“It’s been fine; a bit difficult at first but as time went, I knew how to handle my boss and the job”. “That’s great, you seem like the very professional type” she says, “did you always want to be a secretary”.I shake my head, “I actually want to be a writer”, “a writer?” She asks, “yeah a writer, I applied for a job as a writer at some companies, but there were no available positions, so I took the next best thing- a secretary to one of the most powerful men in Yula” I say smiling.“From the terms and words you used, it seems like you still want to be a writer” she says, I nod my head, “writing is what I want to do, but till I can do that, I have to work” I say smiling, “and don’t get me wrong, I enjoy working for Nek; I learn something everyday”“Does Nek know you want to write?” She asks, I shake my head, “I doubt he knows, I haven’t told him anything about me pursuing a writing career”. “Why” she asks, “Nek would absolutely support you”; I shake my head, “it’s not a matter of su
I look at her expectantly waiting for a response, she smiles “well since you recommended him, then I’ll give it a chance. Do you think he’ll like me?”. I smile at her, “of course he would, and the only way we would know is when you both are introduced to one another”She nods, “when do I get to meet him”; “well seeing how you’re busy and he is also busy, and think the best time for you two to meet will be during my wedding”“That’s a great idea; I look forward to meeting him” she says smiling; my phone pings indicating I have a text message, I check through my message and click on Nek’s message.Nek: The pizza is here, you both should come downTaina: We will be there in a few minutes; Thank you“The pizza is here; Nek is calling us down” I say, Aris looks excited at the mention of Pizza, though she would be only having one slice, “let’s head down” I say smiling .She pulls me back, “wait have you seen this!” She says, “seen what?”, “the recent headline of you and Nek” she clarifies.
Nek: On what basisTaina: I was thinking about your meeting with Der, I think it’s a bit too far from today and I know next week is not actually far; but to me it is.Nek: Okay, so what day do you have in mindTaina: Tomorrow evening; everyone is free on Sundays after Church. I can invite Nicole and Der, you’ll speak to Der and Nicole and I can hangout by ourselves.Taina: What do you think about that Nek takes a while to reply; I assume he is deliberating on my suggestion or he has fallen asleep, hopefully he’s thinking and not the latter. A minute later he repliesNek: Alright, if they would be okay with that. When do you plan on informing themTaina: I will call Nicole this evening; is she does t pick, then I’ll inform them first thing tomorrow morning.Nek: Okay, no problem. Can I go to sleep nowTaina: Of course, you may sleep. Goodnight!Nek: Goodnight!I dial Nicole’s number and call her, she immediately picks the call, “Heyy” she says, “why are you calling so late” she says l
"So what time would they be arriving” he asks; “3pm” I say, “that’s fine by me” he says smiling. “I’m hungry” I playfully grumble, “why didn’t you tell the cook” he asks, “I was waiting for you” I say smiling sweetly.“I totally find that hard to believe, last week you were avoiding me, now this week you’re waiting for me” he says playfully; I roll my eyes in a playful manner, “are we going to have breakfast or what?”“Tina” Nek calls out, the maid comes into the dining room, “yes sir”; “could you kindly inform the cook, that we are ready for breakfast; and please tell her my wife might faint any second from now if she doesn’t have her meal”“Yes sir” she says trying her best to hide her smile before she scurried off. I lightly smack Nek across the arm, “you didn’t have to exaggerate” I say; “but to be honest I’m starving”Nek winces, “ouch”; I roll my eyes at him, “oh please, I didn’t even hit you hard” . The maid comes into the room with our meals, she serves us and exits the room.
“We’ll soon leave” I tell him reassuringly, I can tell he’s not used to waiting for people to leave before he does, he doesn’t mind moving in large crowds. But I mind, and since he’s with me, this is our new tradition, “you’ll get used to it” I say smiling, he smiles back at me and nods.The crowd has greatly reduced, there are few people left; Nek has given up on trying to leave, he’s slouched against a chair as he uses his phone, “we can go now” I say a bit loudly startling him. He gives me a reprimanding look, “sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you” I say truly apologetic”; “no worries, at least I didn’t fall” he says in a teasing manner.“Ready?” He says, I nod my head; as we stand up to leave, he intertwines our hands, I let him since I like the feeling of being close to him. We walk towards his car and like a gentleman that he is, he opens the door for me, “thank you” I say, he nods and walks towards his own side.As we drive out of the parking lot, a silly question creeps into my
“Do you need help with anything” he asks, I think about what he can help with, “yeah there’s something you can help with” I say, “and what would that be?” He asks.“You can help me set the video games” I say smiling, “on it ma’am” he responds, playfully saluting me. We enter the house, and he goes straight to the game room, while I start preparing for Nicole and Der’s visit.I press the intercom, “Lisa, could you please come into the lounging room and please come with a notepad”, “yes ma’am” in a few seconds she appears. “What do you need ma’am?” She asks, I gesture to her to take a seat beside me; she does so immediately.“I’ll be having guests over today, so I want us to plan the meals that would be served” I explain, she nods and picks her pen, ready to start writing. “They will be here at 3pm, meaning we can only serve them lunch, dessert and light snacks”; she nods her head and takes note of that.“So what do you suggest?” I ask, she smiles at me, “for lunch we can make spaghetti
I playfully roll my eyes at him, ensuring he sees me roll my eyes, “why, what did I do now?” He asks, “don’t you know that when someone compliments you, you’re supposed to return the compliment” I say playfully. To be honest I don’t really mind that he didn’t compliment me back, I just want to prolong the conversation with him; it’s rather fun being with him.“I’m sorry I didn’t know that was a rule, is this like a universal rule or a Taina rule?” He asks, fighting the urge to smile as he wears a serious look, “it’s a Taina rule and since you are married to Taina, it’s a rule you must abide with” I say in a rather serious tone to establish my point.“Okay then, I’m sorry, I didn’t know about this rule, I was just informed. You look beautiful this afternoon as you always do” he says genuinely, I involuntarily smile at his compliment, “thank you” He smiles back at me, “so when would they get here, because a certain someone who goes by a certain name, dragged me out of my room figurativ
“So how did they take it? Seeing that they had another man for you”. “They were quite patient, they did a research on him and discovered he came from a wonderful family so that added bonus points to him, and the fact that you and Nek would be introducing him to them, greatly increases his reputation with them” she explains.My mind wanders to what Nicole’s parents would think of me, I’ve never met them and the first meeting I’ll have with them is to introduce Der to him, that’s if he passes Nek’s expectations.“Well if Nek and Der’s meeting goes well, we’ll be meeting your parents sooner than you think” I say, “I hope it goes well, I hope Nek likes him; this is super important to me” she says earnestly.I pat her on the hand, “I know it is, Der is a great guy and I’m sure Nek would see that” I say, “ okay, enough about me! I want to hear all about you and Nek” she says smiling.“Nek and I?”, she nods, “there’s nothing much to tell” I say, hoping that would bring an end to the topic,
“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