eleven

After a week of work and non-stop unpacking while at home, Elianna finds herself taking a deep breath as she walks into the Bieber Enterprise building for her last day at work. Justin and her had decided that she would slowly wean her way out of work, coming into the office for the last day today before working three days a week at home until the baby is born. After the baby is born, she'll resign and he'll hire someone else for the position... preferably a male according to Elianna herself... although she knows it won't happen.

Making her way upstairs, she sits at her desk and sighs deeply remembering that this building is where it all began.

"Emotional?"

Looking up, she notices Justin coming from the small kitchen, a cup of coffee in hand.

She grins, nodding. "A little. I mean, this building is where everything started."

He smiles. "Yeah, it is. But this is for the best."

She agrees, nodding. "I know."

"But, we signed a new partner today which means you, my beautiful wife, have some work to do."

"We did?" she asks, her eyes widening in happiness.

He smiles, walking away. "Check your email, Mrs. Bieber!"

She shakes her head, turning on her computer and letting it start up as she takes a sip of her tea she had brought in with her.

Once her computer is turned on, she opens her emails, noticing the most recent is from Justin. Clicking on it, she reads all the information about the newest partner with Bieber Enterprise before grabbing a new file and starting the paperwork.

After a few hours, Justin emails her asking if she can go get them lunch from the small place down the road we always go to.

Getting up, she grins that he asked her, knowing she likes to get up and walk as much as she can... even though she's always out of breath nowadays.

Walking onto the elevator, she makes it to the lobby and leaves the building walking a couple streets over to their favorite small place and going inside.

"Mrs. Bieber."

Turning while in line, Elianna recognizes Tyler's face, clearing her throat.

"Mr. Matthews." she grins. "Hi."

"You like this place too, huh?" he asks.

She nods. "Yeah, me and my husband come here a lot."

"It's a cute little place." Tyler nods. "How is your husband?"

She nods. "He's good. Busy."

"I'm sure." he chuckles. "I heard you all got a new partner."

"How'd you hear that, it just happened." she tells him.

He shrugs. "I know people."

She nods. "Right."

"Next!" the woman at the counter calls.

"Pregnant ladies first." Tyler says, gesturing ahead of himself.

She turns ahead of her, ordering herself a salad and Justin his normal before standing to the side and waiting for her food... only to be interrupted again.

"So you must be about 30 weeks now, huh?"

"29 actually." she responds.

He nods. "Nice. Any symptoms?"

She clears her throat. "Just the normal. Tired, can't breathe, can't sleep, my feet are swollen."

"Must suck." he says mockingly, laughing afterwards.

She looks up to him. "Are you trying to make me feel bad that I'm pregnant?"

"No, no. I just know that I wouldn't ever put a woman through that." he laughs. "I mean the torture. It's unspeakable that anyone would be okay with it. Who wants to not be able to breathe and be kicked in the gut every time they move?"

She lets out a breath of disbelief. "For your information, a lot of women are very proud of what we can do. Our bodies create life. Without us, no one would exist. You wouldn't exist. So, before you assume that I am miserable being pregnant, ask me first." she starts. "I am more than happy to have to breathe deeper, have swollen feet and get, as you say, kicked in the gut, by my child. Because of just that. It is my child. And I wouldn't trade it for the world."

She turns, leaving him speechless before grabbing her food and looking at him again. "And before you think you won considering paparazzi and people with cameras are around, I'd be more than willing to be known as the woman who stands up for those carrying their children rather than letting your comments slide."

He stares at her, speechless as she turns on her heel and makes her way onto the streets, walking back to the building and sighing heavily as she sets her food down before walking Justin's in to him.

"So, don't be mad..." she starts.

He gives her a look. "What did you do?"

She gulps. "Well, I might go viral."

He raises his eyebrows.

She sighs. "I ran into Tyler Matthews at the shop."

His eyes widen.

"And he talked to me, so I talked very politely back to him and then he started insulting my pregnancy and saying that he'd never put a woman through all that torture because it's so wrong and I had to stand up for myself. I had to stand up for my children and all the other moms out there. So, I told him off." she says, looking up at him afterwards, surprised to see a grin on his face. "You're smiling."

He nods. "Yeah. Because if that goes viral, we have an advantage."

She furrows her brows. "Wait, what?"

"We'll be known as the company who has a CEO's wife as someone who stands up for mothers and families. Whereas there is video proof of him putting down pregnant woman and telling a pregnant woman that there's her pregnancy is a curse and not a blessing." he says, smiling. "Which means..."

"We're known as the family friendly option."

He nods. "Exactly."

She nods, more proud of herself. "Okay, well, I did good and I'm hungry so I'm gonna eat."

He chuckles. "You go eat mama."

She struts out of the room playfully before sitting at her desk and then realizing something and going back to the office door. "Oh, there was something else off about the conversation I had with him."

"Oh yeah? What?" he asks, chewing on a piece of his food.

"He knew we had a new partner."

"We just signed them this morning. Plus, you're still doing the paperwork."

She nods. "Exactly. Plus, isn't it ironic how he got all of our partnering parties before?"

Justin gulps, nodding. "You're right."

"I think we have a spy on our hands." she tells him.

He sighs. "Great. Alright, well, then new plan. I want you to look into every employee we have here at Bieber Enterprise and I will finish the paperwork. Take as long as you need, even if it takes until you resign. Although I know that won't happen because you always have stuff to me way before I ask you to."

She laughs, going back to her desk and starting to type in names while taking bites of her salad, starting with people closer to the top, knowing they're more likely to have the newest information.

After hours of researching, Elianna announces that she's leaving to Justin making him get up and peck her lips.

"I'll see you at home."

She nods. "Absolutely."

He grins, kissing her once more before letting her leave.

Arriving home, Elianna talks to Mama Lee about the new schedule, letting her know they'll only need her three days a week instead of five. Especially since they don't want to get rid of her completely.

Mama Lee, of course, agrees and leaves for the weekend, leaving Elianna to eat dinner with the kids, bathe them and put them to bed. Before waiting on Justin and climbing into bed herself.

Oh what a life it is.

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