying to say something. "Sooo...?"

"So?" I asked looking at him curious.

"How's the little one coming along?" Marc asked nodding to my abdomen.

"Oh" I said with understanding. "Dominic told you about that huh?"

"Yeah, he mentioned that you were expecting" Marc said to me.

"You're not mad at me too?" I asked.

"No I'm not mad a you Lexi" Marc said to me. "Its a bit awkward even more now knowing that you're pregnant with the enemy's child. It's kinda going to make things more complicated now but I'm not mad at you"

"I'm glad to hear that" I said to him. "Dominic has been kinda distant towards me ever since he found out, its like our relationship has gone back to square one like when he just met me".

"Lexi, he'll come around eventually trust me" Marc said to me. "He's accepted you as his sister and it isn't an easy thing to know that you're sister is carrying your enemy's child. Like I said its kinda awkward, even for me. But give him time he'll come around".

"I hope so because I really hate all this tension between us" I said to him.

"It'll get better" Marc smiled at me and I smiled back. "So about my earlier question?"

"Well all I can say now is he or she is fine but craving cheese pizza" I chuckled as I opened the box. "So, pizza?"

"Sure" Marc smiled.

***** I was in my room laying down reading up more about being pregnant when my door was being knocked.

"Come in" I said sitting up.

"Hey" Dominic said as he opened the door.

"Hi" I said surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to tell you happy birthday" Dominic said walking in cautiously hands behind his back.

"Oh, thanks" I smiled slightly.

"So, how was it?" Dominic asked.

"I guess it was good. I mostly hang out with Marc today" I said to him.

"Marc was here?" Dominic asked surprised.

"Yeah" I nodded.

"So this is where he had disappeared to" Dominic said mostly to himself. "I also wanted to give you this"

"Uhm... What are these?" I said taking the medium sized box from him.

"Its kinda a birthday gift" Dominic said to me. "And an apology gift".

"Apology gift?" I asked raising a brow.

"Yeah, for being an ass over the past couple of weeks" Dominic said to me. "Open it".

I looked at him before I started pulling the bow off the box then opening the lid. Inside were two smaller boxes. I chuckled as I picked up one of the boxes. Before looking at him curiously.

"This isn't one of those gifts where there's a box inside the box and another box inside that box is it?" I asked.

"No, there's just those three" Dominic said to me.

I opened the smaller box that I had picked up revealing a diamond Pearl bracelet watch with a butterfly type pendant and gold finished.

Seems like I was getting a lot of pearl wrist watches and bracelet today.Mom had gotten me a diamond and sapphire cut bracelet, Marc had gotten me a chain pearl watch and Dominic got me another one. Dad was the only odd one, he got me another car.

"Dominic, thanks" I smiled at him before admiring the watch again. "I love it, its really beautiful"

"I honestly didn't know what to get you, so I got you this and that " Dominic said to me pointing to the other unopened box.

I took it out opening it as well. I couldn't help but chuckle at what was inside this one. It was a silver necklace with a solid white gold diamond gun pendant. I think this one was really me.

"I think this now is my personal favourite" I chuckled taking of out of the box.

"I thought you like it" Dominic smiled.

"And I do" I smiled at him. "I think it'll suit me. Thanks Nic".

"No problem" Dominic nodded. "I just want to say I'm sorry for how I behave few weeks ago after hearing that you're pregnant. Its just that hearing that just didn't sit well with me know who the father is, but I realized that I may have been an overreacting jerk and I want to say I'm really sorry about it".

"Its okay Dominic" I said to him. "I understand why you behaved that way, maybe I would have been upset too. So I forgive you".

"You do?" Dominic asked. "Just like that?"

"Yeah, just like that. Seems this baby is making me soft. Maybe it won't be as bad as its parents. Now come here, I'm still expecting that birthday hug" I said holding out my arms wide.

"You're kidding me right?" Dominic said looking at me as if I'd lost my mind.

"No I'm not" I said standing up from my bed going towards him with my arms still outstretched. "I'm dead serious about my birthday hug".

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