Derek was a businessman who devoted his time to work. Nothing else interested him but work. That's why his parents wanted him to marry, since they didn't want to see their son single all his life.

Then they found you, the perfect girl for Derek. You were the daughter of one of his most important business partners. Your parents accepted the arranged marriage, but you were not at all in agreement with marrying someone you didn't even know. But the marriage was made official in the end.

A year after the wedding, he was still cold with you. He was still the man who worked every day; they slept in separate rooms and almost never spoke. His routine was to wake up, go to work, and come back at night.

Then one day, after a long and hard day of work, he came home. There was a storm in the city, heavy rain and cold weather. You heard the door; your husband arrived home, but you were lying in your room, reading magazines.

An hour later, he got out of the shower and changed in his room. Suddenly, he walked straight into your room and saw you. He stood in the doorway, staring at you for a long while.

"I want a baby"

he said suddenly, without a goodnight or a greeting. It wasn't like him. You wondered why this sudden change.

Your heart raced; it was an unexpected comment. The silence stretched on for a long moment, while he kept staring at you...