Maria's POV
I got to the office earlier than usual, It was a Monday morning and I had to work on some of the files that would be used for the Franco deal, I hoped and prayed that I'll have little or no contact with Javier.While I was preparing the file, I got a call from Javier. Seeing his call sent shivers down my spine and I was just lost even while looking at my phone ring."He's still your boss" I thoughtI picked it up with shaky hands"Maria, John will be coming to the office to get me the Franco files because I won't be coming around at least for the next one month" he saidAnd the line went off."He won't be coming to work, why?" I kept wondering, was he also trying to avoid me.John came later in the day and I gave him the Franco files as Javier had requested. But I had to as k John the reason for Mr. Ramirez absence, but John wasn't able to give a good explanation so I bade him farewell aMaria's POVIt was a Monday mourning and I needed to be at work. I still felt sick, woke up late and I had to rush so I could at least get to the office before 10am.By the time I got to the office, Javier was already in his office, and from what the receptionist Sarah told me he'd asked of me earlier. As soon as I dropped my bag I headed to his office. I wasn't ready to face him, but my job was on the line do I braced up and entered his office. Somehow i got angry and I was filled with a lot of confidence.I squared my shoulders to summon courage to face Javier but the second I saw his face, my determination and courage flew out of the window when images of what happened some months back flashed back to my mind.He raised his brow the moment he noticed my presence. "So you now co
Maria's POVI woke up with a bad headache, and when I opened my eyes I realized I was in a hospital. Then I remembered the call I received before everything went blank.And then the tears started flowing all over again."I need to be strong" I told myself .I hoped my mum and dad will forgive me, that kept calling me to come visit at least once. I recalled my mum's pleas"Baby try and come home, your and I father have been worried sick about you" she said.I had failed too by getting pregnant without being married, that was against our faith. I couldn't control the tears, so I let it flow.I kept wondering who brought me here though, could it be Javier.I kept carrying until I slept off again.When I woke up I saw Javier seated beside me, he came closer the moment he realized I was awake. He looked like he'd been worried. I didn't want to deceive myself any further, so I kicked the tho
Maria's POVJavier took me to the registry where we got legally married. He also made it clear that the marriage was temporal, and i was forced to sign couple of documents, as the marriage was more like a contract. And while we where going to be at his parents house we'd act like we where in love and happily married.Javier and I used the private jet to get to the villa. I had to accept my date of marrying Javier even if I knew it was going to be hell on earth, he'd assured me that already.The villa is very big and beautiful, and each building was owned by the Ramirez family, what a beautiful sight to behold.As soon as we got in an elderly couple came to welcome us. The couple woman whom I suspected to be Javier's parents, embraced me with so much love like they've known me before."You must be Maria, I'm Juana Ramirez, Javier's mum and this is my husband Ricardo, y
Maria's POVI woke up early the next morning and I still felt pains on my body and I had to accept my fate. The worst part of it was that I loved Javier and I kept wondering why it was so difficult to feel something for me."Why should my first attempt at love be this bad?" I thought.I was interrupted by a knock on the door. It was Veronica. She came into the room with a big smile and arms so open. She was just like my mom, so cheerful and welcoming."I missed my mum, I missed my parents" I thought as a tear drop fell from my eyes. I came back to reality when Veronica wiped the tears from my eyes"Why are you crying?" She asked as she pulled me in for a hug."I'm fine just a little stressed and preggy hormones?" I lied as I tried to giggle."It's too early for hormones to start having this huge effect on you, or is Javier giving you tough time?". She said"I know
Maria's POVI and Samantha chatted for a while, we talked about various things, and anytime she tried to bring up my relationship with Javier I waved it stylishly. She asked me about the baby and if i had registered for antenatal yet, and she also told me not to hesitate to ask her questions concerning pregnancy if the need be.I started feeling a bit dizzy and tired, so she asked me to go upstairs and rest a bit, so i excused my self and went up stairs.When i got upstairs, i couldn't sleep i just couldn't help but think about the turn my life had taken in the last couple of months. Staring out of the window, i fidgeted as my heart continued to beat with intense awe and astonishment. These emotions were surreal."Mar
Javier's POV We where finally making preparations for Andrea's birthday, I Andres and Diego where taking care of the drinks while the women where taking care of the food as other things had already been sorted out. But I couldn't stop myself from going over to the kitchen to steal kisses from Maria, until mother chased me away not to return and I was stuck with the guys and my father who didn't stop telling us about the catholic doctrine.I couldn't stop thinking about everything that happened between Maria and I. She's perfect, the kind of woman I respect, just like Samantha. They were wonderful women. She's a good woman and very attractive. Each time I tried to concentrate on the conversations going on I couldn't help but drift back to our love making."Yes...." came her response as her fingers entwined in my hair. I finally lowered his mouth to my breast, what a beautiful pair, one of my hands slipped higher along the sensitive inside
Javier's POVAndrea's birthday finally came and it was so lovely, we had a lot of were guests at the party, one of them which was Mr Michelle Gram, who happened to be one of my business partners for a long time. I introduced him to Maria"What a beautiful lady you have here" Mr. Gram saidAs he stretched his hands to give Maria a hand shake, he held unto her hands for a long time and I didn't like it, I had to cut it off. I noticed the way you looked at her, like he wanted to devour her and it made me boil with anger, I had to compose my self so I wouldn't give him the beating of his life.Each time I left Maria to attend to something else I noticedMr Gram with Maria, I lost concentration at pints like these, because I had to steal glances to make sure he wasn't touching her. On some occasions I'd leave whatever I was attending to and stay with her.At any point i was standing alone Mr. Gram would always come by.I was jealous a
Maria's POVI wokeup feeling like I was beaten with a hammer, my joints where paining me. I tried to get familiar with my environment but then events of last night came back to my mind.Veronica was by side.I wondered if she didn't hate me already for lying to them and trying to deceive them all this while. She must think I am a gold digger just like as her son thought.She noticed I'd woken up." How do you feel my darling?" She asked"Where is Javier?" I asked"He'll come around my dear" she responded"I promise, I didn't kiss Mr.Gram, I'm not even interested in him. I love Javier and...." I didn't complete my sentence before she interrupted me."I know my darling Maria" she said while smiling."It's very obvious, from the way you look at him. I notice it every time. He has feelings for you too but he's too stubborn to admit it" she added"How do you know that?" I
Javier's POV4 months laterI can't believe I have been depriving myself from being happy. I and Maria had the best time of our lives. I was so scared she would not forgive me. But she did and I'm grateful for that.I was on the couch in the living room when she came in and said she'd like to tell me something. I was so curious to know"We are having a baby" she said shyly"You're having my baby..." i wanted to sweep her off her feet and swing her around. 'I love you, Maria . I love you, I can't live without you and now you've given me the best news I could ever have hoped for.Lord, when you walked through that door, with that serious expression, white like a ghost, I thought...I don't know what I thought...that you were going to tell me that you were tired...that I had los
Maria's POVJavier was discharged after three days, although he couldn't do certain things by himself he was out of harms way and there wasn't any need for him to remain in the hospital. We went home and I made sure I took absolute care of him.The doctor gave him drugs which he'll take for pains. Each time he took the drugs he always felt like sleeping.He tried severally to trick me into his bed, but I knew he wasn't strong enough for what he wanted and I made excuses and avoided such activities.I missed him, seeing him in his naked glory made me feel some type of way but I had to be patient, at least until he recovered.I hadn't had a good sleep for like a week now. I opened one eye. Sunlight poured into the room, marking
Maria's POVI didn't want to stand and here him talk and so i excused myself and left the house. And i intended to have all the fun i could think of. I called Emma to know if she'll be available, but as always she had an excuse. I had to hit the club all by myself.The Uber driver arrived and i enteredIt didn't take us up to 30 minutes before we got to the club.I entered the club, it was full already. I needed scotch so bad. I'd already became a regular customer and so the bartender already knew what I liked taking."Your regular, I know" the bartender asked smiling"Thank you" I replied returning the smileWhile waiting to for him to get my order ready, my mind drifted back to what happened between i and Javier some minutes ago.I wanted to believe every word that came out of his mouth, but my fragile heart can't and won't take it if he hurt me again.The bartender brought out the bottle of scotch and I couldn't
Maria's POVI woke up pretty early the next morning, and I had too quickly creep away since I don't want Javier to see me in his bed when he wakes up. He looked so good, I wanted to stay and watch him all day, but I couldn't.He deserves to be put is he'd severely, I shouldn't forgive him so easily.I'll make him think that our night of passion was nothing to me.I remembered all that went on last night. Them heat hadn't cooled with the setting of the sun. Now, some time after lunch , I sat in icily my room and acknowledged i was hot in part because of the summer's evening, but also, because of the way Javier had looked at me.The way he'd spoken to me.Now, in the privacy of my room, i let out a soft mo
Maria's POVI was enjoying every bit of why he was doing to me and I didn't want it to stop."Maria you shouldn't let this happen". I thoughtBut I threw caution to the wind. It had been a while since we'd been intimate. I knew I should continue but my body needed it . Needed Javier, and so I pulled him in for another kiss, he carried me bridal style and took me upstairs to his room.Moments later, Javier's hand moved, shifting upward and unfastening the front clasp of my bra. And then, without missing a beat, his mouth followed to my breast.That's when o lost touch with reality and lost my grip on any control i thought I had. Javier's tongue stroked my nipples and i became engrossed, totally, irrefutably absorb
Javier's POVThe moment i entered my room, i headed right for the mini-bar. Maria had shaken him to the core. Even just spending time with her had been something else, something simply fantastic. A short while later, as i sat out on my balcony drinking a scotch, i realized that i could still sense Maria's taste, even after the strong drink. It was there, on my lips, mouth and tongue. I closed his eyes for a minute and thought about how Maria had looked last night.Same woman. Same sex appeal. I was convinced that no matter what Maria wore, she would always grab his attention and draw him in.And that was what worried him. He didn't want any woman to have that ability. I'd become used to protecting my heart...and my mental state. I couldn't risk falling into that black hole again.Because the next time, he might not
Javier's POVI carried her out of the club despite the stares, and her screams. I couldn't care less. She tried to pull away, so i carried her and put her in the car. She didn't find this funny because she was fuming, when we finally got to the house, she opened the door and walked out straight into the building.I needed to talk to her and i didn't care how she would react, all i needed to do was get her attention. Before i could get to the living room, she had already climbed up the stairs so i followed suit. Unfortunately for him her door was locked."Damn" I screamed as I kicked the wall.i stood rooted in a place for minutes. "She was doing the right thing, I had no business being in her room" I said to myself.
Maria's POVThings had changed for me. I didn't even care if I hurt myself in the process, a part of me was cut out.I was able to move around the house without the help of Rosemary.Kesha was still around though, she helped me sometimes especially when she wasn't with Diego. Those two I mean Diego and Kesha they where too cute to watch. They loved each other so much, and I wanted to be I there shoes.And while I thought about being like them I thought of only Javier. He was the only man that had my heart, but he'd hurt me beyond my imagination. On the days Kesha was around we'd gist an
Maria's POVI finally came to terms with the fact that I’d lost my baby and I blamed him. I blamed Javier and I didn’t want to lay eyes on him.Javier tried coming to see me but I had the doctors and nurses whichever that was available send him out. I really didn’t want to see him. I only saw flashes of his wickedness each time he came around.Veronica stayed with me at the hospital while Samantha and Andres came visiting sometimes with little Andrea. Mr Francisco Ramirez called once in a while, he’s have loved to be present but he had so many business meetings, and he was glad Veronica, Samantha and Andres where around.“You deserve the love there showing you, I’m sorry for what he did to you , you’ll be alright. I just hope you can ever forgive him” he said during one of our phone conversations