*knock* *knock* “Can I come in?” Nek asks from the other side of the door, “of course you can” I say out loud to ensure he hears me.“What are you up to?” He asks as he sits on the bed, “I was helping Tela with choosing the interior for her wedding” I say smiling at him.He nods, “are you done with work?” I ask, he smiles, “I’m done… for today at least, now it’s time to spend some time with you”“Will this be like a tradition for us?” I ask, my eyes shining, “we can make it, it’ll be a nice tradition to uphold and pass to our children”I smile, “children?”, he chuckles, “yes children”. “I like the sound of that” I say, “our children”. He chuckles, “now put away your laptop it’s time to sleep”, “it is?” I ask checking the time.“I didn’t realize that so much time has gone by” I say, I shut down my laptop and place it on the desk. “Where are we sleeping tonight?” I ask, he smiles, “anywhere of your choosing”I chuckle, “let’s sleep in your room, I’ve always wanted to sleep in your room
“Thank you officer” I say as we walk out of the station, the officer nods and heads back inside. I eye Andy up and down, “you shouldn’t be driving with your license” I say with a stern look.He nods meekly, “I won’t do it again, I’ll get my license as soon as possible”, “good” I say smiling. He throws his arms around me, “thank you for today” he says with a cheeky smile.Nek clears his throat behind us, we both turn to face Nek, with Andy’s arm still around my shoulders. Nek walks towards us and removes Andy’s arm from my shoulder, “keep your hands off her” he says, sternly.Andy angles his eyes as he challenges Nek, “who are you to tell me what to do?” He says, returning his arm to my shoulder. Nek repeats the action by removing his hand once again, “ I’m her husband” he says, gently pulling me to his side, putting a bit of distance between Andy and I.“You’re married?” Andy asks in disbelief as he looks to me for the truth, I nod my head, “I am” I say raising up my hands to show hi
“I’ve been asked to inform you that you both can head to the fitting room” one of the staff says before excusing herself. Tela and I grab our phones leaving our other things behind.We walk to the fitting room, Tela pushes the door open, revealing mom talking with one of the designers. She has a serious look on her face as she explains her vision for a dress.“Mom should have gone into fashion design” I say, smiling. “Hello Mom” I say with a huge smile plastered across my face, she immediately turns to look at me, just noticing my presence.I walk towards her and embrace her in a hug, “I’ve missed you” I say while hugging her. She chuckles, “I missed you too my love. How are you? How was your travels?”I chuckle, “slow down mom, one question at a time”, she returns her attention to the designer, “could you bring out the dresses”. She nods and instructs her assistants to bring out the dresses.Mom and I join Tela on the sofa as we wait for the dresses to be brought out, “I’m really goo
I nod, she leads me to a mirror and I gaze at myself as I stare at my reflection in the mirror. The dress is absolutely stunning! I think to myself as I study the details of the dress in the mirror.The material is soft and flowy. The lace on the bodice added a touch of elegance, while the layers of tulle on the skirt creates a beautiful effect that’ll be seen as the bridesmaids walk down the aisle. The criss-cross pattern on the back of the dress is so unique and adds a touch of sophistication. The gown is paired with pink heels that completes the look. The gown is beautiful but it also doesn’t take away the attention from the bride.“I’m ready to step out” I say to the assistant with a smile, “I’m coming out” I announce as I step out of the changing room. Tela smiles, “I like this, what about you mom?” She asks, turning her attention to mom.Mom nods, “this is very pretty but I’d also like to see the other one”. The assistant nods and helps me back into the changing room, she step
We hear a knock on Tela’s room, “come in” I answer softly as I eagerly await to see who that might be. The knob of the door is pushed down and the door is pushed open revealing Nek.“Hi my love” he says, placing a kiss on my cheek. “Ahem” Tela coughs, he chuckles, “how can I forget my wonderful and most lovely sister in the whole of Yula”.He chuckles, “don’t let Aris know I said that” he says, as they both exchange hugs. “Did you get anything for me?” she asks with eager eyes.I playfully roll my eyes at her, “you just couldn’t wait, you didn’t even offer him a seat” I say, laughing. She shakes her head, “pardon my rude manners, please have a seat” she says, patting the bed.Nek obliges and takes a seat beside her, “now, back to the matter at hand. Did you get me a gift from Santorini?” she asks with a sweet smile. I shake my head at her and turn to look at Nek.He smiles, “what kind of brother would I be if I didn’t”, “that’s why I love you” she says, giving him a high five. “Ahem”
“This gift was gotten during the vacation, where you and Nek fell in love and truly decided to take your marriage seriously. So forever it’ll hold a place in my heart”.“Awwn” I say pulling her into a hug, “I definitely didn’t think that far, I love you”. I release her from my grasp and watch as she unwraps each gift with more excitement than the previous time.“Are you ready?” Nek asks as he walks into the room. I tiredly nod, “yeah, we have gone through each gift that was gotten for Tela. It was fun but also tiring seeing we got a lot of gifts for her”“Please could you take my brother's gift to his room and also Tela’s too” I say to one of the maids. She nods and excuses herself from the room to get help.I embrace Tela in a hug, “bye, I’ll see you on Friday for the final wedding preparations. Rest well and don’t strain yourself” “Give me some minutes” I say to Nek, he nods and I take that as a chance to quickly head upstairs. I softly knock on the door while I patiently wait for
“There’s no turning back now” I mutter as I manage to take a shower. I wrap myself tightly in my towel before stepping out of the shower. I grab my pyjamas previously hanged against the bathroom wall and return it back into the wardrobe.Showering with cold water has made me rather cold, so now I need something thicker to keep me warm. I grab a thicker pyjamas which is made of heavy silk.I switch off the lights and exit the room, softly closing the door behind me. “You’re working!” I say in surprise, Nek is seated at the desk as he studies some documents.He shakes his head, “I’ll be quick, I just need to read through this and decide if it should be accepted or rejected”. I nod not wanting to distract him from his work, “don’t take too much time” I say as I get into bed.To pass time while I wait for Nek, I decide to watch funny videos on my phone. Intermittently, I raise my head from my phone to take a look at Nek before returning my attention to my phone.“Still not done”‘I call ou
My eyes slowly open as it gets accustomed to the room. The curtains are drawn closed so it makes the room quite dark though it’s already 9am in the morning.Neks' side of the bed is empty, he must have left very early for work. “I wonder how I ended up with a workaholic” I mutter to myself as I get up from the bed.I do a few stretches before accepting that I'm fully awake. Once I’m done, I grab my phone plugged near the lamp stand and head to my room.I have a lot of work to do today and it’s best that I get a head start on it. I head straight to my closet, “what to wear today” I mutter to myself as I go through my clothes.I feel like wearing a lime dress but I’m not sure if I have anything like that in my wardrobe, so I end up choosing an emerald gown.The gown is a deep shade of emerald, it is knee length and gives a sense of elegance yet simplicity. The neckline of the gown is a simple scoop, which is both flattering and comfortable. The sleeves are short, which makes the gown pe
“Taina” Nek says softly, waking me up. “Yeah” I say, sleepily rubbing my eyes.“We have arrived at our parents' place” he says. “Oh” I say, sitting up, taking into view my environment. “It’s been a while since I was here” I say, coming down from the car.He smiles, “don’t worry, we’ll see them more often” he says, holding my hands with Taek on his other side.The maid opens the door, at the sound of the doorbell. A huge smile on her face at the sight of us, “they are at the lounging room” she says, before stepping away from the door.“Thank you” we say, walking past her and towards the lounging room. “Hi everyone” I say, waving as I walk into the room. I take time to respectfully greet my parents and Nek’s parents before returning to Nek’s side.Everyone has an enthusiastic look on their face as their eyes rover on me, I’m guessing they haven’t heard the reason why they’re there.“Who are the parents of this cute little boy” mom says, as she takes Taek from Nek.I smile, “it’s ours”
The months that went by were fun, full of love and laughter. Nek showed up everyday without missing a single day, bearing flowers and gifts each time he came.He was always with Taek, almost as if he was trying to make up for lost time, which is completely understandable.Taek’s clocked one and Nek threw a massive birthday party for him, inviting my friends in Yuhic. I had wished that my family and friends in Yula would be able to make it but Nek explained that it wouldn't be a nice way to reveal the existence of our child, they’d be happy for us but also hurt and confused. So we decided to wait until we returned to Yula.Nek proposed to me at the end of the party, signifying that it’s a new start in our marriage and I gladly accepted as he’s the only man I want to be married to.Three months later“Are we going straight to your parents' place?” I ask, with Taek in my arms as we alight the plane. Nek takes Taek from me, noticing that I look uneasy, “are you okay?” He asks.I nod, “I’m
I smile, “I love you too but you have to work for it. I forgiven you but I need to know that I can trust you. I need to know that the situation with Juris will never repeat itself again whether with Juris or with any other lady”.He nods, “I understand and I promise to put in the work”I smile, “you have to”. He nods, “can I ask a question?” He asks, looking a bit uneasy. I nod, “you can ask me anything”. He smiles, “who’s the guy that I met at the Excellence, is he your boyfriend?”I chuckle, “you mean David. David isn’t my boyfriend, he’s just a very good friend and besides, I wouldn’t let you kiss me if I had a boyfriend that’ll be cheating. And in the same manner, I can’t have a boyfriend if I’m married to you, if I do so, that’d be cheating”A look of relief washes over his face, “wait.. so that means… that means” he says, gently holding me by the shoulders.“What?” I ask, looking into his eyes. “Does that mean the child is mine, the little boy I greeted is our son” he asks, a s
After a while, he stands to his feet and walks to his desk, pulling out a pile of tissue from its box. He gently dabs his eyes and blows his nose into the tissue, backing away from me so I can’t see him.The room remains silent, only the sound of his sobs filling the room. My heart goes out to him as I watch him cry, I want to walk over to him and embrace him in a hug telling him it’s okay and that I’ve forgiven him, but my legs don’t move as I remain fixed to my seat while I watch him dab his eyes.“I’m sorry” he chuckles, returning to the seat, “I guess it’s just pent up emotions for the past one year”. I smile, “it’s fine”.He shakes his head, “no it’s not, I chose my ex over our marriage, our relationship, our family. I literally embarrassed you in front of the staff and others by not upholding your honour”.He sniffles, “for the past nine months, I’ve been planning to see you. I wanted to apologise for my mistakes”“Two months with Juris revealed who she truly is, she is a gold d
I walk into The Excellence, taking the first stairs, turning right; my heels clicking behind me. How I knew his office was not really a big deal, to others maybe, but to me no.I had taken a chance, The Excellence in Yuhic is built almost exactly like the one in Yula with few structural changes to fit in with the culture in Yuhic.I based off my judgment on that information, the worst that could go wrong is that I got lost and if that happened, I’d just call for help.My actions bring my movements to a halt as I stop at a door, there’s no plaque specifying what the room is, just like the one in Yula. Unlike the others which have a Plaque attached to this door, this one doesn’t. Nek didn’t want people to know he had an office here or that he was around, he said it caused too many unnecessary visits. And to be honest, I completely agree with the concept.I take a deep breath, pulling myself together before knocking on the door.“Please come in” I hear a voice on the other side of the r
“Dear Taina BellosTrust this email meets you well. I’m writing to you, because I need to see you and sort out some facts that tie me to my past. I’d personally go over to your home, but we are not as close as we used to and I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t like that. I’d love it if we could meet at the Excellence hotel, in my office this evening at 4pm. My secretary will guide you at my arrival.P.S. I know it’s old fashioned to send you an email, but I don’t have your new number and I figured you’d still be using your old email.Warm RegardsNek Bellos”My heart flutters as I read the email. I've read the message over four times but every time I see the name Bellos attached to my name, I just can’t help but feel butterflies.The first thing I did after receiving the email, was to save it to my computer; just in case he rethinks his actions and retracts the mail.“Dear Taina Bellos” I mutter under my breath, reading the email once again. The feeling of giddiness overwhelming me as I re
Taina’s POVI’ve been a nervous wreck for the past few days, I’ve anxiously been waiting for Nek’s call or from his secretary. Not that I wanted to receive a call, I assumed he’d want to know if the child is his, after all Taek bears a striking resemblance to Nek.I haven't had a single call, not even a text message. My heart feels less constricted and I can finally stop thinking about my next line of defence. I feel relieved but deep down in my heart, I’m a little anxious and worried that Nek could ask about Taek in the future. But I can’t live my life in worry, so I’ve decided to let things pan out; but one thing is sure, I’m not returning to The Excellence, especially not with Taek.“Good morning Taina” Isabella says, walking into the kitchen. “Good morning Isabella, how was your weekend?” I ask, a smile on my face as I embrace her in a hug.She smiles, “it was good, but I wish I didn’t miss the dinner at the Excellence with you all”. I nod, “well luckily, we’ll be doing it again
Nek’s POV“Good evening sir” Clinton says, walking into my office, who is the manager of The Excellence located in Yuhic.“Good evening Clinton, how may I help you?” I ask, closing my laptop, and focusing my full attention on him. “Sorry to disturb you sir, but I wanted to inform you that your wife, Mrs Taina Bellos is currently at the restaurant”.My eyes instantly light up, “wife?” I ask, standing to my feet. He nods, “yes, your wife. She actually came some time ago”.I slowly nod, “and how do you know this person is actually my wife?” I ask, resting against my desk. “I’ve seen pictures of her in newspapers and in tabloids, so I could tell straight away that she was Mrs Bellos” he says.I smile, “alright, thank you for informing me. I’ll be downstairs in some minutes time” I say, fully believing that he knows Taina. He nods, “you’re welcome sir, I’ll be going now” he says, walking out of the office.My mind races as I think of Taina, my wife; the one that holds my heart. I slump int
I gently shut the door to my room, with Taek sleeping soundly inside. “I’m sorry for keeping you waiting for so long” I say, walking into the lounge room.David smiles, “I don’t mind, is he sleeping now?” He asks. I nod, “he’s sleeping soundly, the crying in the car must have worn him out”.He nods, “to be honest I’ve never seen Taek cry like that, he’s usually a quiet baby so I was shocked to see him cry so loudly”. I nod, thinking the same thing; could it be that being separated from his father upset him.“He probably was just tired, making him extra cranky. And the broccoli situation didn’t help matters” I chuckle, in an attempt to calm the mood.He smiles, “maybe”.“So what do you want to know, you can ask me anything?” I say, sitting on the sofa. David nods, he looks deep in thought, almost like he is carefully constructing his questions.“Is Nek really your husband?” He asks, breaking the silence. I nod, “he is, he has no reason to lie about that. Nek is my husband and he’s Taek