Nancy went into the washroom and had her face washed. She changed into a jean and a T shirt. Packed her hair up in a ponytail and with her slippers, she went into the mansion and the children flew into her arms and she led them into the playroom where they played for a very long time.Playing with the children took Nancy's mind off the problem besieging her. She laughed and laughed at their pranks.Jason who had been going in to his room for a change of clothes so he could go out was attracted to the sound of her laughter and loved it.He went to the room and stood by the door watching her play with the children. He imagined the both of them having their own children and playing with them together this way with so much love and abandon.He was smiling as he watched her. She looked so much younger. She was young but right at that moment, she looked not too older than the children she was playing with. He felt bereft. He was missing out on the fun while they were having all the fun, yet
It was Christmas Eve and the Christmas tree was already decorated. The excitement in the air was catching. Even Nancy who had alot of things on her mind could not help but feel the joy and magic in the air. Phoebe had been watching Nancy since their last discussion and was happy with the brooding look that she seemed to have. She knew Nancy was forming her own opinion and was arriving at a decision. She hoped that the decision would be that she would leave soon. But then the Christmas spirit seemed to have overtaken her as well. Her business was doing well and this period, alot of sales had been made and alot of orders as well. She had also ordered alot of goods as well and it was going off the shelves as though, a disappearing spell had been placed on them. She gave her sales girls break from twelve noon that eve till after the the new year when they were to resume. She needed the break as well. They all forgot about their differences and grievances and decorated the tree with
Jason and Nancy stayed in companionable silence. They were not saying anything, yet they understood each other.Jason did not want this pleasurable silence to be broken, he was afraid that if he said anything, then they would start quarrelling again.Nancy was so much at peace that she did not know when her head fell on Jason's shoulders and rested there.Jason liked it and stayed like a statue not wanting to move so as not to alert her. He knew that she may not be aware of her actions due to the magic in the air. He had crave physical contact with her since that day and though this was not exactly what he had in mind, he was ready to accept this rather than nothing at all.Close to midnight, Nancy saw the star and like a child filled with excitement,she grabbed Jason's arms and pointed to the star. This is a shooting star. Make a wish and you shall receive it'. she said and closed her eyes.She made a wish that her own true love may come to her and all her pains may be washed away wi
They went home with Jason virtually carrying her because she was leaning on his shoulders and he was holding her to his side.They got home and Phoebe who had been waiting for Jason was shocked to see them come in together that too holding each other intimately, the way they were.She went quickly in. She did not want them to see her. She wondered what had happened. The more she tried to drive a wedge between them, the closer they grew to each other. It was really frustrating.She of course goes off once in a while to be with Romeo and they always have a steamy session together but that did not mean that she did not want Jason to become her sex captive as well so that he would dance to her every time.Nancy went to her quarters, Jason refused to let her go alone. He walked her to her door and wished her a good night rest.He kissed her again and left as fast as he could. He could not trust himself to carry her inside to her bed as he had intended. He knew that he may not be able to re
.Nancy nearly fainted but Jason who had been staring at her, wondering why she was so pale and staring at Rodney the way she was as though she had seen a ghost, caught her and carried her to a sofa.All attention shifted from Rodney to Nancy.'What was Rodney doing here?' Nancy thought in panic.Rodney saw the way Jason placed his hands possessively on her and the look in his eyes as he gazed at her. He knew that Jason's feelings for Nancy was not just lust. He was totally Nancy's. He looked at Nancy to see if he could get an inkling of her real feelings towards Jason because she had loved Rodney so completely that he felt hers might not be as deep as Jason's but he couldn't be too sure.'Nancy, what happened?' Jason asked and Phoebe felt that this drama queen had started again. Was she not the one enjoying the meal with everyone else? How come she fainted all of a sudden? She is not the only one who is pregnant for goodness sakes!'Nothing, I just felt dizzy but I'll be okay', she s
Jason cold not think of any reason, Rodney would want to speak to Nancy and he. But he had never been one to back out of difficult situations.'Since you would want to speak to us alone, you'd better come with me into my study, I believe we shall have enough privacy there'.The three of them went into his study which was very spacious and we'll furnished.Nancy had never gone into his study before. She had thought that it was always a small room in a house but this study was befitting a mansion such as the Campbell's mansion.'Please sit!' Jason said, all at once, the perfect host.Chris.followed his wife and children upstairs, he had really missed them. Phoebe felt that she could not go anywhere. She had to find out what the man wanted to speak to them about.'I shall ring for coffee's, Jason announced.He rang the bell and Sandy came in with a steamy jug of coffee in a tray with cups.Jason dismissed her.'You said you had something to discuss with the both of us?' he said as he pou
'Who marries a woman who is pregnant with another man's child?' Rodney asked and Nancy recalled her shock at Jason's declaration.Did he just say that just to put Rodney off and prevent him from taking her or did he seriously mean it? He had not told her he was considering marrying her.'It has been done before. I am not going to be the first man to do it and even if I were, then I'll gladly do it. You do not know how to treat a woman. You have made known your ignorance by the words you just uttered.Who marries an already pregnant woman indeed!''I have come peacefully. Give me what is rightfully mine. If you stay stubborn, then I will see redress in a court of law!''I am expecting your summons'.Phoebe who had been eavesdropping, tiptoed away. She had heard what she wanted to hear.The study door was sound proof but they had left it slightly open and she had been able to hear all they said. She was going to use it to her advantage.Rodney left in fury, feeling like a failure. He co
Jason and Nancy sat in the library after Rodney had left.Jason was still in shock. He had not wanted to make his intention known the way he had but Richmond had antagonized him to the extent that he had revealed his intention to marry Nancy.He knew that Nancy would have questions but he didn't think that he was in the mood to answer them.He had not thought in his wildest dreams that Richmond would be the person responsible for Nancy's predicament.'Richmond has always been a man of questionable character and you allowed yourself to be deceived by him? Couldn't you find out things about the people you date before dating them? Everyone you ask would have told you that he was married because his wife's family is well known and their fame has rubbed off on him'.Nancy was filled with a sudden anger. Who was he to judge her? Was he any better than she?'Is that how you tried to find out things about every girl you dated? And even the one you eventually married, was that how you found ou
Josephine was already six and a big girl. She helped in taking care of her siblings.Yes, Nancy gave both to a set of twins. Both boys not long after Josephine came back home and they were three years old and terrorizes them in the house. Thank goodness for their elder sister who try to keep them in line.Nancy had thought that she would stay a bit longer before allowing herself to get pregnant again but since she and Jason could hardly keep their hands of each other, she soon found that she was pregnant again and had just given birth to a beautiful girl.'Get ready for another set of twins', Jason joked one day and Nancy threw a pillow playfully at him.'You think it is easy carrying them in the womb for nine months and then the ordeal at the hospital to get them out?'Jason hugged her lovingly. 'I know all that and I shall forever be indebted to you. I never thought I could be this happy. You have brought untold joy into my life and I can assure you that I am very grateful''You hav
Mattias took her to the new venue praying that he would still be in the men's trusted books.Like he had foretold, the security was tighter.But raising his hands and asking the ma'am to do the same, they were able to get within some inches of the place.'Comrades', Mattias calked cheerfully. 'I am the ma'am came back from prison where we had gone to see the boss and he had ordered that the little girl be sent back to her parents and that was why we came here to get her. I didn't know that she was to come with me, she was supposed to have stayed at home while I brought the girl to her but she has trust issues because she has not had dealings with us before. She does not know that there is loyalty amongst thieves'.But if that is the case why did you give us the prompt to vacate the place immediately?''The reason is because I was shocked that she had followed me to this place but she is our boss' wife afterall and it's her prerogative. If not for the fact that it will be somewhat risk
As soon as Mattias came out from the prison, Rodney's wife followed him. She was cunning and made sure he did not realise that he was followed.She followed him to a place where she was sure they were keeping Josephine.As soon as he entered, she sneeked in after him and then she saw the girl and those guarding her.'Mattias, who is this woman with you?'Mattias looked back only to find the boss' wife behind him. How had she followed him without him being aware of it? He felt that the boss was going to do away with him because considering what the woman had in mind for the little girl, the boss would never forgive him for such a skip and would haunt him down to the lowest of the underworld to get him and extract his pound of flesh from him.'Ma'am, what is the problem? If you needed something, you could have asked me for it and I would have supplied it''Mattias, who is she?''She is the boss' wife'.'Welcome ma'am, we didn't know that the boss would send you to such a place as this'.
Rodney, called Mattias and told him what he had decided.Mattias who had not felt very comfortable kidnapping a child was happy that his boss had reached such a noble decision as to give the child back to her parents.He wished though that he had made that decision before the deed was actually done. Taking the child back now was going to take all his wit's because he knew that there were searches everywhere for them. He had barely managed to take the girl out in the first place.'How does she look?' Rodney asked curious for the first time to know how Josephine looked.'I must say that she is going to be a most stunning woman. I pity the men. She will cause alot of heart break. She has dark hair and same colour of eyes as you. Now that I think of it, she looks so much like you'.Rodney smiled. It made him happy that his daughter looked more like him than her mother. It made him burst with male pride and made him more determined to do right by her.They were still talking when his wife
She could not believe what she was hearing and wondered what kind of fish brain the man she had married had.How could he allow someone to know the plan he was making even before he made it? What had given him such confidence ?She had known that Rodney was capable of doing what Nancy had said even without the threat he had made. He had alot of men of questionable behaviour which she was only starting to know since the court case, who were working for him. He could easily ask one of them to do his dirty jobs while he pretended in oven e in prison.'If what you have said is true, then the best place for you to have gone is the Prison. Go there and speak to him. Most probable, your tears would do what nothing else can do. I am a woman and I believe that he is still fascinated with you no matter how he tries to pretend that that isn't so'.'God forbid it!' Nancy said before she realised herself. 'I am really sorry. I forgot myself for a moment'.'For what? You just expressed your emotion
Nancy had been hiding her panic and impatience except for her occasional request to be told of the progress of the search that had been organized for her child.She could bear no more. It was close to a week now since Josephine was abducted. She feared to consider what may have been done to her or what miserable condition she had been kept.She had consoled herself with the belief that her biological father must have given instructions that no one should harm his child but she had no real faith in that assumption.The man was a beast and would not mind doing away with anyone or anything that stood in the way of what he wanted even if that person was his own child.Afterall, he had not wanted this particular child and had gone out of his way to terminate her life, what guarantee did she have that her suffering would touch him on any way?She had not been able to sleep well at night and that she managed to eat was because of the life growing in her She did not want to punish it for the
Jason walked home dejected He knew that he had no evidence that Richmond was behind his daughter's abduction but he knew that he was the brain behind it all. He masterminded the whole operation. All his threat had gone unheeded. He had not even boasted of being responsible because he had come prepared for any contingencies like recording his confessions,boasts and threats but he had been surprisingly in control of his emotions and why not, he must feel in charge nowImagine him congratulating Jason on his wedding to Nancy. 'It had made the papers and news for weeks on end. You have it all now, a wife- a doting wife and a child and soon more children'.It would have flattered him to hear that but it had not brought joy be ause he had also mocked him. 'I hope for this recklessness of yours, Nancy never gives you peace and the marriage that you thought would bring you happiness, let it turn out to bring you misery'.And he was indeed miserable since Josephine had gone missing. Nancy ha
The police did not find anything the previous day and we're going to continue their search of cars that dayVery early that morning, Jason set out to the prison where Rodney was serving term He had been there for about Two years and out of the twenty five years he was given, he was going to be out on parole in the next three years for good behaviour.He had masterminded that because once he had been convicted, there was nothing his wife could do except for him to follow the advice of his lawyer to act well so that he would be paroled.The prison Warden came to tell him that he had a visitor.' Male or female?''Male. What would you want to do with a female in your state?'He wanted to give him a punch on the mouth. Must he have any lascivious intentions towards any female that came to visit him? Couldn't his wife visit? Though not surprising, his wife seemed to have abandoned him. She was already paying him back in kind by having male companions when he was free since revealing her t
The car drive off in high speed. The man considered this the most dangerous job he had ever done and praised himself for coming out of it successful.He had never had to abduct a child before and that too in the presence of her parents.He wouldn't say the parents were careless. How could they have known that their child was not safe in their own premises? The child had wandered out and he had been keeping watch over the house for close to a month now and felt that he knew the grounds. He had not expected to kidnap the girl that day but luck had been with him and it was though his spirit had called out to the girl and the girl had stroll down to his path and he could not believe his luck. He had called her and she had refused to come close to him at first,then he had said he was friends to her dad and mum and where could he find them?She had relaxed then and trusting as the child that she was had pointed towards her mum and dad, while her attention was diverted, He had carried her.