"Lunch is served,"Jane announced walking out of the kitchen, she placed the tray she was carrying on the table. Lydia rubbed her hands together. "It scents so good.”"I hope it tastes just as good.” Jane mused and Lia frowned, looking up from her plate. "Why wouldn't it?" She asked eyeing the spread before them. "You did your best.” She gave Jane's hand a light squeeze. Jane sighed and dropped the fork in her hand on the plate. "I'm sorry guys.”"What's bothering you?" Lia asked, turning fully to face her. She was sure the food wasn't the problem. Something else was on Jane's mind. Lydia dropped her fork and sighed. "Does this have anything to do with George?" Lia frowned at the question and eyed Lydia. She turned to look at Jane afterwards. "Why should George have something to do with her bad mood? Is there something I'm missing here?" She eyed Lydia again, a frown on her face. "Would someone tell me what's going on?" Lydia sighed and sat up in her seat. "Relax Lia, it's not a
Lia pulled away first and Fernando stared at her. She sniffed and brushed the tears, wiping her face clean. He reached for her again but she shook her head, avoiding his touch. "I'm fine, I really am.” She told him walking towards the table. She began packing the plates she had stopped packing and Fernando frowned, going to her. "Shouldn't we talk about what just happened?" He asked and she shrugged. "There's nothing to talk about.” She insisted, walking past him, carrying the rest of the plates and he sighed, touching her arm. "Babe, we should really —" he tried again and she flinched, walking away. He followed her, keeping his distance. When she turned around to leave the room, he blocked the way. Why was she avoiding him? "Did I do something?" He asked, the suspense killing him. She shook her head, sparing him a side glance before she bent down and passed under his hands. Fernando remained there as she left, not wanting to let the matter go. He had a feeling that if the mat
Lia yawned and sat up on the bed. What time was it? The room was already bright because light from outside was floating in. Thankfully, Fernando had left the curtains closed so it didn't affect her. The same noise that had woken her up sounded again and she groaned, pushing back the covers. "Why would someone be knocking so early?" She wondered out loud as she slid off the bed and walked to the door. She yawned about four times before she got to the stairs and sighed, clutching the railing. "If it's Fernando, I'm going to break his head because he has a key." She concluded and took the stairs two by two until she reached the last one. She staggered a bit but managed to make it to the door at last. She unlocked it and opened it as she yawned again. "Hey babe," That wasn't Fernando's voice. She looked up and almost slammed the door again. Almost. "What are you doing here, Jane?" Jane placed one of her legs inside the house and leaned against the door. "We need to talk," she simpl
“Thank you for such a beautiful evening, I think I’m beginning to like surprises.” Lia said as soon as the door of their bedroom closed behind them. Fernando walked past her towards the bed and pulled her to him. Lia fell on his lap and gasped as her ass connected with his crotch. His dick was hard and it was pressing into her. He touched her face, drawing her attention away from his dick and she looked at him. He was smiling. “You look happy.” She teased even though she was feeling exactly the same way, perhaps even more because he had surprised her and not the other way round. Would she ever beat him at giving surprises? She highly doubted it. She wasn’t as spontaneous as he was. “You go girl, surprise your man.” Lydia’s voice urged in her head and she smiled. Perhaps she could surprise him after all. “Are you even listening to me?” He asked, his right brow raised and she nodded, clearing her throat. He narrowed his eyes showing he didn’t believe her. “I’m serious!” She argued
“My turn.” He groaned and flipped their positions. Lia gasped as her back hit the bed and stared up at him. His face was squeezed but she knew he wasn’t angry, rather he was in pain, the bittersweet kind.Lia moaned as he traced her body with his tongue. “How did I do?” She asked, stopping his movements and he glared at her. She shrugged. “Answer the question.”“You did fantastic, babe.” Fernando groaned, wanting to get back to his business. Her lips were calling out to him. Why was she stopping him?Lia snorted and made a move to stand up. “You’re just saying that, aren’t you?”Fernando ran a hand over his face and sighed. Now he understood. This was her first time doing this so of course she wanted to know how she had fared. He looked at her, a smile on his face. Her eyes were curious as if checking if he was being honest with her. He would never think of lying to her, ever. She had done exceptionally well. Without a few mishaps, she had been perfect.“It was horrible, wasn’t it? I
Jane eyed Lia's face as they sat down at their booth to eat. They were at an ice cream parlor, the very same one Fernando had brought her to. that one time. Lia avoided her gaze and picked up the menu, smiling as she looked through the list.Perhaps she could get some and Fernando could lick it before going down on her again. Lia's eyes opened at her train of thoughts and she flushed, looking around her to see if anyone else was watching her. No one. Phew!Lia rolled her eyes when she saw Jane staring and shrugged. She won't make things easy for her by telling her, she was a married woman through and through. Jane was smart anyway so she would figure it out. "Oh my God," Jane gasped, putting her hands over her mouth. Her eyes were wide and her head was shaking of its own accord.'Bingo,' Lia whispered under her breath as a waiter walked up to their table to retrieve the menu and their order. "This, and this, oh and this." Lia pointed to several options and the waiter nodded, jotting
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Fernando asked, eyeing the shopping cart weirdly. Lia threw a pack of potato chips into the cart and turned to look at him. "We talked about this babe, it's okay. Besides we are already here so we might as well—" she trailed off as she spotted something that wasn't on her list that she wanted to get. "Uhm babe, just relax and look around. If there's anything you need, then take it." "Uhm—" he looked unsure and she shook her head. "Just go." She walked off, pushing the shopping cart in front of her, bee list in her other hand. She paused beside the sweets aisle tears filling up her eyes as a memory came back to her. "Mummy, pink," Janet Lawson shook her head, looking down at her list again. "It's not on the list Amelia. We are only getting things on the list." "But I want it." Young Lia protested but Janet didn't bulge. Young Lia started crying, right there in the middle of the sweet aisle. "Babe, you okay?" Fernando asked, his hand on her s
"It's so beautiful," Lia gushed, looking at the beach in front of them. This was their seventh date or was it the tenth or twelfth? She couldn't remember the exact number but the number really didn't matter. It had to be a big number though because Fernando had gone all out. He had booked them a reservation at the South Beach, the most popular beach in Miami. She had missed most of view because she had slept all through the plane ride from NY to Miami. Fernando had hired a pilot for this trip saying he wanted to be close to her. Now, she could tick Australia and Miami off her list of places she had never been before. She couldn't help but imagine how her life had been before Fernando came into it. Yes the road had been pretty rough and the challenges had been great but we survived. Even though things felt like nothing could spoil their thunder, she knew they hadn't seen the worst of it. Not that she was looking forward to worse things for them but they were inevitable. Lia eyed
2 days later. "Are you sure about this?" Jane asked, fixing Lia's hair. "You still have enough time before your due date." Lia shook her head. "No Jane, I can feel that something is going to happen sooner or later. And if I'm going into labor, I want to be married first." Lia had called her friends and Fernando to inform them that she'd love to push the wedding forward after her visit with Dr. Baymont. She didn't want her child born out of wedlock and she didn't want to have contractions while walking down the aisle with her father by her side. "Well, you look beautiful." Lydia announced, walking into the room. "Do you have something borrowed?" Lia rolled her eyes. "Do people still stick with that tradition?" Jane gasped looking offended and Lydia shook her head. "Well of course people still follow it. We want to follow it." Lia opened her mouth to protest but Lydia glared at her. "No ifs or buts, you're doing it." She pulled out a packaged box from her bag and stretched it o
4 months later…."You started without me." Lia remarked, sitting down on the seat looking offended. Sebastian Reynolds smiled and held his hands up. "I'm sorry. It's just a cup of coffee, today has been a long day." Lia sighed. "Tell me about it," as she spoke, she rubbed her belly and Sebastian smiled. "How's the baby?" He asked, taking a sip of his coffee and she smiled, in the big way she always did whenever anyone asked about the baby. "Growing stronger everyday. I think I felt a kick earlier today at the shop but I'm not sure." Lia had opened a little coffee shop, BREW where she sold coffee and finger food. Fernando had been against it because of the baby but with a little push, she had been able to convince him. He sometimes helped her at the shop when he wasn't at the restaurant with Adam. Sebastian nodded. "When is your due date again? Are you sure you should still be working there?" Lia rolled her eyes and signaled to the waiter. "Dad, I'm pregnant not handicapped. I c
"i'll be in the kitchen Lia. It's nice to see you again Ms. James." Lydia greeted and walked off. Lia didn't miss the symphatetic smile she sent her way and she appreciated it. Why did her mother decide to show up at such a time?"Do you want to come in?" Lia asked, looking down at the window. Anything to avoid her mother's judging look. "I asked you a question." Janet shot back and Lia sighed. "Fine then, I'll sit because I'm tired and hungry." She took a seat and crossed her legs, leaning back against the couch. Janet eyed her for a while before walking over to her. She stood in front of her for a split second before she spoke. "So you're not going to answer my question?" Lia opened her eyes and glared at Janet. "I'm trying to decide if I actually owe you an explanation. I haven't seen you since you kicked me out of my husband's home and told me that my said husband is actually my father so no, I'm not going to answer your question." Janet stared at her in silence, the clock h
Fernando leaned back and groaned, pushing the plate away. "I have missed this so much.” Lia raised her eyebrows. “Have you….really?”Fernando nodded. “I didn’t realize how much I had until I ate that.” Lia’s face fell and she nodded. “Oh, it’s the food. I see.” “Yeah, I'm telling you. You are a mean cook.” he smiled and she forced a smile too but he saw through it. “Did I say something wrong?” Lia shook her head. “No, you didn’t. It’s fine. I’m just…never mind.” She struggled to rise to her feet. “I will just clear these up.” she reached for his plate and placed it on hers, “Uhn, no, I’m not letting you leave like that.” He reached for her hand before she could take another step. “What did I do?”She shook her head. “Nothing Fernando, you did nothing.” “Then what did I say?” “Nothing Fer, I told you.” “Are you going to actually not tell me what I said?” he asked and she sighed, tugging for him to let go. He did. Lia sighed. “Look Fer, the fact that I actually have to tell you.
"How have you been?" Fernando asked and Lia eyed him for a while. Was that really his first question? Lia shrugged. "I'm doing okay. Just moody half the time and sometimes, I can't understand why." Fernando's eyes filled with concern and worry and Lia hoped he'd ask the question that was really on his mind. "How's the baby doing?" Lia sighed. "The baby is growing bigger everyday. I thought I felt him kick yesterday but I think it's still too soon to tell." "Him?" He asked with raised eyebrows and Lia took a moment to drink him in. It had been so long since she had gotten the chance to look at him like this. He didn't look different from the last time she saw him, which was a few hours ago in the bathroom. She looked away and her gaze fell on her lap. She had put on some weight. "I can't call the baby an it and I really want a boy." He just smiled and Lia rolled her eyes. "This is the part where you tell me what you want the baby to be." He flushed and she laughed. "Well, I d
"Oh no you don't." Lia scoffed and ran after him. She opened the door expecting to find him but he was long gone. "Coward." She muttered under her breath as she walked back towards the place she knew her friends would be. Surely enough they were right there. Lydia was taking pictures of some cute onesies while Jane was staring into space. Lia sighed and walked up to her. Jane looked up as soon as she got to her and smiled. "Hey, where have you been? I was getting worried." Lia rolled her eyes and laughed. Trust Jane to worry even when Lia had screwed up. "I'm sorry about earlier, I'm not handling any of these changes well. You didn't do anything wrong and I shouldn't have shouted at you." Jane scoffed and tugged Lia's hand until she sat down beside her. She looked into her eyes and shook her head. "You don't owe me any apology. I should have understood that everything that's been going on is a bit too much. Perhaps I shouldn't have pushed for this shopping spree anyway. The only
"Don't tell me she's still in bed?!" Lydia yelled, tossing her bag on the sofa. She kicked off her shoes and crossed the room, stomping towards the bedroom.. Jane scoffed and waved her hands. "Does she ever leave the bed? I swear at this point we need an intervention." "You don't need an intervention, I'm fine." Lia announced her presence, walking out of the room. She almost bumped into Lydia on her way out. "Hey girl, how come you are here so early?" Lydia opened her mouth to reply but nothing came out. Lia chuckled and shook her head, walking away. Her steps were not uneasy this time or unsure, she actually seemed to be in a good mood for a change. "Is that a smile I see?" Lydia asked, running towards Jane and she gasped, glaring at Lydia. "Don't you dare creep up on me like that again. I almost had a heart attack." She scoffed and crossed her arms against her chest as she looked back at Lia's retreating form. "Yes. I think something good is going to happen today. She's been li
"Hey babe.” Lydia called and Adam raised up his head, a big smile on his face. "Yeah?" "Have you seen Lia's sonogram? It's beautiful! I can't wait for her to give birth." Lia rolled her eyes and smiled at Adam. "She's exaggerating, it's not like that at all." Adam eyed her for a while, a smile playing on his lips. "Why do I feel like you're not giving yourself enough credit?" Lia shrugged smiling, although it didn't quite reach her eyes. "I don't know why you'd think that." "Yeah, she's being modest." Lydia said, stretching out something to him. "Lyd—" Lia made a move to grab it but Adam shook his head. "I just want to see, Lia." Lia hesitated for a while and then shook her head. "Fine but it's not all that." "Let me be the judge of that." He said as he examied the picture in his hands. At first he didn't get it but then, it hit him. "Wow, this is really beautiful Lia, I'm so proud of you." Lia flushed and hugged Adam, sniffling. "Thank you, that means alot coming from you.
Adam eyed Janet and Fernando who he had just called out. "I'll leave you two alone." He pated Fernando's shoulder on the way out of the living room. "I'll be in the office if you need me." Fernando nodded and walked into the living room taking a seat. Janet her eyed for a while and sat down too. They settled into the silence around and then Janet sighed. "I came to see how you're doing." Fernando let out a dry laugh. "How do you think I'm doing?" Janet shrugged. "Well, if that's your reply then not so good I guess." "Have you even reached out to your daughter since everything happened?" Fernando asked and Janet shook her head. "I'm still mad about her moving on with you so fast after I left." Fernando scoffed. "That's really what you're upset about right now? in this situation, I honestly thought you'd be siding with your daughter after hearing what actually happened between us. I mean it was my fault she even got married to me in the first place." "Those are just semantics Fe