Olivia seemed shy as she gently pressed her lips together and rested her head on Tyler's hand.
Tyler didn't pull away. Instead, he lightly played with her chin, treating her with the gentle care one might show a kitten.
The car lingered for a moment before finally driving out of the hotel.
A breeze swept in, causing Olivia's hair to brush against Tyler's face. He watched her serene expression as the scenery outside blurred by.
*
Upon arriving home, Olivia had already pushed thoughts of the earlier encounter out of her mind. She stepped out of the car, and at that moment, Tyler's phone rang.
It was his assistant. He paused his exit from the car to answer.
"Did you attend a meeting today, sir?" the assistant inquired.
The meeting had been about strategies concerning some stubborn holdouts.
Without hesitation, Tyler replied, "Let them wait. There's no need to rush this." He had decided to ignore them after the meeting.
Olivia, less nervous than before, quietly followed Tyler upstairs.
A few days later, assured that Olivia's health was stable, Tyler took her for a prenatal checkup.
At the hospital, Olivia followed the doctors' and nurses' instructions with Tyler by her side. When it was time to draw blood, she became anxious.
Tyler wrapped his arms around her, comforting her with a whisper, "Don't be nervous."
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