What Was I Made For?
14: War Of Hormones
childhood enemies, forced proximity, accidental pregnancy, enemies to lovers (👀)
Warnings: 👀🤭
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Facing a change often brings a mix of emotions.
At first, there's a sense of uncertainty and anxiety, as the familiar comfort zone is disrupted. This can feel like a tightness in the chest or a knot in the stomach. Alongside this, there's also a sense of anticipation and excitement about the new possibilities and opportunities that change might bring.
The mind races with 'what ifs' and potential outcomes, creating a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions, of pros and cons, and doubts and hopes.
When Charles and I arrived at the house, the mix of emotions settled into a more tangible form. I tried not to think about the kisses he pressed on my knuckles or the squeezes he gave my thigh.
I knew something changed between us, that the tension was still there but it transformed into something else, something less forced and awkward. We didn't want to give a name to it, opting to stay quiet and only communicating with our eyes and smiles, with touches and acts.
While I made dinner, Charles changed clothes, fed my cat, and moved around the kitchen. I felt him behind me, watching over my shoulder, his presence a warm, silent pressure.
“Smells good” he whispered, close to my ear.
I took a deep breath before nodding and smiling, trying to not then my head to look at him. I just focused on the food in front of me and anything else. Not even his presence behind me. Not even his breathing against my hair. Not even his warmth.
“Thank you” I said, sounding more rough than I wanted, clearing my throat and swallowing thickly.
He moved away and in the moment I could finally breathe.
God, this is going to be hard.
“Dinner's ready” I sighed, putting the food on plates. “I'm going to get changed”
“If you want, you can grab some of my clothes” he suggested, his voice soft.
“O-oh… Don't worry” I nodded, blushing.
I walked upstairs and looked at the door of his room, taking a deep breath. Should I grab his clothes? He said I could… And the bottoms of my pajamas barely fit me anymore. Yeah, maybe I can grab a pair of joggers.
I took a deep breath and sighed, opening the door of his room and then going to the wardrobe. When I saw the joggers I smiled, grabbing a pair, noticing that he came with many pairs.
And then I saw it. The plushie. My cat plushie, the one I loved when I was a kid and thought I had lost. I extended my hand and held it, looking at it with wide eyes. It's my plushie, definitely. Washed, somehow fixed, but my plushie.
I held it close to my chest, taking a deep breath and closing my eyes tightly, to prevent the tears from falling.
“I found it when you left from Greek”
I gasped softly, turning around with the little cat still pressed on my chest.
“And you kept it all this time?” I whisper. “Charles…”
“I wanted to give it back to you so many times, but you always ran away” he sighed. “So I thought about bringing it for our baby”
“Oh, Charles” I smiled, placing my hand on my belly.
“I kept it all this time, just as a reminder of my first love” be sighed, walking towards me. “And when I went back home to grab clothes and bring them here, I found it in my wardrobe”
I smiled softly, watching how he walked closer towards me, placing his hand on my belly and rubbing it softly.
“I want the best for you and our baby, Dafne” he whispered.
“And you'll be the best” I nodded. “Just… Trust yourself more, believe in yourself”
He nodded and sighed, taking a step back, again.
God, no. I want him close, closer. I need him to touch me. I need his touch, so bad.
“Let's go have dinner” he said, walking out of his room.
I took a deep breath, getting changed quickly with his clothes and going to my room to leave my own clothes. I placed my plushie on top of my bed and smiled weakly, sighing.
Charles was already downstairs, with the plates already on the table in front of the TV. He was sitting on the couch looking at his phone, writing things on it.
“I was thinking… I know we said that we were only going to tell Pierre about the pregnancy” Charles said, looking up at me and following me with his eyes. “But, I think it will be better if we just tell them through the group chat. Tell all the drivers. Just in case the media ask them things, so they can help us”
“Are you saying that we should lie to them too?” I sighed, sitting next to him.
“They can help us, Dafne… If we tell them that we have been dating in secret but our team didn't want us together, I'm sure they will support us” he said, holding my hand.
“Okay” I nodded, sighing. “I just… I wish everything was different”
“Me too, believe me” he nodded.
We had dinner in silence, looking at the TV, and when we finished we just sat there. I felt his eyes on me, making me move and look at him.
“W-what?” I frowned, looking at him.
“Nothing” he smiled. “It's just…”
“Just what?” I make nervous.
“You are glowing” he smiled. “Really. Like, you were always gorgeous. But now? You look like a goddess”
“Idiot” I whisper, looking away, blushing.
“What? I'm not lying, I swear” he smiled. “You look so beautiful, Dafne. So damn beautiful carrying my baby, and it's so hard for me to stop looking at you”
“And touching me?” I said, regretting immediately what I said.
“Touching you?” he laughed. “God, not doing it is the hardest thing ever”
“And why you don't do it?” I mumbled.
“Believe me, I'm dying to touch you” he whispered, his voice sounding deeper than before. “I'm fighting myself to not do it”
“I told you that those lines can be crossed” I sighed.
“No, Dafne” he sighed, shaking his head. “I can't”
I swallowed thickly and looked at him. What lines does he want to cross?
I sighed, looking away and focusing on the TV screen, or at least tried to. But the way his deep voice sent me shivers was repeating in my mind, making me look at him sometimes, scanning his face with my eyes.
His beard is making him even more attractive, and his lips… God, I don't remember how it feels kissing him, or even touching him. The night we had in Monza was something blurry, I barely remember what happened there.
I wish I could feel that again…
No. No, Dafne. Stop it.
“I-I was thinking about start… Well, nesting” I whisper.
“Oh?” Charles smiled, turning his head sand looking at me.
“Yeah, well… I just, I guess it's time to start doing it” I sighed. “You know… Buy things, start planning a room. The typical”
Charles never stopped smiling while hearing me, and he moved closer, sitting right next to me with his arm on the back of the couch.
“You want to raise the kid here?” he whispered.
“I mean… I- I don't know” I sighed. “I have my apartment in Florence, and yours is in Monaco. I didn't think about it, actually… Before you came I only wanted to stay here and never leave”
“But then I came and broke all your plans” he sighed, leaning on me to place his hand on my belly.
“Yeah” I sighed. “But… I'm kinda glad you came. I think I needed to have you here, somehow. I can't do this alone, this is way harder than I thought…”
“Hey” he smiled. “We're in this together. I'll go wherever you want to go. You want to stay here? Then I'll come back here. You want to go to your apartment in Florence? Then I'll be there. I'll do whatever you told me to do”
“Thank you, Charles” I smiled, looking up at him.
I found his eyes, his green eyes looking into my eyes. He's so close, so close… I can feel his breath against my lips. Only a few centimeters…
“Cross the line” I whisper, my voice trembling with need. “Cross it…”
“Dafne” he whispered.
“Please” I whisper, licking my lips, moving my hand to cup his jaw. “Please?”
He sighed, moving back and shaking his head.
“Is it because I'm pregnant?” I frowned. “You say I look beautiful, but you don't even dare to stand behind me, to hold me. Not even kiss me”
“No, Dafne” he sighed, messing his hair with his fingers. “It's not that”
“Then what is it? Please, tell me” I sighed.
“I don't want to hurt you” he said.
“Come on” I laughed, somehow trying to swallow the tears. “You are already hurting me whenever you stand close to me and can't even place your hand on my waist”
“I want to repeat that night!” he snapped, making me flinch, surprised. “I want to remember how it is to touch you, to kiss you. I want to remember how you sound when you moan my name and when you squeeze me. I want to do it over and over again. But I can't do it because I don't want to hurt you and the baby!”
I swallow thickly and look at him, standing up slowly.
“I… I'm going to bed” he sighed. “Good night”
“Charles-” I mumbled watching him go, my heart aching in need of his touch.
But he was already walking upstairs, closing the door of his room.
The bed felt cold and too big, an emptiness that hadn't been there before.
But what changed? Why does it feel cold and big now?
I sighed, turning again in the bed, facing the window, then looking at the digital clock. Five minutes passed since the last time I looked at it.
“Fuck” I groaned, sitting slowly on the bed and looking at the door.
I sighed, pacing the room. Should I go downstairs? Should I go to his room?
And before I could even think about it, I was already in front of his door, with my knuckles hitting the door softly three times.
I heard some steps seconds after knocking and then his door opened.
“Dafne?” he murmured.
“I can't sleep” I whispered back.
“Is the baby kicking hard?” he whispered, placing his hands on both sides of my belly.
“N-no… No” I whisper. “I just… Can you sleep in my bed? Please?”
“Dafne…” he sighed, stepping back and shaking his head, his conflict evident.
“Please. The baby seems calm when your hand is on my belly” I whisper. “And well, I feel good too”
I heard him sigh and I just closed my eyes, taking a step closer and wrapping my arms around him.
“Look…” I sighed. “I'm going crazy, okay?”
“What? Why?” he whispered, and I sighed in relief when he wrapped his arms around me too.
“Because the fucking hormones are killing me” I groaned. “You just can't say that you want to fuck me and make me moan your name. You really can't do it”
“Dafne…” he sighed.
“You think I don't want to?” I whisper. “Hell. Something changed between us, I know. And it's going so fast that it's scaring me. You know I hate changes, that I hate doing new things. You know how bad it was for me when I moved to Ferrari… And know what is changing is how I look at you”
“But I don't want to hurt the baby, Dafne” he whispered, placing his hand on my head. “I don't want to do something wrong and hurt the baby”
I swallowed thickly and hugged him tighter, with my belly between us.
“Tomorrow morning, we'll go to a doctor” I whisper.
“Hey, no…”
“Yes” I whisper. “I have to go anyway, hm? We will see our baby and then we'll check if everything is alright. And we'll ask the doctor everything we need to know”
“Are you sure?” he whispered.
“The hormones are making me horny, Charles” I laughed nervously. “You know how embarrassing it is?”
He chuckled softly, rubbing my back. He rested his chin on top of my head, taking a deep breath and playing with my hair.
“Let's go to bed” he sighed, pulling away and holding my hand, walking us to my room.
I smiled sleepily, holding his hand tight and then rubbing my belly, taking a deep breath when I saw Charles walking inside of my room and going straight to my bed.
“Left?” he whispered, making me nod.
He moved the covers of the bed so he could lay on the left side, opening the covers for me to lay next to him.
“Hold me” I whispered looking at him. “Please?”
He smiled and nodded, moving closer. I followed his movements with my eyes, taking a deep breath to ignore the anxiety of the situation.
“Can I… Can I try something?” he whispered.
I nodded looking at him. He smiled and took the covers out looking at me, his eyes asking for permission.
“Go on” I whisper, feeling shivers all over my body.
A soft gasp escaped me as his hand gently lifted my shirt, revealing my belly. His hand, warm and gentle, began to rub my skin.
“There it is” he whispered, smiling amazed.
Until now, the only person that touched my bare belly besides myself was the doctor that told me the news, who had to do a scan to check if everything was alright. And now, looking at Charles admiring it, only makes my heart beat faster.
I flinched softly when I felt his hand on my skin, but relaxed immediately when he started rubbing it. His hand is so big, practically covering my belly with it.
“Hey baby” he whispered, his voice filled with pure love, making my heart jump.
He's talking to the baby.
“It's me, dad” he smiled, moving on the bed to be face to face with my stomach. “I can't wait to meet you, little one. Really, I can't wait”
I took a deep breath and placed my hand on top of his head, burying my fingers on his hair and closing my eyes when I felt his lips on my stomach, pressing tender kisses there. He wrapped his arm around my hips, rubbing his thumb over my stomach.
“I just… God, Dafne. This is the best thing you could ever give to me” he whispered looking up at me. “A kid…”
“Yeah” I smiled.
“And in part it makes me hate myself for all the pain I gave you” he whispered. “And how bad it was the moment we made it…”
“The past is the past” I sighed. “Let's forget it, okay? Let's just focus on what we have now, on this chance of be the best version of ourselves”
He looked at me and smiled, resting his chin on top of my belly, carefully. He held my head and kissed it, taking a deep breath before pressing a new kiss on my belly button.
“Saying thank you is not enough for everything you are doing” he whispered.
I smile weakly and squeeze his hand softly, taking a deep breath.
The way he looks at me is new. How he kisses my belly, how he closes his eyes when he does that. How he smiles, rubbing the tip of his nose and making me giggle softly.
“Come on, let's sleep” I whisper, yawning softly.
He smiled and nodded, moving to be in front of me but not pulling down the shirt. His face was in front of mine, his eyes looking into mine.
“Hi” I whisper smiling, biting my lip softly.
“Hi” he smiled.
I looked at him and took a deep breath, placing my hand on his jaw, rubbing my thumb over his cheek.
“Dafne…”
And then I did it.
I leaned in, my hand cupping his cheek as I pressed my lips to his in a kiss that held all the emotions I had kept locked away, deep inside of my heart. The kiss was soft at first, tentative, as if testing the waters. But then it deepened, fueled by the months of longing and tension that had built up between us.
Charles responded immediately, his arms wrapping around me and pulling me closer. The kiss was a release, a breaking of the dam that had held back our feelings for so long. My fingers tangled in his hair, my body pressing against his as I poured everything into that moment.
When we pulled away, both of us were breathless, resting our foreheads against the other.
“I told you that you can cross all the lines you want” I whisper, making him chuckle softly.
“I want to cuddle you” he whispered, making me nod and smile.
“All the times you want” I smiled, closing my eyes and letting him get comfortable in my bed beside me.
The next morning, his hand was under my shirt, gently rubbing my belly just as he has done last night.
I groaned softly, moving closer to him and feeling his warm chest on my back, sighing happily.
“Good morning” he whispered, his lips brushing my shoulder, making me smile. “How did you sleep?”
“Amazing” I whisper, turning my head, looking at him.
“That's good” he smiled, pressing his lips in the corner of my mouth. “So… What are today's plans?”
“Well… We can go to the village” I sighed, turning around slowly and hugging him. “Ask the doctor to have a fast appointment, meet our baby, and maybe go buy things”
“Mhm, sounds nice” he smiled, kissing my forehead.
The tension left my shoulders the moment he kissed me back last night, and this morning, and during all the times he woke up at night pressing a kiss on my shoulder.
“And we should call Fred…” I sighed, biting my lip when I heard him groan. “I know, I know…”
“It's just…” he sighed, pulling me closer. “I'm so happy in this bubble we’re in. I don't want to mess things up. I just… Can't we wait a little? Just a few more days”
I looked up at him and smiled weakly.
He's right, we are in a bubble, ignoring the outside world, just focusing on us. For once, we were acting like normal people.
“Alright” I sighed.
I took a deep breath and hugged him, resting my head on his chest and wrapping my arm around his waist. As I tangled my leg with his, he flinched slightly.
“Eh… Wait” he whispered, tensing.
“What? What’s wrong?” I frowned, following his gaze. “O-oh…”
“Y-yeah” he sighed.
I swallowed thickly and moved, feeling the heat rise to my cheeks.
“I mean…” I whispered, looking up at the ceiling. “I could…”
“No, no” he said quickly. “God no, not yet. Just…”.
He sighed, sitting quickly on the bed and getting out, going to the bathroom of my room.
So that's what happened yesterday too. He had to leave the bed quickly because of his morning hood.
“Fantastic” I groaned, covering my eyes with my arm.
I heard him opening the water of the shower, then his groans. God, if only… I could help him.
I got up from bed and grabbed the joggers I was wearing, walking slowly to the door of the bathroom and knocking on it.
“I'm going to make breakfast” I said, opening the door a little. “And I'll call the doctor to see when we can go”
“S-sure!” he gasped.
God… Send help.
I shook my head, rubbing my belly while I walked downstairs to get our breakfast ready. When I finished, and noticing that Charles didn't get out of the bathroom yet, I called the doctor to set an appointment.
“Hey” Charles sighed, walking inside the kitchen with an awkward smile. “Look…”
“I could have touched you, Charles” I whispered. “I could have help you, you didn't have to go to the bathroom and hide”
“I know, I know” he sighed, standing in front of me, and something inside of me threw a party when he placed his hands on my hips. “It's just… I want to do it all, okay? Go all in”
I smiled weakly and looked at him, nodding. He leaned closer and pressed a soft kiss on my forehead, making me close my eyes and breathe deeply, smiling when I recognized the shower gel I use.
“I called the doctor” I said. “We can go whenever we want, she's free this morning”
“Oh?” he frowned, surprised.
“Advantages of being near a village that doesn't have over a hundred of people living there” I smiled softly.
“Oh, okay” he smiled.
I looked up at him, smiling while leaning on the counter. He placed his hands on my sides and leaned slowly, pressing his lips on mine, kissing me softly and slowly, with no rush.
“I can't believe I can do this” he whispered against my lips before kissing me again. “I've dreamed of doing it for so long… For tasting your lips again… It's been a while…”
I pulled away slowly, looking at him with a sad smile.
“All this time?” I whisper.
“Since you kissed me in Greece” he smiled.
I smile softly and peck his lips quickly. He pulled away and helped me grabbing the breakfast, placing it on the table and sitting in front of me.
Time went by fast, and before we noticed, he was already parking his car in front of the medical center of the village, holding my hand and waiting to get called.
“It will be okay” he whispered, placing his hand on my knee after noticing how I was bouncing it nervously.
“I know” I whisper.
“Dafne Morelli?”
We stood up, still holding hands, as the nurse called my name and led us into the consultation room. An older woman sat behind the desk, smiling warmly as we entered.
“It was a surprise for me when I heard your voice this morning through the call” she said. “You must be Elena's daughter, right?”
“Y-yeah” I smile weakly.
“Well, let me tell you that I was your mom's doctor during your little sister's pregnancy” she smiled, making me gasp softly. “She was one of my first patients… God, how fast time flies, hm?”
I smiled nodding slowly, looking at her. She gestured to us to sit on the chairs in front of her desk.
“He might be your husband, hm?” she smiled looking at Charles.
“O-oh! No, no! We… We are not married” I gasped, shaking my head. “But he's the father of the baby”
“Oh good to know” she smiled, winking at us. “Well, tell me. How is it going?”
I took a deep breath and told her everything. My career, how I found out I was pregnant, how far, what the first doctor said… Everything.
“Well, then let's take a look on the bed, yeah?” she smiled.
I nodded, getting up followed by Charles. He helped me sit on the high bed and then I raised up the jumper I was wearing, taking a deep breath when the doctor grabbed the gel. I flinched when she spread it with the stick and immediately held Charles hand.
“Well, well… Let's take a look” she smiled, looking at the screen. “For what I can see you are around the week 17, close to the fifth month. Right now, your baby is of the size of a pear”
“Yeah” I nodded, looking at Charles.
“Do you know the gender?” We shook our heads and she smiled. “You want to know?”
“W-we… We actually wanted to do a little gender reveal, so if you could print the results…” Charles said softly, squeezing my hand.
“Oh, sure!” she nodded, pressing a button on the keyboard and then the printer started working. “Are you ready to look and hear your baby?”
Charles and I looked at each other with a smile, holding our hands tightly. We nodded nervously, taking a deep breath before the doctor turned the screen to us.
“Here, there is your baby” she smiled, moving the stick over my belly again and making the picture of the screen change.
I gasped, tears immediately springing to my eyes. It was so small, but so perfect. I turned to look at Charles, his eyes wide with amazement, a soft smile tugging at his lips. He was speechless, just staring at the screen in awe.
And then we heard it. A steady, fast and rhythmic thumping filled the room: our baby’s heartbeat. It was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard.
I looked back at the screen, mesmerized by the tiny life growing inside me, and then back at Charles. His eyes were glistening with unshed tears, his expression one of pure joy.
"That’s… that’s our baby" he whispered, his voice choked with emotion.
I nodded, unable to speak through the lump in my throat. I reached up and wiped away a tear from his cheek, my own tears streaming freely down my face.
"Yes, that’s our baby," I managed to say, my voice trembling with happiness.
The doctor gave us a moment, letting us soak in the incredible sight and sound.
"Everything looks perfect," she said, her voice gentle. "The heartbeat is strong and steady."
The doctor printed out a couple of ultrasound images for us, and Charles held them carefully, as if they were the most precious thing in the world.
"Look at this," he said, showing me the tiny, grainy image. "Our baby."
"Our baby," I repeated, feeling a sense of peace and happiness wash over me.
I smiled, feeling his lips against mine before he pulled away and grabbed some napkins to clean my belly, taking the chance and kissing my belly quickly.
“I… Well, we wanted to know some things” I said nervously, holding Charles' hand.
“Oh, sure” she nodded, writing on her laptop.
“W-well… Is it if we… Well” I mumbled blushing, looking at Charles.
“Oh! Oh, yes” she laughed softly. “Yeah, I get it. Young love! Of course you can. It's safe for the baby, don't worry about it”
“Oh, thank you” I nodded, sighing ashamed.
“Cuties” she chuckled.
I blushed and looked at Charles, biting my lip. He held my hand and grabbed everything the doctor gave us and walked out with me.
“Well, what do you want to do now?” Charles smiled, holding my hand tightly.
I took a deep breath and looked at him, biting my lip.
“I…”
And then a flash. Flash of a camera. Then another. And another.
“Fuck” Charles groaned, wrapping his arm around my shoulders and walking quickly towards the door of the car, helping me get in.
I looked around surprised, watching the small number of paparazzi taking pictures of us. Then they called our names, taking more pictures.
“Shit” Charles groaned, getting in the car and driving quickly away from the village.
“H-how? How did they find us?” I mumble, looking back through the mirror.
“I don't know” Charles groaned. “Are you okay?”
I nodded quickly, placing a protective hand over my belly and then holding his free hand.
They found me. They found us.
The three of us.
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