The Secret Between Us
Chapter 38

[MINE]

The next day

The days go by and Izan is not with me, I miss him too much, every day that passes I need him more and more. Our baby is still growing inside me and I don’t know how to stop the time, I don’t want her to be born without her father by our side… -Sobrina, how are you? -I hear my uncle’s voice and I turn around and see him coming out to the garden.

-Hello, good, and you? – I greet him half-heartedly and settle down again, facing the front in this garden armchair.

-That little girl is getting bigger and bigger,” he comments and sits down next to me while he signals to his men to stay away from us, and yes, I’ve been under guard for months because according to him I’m in danger….

-Seven months already,” I answer, placing my hands on my belly and caressing my little one who moves without stopping.

-I was able to talk to Izan yesterday,” he finally informs me and this makes me look at him.

-How is he? What did you say to him? Is he okay? Has he been hurt? – I ask without pause between questions.

-He’s fine physically, but as you can imagine, he’s torn up about not being able to be with you and the girl… I told him she was a baby and he got very excited.

-I’m dying to see him uncle… please, do something for us,” I beg him.

-He promised me that he was going to help me, he’s going to look for the information I need so that both his father and Giovanna’s father fall for everything they are doing. I promise you that I’ll get both of them out of the country myself… sorry, all three of them, once this is all over, okay? – He assures me.

I nod and I can’t even look him in the face, “What if my baby is born before then? I need him with me on the day of the birth,” I tell him anxiously and I really need Izan to be holding my hand on that day and to tell me that everything will be fine.

-I will do what I can to see them, even for five minutes, but you have to understand that it is very dangerous, his family and all the men who work for them and his father-in-law are constantly watching him,” he says.

-Five minutes, even if it’s just for five minutes,” I beg him.

-I’ll try, I promise,” he assures me, “I have to go, but as soon as I can I’ll let you know, keep an eye on him, okay? – He asks me and I nod and then say goodbye to him with a hug full of hope that he can do something for us.

[IZAN]

One week later

Since my meeting with Mateo a week ago, my life has taken an unexpected turn. Suddenly I replace myself a spy pretending to be interested in being part of my family’s and my father-in-law’s business so that I can go to the companies and gather information that can be used to put them all in jail. My mobile phone has become my most precious treasure because I keep everything I replace there.

There I keep everything I replace, and now I am here inside a tailor’s shop without understanding why Mateo has summoned me here through another note that Rosario gave me.

-Izan, this way,” says the owner of the shop and grabs a few suits that were hanging and then opens a door that has a sign that says “fitting rooms” hanging above it.

-Listen, I really don’t need suits,” I say, but I’m completely confused when he moves a curtain in this small fitting room area and points to another door.

-Over there, I’ll do my work here,” he explains and I nod slightly to open the door which to my surprise leads me to a staircase that seems to be secret or something.

A bit confused I go up the stairs and when I get to the end I open another door that takes me to a kind of warehouse where I see Mateo waiting for me -Give me your mobile phone to get the information, you have five minutes- He tells me and I don’t understand anything.

-What are you talking about? – I ask.

-Go to that office, five minutes, remember,” he repeats.

In spite of how confused I am, I go to the door she has pointed out to me and when I open it, I feel the tears coming out of my eyes when I see her with her huge belly and her grey eyes completely crystallized -Baby! – She exclaims between tears and walks towards me in a hurry while I do the same and without hesitation I take her face in my hands.

-I murmur and without being able to bear the absence of her k****s any longer, I start kissing her like what this means, our reunion after more than six months.

-I can’t believe it, you’re here,” she tells me between k****s.

-You don’t know how much I miss you, all this is hell, but I swear I’ll do everything in my power to get us back together,” I assure her without letting go of her face and losing myself in her gaze.

-I know love, I know you won’t fail us,” she murmurs and when I hear her say this, I immediately drop to my knees in front of her and put my hands on her belly.

-I swear I love you with all my being and I would like to be talking to you every day of my life…” I speak to our daughter and I can feel Mia’s fingers tangling in my hair as I like it so much.

-I need a name for her, any suggestions? – She asks me, making me stand up.

I look into her eyes and get lost in them, wanting to stop time here – Zaria – I answer.

-Zaria? –

-Gift of love, that’s what it means and that’s what she is, isn’t it? – I ask and she nods.

-Zaria…” He repeats.

-Do you like her? –

-Yes… please, when I love you… I can’t go on without you.” She says desperately and k****s me again.

-I know, I can’t do without you either, I miss you all the time… but tell me, how have you been? how have you been feeling? – I ask him and in my words there is desperation too.

-It’s been and still is the hardest months of my life, but the pregnancy is going well, I swear I miss you every minute….

-It’s the same with you, but I’m doing everything your uncle asks me to do so that we can be together, I promise you that in a short time we’ll be the three of us far away from all this shit….

-I live dreaming of that moment, I don’t want to have her without you,” he says, placing one of his hands on our daughter.

-I don’t know how, but I’ll be there.

-Promise? –

-I swear,” I answer knowing what that means and suddenly the door opens.

-Izan, you must go, it’s time,” warns Mateo entering the office.

-No, uncle, please…” Mia begs him.

-Mia, don’t complicate everything, if you don’t want him to get killed, he must go,” he explains and it is she who now holds my face and k****s me.

-Take care of yourself baby, please don’t let anything happen to you, I can’t do this without you, ok? – She asks me through her tears.

-I promise you, my beauty… I’ll do anything for the two of you.” I assure her and even though this farewell is taking me forever, I k**s her one last time on the lips and then our daughter. “Goodbye, Zaria, I promise I’ll be there to meet you the day you come into this world,” I whisper and under Mateo’s insistence, I leave the office where I’ve spent the happiest minutes of the last few months.

-I already have the information from your mobile phone, I’ll check it and I’ll see you at the golf club next week, bring me everything you have there, ok? – Mateo asks and I nod.

-I will. –

-Now go and take the black suit that’s made for you, I understand you’re having a party,” he explains.

-I won’t ask him how he knows, but that’s how it is,” I answer and say goodbye to him after he hands me my mobile phone and with all the pain that this means, I leave here.