"That won't be a problem?" Marcus stammered in a question. He still had hopes of getting Jessica which made him delay his wedding with Gold. She had been pestering him about it but he always found the perfect excuse for her. Hearing the news that Jessica might have had a child got him all jittery. "Yes, we have not told anyone this arises from Papa but Jessica is pregnant. We only confirmed it recently" Xavier explained squeezing Jessica's hands in her lap. "You confirmed it? I thought it was a marriage by agreement and one of the clauses was against physical contact?" "Yes, but things happened and here we are" Xavier explained. He did not see the need to explain to him but he saw the glances he passed at Jessica even a blind man could detect that he was in love with her. "I was going to call you to cancel the contract but I had not gotten around to it yet" Xavier continued. The reality hit Jessica. They had both professed their love to each other but maybe hearing him saying h
"What are you trying to say?" Xavier asked when he trailed off and kept quiet. "I am not implying anything I am just saying that..." he trailed off again. The expression on Xavier's face was too serious to be taken lightly. It was obvious that he was in love with Jessica. He had been reassuring her ever since they sat down and he did not want to hear what it was that he had to say about her. "It's a standard procedure to ensure that the child belongs to the Delgado name" he explained. He wanted to confirm by himself who the child belonged to. He did not want to believe that he had lost her so easily. "I can vouch for her" "Mr. Delgado with all due respect we need to carry out the test" he explained. "My wife would not undergo any test of any sort and that is final" Xavier's voice sounded like a warning he did not want to say twice. "Mr. Delgado..." Xavier raised his hands to silence him from going any further. "Did you not hear me before? I don't want any further discussions a
Jessica was not ready to say goodbye to Dawson no matter how many times the reality dawned on her. From the time of the funeral and burial arrangement to the time of laying his body six feet down underground, she doubted if she ever got herself. The whole city came out to mourn in one way or another. To them, it was a loss. Dawson was a big business tycoon whom others began to know as a philanthropist who helped struggling businesses in the past. Xavier even heard testimonies about his grandfather from the mouths of others for the first time. Jessica did not shed a tear for fear of encouraging Xavier to break down through the process. She saw how he tried his best to be strong. She however did not miss the times he slipped out of bed quietly in the night and only came back once the sun was coming up. She suspected he went to Mount but did not question him because he had every right to mourn the loss of his grandfather. She was getting to the fourth month of carrying the baby and s
"Since Dawson died I know you tried your best so I do not feel it but the truth is I want to pass through this pain and stage with you. I also lost Dawson. He was the father and grandfather figure I never had" He looked at her as she spoke. He saw the hurt in her eyes. It was like nothing he had seen before. The house was quiet and listless. There was barely any sound. All day they were both at work and only came back when they were so tired that all they wanted to do was sleep as soon as they came back. It was as if they were overworking themselves on purpose so they felt no pain. "The truth is I want to be a part of your entire life. I am in pain so are you. I know you are hurting but so am l. I am sure we can get better if we stay together through the entire process" she continued. Xavier stood up and made her stand too. He went in for a hug. "It's how you always know what to say," he said in her hair. They stood like that for a few seconds. "You know I read in a book that gloo
"Are you guys free tonight?" Alicia asked. She was on a call with Jessica and Leslie. She had gone around asking them both why they had been such killjoys lately. She had tried to get them both out several times during the past month and they had both declined the offer. She knew that Jessica needed someone who would be close to her at that time. "I have a date with my husband" Jessica replied. She felt relieved that Xavier had come around. It had a tough couple of months. Since he was not expressive about his emotions she was not sure how to act around him. "Awwn" they both cooed over the phone. "But wait what do you say we have a triple date?" Alicia asked. "Who would be your date since Jason is not in town?" Leslie jumped in to ask. "He is flying in. His flight should come in any moment from now" Alicia replied. In the past two months, she had been going in and out of Chiachester City. She had been to Crescent Bay so much that it was a wonder that the bloggers still followed th
"I miss you too" "Should I come?" he asked. "Are you done with work for the day?" she asked. If she was being honest she wanted him by her side immediately but she did not want to act selfish she was going to blame it on the pregnancy hormones but she wanted him to be close to her. "No" he murmured lowly and she laughed. She turned her head to the clock on the wall. She was sitting in her office after the rush out of the restaurant. She had been on her feet for so long that it was beginning to ache. After Chef Mali had left she put in all the effort and for her, it was a privilege to see her restaurant thriving on the food preparation technique that she taught. However, some people came because they caught a whiff that she was a Delgado and they wanted to experience seeing her up front. "It would be over in the four hours and we can see each other," she said resting deep into the sofa she was sitting on. "And I miss you too but there are at least seven hours before we close up" s
The news that they had all heard startled them. They were gaping at Jason and Alicia as she flaunted her rings in his face. "When did this happen?" Leslie said when she recovered. She had seen Alicia recently and she could not recall seeing a diamond on her hand. "Last week when I visited him and the city," she said with a smile. "How did the bloggers not carry this? You have been a great source of joy to them since you two have been showing an awful amount of love to each other. It was titled A Love Across Cities by Chiachester's Dailies" Brian explains. "It was a quiet proposal and I decided not to wear the ring" Alicia spoke. Between herself and Jason, it was hard to tell who was more excited about breaking the news to them. "Congratulations, this calls for a huge celebration," Jessica said and Jessica turned to her. "It sure does," she said in happiness. She waved to the waiter who walked briskly to them. "I have made an order with my reservation, you can begin to bring them
Now it was the turn of every other person to look strange at Xavier and Jessica. "You owe me money," Leslie says facing her husband. "Wait what?" Jessica asked confused at the statement she made that followed hers. "We made a bet, I told him that you both were already so head over heels with each other and that very soon we might get tangible results" Jessica had not yet informed her girls that she and Xavier were now together. "Leslie I guess you have always been the smarter one," Xavier said eyeing his friend and personal assistant. "Congratulations Jason Jameson and Alicia Gates" "You do not need to be so formal, Xavier" Alicia replied. "And also my congratulations to you too. You both have surprised us so much it is hard to believe anyone" "You are the one who surprised us," Jason said pointing in their direction. "I thought you both could not stand the sight of each other but a baby?" he added. "Congratulations," Leslie said. Something inside her gave her a pang of jealou