Is this destiny?

Chloe frowned at the sound of the phone ringing from the night table. That was not her phone. Should she answer it? Nah, it will go to the voicemail.

She was alone in the bed.

A streak of light came in from the ajar door which connected the bedroom with the office, and Noah's muffled voice told her that he was talking with someone, probably on the phone.

She settled her head back on the pillow when the phone on the night table rang again.

Whoever was calling, was persistent.

It was nearly 2 AM. Who calls this late? Must be important. But Noah is still talking in his office, so…

Chloe scooted to the edge of the bed and got the phone. The caller ID showed, 'Meg'.

"Noah, baby, what took you so long to answer?", a sultry voice sounded as soon as Chloe picked up the call.

Chloe froze and her first instinct was to hang up and run away from the situation.

Who the hell is that woman? Noah does not have a sister and he is not close to his family. Chloe saw that people treat Noah at a respectable distance, and the closest female is Sarah who teases Noah, but she is not calling him 'baby', and that was definitely not Sarah's voice.

Is Meg Noah's lover? It definitely sounds like it. Was Meg in Noah's apartment? Is she important? Was Meg in…?

Chloe told herself not to go there.

It doesn't matter who Meg was because she is in the past.

Chloe is Noah's fiancée. She loves Noah and Noah loves her back and she will not allow some random thot to spoil what they have. Not now, that she finally started picking up her pieces.

Chloe gathered all the confidence she had because she can't allow Noah to be the only one who is fighting for their relationship to work. She chanted internally that she needs to believe in Noah and in herself.

"Noah is not answering your call because he is not your baby.", Chloe said icily.

"Who is this? How do you have Noah's phone?", Meg asked.

"You called. Shouldn't you introduce yourself first?"

"I see. You must be new, so you don't know how things work.", Meg said derisively.

"No, Meg.", Chloe cut her off. "You are the one who doesn't understand the current situation. Noah is in a serious relationship, about to get married, and he is not interested in whatever you have to offer by calling relentlessly in the middle of the night."

"Who do you think you are!?", Meg shouted. "Let me talk to Noah!"

"I am Chloe Long, Noah's fiancée, and if you want to talk to him, you will need to go through me.", Chloe said smugly and ended the call.

She froze at the sight of Noah who was standing at the door.

She couldn't see his expression because the light was behind him, and the shadows obscuring Noah's face hid his smile directed at Chloe.

Mishi prepared the first round of reports, and Noah went to discuss a few minor changes (because he was awake). When Noah heard Chloe's voice, he ended his talk with Mishi swiftly, just in time to hear Chloe telling Meg that he is in a serious relationship, about to get married, and not interested in other women.

Since Noah was observing her silently, Chloe snorted and threw the phone at Noah who caught it with a flick of his wrist.

"Your girlfriend called. How many of them do you have? I suggest you change your voicemail message to include information that you are taken. Or maybe you don't want to close all the doors, because some of your girlfriends might come in handy later.", Chloe spoke sourly.

She brushed Meg off, but that didn't mean she was happy about the situation.

Noah stalked to the bed and crawled to Chloe until he was on his knees and palms, towering above Chloe.

"There are no girlfriends, Chloe. Only women who wished to tie themselves to me."

Chloe pouted. "Shouldn't you let them know that you are off the market?"

"No need. You are doing that wonderfully, future Mrs. Bennet."

Chloe poked his chest with her finger. "Don't think that your good looks and some smooth-talking will get you out of this one, mister."

"How about if I combine that with some kisses?", Noah asked and kissed her cheek. "My kisses are only for you… Everything I am is only for you…", he spoke between kisses. 

His kisses traveled toward Chloe's lips and he was almost there, when the phone rang again.

"Why don't you answer?", Chloe asked through her teeth. She had a hunch that Meg is calling again.

Noah hummed in agreement and took the call, putting it on speaker.

"You wench! Let me talk to Noah!", Meg screamed.

"Hi, Meg.", Noah said in a monotone. "If you insult my fiancée one more time, I will cut off your tongue."

"Wha-What?", Meg stuttered. "Your fiancée? Since when?"

"Since none of your business.", Noah responded curtly. "Why are you calling at this hour?"

"We didn't see each other in a while, and I'm available, so I thought…", her voice trailed off.

"You thought wrong. We were never a thing. My fiancée does not approve of you, and since you called her names, I don't approve of you either. Don't call me again, Meg. You should know that getting on my bad side is not a good idea.", Noah said and ended the call.

"Happy?", Noah asked Chloe after keeping his phone on the night table.

"Am I happy? About what? About your ex-girlfriend calling you in the middle of the night?"

Noah rolled his eyes and returned to his original position of towering above Chloe on his knees and palms supporting him, lowering his face to be only inches away from Chloe's. "I told you, Chloe. There were no girlfriends. The only woman that matters is you. By the way, I love how you handled her… claiming me as yours. Say that again."

"What?"

"You said that you are Chloe Long, my fiancée, and if she wants to reach me, she needs to go through you.", Noah repeated what Chloe said.

Noah loved what he heard, but more than Chloe's words, he loved her confidence.

"You don't mind that I was rude?", Chloe asked, and Noah's smile told her that he doesn't mind.

"What if she was someone important?", Chloe asked her next question.

"There is no one more important than you, my little rabbit. Whoever makes you uncomfortable, feel free to send them to Hell, and if they dare to come back, I will take care of them."

Chloe looked up at Noah and smiled. "You are Noah Bennet, my fiancé, and I have no intention of sharing you with anyone because you are only mine."

Noah hummed in approval. "Only yours."

They gazed into each other's eyes and stayed like that for some time, silently sharing thoughts and feelings and confirming that what they have is real.

"I was never this happy.", Noah's whisper broke the silence.

Chloe's insides shook. It was such a simple sentence, yet it told her everything she needed to know.

She craned her neck up to reach him.

"Same here. You make me happy, Noah…", she whispered into his lips before kissing him.

Noah returned her kisses with fervor and hugged her tightly, wishing to merge with Chloe in every way possible… and they did.

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