Chapter 262 Prepare Salad For Her (1/2)
Hiram smiled and gave her a warm, loving look. He knew well she was joking. How could the babies hurt each other, if they weren`t even able to stretch freely in the limited space of her belly?
”Don't stay up too late, darling. Come on.” In the meantime he tried to pull her gently into his strong arms only to find out it was nearly impossible to hug her tight because of her adorable big belly.
Rachel preferred to keep some distance from him. She had to lie on her side, instead of on her back. For her own comfort and in order to feel less pain, sometimes she just leaned against the pillow and slept in a half sitting posture.
Watching her tossing and turning like a fish taken out of the water, Hiram asked,”What's wrong, babe? You can't fall asleep? Are you feeling OK?”
”I'm fine. Recently I haven't been able to sleep well at night, but this is normal for the late pregnancy period.” Her speech was as slow as her movements too, giving out a tell-tale sign that her body was greatly burdened. She couldn't fall asleep at all, so she decided to sit up and put a cushion under her legs, hoping to discover a more comfortable position.
As Rachel had to get up frequently at night to go to the bathroom, she slept on the outer side of the bed.
Still lying in bed, Hiram observed his lovely woman for a while. Not long after, he felt very sad and even guilty for everything her fragile body needed to put up with every night. So he quickly sat up too and took her into his arms. 'Poor Rachel', he thought to himself, 'she has suffered so long and never did she mention any word about it.'
After midnight, Rachel finally fell asleep.
In the morning, Hiram sneaked silently out of bed, being very careful not to wake Rachel up. He put his clothes on without making any noise at all and then walked into his study.
He picked up the phone and called Chad,”Hey, listen, I would like to go to Salt Sea City at ten in the morning. Could you, please, arrange the trip for me?”
”Okay. Is Rachel travelling with you? Do you need a more spacious car?” Chad asked.
”Yes. I'll take her with me so she can relax. In the meantime I have something else I need to deal with there.”
”Okay. I'll arrange it right away.”
After hanging up, Hiram turned on the computer to check his e-mail box. He replied quickly to several e-mails, then switched the PC off and walked out of the study.
Suddenly he smelled a nice and delicious aroma floating through the whole house. When Hiram went downstairs, the maid was already preparing the breakfast.