~At the Old Town Bar~“Let's toast to many more happy days!” Robbie raised his cup of tequila, and they all cheered. Seated around him were Stephanie, Sebastian, Danielle, Thomas Robbie’s friend, and Jennifer. Their cups made clicking sounds as they hit each other. They all proceeded to take a sip and giggled after. “So… we should do something. It’s too boring, cheering and drinking alone. Let’s play games, or what do you think?” Thomas suggested, and they all exchanged looks. “Doesn’t sound like a bad idea. It is 10 pm, we still have two hours till the new year. Let’s have fun!” Robbie added in excitement, and they all nodded. “So you brought up the suggestion. What should we do then? What games should we play?” Jennifer asked, looking at Thomas. He placed his two fingers, his thumb and index finger, under his chin as he thought of a fun game they could play. “Ermmmm… I was thinking the truth or dare game?” Danielle interfered, and they all looked at her. “Hmm… it sounds good. What
Robbie drove down to Danielle’s house, and when he got to her house, he parked in front of her compound. He looked at her smiling, and when he opened his mouth to speak, she said, “You shouldn’t have kissed her.” She turned her head to look at him, and he nodded and sighed. “I know I shouldn’t have, and I’m sorry about that. She dared me to do it. I would have never thought of doing that on my own. I never liked her,” He responded, and Danielle smiled faintly. “Are you sure about that? The way you two were after each other’s throats throughout the day says something else. I think she has feelings for you, Robbie. You two seem cute together,” She stated, and he shook his head chuckling. “No, I don’t think that is it. Jennifer doesn’t have feelings for me. You are just mistaken. She kissed me because she wanted to piss me off. That’s all.” Robbie tried defending himself from what Danielle said. He never for once imagined he and Jennifer liking each other. They never liked each other. “T
“Bzzzzttt!! Bzzzzzttt!” Stephanie’s phone vibrated against the hard surface of her drawer. The vibrating sound filled Stephanie’s ears, and she clutched her eyes. “Errrm…” She groaned and turned on her side. With her eyes still closed, she threw her hands on the other side of the bed, tapping it slowly. She furrowed her brows when she realized that the other side of the bed was free as fresh air. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at where she had placed her hand. Her phone kept vibrating, and as she raised her head to look at the bed again, her head began to bang very badly. ‘Where is he?’ She yanked the duvet off her body and threw her legs out of the bed. She stood up, and the coldness of the floor sent shivers down her spine. She picked up her phone that kept vibrating and checked the caller. It was her father, Philip, calling. She heaved a sigh, and the awful breath from last night’s tequila filled the air around her. “Arrggghhhh!” She groaned in disgust and picked up the cal
Robbie proceeded to call Sebastian after he hung up the call with Stephanie. He sat on the couch and waited patiently for Roberto to answer the phone. It began to ring for seconds, but there was no response. He heaved a sigh and looked at the screen of his phone. “Sebastian, are you serious? You really won’t answer the damn phone?” He mumbled, angrily. Deep down, he didn’t want to believe Sebastian dumped Stephanie after sleeping with her. ‘There must be an explanation to this.’ He checked the previous message he sent and when he saw that Sebastian had responded, his eyes widened. “When did he respond?” He muttered to himself and checked the time Sebastian’s message came in. It read 5 am. “5 am? Bruh! Who would be awake at 5 am?” Sebastian’s message said, “So, did you figure out if Jennifer likes you or not?” Robbie scoffed after reading his message. ‘Seriously? Just this? He didn’t say anything about Stephanie.’ “Hey, you, where the f**k are you?! Stephanie just called me, she said
~3rd Jan 2003~Stephanie got to work even though she wasn’t in the mood to work. She didn’t have a choice but to go. Since Sebastian left her and said absolutely nothing to her, she had not been herself since then. Danielle and Robbie took time to console her, and they even invited her out, but she refused to go. She cried herself to sleep every night. Everything around her reminded her of Sebastian. Her couch and duvet refused to stop smelling him. It was nothing but torture. She sat behind her desk and switched on her laptop. She waited for it to load, while she buried her sick face in her hands. Thomas sat behind his desk and kept his gaze on her. Since she arrived he had noticed something strange about her. He wasn’t sure what it was, but he knew for sure she wasn’t happy. He heaved a sigh and got up from his chair. He walked out of the office and headed to the elevator. Danielle stormed out of the elevator before Thomas could get in. Her shoulders brushed his arm, and she stopp
Stephanie stood up from her chair fearfully. The look on Danielle’s face when she passed the instruction registered fear in her. “What’s wrong? Is he angry with me?” She asked in terror as she approved Danielle. “I’m not so sure, but his voice sounded pretty loud and harsh,” Danielle responded, and Stephanie felt her skin tingle. “I’ll go to him now.” She walked out of the office and approached Dr. Peter’s office. Her legs seemed too heavy for her to carry, so she dragged them on the tiled floor, making unpleasant noises. She got to Dr. Peter’s office and knocked on the door. “It’s Stephanie, sir.” She stepped back a little, waiting for him to respond. “Come in,” She heard his threatening voice pierce the wooden door in front of her. She reached for the doorknob and opened the door. She slowly walked into the office, and a smile flickered across her face like a hologram. Dr. Peter was sitting behind his desk, his eyes glued to the screen of his computer. Stephanie could see the frow
~After a week~ Stephanie got to the office with the same puffy eyes she had yesterday. She wasn’t sure she wouldn’t be able to get rid of it anytime soon, so she didn’t bother doing anything about it. All she needed was a good night's sleep and how to forget Sebastian totally. Danielle and Thomas had arrived at the office, and when they didn’t see her, they called her but Stephanie didn’t answer the phone because she was close to the company already. Dr. Peter stormed into their office in anger, he stared at Danielle and Thomas before speaking. “She still hasn't arrived?!” He spat in anger. An important client of the company was waiting in his office, and he had asked to see the marketing head which was Stephanie. “He has been sitting for twenty minutes now, waiting for her! Didn’t she check the time?” Dr. Peter was angry and equally frustrated. He was beginning to grow tired of Stephanie's incompetence that she had developed in the new year. Danielle stood up in great worried and
“Mary! What is taking you so long? Don’t tell me you are going through her stuff again!” Sarah shouted from the kitchen. She asked Mary to take care of Stephanie’s room against her return, and Mary was taking years to do that. She got no response from Mary, and Sarah heaved a sigh. She stormed out of the kitchen and headed to Stephanie’s room. She barged into the room and was about to shout when she saw Mary sitting on Stephanie’s already laid bed. She had a paper in her hand, and she looked lost staring at it. “What is that?” Sarah asked as she approached her. Mary heaved and showed her the paper in her hand. It happened to be a picture that Stephanie and Owen took when they were still together. Sarah collected the picture and stared at it for minutes. She saw how happy Stephanie looked in the picture and it broke her to know that happiness didn’t last long. “I saw it in a box she kept under her closet. I don’t know why she has that, Mum, but I don’t think she needs it anymore. We
~Few Month Later~ Sebastian sat in the living room working on his phone when Liam ran into the living room, giggling. “Dad! Auntie’s baby just kicked! I felt it under my hand when I touched her belly!” He said with great happiness. Sebastian opened his arms and picked Liam up. He placed him on his lap and kissed his cheeks. “Is Mom awake?” He asked, and Liam bounced his head. “Yes, she is! She woke up a few minutes ago, when I was touching her belly.” He said, and Sebastian smiled and nodded. “I should go and say Hi to her. Wait here, okay?” He said and placed Liam on the chair. He stood up to leave but Liam held his hand and made him stop. He looked at him and furrowed his brows. “What’s wrong, Liam?” He asked. “What about mother? You promised me I would be seeing her this month. When will it be, dad? I miss her.” Sebastian heaved a sigh after listening to Liam. He squatted in front of him and held his two small hands. He poked his cheeks softly, and Liam chuckled. “Liam,
Stephanie smiled from her sleep and slowly opened her eyes. Sebastian’s hands were wrapped around her on the bed they laid. His face was so close to her that she could feel every little breath he took. She stared at his face for a long time, falling in love over and over again. “Why are you staring?” Sebastian asked all of a sudden, keeping his eyes shut. Stephanie chuckled and poked his cheek playfully. “Can’t I stare at you anymore?” She asked, and he smiled and opened his eyes. “If you can’t stare at me, who can?” He asked, and her cheeks flushed. “Thank you, Sebastian.” “What is that for?” “For not giving up on me. You could have done that a long time ago, but you didn’t. You kept looking for me. I feel like the luckiest woman on Earth.” Sebastian divulged an overwhelming smile and bounced his head. “Thank you too. You coming into my life as being the best thing ever. I love you so much, Stephanie, and I won’t stop loving you.” Stephanie bounced her head and embraced hi
Stephanie went on her knees in front of Sebastian, who stared at her with lust and pleasure in his eyes. “Are you sure about this, Stephanie?” He moaned as Stephanie began to unbuckle his belt. “I’m pregnant doesn’t mean I can’t play with you, yeah?” She pulled down his boxers aggressively and grabbed his engorged manhood in her hot hand. “When was the last time you did this?” She asked, raising her head and looking at Sebastian’s face, which was reacting to her hands around his erection. “The last time was when I was with you, Stephanie.” Stephanie went on to roll her tongue over the cap of his rigid shaft, which made him throw his head back in excitement. “Not even with Rosabella?” She asked and started moving her mouth up and down his hardness. “Never. I told you that we don’t have such a relationship, Stephanie. I love only you.” He lowered his head to look at her and she let out a satisfied smirk. She withdrew her mouth from him and stared at him like she had never seen
Sebastian got to Italy at night, and he headed right to Stephanie’s apartment. Stephanie on the other hand took care of the apartment and prepared dinner for him. She sat in the living room, waiting for him to arrive. Soon, she heard a car pull up in front of her apartment. She sprang to her feet and hurried to the door. She opened the door and saw Sebastian standing at the gate with a large traveling bag. “Stephanie?” He called with great happiness. “Sebastian.” She ran down the porch and Sebastian let go of his bag and opened his arms wide to accommodate her. Stephanie ran into his arms, and he embraced her carefully, lifting her from the ground, and she laughed out loud. “Gosh, I missed you so much.” He grabbed her head and planted a fierce kiss on her lips. She chuckled and bounced her head as soon as they disengaged. “I missed you so much too.” “I’m sorry, Stephanie. I’m so sorry for letting you go through all these on your own.” Stephanie shook her head and looked at
~After Four Months~ Stephanie stepped out of the house to water the little garden in front of the house, carrying her protruded stomach with her. As she watered the plants, she noticed someone was staring at her. She looked to her right side and saw her neighbor, a woman, looking at her. “Hi.” The woman greeted, waving at her. “Hi, Good morning, Ma’am,” Stephanie responded, smiling politely. “Can I come to you?” She asked, and Stephanie bounced her head. “Sure.” Stephanie watched the woman walk out of her compound and head to her compound. She hadn’t seen the woman for about three months. “You’re back, right?” Stephanie asked when she got closer. “Yes, I am. I had to travel out for business.” Stephanie bounced her head and chuckled. “I could guess. I haven’t seen you for three months. I thought you relocated already.” “Nah… What's your name?” She asked. “I’m Stephanie. And you? What’s your name?” “I’m Fiona. It’s nice to meet you.” She stretched her hand to Stephanie, and
Stephanie grabbed her phone and pressed it against her ear in shock. “You are pregnant?!” Sarah asked again, and Stephanie began to pant very hard. “Hey, are you okay? You don’t look so good.” The Doctor said, staring at Stephanie. She looked at him and shook her head. “I… I am good,” She mumbled and stood up. She looked at the file in her hand again. Her eyes heated up quickly and her emotions escalated. “Mom, you heard the doctor.” She mumbled as she walked out of the office. “Oh God, what are you going to do? Stephanie, this is serious.” “Mom, I know! You are not letting me think! Can you please give me a second?” She yelled in tears, and those that were around stared at her. She rested her back on the wall and slid down, crying profusely. Her phone slid out of her hand and slightly fell to the floor. ‘What are you going to do, Stephanie?! You are pregnant for Sebastian! Are you going to tell him? Are you going to keep this baby?’ “Stephanie, are you there?” Sarah asked a
~ After two days~Stephanie arrived in Italy very early in the morning. Luckily, her father could help her get an apartment there after she explained all that happened with Sebastian. They tried to talk her out of running away, but she had made up her mind already. She needed to stay far from him, from everything. Maybe then, she would be able to think and feel better. She got into the living room and looked around the apartment. It wasn’t very big but was perfect for a single lady like her. The furniture was covered with white clothing, and the polished floor looked clean. She began to remove the clothes from the table and chairs when her phone began to ring. It was Danielle calling. She smiled widely and answered the phone. “Hi, Danielle. I thought of calling you after I finish cleaning the house. I didn’t know you would do the calling first.” Danielle giggled and responded. “Well, isn’t that good? What if you forgot to call me?” “I can’t forget that kind of thing, Danielle.
Stephanie sneaked into the room early in the morning to find Sebastian still sleeping with Liam lying next to him. Her eyes were swollen because she couldn’t sleep throughout the night, so she was awake. The way Liam and Sebastian held each other made her stare at them for so long. She could feel a part of Sebastian that was missing was finally complete. Even in his sleep, she could feel he was happy, finding out about Liam. Stephanie exhaled softly and silently reached for her things. She began to pack her stuff. She was going to head home and think about everything all over again. She had cried so much because of love and it was beginning to seem like she needed to stay away. The hurt was becoming too much. She also refused to write any notes because she didn’t want him to find her. Maybe when she was done thinking about everything, they could talk things out. She headed out of the hotel room shortly, drowning in sadness. As she walked down the corridor, one of the doors in
Sebastian got back to the hotel room at night. He ran off, trying to compose what he was going to say to Stephanie, but his head was blank. He was too shocked to know what to say. He got to the hotel room and saw the door was unlocked. He opened the door and saw her sitting on the bed. She sat, facing the large window and staring outside. He moved closer to her, and when he looked at her face, he saw it was all swollen and red because of how much she had cried. He went to his knees in front of her, his eyes were glittering under the lights of the hotel room. He was on the brink of crying too. “I’m sorry, Stephanie. I never knew…” “You don’t have to do this, Sebastian. It’s obvious you didn’t know.” She threw her head backward and blinked her eyes severally. “I swear, Stephanie, this doesn’t change anything.” “Of course, it does, Sebastian! You have a son, and you have every right to take care of him, okay? He hugged you, he was happy to see you. You can’t just push him away,”