To the Love of My Life

Chapter 599: Chapter 599: Sweet and Warm Heating Up (3)
 

Ruby Gregory froze for a moment.

They hadn’t seen each other for two months in the same city, and yet, just after she dreamed of him last night, she saw him today?

Steve Burton stared at Ruby for about two seconds, then turned his head, pushed open the car door, got out with a black umbrella in his hand, and walked towards Ruby. His clean, bright leather shoes occasionally stepped on small puddles, splashing countless droplets of water.

As Steve approached Ruby with the umbrella, a beautifully poetic line from a song came to his mind: The most beautiful thing is not a rainy day, but hiding under eaves together with you.

The air in Ciawell was dirty, with rain turning into mud. He had a slight aversion to uncleanliness and disliked rainy days like this. But at this moment, he found such a day somehow cute and touching.

Perhaps it was due to their encounter.

Standing in front of Ruby, Steve spoke up, “What are you doing here?”

It took Ruby a moment to come back to her senses, still feeling a little self-conscious. She hesitated for a moment before pointing to the sky with an embarrassed smile, “It’s raining, and I didn’t bring an umbrella.”

Steve looked up at the incessant rain, “Not sure when the rain will end; it’s a bit chilly. Get in my car.”

Ruby hesitated but didn’t refuse.

Steve extended the umbrella forward, shielding Ruby as she stepped out, with the majority of the umbrella covering her, while his suit was quickly soaked by the rain.

His car, unlocked, was parked nearby with its hazard lights flashing.

Steve walked to the car, opened the door, and waited for Ruby to bend down and get in. He thenheld the umbrella and walked around to the driver’s side, lifting his hand to brush off the raindrops before stowing the umbrella and getting into the car.

He took off the wet suit jacket and threw it on the backseat, turning up the car’s heater slightly. He then looked at Ruby and asked, “Where to?”

Ruby gave him the address and added, “I’m going there for a class.”

“A class? What kind?” Steve, with a puzzled look, entered the address into the car’s GPS system.

“A prenatal class.”

Steve’s expression froze for a second before he smiled and confirmed the destination on the GPS. He glanced at Ruby’s swollen belly, paused for a moment, then reached out to adjust the passenger seat, making sure Ruby was able to sit comfortably before starting the car.

Following the GPS directions, Steve skillfully drove the car. While waiting at a red light, he looked at Ruby’s belly again, paused for a moment, and asked, “A little over four months now?”

Ruby hesitated for a moment before realizing Steve was referring to how long she had been pregnant. In fact, she was already more than five months along, almost six. Ruby blinked and nodded.

Steve mentally calculated the timeframe, then asked, “The due date is in October?”

In reality, the due date should have been in mid-August. This time, Ruby didn’t answer; she just nodded in response.

Steve once again examined Ruby’s swelling belly, remarking, “Your belly looks a bit big; it’s more like five or six months of pregnancy.”