"So here is what we would do, what is bothering us we say it here and now. I mean we are friends so why are we hiding anything from each other?" Jessica said as she sat down. She distributed the ice cream to each of them and Alicia wasted no time to open hers and begin to lick. "Ahh brain freeze," Alicia said tapping the left side of her head. "Let it sit fit a few minutes" Jessica advised. "Why won't you get a brain freeze? Were you ice cream starved before now?" Leslie asked. The three ladies looked at each other and a brief laughter fell out their mouths. The room became dead silent and they all looked away uncomfortably. "I will start first then," Jessica said dripping the bowl onto the small table before them. "I discovered recently that I am falling in love with Xavier. Before you gasp or whisper about it. I just discovered it. These days he has been such a nice and kind person. Not the same person I met at the start of the marriage. He has been considerate. I know I have
"Come on Alicia," Leslie said. "I am sorry," Alicia said pouting. "It just seems like you both have minimal problems when compared to me. I just broke up with my boyfriend of barely a month. Your problem is that you don't know how to confess your feelings" she said turning to Jessica before turning to Leslie "While you, your problem is that you want to have a baby but can't" "I'm not trying to belittle your problems but I wish those were my worries. If the media gets a whiff of us breaking up they will write all sorts of articles blaming me because it has to be the girl's fault every single time" she went on ranting. "I never wanted to break up, I have had that crush on him for a while but we can't even stay together," she said as the tears fell to her cheeks again. She was even shocked at herself. She did not know that her tear ducts produced so many tears. She had been crying for such a long time that she felt a headache coming on. "You'll give yourself a headache," Leslie sa
After Alicia had run to her love Jessica was left with Leslie who looked sad. Jessica assured her that she would soon get pregnant. Leslie left and Jessica decided to make a snack for herself. As she entered the kitchen she met Xavier holding a glass of juice in hand. "Did you talk with Jason?" she asked as she walked to the cupboards to put out what she needed. "He was drunk" "And you did not go to get her?" she asked turning to face him. "I could not locate where he was because he never did tell me. Moreover, I knew he would be alright. He is like a citizen here. Everyone knows him. He will be safe" "I was not worried about his safety. I was worried he needed comforting just like Alicia did" she explained. "Ohh," he said as if he was just learning something new. "Yeah," she replied lazily. "I am going to make some brownies do you want some?" she asked as she pulled out a big glass bowl from the drawer. "Yeah," he said as she took a sip from the glass in his hand. "Do you ne
Jessica had the best time cooking with Xavier. She barely cooked with others and this was a great opportunity for her to bond with him. "I am putting this into the oven now" Xavier announced as he held the tray. "Aren't you going to open up the oven door?" he asked. "Ohh," she said as she rushed to open it up for him. "When you said you were putting it in I thought you would do it to the end" "Oh my hands were filled up," he said as he slid the tray in. She let go of the door and it closed. "I will have to clean up now. Thank you for helping me. You can rest now" she said as she turned to the sink. "I helped you make the brownies. I must help clean up too" he said as he followed her. "I guess the CEO does not do a lot in companies these days," she said. She wanted to tease him so bad and she wanted to know why he had not been going to work. When they were newly married he barely made it home. She went days without seeing him. But recently she saw him more times in a day than sh
"You want to impress me? Why would you want to do that?" Jessica asked. She was flustered but was trying her best to keep her cool. The warm water from the tap helped stabilize her body temperature. she wanted to jump around and squeal but she could not do it in front of him. "I don't know, maybe to win your favor. We started on the wrong foot" Xavier said. He was trying his very best to steady his breathing. He wanted to win her favor so badly. It was not like her favor would help him win contracts or have more money but he wanted to always feel comfortable with her. The thought of the divorce scared him so greatly but he was the one who suggested it. She had told him previously that she was not bothered about divorce. What if he was the only one feeling this way about the situation? Why if she accept whatever the situation would be? "You have my favor then" she smiled as she turned to face him. "Oh the aroma is so lovely," Roselle said. Her words broke the staring competition
"Why did you call me here?" Burke asked as he took a seat in the coffee shop in front of Emma. She had sent a message to him telling him that she had important news. He was skeptical about coming until she mentioned the baby. When she told him that she was pregnant he was ready to take responsibility for the baby but she had demanded a very high-priced wedding which he could not afford. Although he was trying his best to ensure that he gave her what she wanted so the baby did not have to grow up in a broken home. He had never known his parents so he decided a while ago that if he happened to have a family he would ensure that the child grew up in a lovingly home. He had always thought for sure that Emma loved him but the recent events indicate to him that the only thing she loved was being in a cat race with Jessica who was unaware that she was in it. "It's been a while. I thought you would call" she told him silently. "How could I have called? Your last words to me were pretty
"If I'm the father should I not have a say over this?" Burke asked. The shock of what he had just heard could not leave his face. How could she think of doing something like this? "Maybe you can make decisions like that when you are the one who carries the baby" "Okay here's what we will do, give birth to the baby and give it to me. I'll take care of the baby" he said. If he did not know about the baby he wouldn't have cared but now that he knew he had to make sure the baby received as much love as he lacked growing up. "I won't carry this baby," she said tapping the table. "Why?" he said almost crying. "Because carrying this baby means I would devote at least a year of my life to tending to it and at least six months to get back into my shape. That's a long time" she said in a tone that suggests that he should know this and not ask her such questions. "And?" he asked confusion at what she was driving at. "And I don't have that time. No man would approach me if I am pregnant
"What?" Emma said. "Marry me, let's give the child a proper home," he said again. Emma took a step backward and then burst into laughter. "Nice prank," she said as she could not control her laughter. "I am serious" "Oh no way, it must be a prank," she said as she wiped the corners of her eyes. "I am very serious," he said again. "The child does not need to die or grow up in a broken home. We love each other and can be together" "Burke there is no way I would think of marrying a pauper like you. Love? I love you. There was never a moment like that" "So you chased me around for years and you did not like me?" he asked perplexed that he took a step back. "I only chased you around because Jessica liked you and I hated Jessica. She was always too happy even though there was nothing joyful about our situation. It also seemed like people naturally liked her. I had to put in effort so others like me and it always did not end up well" "What?" "It was always so frustrating. Remember o