We drove through the city in deafening silence but I found that there was a sense of peace in it . I watched the buildings fly by with the speed that the car was going at . Marco was not speeding by any means but his unpleasantness and displeasure could be easily detected by the way he drove . I felt his stare pierce my face every now and then but I would , stubbornly , look away and not meet his insufferable gaze . It was a tiny action compared to his arrogance and brute - like behaviour . My hand rested against my , still normal sized , stomach in anticipation . Regardless of Marco setting my temper off at every waking minute , it could not ruin my excitement of getting a glimpse of the life within me. There was a sort of comfort that came with knowing that my relationship with Marco m