This Time, It's Forever

Remembering she have a mission to accomplished, she needed to find a way to get rid of Jake. About Dylan, it will be easy because he won't follow her to work since he have other matter that needed to attend to at her company and now can be called as his company also, since LHD mainly stands for Lyla Hart Dylan. So, while he spend his time attending to those matters she really need to accomplish her important task. It's a life and death. With that, she need Brittany. She's her only hope in blinding Jake for a couple of hours. Peeking from the kitchen door for the third time, she finally convince that Jake have been distracted by Brittany who have been turning her investigation mode. She really should open her own P.I company if she succeed distracting Jake until she comes back. She took a peek one last time before she grab her bag and dash off using the restaurant back door. She borrow one of her employee's car and made her way to the destination. The hospital. She could have bought the pregnancy test but it will be a hassle to hide it. With Dylan around the house, she don't want to spoil the surprise. If the result turns out what she think it is. Thinking about it makes her so happy. She never thought she would be marry and live with someone happily ever after the moment she found out about that jerk Ethan. But after meeting Dylan, marrying him, she's already in cloud nine. Now that she's on her way to confirm the unexpected news, of course she feel delightful. Wonder how would Dylan react? Suddenly she becomes anxious. First, let's not borrow trouble and confirm if she's pregnant or not.

After what seems like an hour, Brittany suddenly didn't know what else to talk to Jake who's been sitting there like a statue. Ignoring her every question. Now she's in the state of panic. Even she as a talkative person would eventually stops talking when no one respond to her. Many times she becomes annoyed but decided to hold it in for the sake of Lyla. She didn't know what was so important that made her do this kind of lame trick. At this moment she just want to take a break while she think about what other topic that could get Jake finally respond to her. Just when she was about to open her mouth, she saw Dylan's figure walking towards the restaurant. Only he could look dashing in t-shirt and jeans. Damn it, she cursed. Now is not the time praise someone. She excuse herself from Jake and ran towards the kitchen as fast as she can. Abort, abort, mission abort.

'Lyla, you better get back here as fast as you can. Your darling demon is coming.' Brittany trying to send telepathy message to Lyla who's enjoying her moment eating chocolate ice-cream before going back to her restaurant. She thought she won't be long. Except, she got distracted with so many snacks. Every shop that she pass by, she had to stop as suddenly she crave for it. In the end, at the back of the car, it was full with snack and she forgot the trouble that she cause back at the restaurant. Brittany feels like crying when she saw Dylan talking to Jake while Jake pointing towards the kitchen. When she saw Dylan headed towards the kitchen, Brittany felt like she's on the way to her death trial. This woman!!! This cannot be. Lyla, whatever is keeping you, i need you back here right at this moment!!!! She finally went out of the kitchen, stopping Dylan on his track. Smiling guiltily.

"Hey, Dylan. How are you? Been quite a while since we last met." Now, she really want to curse herself.

"Hey." Just a simple replied making Brittany want to pull out her hair. She finally confirm Jake is working under Dylan who holds his words to other people. Just how did Lyla manage to open his mouth and get him to talk, she have no idea and aren't willing to know.

"So, what are you doing here?" Brittany try to stop him again. Dylan frown.

"Owh, i see. Your wife. Yeah, she's busy cooking. I just saw her and she didn't even bother to talk to me which made me gave up and went out of the way. I'm sure you don't want to disturb her right now. She might got angry at you. One time she nearly burned my eyebrow because i annoyed her so much. So, i'm scared she'll throw the heavy wok at you after i disturb her just now. You should know her by now, she gets easily pissed when she's working. Especially in the kitchen. It's a battlefield in there." Brittany's throat feel like drying anytime soon by talking so much. She finally reach her quota. This mad woman is driving me nuts. Dylan just look at Brittany while giving a glance at Jake. Jake who understood took out his phone and called Alexander.

For the next fifteen minute, Brittany still holding onto her port until she saw Alexander rushing in and ran straight towards her.

"What in the world are you doing? Why are you blocking Dylan's way? Jake has to call me because you've been bothering him." Alexander try to drag his wife while apologizing to Dylan.

"No. This is a life and death situation. I'm not moving away. Alex, you're my husband. Aren't you're suppose to support me?" She hold onto the door refusing to move. She still haven't got any sign from Lyla and she cannot fail this mission.

"I'll support you if you stop bothering Dylan. Let him see his wife. You've wasted enough time already. Honey, let go of the door. Let go."

"No... I'm not moving. Not until Lyla comes back." The moment she let the words out and the sudden drop of temperature, she knew she's doomed. Alexander stopped pulling her arm when he can sense Dylan's dangerous aura.

"Where did she go?" Dylan's deep voice with a hint of anger can be heard making Brittany flinch. She quickly hide behind Alexander. Jake is in shocked when he heard Brittany's sentence a moment ago. Brittany is not the only one who's going through Dylan's wrath. He will have to deal with it also.

"She...she...she..." Her words are cut off when she saw Lyla walking inside the restaurant using the front door leisurely without knowing her current state. Her eyes are open wide when she saw she was busy eating waffle with fried chicken. Although she seems to be struggling to eat the waffle with all the extra 'packages' she still manage it somehow. Brittany's blood boil looking at her being happy while she on the other hand had to face the wrath of her demon husband.

"She's snacking." When Brittany didn't finish her sentence and look toward at a certain direction, Alexander also look at the same spot. In the end, he's the one finishing his wife sentence and points at a certain someone who is still looking happy. All eyes are on Lyla as she made her way to them still not realizing her jeopardy waiting. Only when she start to sneeze and look up from her food she saw Dylan looking at her like he wants to swallow her whole. Lyla's eye start to search for Brittany who's hiding behind Alexander but was block when Dylan made his way towards her like a lion hunting for its prey.

"Care to explain?" Dylan look at her, trying to hold in his anger. He knew she must a solid reason on why she's acting that way. She wouldn't lie to him but he just doesn't get why she have to hide from him. Lyla who's still holding the waffle with all her precious food don't feel like letting go any of it but she have to relief his anger. Reluctantly, she dropped all of it on the floor making her sad and hug his neck and clung onto him like a koala bear. Dylan who was surprised by her sudden move manage to steady himself and hold onto her. However her next word made him want to let go of her but still manage to hold her.

"Hubby, i'm pregnant." And then she cried.

"!!!"

"!!!"

"!!!"