LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT - SEASON 2 CHAPTER 83
It was Keira’s second ultrasound scan appointment today. She was so excited because this was the day when she could finally verify whether or not she was carrying twins. Her first scan didn’t confirm more than just the presence of a heartbeat, and it was difficult to determine whether or not there was more than one heartbeat.
“Why are your hands so cold?” Zach asked as they walked hand in hand toward the ob-gyn department of Yang hospital.
Keira laughed and replied, “Probably because I’m too excited.”
After waiting a few minutes, an assistant nurse called her name, requesting her to go inside for her ultrasound session. Zach accompanied her into the room.
“Oh, congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Lim. You’re having twins,” Doctor Jean Wang cheerfully informed the couple as she performed the scan on Keira’s belly.
Keira looked at the image of their twin babies on the screen, still the size of kidney beans. Happiness took hold of her, and tears immediately filled her eyes. She clutched onto Zach’s arm, her gaze still fixated on the screen, while she murmured in between her sobs, “I knew it… I told you we’re having twins. They told me through that dream… Oh gosh, that Deyna Song was right. I could really kiss her!”
Zach was smiling from ear to ear while he hugged Keira from her side. He was also staring at the screen before he said to doctor Wang, “My wife really worked hard for it, Doc.”
“Ouch!!” Zach yelped when he felt Keira’s fingers pinching his side. Then he let out a hearty laugh as he tightened his hug on her and kiss her on her head. He, too, was overjoyed.
“No, of course, not… This General was the one who worked hard for it, right?” Zach coaxed her lovingly.
Both of them stayed inside the room a little bit longer so they could look at their babies and hear their heartbeats for a while more.
As soon as they stepped outside the room, they were startled by Xander’s sudden appearance. He had been waiting outside of the ultrasound room. “So, what is it? Wait, were you crying?” He asked upon seeing Keira’s red eyes.
Keira smiled broadly and hugged her cousin brother as she happily declared, “Yeah, because I’m too happy. You will be an uncle of twins!”
“Ohhh! Really!? Oh, that’s so cool! Your dream came true! Wait, I don’t want to be just an uncle. I want to be the godfather too!” Xander burst out. He was also happy to hear the news.
“Didn’t you say a doctor had already told you this only after checking your pulse? Who’s that doctor?” Xander asked. He was curious. Keira smiled and answered, “You know you’re one of my favorite people, right? I’ll tell you because I love you, and I’m biased toward you. Much more than toward my big boss because… She’s Bernard’s girlfriend!!!”
“What?!” Xander exclaimed, totally in shock. “Bernard has a girlfriend? Really? How come I didn’t know?” he asked in a row.
Keira laughed before she menacingly said, “Well, you can ask him, but don’t you dare tell him that you got the info from me. If you do, forget about being the godfather of my twins.”
Then she pulled Zach to walk toward the exit, leaving Xander, who was still standing in his spot, looking perplexed. “We’ll get going now, big bro… Bye-bye.”
But after only a few steps, Keira paused and turned around to chide her cousin brother, “You need to get yourself a girl too! Gosh, it’s not like you’re getting any younger! Bernard’s girlfriend seems to be a great doctor. She’s adorable and charming, as well. Try to get someone like her, won’t you?”
She didn’t wait for Xander to respond before she turned back around and held Zach’s hand before leaving.
As soon as they were inside the car, Keira made a phone call to everyone to spread the good news.
“I’ll throw a party at our place this weekend to celebrate this news!” Keira burst out while they were on their way to a shopping mall.
“Okay, but we also need to prioritize our wedding, unless you want to wear your wedding dress with a big tummy,” Zach said.
“Ah yeah, but our moms are on it already. I let them plan and prepare everything because they’re really excited to do it. I even let them choose my dress. Besides, I don’t mind the ceremony as much because we’re already married. The ceremony is more for our parents. So let them plan everything according to their wish,” Keira explained with a big smile.
That was one thing. But the other reason why Keira just let their moms plan their wedding was because she currently was more focused on Zach’s surprise birthday party. She wanted something memorable for her husband. Something unique…
She looked at Zach, who was glancing at her with a smile full of love. He grabbed Keira’s hand and kissed it while he whispered, “I love you.”
Keira’s cheeks turned rosy pink while she squealed inside her heart. With a sweet smile she murmured back at him, “I love you too…”
……
“Are there really no other options?” Josh inquired. Their products were just rejected by one of their clients.
“We’re really sorry, but we’re strongly urged not to accept products from a different supplier. We will pay you the breach fee, and some extra for the inconvenience we have caused. We’re really sorry…” The man on the other end of the line apologized.
Josh’s eyes were burned with anger, but he tried his best to stay calm. It was the fifth client who had rejected their deliveries. They had already signed a contract with those clients, but they suddenly annulled it and chose to pay the damage fees instead.
His gut feelings told him that something was wrong. Five major clients had pulled out from their deals, right after each other.
He tried asking for the real reason for their sudden change of minds, but none of them were willing to say anything other than they were just following instructions.
Josh cursed because if this continued, their business would suffer a loss.
He was the one managing the day-to-day operation of the ranch, although Zach was still the one who made the final decision in everything. He was contemplating whether or not he should report this to Zach.
But Zach had just got out of some tough situations, and Josh didn’t want to add any more burdens on his brother’s shoulder. The same goes for his grandfather, who was already too old for this kind of headache.
Everyone in the family was busy and happy. They were all still in a celebrating mood, since Zach and Keira were back safe and sound, and because of the news of the twins. Josh did not want to ruin the joyful atmosphere with sour matters like this.
He would solve the problem on his own. He planned to get more potential clients, so they would not suffer any kind of loss. He would not let that happen…
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Because Keira was extremely excited about the twins, the couple ended up going to a shopping mall to look for baby stuff. They walked hand in hand in a big baby store inside the mall.
“Why is it all pink? What if our baby girl prefers yellow? Besides, what if they’re boys? We don’t know their genders yet,” Zach commented, laughing, when he saw all the pink stuff that Keira picked.
“Because I love pink… But, don’t worry, we will buy blue, green, and yellow too,” Keira answered, unperturbed by Zach’s concern. Zach could only shake his head as he watched his wife, who was buying a lot of stuff already.
“By the way, we should start looking for baby names now. One for a girl and one for a boy.” Keira suggested as she picked yet another cute pink baby socks.
“Alright, let me think of names later… We should prepare two names for girls and another two for boys since we don’t know their genders yet,” Zach said as he looked at Keira, who was still looking around the store with an attractive smile on her beautiful face.
He looked at her affectionately. Keira’s smiles had always been enough to make his heart flutter. He stopped her and swiftly pulled her in his embrace, wrapping her entirely in his arms. Keira was startled by Zach’s sudden action. Her eyes widened as she softly protested, “Geez, General, we are in public!”
“So? I want to hug my beautiful wife as much as I can now. I feel like I won’t be able to wrap you completely in my arms like this anytime soon,” Zach teased her as he showered her face with little kisses.
“Ouch!” he cried when Keira pinched his side.
She frowned and complained, “Even if I grow in size, make sure you’ll always find a way to hold me!”
Zach laughed and said, “Alright, I’ll first hug you from the left, then from the right…”
The couple’s bantering was interrupted by the ringing of Keira’s phone. It was the executive producer of their news program. “I’m sorry about this, Keira, but Jazz has come down with the flu, and you’re the only reporter we trust to cover this one,” the producer pled from the other line.
“I see. It’s okay. I’ll do it. I’ll be there in an hour.” Keira said before she ended the call.
“What happened?” Zach asked after Keira instructed the salesman to wrap all the things they bought.
“I need to leave for Plumeria Island to get an exclusive interview with Ryu Ken. He regained his consciousness just a short while ago. You know him, right? You did the mission together,” Keira explained. Zach nodded. He had heard about Ryu’s situation.
“Jazz was supposed to do it, but she got sick,” Keira added.
Zach nodded again, and said, “Alright, let me go with you.”
…..
*At Lim Villa*
Torin was quite energetic as he helped Grandpa Shen clean the horse stable. “Grandpa, leave it all to me. I can take care of it, so just go back inside the house and relax, or have fun with Grandma Terry,” Torin said as he pulled Grandpa Shen away from the stable.
Grandpa Shen shook his head as he left Torin.
Meanwhile, Lyra sneaked inside the stable to bring some snacks and drinks for Torin. She laughed silently when she saw Torin’s twisted face as he tried to clean Duke, Zach’s horse.
“Hey buddy, don’t you dare move and kick my butt, okay?” Torin pled as he began to scrub Duke awkwardly. He was not fond of animals at all.
“How are you going to clean Duke properly like that? The brush barely touches his skin,” Lyra pointed out. She could not contain her laughter anymore. She put down the tray of snacks on a nearby table and walked towards Torin to guide him wash Duke with her hands on his.
“Do it like this. Yes, and then like this. Duke is a well-behaved fellow, so you don’t need to worry. Right, Duke?” Lyra murmured. Torin turned his head, and their eyes met. Their faces were so close to each other, and Torin was leaning forward to kiss her. However…
“Yahhhhh! My eyes!” Rizie shouted as she abruptly closed her eyes from the stable entrance. She was going to check on Torin to see how funny he would look cleaning the horse stable and the horses. But she unexpectedly had to witness a cringy scene which almost burned her eyes.
Then she opened her eyes a bit to peek and grumbled, “Hey big sis, why are you still here? Don’t you have work? And why are you helping bro Torin? Let him clean Duke by himself. Geez, I almost vomit seeing you two being lovey-dovey like that. And my eyes almost bled!”
“Anyway, mom is looking for you, big sis…” she added. Lyra laughed at Rizie and said, “Let’s see how you will act later when you have a boyfriend, little sister.” She then winked at Torin and left him alone with Rizie.
“You! Don’t just stand there with that wrinkled face of yours! Come here and help your brother-in-law!” Torin instructed as he looked at Rizie.
Then he added with a grin, “Oh? Why are your arms still there? Weren’t you going to cut them? Do you want me to do it?”
Rizie looked at him smugly as she raised an eyebrow, “Do you want me to vote you out? I’m a Lim, I still have a voting power. So stop joking around, bro, and focus on pleasing the elders. And, of course, me! Because I’m the one in charge of relaying to big bro how good you’re performing. Do you want me to call him now and tell him that all you’ve been doing here is flirt with big sis?”
“You brat! Come here, and I’ll cut your tongue instead!” Torin grumbled as he walked to Rizie, who managed to stick out a tongue at him before running away from the stable.
Torin scratched his head. He could not wait to marry wLyra so he would be able to teach that brat a good lesson. He turned around and squirmed when he saw Duke poop.
“What the heck, Duke!”
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Keira and some of the news crew boarded the Cooper Network’s private plane, flying to Plumeria island where she would have an exclusive interview with Ryu Ken.
Her doctor said that it would be safe for her to travel since she had a healthy pregnancy.
“Don’t you think you have had enough of islands lurking for now?” Zach, who was seated beside her, murmured.
The crew members could not hide their admiration for the couple. Especially Zach, who was so protective of his wife. Not only he went to accompany her on this work trip, he was also attentive to all of her needs all the way through their flight.
“I know, right? But I heard Ryu’s Island is a very nice island. And, I’ve checked, there are some neighboring islands still available for sale. I checked because I want to get an Island for us. I actually wanted the one we were stranded on, but it was not a deserted island after all… It’s a home to Mara’s tribe. So I’m looking for another one which also has a beautiful waterfall.” Keira sighed dreamily.
Zach laughed. His wife surely had a lot of plans going in her head. And if she wanted something, she would try her best to get it.
It was just a short flight, and as soon as their private plane landed on Plumeria Island, a few vehicles were already waiting to pick them up and bring them to the main mansion.
Inside the beautiful mansion, they were greeted by Arya, Ryu’s wife, who was now six months pregnant.
“Welcome,” she smiled and hugged Keira. Arya’s drama did really well, and she was a famous actress, so everyone in the news crew couldn’t contain their excitement as each of them would like to have a selfie with her.
“You can set up the interview here. Ryu will come down shortly,” Arya informed them as she smiled at Keira and Zach. Then she added to Zach, “My husband was elated when he heard you’re also coming, General Lim. I heard you two have become close during the mission. Thank you so much for all the things you did for my husband during that mission.”
Zach nodded and was about to say something when Ryu greeted him from the staircase, “Bro!” Ryu came down quickly to hug him.
“I’m glad you are doing fine now,” Zach said after seeing Ryu looking well, just like before.
“Yeah! Look at both of us! We are so fortunate. I found out you went missing with your wife, but thank God you both are safe and sound now!” Ryu burst out.
Keira watched her husband talk with Ryu, while Arya offered her a drink. “I heard you’re also pregnant, Keira. Congratulations…”
Keira thanked Arya, and excitedly announced, “And we’re having twins!”
“Ohhh… That’s really nice. But be prepared, because they will be heavy to carry in the later stage of your pregnancy. I’m now in my sixth month, almost seven. And my baby boy already feels heavy,” Arya advised, laughing.
The two had a good chat while they waited for the news crew to finish the set-up for the interview.
During the interview with the couple, Keira found out that Deyna Song was the one who had worked wonders to help Ryu Ken regain his consciousness. Later, after the interview ended, she told them, “She’s magnificent. Actually, she was the one who confirmed my intuition of having twins just by feeling my pulse.”
The exclusive interview went well, and the Ken couple insisted that Keira and Zach spend the night on their island, which they accepted.
“Look at the sky… It’s so beautiful at this hour of the night!” Keira exclaimed. They were both sitting comfortably on a blanket in the grass while stargazing.
“Have you thought of names for our babies?” Keira asked as she leaned her head on Zach’s shoulder.
“Hmm, like ‘Star’ and ‘General’?” Zach said, trying to conceal his laughter. Keira hit his chest and said, “Think of something unique, my General.”
“Hmm yeah, I thought about it. I came up with a set of names for a boy and a girl for now. I’ll think of the other set later,” Zach said. “What are they?” Keira asked, her head still on Zach’s shoulder.
“Cayden for a boy, and Stella for a girl,” Zach answered, smiling. He then added, “I’m the luckiest man because a falling star had decided to land right in my heart. In Latin, ‘Cadens’ means fall, and ‘Stella’ means star. You’re my falling star, and our children will always be a reminder of that.”
Keira remained quiet for a few seconds before she suddenly pounced on Zach, who fell on his back. She was lying on top of him and murmured, “I like it… They’re lovely.”
Zach got startled at his wife’s sudden action, but it only lasted for a few seconds. He looked back at her and held her tightly. He then smirked and teased her, “I know you’re bold, my star, but you don’t mind Ryu, Arya or their staff to see us?”
Keira laughed and kissed Zach’s nose. “What are you thinking, my General? Are you perhaps thinking of something perverted? Gosh, I was just going to hug and kiss you…” Keira teased back. She then stared intently at her husband’s handsome face under the moonlight and into his charming eyes.
“I wonder, If I had not pursued you back then, do you think we will still end up together?” Keira asked. Zach pulled her closer so her head would lean on his chest, and tightened his embrace.
“That’s why I’m so very grateful that you set your eyes on me, and never gave up on me. Because if not, then I might not be the happiest man on earth right now…” Zach declared and kissed his wife’s head.
Then he added, “You are the best thing that ever happened to me… So my falling star, don’t hesitate to barge into my life, over and over again, until time ends… I love you so much.”