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Stuck In Matrimony 53~Hannah
"Yes, thank you so much." I was tired of repeating these words over and over. I dropped my phone on the kitchen island and held on to my mug of hot cocoa with both hands, blowing on it slowly to cool it off before it would burn my tongue off. I needed it to be in tact when more inevitable congratulatory calls would come in.The elevator doors came open just then. "Hey babe." He walked in with a wide grin hoisting the bags in his hands and dropping them right in front of me on the island as he pecked my lips."Hey. You stepped out really early," I unenthusiastically responded, not caring to look into the bags he had come in with. "Yeah I had to go get some stuff." He said, already typing on his phone. He paused and did a double take on my finger, "Where's your ring?"I stared down at my bare finger, void of the clean cut diamond ring he was asking of "In the bedroom, why?""I just thought you'd never want to take it off cause of how well it suits your beautiful finger." He joked but I
Last Updated : 2023-01-24Stuck In Matrimony 54~Hannah
"Where's Simon?" Her question irked me. "He's gone back to Atlanta." I be grudgingly responded to my mother, placing the phone down so I could grab a pack of chips from the pantry. "Sounds like you two had a fight." I knew my mother too well, "He called you, didn't he? And that's why you called me." She sighed, "That's not it. Tell me what happened." "First of all his family does not like me." I stated, biting into a chip. "Why would you say that?" I angrily huffed and went on to narrate how awkward the night had been, with his snobby sisters not acknowledging my presence to his controlling mother who fixed a wedding date for me who's not even sure about being engaged yet. How dare she?! "Okay Poof, calm down." She told me, gesturing for me to take deep breaths. I did and felt a little bit of calmness. "Now tell me, what exactly is the problem?" Sh softly asked me. "Mama, I'm not ready to get married again. I'm not ready for any of this and Simon just blindsided me." I said,
Last Updated : 2023-01-24Stuck In Matrimony 55~Hannah & Zachary
I woke up that morning with an overwhelming feeling to go to the courthouse to apply for a marriage license. Fully aware that I had a lot of time to do that, I kept ignoring the gnawing feeling and it still did not let me breathe. I abruptly left the house and filed for it that morning before heading to the salon. Luckily there was no line and it was successful. I was examining the walls in the nearly completed salon a few days later when a mail came in. It was from the courthouse and I almost thought that the license had been approved so quickly which had never been. I ripped the package open and hurriedly skimmed through it. "Jesus no!" I gasped. "No, no, no, no!" I said repeatedly as I paced back and forth without even knowing it. "Something wrong ma'am?" I looked up and saw all eyes on me. I nodded. "Not at all. Carry on," I said and rushed off. I had no idea how good I was running in heels until today. There was no taxi in sight and I wasn't sure I had the patience for an Uber
Last Updated : 2023-01-27Stuck In Matrimony 56~Hannah & Zachary
"Hannah? What a pleasant surprise!" I saw the shock on James' face when I walked in with Zach. "I was at your house the other day but you weren't in." I hugged him lightly. "Yeah Zara told me all about it. Thank you for the gifts you got Melanie. I think she likes the night light a lot." He smiled widely at the mention of his daughter. That was the cutest thing. I chuckled, "Anything for my niece." "So what brings you both here?" He asked, eyes darting between Zach and I. "We just found out that we're still married." Zach spoke up with a breathy sigh. "What?" His shock was evident. "It's my fault. I totally forgot I did not sign the papers and the fact that I got into an accident that night and ended up in jail after a long coma did not remind me of it." Zach admitted. James chuckled, "You must have hit your head real bad." "I did." Zach exhaled again, taking off his jacket, unknowingly flexing his ripped body in the tight white shirt he had on, much to my dismay. "Sorry abo
Last Updated : 2023-01-27Stuck In Matrimony 57~Hannah
"Six?.., sure I'll be there." I dropped the call from my mother. Zara and James were officially celebrating Melanie's birth and it was going to be that evening. I picked out a simple outfit, going for more casual fits cause they were a lot more comfortable to wear and Simon was not here to make dress all official. One thing I admired about Zach when we were together was his impeccable and flexible dress sense. He knew when to go simple and laid back and when to go full out in a tux. I paused. Why was I thinking so fondly of Zach all of a sudden? Speaking of which, I had no idea if he was going to be there for the celebration. I hoped he hadn't told anyone of the situation at hand cause I hadn't mentioned it to my mother or anyone for that matter. I sure hoped James hadn't told Zara either. I ordered an Uber when it was 5pm. I had nothing to do so I thought I would go help out as they set up for the party. I took one glance at myself in the mirror. Jeans, boots and sassy jacket in ch
Last Updated : 2023-01-30Stuck In Matrimony 58~Zachary
It felt so good to be in the same space as her again. When I saw her at the party, the joy I felt was inexplicable. Looking at Hannah now, the four years we spent apart proved that they had been good to her. She had this overwhelmingly calm nature that I knew came from knowing Christ. She had always been beautiful but this new look was everything. Maybe Simon was taking good care of her after all. I stared at her luscious full hair for a few moments as the elevator ascended. It was so beautiful that I wanted to run my hands through it. Fortunately we arrived at her floor and she moved ahead of me, stopping my hands from reaching into her hair. "Here we are," she sighed. "You're not going to invite me in?" "It's late Zach," she gave me a nervous smile. "and it's almost prayer time." she added, glancing at the time on her phone. "Oh yeah, you need to get ready for that. I usually wake up around 3am for mine." I said. "That's great. I'm really happy you found Jesus." She smiled, lea
Last Updated : 2023-01-30Stuck In Matrimony 59~Hannah
"Oh thank you for coming so quickly, I was terrified. There was no one else I could call." I said, heaving a sigh of relief when I saw him run towards me. His dapper deep blue suit brought out his eyes so beautifully. Unfortunately for me, James and Zara had whisked themselves off to Europe to see James' parents. My mother had gone with them so there was literally no other option as Simon was quite far away and as usual I did not want to bother him. "How did this happen?" He asked me, mirroring the stressed look on my face. "I don't know, I just came back from church and saw that fire fighters were trying to extinguish the fire that had engulfed my apartment. I don't even understand how this is possible because I put off all electrical appliances before leaving. All of them!" I explained, my voice going up with every word. This was too overwhelming to comprehend.He held my hands and slowly spoke to pacify me, "Calm down. Let's just be thankful you're not hurt at least. We can worry
Last Updated : 2023-02-05Stuck In Matrimony 60~Zachary
I stopped by her room that Monday morning, "I'll drop you off at your office." I said when I saw her all dressed up. "No you don't have to. I'll just order an Uber." she turned down the offer. "I'm not going to be late if that's what you're worried about," I told her. "No, I just have to FaceTime Simon. We haven't talked since yesterday and I have to tell him what happened," "Oh," I hid the disappointment in my tone. Again with this fiancé of hers, I thought sourly. "Okay. See you later then." I nodded and left. "Have a nice day." She waved slightly and I exited the room with a nod. I sucked in a breath and exhaled as I made my way out of the house. It was another Monday and despite how I really wanted to skip work, I had lots of projects to approve. I hardly had any sleep the previous night cause it felt like a dream that Hannah and I were under the same roof again for the first time in over four long years. If this wasn't a sign from God, I don't know what is. Halting my steps
Last Updated : 2023-02-08
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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
