“It’s okay Ella, you know I don’t like putting too much makeup on.” Annie groaned but Ella did not pay attention to her. Instead, she concentrated on the magic she was doing on Annie’s face.
Ella, Claire and Jayden were getting Annie ready. She agreed to be Eric’s date at a function tonight.
“You don’t have any choice, Ann. I want you to be the most beautiful woman in that event tonight. And if possible, I want to see your face
As the woman of the night, she descended the stairs first with her best friend and siblings behind her.Eric could not take his eyes off her. He was dumbstruck as to how beautiful she looked. She was putting on a long red dress which matched with the colour of his tie. The dress had a slit which revealed a bit of her long tanned legs. He was amazed at the curves he saw. Though the dress showed a little cleavage, it showed it decently. He was so damn proud of her and couldn’t wait to show her off to the world tonight.
“So I take it that you had fun at the event?” Eric asked on their way home.“Honestly, I did.” She smiled at him. “I was expecting it to be boring but it wasn’t.”The rest of the drive was silent. Annie slept halfway through. She woke up when Eric pulled up in his estate. Annie was in awe as she took in the surroundings. The whole estate was screaming money. It was a new estate, one could tell by the look of it. Sure only billionaire
The last thing Eric remembered before they fell asleep was him wrapping his arms around Annie’s waist and Annie snuggling closer to him.He woke up when he felt her untangling herself from him. She didn’t do it gently but with force and ran into his bathroom and what followed was the sound of Annie puking her guts out.He got down from the bed and went to check on her. He saw her kneeling in front of the toilet, her face in the toilet bowl.
“You shouldn’t have bothered hon. You know I’ll do it when I come back.” Nora said as she entered the kitchen with three grocery bags and a wobbling Nano behind her.“Honestly I didn’t want to but Annie wanted us to do the dishes together.” He pointed to Annie who was wiping her hand with a napkin.“Hi.” Annie greeted Nora.Nora smiled at the sweet child who had captured her son’s heart. After placing the grocery bags on the kitchen counter, She approached Annie and pulled her into a hug.“It’s nice to finally meet you, my child. Eric has told me so much about you. I hope you and this little one (She pointed at her belly) are doing great.”“Yes, ma’am. We’re fine.” She replied politely.“Quit the formality dear. You’re like a daughter to me now. You can call me Nora.”Annie nodded. She felt something tugging her leg; she looked down and saw it was Nano. She smiled and picked him up. He licked her face then cuddled against her chest. She smiled at him as she caressed his body lovingly.
“Mind your language, Lucia!” Evelyn countered.Laura noticed Annie went pale, even though she was confused as to what was going on, afraid that Annie would pass out, she went to her and held her cold hands in hers.“Come on mom, don’t tell me you believe the thing she’s carrying in her belly is my brother’s child?” Lucia said harshly which made Annie’s eyes moist.
The drive home was very quiet as Annie and Eric were drowned in their thoughts. She stole glances at him on many occasions but she could not tell if he was angry because his expression was plain.Eric had been acting strange since they had dinner. He didn’t talk much and when he was asked questions he gave a one-word answer.She could not help but wonder if Eric was mad at her because he somehow discovered the truth. Tears welled up in her eyes at the thought of him be
“Perfect, you’re awake.” Eric smiled as he peeped into the room.“Good morning.” She yawned.Eric walked in, took a seat beside her and kissed her forehead.“Feeling better?”
It was a sunny Friday afternoon; just a little over one pm. Eric finished his meeting with his new investors, returned to his office to go over the notes his secretary made. He was distracted when his phone started ringing; he looked at the caller id and saw that it was his mom. A small smile crept to his lips. It has been a while since he heard from her.“Hi, mom.” He said to the other side.“Eric Christian Ivan-James. I thought I raised you better than th
SECOND EPILOGUEFIVE YEARS LATER“Show me your eyes?” Evan asked Sienna. Sienna pouted for a while and then she pointed to her eyes.
EPILOGUEAnnie smiled as she watched Eric cradle one of the boys to sleep. She couldn’t tell which of her boys since his back was facing her.Fortunately, everything went well during her pregnancy. She received so much love from everyone, most especially her
Annie and Eric kept themselves busy the next day by going for baby shopping. They went to the mall to cross-check all the items they booked online the previous night and they also bought some things they thought the babies would need which they forgot to add to the list. By the time they got home, Annie was tired. Eric made lunch for her and made sure she took a nap.While Annie was taking a nap, Eric offloaded all the things they bought to the twins’ room and as soon as Annie woke up, she joined Eric and they ended up deciding they were going to change the theme of the room to a more friendly colour.
After spending a week in Dubai, two weeks in Paris and a week and a half in Rome, Annie and Eric returned home. Their honeymoon was a memorable one. They spent time exploring the word together and also made love on most nights except when Annie was tired. Still, there were times she would wake him up at midnight and beg him to make love to her. She would use the baby as an excuse for making her horny as hell.Annie and Eric decided to tell their families about the baby as soon as they got back from their honeymoon.
Annie made sure she set her alarm before she fell asleep. She woke up when it rang, said her morning prayers, thanked God for everything and committed her wedding day to God’s hand. Then she proceeded to the bathroom to do her business. She dried herself and got into her underwear and covered herself with her robe.Immediately she walked out of the bathroom there was a knock on the door. She opened the door and saw her mom and soon to be mother in law standing there with bright smiles on their faces.
Eric was not lying when he said keeping Annie’s pregnancy a secret would be the hardest thing he will ever do.There were days where he would be talking to his mom on the phone and would be tempted to spill the beans but then he would remember his promise to Annie.Annie was also finding it difficult to keep her pregnancy a secret. She was just a little over two months and she already had a small well-defined bump which had been the reason for her baggy outfit. Keeping
Days Later“Good evening Nora.” Eric greeted as he walked into the kitchen with his work clothes on.“Welcome Son.” She smiled at him. “How was your day?”
Eric was busy replying to his emails when his Secretary informed him that his sister was here to see him. He told her to let her in and she did.Almost immediately, Lucia walked in. She wasn’t sure what to do. She was embarrassed and guilty as hell. She was unsure as to how to face her brother.Eric sighed and got up behind his desk. He walked to where she was standing which was a few steps away from the door. He pulled her into a hug and that was when her tears fell.
“Babe you look different, you’re glowing” Ella exclaimed as she hugged Annie once more.Annie chuckled. “I guess that’s what happens when you take a vacation.”“I need to warn Eric not to take you away for that long. Gosh, Annie, three weeks without me talking to you. Damn, I almost died.” Ella said which made Annie chuckle.