Emery shut the door as soon as she got into the room, she unbuckled the straps of her sandals and shook them off her feet. Plonking on the bed, a smile found its way to her lips as she recalled everything that just happened downstairs; the words Benhail said about her, the kisses, the touches, and the few eye contacts they made to prove that whatever was happening between them was real. Benhail was good, there was no doubt about that.She was still in trance, completely oblivious to Benhail's presence in the room. She grinned and carefully heaved herself up to see him staring at her. She was startled by his glare, he smiled, waving his hand at her."Why would you rate me a four?" He took a step toward her, she joggled her head and stepped backward."That was how good you were, four. That's too much?" She asked teasingly."How good I was?" Benhail scoffed, "If you rate my acting a four, what will you rate my skills in bed?"Emery blushed, it's been a while since they played some bed ga
That was the third time she was rushing into the toilet that morning. Benhail wanted to pretend not to notice her, but he couldn't, her groans got louder each time she ran into the toilet. He set aside the files on the desk and went in with her this time. Leaning against the door, he watched as she vomited into the toilet bowl. She flushed the mess and lifted her head to see him standing by the door, arms akimbo. "Shouldn't you go to the Doctor?" He asked. "No, it's nothing serious, I will be fine. Just morning sickness that's common at the early stage of pregnancy. You don't have to worry about me." She walked over to sit on the bed. "Are you hungry?" "Yes, I am. So famished, I don't know why I eat so much these days." She looked at him, "your baby likes to eat a lot," she muttered, rolling her eyes. "Yes, the baby wants to be healthy. Come here," he stretched out his hand to her. "Why and what?" Emery's eyes squinted surprisingly. "Come with me, let's get you and the baby s
"Eat more, the baby needs more food," Agnes said, pushing the dish for Emery to fetch more food into her almost empty plate."Oh, I have eaten enough already, I can't have more." She responded. "The baby eats a lot though but I don't want to overfeed, I weigh a lot already, I don't want to add to my weight."Agnes shook her head, a small smile plastering her face. "I was pregnant before," she said.Emery stopped eating, she dropped the fork and folded her arms. "You have a child?" She asked."I would have but she died," she heaved a sigh, pulling out her glasses to wipe her eyes."Oh my God, why did she die?" Emery questioned."I was left alone to cater for her, I had nothing, she fell ill and didn't make it." She summarised, sniffing back tears that welled up at the corner of her eyes. "After he died, the man I told you about before." Emery nodded in understanding. I got into an entanglement that led to pregnancy. It was a one-night stand thing. When I found out I was pregnant, I was
Emery struggled with her zipper, she attempted again but after failing, she decided she'd change the dress into another one.Benhail noticed her every move, as she tried to zip up her dress, he smiled and slid out of the couch in the bedroom. "Can I help you with that?" He asked."Yes," Emery responded almost immediately, she really wanted to wear that dress to the opening of Amery's art gallery and art exhibition that evening.He walked over to where she was and she turned her back to him, waiting for him to pull the zipper. She felt his hand stroking her bare back and before she could resist, his hand was already moving down, below her back."Hmm," Emery groaned. "The zipper," she said."I know, but I would like to rip this dress off your body. May I?" He spun her around, pinning her to the wardrobe. "May I?" He asked again.Emery nodded her head in response, she couldn't stop him when her legs were already wet. He giggled and trailed kisses from her neck down to her belly, his mout
Lola and Emery started to hang the paintings that needed to be hung, slid in shelves the ones that Amery wanted to keep with her, and cleaned the dusty ones. When it was some minutes to the stipulated time, two of the people Amery invited walked into the showroom. They were offered drinks and sat to wait for other people to join in.When they were up to ten, she started by introducing herself, she said a few words that deserved applause and they clapped for her.After the introduction, the exhibition started. Everyone was allowed to move around, take pictures with the artworks and select the ones they were interested in. Emery and Lola attended well to everyone present, they negotiated prices very reasonably. About five of them got a painting for themselves before leaving. Amery was glad the opening of her art gallery turned out great, she got to meet people who had an interest in painting and she made some money too.It was late when the exhibition ended, Lola and Emery were keeping
The house was empty, Emery had never stayed alone in the house; that was the first time and she feared something might go wrong. It was getting dark, Benhail was not yet back from work, and Agnes had traveled to Dallas to attend a relative's wedding, leaving only her at home. She would have invited Lola and Amery over if she knew Benhail wouldn't come home early today.Pacing the living room, she checked through the window for Benhail's car whenever she heard a sound. She was worried, he needed Benhail to show up.She relieved herself by crouching on the couch, she tried to binge-watch a show on Netflix, but she didn't concentrate. She was worried about herself and Benhail; it was getting too late and then he wasn't back, she didn't want to call him. So she just stayed back, muttering silent prayers for him.Emery was dozing off when she heard the door creak open, she snapped her eyes open and jumped to her feet. "Benhail!" She yelled, hurrying to pull him into a mind-blowing hug.He
The same number had been beeping on her phone for weeks now; she didn't know whose number it was. The call always ended before she picked and it was never available whenever she tried to call again. She thought it was a wrong number the first time, but it seemed suspicious now that she had received four calls in different weeks from the same number."Are you ready?" Benhail asked, walking over to her side."Yeah, let me get my bag please." She smiled and left to get her back from the shelf. She quickly dialed the number again, hoping that the caller would pick up this time, but it was the same old story—unavailable.She locked the phone and sauntered back to meet Benhail, "Where are we going?" She asked him."You will see when we get there," he took her hand in his. "Do you feel good and can you feel the baby kicking yet?" He looked into her eyes.Emery grinned, wriggling her head. "I can't, but maybe soon." She assured him."Do let me know if the baby moves, please do." "Sure, I wou
Eyes down on her bag, Emery fiddled with her fingers, patiently waiting for the Doctor. He had specially called them in."Good morning, Mr. Gunther and Miss Emery," the nurse who always attended to Emery during her antenatal classes greeted them. Emery caught a glimpse of the Fetal Doppler in her hands and she immediately figured that was the instrument she'd been using on her.The Doctor walked in shortly after the Nurse, he welcomed the two of them and went to sit down."How have you been, Miss Emery?" The Doctor asked her."I have been very good," Emery responded, her voice almost losing its audibility. Her heart was in her throat, and worry mixed with tension pounced on her mind as she stared at the Doctor's blank expression.Benhail noticed she was fidgeting, he slowly moved his hand atop hers. "Hey," he said, looking into her eyes. Emery looked at him and shrugged her shoulders, "I am fine, trust me." She feigned a smile."Can you please come over to the bed?" The Nurse smiled
The Shrill cry of baby Ella woke Emery from her afternoon nap. Tossing on the bed, she groaned and looked at her husband who was busy typing on the computer."Your baby is crying," Emery grumbled, attempting to get out of bed, but her eyes were still heavy. She hadn't slept overnight, baby Ella had been awake all night and she was trying her best to put her to sleep."I just gave her her food," Benhail left what he was doing, walking over to the baby's cot that was in their bedroom. They had moved the baby's cot to the bedroom immediately after Emery was put to bed, two months ago. She was against the idea of keeping her baby in a different room, so Benhail suggested they moved the cot to their room."She won't stop crying," Emery croaked."Get back to sleep, I will get her." He heaved the baby out of his cot and placed a soft kiss on her cheeks. She was tiny, and looked so much like him, exactly like him, making Emery jealous of the fact that she carried her for nine months and she c
Some months later, Emery was dressed in a white chemise, standing in front of the full-length mirror. She stared into the mirror with tears in her eyes."We will be late if you continue to cry." Amery hugged her from the back, handing her a small handkerchief to wipe away the tears that stained her cheeks."I can't believe I am getting married today," Emery gently wiped the tears from her eyes. "Still baffles me.""You should be happy, Emery. There is no reason for you to cry.""I am happy, Amy. I am very happy, and these are tears of joy." She hugged her sister, gently sobbing into her shoulder."I am happy we found happiness, we've been through so much together and we deserve every good thing that's coming our way. Your wedding is today and mine is next month." Amery patted her sister's back. "Our parents will be so proud of us wherever they are.""I wish they were here to witness this day." Emery sobbed, but Amery calmed her down. She went on her knees to feel the baby in Emery's t
"Happy birthday to us." Emery and Amery said in unison, clinking glass against glass. Cheering, they downed the content of the wine and Lola served them another round."To my favourite girls in the whole world, I wish you the very best life has to offer. I love you two so much." She raised the hem of her gown, leaning forward to kiss Emery on the cheeks, after she was done, she moved over to Amery. "Common, let's have a party." She clapped her hands as she walked to the centre of the room to tell the disc jockey to play some nice music.Amery and Emery had virtually the same thing on; the same knee-length straight gown but of different colours. Amery's was red while Emery settled for the pink one, the same pair of silver-coloured stilettos, the same makeup and their hair was done in the same style; they looked elegant and simple at the same time."Oh my, Liam is here." Amery squealed when she sighted Liam walking into the small restaurant they had rented for themselves for that evenin
Benhail was standing in front of her when she swivelled around, she smiled, walking closer to him."How long have you been here?" Emery asked, snaking her arms around him."Since you started coordinating the models." He kissed her cheeks. "You are doing well, but don't stress yourself. The baby doesn't want stress, you know right?" She nodded her head to his words. "And I brought you snacks, I feel like you need them." He handed a bag to her, she took it from him and kissed his cheeks."Thank you, I was hungry." She led him to the couch that was in the lounge. She had stopped hiding the bump since the day she made up with Benhail; she hid it before because she didn't want the words of her pregnancy to spread to him.She placed the polythene bag on the centre table that was in the lounge, she picked one from the croissants, a bit on it and moaned satisfactorily."Tastes very nice," she gave one to him but he refused to take it from her. "Why don't you want to eat with me?" She asked, f
Emery walked into the living room after Benhail dropped her. She met her sister sitting on the couch with her arms curled under her legs. She ignored her, walking into the room to meet Lola but Amery stopped her."Can we talk?" She asked Emery.Emery wanted to say no to her, but she changed her mind about that. She was on good terms with Benhail, things were good again it was because of Amery's effort to bring them back, she owed her one there."I am sorry," she started, staring into her sister's eyes. "I am sorry I went too fast even when you didn't want to. Can you forgive me?" Amery looked into her eyes, biting her lips.Emery smiled, her sister was too cute she couldn't resist her if she was being that way."I was truly worried about you, I am so sorry." She got up from the couch and walked down to sit on the sofa Emery was seated on. "You know we've always looked out for each other and got each other's back, I was just being a good sister, I didn't mean to hurt you." She took her
"Guess it won't work here," Emery drawled. "Let's go home then," he looked into her eyes. She nodded her head in support. He kissed her lips and she got down, sitting back on the car's seat.Benhail started the car, driving at a very fast speed. The bulge between his legs had grown bigger and he couldn't wait anymore, he wanted to be buried deep inside of her, kneading her, thrusting in and out of her as she screamed his name.He arrived home shortly after, Emery kissed him in the car but he pulled away. "Come in with me."She trailed behind him like a lost puppy. He gripped her arms when they got into the house, tugging her closer, he stared into her eyes. "Benhail," she gasped and placed her lips on his. It started gingerly, carefully taking her lips in his and nibbling on them, she snaked her hands around his neck and moaned into his ears. "Please take me, I want you now, Benhail.""I know you do," he ripped her dress off her body in an instant. Emery gasped, giggling after. She
The models all lined up in the same outfit of a strapless long black dress. There was a loud round of applause as they walked down the stage. Emery smiled proudly where she sat, watching them. After the show, she went to address the models. When she was done with them, she strolled outside for fresh hair when she bumped into Anide and Benhail. She was surprised to see her.Anide ran towards her and pulled her into a big hug. "You are doing well and I am so proud of you." She told her."Thank you so much, I learnt from you." She said jokingly, hugging her again. "You didn't tell me you were coming though, I would have made reservations for you." She pouted her lips, ignoring Benhail even though he was standing right in front of her."Oh, I didn't have plans of coming over. Benhail wanted me to come with him." She smiled at Benhail. "And now there is something that interests me, I will see you guys later." She smirked at them, walking towards the photographer.Emery laughed, she turned
The next morning, Emery was dressing up for work when she heard a knock at the door. Lola just left the house and she figured she was the one knocking since she had the habit of forgetting her things at home."What did you forget this time?" Emery opened the door and her eyes met with Benhail's. Her shoulders dropped, and her heart started to beat erratically. She was about to close the door but he stopped her. He grabbed her hands, pulled her inside and slammed the door shut."What are you doing here?" She asked him.His eyes met with hers when he stepped into the room, she looked away from him and repeated. "What are you doing here?""Emery, were you going to keep it away from me forever?" He inched closer to her. "Why didn't you tell me?""Tell you what? What are you talking about?" She feigned confusion. She knew he already figured out about the pregnancy, and she was sure Lola told him about it."Isn't it glaring?" His eyes ogled her body. She looked down to see that she was in
"Hey," Emery smiled at Mariana when she got to her office. "Is your boss in?" She asked."Yes, he is." Mariana stood up to hug Emery. "It's been a while.""Yes, it is," Emery responded. Mariana directed her to sit down. "How have you been and how's your work going?" "Been great!" Mariana smiled, "I heard and saw that you started your fashion brand. Really beautiful, congratulations to you, Emery." "Thank you so much, Mariana. I would have loved you to patronise us but we only deal with plus-sized women.""I heard that too, a very great idea. I am so happy for you. That has always been my dream before I became a secretary to Benhail, but I love my job more now." She fanned herself dramatically."That's cool too." Emery nodded her head. "We agreed to be friends but we don't follow each other on any social media platform. Did Benhail tell you that I have people who can publicise your brand for you?""No, he didn't." She shook her head. "You do have them?" She asked, and Mariana nodded