Chapter 1

Vanessa sat at the hospital bench as she waited for her turn to be attended by the doctor.

It was a public hospital and the patients who wanted to be attended to were so many.

It was already almost three hours since the time she arrived at the hospital and the waiting line was very long…….. Vanessa has been having stomach discomfort since the previous day and she thought that maybe she had consumed something that didn’t go well with her stomach.

It was only that morning that she woke up to find that she was bleeding from down there that she decided to visit the doctor.

At first she thought it was her monthly periods but had a doubt when she realized that the flow was heavy compared to her normal light flow. For the past one week, her husband had not stepped foot in that house. She was used to it. She loved him and she didn’t see anything wrong with it. Thinking about it, it was as if Vanessa was already used to him not being at home almost every day.

“Vanessa,” the attending doctor called. Hearing his voice Vanessa was brought back to reality so she stood up and knocked at the door before pushing it open. “Have a seat please,” the Doctor said as he pointed at the seat opposite him.

“Thanks much doctor,” Vanessa said as she sat down.

The doctor asked her how she was feeling and the symptoms she had experienced. He did a thorough examination of her body then took her blood samples to the laboratory for more tests as she waited for the results. She waited for the doctor to finish up on what he was doing while thoughts of Lucas Hayes continued running through her head. After a few minutes the doctor came back and sat beside her.

Vanessa looked at the doctor and saw him smiling, “Doctor, why are you smiling?” she asked. The doctor looked at her without responding.

“Young girl, when was the last time you had your periods?” the doctor asked as he rested his head at the back of the seat. Vanessa scratched her head as she tried to think hard. Did her periods delay for so long and that why she was having such a heavy flow?

She could not even recall the last time she had her periods. She was under too much stress that she was sure that the stress was the reason for her missed periods. The doctor looked at her intently not knowing that his stare was making her uncomfortable.

“Congratulations girl, you are pregnant.” Vanessa stood up with a lot of surprise, “Doctor….what …what do you mean?

“You are two months pregnant young girl.” Vanessa could not believe what she just heard from the doctor. She had never thought that she could get pregnant at such a time, when she least expected it. “Thanks very much doctor, do you mean there is a little human being growing inside here?” Vanessa asked as she jumped up happily.

“Yes that is what I mean, but…”

“But what doctor, don’t scare me please,” she said as her legs almost gave away. “It’s nothing to worry about, just make sure that you visit the hospital regularly to ensure the wellbeing of both the baby and you. We also need to make sure that you don’t experience what you experienced yesterday.” Hearing his words, that’s when she recalled that she was bleeding and that was what took her to the hospital.

“Doctor, is my baby okay? Please tell me he is okay,” she begged the doctor.

“Relax,” your baby is okay and will be fine if you follow everything I tell you.” Vanessa relaxed and sat back at her seat,” thanks very much doctor.” She left the hospital two hours later after being told the dos and the don’ts by the doctor. The doctor also gave her some medications that would stabilize the pregnancy. When she left the hospital she was overjoyed and she could not wait to break the good news to Lucas Hayes. She really had the great desire to have the child with the man she loved dearly.

For the past two years, she kept praying that she gets pregnant but every time her periods came late, she would take a test and it would always come out negative. Vanessa had been taking pregnancy tests every month and when the test turned out to be negative every time, she got tired and decided to leave everything to fate. She felt grateful that she was lucky that her prayers were finally answered. After what seemed to be ages, the cab was parked outside the big Hayes mansion. Vanessa got out of the car, paid the driver and quickly entered the gates.

The security guard at the gate looked at her in an awkward manner and Vanessa realized that he

was behaving suspicious. “Is there something you want to talk to me about?” Vanessa asked. “No madam….there is nothing…everything is fine,” the security guard quickly explained.

“It’s okay, I will talk to you later,” she said as she walked inside the compound. She was too excited to meet Lucas and break the good news to him so she didn’t have time to listen to the security guy. Vanessa could see Lucas's car parked outside which meant that he was back home. *

Two hours ago.

Lucas Hayes parked his car and after getting out he went to the other side of the car and opened the door. A beautiful lady stepped out of the car and hooked her arm onto his. Lucas Hayes kissed her on the forehead then led her inside the house.

“Baby, where is she?” Eliana Moore asked coyishly.

“I don’t know and I don’t want to know where that bitch is,” he responded.

After they got inside the door, Lucas pulled her towards him and started kissing her lips passionately.

“Baby, I missed you so much,” Eliana Moore whispered in between the kisses.

It had been almost one week since the time the two got intimate and they could not wait any longer to have each other.