"It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness."
~ Charles Spurgeon
Chapter Seven
"So what did you think about Maria's cousin?" Alice asked Davina that night on the phone.
Davina sighed sitting up in her bed her tv blaring an episode of Criminal Minds but if she was being honest she wasn't even paying attention to the show, her focus was on something else rather, somebody else.
"He was cool and sweet," Davina shrugged her shoulders standing up from her bed and walking over to her bathroom to grab her bucket of nail polish.
"Was he cute?"
Davina laughed grabbing the bucket before going back to her bed. She grabbed a bottle of a baby blue nail polish and started to hit it against her left palm as she held her phone against her cheek.
"He was," Davina sighed. "super attractive," she laughed causing Alice to squeal.
"Oh my god, really? What does he look like?"
Davina began describing Stefan from the way he looked and the way he was with the kids when he went swimming with them before she left. She even told her about how he talked to Maria and her about Spain.
"Do you think you like him?"
"What? Alice I just met the guy! I think he's hot sure but I don't like," Davina said shaking her head.
"So! He's super hot from what you're telling me and it's the first guy other than Elio that you find attractive! Maybe he thinks you're good looking too!" Alice exclaimed.
Davina rolled her eyes finishing her left foot and starts working on her right foot. "Alice, you do realize I'm pregnant, right? A relationship isn't something I need."
Alice sighs. "Fine, but you aren't denying that you think he's cute right?"
Davina rolled her eyes completely ignoring her question and asking with a different one changing the topic completely. "Are you and Porter still meeting us for lunch?"
"Yep! We'll be there at noon sharp!"
Davina knew that actually meant that she would be ten to fifteen minutes late.
"Sounds good, I'm going to let you go I need to take a shower."
"Awe, okay! I'll see you tomorrow, night!"
Davina didn't get a chance to respond before the line went dead. Davina chuckled shaking her head as she threw her phone down beside her and stood up from the bed stretching her arms above her head.
She made her way to her bathroom switching on her bathroom shower on before making her way to her bathroom sink to take her make up off even if it was done light.
"Alexa, play Where is My Mind? By Pixies,"
"Okay, here's Where is My Mind? By Pixies now playing on sss music."
The song begins to play through the speakers connected in the walls a sigh escaping Davina as she began peeling her clothes off to get in the shower allowing the water to cascade down her back.
You'd be an i***t if you fall for Stefan. The voice inside her head seemed to shout at her as she stood there letting the water run down her body.
I know. She responded back but of course she didn't get a response she was talking to herself. But what she thought was true, she would be an i***t if she allowed herself to be attracted to Stefan. It wouldn't go anywhere because he was related to her best friend and that's basically breaking girl code and she was pregnant with another guys baby and that was the cherry to the cake.
Davina sighed looking down at her stomach where a very small but barely noticeable bump a small smile tugging on her lips as she placed both hands on her stomach letting her thumb move up and down as if the babies could feel her touch yet.
Davina knew that she was freaking out at first about being a mother to not only one baby but now two but weirdly enough as the day progressed and she noticed that she did have support in Maria and her family, since Maria's mother practically begged Davina before she left to the airport if she could watch the twins when Davina had to work, the thought about raising the baby alone went away.
Davina still wanted to have a full on conversation with her family though regarding her pregnancy and also inform them of the good news of the twins. She wanted to know how they truly felt about it and whether or not she could still depend on their support.
Pushing those thoughts away Davina quickly washed her hair and body before stepping out of the shower wrapping a fluffy towel around her body to keep her body somewhat dry and covered while she walked to her closet to retrieve clothing.
After dressing into a navy blue nightie Davina climbs into bed exhaustion quickly taking over as the day's events went through her mind.
Davina started to slowly drift asleep to the only one thought on her mind that night.
Her twins.
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Maria, Stefan, Alice and her boyfriend Porter and Davina were all sitting at a table on the balcony at Cafe Trio the following day for lunch so that Stefan could be finally introduced to Alice and Porter, who still hasn't proposed to Alice but Davina had a feeling one was coming soon.
"Davina, have you given much thought about when you wanted to let the news out about your pregnancy?" Maria asked once Stefan and Porter got up to go to the bar to get a drink.
"No, I've thought about just posting something on i********: when I started to get bigger or something when I know I can't hide it anymore."
Alice pursed her lips as she tore her breadstick apart dipping it in ranch before popping it in her mouth, finishing it before speaking.
"Why don't you mindlessly hint at it with a little picture? Like with your food, we can take a cute picture of you and caption it, "lunch for three," and then do another one with me and Maria in it so it looks like you could be talking about us,"
Davina pursed her lips. It wasn't a bad idea people could honestly just think that she was talking about having lunch with her friends or she could just post a picture of just her and announce her pregnancy that way. She no longer had Petra or Elio on social media nor was she friends with anybody that was friends with them so if she did announce the pregnancy they wouldn't be able to find out unless somebody told them.
Yet, she shouldn't care what Elio or Petra would think if she announced she was pregnant. Petra clearly didn't know about the affair between her and Elio so she wouldn't even think that she could be pregnant with Elio and Elio clearly has made it clear he wanted nothing to do with their children so he would never get parental rights and won't be mentioned as the father, Davina could honestly just say the father was a friend who wants to be kept anonymous.
But Davina also need to think how her announcement can affect my family and their business. If Davina were to announce she was pregnant out of wedlock with the father out of the picture there would definitely be talk amongst business partners and friends and family, she was sure her grandparents would definitely want to put their two cents in and she was sure people would be questioning her parents parenting and Davina don't want that to ruin her parents because of her actions.
"Thank you, but I actually need to speak to my parents before I do anything. I don't want my announcement to effect their company."
Maria gives her a pitiful smile as she pats Davina's hand. "I'm sure it won't effect it babe, but I'm supporting your decision every step of the way,"
Davina smiles at her best friends truly grateful that they were willing to stay with her given her circumstances they truly were good hearted.
Just then the boys returned back from the bar. Porter had a scotch on the rocks with a martini in the other most definitely for Alice who was nearly done with the one she had right now. Stefan had a scotch on the rocks but had a tall pink drink that almost looked more like a smoothie rather than an alcoholic drink.
"How was the bar?" Maria asked watching Stefan sit down in his seat in between Davina and her.
"It was great. Here I got this for you," he said handing me the pink drink a smile on his face. "It's a Strawberry Virgin Pina Colada with a tinge of candy syrup,"
Davina's cheek warm at his words as she takes the drink from his hand. She takes a sip using the straw, her eyes widening at the fruity taste a slight moan escaping from her.
"My god, this is delicious!" Davina exclaims causing Stefan to laugh bringing a smile to his handsome face.
"Anything for a beautiful girl," He winks sending a smirk her way making her heart skip a beat.
Stefan turns his attention back to Porter and Maria who were talking about last Christmas. Davina would be lying if she said that she didn't find Stefan attractive, the man was drop dead gorgeous and his voice was so deep and husky that it sent a feeling down her body that she's never felt before.
But of course this was all just an attraction and it could never go anywhere. Stefan was Maria's cousin, he was off limits it was like he was her brother plus he probably wasn't even attracted to her. Davina just thought he was good looking that was all.
Plus if he did find her attractive the attraction would most definitely disappear after he found out she was pregnant by another man. That wasn't something that men were normally attracted to.
"Stefan, do you have a girlfriend back in Spain?" Alice asked leaning her head on Peters arm her thumb moving up and down as she held onto his arm.
"No, I haven't really found anyone I liked there." He said shrugging his shoulders, his accent think.
Alice nodded her head. "Are you gay?"
Davina suddenly choked on her smoothie as she stared at Alice wide eyed as Stefan just laughed.
"Oh my god Alice, you can't just ask people if they're gay!" Davina exclaimed which caused Alice to roll her eyes.
"I was just asking because if I wanted to set him up with someone I know I need to know his preference."
Davina rolled her eyes shaking her head at her friend placing her strawberry drink down and grabbing her lemonade. She was waiting for her food to come but she was growing impatient, she really was craving pizza right now and the cooks Maria's family hired weren't making it fast enough.
"What is your type if you don't mind me asking, I don't think we established this." Maria said grinning widely as she rests her chin in her hands.
Stefan chuckles, "I prefer brunettes with colored eyes," he said giving Davina a sideways glance before smiling at the group. "but of course their personality has to be just as beautiful."
Colored eyes? Okay, he could be attracted to a certain eye color like hazel or blue. Just because I have brown hair and colored eyes doesn't mean s**t. Davina thought to herself as she played with the straw in her lemonade.
"What color do you prefer?" Alice asked tilting her head to the side sending Davina a quick look.
Davina instantly caught on what Alice was doing, a glare making its way to the preppy blonde who just sent her a evil grin before looking back at Stefan like she wasn't trying to play match maker right now.
"Green." Stefan responds looking directly into Davina's eyes when he said it.
Fuck me please, wait what?
Davina looks away from his gaze can't believing that she actually thought that and squirmed in her seat taking a sip out of her strawberry drink.
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