Read Online Amaryllis by Nikita Lynnette Nichols - Free Book Online

Nicholas praise Michelle on her achievements in life.

Chapter 5
    Wednesday morning, Michelle sat behind her desk speaking into a Dictaphone when Chantal walked into her office, all smiles. A week ago, Chantal had shared with Michelle that she’d thought she could be pregnant. Chantal and her husband, Douglas, had been trying for five years to conceive. In spite of all of the fertility treatments that she’d been subjected to, Chantal’s womb had still been without child. Today, Chantal’s menstrual cycle was more than two weeks late, and Michelle allowed her the morning off to visit her gynecologist in hopes of receiving wonderful news. But it was the smile on Chantal’s face that told Michelle that God had answered her prayers.
    Michelle placed the Dictaphone on the desk and stood up. “Well, what’s the verdict?”
    Chantal threw her hands in the air and yelled at the top of her lungs, “I’m pregnant!”
    Michelle hurried around the desk and wrapped her arms around her personal secretary of two years. “Oh my God. Congratulations, honey.”
    â€œMichelle, I can’t believe it. Douglas and I have been trying for so long and it finally happened. For five years the doctor’s told us to give up trying because it would never happen.”
    â€œThis just proves that doctors don’t always know what they’re talking about. And the saints of God have connections with the Head Physician. Can I get an Amen?”
    Chantal laughed. “Amen, girl. Amen.”
    â€œDoes Douglas know?”
    â€œNo, I didn’t even tell him that I thought I might be pregnant because it would only hurt him again if it turned out that I wasn’t.”
    â€œYou’re glowing already and you look so happy.”
    â€œMichelle, I heard my baby’s heartbeat today. I can’t tell you what that felt like. There’s a life inside of me being nurtured by everything that I do. I feel so, so, so ...”
    Michelle found the word Chantal was searching for. “Overjoyed?”
    â€œYes overjoyed; that’s the word.”
    Michelle sat in one chair and motioned for Chantal to sit in the one opposite her. “Let’s sit for a minute because I wanna share something with you.”
    â€œGood, ’cause I wanna share something with you too,” Chantal said.
    The two women faced one another, and before Michelle could utter one word, her emotions were already running rampant. She took hold of Chantal’s hands and fought back tears that were threatening her lower eyelids. “I’ve known you for two years, and for those two years, I’ve watched you get excited when your period was late. I’ve also witnessed the disappointment, month after month, after month, when you had to face the false alarms. You and I have prayed and cried many a day, but I want you to know how happy I am that you and Douglas will finally become parents. I wish you both all the happiness in the world and I know if there were ever two people on this earth who will make excellent parents, you and Douglas fit the bill perfectly.”
    Chantal was rendered speechless. What could she say after that? She had wanted to share her own thoughts and feelings with Michelle. Tears spilled out of her eyes like a waterfall. She silently prayed for God to give her the strength she needed to speak to Michelle.
    â€œMichelle, I’m so grateful that I have a saved boss,” Chantal started. “You’ve been so supportive. I remember coming to you after leaving the doctor’s office crying and wanting to have a pity party, but you never let that happen. You took me by the hand and brought me in here and we got on our knees and called on the name of Jesus. You don’t know how much that kept me sane. If it weren’t for you, I would have lost my mind a long time ago.”
    Through her tears, Chantal saw Michelle’s. “I thank you for always being in my