My Husband is My Professor and Boss

It was very difficult for Avery even though Alex assured her. Her life was on a very good track when her father was alive, but her father was not rich enough to buy such an expensive diamond necklace.     

"But Alex...."     

"It is final that you will take this necklace with you."     

"I already have a lot of stuff. Where am I going to put this?"     

She poked her lower lip out and made baby pout. Seeing the pink pout of her pink lips, Alex couldn't help himself and gave a quick kiss on her lips and walked into the closet. He came out with a bag. This trolley bag was bigger than the bag she filled.     

He soon emptied one of her bags and stuffed all the contents into a new bag. Now with necklaces, her luggage was completely packed in bags.     

The journey was so long that they had to leave the next morning. So Alex decided to take Avery to bed early after the meal. He laid Avery on his chest.     

The whole night's sleep didn't come close to Alex. He spent the night studying Avery's face. He wanted to fill her every detail in his eyes. He kept running his hand through her hair all night and kissing her on the head from time to time.     

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Avery was sitting in the passenger seat. Today She was wearing a frock of chiffon fabric material. The frock was lightweight and soft with a fine design on the edge. Her long and silky hair was tied in a pony and she was wearing a hair belt over her head. She didn't look like a pregnant married woman.     

Alex wore his white shirt with his sleeves folded up to his elbows paired with Cream colour trousers. The shirt with a golden collar corner was very simple but elegant.     

The grip of Alex's hand on the steering wheel was tightening bypassing every second forward. He was clenching his jaw, thinking that after a few hours his wife would be away from him for five days. His eyes were fixed on the road when Avery put her hand on his shoulder and pressed his shoulder a little which caused his blue eyes to snap towards her and break the chain of his thoughts.     

"What happened to the little one." He asked hiding his feelings.     

"I do not want to go."     

"What did you say?" He couldn't believe his ears.     

"I said I don't want to go." She answered a little louder this time than before. Due to her sudden announcement, Alex slowed down speed and stopped the car on the side of the road. After turning off the car's engine, he turned to Avery and asked her.     

"But why sudden change in the final decision."     

"Because of you." She answered looking through her eyelids, "I know that you are bothering yourself because of me. You don't show but I can understand. I already knew that you wouldn't allow me to go to the wedding but I didn't know you would hurt yourself because of me."     

She said very calmly and took his hand in hers and opened his long fingers. Both of his palms converted into the red shade of colour because of very tight grip, "Look! What you did you with your hands?"     

"I'll call my mother and tell her." She pulled her mobile out of her small leather bag and as she was about to dial her mother's number, Alex grabbed her hand and stopped her.     

"There is no need for this. I just.... I just....." He closed his eyes and ran his right hand through the hair. He did not understand how to put his feeling in front of Avery. A moment later he opened his eyes and looked at her.     

She was waiting for him to speak but out of blue Alex suddenly smashed his lips on hers. This was only one thing in his confused state that could clear his mind.     

He moved both his hands towards her. He placed one hand on the back of her neck and placed the other hand on her lower back and pulled her a little closer to him. Avery quickly placed one hand on Alex's chest and the other on his shoulder to keep the butterfly in its place in her stomach. Not caring that wrinkles would form on Alex's tightly ironed shirt, she clenched his shirt in her fist.     

He kissed her for a full five minutes and took her small face in his hands. While cupping her face and started wiping her wet lips with his right thumb. Her eyes were still closed and she was breathing heavily.     

He buried his head in the crook of her neck and began to sniff Jasmine scent on her body. " I'm addicted to you now. Staying away from you makes me feel punished. And it makes me irritated. I'm worried about you are so fragile for this pregnancy." He whispered in the crook of her neck while brushing his lips on her soft skin.     

"I can understand." She put her hands on his back and patted his back to make him feel better. A few moments later he pulled his head out of her neck and said to her.     

" Take care of yourself there. Call me whenever you will get free time and if you don't want to stay there or the program would over soon, call me because I will be there for you. But right now you don't have to cancel anything."     

" Hmm...Okay." She said and Alex parted from her. He then turned on the engine of his car and leads the car to Mrs. Miller's house.     

When Alex's car approached Mrs. Miller's house, Mrs. Miller was already standing outside the house with her luggage and her son in her arms.     

Alex stopped the car in front of Mrs. Miller's yard and got out of the car to take her.     

This was the time when the people in the colony were busy with their work so no one paid attention to Alex.     

Alex pulled Liam from Mrs. Miller's arms and grabbed one of her large suitcases. Mrs. Miller was delighted by Alex's gesture and gave her daughter a wide smile who was looking out of the car window.     

Even for Avery, it was hard to believe that the man who has the line of servants behind him was carrying her mother's luggage today.     

Alex did his task so fast that he didn't catch anyone's eye.     

Mrs. Miller took Liam and sat in the back seat of the car. After looking at Avery, Little Liam cheerfully called her name, "Aveeeee."     

Liam was happy to see his sister and he insisted on going to his sister but his mother would not let him go near Avery. Because Avery was pregnant.     

But before Alex could start the car, he took Liam from Mrs. Miller and placed him on Avery's lap.     

"Don't worry Mrs. Miller. Liam also knows that Avery has a little life in her stomach. He won't bother her. I'm right Liam." Alex increased his speed and drove to the airport.     

"Yes! Alex.... You are right." Little Liam gave Alex a thumbs up with his small and chubby hand and he moved his big eyes towards his sister.     

"Ave. Yesterday mommy took little Liam to the park and there little Liam saw a pregnant woman there."     

"And how do you know she was pregnant?" Alex asked Liam without looking away from the street.     

" Because the other woman who was with her was telling her that 'you shouldn't get too tense because you are pregnant. This can affect your unborn baby.' When little Liam's ears heard the word pregnant, his ears became alert because he knew that his sister is also pregnant."     

He said every word very patiently to every one. "But there is a difference between the two of you."     

"What difference is," Avery asked him.     

"The woman had a big belly, but your belly is not big." Hearing this, Alex started laughing out loud. Mrs. Miller also started smiling but Avery started feeling embarrassed. At that point she thought why her brother wasn't talking a little less.     

"Ave. Tell me why." Avery's ears turned red and she didn't know how to answer Liam's question. She smiled awkwardly. Alex sensed her situation and answered his little brother in law.     

"Liam. Avery's belly will take months for growing in size. If you want to see your sister's big belly, you have to wait a while for that. Because only when the little baby grows big in her womb, her belly will look big. Even the belly of that pregnant woman was flat like Avery."     

"How You know Alex? Do you know that woman?" This time Alex also felt that Liam should speak a little less.     

Liam shouldn't ask Alex any more questions, so Alex told him that he knows the woman's husband. And even after hearing this, Liam did not stay quiet still because he remembered something he had forgotten.