Jocelyn’s POV “Hold on,” I said as Eduardo swerved his car into an unfamiliar path. “This isn't the way to your place. Where are we going?”Placing his free hand on mine, he said. “Our new house, baby. When I told you that I wanted us to start all over, I meant it in all aspects. I sold my former house because I want us to have a completely new beginning.”My heart warmed as my lips twitched a smile at his utterance. “Really?”“Yes, my love,” He raised our intertwined hands and pressed a kiss to my knuckles. “Now I can't wait to see our new home,” I darted him a smile which he mirrored before returning his focus to the road.Olivia and Henry on the other hand were deeply engrossed in a muffled conversation that seemed serious.“Mummy,” Olivia called, and I turned to face her.“Yes?”Hearing her call me “mummy” still seemed slightly surreal but I loved it regardless.Sometimes I couldn't believe that I now had two adorable and perfect children.“How old are you?” She asked, slightly
Eduardo’s POV “You know it's not too late to change your mind, right?” I asked Jocelyn as we headed out of the house together.Today was Nancy and Sofia's final hearing and sentencing day.Although I was more than elated about today because the two criminals would finally get what they deserved, I was worried about Jocelyn.Sure she probably abhorred a lot of resentment toward Nancy for her betrayal, I knew there was a tiny part of her that still wished Nancy had never changed.I mean, it was obvious since the day began.She had been so clumsy that she had nearly cut herself while slicing plantains that morning, and had gone on to burn herself while removing food from the oven as she had forgotten to wear mittens.“And I have countlessly reassured you that I'm fine,” Jocelyn snapped. “Do you think of me as a baby or what?”“In a sense, you are my baby,” I said to lighten up the mood. However, that didn't work as Jocelyn's expression turned furious then relaxed into a solemn countena
Jocelyn’s POV “Alright then, I'll talk to you soon. My regards to Eduardo and my babies. Bye,” Ivy said, as Eduardo sat beside me on the couch, handing me a glass of wine.“Bye, dear. Take care.” I replied before ending the call.“Was that Ivy?” Eduardo asked, wrapping his arm around me as I reached for the TV remote.“Yes, and she said to give you her regards,’’ I replied, my focus rooted to the TV as my favorite Spanish soap opera was about to start.I started watching Spanish soap operas ever since I was eleven. I would sneak into my mum's bedroom and sit beside her while she watched, completely oblivious to the outside world.Spanish soap operas had helped my mum a lot when my dad died. She had resorted to them as a form of coping mechanism, and somehow, I had also adopted the habit.“Is this the one with Juanita and Carlos?” Eduardo asked.Taking my gaze away from the TV for a moment, I nodded, giving him a taunting huff. “I thought you didn't like watching my soap operas. How d
Eduardo's POV“I have rescheduled the lunch meeting with Montez corporation, sir,” Rafael said. “You are to have a meeting with Roswell corporation tomorrow regarding your joint venture.”As expected, mine and Jocelyn's joint collaboration was still doing great and dominating the home appliance market, even though three months had passed since it's release.We had initially produced limited quantities of the product but with the soaring demands of the public, we were now looking into producing more to cater to the needs of our potential clients.Jocelyn was truly the epiphany of my life and business.“Good job, Rafael. You may leave.” I replied.Afterward, he left while I scrolled through the website of a popular restaurant downtown.Tomorrow was wednesday–the stipulated day of mine and Jocelyn's weekly dinner.She had mentioned that she wanted us to try an intercontinental restaurant, so I was currently looking into the most popular ones with the best reviews because I wanted the bes
Eduardo's POV “I-I want you to fuck me slow and good,” Jocelyn whimpered like a cat in heat as she knelt on the bed, eyes ridden with lust and hair tousled.“Do you want that now?” I asked, climbing into bed with her after slipping off my shoes. Placing her hands on my chest, she nodded. “P-Please.”Grabbing her hands at her back, I removed my tie from my neck and roped it around them before turning her against me, so that her back was pressed to my crotch and I could smell the relaxing scent of her strawberry shampoo.“I am going to that now,” I husked in her ears. “But first I'm going to eat you out. You would like that, won't you?”“Y-Yes, I will,” She choked out a moan as I bent her over and smacked her half-clad ass as her panties had now ridden dangerously low.Sliding her panties downward, I pressed a kiss to her nape.Propping myself behind her, I inhaled lungfuls of her pussy, my cock hardening as the salaciously delectable scent wafted into my nostrils, sending lust throug
Sofia’s POV “What do you have so far?” I asked my attorney, Malcolm Daniel, a stubby, middle-aged man. We were currently in the prison's visiting room.Three weeks had passed since the brutal sentencing and in those three weeks, I had been extremely miserable.Nancy and I were moved to another correctional facility a day after the sentencing. The new place was far more hellish than the former one with evil, gigantic women who could easily pass off as female Godzillas.“I'm afraid no judge is willing to approve the appeal, ma'am,” He said. “My advice for you is to serve ten years first t-”Slamming the table in anger, I spat, “Are you even listening to yourself at all? You want me to spend ten years in this hellhole so that I can die, isn't it? How many times do I have to tell you that I can't live like this? I can neither use my own body lotion nor can I dye my hair!”“Please be rest assured that I'm doing my possible best to get you out, ma'am.” He said, to which I scoffed.“That's
Jocelyn’s POV A smile creased my lips as my phone vibrated with a call from Ivy.“Hey, Jo,” Ivy's voice wafted into my ears as soon as I answered the call. “How are you doing and how is work?”“Hi, Ivy,” I replied, my smile widening. “I'm doing great. Work is fine too. How are you?”“I'm doing okay as well. How are the kids doing? I spoke to Eduardo last night, did he tell you?” Ivy asked.“Yeah, he did,” I said. “It's feels good speaking freely like this to you again,” Ivy said. “I'm so glad everything is back to normal again, we can chat and gossip like we used to in the past.”“Yeah, me too.”“By the way, I heard about your mum's death. It completely escaped my mind the other day we spoke,” Ivy uttered, voice solemn. ‘“Please accept my late sincerest condolences.”“It's fine, Ivy,” I laughed. “Thanks anyway.”“You are welcome,” Ivy replied, then paused for a moment before exhaling heavily like she was in distress.My heart panged with worry Instantly for her. “Are you alright?”“
Jocelyn’s POV “Mummy, can I have frozen berries?” Olivia asked as we trekked into the house.The three of us; Henry, Olivia, and I were back from work and school respectively.Eduardo was supposed to pick them up from school but apparently, he had an important business dinner to attend, so he couldn't collect them from the kindergarten.“Yes, baby,” I said, placing my bag on the nearest couch. “Now that you say it, I also feel like eating some frozen berries.”Olivia and I exchanged a smile while Henry took off his shoes before I headed to the kitchen.However, I was disappointed when I saw that there were no frozen berries left in the refrigerator. Only then did I remember that Eduardo and I had snacked with the remaining packet last night.Not wanting to go back to the living room empty-handed, I grabbed a packet of grape with three apples.Afterward, I rinsed the fruits, slice them into a plate, put the plate on a tray then grabbed two plastic forks before heading back to the sitt
Jocelyn’s POV I woke up to the sound of machines beeping next to me.As I winked an eye open, a tangy antiseptic smell infiltrated my line of smell, causing me to scrunch my nose in distaste for a moment.After a while, I squeezed my eyes open and squinted instantly as sunlight diffracted through the window panes, into my eyes.Looking around, I realized that I was in a hospital room, and also experiencing numbness from my waist down which made me put two and two together as I stared at my moderately big stomach.Melon was out.I managed a weak smile as I clasped my hands together before something clicked in my head.My baby wasn't with me.As I made to rip the IV off my wrist and go in search of a doctor, the door opened and my obstetrician, Dr Wineheart, walked in, clad in grey scrubs.“You are finally awake,” He said. “Welcome back to life.”“Thanks,” I replied. “Where's my baby?”Sure, I had managed to get over the trauma of losing a child the first and second time, but I knew I
Jocelyn’s POV “I’m seeing someone,” Ivy uttered, as she took her seat beside me, a simmering cup of ginger tea in her hold. “He's also a doctor. He was recently transferred here from Norway.”“Finally,” I squeaked, clapping my hands together in excitement.“I have to get over Brian somehow, don't I?” She shrugged then took a sip of tea.“Hold on, you are using the new guy as a rebound?” I asked. “Really, Ivy?”“Don't judge me,” Ivy sighed, throwing her hands in surrender. “In all honesty, he's not a rebound because I kind of like him too. He's funny, tall, and handsome.”For peace to reign, I decided against pushing the subject further and instead remain on the current topic which was the new guy.“So how and when did he ask you out?”“Three days ago after we finished a surgery together,” Ivy chuckled. “A romantic to the core, isn't he?”“I guess he is in a way,” I replied.“He told me he got an epiphany during the surgery and realized that life was too short to keep one's feelings h
Jocelyn’s POV As I flipped through the pages of a maternity book, a knock came on the door of the bedroom before Eduardo let himself in, a smile playing on his handsome face.“Hi, baby. How are you?” He asked, walking over to press a kiss to my lips and forehead.“Good,” I replied, rubbing my gargantuan belly. “The baby is kicking gently today which is quite surprising. If I didn't have an experience with pregnancy, I would have asked you to drive me to the hospital, so we could get her checked.”I was currently in the seventh month and last trimester of my pregnancy, and as much as I loved my unborn baby girl, I couldn't wait for it to come out.Last week, I had found out that I was having a girl via the surprise baby shower Amelia and Ivy had thrown me and I was very excited to meet my little baby girl.However, being cooped up at home for the past three months could be sickening and frustrating because I was always alone in the house.Three months ago during an appointment with my
Eduardo’s POV Leaning against the doorway of our bedroom, I observed Jocelyn as she laid, cocooned in the blanket, face scrunched up in displeasure and possible ache, which she wouldn't admit.She had been like that for the past five hours and it was currently ten in the morning.I had come home last night to meet Ivy having dinner with the kids and Jocelyn copoed up in bed, burning hot with a temperature.All my efforts to get her to go to the hospital had been in vain, as she had vehemently stated she was fine and didn't need to be assessed by a doctor.Right now, as I looked at her, I mentally admonished myself for listening to her last night, instead of doing a better job of persuading her to see a doctor.“That does it, baby. We are going to the hospital,” I said, and watched her try but fail to sit up.I was instantly at her side, propping a pillow behind her and covering her with the blanket.“Thanks, Ed,” She said then sneezed into the handkerchief in her hand. “I don't need
Jocelyn’s POV I winced as the back of my head tightened with an excruciating ache, stifling the urge to groan in pain.“The sales memo and the quarterly report were thoroughly reviewed and evaluated by me yesterday, so everything should be perfect,” The team leader of sales department, Micheal Gould, said into the microphone, aggravating my migraine.“Okay, that's good.’ I forced myself to say, balling my hands into fists and placing it on my lap.I couldn't help but wonder why I had such a bad headache that afternoon, as the voices in the conference room blurred, and the sound of my heart thumping filled my ears.My mouth was hot, my lips numb, and my body warm as the ache intensified.I had woken up hale and hearty today, excited for the start of a new work week, and mine and Eduardo's impending dinner that was supposed to happen later today.But given how I seemed to have fallen ill all of a sudden, I knew the dinner would likely not happen anymore.The mere thought of it was beyo
Eduardo’s POV “It's been less than a year since I left yet it feels like a decade has passed,” Jocelyn said, one hand out of the window and her eyes squeezed shut as the wind tousled her long, auburn hair.Even though she couldn't see it, I darted her a smirk before turning my attention to the road.We were currently in Australia for the week, as Henry and Olivia were currently on summer break.Jocelyn and I had decided to take them to Australia, mainly because we wanted to expose Olivia to the country and stuff.Due to the sick plan Nancy had pulled, she had been unable to spend time in Australia with her mother and sibling.Although that was in the past now, I couldn't help but feel vitriolic anger toward both Nancy and Sofia whenever I thought about it.But as Jocelyn had told me the other day, focusing on the bad things that happened in the past instead of being pleased and grateful with one's current situation, wasn't the right thing to do.I had Jocelyn and my wonderful childre
Jocelyn’s POV I inhaled shakily as I stroked my fingers across the framed picture of Henry and Olivia on the nightstand.In a few hours time, my babies would turn six and ten years from now on, they would be in high school.Another two years later, they would be in college and before I knew it, they would have their respective families.Of course I knew a day like that was still several years away, I couldn't help but feel a sort of bittersweet emotion at the mere thought.To think about six years ago, they and their brother in heaven, had been in my belly, wrapped around each other, small, tiny, pink, and completely helpless was so heartbreaking yet heartwarming.“Come on, Josie. We promised to focus on the positive part, didn't we?” I chided myself, using the back of my hand to wipe off my tears.Just then, the bathroom door creaked and Eduardo walked out.“Babe, what time are we picking up the cake? Ivy s-” He began to say but stopped when he sighted me.Sighing, he closed the di
Jocelyn’s POV “Ivy, you know I will never judge you, right?” I asked her.“Yes, I know. Where's this coming from?” She replied with a question of her own which made me huff.“Cut it out, Ivy. It's been three weeks since you told me about whatever happened between you and Brian at the wedding,” I said, and she sighed. “Ever since then, you have been seemingly avoiding coming over to our place. What is going on, Ivy?”There was silence for a couple of moments that I almost thought Ivy had hung up on him.As I removed my phone to check if the call was still ongoing, she sighed again. “I will tell you everything in due time, Josie. It's kinda a serious matter.”“Are you pregnant and he's refusing to accept it?” I blurted out the first question that came to mind.“No, of course not,” She replied, sounding amused. “We had sex that night.”“Oh,” I said, suddenly at a loss for words.I mean, it was very evident, given the sexual tension between them that something like that may or may not ha
Jocelyn’s POV “Is everyone ready?” I asked Amelia as I swiped my lipgloss across my lower lip.“Yes, ma'am,” She replied. “Alright then. Let's be on our way,” I replied, stowing the lipgloss away into my drawer. “This meeting has to end in thirty minutes. Forty five max.”“Oh, are you going somewhere, Miss?”“Yes. Today is Sports day at the kindergarten and my children will not forgive me if I fail to show up,” I divulged. “I already missed their final practice last week because I had to close the Braxton deal.”“Perhaps we should just postpone today's meeting then.” Amelia suggested, and I shook my head in negation.“No, we can't do that. I have been postponing this meeting for three months now,” I replied. “I want to get it done and over with. Plus work starts at the sight in about a week from now.”The meeting was to discuss my latest area of investment; the wine industry.I had taken an interest in the industry after I mistakenly made a bottle of grape wine. On the day, Henry a