The minutes that follow after that aren't. I hear a lot of whispers around me but I fight the urge to look up. I have no interest in giving people the time of the day to gossip about me.I’m sure the gossip has spread like wildfire around the office, and I must know since I used to be a normal employee. Though I’m not interested in gossip, I always ended up hearing what was being said.I’m pretty sure people are wondering why I’m sitting at the reception like a guest when I could go to my husband’s office. And I’m sure that they must have deduced that we are in an argument or something like that.The room suddenly goes quiet as the receptionist and the people in the reception stop murmuring. I look up to see what has caused the silence.My eyes land on Nek who’s making his way towards me, annoyance being evident on his face. I brace myself for what he’s about to say, knowing how we used to argue and how stern he can be at work.“Why are you in the reception?” He asks, towering over me
Evening turns into night and I’m in my room all by myself. I sort of wish Nek was here to keep me company, I would have laughed and we would have talked a lot about many things.The clock reads 9:30, by now Nek and Amelia would be having that dinner that could have been ours. *sigh*, it’s better if I don’t think about these things, it makes me feel sadder especially when I think about the way I handled it.I just hope Amelia has a drop of respect for me and keeps her hands off my husband. I pull myself into a sitting position on the bed and too my legs to the ground. Crouching down, I wear my sport shoes, securely tying my shoe lace, careful not to trip.Going for a jog will clear my mind and it’s a perfect excuse to pass time while I wait for Nek to come back.I change into my sport wear and head outside towards the gate. “Are you going somewhere ma’am?” the security on duty asks.I nod with a smile on my face, “yes I am, I’m jogging around the estate. You can tell others just in ca
I walk into the estate grounds with Micheal following closely behind me. I turn to face him, “thank you for accompanying me”, he nods, “only doing my job ma’am”.The security guard has a relieved look on his face at the sight of me. I chuckle to myself, “he probably was wondering what was taking so long”.“I’m all fine and healthy” I call out as I walk past them into the house. My stomach rumbles as I walk past the kitchen, the aroma coming from the kitchen catches my attention.“What’s for dinner” I ask, as I enter the kitchen. “Good evening ma’am” they all chorus, “good evening” I reply as my eyes wander around the kitchen.“We are making steak and fries” the assistant chef says as if reading my mind. My eyes light up, “when will it be ready” I ask, trying my best to regain my composure.He smiles, “ in the next five minutes, we are just adding the final touches”. My lips widen into a smile, “alright, I’ll be waiting in the lounge room, I’ll have my dinner there”.“Andrea” I call o
I slightly push the door open, I peek into the room for any sight of Nek. My eyes rest on the bed as I watch him laid on the bed, with his phone in his hands.He’s focus isn’t really on the phone, but I can see his emotions are all over the place, “just like mine” i mutter to myself.“Well I can’t hide out forever”, I push the door open and step into the room, softly closing the door behind me and heading straight to my side of the bed.At the sight of me he perks up, pulling himself to a sitting position, “Taina” he calls out softly, “yeah” I say as I get into bed.“Where did you go?” He asks, I smile, “I went somewhere to clear my head, nothing much” I say, putting on a smile, though that’s the last thing I want to do at the moment.“Goodnight Nek” I say, turning to face my side of the bed. My body slightly shakes as I’m a bit cold from going outside so late at night, the weather is very cold at this time of the year.I pull the duvet up to my shoulders, to make myself warmer which
Two months go by in a flash, it still feels like it was yesterday that Nek and I decided to take our marriage seriously. From the looks of it I can boldly say neither of us have regretted our choice to give our marriage a chance.At first, I was scared that Nek would have a committal problem. And when I say committal problem, I don’t mean cheating. What I mean is, I was scared that he would wake up one day and decide he never truly wanted this, that his thoughts were clouded.But I realised that I needed to trust him, to make our marriage work and for us to grow together as a couple. Tela’s wedding was a blast, Nek and I had all the fun that we weren’t able to have at our wedding; everything felt surreal.Tela and Jamie went for a two week honeymoon vacation, and two weeks after they arrived back home, Tela discovered she was pregnant. I was ecstatic to find out that I was going to be an aunt very soon, I’m super excited for the next eight months.Since the announcement of Tela’s pre
“Bye” I say, kissing Nek on his cheek. His arms move around my waist, drawing me closer to him, “we could work from the same office” he whispers in my ears.I gently shake my head, “you ask me this question every day at work and my response remains the same” I say, smiling. His lips form into a pout, “so I guess the answer is no”.I nod my head, “I’ll see you after work, love you”. I place one final kiss on his lips before heading into my office. Placing my laptop on my desk, I start making calls from the company phone, setting up meetings for Nek.As I go through the Nek’s office voicemail, a certain name catches my eye, “Juris” I mutter to myself as I read her name out loud. I slump into my seat as it feels like the walls around me are spinning, “calm down, don’t make conclusions” I say to myself.I grab my phone and dial Aris' number, she picks up at the first dial, “Heyy” she says with a cherry voice. I try my best not to sound distressed, forcing myself to sound normal as I speak
“Are you fine” Nek asks with a concerned look on his face. He places his hands on mine, “you have spaced out twice in between our conversation. You’re usually very attentive, so I can tell something’s up with you”I force a smile on my lips, “I’m good, I just feel a bit tired; after I get some sleep I’ll be good”. He doesn’t look a bit convinced but he nods, “okay, sure”.Once we get home, I head straight into the house leaving Nek behind. I normally head straight to our room but I don’t feel up to it today so I head to my office which was formerly my room before it was turned into an office space.I bring out my laptop and continue my unfinished work as I try my best to concentrate and push today’s occurrence out of mind.“Finally” I say, shutting down my laptop. I lazily drag myself to the sofa and slump onto it. I close my eyes shut as I try to fall asleep to clear my mind.*knock* *knock*“Come in” I say, with my eyes still shut. “There you are” Nek says, I lazily open my eyes as
Everyday I nervously anticipate her arrival, the anticipation makes me very nervous, causing me to distance myself from my husband. We continue to sleep in the same room and do the things we used to do together but I find myself pulling away from him.He notices the strain in our relationship that wasn’t formerly there but he doesn’t say anything about it but watches me quietly.Some months go by and she hasn’t shown up; I feel like I can finally breathe as I inwardly decide that she was bluffing. The walls I built around me and between Nek and I feel ready to come down.My chest feels lighter and my thoughts feel clearer than they have been in months. The feeling of ease makes me inwardly miss the closeness I had with Nek before all of this. It’s still there but it felt forced from my end as I couldn’t help but think about how Nek would react on meeting Juris.The fear of being discarded to the side by Nek at the sight of his ex-flame or should I say first love, made me keep my dista
“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