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Stuck In Matrimony 33~Hannah
"Oh I didn't notice you there." I was startled when I turned to go back into the room and met him perched in the corner."Hungry?" He asked."Uhm yeah." It was on the tip of my tongue to ask if he heard anything from my conversation with Marv but then I decided against it."Get dressed. We're going for dinner." He said and walked away. I followed him with my eyes, searching for any signs of annoyance but he seemed fine. Why was I so worried about him hearing the details of that conversation though? Marv was right, he was treating me nice for a reason so I couldn't let myself be fooled by his sweet gestures no matter what.I got dressed in a nice two piece maternity outfit that accentuated my bump to perfection. Maybe it was something about Santorini, but I was sure getting my groove on and admitting to myself that I was a beautiful pregnant woman.I wanted to try everything on that exclusive cuisine table. The aroma of the meals teased my nostrils so much, I had to order for takeouts.
Last Updated : 2022-11-29Stuck In Matrimony 34~Zachary
I glanced through the archives on my computer and blinked back a few tears that tried to escape. If I could turn back the hands of time, I would. I was truly sorry for all I did and though there was a sort of calm now, I knew it was simply the calm before the raging thunderstorm that was going to hit me.I thought back to Hannah. We had a great time in Santorini, she didn't want to leave. To be honest, I didn't want to leave either. Confessing that I had developed a soft spot for her was a spontaneous but deliberate move. It was a way to keep her on my side if things went south. I needed her to be in love with me by the time things would get a little rough. It sounds selfish, I know, but I couldn't let her out of my sight and away from my side. It was too much of a risk. I hated having to lie to her but it was necessary in this case."Zach?""Babe!" I quickly shut down the computer before she could come closer and see what it showed me."Your parents are downstairs. They want you to c
Last Updated : 2022-12-08Stuck In Matrimony 35~Hannah
I hated how I had to go to the bathroom all the time. Seemed like my bladder had forgotten that I was human and being heavily pregnant made it difficult for me to get on my feet every two minutes for a freaking bathroom break!I had paced the length and breadth of this room, dialing Zach's phone but he wasn't picking up. He wasn't even back yet and I had a lot of questions for him. Lots of them.I dialed his number again and it went straight to voicemail. Where the heck had this man gone, leaving me worried sick?Mama had waited up with me, even Zara did too but then they had both gotten tired and decided to sleep. Almost like I had developed insomnia all of a sudden, I couldn't get a wink of sleep. Finding a good sleeping position with how heavy I was had become such a chore so I didn't want to lay down comfortably, only to get up again whenever he arrived."Zachary Hawkins where are you?" I muttered, looking at the time once again. It was past midnight already and I was beginning
Last Updated : 2022-12-14Stuck In Matrimony 36~Zachary
"Are you alright?" I glanced up as I heard her mother question her downcast demeanor. Putting the meal that she was to eat aside, she glanced up at us."I want to be discharged already. I hate it here.""The doctor hasn't given you the clear." I"I'm fine." "He insisted on bed rest." I said to ease helplessness on her mother's face."Why don't you want me to go home? What are you hiding this time?" "Why would I be hiding anything from you?""Isn't that all you do?" "Erm, I'll think I'll excuse you both." My mother-in-law's tired sigh was the last thing that dropped before a stretch of silence as she left the room. Hannah glared at me furiously."Why do you want to create a scene? You want to fight when you're not even strong enough?""I've been stuck here for a week, Zachary. I want to go back to the house.""Our home." I corrected."It doesn't feel like a home. A home built on lies doesn't suffice for that title.""What lie are you accusing me of this time?" I was sick of her her
Last Updated : 2022-12-14Stuck In Matrimony 37~Hannah
"Hannah?" I shut my eyes and exasperatedly sighed out. "Yes mama?" I still had my back turned to her. "Time to go home. Zach sent the driver." "About time," I muttered. I took a slow walk to the bathroom. A sudden rush of goosebumps crowded my arm and I shivered at the oddity of the cold air that surrounded me all of a sudden. I felt an odd presence. Walking through the hallway had me feeling even worse. From the corner of my eye, I spotted a strange figure lurking in a corner. It felt like it was following me with its eye. I speed walked and met up with Mama, carefully looking around to be sure whoever that was, wasn't following us. "Is something wrong?" Mama asked me. I shook my head quickly. "No, I just can't wait to get home." "Awwwn. I'm sure Zach misses you too." "Not everything is about Zach, mama." I rolled my eyes at the thought of her still believing that Zach and I had such a cute way of getting on each other's nerves. I hated that m
Last Updated : 2022-12-21Stuck In Matrimony 38~Hannah&Zachary
"OMG!!!" I jumped as soon as I heard Marv's scream. Then I rolled my eyes because it was typical of her and therefore expected."You look amazing Hannah." She gushed."Thank you." I giggled. "Zach hasn't seen me yet, I wonder what his reaction would be."Her smile dropped instantly. "Really Hannah?""What?" I was genuinely confused. "You're falling way too deep for this man." She remarked sourly.I frowned. "Who said anything about falling in love? Zach and I have an understanding.""Hasn't he disrespected you enough? He doesn't even regard you as a wife! He doesn't even care about yo-""Can you stop?!" I yelled before I could stop myself. "This is a happy moment for me Marv, please don't ruin it."Zara had already done enough damage. I didn't need Marv adding to that."Just trying to look out for you, that's all." She said."Thank you, but stop it.""Your word, not mine." She walked away. I instantly wanted to apologize but then again, I didn't.I stepped out to meet with the swarm
Last Updated : 2022-12-24Stuck In Matrimony 39~Hannah
I woke up in a dark room. Not even a glimpse of light in sight. I let out a shivery breath as the coldness of the room bit into my skin, sinking its claws in to incite a painful chill. "Where am I?" I croaked in a whisper. My throat was painfully parched. I stayed still for several seconds, forcing myself to recall what had brought me to this point. Suddenly the lights came on and the unanticipated entrance of illumination flooded my eyes so much, I had to snap them shut. "I see you're awake." His voice echoed through the empty room. "I just knew." I palmed my face in exhaustion. "Excuse me?" "I mean who else would want to ruin my baby shower by abducting me, if not my husband's nemesis?" I rhetorically questioned. "That's how low you think of me? Your 'husband's nemesis' ?" He mimicked me with a sneer. "What do you want from me? Why are you trying to kill me?" I don't know where all this courage was coming from but I was sure that running my mouth with this man was a very dang
Last Updated : 2022-12-27Stuck In Matrimony 40~Hannah& Zachary
"He killed her! He fucking murdered her!" Hex looked like he was having a mental breakdown."My sweet, sweet Carrie..." He cried out.I was shaking like a leaf by the time he was done with his tantrum. I don't know what scared me more - The fact that a grown man was throwing a tantrum in front of me or that the man I was married to happened to be a cold blooded killer.Then it made sense. The weapons, shoot outs, long trips, shady movements, calls and late nights. Zach was part of the underworld and as stupid as I was (Pregnancy brain included) I could not figure it out. I was so dumb."Five years ago, I got a call from Carrie. She sounded terrified, she wanted me to come get her because Zach was acting up again. I thought it was another one of their petty squabbles until she told me he had a gun." "She didn't know about you guys." I said knowingly."I couldn't tell her. Carrie," he chuckled. "She was too morally upright to accept that kind of thing. He wanted to quit for her but Adri
Last Updated : 2022-12-28
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Stuck In Matrimony Epilogue~~Birth Miracle
Months had rolled by and that chilly Sunday morning while basking in the warmth of worship, her water broke. It was about time, she had been waiting long enough even more anxiously cause they wanted to keep the baby's gender a surprise. The last gender reveal didn't end so well anyways. "How are we doing?" The nurse on duty that had come to be her fave asked when she walked in with Zach who had been frantic ever since she told him it was time. "Great! I guess," She shrugged. "You're sure?" "I'm not in a lot of pain so I don't even know if I can say I'm in labour." She chuckled nervously. Hannah had read about how excruciating labour pains were and now she that she wasn't feeling so much, she didn't know how to feel about it/ "I guess you're one of the lucky ones." The doctor piped up. "Blessed is the word doc." She corrected with a smile. "Babe are you sure you're not just enduring the pain." Zach worriedly asked. "I'm sure! I feel little aches here and there but they're not as
Stuck In Matrimony 80~Hannah - Final Showdown
"Zach what are you doing here?" Marv asked in shock. He ignored her and rushed towards me, "Babe.""Stand back!" She screamed manically, startling all of us."Don't move any closer or I'll blow her brains out." She pointed the gun straight at my forehead.With his hands raised in surrender, Zach stepped back a few paces. "Marv just let her go. You don't have to do this.""It wouldn't have come to this if you had just done the right thing." She said through gritted teeth, not at all shifting the gun from the targeted spot on my forehead. I gulped."What do you mean?" He asked."Can't you see Zachary? I've loved you for so long and all you've ever done is have eyes for someone else. Anyone but me, I'm sick of it!""And this bitch," she shoved my head with the gun, "She always escapes every death trap I plot for her. I was so mad when I find out you weren't in when I set that apartment on fire,"I gasped. Just how far would this woman go to end me? Lord have mercy."You did what?" Zach
Stuck In Matrimony 79~Hannah
I had been awake, thankful they did not knock me unconscious. I didn't know who my abductor was and I was eager to see if it was whom I thought it was. I waited, tied up in a dimly lit room, somehow not terrified of whatever or whomever it was that was going to walk through that door. "I put my faith in Jesus, he never let me down. Faithful through generations, so why would make he fail now? He won't." I sang lowly, rocking myself as gently as I could on the steely seat. "HE won't fail... He won't." "Impressive voice." I chuckled. "Just as I thought," I said, smiling at her. "Hello Marv." "Hello Hannah." She returned my greeting with a smile splaying on her deep red lips. "So you had to resort to this...?" I looked around the ill-fated room once again finally able to express my irritation not because of the scrawny place but the person who had me locked up in here. She shrugged. "Yes I had to resort to this. You refused to stop getting in the way." Tilting my head, I asked,
Stuck In Matrimony 78~Hannah & Zachary
"You'll be fine without me yeah?" He asked for the umpteenth time.I gave him a nod. "Yeah."He pulled me into another embrace. "Promise?""I'm fine. Just a little nauseous but I'm fine." I assured him once again."I just hope I can be back early enough so you wouldn't be lonely without me." He said, circling his thumb around my hips as he nuzzled me. "I'm not alone. I have the Holy Spirit." I reminded him."That's my baby.""See you later." I bade, taking a step back but he pulled me back to him. "One last kiss." He whined, when I resisted his embrace."Zach you're going to be late."He seemed apologetic when he said, "I don't wanna leave you.""I don't want you to go either." I admitted. I was craving his company a lot more than usual but this meeting was important, he couldn't miss it for anything. And from the look of things, he was going to be away for the whole day. Board meetings..."But I have to." "I know..." I sighed resignedly. "I love you." I stood on my toes, to give h
Stuck In Matrimony 77~Hannah
"Why do you want me to shut it down?""You haven't been there in months. What's the point of keeping it running when you're not going back there anytime soon?"I narrowed my eyes at him, shocked that someone of his status and caliber would utter such gibberish when it came to business."Oh is that so? Lemme ask you something,"Raising his chin, he gestured for me to go ahead, "I'm all ears." "You have chains of businesses. Are you always there to check on them?""No. That's why I have capable hands who do the job for me.""There's your answer.""Hannah these are just small businesses.""No business started huge Zach. Just say that you don't want me to go to Atlanta because of Simon instead of spewing some nonsense about my businesses." I stated. His reason was way too obvious and there was no need for him to beat about the bush when he could just air his reservations.He sighed in defeat. "Fine. I'm sorry if I came off as condescending or underestimating your business. You've worked
Stuck In Matrimony 76~Hannah
"Wait, you were actually serious about this?" I laughed so hard when he walked with his phone and connected it to the TV he had purposely installed in our room for this reason. "Of course. No man wants to let his seed go to waste just like that." "Zach..." I shook my head, chuckling a bit as I wondered what I had gotten myself into. "Okay. You ready?" He asked when he had finish setting up. I nodded in response, sitting up to properly observe what he had displayed on the screen. "Good evening ma'am," He said with a slight bow. I bit back a laugh as he started his presentation, so serious like this was million-dollar deal he was pitching for. "The first reason I'd like to show you as to why we should have more babies is," He swiped the screen of his phone and I watched as the picture on the TV switched to a different one. "The bible says we should go into the world and multiply, this we can see in the book of Genesis." I opened my mouth to speak, ready to debate his words when he
Stuck In Matrimony 75~Hannah
"What's wrong?" He asked as I woke up with a start. "I had this crazy nightmare." I managed to say after steadying my breathing. "What happened?" "I, I, I don't know how to explain it but this is more than some bad dream and I know it. I think we should pray more now, it seems like there's attack coming for our marriage. That's all I can say." "I got you on that. Should we pray now or...?" I nodded quickly, "Of course, we can't delay." He got out of bed and helped me up as we began to commune. It was fervent and the more we prayed, the more I saw visual examples of the trial that was on the way. It took a lot to not stumble back in trepidation but the realization that our God is bigger kept us strong and steady. It was nearly three in the morning when we came to a pause and as we laid next to each other, I decided to tell Him all I saw while we prayed. "Someone doesn't want us to be together Zach. Someone we both know very closely." "Your mom?" I shook my head. No it's not he
Stuck In Matrimony 74~Zachary
"I met her over a decade ago, in my early twenties. She was beautiful but unfortunately my best friend's younger sister and you know how messy that can get." "Hex didn't approve?" "He didn't. We had to keep things hush-hush until he walked in on us one day. It's safe to say that it was not an easy day. I came out with a fractured nose." She laughed and went on check my nose for any sign of crookedness. "You're not very nice." I said, making her melodious laugh even louder. She managed to stop after a while "Sorry. So what happened after that?"I continued, taking up her feet so I could give them a massage. "Carrie intervened and we made up but like every protective older he still gave me a side eye any time he saw us together." "I can imagine," She snickered. "When she found out about what I did on the side with her brother, she almost left me. Maybe I should have let her, she would have still been alive by now but I loved her so much, I was so selfish and I wanted to ea
