Contract With The Billionaire

“What are we doing now?” Mia asked in a bored tone. She knew something childish was going to come her way, and she didn’t have to wait for long, as Mark yelled, “Let’s play dumb charades.” “Seriously?” She gave him a look, and he nodded eagerly. In times like these, she wished she could slap Mark left and right. It was fucking 1 am at night, and this guy wanted to play games. Figuring out why Alex ignored him most of the time. Chloe yawned. “I’m sleepy, Mark.” She said as her eyes were drooping, and he was immediately concerned. “I’ll take you to our room, let’s go.” He stood up, and Mia could only stare at them in disbelief. Why was she here then? Shaking her head and mumbling something under her breath, she got up when she felt his presence behind her. She turned around and looked at him accusingly. “Where were you?” Alex asked, as smirked at her angry face. “You know where I was?” She huffed, knowing exactly where he was and what he was doing. “What’s got you so annoyed?” He questioned her when she kept frowning. “Your best friend.” She snapped, and he blinked. What did he do now? “He woke me up because he said Chloe wanted to play games, and now they both are sleeping.” She was pissed because sleep was far away from her eyes. What the hell was she supposed to do? Alex sighed. “Let’s go to the terrace.” He suggested it, and her eyes lit up. She stood up, and he stretched his hand out to her. She placed hers in his, just as they took a step towards the stairs, a voice called out. “Mama,” Alex froze, as Mia’s eyes narrowed at him. She turned around and found her baby standing there, rubbing his eyes cutely. She went up to him and picked him up in her arms. “What happened, Bryan?” She questioned him, as he quickly hid his face in her neck and his hands around her neck. Mia caressed his back as she swayed slowly. “Dadda left.” he mumbled into her neck, and her eyes immediately went to Alex. He sighed, knowing very well the reason, as he went towards them. Alex gave a guilty look. “Sorry, bud, I won’t leave again, promise.” He held out his pinky finger, and Bryan grabbed it with his tiny palm. Mia smiled at their way of promising and shook her head. Alex gave her a questioning look, but she just smiled and said nothing. It was Alex’s way of promising, and he did that only with Bryan and no one else. “Let’s go,” Mia said, and Bryan looked at her. He was curious, and his mom grinned at him. “Terrace,” she replied, and he was excited all of a sudden. Just like his parents, Bryan loved terraces. Alex chuckled, looking at their excited faces, and followed them behind. While the trio spent some quality time on the terrace, downstairs, Chloe woke up from her sleep, feeling the urge to pee. She didn’t wake Mark, knowing he was already tired, and he slowly got up from the bed. After she did her business in the washroom, she stepped out to go back to the bed. Just as she was about to sit, she felt a gush of water between her legs. Chloe’s eyes widened, and her hand went on her belly. “Mark,” she called him, taking a deep breath, but he just kept snoring. What the fuck? They were having a baby, and he was sleeping like an elephant. “Mark!” She yelled, throwing a pillow on his face. He got up with a gasp and looked around. “What happened?” Chloe gritted her teeth and said, “This happened.” She pointed down, and he followed her gaze. For a minute, he couldn’t understand what Chloe was trying to say until she yelled again, “Mark, it’s time.” “Oh fuck!” He sprang up and ran towards her. “Take deep breaths in and out.” Chloe cut his blabbering in between. “I’m doing that, you get the car.” She hissed, and he realised that he was behaving dumb. As he ran out, he called Alex with his phone because going to his room and waking him up would waste a lot of time. “What? Now, no one is going to play your stupid game.” Alex stated. “It’s time!” Mark blurted out, and Alex went silent. “Now?” He questioned him, and Mark rolled his eyes. “No, after I pass out. Get your ass here and help me.” Alex hung up the call, leaving Mark confused. Two minutes later, he found the three of them walking down. “You were on the terrace?” Mark questioned Alex, and he looked around. “Where is Chloe?” With a panicked face, Mark ran inside. “Mia, you stay home with Bryan. I’ll drive them.” Alex ordered, and Mia frowned. “What? Why can’t I come?” She pouted and looked at Bryan, who had no idea what was going on. He was about to reply, but just then Mark and Chloe walked out. Mia looked at her in concern and said, “Will you be alright? Should I come?” Chloe pursed her lips and nodded. “I’ll be fine. You stay with Bryan.” She smiled at Bryan, who was staring at her with his big, innocent eyes. Alex had already left to get the car, while Bryan finally asked, “Mumma, where is Chlo…. gone?” As they drove away, Mia made Bryan sit on the couch and tried to distract him, but the kid was either too stubborn or too smart. She sighed. “Bryan, baby, Chlo has gone to get you a present. Do you want a present?” she asked, and he nodded and grinned eagerly. “Then you need to sleep because if you don’t, then your chlo will be angry and she won’t bring anything.” Mia said, and he pouted because he didn’t want to sleep. When they learned about Chloe’s pregnancy, Mia’s and Alex insisted that they shift with them to their new home. After a lot of bickering, emotional blackmail, and explanations, both of them agreed. Mia couldn’t be more happy as every day with her best friend was, well, entertaining. They planned everything, from guessing the gender of the baby to what names they would give the baby. Now, as she paced in the living room with Bryan sleeping on the couch, she couldn’t help but feel anxious. She wanted to be with her best friend, but knowing it would bring a lot of attention, she knew she had to stay at home. Hours later, Mia heard the door opening, and she immediately got up from the couch. Alex entered with a tired look on his face, and she walked up to him. “What happened? Is Chloe okay? The baby? Everything went fine, right?” Mia mumbled, causing him to sigh and drop his head on her shoulder. She stopped, holding him close as he pulled her by her waist. She instantly felt guilty. “Alex, I’m sorry. Are you…” He mumbled something against her skin, but she didn’t quite understand. “What?” Her face scrunched up. Alex moved a little back and repeated, “It’s a girl.” He watched her expression change from blank, to realisation, to happiness and finally settled on crying. He sighed, “I knew you would cry.” He grunted, not really liking her tears, but she just ignored his comment and hugged him back. He smiled into the hug, feeling content.

“When are they coming home?” She sniffed, rubbing her nose onto his shirt. “Maybe by tonight.” He replied, as it was already six thirty in the morning. All he wanted was to drop dead on the bed. “Let’s go to sleep, I’m tired.” He could barely keep his eyes open, and Mia nodded as she bent to pick Bryan up. The two of them slept until the afternoon and could have slept more if Bryan hadn’t ruined their sleep. “Mumma, wake up. I’m hungly.” He whined, as he climbed on top of her and hugged her. Mia opened her eyes and hugged her baby back, squishing him in her arms. Bryan giggled, trying to get out of her hold, and Mia smiled with her eyes closed. “Dadda,” He called for help. Alex turned in his sleep and pulled Mia towards him, causing her to gasp. “Now, nobody can escape.” He muttered sleepily, and Bryan pouted angrily. Mia tried to wiggle out of his arms, and so did Bryan, but he was too strong, even in his sleep. Suddenly Bryan grinned evilly, and without waiting for another second, he poked Alex in the side. The suddenness caused him to move suddenly, and his grip loosened. Mia stared, amused, as Alex narrowed his eyes at Bryan, who was still giggling. “You little…” With a scream, Bryan managed to rush out of bed and run before his dad tickled the hell out of him. Alex flung the covers and followed him, leaving Mia chuckling behind. ***************************** The thing that concerned Mia more was Bryan’s behaviour towards people. He hated interacting with anyone who wasn’t his Mamma, Dadda, Mark, or Chloe. Alex, on the other hand, didn’t find this worrying because he was the same, so he just shrugged it off much to Mia’s annoyance. Later that night, Mia impatiently waited for the three of them to return home. Bryan would look at his mother, then at the door, which she would glance at every two minutes. “Mamma, who is coming?” Alex glanced up at Mia and rolled his eyes. “You can sit and wait, you know?” She narrowed her eyes at him and said, “You have already seen her.” She accused him, and he smirked. Seeing him smirk, she so wanted to punch him in the face, but considering Bryan was in the same room, she controlled herself. It was eleven thirty at night when Mark and Chloe returned. Mia’s eyes widened as she saw the little bundle in Chloe’s arms. Chloe chuckled. “Are you going to just stand there like an idiot?” Mia snapped out of her frozen state and excitedly went towards them. Her eyes fell on the little angel, and she couldn’t control the ‘aww’ that slipped out of her mouth. “She’s so cute and beautiful.” Mia gazed down at her with adoration in her eyes. “I know, she got charms from her father.” Mark boasted, and Alex smacked his head, wincing. He glared at him and said, “Stop hitting me in front of my daughter.” He glowered, and Alex rolled his eyes. “Exactly. Start behaving like a father.” “Mamma,” Bryan said, frowning because everybody seemed to have forgotten him. Mia asked Chloe to sit on the couch, after which she sat beside her with Bryan on her lap. Bryan’s eyes fell on the new, tiny person, and he just stared. “Who is he?” His eyes never left her face, and Mia chuckled. “Not a he, baby, and she is a girl.” “What is her name?” Mia raised her eyes at Chloe, who only grinned. Mark smiled, staring at his daughter, before uttering, “Daniella.” “Dan…” Bryan clasped his hands, seemingly excited, and the four of them shared a small laugh at his mispronunciation. Daniella opened her eyes for a second, looking at Bryan, before she closed them again and went to sleep. Bryan grew more excited. “Mamma, she is cute.” “Is she mine?” His question was innocent, but it left all four of them baffled. THE ENDThis is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.