Early, the next morning…Rex stayed behind to look after Cherry while Maria went to visit her parent (not by choice) to learn some cooking ideas from her mother and give Cherry and Rex some privacy. Rex made sure to cook Cherry something light the previous night so she can sleep but he didn’t know she was a heavy eater, she ate three plates of scrambled eggs but didn’t finish the slices of bread he gave her.Rex spent half of his sleep time on a sofa by the corner which gave him neck and back pains but later joined Cherry on the bed when she constantly switch position on the bed to find comfort. He tried the first method Jerry taught him ‘pillow support’ but it didn’t work so he got in and became the comfort she was searching for and now it’s past dawn and Cherry is still asleep in his arms.Rex checked the time and groans, he needed to get to the office but he can’t leave Cherry alone in the apartment and the best part is that, he doesn’t want to leave.He heard her raspy breathing a
Maria getting back from her parent's place…“I swear it!- don’t you ever… in your life- ask me to go visit my parents!” Maria enters her apartment ranting at Rex. Maria’s fury was fueled by the foul words conflicting her mind since she was at her parent place that she could not lash out, so Rex is the alternative to take the hit.“Never, ever, will I-” Maria pause her ranting to see Cherry seated in the living room reading a book and playing with her baby bump while Rex was in the kitchen cooking. He wore the biggest apron she owned and it surprisingly looked good on him but the whole kitchen is a mess. “What’s going on here?”“Oh!- I thought you weren’t done ranting. I’ll give you an hour to get it off your chest!” Rex answered from the kitchen making Cherry to chuckle.“What are you doing in my kitchen?” Maria challenges and folds her arms under her breasts.“What else? Cooking! For Cherry!” He exclaimed and flipped the pancake in the pan.“You? Cooking? Are you sure it’s safe to do
>>>At the restaurant…Cherry beats her fingers her lap nervously as the car nears a fancy restaurant, her heart had been beating abnormally fast during the ride due to nervousness but when the car came to a sudden stop at the fancy restaurant Cherry began to panic and her heart rate sped faster than it was during the ride. She feels faint but stares outside the tinted window rethinking her decision for accepting Rex’ offer and coming.‘this is a bad idea!’ she thought inwardly.“Miss Cherry? Are you alright?” Christian calls from the front.“Huh-um- yeah! I’m… fine!.” She answered with a little stutter.“We are here, Mr Angelo is waiting for you inside.” He tells her swiftly while studying her worried features through the rear-view mirror.“Yeah-” Cherry touches her belly nervously and tries to open the door but Christian stopped her and gets out to open it for her.Almost immediately when the door opened, countless paparazzi began flocking near the SUV but they were held back by h
Continuation…“I am so confused…” Cherry mutters to herself once the real Rex comes back to take his seat. “I thought it was you-”“Forgive me Cherry, I had no idea my cousin was in town.” He apologized.“Something similar like this happened back in Honolulu- how come your cousin came to know about our meeting?” “Like I said, I wasn’t aware of his presence and he must have known I was going to meet you and tried manipulating you to his will.” Rex resumes being an ass toward Cherry and she snaps.“I don’t get it- you called for this meeting, I didn’t, and you are still treating me like I’m nothing! How do I tell if you are any different from your cousin?!”“Cherry, take it easy. You know what Kelly said will happen if your blood pressure rises or your breathing gets constricted?.” He reminds her.“You are the reason I have a complicated health! If I haven’t known you maybe I might escape this fate, maybe I would have continued to be a healthy young lady but YOU-” She lashes out, hitti
After the restaurant incident Rex Decided to give Cherry some weeks off based on what Kelly and Jerry told him. He wasn’t risking putting the lives of his girl and baby for anything but when Cherry found out about his decision she fought violently against it and won. Without a choice Rex reluctantly agrees to continue the meeting two days after the incident.…It’s another fresh day, exactly two day after the incidence and New York’s traffic is happening all over time. It’s very busy with people going about their morning routine and stores filling in their carts with ready -to-eat breakfast and souvenirs, but somewhere in So-Ho as the people get by their daily activities a certain pregnant lady is having the worse day of her life trying out a cloth she made Maria get from a thrift store.“MARIA!” She screams bloody hell from the bedroom and her panic-stricken friend comes rushing into the room terrified something happened.“What’s going on? Are you alright Cherry?” Maria frantically s
Rex and Jason at the station…“I’ve had my team investigate the place Britannica claimed the murder took place, you wouldn’t believe what we found.” Jason says as he leads Rex into a recording room deep within the walls of the police station. “Please excuse us.” He tells the ICT team chilling in the room.“Why?- oh!- alright… we are off!.” They all agree after seeing Rex behind Jason.Jason offers a seat to Rex and takes another from under the nearest desk. They both settled down and face one another.“I am sorry if I pulled you out from something important-” Jason apologized.“It’s okay, tell me what you found.” Rex proceeds.“Evidence about the murder and the links it brought us to. Though the cameras didn’t fully capture the act but it did capture Susanna and Ann visiting the area.”“Go on…”“It’s best if you saw it yourself sir.”“Where is Tasha?” He asked.“Digging out what she can from the crime scene.”Jason turns the laptop beside them around and takes out a small hard drive
Days after the investigation…Rex reluctantly sponsored the funeral of Anna Bella Varrick. It was a sad day for most people who liked her except Rex and a few others who detested the late receptionist. Since there was no valid proof Ann was an accomplice to Susanna in the plot against Cherry and Susanna is yet to be caught to confess her connection with Ann, Rex was forced to arrange the burial settlement as requested by her niece Britannica.Rex on the other hand is much convinced Ann knew about the plot against Cherry. After watching the gruesome video he knew Ann was involved and Susanna killed her to silence the truth from reaching the public. She thought Ann might break someday. Now Ann is gone the only option left to give Cherry the justice she deserves was arresting Susanna Tyler and making her face the law.Ann had a closed casket to shield the severity of her decomposed body from the people. The whole event was guarded with police and Rex’s personal security in case of an in
A month later…It’s been more than a month Cherry spent living with Maria and they both had their moment of frustration, laughter, anger and many weird emotions. During those times Maria is able to start an online DIY class where she connects easily with her followers and students, and within the space of one month she is able to earn enough to afford all expensive needs for herself and Cherry.Maria ended her class not quite long and goes downstairs to check up on Cherry who was busy knitting a sweater on the couch.“Woah!… I didn’t know you liked knitting?” Maria comments once she was in the living room.“You discover talents you never had when you are pregnant. Don’t worry, you will know what I’m feeling when the time comes.” Cherry responds and chuckles.“Well, it’s fun to know you are busy with something. At least you don’t get to sit idle in one place since Rex hasn’t invited you for another date in days.”“Yeah, and I must confess it’s a relief for me.” “Aren’t you bothered?”