Annie came out of her bathroom in a short pyjamas dress; she reached for her phone on the nightstand. There was an incoming call from Ella, her best friend.
“Hey!” She said, taking a seat on her bed.
Hi babe,” Ella replied cheerfully.
“You sound so happy today,” Annie asked
Eric got to the restaurant at exactly 7 pm. He had discarded his suit and was now putting on a dark fitted shirt and pants with a black jacket. His hair was styled in his favourite way and he hoped Annie likes the way he styled it.Since the restaurant was a five-star restaurant, he booked a VIP spot for them.Twenty-five minutes passed without any sign of Annie and Eric became kind of sad with the thought of her not showing up.
“So what do you think?” Eric smiled as he watched out for his youngest sister’s reaction.He just finished giving her a tour of the private suite they will be staying for the weekend.“I love it, Eric. Thank you!” She whispered, trying to hold back tears.She walked towards
“Wake up sleepy head.” Annie heard a loud voice say from her sleep.“Go away.” She mumbled as she snuggled closer to the pillow.“Annnnnieeeee, wake up.” The voice said again.“Give me twenty minutes, Ella.” She mumbled with her eyes closed.
Annie and Ella spent the day cleaning the apartment after which they lazily crashed on the carpet in the living room, going over Annie’s new project idea on her laptop.They were interrupted when the doorbell rang.“That must be Claire and Jayden” Annie responded to Ella’s questioning eyes. Before she could stand up to go open the door, Ella beat her to it.
“I can tell you enjoyed yourself.” Evelyn directed her question to her last born who was seated beside her husband. Laura's head was on her Dad's shoulder.“Yes, mom. This is like the best birthday I’ve ever had.” She grinned.“I remember you saying the same thing last year.” Her mom mocked, referring to her thirteenth birthday last year where they threw a huge party for her.
Annie found it difficult to fall asleep after reading the romantic text Eric sent her which made her stomach flip. He knew how to make a woman feel special.She woke up feeling nauseous, left her bed for the bathroom, buried her face in the toilet and puked in it. A tear rolled down her cheeks as she puked the more.She has heard a lot about morning sickness but she never knew it could be this bad.
Eric intertwined his hands with Annie’s own and led her to his car.He opened the front passenger’s door for her, she got settled and he made his way to the driver’s seat.They were both quiet during the drive until Eric decided to start a conversation.“I spoke to my family abou
Annie took a break from attending to her customers when it was almost lunchtime. She wanted to rest a little and of course, find something to eat.As soon as she stepped into her office, her phone buzzed, indicating a message just came in. She took it out of her pocket and smiled as soon as she saw the message was from Eric.“As promised I got lunch covered for my angels. The delivery guy is waiting outside, go get your lunch from him. Take care.” Eric.
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.