“True, I saw everything, you did well Liam, you saved people and got the bad guys in jail,”She complimented.“Thanks, but you would have at least taken my calls or even call to tell me that a month ago,”“I am sorry I didn’t,”“It’s fine, and on other news, vine’s siblings are all doing good, her mom too, I went to see them when I got back and she is good,”He revealed.“That’s good to know, it all happened because of you,”“No, we did it together,”“Sure!”She said and there was silence, he wanted them to continue talking.“I started Kirsten’s adoption process as soon as I got back and in about two weeks, she would be legally mine,”He revealed.“Wow, that’s good to know, you are doing well,”She said and he smiled.“Thank you, it wasn’t easy though, because I am a single man but my parents helped so, yup,”“Kristen is so lucky to have you,”“The feeling is mutual Ruby, I am lucky to have her too,”He replied truthfully.“That’s good to know,”She said and there was silence again.“
He hoped his mom would not be in the kitchen and was happy when the cook told him she wasn’t there but the joy didn’t last as she entered when he was almost done eating.“Look who showed up so early in the morning,”“Hi mom, I came to get my daughter,”He said hoping that she would let him be for once but as soon as she pulled a chair and sat next to him, he knew he was in for another round of talks, the woman took every opportunity to bug him, at least he was done eating and could easily run away.“What do you want this time mom?”He asked when she stared at him in silence.“I didn’t say a word,”“Yeah, right, you always have something to say,”He responded, dropping his spoon and facing her.“Well, when do you plan on resuming work?”“Oh, work? Soon, why?”He asked, he hadn’t expected her to talk about his work but okay.“I am not talking about the job you do now, I am talking about you taking over the company, that’s what your dad and I want.”She said, He should have known, they w
Ruby stared at her phone, she has been looking at the phone for over thirty minutes now and she just couldn’t do it, why was it so hard for her to just make the damn call? How come she was a chicken when it comes to Liam? What was she so scared of? These questions ran through her mind and she couldn’t get answers to them, she was just feeling stupid for prolonging this as far as she could go, she was already four freaking months pregnant, if she doesn’t say anything now when would she have the time to? And also fuck Liam for not calling her after making her promise to take his call when he does.“Men will always disappoint you,”She whispered to herself as consolation, it’s been almost two weeks now since they met, he expected him to call but his call never came, not even a text, maybe he was waiting for her to reach out, the damnable man!“I can do this!”She whispered as she picked up her phone and slowly searched for his contact. She clicked on it and held her breath, waiting for i
What if he thinks she is a gold digger and only got pregnant with his child because she knows she will gain from it? Her thought just ran deep and wild and for the first time since she found out she was pregnant, she had the thought of not telling him at all and just keeping him in the dark about it, she thought of moving out of the country but in the end, she couldn’t do it, she just had to tell him even if he ends up saying she is those things.At least she knows she is not, she couldn’t gather the courage to call him again so she just left her phone and went back to work.Two days after she found out Liam’s family status, she still didn’t know what to do, well she knew but she just didn’t know how to do it, being a chicken was her new favorite thing, so she drove to the hospital complex feeling like hell, she couldn’t sleep last night because she had a terrible headache that almost left her lifeless, the first thing she did when she got to the hospital had her blood tested, she was
“My house?”“If you don’t want us to meet there then it is fine, I will just find somewhere else and text it to you later,”She replied, she should have thought of his not wanting her to be at his place either.“No, it is fine, I was just surprised that’s all, ten am you say? Should I forward you my address?”He asked, the excitement back in his voice, that should be a good sign right? But it made her nervous.“Yes, please,”“Sure, see you, tomorrow baby,”He said and ended the call, he called her baby? Well, let’s see if he still calls her that after she tells him the big news.After the call, she was finally able to rest, she fell asleep in the call room and when she woke up, she decided to go home, since she didn’t have much work in the first place, she just told the chief and he let her go, she went home and spent the rest of the day in bed.She woke up the next morning refreshed, she made and ate a light breakfast, took her bath, and sat in her living room going over her plans on
Liam stared at her, that was all he could do, there were no words, nothing, nothing felt real right now, it feels like he was having one of those impossible dreams that he has been having since he got back from Cacko. Everything this week has been like a dream to him, it started from when she had called him that she wanted them to meet up, to her saying she wanted to meet at his house and now, she just said, no way this is real, he must be dreaming it.“Aren’t you going to say anything? Liam?”She asked after a long pause, that got him out of his trance, he looked around wondering what he could say, no words, he grabbed her hand and led her upstairs to his room. Thank God he thought of bringing the nanny over yesterday, at least they can talk without being interrupted, that’s if he doesn’t wake up from the dream, he damn well hoped that he wasn’t dreaming because he would be very sad if he wakes up, not just sad, it would break him if this turns out to be a dream.“Liam?”She called
“About two weeks after I came back, I was always sick, at first I thought it was just the flu or my body trying to adjust back to normal life but it just kept on getting worst so I went to get some test done and I was told I am carrying, I redid the test a couple of times more to be sure,”She explained and he could picture the shock she would have been in when she found out she was pregnant, especially with what she had just told him about thinking she can’t get pregnant.“Why didn’t you tell me then? That’s more than a month ago, no make that two months ago, you should have told me when you found out, I should have been carried along,”He voiced.“I wanted to tell you as soon as I found out but I didn’t know how you would react to me being pregnant when I assured you I won’t get pregnant, I felt you would think I did it on purpose,”“What are you even saying, Ruby? You never assured me you won’t get pregnant, okay I never thought of it but you damn well know I won’t have thought you
“We shouldn’t do this Liam,”She said when they broke the kiss again, no way was he going to let her say no when they both wanted each other so much and it was evident.“Why not? You want me right? Don’t deny it,”He said as his hand moved to her bare breast.“I am not denying that, it’s just that we are not alone and I don’t want an***”“Okay, that’s not a problem then because I told nanny that we have to talk and she would probably not be back in the next two hours and even if she is around, she won’t walk in on us, I want you so much Ruby, do you know how much of hell it has been all these while wanting you and not even knowing what to do because you didn’t want anything to do with me?”He said pulling her up and kissing her again, she helped in removing his remaining button and wordlessly pushed him onto the bed.“Wow, calm down,”He said, liking the new move, he laid there and waited, she slowly unzipped his trousers, and he watched in fascination as she brought out his hardness
One year later…Ruby stared at the pregnancy kits she placed on the restroom table and blinked waiting patiently for it to read, she was counting the seconds until it would be done and as the urine flowed through, she saw the first line and smiled proudly, but she waited for them all to be done and yes, she was pregnant again, exactly a year after she gave birth to her baby son, Kelly was going to be a big brother and Kristen would be a big sister too for the second time.“Welcome to the family,”She whispered to her unborn child as she held her stomach, she quickly disposed of the kits, she had felt weird for days now and had decided to check it and yes, she was carrying.One year in marriage and it felt like a honeymoon every day in her home, Liam was the universe’s gift to her, not just Liam, but his family too, they made her forget her horrible first experience and it was beyond what she could have ever imagined, if someone had told her back when Richard had broke her heart that s
Ruby smiled happily as she walked down the garden towards the man she loves and would love forever, they had invited everyone they know to their garden wedding, everyone from the medical Team, some of the women from the island especially Annabelle who looked a lot healthier and even has a boyfriend, Elsa, of course, was there and Annette’s older sister brought her son too.The day was already emotional and it wasn’t just because it was her wedding day but it felt like a reunion to all the people who played a part in getting her here today, she wished she had family members in attendance too but you can’t always get everything, she had a new family now and she knew they love her and would do everything to make her happy.“You are so beautiful,”She heard her colleagues cheer as she walked past them and smiled hard, this was it, she was walking down the aisle to her forever, the first time she had done this, she had been sure but now, she was even more sure, she knew this was it, her li
“Is it true what my wife was screaming about last night?”Luca asked him as soon as he got to work the next day, it was still hard for him to believe that he was getting married on Wednesday.“Yes, she decided we should be married before our baby is born, and managed to get every one of the ladies on her side so I have to be married by Wednesday which is five days, wait, make that four days away,”He said and Luca started laughing at him.“What’s so funny Luca?”He asked.“You sound like they are forcing you to get married,”He said still laughing, force? No way! He was happy, beyond happy that Ruby wanted to marry him but he was just a little bit scared that she might change her mind, she was pregnant and if she adds the wedding stress to it, she might back out and he didn’t want that.“Are you feeling like it is forced? You are frowning Liam, you want to marry her right?”Luca asked as if that was even a question.“Of course, why would you ask that, you know just how much I love tha
Liam didn’t think he heard her right, maybe he had a little too much cake to eat at Nathan’s and Emily’s wedding, he knew he shouldn’t have eaten so much but it was so sweet.“You want to marry me right?”Ruby asked again and he finally came back to his senses.“Of course, I gave you a ring, remember? I want to marry you,”He answered and she smiled brightly.“Then let’s get married, I don’t want a big wedding like that of Emily and Nat,”She said and he just stared at her“Wait, what? You want us to get married this week? Ruby? You are almost due and might give birth before the week runs out, she can barely do anything and you want to be married? Are you sure you are alright my lady?”“What are you saying? We still have two weeks, do you know how to count? Let’s get married before I give birth, I am calling you and your siblings right now,”She said picking up her phone and tapping fast on it, her phone soon rang and he knew just who was calling and it turned out to be that person wh
“Honey? Will you hurry up? We are going to be late and I want to be the one to catch Emily’s bouquet, we don’t go on time I might not get that chance,”Ruby yelled to Liam who was still getting ready, he was one of Nathan’s best men but that didn’t mean he should take all the day dressing, it’s been almost a month since after her divorce with Richard had been finalized and life had been all shades of fun since then, today they were all going to gather to witness Emily and Nathan say I do and she was so excited and really wanted to catch the bouquet even though she was already engaged.“Wait, you wanna catch a bouquet? How are you going to do it with the way you look right now?”He asked, mocking her, she looked so huge now she wondered how she was still able to move freely, she was eight months and two weeks pregnant, just two more weeks and she would meet her baby, okay, maybe three if the baby decides to delay.“I will, don’t get in my way,”She insisted.“I won’t have to baby, Kell
After speaking with Liam, and clarifying everything, everything was back okay again, the very next day, Sam filed the lawsuit and they got a hearing date, she didn’t need to show up in court, that was the best part of it, Sam said she would handle it and everything was discussed between Sam and Richard’s lawyer, she didn’t even need to meet Richard again, he called her and she told him off and blocked his number, she didn’t want his negative vibes, he had her before and lost her himself, which she was grateful for because if he had not ended things with her then she won’t have gone to Cacko and if she hadn’t gone to the island, she won’t have found Liam and Kristen and she would not have the life she had now.Only after a few days after filing for the suit, Sam called her that she had a huge chance of winning and it did happen because when he called her again, it was to tell her that the court has ordered Richard to sign the paper, she was so happy, but she hadn’t told Liam about it,
“Sam?”“Yes, he is my lawyer, I spoke to him and he suggested I go talk to Richard, I did that today but Richard is so selfish he doesn’t want to sign so I am going with Sam’s first suggestion which is to file for a lawsuit,”She informed.“Well, in that case, Sam is one of my favorite people now too,”He said and she laughed.“Oh, I missed us so much,”“Me too, I miss Kristen too,”She said in a sad voice.“We can go see her, she is enjoying her time with her grandparents, it’s just them as none of my siblings are at the mansion, mom called earlier and Kristen was having a fun time in the background,”He revealed and she cheered up.“That sounds so cool,”“Yeah, we can go over to see her if you want, mom won’t let me take her away until the one week I promised she would spend there is up, we can go be with her too, I know mom will want to see you too,”He said and she frowned in sadness again.“What is making you frown this time woman,”He asked pulling her face to his.“Talk to me,
“Why would you think I am angry at you?”Liam asked not understanding how that even happened, he couldn’t deny that he had pretty much been avoiding talking to her for the past couple of days but that had nothing to do with him being mad at her and everything to do with him giving her space, he didn't want to crowd her with everything going on.“I thought you were, you didn’t talk much to me, you haven’t hugged or kissed me for days, you haven’t told me you love me either, and I haven’t seen you for days, I thought you were not here,”She said and he felt like hell, he went up to her and kissed her.“I was here all along, saw you every time you left the room, I thought you knew I was home too and you just didn’t want to talk to me, I am not angry at you Ruby, believe me, I acted like a selfish idiot that day and felt bad about it immediately, I wanted to talk to you and say sorry but you didn’t want to talk to me,”“I shouldn’t have locked you out that night, I thought you would say s
She spent the next couple of days on her own, mostly in her room, the house was quiet most of the time except when the cleaners come to clean or when the cooks were around but as soon as they leave the whole place was so calm and quiet, the loneliness was heartbreaking, today she was finally meeting with Richard, she got up early and took her bath and ate breakfast, not like she had much appetite these days, she only ate just so her baby will be fine.Ruby drove to where Richard had agreed for them to meet up, if this doesn’t go as planned then she would just leave it to Sam to handle it, no way was she going to let Richard ride off her, she wasn’t a push over and he couldn’t hold her to a marriage that she didn’t want.“Richard,”She said in greeting as she struggled to sit down as the chair was relatively small and tight.“I never knew I would see you like this, with a big tummy, wow, maybe we needed to be apart for it to happen,”Richard said. he was shameless but she wasn’t about