A Baby For Billionaire Knox

THEME: Letting her go

OLIVER SCOTT HOME

Eretia rolled on her bed when she heard a soft knock on the door. She looked at the time on the alarm, the red light beeped 6:30 am. Then she hopped out of bed and wore her soft slippers.

“Good Morning, Ereria.” Oliver greeted when she opened the door.

“Good morning.” Eretia replied.

“Can we talk?” He asked.

Eretia nodded. “Come in.” She stepped aside for Oliver walk in. “Oliver, I have decided that I would call Mrs Elaina and turn down the job.” She said before he could say anything.

Oliver tucked his hands into pocket as he studied her expression.

“Look, I am not going to do anything you do not support.” She added.

“What about you?” Oliver asked.

“I will be fine.” Eretia answered with a sober look on her face.

“So you want to turn down Mrs Elaina Martins offer because of me?” Oliver demanded with a cold stare.

“I am willing to turn it down. I don’t want you to be mad at me or us fighting because of a job. I value our relationship than the job. And you are right, Mrs Elaina family’s problem is none of my business. So let us leave it that way.” Eretia fiddled with her fingers.

Oliver stared intently at her.

“And I will stay at home too if you don’t want me to work. It is okay by me because with that I can do more cleaning and our laundry. And I can spend more time learning how to cook so many dishes.” Eretia rushed out her words.

Eretia sighed and moved closer to him. “Don’t worry I won’t take the job.” She expected him to say something but no words came from him. So she concluded that he was probably still mad at her.

“Okay. I’ll go ahead and wash up.” Eretia was almost leaving to the bathroom when Oliver spoke up.

“You can take the job.”

Eretia turned to face him quickly.

“I am saying that you don’t have turn Mrs Elaina Martins’s offer down.” Oliver added almost immediately.

Eretia walked back to him fastly. “I thought you said–”

“I changed my mind.” Oliver interrupted her statement.

Eretia studied Oliver’s face and his expression was serious.

“Are you sure that I can take the job, Oliver?” She asked to be sure.

Oliver covered the inch left between them. “I know you want to do this, Eretia.” He whispered.

“No.. no.. I don’t.. like the job.. anymore.” Eretia stuttered.

“Take the job. And I don’t want you to think I am caging you around here.” Oliver brushed strands of hair from her face.

“Oliver–”

He cuts off her sentence again. “I am sorry for how I acted yesterday.” He apologized.

Eretia nodded as he reached out to hold her right hand.

“I want you to work and earn your own money.” Oliver forced a small smile on his face as their gaze locked.

Eretia almost burst of happiness. She was happy so she hugged him tightly. And suddenly Eretia swept Oliver off his feet and swirled him around.

Oliver was shocked. And Eretia didn’t even realize it until she dropped him.

“What.. just.. happened…” Oliver gasped.

“Sorry.. I.. I.. didn’t..” Eretia has forgotten that she has super strength.

“How.. how did you manage to lift me like I weigh nothing?” Oliver asked in a surprised tone.

“I.. I don’t know. I.. just… carried you.. now.. I feel so tired.” Eretia lied. She feigned tiredness and placed her head on her forehead.

“Are you sick?” Oliver tried to touch forehead but she avoided him.

“I am fine!” Eretia said in an unusually raised tone.

“Thank you, Oliver for letting me take the job.” Eretia placed a kiss on his cheek quickly.

“Alright. I am leaving to work now. Pack your things so I can drop you at the Martins Empire before heading to work tomorrow.” Oliver said.

“Okay.” Eretia shook her head.

“Take care.” Oliver leaned in and placed a kiss on her forehead.

“You too.. and have a nice day at work.” Eretia followed him to the living room.

“Call me if you need anything.” Oliver grabbed his car keys and cellphone on the couch.

“Good morning.” Ryan greeted her.

“Good morning, Ryan.” Eretia flashed him a bright smile.

“Let us go, Ryan.” Oliver headed towards the door.

“Ryan, have fun at school! Oliver, get back on time so we can hang out later in the day!” Eretia waved at them.

“My shift ends by 1:30 pm so I should be home by 2.” Oliver replied.

“See you later, Miss Eretia.” Ryan waved.

“Bye Ryan.” The two brothers walked out of the house.

Eretia tried to stop the scream that welled up in her throat by placing her hands on her mouth knowing that if she screamed right there Oliver would come rushing inside like something bad had happened to her.

She was extremely happy that Oliver agreed to let her work!

Eretia looked down at her wrist when she felt the power around it. The bracelet glowed and she rushed to her room and locked the door. She saw her reflection in the mirror and her eyes was glowing brightly too.

“What’s wrong with you, Neifion?!” She asked the bracelet.

The energy increased and she felt power within her system. Then Eretia went to her bed and lifted it up like a piece of paper. She did it with other heavy objects she could find, lifting them like they didn’t weigh anything.

Few minutes later, she got tired and waited for the bracelet to stop glowing but it didn’t. She wished it would just come off from her wrist.

“Neifion will stop glowing… I need to take a shower.” She said to the bracelet in a tight whisper and the light faded slowly.

She sighed in. relief. “Thank goodness. You have to listen to me when I talk. And don’t glow when I am with any human.”

Eretia came out of her clothes and went into the bathroom as she laid out instructions to the bracelet.