Juris points towards me, and I could swear that I see a look of annoyance pass through his face before he schools his emotions. “Taina” he says.“What did you do?” He asks, looking at me accusingly. I shrug, “she asked me about my whereabouts and I simply told her that it’s not her business. Correct me if I’m wrong” I say, looking into his eyes.“Where did you go?” He asks. I mentally roll my eyes, and hold myself from replying that it’s none of his business. Instead I put a smile on my face and move closer to him, causing him to stumble back, “I went to the hospital”.He immediately walks over to me, checking my body for any signs of an injury, “are you okay?” He asks, his eyes softening. “You know when you act like this, it makes me really confused” I say, quietly.“Act like what?” He replies, his eyes fixated on me, making me slightly uncomfortable at the intensity of his gaze. “Sometimes you’re hot and sometimes you’re cold. Sometimes I feel like you still care and other times I’m
“What the hell Taina, what did you say to Nek?” Juris asks barging into my room, forcing me to seat upright. My eyes follow her as she walks towards me in the dark, though I can’t clearly see her. I can tell she’s radiating anger“What do you mean?” I ask, completely confused. I feel her sneer, “don’t pretend like you didn’t act sick just to make Nek cancel our date tonight. It was going to be our first date” she screams, causing me to cover my ears.“Can you stop yelling” I say, irritation starting to well up in me. My head hurts from the fact that I’ve been crying and her yelling doesn’t help matters.“You were going on a date?” I ask, once she’s calmed down. She nods, “yes, we were going for a dinner date at one of Nek’s exclusive restaurants”.“Hmmn” I say. I hear her laugh, “oh, don’t tell me you didn’t know about our date. That’s so pathetic” she says, walking closer to me. “Irrespective I’m going to ensure that we go out on that date tonight and there’s nothing you can do to s
“Here are the documents you asked for” I say, dropping them on Nek’s desk before stepping out of his office. I’m met by a stone faced Juris, she sceptically eyes me, “when did you get here?” She asks.I mentally roll my eyes at her, “I don’t think that’s your business. Also, you shouldn’t be leaving your desk, what if a client comes in and meets your desk unattended” I say, attempting to walk away from her.She places her hands on my shoulder, preventing me from leaving. “Why were you in Nek’s office?” She asks, ignoring everything that I just said.I turn to face her, “first of all, I don’t don’t need to inform anyone about my visit to Nek, I have full right to enter his office as his personal assistant”“Second of all, he’s my husband so you don’t have the right to question me” I say, walking away from her. She doesn’t respond and moves to seat at her desk. I can tell that she hates the fact that I can call Nek my husband.My phone rings and the caller ID shows that it’s Aris. “Tain
Aris blushes deeply as Cete leaves the room, “I’m so happy for you two” I say, grinning from ear to ear. Her face immediately turns serious, “before I forget my reason for being here, let’s get down to business” she says, dragging me towards Nek’s office causing us to stumble into the outer office where Juris works.A smile immediately appears on Juris' face at the sight of Aris, she probably wants to get on her good side. She stands to her feet and walks towards Aris, “it’s nice to see you again” she says, trying to embrace her.Aris dodges the hug, almost causing Juris to stumble. Juris looks hurt by Aris' action, “I’m sorry but I don’t think we are close enough to exchange hugs. A handshake will do” she says, stretching out her hand.Juris reluctantly shakes her hand feeling embarrassed for being dodged. She quietly goes to her seat, giving me a death glare as Aris walks ahead of me.“Aren’t you coming in?” Aris asks, turning to face me. I shake my head, “I’m fine outside, I’ll wa
*knock* *knock*“Come in” I say, my eyes fixated on the door. Nek walks into my room, “good morning Taina” he says, his lips curling up into a smile.“Good morning” I say, allowing myself to smile a little. “Do you need something?” I ask, my eyes eyeing him suspiciously.He shakes his head, “I’m good. I just wanted to inform you about something” he says, walking towards me and sitting on the bed.“Juris will be leaving today” he says. He looks up at me expectantly, hoping I’d be happy about the news but I only nod, not wanting to show that I’m happy about the news.“Where would she be staying?” I ask. His lips turn downwards forming into a frown, as his eyes search mine before he looks away, “in one of my hotels” he states.I nod, “that’s good. Things can finally go back to the way it was before” I say, rising to my feet. He rises to his feet too, “are you not happy about the news” he says, holding my arm as I attempt to leave the room.I nod, “I am. It’s just that I waited so long fo
Nek watches me as I finish my food, not taking his eyes off me as I take the last bite of my food. “ I’m done” I say, victoriously, dropping my spoon onto my plate.“Good girl” He says, patting my head softly. His phone rings out, “I’ll be back” he says, as he picks the call and walks out of the room.I take a sip of water as I try my best to avoid Juris' gaze. She’s been sending me death glares since Nek has his attention on me.“Enjoy it while it lasts,” she says, her lips curling up into a smile. I don’t bother answering as I pretend to be focused on the water I’m drinking.Nek walks hurriedly into the room, “Tela is in labor”. I immediately stand to my feet, causing me to almost fall backwards as my chair backs away.I briskly walk towards Nek, “do you know the hospital?” I ask, nervously. He nods, “yeah, I told Jamie that we’ll be there in about 15 minutes time” he says.“We’ll meet at the office Juris, I have instructed one of the drivers to drop you off at the office” he says,
A month goes by and I feel like my tummy has gotten bigger, which makes me more nervous. I can tell the physical changes in my body, though it’s not obvious to others.I was a nervous wreck everyday that went by in the past one month. I was constantly scared that Nek would find out that I’m pregnant, though I did all that’s in my power to hide it from him.I felt extremely guilty for keeping the news of his unborn child from him. But what could I do when he was still with Juris, it was obvious that he was slowly going back to her. Almost like she bewitched him.There was some days where we spent time together that I was close to
Friday evening, for the past two days the house has been more quiet than usual. There’s no sound of Nek working in his office, the sound of paper being shuffled or books being moved.To others, things may look the usual but to me, things look quieted down. Andrea walks into the room, a broad smile on her face, “Mr Nek has arrived. He’s asked to see you”.I nod, “where is he?” she smiles, “he’s in his room” she says. “Alright, please tell him that I’ll be there soon” I say, turning my attention from her.I’m glad he’s back, we can finally talk about the next steps
“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