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A loud scream woke up the neighbors. Instantly a dog barked hysterically miles away. Karolina sat on the bed frightened. Nick lifted his head and looked at his chest with an agonized face. He screamed in pain. He touched his heart and lifted his head again before slumping on the bed.

“Ah my chest. Oh my God!”

Karolina sobbing looked at Nick for a split second before getting up and getting the phone.

“Come on pick up!” she whispered.

The phone rung for a while before a voice answered on the other end.

“Come quickly,”

The person on the other end didn’t say anything. As soon as he heard the stress patterns in Karolina’s voice, the doctor Dr. Hughes knew it straight away that it was an emergency call.

“The doctor is on the way. Hang in there, darling. Everything will be okay.” said Karolina beside Nick who was wriggling in pain on the bed. The look on his face said it all. He was in agony. He clutched his chest and looked at Karolina. Sweat droplets trickled down his face and neck before disappearing on the bed-sheets. His eyes instantly closed as he squinted in pain. Karolina simply watched not knowing what to do. Instantly Nick snapped open his eyes. He looked at Karolina before looking on his chest. The sound of a car engine outside caught Karolina’s attention. Instantly she got up and ran toward the door. Soon afterward Karolina and the doctor entered the bedroom. Nick had stopped moving. Sweat beads formed on his forehead before rolling down his face. He had an abnormal heart beat. The doctor looked at him and then at Karolina before kneeling next to him. He started checking his vitals. Karolina looked at him with asking eyes. He looked at her and nodded his head. The pair looked at Nick. He lay there without moving but his eyes were moving rapidly under the closed eyelids. His eyes were moving very quickly. His side temple veins had a high pressure that they could easily see the veins' movements as the blood thumbs past. The doctor looked at his chest. He was hyperventilating. His heart beat was beating very fast making his whole body, stomach and ribs to react to the vibrations.

“Is he going to be alright?”

The doctor continued checking Nick first.

“I guess so I have to stabilize him first,” replied the doctor.

Nick’s eyes instantly stopped moving underneath the closed eyelids. The doctor looked at Karolina first before looking at Nick. He lowered his head to Nick’s chest level. He lifted his head and checked inside his bag. He touched Nick’s chest and instantly Nick breathed faintly before his eyes started moving again underneath the closed eyelids.

Later Nick lay peacefully on the bed. Karolina sat next to him on the bed. She looked at him.

“What’s happening darling?”

She sobbed rubbing her stomach.

She looked at Nick and instantly tears rushed out from her eyes. Tear drops soaked the bed-sheets near him.

“I love you very much. I just don’t know what I will do if something bad happened to you.”

She sobbed and took out her handkerchief and blew her nose. She lay on top of Nick’s half-naked body. She lifted her head and looked at him.

His eyes were still moving very fast underneath the closed eyelids. He seemed to have stabilized as he was breathing normal. She planted kisses on his forehead, the cheeks and lips. She lay her head on his raised hairy chest and she closed her eyes. She could hear his heart beat rate. She remembered the first days they met. It was magical. The more she thought about it the more the tears trickled down her cheeks onto his rigged chest.

In her subconscious mind she felt Nick’s chest movements and heartbeat instantly stop. She opened her eyes and lifted her head from Nick’s chest and looked at him. The eyes were moving very fast under the closed eyelids. He had somehow stopped breathing, or she thought. Instantly Nick’s eyelids snapped open. He looked at Karolina with wide-opened eyes, haunted and disoriented. He instantly lifted his head and with a creased agonized face he looked at his chest and touched it. He breathed heavily and loudly before slumping on the bed. He breathed out air and instantly looked calm as his eyes met Karolina’s. He smiled as he saw her gorgeous face. He lay calmly looking at her.

Karolina looked at him before quickly hugging him lying on top of him kissing him everywhere.

“I am glad you are okay darling.”

She planted kisses on his lips when he tried to talk she placed her index finger on his lips. She kissed him on his cheeks, neck and rigged chest passionately. She pulled her dress up and jumped on top of him sitting on his crotch.

“What happened!”

He asked disoriented for a while. He touched his chest and looked at the inside of his hand.

“It’s going to be alright. The doctor said that you were probably having a nightmare. Everything is going to be alright.”

She rubbed herself on his well-defined body kissing him everywhere passionately. She pulled her dress up to her head level and removed it.

“I love you.”

She looked at him.

He still looked worried and disoriented.

“The doctor said that everything is going to be okay. Just a nightmare or something but nothing to worry about.”

Nick scanned the whole bedroom and then looked at Karolina.

“Just a nightmare. I thought...”

“Shh don’t talk darling.”

Karolina unfastened her bra and took it off before rubbing her body onto Nick's.

Nick breathed heavily.

“Karo.”

Karolina paused and got up and looked at him. That somehow sounded very strange. She hadn’t heard Nick call her by her first name for a very long time. It was always darling, sweetheart, honey, my-better-half, etc. She looked at him. She noticed something for the first time. His face was emotionless. He looked dull, unloving and frightened. After a quick thought she looked at him and kissed him.

“You are going to be alright darling. Okay. Nothing to worry about.”

“I know Karo. Just a nightmare.”

“I love you Nick. Very much. Even more than I did before. At one point I thought you suffered a heart attack or something. I was very scared. Never scared that way before. I thought I was going to lose you.”

“I know,” replied Nick trying to get up while touching his heart area.

“No. The doctor said you need to lie in bed for more time to gather back your strength.”

“I need to get up I am feeling aches for lying down for too long.”

Nick struggled to get up but eventually managed to sit down. He looked at Karolina for a while before planting a kiss on her forehead. He breathed heavily and staggered out of the bedroom. Karolina slumped on the bed half-naked. She lay there peacefully. She looked at the bedroom dressing table and all that she could hear was the ticking of the dressing table clock. She looked at the time and somehow found the clock very beautiful.

“Darling don’t forget today we are visiting my parents. I think it’s a great opportunity to get away from all this. Time to relax and wind down for a few days.”

“Oh, it’s this week, yes?”

“Yes darling.”

“Karolina, I don’t think I want to travel...”

“But we planned this a long time ago darling.”

“I know Karo. I just think I am not ready to travel far away.” He paused and touched his chest and looked at Karolina.

“Ooh I see. But darling there is nothing to be afraid of. It was just a horrible nightmare.”

Nick walked in the bedroom before sitting on the bed.

“What if that happens again, away from home?”

“Don’t let that stop you living your life.”

“I know babe, but I am comfortable here at home. We can postpone and go later when I am feeling better.”

“No, we have to go as planned darling.”

“Maybe go on your own. It should be alright.”

Karolina stopped and realized that maybe she was being selfish. She breathed heavily and sat on the corner of the bed.

“I thought ...”

“I am just not feeling myself. Maybe go on your own. We can always go together in the future.”

“No darling we have to go together. We need to deliver the great news together too.”

Karolina touched her stomach and smiled before landing a smacker on Nick’s cheek.

A sport utility vehicle [SUV] left a mansion and turned into the main road before speeding away. Nick looked at his wife-to-be on the passenger seat. It was a very beautiful sunny day. It was hot. They both wore sunglasses. Karolina was wearing a thin lovely pink maternity dress. She looked fabulous even in the maternity dress. A small bulging stomach was protruding. Every time Nick looked at the pregnant stomach he smiled. Every time they looked at each other it was all smiles. Very romantic. Karolina’s face suddenly sunken. Nick looked at her and instantly looked ahead as he was driving. He put his hand on her lap and gently stroked her and smiled. He looked at the dashboard and played the Carolinadeivid song Seductive Beauty.

“You like this song very much. Very sweet and romantic. I remember the first days.”

“That’s the reason I bought this album. Reminds me of the best days we had.”

There was silence but only the background song Seductive Beauty.

“Just like in the song the first time I saw you I knew I had to make you mine. Somehow my wish fulfilled. Very romantic.”

Nick smiled.

Karolina smiled too.

“I know. That first night, it was very nice.”

“I remember whisking you away from all the others. Great dancer I must admit.”

The couple listened to the song for a while.

“If it wasn’t for the dancing, we might not have clicked.”

“I agree but I think it was just meant to be anyway.”

“I am glad you said that.”

“Don’t you still feel the same?”

“I love you I am just saying...”

She looked at Nick and sighed.

Nick sensed the tension and worries.

“You can tell me. What is it?”

“I was afraid you no longer feel the same way.”

“Don’t be silly how on earth can you even think like that? I love you and will always do. Are you confusing me with your crazy ex, Jonathan?”

Karolina removed the sunglasses and looked at Nick.

“You know why I loved you at first sight?”

“Go on.”

“You were different. You were romantic and very passionate and considerate.”

“Hang on, stop there. You are using past tense.”

“You changed Nick. You have never called me by my first name before. What happened? What happened to; Darling? Sweetheart? Honey? Babes?”

Nick as a reflex stepped on the gas and the SUV roared moving faster, all they could hear was the sound of the engine eating away the sound of the background song. He panted.

“I haven’t changed darling. That day changed everything. I thought I almost died. I was just worried that has nothing to do with my love for you. You know I love you and will always do.”

Nick reached for Karolina’s hand and touched her passionately.

“I am glad to hear that. I was worried.”

It was not long before the SUV turned into a narrow road that took them through the surrounding trees until they reached a beautiful house on its own surrounded by beautiful botanic gardens.

“It’s beautiful. Great atmosphere. A breath of fresh air and exciting scenery.”

“Great place to wind down. You will love it. Come.”

A limousine parked outside one of the buildings in the city center. The usher walked out swiftly from the building to the limousine and instantly opened the door. A man dressed-to-kill in an expensive suite got out of the limousine. The usher stopped and admired him for a while. The man stopped and straightened his suite jacket and tie and with his saliva moistened his smartly styled hair. He smelled, looked and walked a million dollars. He was the best there can be. Rich and flamboyant. He was no ordinary man. The usher got lost for a while admiring this man. He looked at his suit and then the shoes and thought. Probably the shoes alone were worth more than the usher was wearing and if not including himself. He thought briefly.

“Those must be expensive shoes,” he whispered.

“Sorry this way,” he shouted.

The man walked with style toward one of the buildings. A swift knock and the huge door opened.

“I was expecting you glad you finally came.”

“It must be very important requesting my services at such a short notice,”

“Please come in.”

Brayden a very handsome and masculine man in his early thirties with short and sleek hair walked in and sat comfortably on the sofa in the office. He instantly lifted one of his legs onto the other and straightened his tie. He looked a million-dollars even Tyler knew Brayden was not cheap. Whatever it was it must be big to require Brayden services.

“Have you been addressed regarding this project?”

“You can say that,” replied Brayden confidently.

“Well then without wasting your time let’s get down to business. Shall we?”

Tyler a man in his late forties struggled to open the safe and not because it was difficult. No. Brayden had put pressure on him for he wanted to feel important and special as well. He took his time trying to make his job feel important to Brayden. He finally opened the safe and took out a shoe box and placed it on the table. Inside was a rolled letter like item. A quick pull of the flaps of the ribbon and all were smiles. Tyler removed the item from the cloth slowly and carefully and gave it to Brayden. The item rolled open in Brayden’s hand.

“What is this?” asked Brayden.

“The list Sir.”

Brayden wore a troubled face.

“Why do I need a list for? They told me I am here to pick a file for one person.”

Tyler did not reply but instead shrugged off his shoulders. Brayden looked at the list before his face creased with confusion. He walked out of the office building. He jumped back in the limousine before the limousine disappeared.