Smiles!Jade made her entrance known as she came in and greeted everyone. She was beautiful and took over her mum's beauty, she looked like a fun person and very outgoing too. All the little kids rushed to greet her and she could see why, because she had kept him all sort of candy bars." I've told you to stop giving too much sweets to these kids, it's not healthy for them" Samantha said." Relax, grandma Samantha I don't get to see my sweet nieces and nephews everyday its the least I can do for them and also to make them feel they have lovely aunties" she replied. It looked like Samantha was the mother hen of them all, scolding her brother Sam when he acted like a child, pampering Anthony when he acted like a baby and putting the others on the right track when they went astray. She was the matured one after Adams. Jade came up to Adams and they both hugged each other." I've missed you terribly terribly much big brother" Jade said. Adams had told her she was a photographer so she tra
It was already two days since her visit to the Adams family estate. She promised to see jade before she disappeared again for her job, so the following day, she and jade went out. They had breakfast in the estate and Margaret was so happy to see Topaz, she said she hoped topaz would also be coming around to see her often. After their breakfast, Jade took Topaz to see the city, first, they went shopping because Jade said she needed some new clothes and also needed to buy some latest equipment for her photography. She persuaded Topaz to pick something saying it would be rude for both of them to go out and Topaz didn't buy anything. She equally told her that she knew Adams had given her one of his credit cards to use whenever and wherever she wanted Topaz was surprised but jade said she knew her brother, he always love taking care of those he hold dear to his heart and told her to feel free to use it. She was right, Adams had given her that credit card after they'd agreed to have the con
"You didn't have to go through all these" Topaz said as they sat down to have dinner while waiting for the chef to prepare their meal. " I would do anything to make you happy Topaz, I promised you and that's what I'm going to do," he said." It's beautiful," Topaz said staring at the large diamond ring Adams had a slit in her middle finger. " Is that why you were so busy lately?" she asked." Yes, I'm sorry I wasn't around lately, I didn't want to ruin the surprise and I wanted everything to go on perfectly," he said taking her hand in his and giving it a gentle rub."I was so mad at you and worried at the same time. I thought you were avoiding me on purpose" she said." I'm sorry for putting you through all that stress tiger," he said. She blushed. " Stop calling me that," she said jokingly." Why? Don't you like it?" he asked." Well, would you like it if I give you a nickname too?"" If it's from you then I don't mind," he said." Well, what if I called you mushroom," she said te
Happy hearts!They both had breakfast in a chatty and laughing mood as they shared exciting moments between them. Topaz didn't have any regrets about what happened between them last night as she was already certain she was in love with him she was willing to stay if he asked her to after the contract wedding was over because she believed in him, she found a home and just hoped he would tell her that he wanted her to stay with him forever. In this short, while she'd known him, she got to know he was genuinely a nice and loving person but that was the same with Derek sweet when they just started out but then changed like the weather on a sunny day and she just hoped that wouldn't be the case with Adams. She was busy in her thoughts and didn't hear her phone ring" Topaz, pick up your phone" Adams shook her out of her thoughts. She saw the caller ID it was Lizzy" Topaz girl congratulations I'm so happy for you. I just read about your engagement online. You're a bad girl, you didn't even
Adams couldn't hold his displeasure with the sight in front of him as he walked over to the table and stood beside Topaz not taking his eyes off the blonde guy who was sitting across her. He didn't know what that guy told her that she didn't even notice his presence. " Can you enlighten me on whatever is making you laugh?" He said acknowledging his presence. That was the moment Topaz turned around and saw him. " Oh hi Adams, I didn't notice you walk in," she said. Adams? Adams? She didn't even call him babe or honey or even a sweet name to acknowledge that he was her husband, Adams thought. Who was this dude? " Oh, you must be Mr Anderson, nice to meet you. I'm Jake" the blonde said as he rose to his feet to give Adams a handshake when Topaz added " He's the one I told you about who helped me get the camera" Adams didn't return the handshake as he glared at Jake, then he asked Topaz " What is he doing here then? Isn't he supposed to be at work?" " Ummm he just got off from work a
The days went by so quickly and Topaz couldn't believe she was getting married the following day. Adams had kept to his promises after the hospital incident, he'd made sure that she rested well enough that he even spent some nights with her when she wanted to and all they did were a kiss, touch and cuddle did make advances towards her and damn she was hungry for some good sex but she told him to abstain till when they get married, she just wanted the wedding to seem normal to her. You know all these couples who abstain and wait for the wedding night for the anxiety to kick in fully, that was what she wanted and she had a surprise for him. He did all her errands and even accompanied her wherever she went except for her fittings with the girls. He wanted to follow her to her fitting but hell no he wasn't going to see her before the wedding in her wedding gown. Today was her engagement party and yes with much persuasion from external forces, she finally decided to have the party. She wor
The days went by so quickly and Topaz couldn't believe she was getting married the following day. Adams had kept to his promises after the hospital incident, he'd made sure that she rested well enough that he even spent some nights with her when she wanted to and all they did were a kiss, touch and cuddle did make advances towards her and damn she was hungry for some good sex but she told him to abstain till when they get married, she just wanted the wedding to seem normal to her. You know all these couples who abstain and wait for the wedding night for the anxiety to kick in fully, that was what she wanted and she had a surprise for him. He did all her errands and even accompanied her wherever she went except for her fittings with the girls. He wanted to follow her to her fitting but hell no he wasn't going to see her before the wedding in her wedding gown. Today was her engagement party and yes with much persuasion from external forces, she finally decided to have the party. She wor
Wedding bells!!A day that was supposed to be filled with joy was filled with doubts as Topaz got ready for her big day. The mass was at 10 am and it was already 8:00 am and Topaz hadn't done anything yet. She only lay down on the bed as various thoughts clouded her mind. Several people had come knocking on her door and asking if she was up and she said yes whereas she wasn't. Her dress was already in her room, it came in yesterday afternoon. She walked over to the stand in which hung the dress and admired it. She couldn't help but question if she was doing the right thing, what if everything went south? what if Derek happens to show up and expose their secret just like how Andrea ruined last night's engagement party? What was she going to do? She was damn confused and then her feelings for Adams were on the line. Then she heard a knock on the door, she didn't want to answer but she knew if she didn't, everyone will get worried that something was wrong with her and she didn't want tha
Adams sat down by the hospital bed doing some work on his laptop. The hospital had become his new office and home as he spent all his time there doing the things he was supposed to be doing in either his house or the office. He just wanted to be by her side and protect her at all costs. He looked at her beautiful face and smiled. Even in her suffering, she still looked beautiful. He put away his laptop and took her hands in his."Topaz Anderson, I can't wait for you to finally wake up. I know you can hear me and I just want to say this, I promise you this time around, I would never leave your side. I promised to protect you once and I failed. But this time around, I swear with everything in me that I would never let anyone hurt you again. I promise to be a better husband to you and a better father to our children, Michelson and our little one yet to be born. I made a mistake Topaz which I regret terribly and I'm sorry." he cried as tears rolled from his eyes." I'm sorry I wasn't ther
Love conquers All.It had been a month since Topaz had been admitted in the hospital, she was still unconscious from the accident. Adams didn't for a day leave her side as he sat by her everyday praying and hoping she would open her eyes. The doctors had managed to save the baby even though it was almost impossible, it was a miracle that the baby had survived all that trauma. The doctors had told him to be positive and keep praying and deep down, he believed she would wake up. People had been visited her from Margaret to everyone in the family. They had even volunteered to stay with her while he goes home and gets some rest but he refused saying he didn't want her to wake up at any point and not find him beside her. The doctors had said it was rare for a pregnant woman to be in coma and the baby actually survives so they told Adams to keep praying that she wakes up and with the baby in good shape. If he hadn't left her side, all this wouldn't have happened, his baby wouldn't have had
Topaz's POV I wanted to make sure of my results, so I rushed to the hospital for a proper checkup. Sometimes, those test strips were faulty so I had to do a proper blood test. I finally switched on my phone and I didn't see any missed call from Adams. I wondered how he was doing, if he was okay or if he was still in a bad temper. I opened my camera and glanced through the numerous pictures we had taken together and the ones I had taken of him alone. It had been 5 days since the incident and I missed seeing his face especially when he slept. I looked at a particular picture I took of him when he was sound asleep with fluffy Adams in his arms. I zoomed the picture and took a closer look at his face. His lawyer had finally gotten to me with the divorce papers and the various Claus for me to abide by before I see Michelson. I wasn't even ready to sign those papers and honestly, I didn't have the time because I was seriously down with this issue of being pregnant. I contemplated pulling
Findings!Topaz woke up from her sleep panting and breathing heavily from the nightmare she just had. Immediately she sat down, a nauseous feeling hit her and she rushed immediately to the bathroom where she emptied all the contents in her stomach. She hadn't eaten yesterday throughout yesterday and this morning so why was she vomiting? Probably because of all the crying and sobbing she had undergone. She rinsed her mouth and tried freshening up but she felt instantly weak and tired. The constant crying and lamenting had drained her as she climbed on the bed and drifted off to sleep again.Adams was in his office looking at the pictures of Topaz on his phone from the pictures of their honeymoon to the present ones. He couldn't believe that innocent face that he kissed every day was capable of doing much to him. He already had his lawyers send her the divorce papers and Claus which she had to abide by to see Michelson. He couldn't afford to let his child be with that good for nothing.
Some broken hearts never mendTopaz's world had crashed down as she packed her bags with tears dropping down from her eyes. Michelson was with Margaret that morning as she had dropped him off to go to work. How could Adams think much about her? So all the love he had been prophesying to her was all a lie? Who was behind this? Topaz thought to herself. Adams had also told her not to take Michelson along which made her heartbroken the more. She took her luggage downstairs and came face to face with Adams he looked drunk and he had been crying as she noticed his puffy red eyes. She wanted to say something but the lump in her throat wouldn't let her. She still forced it out anyway" Adams please don't do this, I swear I don't know anything about all this. You have to believe me, Adams. I'm innocent" she pleaded with him. She walked up to him and held his hand as she tried to make him reason with her. He looked at her and she saw a glint of hurt and regret in his eyes but he was quick enou
Blame games!Topaz was in the shop as usual carrying out the various commands from her customers. She had fifty deliveries to do today and she was so focused on her work that she didn't hear her phone ring. She was so happy with herself because her business was looking very promising as different orders were the call of the day. She looked around the shop for Jake but couldn't find him. Urghhh! that sneaky boy Topaz thought to herself, he must be somewhere answering his love calls. She was already in the fortieth command when she saw Jake rush in panting heavily and she got scared and thought something was chasing him."Jake! You scared me. Why did you run in like that?" she half yelled." Have you seen the media today?" he asked her looking quite scared."Yes I did, earlier in the morning," Topaz said." No! I mean presently. Like right now" he asked again and now Topaz got worried." No! Why?" she asked reluctantly."Topaz I don't know how to show you this but I don't think it's any
SecretsTopaz did a double take and nearly collapsed as she went pale looking at that face. Her gaze was fixed on that particular spot as she froze. Was it one of her dreams or was she seeing him face-to-face right now?" Topaz! Babe! Babe" Adams shook her vigorously and she turned around and looked at him." Are you alright love?" he asked her noticing that she was not herself. Topaz turned back to that same spot but he was no longer there. It couldn't be a dream, she had seen his face clearly and he was standing right there looking at her with a dangerous look." Umm, what..er! I need water" Topaz stammered and Adams took Topaz immediately from the crowd and into the kitchen where he sat her down on the kitchen counter and gave her a glass of water and watched her drink it all down in a split second. He noticed that she was quivering and looked pale." Topaz! Talk to me are you alright?" Adams asked her again." I'm fine. It's just fatigue" Topaz told him but he didn't seem convince
7 months laterDerek's POV The prison gates opened and I felt the warm air rush through my body as I stood outside and inhaled the cool breeze. Freedom was good. I was in that hell hole now for eighteen months all because of Rico and his gang. Those bastards I would make them pay for putting me through all of these. My sentence was for five years and I was ready to face it but after my tenth month of imprisonment, I started receiving strange calls letting me know that I would be released soon. I wondered who it was and I only feared that it shouldn't be Rico trying to get me out and then kill me but something within me told me it wasn't Rico. Could it be Topaz? No, I don't think so. After the bitch had escaped, she didn't bother contacting me and honestly, I didn't even want her to. I was happier without her and wanted nothing to do with her anymore. She could be dead for all I care. One time I tried to call her, but her number wasn't going through and I decided not to bother myself
The rest of the anniversary went on well as they got to tour new Orleans and explore their good music and culture. There was a music festival in the city and Topaz and Adams went to attend it. While they were in town celebrating with the whole population who had come from different parts of the world, Topaz came across one of those soothsayers or is that what they call them nowadays? The woman called Topaz over and asked her to pick a card. She had heard about the voodoo in New Orleans and declined the woman's offer. The woman told her not to be scared and assured her that it wasn't voodoo of any kind. After thinking for some time, Topaz reluctantly picked a card and gave the woman. She shuffled the cards and finally picked one and smiled and said." You've found true love and happiness and you're lucky you have a man who loves you with all his heart. But I see something like a storm coming to your way trouble coming your way to disrupt your happy lives. You have to brace yourself for