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Whispers After Midnight: The Promise

Chapter 5 Baby Bump

Word Count: 1008    |    Released on: 27/06/2025

ady to brush past the body that had

My voic

was

yes tired, her frame softer. A baby bump pushed aga

oor with a soft thud. My lips trembled. Rave

ran in

oth of us. We didn't

ght in the quiet magic of our reunion. A few said "Awww" and smiled like they were watching the final scene

lt were her arms. All I heard was

Raven wiped her face,

his a million times

led her toward the glass d

said. "We nee

and old books. Potted plants lined the windows. Wooden chairs creaked under conversatio

other. My eyes were still wet. Rav

of us spoke. The silence be

inally

really am. I didn't even know what happened that night. I

"It's all in the past, Rae. I should have talke

l didn't believe I was really

at night, Mia? At the pa

My heart pi

ered. "Noah. In the restroom.

her hands flyi

y God

before h

I thought... It's all my fault. I pushed you t

quietly. "Really. It

"Speaking of Noah, how

eyes. She blinked fast and

ow. "That's n

ickly, then added, "So what are you doin

odge but let it go. "I'm he

d. Heads turned. The attendant

id. "Remember back then, we swore we'd

when we drifted apart. I still re

y. "Like now. You kep

e'd have our babies at th

it. The band

ding ring?" I scream

A man near us dropped

Who's the

et him two years after graduation

hing. I used to drop by your house, you know. H

surprised

siting our spot back home

"I just needed t

what are you doing here with a

. "Master's in

screamed

le rolled her eyes and m

care. We

of her drink, t

you? Any man i

s good. Work's grea

said, narrow

No. No man.

You're still guarding t

d, grinning. "And I

For a while, it felt like

we stood u

nly slowed her steps. Sh

pped. Her pos

her. "Rae? A

" she said

ind her. Across the street.

walking. "

d I'm

sed against her b

ng wasn

lder as we walked. "Are you sur

maybe it's just the hormones.

sh. We had just reconnected, and I wo

omething

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1 Chapter 1 Home and Heartbeats2 Chapter 2 Walking Red Flag Dipped in Good Cologne!3 Chapter 3 Why Does it Hurt 4 Chapter 4 Tears in Whispers5 Chapter 5 Baby Bump6 Chapter 6 4:43 p7 Chapter 7 Loud Whispers8 Chapter 8 A Glimpse and a Memory9 Chapter 9 That Familiar Frame10 Chapter 10 Dots and Disrespect11 Chapter 11 The Message12 Chapter 12 HELP. A phone number. LIE13 Chapter 13 Damn You Noah!!14 Chapter 14 Behind the Gate15 Chapter 15 Mask16 Chapter 16 Sleeping with the Enemy17 Chapter 17 Mind Game18 Chapter 18 Kevin got Greedy!19 Chapter 19 Bank Heist20 Chapter 20 Am I the Bad Guy !21 Chapter 21 He Had to Disappear22 Chapter 22 Her Crime Was Falling in Love!!23 Chapter 23 It's Over!!!24 Chapter 24 No Babies... No Kevin25 Chapter 25 Red Alert26 Chapter 26 Charles is Gone Now...27 Chapter 27 Is Noah in London or Not 28 Chapter 28 Assigned Bodyguard29 Chapter 29 I Don't Need A Bodyguard!!!30 Chapter 30 You Snored Like a Dragon Choked on Lava!31 Chapter 31 Now I'm Stuck with this Bodyguard32 Chapter 32 I'm his Wife!33 Chapter 33 Wives don't Flinch34 Chapter 34 You Only Care When I'm Dying35 Chapter 35 You Called me Fat!36 Chapter 36 Raven 37 Chapter 37 Shadows38 Chapter 38 Lady in Black39 Chapter 39 A New Home40 Chapter 40 All You Do Is Talk!41 Chapter 41 A Little Birdy42 Chapter 42 I'm Not!43 Chapter 43 Mia Had No Idea44 Chapter 44 Do You Still Love My Brother 45 Chapter 45 I Hate Him!46 Chapter 46 Noah Marked!47 Chapter 47 Noah Bradford48 Chapter 48 Is Christian Gone 49 Chapter 49 Where Is Christian