CHAPTER 33My heart flutters at his caring words, it truly meant a lot to me. Before I knew it, I leaned in closer to him and did the unthinkable…I smashed my lips against his, wanting more of his divine lips. it didn't take long for me to actually realize what I was doing. I parted my lips away from him and looked away in embarrassment.What the heck was I thinking?"I'm sorry, I don't know why I did that" I apologized, still too embarrassed to look his way."Don't apologize" he replied, softly caressing my cheeks and making sure I was staring at his eyes also.He captures my lips to an intense kiss, making me lose my ability to think right at the moment. I run my hands through his incredibly soft and silky hair, messing it up in the process.Stephano had such pretend hair it made me jealous. I had always imagined what his hair would feel like and had to fight the urge to run my fingers through his hair multiple times. Now I was doing it and damn! It felt good, that wasn't the only t
CHAPTER 34VALERIE'S POVI froze at the sight of a man's shadow running into hiding.What the hell was that?"What happened? why do you look like you just saw a ghost" Stephano asked."Did you really not see that?" I asked quizzically.Was I seeing things now? The shadow was so fast it was hard to make anything off it but I was pretty sure it was a man's shadow. But how did he get in here? it didn't seem like that could be one of the guards, because then he wouldn't have needed to hide from us."No, what did you see? was there someone there?" he asked, his countenance becoming more serious immediately."I'm not really sure, I guess I'm too tired so I imagined it. I thought I saw someone but your security is too tight for an intruder to be roaming around" I explained.I honestly wanted to believe no one was there because the thought of someone watching me made me feel uneasy, that felt scary… what if I get attacked in my sleep?? No! that can't happen, it's very unlikely for someone to
CHAPTER 35VALERIE'S POVWhat are you doing?" he asked, his morning voice deep and husky.His sudden waking up and grabbing my hands took me by surprise, making my flustered self lose my balance from kneeling beside him and fall flat on his naked chest.Ouch!"Nothing" I mumbled, trying to get up from his chest."Doesn't seem like nothing to me, you were clearly undressing me, someone's getting thirsty" He smirked."That's not it! your temperature keeps increasing so I was just trying to help" I grumbled."ohh" he said, after looking around to see the bowl of water and the chicken soup beside him."What's that for?" he asked while frowning."For your fever" I replied."I don't have a fever," he pouted.Ahhha! he looked so freaking cute, who would have thought sick Stephano would be this cute!!"Then explain your high temperature? By the way, how are you feeling?" I asked."Just a slight headache, and extremely tired" he replied, his voice sounding a bit strained."Do you want me to ca
CHAPTER 36VALERIE'S POV"What do you want?" I asked, loud enough for the stalker guy to hear me.He didn't reply and quickly turned to the other aisle, trying to get away from us."I'm going to follow him," I say to Pat."I don't think that's a good Idea" she replied worriedly.I ignored her words and quickly ran towards the direction the man went too. Loud sound from my hurried steps resonating. luckily I saw the weird guy immediately."You were the one watching the other day right? what do you want?" I asked again.He halted his quick steps and turned to look at me."Are you one of Stephano's rivals?" I asked, I knew if he actually was then talking to him like this could be very risky for me. But to my advantage we were in public so I doubt he would do anything here."No I'm not, I'm not here to hurt you" he replied curtly."Then who are you! Why are you stalking me?" I asked in annoyance."I'm just doing my job," he responded."Someone is paying you to watch me?" I asked in shock.
CHAPTER 37VALERIE'S POVStephano's eyes made contact with mine and eyes moved further down, slowly checking me out from up to down. He's eyes with clear lust in them, making his desire for me obvious.Incredibly flustered, I rushed for my towel so I could cover myself up. By now my face was already completely red in embarrassment, the intensity his eyes held was doing a good job in making me ten times more flustered."Don't cover yourself from me" He ordered, his voice deep and portraying his dominance in the perfect way possible. Effortlessly making me weak on my knees.He brought his fingers to my face and his thumb slowly caressed my face."I want you" he's husky voice.I knew then I wasn't going to hold back, I wanted him just as much as he did. The sexual tension between us was intense and it was no surprise that it was going to overwhelm us soon.We both watched as his finger left my mouth and trailed its way down to my stomach between my thighs. He smoothed a finger over my nip
CHAPTER 38VALERIE'S POVMy eyes flutter open, blinded by its bright sunlight I shut it back almost immediately. I turned sideways, facing Stephano just to see him already looking at me."Good morning" I said shyly, memories of last night still playing repeatedly in my head."Happy birthday darling" he says, slowly brushing the stray hair strands on my cheeks."What-" I sputtered in shock.How did he know it was my birthday? I didn't tell him because I didn't want to make a big deal about it, I also didn't think he would give two fucks about my birthday."You didn't think I wouldn't know about such an important day in my wife's life" he asked, while smirking.Of course he had done a background check on me, that explains why he was aware."Thank you" I muttered shyly."What do you want to do for your birthday?" he asked, staring at me intensely."Nothing much, probably just hang out with Gabe and have a much needed talk with my mom" I replied.I honestly had no plans for my birthday, I
CHAPTER 39VALERIE'S POV"What the hell is this Gabe?!" I exclaimed in shock."A gift" he replied, making a goofy face."why do fuck would you get me a lingerie??" I asked quizzically."To get you to finally have sex with your sexy hubby" he replied cheekly."And who said I haven't?" I smirked."Wait actually?" he asked in shock."I was really just joking about the lingerie thing and having sex with Stephano, I guess my plan to piss you off failed now" he grumbled."But for real! no wonder you look like you were suddenly glowing!!! must be nice banging such a beautiful specimen" he gushed."Can you stop?" I grumbled."Umm no! My baby is finally growing up. Gosh we need to celebrate this. let me get some wine!" he exclaimed."Stop it. I'm going to be meeting up with my mom later on so drinking might not be the best idea for now"."Sorry?" he asked in confusion."Since when did you suddenly start visiting your mom? last I checked you guys don't have any sort of relationship. How nice to
CHAPTER 40VALERIE'S POV."I gotta go now" I said to Gabe after reading my mom's text message."Okay, byee" he replied, walking me to the door."See you tomorrow… or whenever" I replied.I fixed myself to make myself look more presentable and exit his room. After stepping out of the elevator into the lobby, I quickly find my mom seated at one of the chairs in the lobby.She glanced up, noticing my presence when I got closer to her."Happy birthday darling" she said immediately she saw me.That came as a shock to me because I had no idea she would remember such detail. Yes she was my mother… but a mother that was never around until now."thank you" I replied, covering my shock carefully."Let's go, Do you mind us going to a nearby restaurant?" she asked."I don't mind," I replied curtly.We both silently walked out of the apartment building, I followed her directions to the place she parked her car."I got you something" she said, after we were both seated at the back seat of her car. S
Author's POV*Fifteen years later*Time had passed awfully fast.Memories and moment been shared continuously and continuously.Fights been fought together.It was Christmas Eve.The family had finally come together to celebrate for the Christmas. It was a tradition that they had kept alive for years. No matter what happens or what they are doing, they always come back to celebrate the Christmas together. It was something that Fiona really looked forward to every day. She loved spending time with her husband and her kid. So no matter what, they always came together for that. The sitting room was adorned with decoration but that brightest decorations of all was the magnificent Christmas tree that stood proud and tall at the middle of the room.The star at the tip added to the brightness and the gift beneath added to the atmosphere of festivity.Laughter echoed at the dinning room. Aiden Fiona, Eric and Esther were seated serving each other foods as they talked to each other about thei
Author povA month had passed since Esther had given birth. The baby Jason, was growing really well and it almost seemed like had two mothers.Fiona had become really attached too him over the month.Going to Esther's house, they all ate and had a little party and Fiona ate all of the food.Her craving and appetite was growing and growing and growing.After their visit to Esther's house, they went to watch a movie together and Fiona ate two buckets of popcorn and still took Aiden's.He stared at her in disbelief as she ate whatever was edible. Even the food she hated as a norm was now her favorite.At night, he had to buy snacks Incase she would begin craving unnecessarily. Sadly, most of the snacks he had gathered, she always rejected.However, she was getting incredibly sensitive."I'm hungryyyy I want pasta!" Fiona cried out from the bedroom.Aiden was in the kitchen which was a complete mess, cooking pasta that she had been crying about for two hours now.She had requested for a sa
Author povStanding outside the bar, to a corner with lights but devoid of people, Fiona had her eyes closed as she breathed slowly. She felt tired and dizzy and was incredibly craving for alcohol which she couldn't drink. She had to hold on for a few more months.She placed her hand on her stomach, smiling slowly. "Soon." She told herself."Well, well, well." An irritating gruff voice erupted behind her and her eyes snapped open.She turned to the direction to see up to twenty men. They were all holding guns and pointing it at her.Fiona sighed. She thought that all her problems was over but of course she was wrong."What?" She asked angrily."What an attitude." One of them chuckled and she felt someone grab her from behind.She screamed, kicked straight in the groin and turned to look at him as he fell to the ground."Moron! Can't you see that I am a pregnant woman?!" She screamed furiously and snatched the gun away from him, shooting him straight in the head then turned to the othe
AUTHORwhat he had always wanted was the happiness of his daughter and he can't be any more thankful for this. Immediately after the marriage, Fiona and her friends decided that they wanted to go hang out at a bar. Fiona's father wanted to stop them but he thought that thet knew what they were doing and that he should not get involved. He also told himself that he should stop trying to get involved in his daughter's life and stop trying to tell her what to do and what not to do. It just didn't sound okay for him to do that to her..He and his wife went back home after the wedding. Fiona's mother could not hike back her tears. She immediately started crying when they got home. "Why are you crying? Aren't you the one who always said tgat I was being too hard on her and Aiden?" He asked his wife. "Of course you were being too hard on them before this! It's just.....my daughter is finally married and I can't help but feel sad about it. I feel as if it was only a day ago when I held her
AUTHORDo you really think so little of me Fiona?" Aiden asked Fiona. He knows that she was saying all of this because of the pregnancy hormones and that she doesn't really mean it but he was hurt that she'd ever consider that he'd leave because she lost her shape after giving birth to her child. "I don't think that way of you at all. I know that you love me but people change right? What if I go out of shape and you decide that I am no longer what you want?! I think that I am going to lose my mind for real if you leave me....I can't handle that for the life of me" she told AidenAiden took her hand in his "I am just going to tell you this once Fiona so listen. You're pregnant with my child. You're putting your life on the hold to have my child. I am never going to leave you just because you lost your shape after having my child. And for goodness sake, even if you grow old and become ugly, I won't leave you. I am not with you because ot my looks. I am with you because I love you. The
FIONA'S POV"You know that I am not doing anything and that they are actually right. I don't want that at all. I want to do something to earn my keep. I know that I am pregnant but that doesn't mean that I am handicapped. I can still do something " I said. I don't like the way Aiden keeps treating me like I can't do anything for myself. I think that I am going to lose my mind if he keeps treating me like this for the duration of my pregnancy. I'd definitely lose my mind if this continues itself. "Who said that you're not doing anything by being here with me? Seeing your face everyday motivates me to work harder. And once I am motivated to work harder, it means that I can earn a lot of money for the company and those people talking will get paid on time. So you see, you being here is actually helping everyone. Do you see how much you're helping me out now?" Aiden asked me. I could not help but burst into laugher when I heard this. "You're impossible Aiden! I can't believe that you
AIDEN'S POVI entered my office after I was done with the meeting. I sighed. All of the people who are working for me are really stressing me out. They are supposed to do thier jobs but there's nothing that anyone of them can do right. They keep making mistakes on top of mistakes. They are all starting to get on my nerves. .I took off my tie as soon as I entered my office and lossened the first buttons of my shirt. I saw Fiona sleeping on the couch. I frowned. Isn't she uncomfortable?!I have told her many times that she doesn't need to come here for me and that she can just go back home and rest once the pregnancy gets too much for her and she wants to sleep. Why doesn't she ever listen at all ? "What are you doing here Fiona?" I asked as I tried to position her on the bed without waking her up as quietly as I could.I took a blanket and tried to cover her with it but she woke up anyway. "What are you doing here Fiona? Didn't I tell you that you can go back and sleep whenever y
Author's POVFew weeks later. Fiona groaned loudly as she entered into the fitting room for yet another time. This was the fifth....sixth? Honestly she's lost count of how many it was. Her mom and Eric's wife Esther were there with her. She went out to show her critiques who sat regally on the chair sipping lemonade. She eyed them dubiously and mouth "really??" With an arched eyebrow. They were only sitting there, enjoying a glass of lemonade and scrolling through the magazine while Fiona was made to endure the prickling and prodding of the stylist. "What do you think??" She asked without much enthusiasm. She felt beautiful but she wanted to hear from them. She gasped, stood up and walked towards her with beaming smiles on their faces."Oh my! You look adoring." Esther squealed into her hand and giggled excitedly. Fiona rolled my eyes as her mum and Esther passed a secret look at themselves. It was secretive if they were passing those looks in front of her. She almost facepalm
Author's POV"I suggest you avoid doing anything that could bring back those painful memories." He said to him quietly.Aidan nodded diligently, his eyes filled with a brimming happiness that seemed highly contagious. "She has been greatly traumatized and her brain is still having problem accepting the reality. Care and rest is all she needs right now. And do ensure that she eats a lot of food and makes she doesn't get upset" Rodriguez added calmly. Aidan had rushed out to call the doctor when the initial shock had wear off him. And thank goodness he did. "I congratulate you once again Mr Aiden." He bowed stiffly, before moving out. Since the doctor didn't want Fiona to listen in on his diagnostic, they were conversing in the corridor.The thought of Fiona going through the hardship of accepting the harsh reality was already hitting Aiden.... hard. A trickle pain of hers turned to an ocean of his own. If he could take her pain as his own, he would. Without thinking twice!He str