blocked her way, I wasn't going to let go of her , I want to.make things right.
" Where do you think you are going?! I am your husband and I have the right to know" I said firmly.She raises her head and quickly dry her tears, She try to give a faint smile." My husband? Did you say I am your wife or your maid? Was I anything to you all through our marriage? she asked.I place my hands on hers on her luggage, she was going to struggle her hand out of mine but I held it tight.She kept struggling her hands out of mine but I held it still." We are not divorced yet ! I am still your husband!" You are not! our marriage was in papers! I was only a maid to you! I will come back on Monday for our divorce but for the sake of peace , I will go away" She said to me." Where will you go? You have no one, stay and let's talk about us" I pleaded." There is no us" She replied.WIFE.I felt hurt hearing Sofia's voice and it made me threw him out of my room. I felt hurt but determined I wasn't going to hurt myself anymore because as long as Sofia remains in the picture even though he wants to be with me , it will be hard.In as much as I want to be with him, when I heard Sofia threaten him, I had to do the needful, I can't let him loose fortunes because of me.I rush back into my room,I pack only the few things I had in the house and climbed down the stairs when Dave saw me , he blocked my way, he wasn't going to let me go then he began to claim my husband.This is the same man that tells me everyday that I remain his maid and I will remain. his maid as long as I stay with him.He never stop reminding me that his offer was only help to him that I did nothing that I am just a wife on papers but today he is blocking me from going from his house.DAVE .I was going to do everything to make her stay and make her see the good part of me .She kept struggling her arms. I didn't want to hurt her so I let go of her hands.She picked her luggages and was going to walk away." I don't want to divorce you, I want you to spend the rest of your life with me,I want to look into your face every day" I said to her hoping it would change her mind.I quickly thought of something else." Renew your contract with me, I will pay you the sum of $ 30,000,000" I said.She turn back to me, she dropped her luggages box, I could hear her the sounds of her footsteps retracting back to me.She stood in front of me with so much anger ." Is that want you think of me that all I wanted was your money? Is that it?" I am not a gold digger and I don't need your money! Dave! She scream at me in an upsetting tone.She turn around and was going to pick her Luggage box.I held her hand and pull her closer to me, her body hit mine then tighten my hands around her.she struggled in my arms but I refused to let go and I slammed my lips on hers.At first she struggled but I didn't let go of her before I knew it she responded to my kisses.We kissed hungrily and passionately until we were out of breath.Both of us panting hard from the kisses, I held her face with my palms."Whatever I had done in the past is a mistake and I am sorry, I am pleading with you to stay back Mrs Blake please" I said softly staring straight into her eyes.After responding to his kisses , I pushed him away and rush towards my Lugages, I was going to pick it up when he wrapped his arms around my waist from behind.
“ Please Stay, I promise to make you happy” He says.
“ It’s not about making me happy, what about the shares Sofia would be making his dad pull out from the business? I said.
DAVE.
When she spoke about the companies shares that sofia’s dad will be pulling out of the company, I remove my hands from her waist, I sigh and use my hand to brush back my hair.
She turns back to me and look straight into my eyes.
“ It wasn’t meant to be love between us right? You don’t have to force what is not meant to be and let every of your effort go in vain,I should go” She says and was going to picks her Lugage.
I took a step before she could take a step , I stood in front of her, I held her hand.
“ I will sort that out” I said. “ Please stay”I peaded looking into her eyes.
Our eyes met and she look away, I could see passions in her eyes in that little moment we stared into each other’s eyes. I could see passions in her eyes and I could see confusion in her eyes, I could see a kind woman standing in front of me, I could see the woman who had done her best in showing me love for the past months even though I never acknowledge her then.
I remove her hands on her lugagge, I pull he closer to me, cupped her face then she places her hand on my hand on her face, we look from each others eyes to our nose and down to each other lips, we kissed, the kisses were passionate, I picked her up in a bridal style and took her to the bedroom.
I place her in the bed not taking my eyes out off her, I slowly pull of her shoes and kiss her feet up to her face then I whisper into her ear.
“You are beautiful, ” I said to her then I place soft kisses on her lips.
“ Mrs Lucia Blake, I promise to love and Cherish you from now on” I said and she kissed me herself.
I kept kissing her, I didn’t pull away, I kissed her down to her nape,I undress her worshiping every part of her body with kisses as I undress her until she was fully naked in front of me.
I stare at her beautiful perfect body, she was more beautiful than Sofia.
I smile and was proud of the perfect woman I had gotten married to for two years.I worship her with kisses again before undressing myself, I kissed her from her lips to her breast, I sucked each then kiss her down to her clit, I sucked her click and her moan became hard, she was wet pleading me to enter inside of her.I kissed the tip of her pussy before entering inside of her, before I entered into her she told me to be gentle because it was her first time.I promise her I will be gentle with her, I kissed her and raise her legs up,I slowly enter into her. I elt her uneasiness, I had to stop for a while, when I realized her pain had subsided , I slowly move inside of her, I lay on her kissing her as I move inside of her, she began to enjoy it, she dug her hand into my skin as I push myself further into her, she clinged to me as she came close, I also was close, She came first and I came after.We panted so hard together, I didn’t roll off her, I kissed her again and we started allov
My PA was still holding the envelope out to me and there was confusion in her eyes. I wanted to drop the envelope but then I thought of opening the envelope and reading the content. “ From where did you say this came from? I asked. “ From the doctor? My PA replied. “ What business do ?I murmur. “ You can go” I said.My PA took his leave. I sat back and stare at the envelope. “ I hope it’s not some other sick wedding invitation from Sofia? I open the envelope then there was just a picture, pictures of twin babies. Laughter died instantly as he looked at the picture of two babies with black hair and pale blue eyes. “What the hell?” Even while his brain started racing and his heartbeat stuttered in his chest, he read the scrawled message beneath the photo: “Congratulations, Daddy. It’s twins.” LUCIA She wasn’t ready to give up the sun. Lucia set her coffee cup down on the glass-topped table, turned her face to the sky and let the warm, late-morning sunshine pour over her like
For now, he stalked across the room to the framed set of detailed ship plans hanging on the far wall of his office. He’d had one done for each of the ships in his line. He liked looking at them, liked knowing that he was familiar with every inch of every ship. Liked knowing that he’d succeeded in creating the dream he’d started more than ten years before.But at the moment, Dave wasn’t thinking of his cruise line or of business at all. Now all he wanted to do was find the woman who’d sent him this card so he could assure himself that this was all some sort of mistake.Narrowing his pale blue eyes, he ran one finger down the decks until he found the one he was looking for. Then he frowned. According to this, the Riviera Deck was below crew quarters.“What the hell is going on?” Tucking the card with the pictures of the babies into the breast pocket of his white, short-sleeved shirt, he half turned toward the office door and bellowed, “Teresa!”The door flew open a few seconds later and
He got a grip on his hormones, took two steps until he was at the side of a bed built for a sixth-grader, then turned around to glare at her. God, the cabin was so small it felt as though the walls were closing in on him and, truth to tell, they wouldn’t have far to move. He felt as if he should be slouching to avoid skimming the top of his head along the ceiling. Every light in the cabin was on and it still looked like twilight.But Dave wasn’t here for the ambience and there was nothing he could do about the rooms at the moment. Now all he wanted was an explanation. He waited for her to shut the door, sealing the two of them into the tiny cracker box of a room before he said, “You left without telling me, so what’s the game this time, Lucia?”“This isn’t a game, Dave,” she said, folding her arms over her chest. “It wasn’t a game then, either.”“Right.” He laughed and tried not to breathe deep. The scent of her was already inside him, the tiny room making him even more aware of it th
“I—” He frowned down at the stack of papers.She took advantage of his momentary speechlessness. “I’ve been trying to reach you since I first found out I was pregnant, Dave.”“How was I supposed to know that this is what you were trying to tell me?”“You might have read one or two of them,” Lucia pointed out and managed to hide the hurt in her voice.He scowled at her. “How the hell could I have guessed you were trying to tell me I was a father? I just thought you were wanted money instead of us.”She hissed in a breath as the insult of that slapped at her. Bubbling with fury, Lucia really had to fight the urge to give him a swift kick. How like Dave to assume that any woman who was with him was only in it for what she could get from him. But then, he’d spent most of the past ten years surrounding himself with the very users he’d suspected her of being. People who wanted to be seen with him because he was one of the world’s most eligible billionaires. Those hangers-on wanted to be in
Just thinking about her boys brought an ache to Dave’s heart. She’d never left them before, and though she knew the twins were in good hands, she hated not being with them.“But I’m on this boat for their sakes,” she reminded herself sternly.With that thought in mind, her gaze swept the interior of Captain Jack’s Bar and Lounge. Like everywhere else on this ship, Dave hadn’t skimped. The walls were pale wood that gleamed in the light glinting down on the crowd from overhead chandeliers shaped like ship’s wheels. The bar was a slinky curve of pale wood with a granite top the color of molten honey.Conversations flowed in a low rumble of sound that was punctuated by the occasional clink of crystal or a high-pitched laugh. First day at sea and already the party had begun.Well, for everyone but Dave. She hadn’t exactly been in celebration mode after Dave left her cabin.In fact, Dave’d spent most of the day lying on a chaise on the Verandah Deck, trying to get lost in the book she’d pic
“It’s not?” Lucia set her glass down onto the table and watched as Mary’s eyes actually sparkled even harder than they had been.“Oh, no. Mr. wilson said that most of the cabins were already full, which is how we got stuck in those tiny ones in the first place. So he moved us into a luxury suite!”“He did?”“It’s on the Splendor Deck. The same level as Mr. Wilson’s himself. And Jenna, our suite is amazing! It’s bigger than my house. Plus, he said our entire cruise is on him. He’s refunding what we paid for that hideous cabin and insisting that we pay nothing on this trip.”“Wow.” Dave had always taken great pride in keeping his passengers happy, but this was…well, to use Mary’s word, amazing. Cruise passengers usually looked forward to a bill at the end of a cruise that could amount to several hundred dollars. Oh, the food and accommodations were taken care of when you rented your cabin. But incidentals could really pile up on a person if they weren’t paying attention.By doing this,
“Yes,” she said, attempting to draw his attention back to her. “I just came from my cabin and my key card didn’t work, so….”“Ms.Lucia,” he said, his attitude changing from flirtatious and friendly to crisp professionalism. “There’s a notation here asking that you be escorted to the Splendor Deck.”Where Mary’s new cabin was. So Dave had upgraded Lucia, as well? Unexpected and frankly, a relief. A suite would be much more comfortable than the closet she’d been assigned.But…“All of my things are still in my cabin, so I really need to get in there to pack and….”“No, ma’am,” Jeff said quickly, smiling again. “Your cabin was packed up by the staff and your luggage has already been moved. If you’ll just take that elevator” he paused to point at a bank of elevators opposite them “to the Splendor Deck, you’ll be met and directed to your new cabin.”Strange. She didn’t know how she felt about someone else rooting through her things, but if it meant she could get into a shower, change clothe
It would be so easy to reach out and take the comfort and warmth and pleasure of being with him again. He’d wrap her in his arms and stroke her back and kiss her hair, and she’d feel his body stir with desire for her and…She’d missed him so much. But if she gave in to the need aching through her now,Micheal would be encouraged to stick around, and the inevitable consequences would be worse than her current sense of deprivation.Better to remain independent.“I don’t need your help, Micheal,” she said flatly.“That’s not how it looks to me,Lucia.” He reached out and took her left hand, fondling it warmly, persuasively pressing a link between them as he added, “I think we should get married as soon as possible.”“No!” She snatched her hand away, feeling as though he’d burned her. Her eyes blazed fierce conviction. “I won’t marry you, Micheal.”“Why not? It’s the most sensible, practical thing to do.”“I will not subject my baby to a father who doesn’t want her.”“If you’re worried about
She was tempted to hurl it in Micheal ’s face. It might sober him up. Whatever impulsive and stupid ardour had driven him into this room needed dampening down. He wasn’t thinking straight, any more than she’d been seeing straight. But she could see straight through him! Having figured out what she was doing in a maternity ward, he had a hot case of guilt.“You need looking after, Lucia,” he said gruffly. “And I’m the man to do it. Drink up now.”She sipped, just to moisten her throat. Then she glared her outrage at him. “Don’t you tell me what to do, Micheal. You have no right.”He returned a determined look. “I contributed to this situation and—”“You did not.” She cut him off with more belligerent determination. “You trusted me to get the contraception right, and I messed up. It’s all my fault.”“Accidents happen,” he said grimly.“Well, you don’t have to pay for this one. I take full responsibility.”“Sure! And you’re doing a fine job of it, letting yourself get so run down you alm
Maurice’s question broke through the glaze of horror in his mind. They were looking quizzically at him. Had he missed something? Apart from a nine-month pregnancy?“Sorry.” He sucked in a deep breath and swallowed hard. “I was just thinking how great the three of you look together.”Ingrid laughed. “Time you found yourself a wife and started a family, Micheal.”Join the club. They all said that. Once they were caught in the family trap, it was as though anyone who was free of it was an offensive reminder of what they’d given up. The hell of it was he might very well have a child somewhere on this ward, a child whose mother had decided was better off fatherless than having Micheal in their lives.“Aren’t you thirty-something?” Ingrid persisted.“Darling, I’m forty,” Maurice reminded her. “Age has nothing to do with it. If I hadn’t met you, I’d still be a freewheeling bachelor like Micheal.”Micheal didn’t want to be a freewheeling bachelor. He wanteded Lucia. He didn’t care if she came
“He’s got my ears, poor little blighter.”Micheal smiled. “Well, one can always resort to plastic surgery.”Maurice laughed indulgently. “They’re not that bad. He’ll grow into them.”“Bound to,” Micheal agreed, his face aching with smiling.Micheal obediently performed the comparison, studying the straight, aristocratic nose of Maurice’s buxom blonde wife and the longer, slightly bumpy one of his friend. He forced another smile. “Yes. Much the better nose.”Why was it obligatory to divide a baby’s features between the parents? It was inevitably done, like a ritual, perhaps affirming true heritage, or an assurance that a little replica would fulfil its parents’ expectations. Not only was it a deadly boring exercise to Micheal,, it almost drove him to snap, “Let the kid be himself, for God’s sake!”But that wasn’t the done thing.He wondered whom Lucia had been visiting on this floor. Not that it mattered. No point in trying to find some contact point with her. From the attitude she ha
Her hair was cropped short, but he couldn’t mistake that face, those eyes as she stared straight at him. Recognition, shock, disbelief, fear, anger…each expression pulsed briefly at him from a stillness that shrieked with tension. Then she whirled past him, jabbed a finger at the control panel inside the elevator and hugged herself against the back wall, glaring a fierce rejection of him until the doors closed.The message burned into his brain. She didn’t want him. She didn’t want anything to do with him. He quelled the raging instinct to chase after her, find her, make her listen to him. Useless. She’d made her decision to shut him out. It hadn’t changed. It wasn’t about to change. She’d just done it again.He forced himself to walk away, to check the room numbers he passed along the corridor. He’d come here to oblige a friend. Never mind that he had no heart for it. It gave him something purposeful to do. He had to forget Lucia.But why had there been fear in her eyes? He’d never g
Micheal darkly reflected, undermined every normal, congenial intercourse between intelligent adults. They infiltrated people’s lives even before they entered the world, then took over like tyrannical dictators. Nothing was safe from them.Micheal brooded over these truths as he drove through the tunnel under Sydney Harbour, taking the shortest route to Paddington and the Royal Hospital for Women. He wished Maurice had been satisfied with hearty congratulations on the birth of his son. It was totally unreasonable of him to insist Jack actually come and view the new pride and joy. Paternal enthusiasm run rampant. Micheal wondered how long it would last.One by one his friends had succumbed to the lure of fatherhood, only to find themselves knocked off their happy perches of being the main focus of attention in their households. They’d groaned out their misery and their complaints to him, envying his freedom from the chaos they had brought upon themselves.“Good sex is impossible.”“You
“I think we can sort something out there. You don’t have to worry about that.” I tuck her hair behind her ear. “There's no doubt we’ve got a few issues to iron out, but I want to be with you. The fact that you’re pregnant with my baby is not the driving force, either. It just ends up being a bonus, that’s all.”“Does that mean…?”“That I want to raise the baby with you? Yes, I do.” I tilt her face up and kiss her softly. “I’m not asking you to marry me. I’m just asking you to be my girlfriend. Because I want to be with you—would you agree to that?”“Do you think I can say otherwise when I’m in your arms, and you’re kissing me like this?”“Okay.” I release her and step back. “How about now? Can you give me an answer?”“Micheal!”“What? You said you struggled to give me a proper answer when I was holding you.”“That’s not…” Lucia groans. “God, you’re an asshole.”“There is a teenager nearby, Lucia.”“I’m sure she’s said worse than that.” Lucia regards me thoughtfully. “You really mean i
“Could you put the kettle on and see if you can make Lucia a cup of tea? Then give us some space.”“Sure, Dad.” Regina hesitates. “Is it going to be okay?”I hope so. I send her a smile as I urge Regina to sit down.“I’ll be fine. Off you go.”Regina disappears, and Lucia frowns up at me.“You remember that I prefer tea to coffee?”“Of course I do. How can I not know when you’ve got teabags all over your apartment.”“Hey! No, I don’t!”“Close enough. I do pay attention to these things.”I sit beside her, and I have no idea what to say for a moment. How do I start this? Maybe with what I heard when I arrived. That would be a good starting point.“So…” God, I sound like a fool starting this. “You’re pregnant.”Lucia looks nervous, shifting a little away from me.“I am,” she mumbles.“And it’s my baby?”She doesn’t verbally respond. She nods, and I see the tears in her eyes. I’m about to ask why she’s about to cry when Lucia suddenly starts speaking so fast she’s almost tripping over her
Michael “There’s her dad’s house,” Katie says as she points. “Helen said it had some rose bushes in the garden with a red front door.”“And it looks like she’s already got a visitor,” I grumble as I pull up behind a black sedan. I can see Nathan and Lucia arguing on the sidewalk with a man I’m guessing is Lucia’s dad standing on the lawn with his arms folded and a garden hose in his hand. He looks ready for a fight. I can only hope he doesn’t turn that hose onto me.“Wait here, Regina.” I undo my seatbelt. “I don’t want you getting in the middle of this.”“Why?”“Just…do as you’re told, will you?”Regina sighs and sits back with her arms folded.“Okay, fine.”Grateful that my daughter is listening, I get out just as I hear Lucia shouting at Nathan.What are you talking about? No, of course not! Why would I waste my time and get back with a cheater?“Because I love you.”Well, I don’t love you!” Lucia snaps. She looks like she doesn’t know whether to lose her temper or burst into tear