Maria's POV
As soon as we entered the diner the bell made a noise. The diner was bustling with people and noise. But not too much noise. Joe took in a large breath and then released it, "I love the smell of their burger and fries." She explained when she saw me giving here a weird look.
"Philip isn't here yet?" I asked looking around.
She brought out her phone from her back pocket, "nope, he said he will he here in five minutes."
"Then let us find a place to sit."
I saw Joe looking at something at my front or someone, "oh shit."
"What?" I asked as I followed her line of sight when I saw Jake and a woman together. And she just kissed him on his cheeks.
"Who the fuck is that?" I asked Joe trying to contain my anger. Is he cheating on me?
Jake would not do that. Maybe they are both just business partners.
"Beverly, Jake's ex girlfriend."
"And she just kissed him o
"Babe," I felt a light tap on my shoulder, "baby." Another tap."I know you are awake, so just save both of us the stress of being late." Jake chuckled as he placed a kiss on my nose."Mariaaaaaa." He groaned as he placed a kiss on my shoulder. I let out a grunt, a smile breaking on my face as I turned to face him."Good morning." I greeted him groggily."Morning babe." Her placed a kiss on my lips. He backed up, a smile on his face as he stared at my face, like he was trying to memorise every single detail about me."Stop staring at me." I grinned."Why not?""Because you are making me nervous.""That's a good thing though right? A good type of nervous.""Yeah." I nodded, "yes, it's a good type of nervous.""I-" he wanted to say something but he stopped himself."What?" I asked, my thumb grazing his cheek."Nothing." He shook his head
"Joe! I am so happy for you."Beverly.We all looked up and she was standing there with a grin on her face and a glass of champagne in her hand. Jake pulled me closer to him by my waist."Thank you." Joe gave her a tight lipped smile. We all expect her to leave since my bestfriend already replied her but she still stood there, the stupid grin on her face."Maria, it is so nice to meet you again."I wish I could say the same thing.I gave her a small smile and a nod of my head.Her gaze moved to Jake and her smile widened. Uh, bitch?"Jake, looking handsome as ever." She said. Jake just stared at her boredly before he talked."What are you doing here Beverly?""Your mom invited me of course." She took a seat opposite all of us, taking a sip out of her wine.He scoffed, "My mom would never invite you." Jake spat."Well, she didn't technically
Since I didn't have time to cook whatever it is I wanted to cook yesterday evening. I woke up really early this morning, snuck out of bed , so as not to wake my baby up and then made my way downstairs. I was craving something sweet, maybe cupcakes and croissants and a whole lot of sweet things.I brought out all the bowls and ingredients from the cabinets and then got to work. I prepared the cupcake ingredients by allowing the butter and eggs to stand for about thirty minutes. In thee process of filling the batter into the cup, my phone rang. I sighed as I locked the batter that was smeared on my finger and then picked up the call, Joe."Hey Joe.""Hiiii." She looked like she just woke up from her sleep."Why are you calling this early morning?" I chuckled and then continued filling the cup with the batter."Nothing." She yawned, "I just wanted to check up on you.""Awwn." I locked scooped another batter i
I love you Maria." My heart thuttered in my chest."I love you too." I replied softly as we both kissed ecsch other. Our lips were molded perfectly together, moving in sync with one another.We pulled apart, foreheads still connected as we were breathing heavily, "I thought you were going to tell me to give you more time." He chuckled."I love you." I said softly again as I used my thumb to massage his face"God, I can never get tired of hearing you say that." He whispered against my lips a bright smile on his face.I giggled, "me too.""Come on, let's go." He packed our stuffs from the ground and then held my hand as we walked towards the car.It has been a week since myself and Jake said the 'L' word. I thought he could not be more clingy than after he asked me to be his girlfriend but that's a lie. Ever since that day he has been cuddled up with me, always showering me with kisses and does everything f
Maria's POV.With the huge pounding in my head and the pain in my arms, I tried to open my eyes which was fluttering open and closing at the same time. I groaned again, holding my head in my hands. I tried to open my eyes, but everything was dark and swirly. I took a minute to calm myself and then opened my eyes.I was met with emptiness. I started breathing heavily when the actions of Beverly finally kicked in. She pushed me down the stairs. I could have died or the baby.The baby.I tried to sit down uprightly and rested my back on the wall. No blood. Thank God. My eyes scannee around and this place looks like an incomplete building, or someone is just moving in. There was a single bulb that was illuminating the entire room. I looked around, looking for an escape or even for Beverly but she was not in the room. A few feet away from me, there is a staircase that leads upstairs that
"She is going to be okay. She just needs to rest. Plenty of rest now that her due date is near." The doctor said as he gave me a reassuring smile."Okay. Thank you." I stood up from the chair and then shook his hand. I took my seat beside Maria as the doctor went out of her hospital room. Her leg was put in a cast and thankfully she didn't have a concussion with the fall. She will be alright. She has to be.I took her hand in mine as I placed a kiss on it. The door opened to reveal Joe and Philip."How is she?" Joe asked as she moved closer to Maria's bed and peered at her sleeping friend."The doctor said she will be fine. She just needs to rest." I exhaled."She will be okay, don't agree yourself."How can I not when I out her in this position. I put her in this bed myself. I didn't protect her away from Beverly enough."Stop blaming yourself. I can see it in your face. It will do you no good." Ph
Right now, myself and Joe are sitting on the couch, with blankets covering our body and we are both sipping a cup of hot cocoa. Jake is upstairs in the room, he is having a very important business meeting with his workers. I can never understand the business world."Do you think it's too early to start shopping for wedding dresses?" Joe asked, her eyes glued to the TV screen, the final episode of teen wolf was playing."No. I think it's okay. That way you can have more options to shop from."""Jane said she'd help me. But I guess it's best we start next month, January.""I can come with if you want.""You'd probably be with your child by then. I don't want to stress our new mommy." She chuckled.That's right. My due date is near. Sometime around Christmas. All those times during my ante natal examinations, I have seen the women who were in Labour and to be honest I am pretty scared. What if something goes wrong?
"Where is Philip and Joe?" I looked around the room but could not find them anywhere. There were two seats left for them.."Maybe it's just a little traffic." Jake assured me. I brought out my phone and then sent a text to Joe.'Where are you guys?''Sorry, we are almost there. Philip is the cause of all this''Okay.'After a few minutes hey both got here and apologized to everyone and gave a lie about why there were late. This stupid horny couples. Tsk tsk tsk."it's time to exchange gifts." Jane squealed.My mom grinned as she went into the living room and then handed me a big box and one to Jake's parents. I grinned as I shook the box, "what's in it?""Well, you would have to open it to know that." Gabriel's mom replied me.I tore the wrapper from the box and then
"She is going to make you both late on your first day of school." My mom gave me a pitiful smile as she handed me a plate of sandwhich and coffee.I gave her a grateful smile and then shrugged, "it's not the first time she will make me late on the first day of school," I adjusted the huge frame of glasses, "or any other day for that matter." I took a bite from the sandwhich."Arielle! You're going to make your brother late!" My mom shouted as she placed another plate of sandwhich and coffee on the island."I'm coming! Almost done!" She shouted back.That's what she said ten minutes ago.My mom sighed as she rolled her eyes and then proceeded to wash the dishes. "That's what she said ten minutes ago." My mom muttered as she continued scrubbing the plate under the running tap.I laughed to myself, we just said the same thing.
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVENI was still excited about the whole engagement when I woke up in the morning. I woke up with a huge smile on my face."Baby." He called when I kept smiling at my hand where my ring was placed."Hmm" I answered not looking up."We need to talk" This, caught my attention."Is something wrong?" He shook his head No, "Everything is great we just need to make some decisions before the dinner tonight." He explained."Ok. What is it?" I asked."When do you want us to get married?" He asked me."I honestly don't care. Anytime you're ready" I answered honestly."Tomorrow then?" He said. I laughed."Really? Jake" I was still laughing."Just kidding. I just want to make you my wife so fast. I can do it now if possible." He said. "Pick any da
CHAPTER FIFTY SIXThe drive home was really quiet because I didn't know what to say. This is not me. I hate this new person that I am becoming. I've never been the insecure type. Why did the thought of wearing a dress so beautiful terrify me? Maybe because I did not want to embarrass Jake for his meeting tonight. Very close to the house Jake placed his right hand on my thigh and gave me a gentle squeeze. I turned to find him looking at me.“You're beautiful love and I love every inch of you” God no. Does he know what I was thinking?“Thank you” I forced out not wanting to act like this anymore.“I had plans for dinner as a surprise but we will just eat in today” He confessed. So there wa no meeting. I smiled.“I appreciate it, Jake,” I told him.“You’re the best thing that ever happened to me” My cheeks grew redder each second he complimented me. &nbs
CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE“Shouldn't we call your mum to bring the kids?” I asked when I stayed in each other arms.“She has them for a week” He replied, the vibration of his thick, deep voice tickling my ears.“I didn't pack their bag for a week Jake” I groaned not liking the idea of my children not being with me for this long. This would be the first time this ever happened.“I’ll do that” He offered. I laughed and got away from him.“Thanks for the offer but you and I both know that you wouldn't be able to do that,” I said standing up to walk to the bathroom. I winced in pain. I quickly sat back down.“Fuck” I mutter realizing how sour I am.Jake moved closer to me and placed his hands on my shoulders.“A massage?”
‘’Really?’’ I asked trying so hard to hide my excitement from him.‘’Yes love’’ He answered with a smile. He drops his hands to my waist letting them linger on my butt. I did not say anything about this because I really did miss his touch and having so much of his time like this. It should not be like this but I guess that’s what having children can do to you. I smiled as I looked up at him.‘’I love you so much Maria’’ He whispered with a look of pride in his eyes. I blushed so had under his gaze.‘’I love you too’’ I said back to Jake.‘’No, tell me you love me’’ He begged. I chuckled at his request but obliged.‘’I love you’’ I said to him truly. I really miss this, having him in my arms and just being with each other.
Yes, it went badly. I was supposed to spend thirty minutes max, but no, the woman decided to keep me for an extra hour and theiry minutes. I spent two fucking hours! Two fucking whole hours sitting in a coffee shop, with an old woman who I haven't seen since I was probably five or six. Now imagine eeveything that has happened in here life since then. She decided it was just the right time to tell me everything that has happened in her life, her make son's life- who is about my age range and her grandchildren life.I exhaled loudly as I opened my car door and then got out of the car as I made my way back inside the house with the huge brown envelope. I brought out my phone from my back pocket and then dialed my mom's number as I entered into the elevator."Hey mom.""Maria! How are you?""I'm fine. I'm good. I already got your envelope." I rested against the wall of the elevator as I pressed the button to the top floor."Oh t
"Is your mom still coming to pick up the kids?" I grumbled as I threw the blanket over my body and then stood up from the bed. I walked slowly towards our bathroom, ruhebbing the sleep from my eyes."Yeah, she is." He replied as he put on his black pants.I stared at my reflection in the mirror and then exhaled loudly. I picked up my toothbrush from where it is usually kept and then put the toothpaste on it. "You would be gone by then?" I asked as I poked my head into our bedroom and then started brushing my teeth as I stared at myself in the mirror."Yes. I think so.""Do you really have to go this early?" I asked as soon as I was done brushing my teeth and then walked back into our room."I do baby." He placed a kiss on my forehead, "I have an early meeting this morning."I groaned, "but we haven't been spending so much time together." I pouted."I know baby. I know and I will make it
It has been two months since Joe and Philip's wedding, August. My bundle of Joys are almost eight months old. Grayson and Arielle were busy playing with their toys, that was scattered around the living room and blabbering about whatever it is they blabber about. I have a red apple in hand as I go over the manuscript I am editing.In the last two months, I already started using glasses because I do stare at the screen of my laptop a lot and I have been having bad headaches."You actually do look sexier with your large glasses. I like it." Jake commented on it the first time he saw me wearing them.I tipped my glasses higher up on my nose to prevent it from falling off. I glanced at the large black wall clock and the time said past eight pm. I should probably take these kids to bed now.I shut down my laptop, "okay kids, it's time to go to bed." I cooed as I picked up Arielle while Grayson continued to play with his toy as he blabbered abo
Wedding bells.I love weddings. There is something about them that just makes me excited about them. It's Joe's wedding day. My best friend is getting married. and I am so happy for her. She deserves so much more after everything she has been through. And by that I mean her mother."Your make up is all done. Just a final touch." The male make up artist said as he applied his final touches to a grinning Joe. We locked gazes through the mirror and I gave her a sincere smile.I was indeed happy for my best friend and sister."That's it." The make up artist, John, smacked his lips and then Joe stood up as she walked over to me. I engulfed her in a long lasting hug."Is it bad that I am Nervous?" She chuckled slightly."No, it's not. It is perfectly normal, from everything I've read." I grinned. I could still tell she was nervous, "you are going to do fine. And no Philip is not going to walk away from the weddi