"Did you guys fight? I don’t like the energy here and I feel you guys fought, did you?”Mark asked Devon while they sat in the palm house, He had asked him that question more than ten times now."Mark, I answered before, didn't I?""Yes you did but I don't believe you, so you better tell me what you did to her before she comes and tells me herself."Mark inquired."We didn't fight, I fell, she got angry and, Mark can you just stop asking me already I told you that I don't want to talk about it,"Devon said.He had told Mark before that they didn't fight but he kept asking over and over again making Devon angry."Wait you fell? How come? Are you feeling okay? Shouldn't we be headed to the hospital?"Mark said fusing over him like he was some child, Devon rolled his eyes at his behavior."Mark that was hours ago if I was injured like you feared I would already be in the hospital,"He said lifting his hands to make his point more clear."Aha, that's true, thank God you are okay, but that
What do you wanna talk about?"She asked, sitting back down."Mark, over to you,"Devon said."Me? You are the boss,"He replied."I know but I am also a patient, I don't wanna stress myself and you don't want that too so sir can you do the honors?""Fine, Lau, I like Lau, Devon thank you for giving me that,"He said, directing a thumbs up at him."Just talk,"Devon replied."Okay, Lau a few more people are gonna be around due to some situations that we didn't see coming."He explained casually, making poor Lau confused even more."A few people? Okay, who are they?" She asked, looking from one face to the other."Bodyguards,"Mark replied."Wow, why? Are we in danger or something? Did he offend a mafia lord who is now after him?"She asked, making them burst out laughing but looking at her expression he could tell she was asking seriously, before he could chip in Mark started talking while trying to hold his laughter."No, dear not a mafia lord, it's something worse than that."He s
"He is not back with his ex!!!"Was the thought that ran through Laura's mind for most of the day, that's the only thing that she got from the whole talk, not that she didn't listen to the other parts but the guilty she had been feeling suddenly left her, Devon didn't cheat on anyone by wanting to kiss her, she felt relieved, she still wish they can talk about it and also move on from it cuz she didn't want their friendship to be tainted by something that didn't even happen.When she had left them in the palm house she had met Percy, she had then offered to help her with the laundry, Percy had refused at first but she later agreed and while they were doing that, Percy had brought up Devon's ex topic talking about how she was spreading lies and lots of other things, she had then used the opportunity to find out more about the said woman, what she found out didn't much interest her, all she got was that they broke up about two months ago and they had not gotten back together as the ex h
He watched as she gently turned around to face him at his wordsHe didn't know why he had said that but it was already out and it was the truth he couldn't deny that even though he knew it was too early for them to be anything."What did you say?"She asked moving her hair from her face."I said I like you, you are funny, nice, and easygoing, you don't care if I am a huge name, you don't even talk about my social status and that's so new for me, maybe that's why it so easy to like you,"He answered truthfully, maybe that's why he liked her when he was with her he doesn't need to pretend or hide anything cuz she didn't care."That's it what kind of like are we talking about here?"She asked."The kind of like you think I am talking about,"He answered back."Should I be worried?""About what?""I don't know, I just feel we don't know each other much I can't deny that you... Well you, you know what I am trying to say right?"She fumbled with her words in her cute voice, he liked it when
He frowned, the thought of another person here instead of Laura didn't sit well with him, he was grateful that she came instead."Thank God you came instead,"He let out.She laughed."May I ask, if your co-workers know me so well then how come you never heard of me until I came to the hospital?"He couldn't help asking."That's because I am not interested in celebrity gist so whenever they start talking about those I either wall away politely or I just tune out when they are talking,"She answered."Aha, then do you perhaps know a male nurse? He good me his name but I have forgotten, he kept making fun of me that day and I swore to get back at him but I forgot."He said remembering the male nurse that had attended to him that day, he had forgotten about his revenge plan, he couldn't even remember his name."There are two male nurses there is Cross and Nathan but Cross is currently on leave so it can't be him, it should be Nathan,"She disclosed."Yeah, I remember, it's Nathan,"He re
"Dude, calm down you are making a fuss over such a small thing, "Laura said to Devon who was almost having a mental breakdown cuz of a syringe."Easy for you to say you are not the one who is gonna get the shots, no one ever told me I had to take injections again, why didn't you tell me I had injections to take, why can't I just continue with the drugs?"He asked with much distaste."This,"She said pointing at the syringe containing the injection."This is different, you are taking this because of your flu, not cuz of the legs,"She explained."Same, difference, I already told the doctor back at the hospital that I didn't want any shots aside from the once I got at the hospital and he agreed, why will he back out if his promise that's a breach of trust,"He complained."Devon, whatever agreement you had with the surgeon doesn't count in this case, and It's not even as painful as you think,"She replied as she finished setting up the shot, they were both in his room and he has been m
"What is it, Mark?"Devon asked, and Laura excused herself to go back to her room,"You don't have to leave Laura,"Devon said when she made to leave the room."Nah, I should give you guys some privacy. It seems like real serious stuff by the look on Mark's face, just call me when you are doing or when you need anything."She answered making her way out of the room before he could stop her.She walked the small distance to her room and went straight to the bathroom to wash her hands, she wondered what news Mark had that made him look the way he did, must be something serious, she shook the thought off and she walked back into her room and sat on the bed, the thought once again made its way Into her head and she scolded herself,"If you wanted to know what it is so much you could have just stayed back there,"She said out loud, her phone binged and she was grateful for the distraction, she picked up her phone and saw that she got a mail from an unfamiliar email address she clicked on i
"Laura, say something,"He said his voice sounding intense even to his ear, but she still didn't say a word, she just sat there, her beautiful eyes set on him, he mentally counted to ten and claimed her lips with his, she tasted better than he anticipated, her soft rosy lips melt against his, he kissed her softly at first, felt her surrender to his touch, the soft whimper from her lips, her soft and warm lips parted slightly allowing his tongue to slip inside her mouth, the warm welcoming heat of her mouth made him weak to his kneel, he could feel the soft tickle of her breath beneath his nose, fingers carding through her hair, he kissed her deeper felt her kiss him in return, making the mating of mouths even more intense.He felt himself slowly falling off his wheelchair which made him part their lips as his legs were complaining in their uncomfortable positions, he gently kissed the top of her nose and watch her slowly open her eyes, she stunned him by moving forward and kissing him
"Mark called while you were bathing, baby,""Oh really?""Yes, Eva just put to birth,""Oh my God! Really? That's so nice, a new baby, I love babies,"She said in excitement while dressing up."Yeah, me too, Susan and Sophia are next,""Yes, and Sylvia too but hers is still far away,""Wow, so many babies around, that's nice,"He replied, his thought, went back to the child he almost had, he has gotten over it but from time to time, he still felt the loss of the baby that was never there, he confronted Cleo and she told him that they never slept together that day, she made the whole thing up, he decided not to do anything to her so long as she stayed away from him and his affairs and so far for a long time, he had not seen her or heard from her, which was good, he liked his life now."Are you okay?"She asked coming close to him while buttoning her top."Yes I am fine, get dressed will you? Your dad is expecting us,""I am almost ready,"She replied with an eye roll, they were visitin
"I can't believe you gave me false hope Laura,"Tasha said in welcome when Laura entered the nurses' room that Monday, she looked really done, the others in the room were all looking at her."What are you talking about Tas?"She asked even though she knew what she was saying."You told me Devon owns the baby when you know they are not even pregnant in the first place, I hate you, and did you see the photos making around on the internet? I feel betrayed.""Leave the girl alone, if you attack her, how will she answer our questions?"Jane said pulling Tasha back."Yo! Laura, you finally arrived, you have a lot to answer to girl," Nathan said as he entered the room."What are you guys talking about?""Laura, there are photos on the internet, after the news that the alleged pregnancy was faked, the media wanted to hear Devon part of the story and someone tipped them off of his location I think and some photos of you and him are all over the internet," Sophia explained."What? What photos?
"It's so good to see you here Laura," Percy said hugging Laura as she entered the house, she had come unannounced she wanted to surprise her dad as she had not seen him since Christmas,"It's good to see you too, is my dad around?""Oh no, he went to the market in town, the boss came in three days and we are low on food supply,""What,? Devon is here? I thought he was in the city,""Yes, but he came in surprisingly three nights ago and he has been in a foul mood since, not coming out of his room, he just stays there, no one knows what happened to him, the boss might be a celebrity but he is very private too, I wish he can talk to someone, now that you are here you should help get him out, he needs to eat at least," Percy said and walked off without waiting for her response, she didn't know he would be here, she thought he would be in the city since that's where he has been staying for a while, she has been avoiding him, he called her a couple of time but she hadn't answered, hadn't r
Devon drove to a stop on his way to Clovers and parked his car by the roadside, he stood there for hours wondering how he could have been so stupid and trusting, this would not have happened if he had just had the sense to verify what Cleo had said, no he chose to believe her and look where that has landed him, he should have known not to trust her, she lied to him while they were still dating so what stopping her from lying again, he needed answers from her, he could go without finding those he got into his car and drove back to his house, he met her while she was moving her stuff she looked shocked to see him, the first thing he noticed was that she no longer had the baby bump,"You are back? I was just leaving" she said, she didn't even feel remorseful which made him angry all over again."I have a question Cleo did we really sleep together that night because till now I don't have any memory of that happening.""I don't have to answer that,""Oh you do because if you don't give me
"What? You are doubting me now?"She asked, getting up and walking away from him, which gave him even more reason to doubt her, she looked uncomfortable."I am not doubting you but the doctor said he carried out a scan to see if the baby was doing fine but nothing was seen and also he did a pregnancy test which turned out negative, forgive me for not trusting you Cleo but you just have to do the test and it will be clear because as it stands now I don't know what to believe.""I don't want to do a test, I am pregnant and you can see the baby bump, you saw the scan photos last week and that's enough proof,""No, that's not proof," he said getting annoyed. "That's not proof because I just realized that even though I go with you to your appointment you always make me do one thing or the other when its time to see your doctor and I only saw the picture but I wasn't there when the scan was done, neither did I see my baby, so if you don't mind going to the bathroom with me and peeing on a s
"Doctor, what did you just say?"Devon asked in confusion."Mr. Williams, I said that your girlfriend is not pregnant, no the test results came out negative,""Are you sure? Then why is her stomach getting bigger?"Devon asked in confusion, he was at the city hospital, he received a call earlier that Cleo had collapsed at a filming set, he had told her to stop or pause her activities or at least limit them but she had not listened and just kept doing what she liked, guess she was still angry over his decision not to rush into marrying her, she wanted them to get married before their child is born but he didn't want that and going by what the doctor just said there might not be a child in the first place, but that can't be possible because he had gone with her to two or three doctors appointment."That I can't explain now until I examine her again, we just did a few tests and also gave her some medications to revive her, more tests will be carried out when she finally is stable but fo
The days slowly turned into weeks and before long Laura returned to work and soon even the weeks turned into months, Christmas came by and went, she spent the holiday with her family, it was the best Christmas ever for her, she had a great time meeting her extended family, are aunties, uncles, grandparents, and cousins, she got used to been called Selena, the best part was the days she spent at her dad's house in Clovers, she had so much fun that at some point she had forgotten her heartbreak, that's a lie, she didn't forget, not even once, throughout everything she always remembered him, her thought always drift off to him, sometimes it hurt thinking about him and other times, it didn't he was in her head going to bed and waking up, she tried to avoid looking him up on the net to see what he was up to and when she did give in and checked on him, there wasn't much except the fact that he had an upcoming album, that was it, no news on the possible birth of a baby neither was there any
"So this is how it's gonna be?" She asked crying, he didn't know what to do with her tears didn't like it when he is the reason someone is crying but he couldn't promise her marriage either not when he knew he didn't love her and when he had some else in his heart if they got married they would both be unhappy, he just didn't know why she isn't seeing it like that, getting married cuz of a child is not it."I don't know what else to say to you Cleo, you just don't get it, I can't marry you, I am in love with someone else,""But you were in love with me once, we almost got married, remember? You can love me again, I am willing to wait until you love me again,"She said in a pleading voice, he sighed in tiredness, he had explained over and over again the reasons that he can't marry her but she seemed to be bent on marrying him."You know what, Cleo, can we give this some time, let's just see how this whole thing plays out, right now I am going through a lot, and getting married is not
"I am not gonna marry you, Cleo, I am not ready for marriage yet, and I don't want to spend the rest of my life in regret, we give birth to this child and just wait to see how far it goes, I didn't break up with Laura just so I can marry you, no, I just felt it was right since you were going to need all the help you can get and I don't want to miss out of anything for my child, also I don't want her to feel less, so if you think you have won then think again,"They were at her house, he had come to check up on her and she had brought up the topic of marriage, again for the hundred times, but his answer reminded the same, he wasn't going to marry her, not only for him but for her too, them getting married would be a big mistake, he has seen a lot of couples who married for love ending up getting a divorce not to talk of them, he couldn't do it."Well, if you don't marry me, then kiss goodbye to having a say in our child's life, I am not gonna settle for less,""I am not gonna have this