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Chapter Sixteen
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2024-10-29 19:42:56A week later.
Lauren was almost going crazy because she was out of options and ideas of what to buy for Stanley. His birthday was in two days and she was still clueless about what to get him.
Buying materialistic things doesn't seem too appealing to her because Stan already has all the things she thought of buying for him.
He had told her not to buy anything for him because her love for him was enough to serve as his birthday gift. But Lauren wouldn't dare. 'Why won't she buy him a gift?', she will probably die of guilt if she doesn't get him anything.
Even when it was not her birthday, he was always showering her with expensive gifts. Just imagine all that he would do had it been it was her birthday and not Stans'
She thought about throwing him a party but Stanley hardly has any friends she could invite except for his family and a few friends who were his business partners.
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Just as predicted, it turned out to be a very busy day at the office. Stanley had meetings with a number of clients, his business partners and his lawyer.The staff of Chatwin's Inc were also nice enough to surprise Stanley with cakes and gifts during lunchtime.Despite how busy Stan was, Lauren made sure he had his lunch. It was his day and the best thing that could happen was for him to break his two meals per day rule.It wasn't a rule that he intentionally made but due to stress and all other pressure around the company, Stanley hardly remembers to have lunch.The day went by pretty fast and soon enough it was time for him and Lauren to go home.Lauren walked into Stanley's office with both her handbag and laptop bag. Stan was seated on a chair behind his desk and he was on the phone. He gestured for Lauren to come sit on his lap and she did just that.
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Stanley stepped out of his walk-in closet into his bedroom, all dressed up for his birthday dinner and for a second, he forgot how to breathe as soon as he sighted the love of his life who was looking so gorgeous.She was putting on a designer dress that fits her perfectly well. Her hair was put down just like how he likes it and she had little makeup on, with a matching pair of heels.Lauren didn't even notice him, She was busy trying to clip her necklace.Since they both have a family dinner to attend to this evening, Stanley was able to cajole Lauren into spending the weekend with him in his home."Here, Let me help you." He said as he approached her.She handed him the necklace and he clipped it for her almost immediately. Stan placed a kiss on her shoulder before he gently twirled her around."How did I get so lucky to attract such a beautifu
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"So which of my old pictures do you like the most?" Stanley picked Lauren up in a bridal style and made his way towards the staircase that leads to his room.She wrapped her arms around his neck. "Hmm, well I loved them all but I think my favourite was the picture where you had nothing but only your tiny diaper on. You had a very big smile on your face which showed your two front teeth and dimples."Stan chuckled, "You must be kidding. That's like the most hilarious photo. I was barely a year old then. I wonder why mom captured that.""Anyways, I loved them all. I was happy to see your throwback pictures. I'm proud of the man you've become.""Thank you!" He said proudly."I hope you had fun tonight?" He asked even when he knew she did."Sure! Everyone showered me with love. I'm so grateful."Stanley placed Lauren to her feet as soon as they reached
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Stanley watched the Queen of his heart as she slept peacefully. She cuddled up against him as if her life depended on it.He smiled and caressed her long messy hair. He had no doubt that she was very tired; especially after the marathon they had overnight so he decided to let her sleep more.He spent a few more minutes watching her sleep and praising himself for being so lucky to have such an amazing woman in his life. With Lauren by his side, nothing else matters.After a while, Stanley gently untangled himself from her. He covered her properly with the duvet and placed a long kiss on her forehead.Stan reached for his sweat pants and put them on. He reached for his phone on the nightstand and then made his way out of the bedroom.Before starting breakfast, he decided to give Anita a call to ask for her help."Morning Ann" He greeted as soon as s
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Stanley walked in with a tray of breakfast as soon as Lauren ended the call with her mom.He walked towards where she was seated on the bed and placed the tray on the nightstand."Good morning." She smiled at him."Good morning my love, " Stan responded.He kissed Lauren on her forehead, gave her a kiss on her lips and then sat opposite her."Apart from the fact that you looked peaceful when you were asleep, you also looked tired so I allowed you to sleep more.""Feeling better?" he asked concerned.She intertwined her hand with his. "I'm fine Stan. Just a little sore but it's nothing to worry about."He smiled sadly. "Sorry, I should have been more gentle."Lauren blushed, "Don't be silly. I was the one who couldn't stop asking for more.""Thanks for giving me a memorable night."
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"You seem pretty excited, " Stanley said to Lauren as he helped her down from the car.She affirmed with a nod. "Amongst all the pictures the agent sent us. I love this house the most and I'm excited to see the inside for myself."Stanley and Lauren spent their afternoon checking out houses that suit their preferences. Gareth, the estate agent sent them pictures of four houses two days ago and Lauren already had a favourite which they decided to save its tour for the last.They've checked out three houses already and this is the fourth one. (Lauren's favourite). She was hoping she would be impressed with how the inside looks and if not, they will go for the second house."I like it so far, " Stanley confessed as he admired the front view of the medium size mansion.Gareth ushered Stan and Lauren in and began to show them everywhere. It was a two-storey mansion.
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As far as Stanley has unintentionally heard, there's no true relationship that doesn't have its own challenges. What matters is how the partners choose to deal with such challenge(s).This was the first time Stanley has ever been in a genuine relationship and that being said, handling challenges may be quite new to him. The last thing he ever wants to do is to fuck things up or do something that will make him lose Lauren.He really hoped that won't be the case with Lauren because he couldn't imagine spending the rest of his life without her by his side.But still, Stanley was not understanding what was going on between himself and Lauren lately. As far as he remembered, he never did anything to hurt her feelings in any way and that kept him wondering what went wrong.Stanley couldn't even concentrate on work. For the past twenty minutes, he has been trying to make sense of the first sentence
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Jenny walked into the room when the makeup artist was doing the finishing touches of her daughter's make up. She stood at a reasonable distance and admired Lauren as the makeup artist did magic on her face."You're one of the most beautiful brides I've ever seen. It's a pleasure to have worked with you, ma'am. Congratulations on your wedding." Jessica, the MUA said.Lauren blushed, "Thank you!"With the help of her assistant, Jessica parked all of the makeup items into the box and dashed into the room next to Lauren's room-where the bridesmaids were, to do their makeup.Wrenny rose to her feet and that was only when she saw her mom, leaning against the wall, slightly deep in thought with a proud smile plastered on her lips."Mom, how long have you been standing there?" Her mother was all dressed up in a beautiful designer dress and matching heels. Her makeup was done and her
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Lauren considered herself extremely blessed to be surrounded by those who love her and won't hesitate to go an extra mile for her.She has heard that planning a wedding was not an easy thing and most importantly, there would be disappointments here and there but thankfully, the few disappointments that occurred during the preparations were nothing that couldn't be solved with an alternative.Stanley made sure he hired the best wedding planner in the country, Rachael Broom. She worked diligently with the bride and groom, taking into consideration their preferences and most importantly, making everything match Lauren's taste.Just like Jake, Lauren's mom and Sister, Abby arrived a little over a week ago to help with the wedding preparations.Wrenny was glad to see her mom and sister again. She was excited to give them a tour of her home and fill them with everything that has happened to her sin
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Lauren felt someone shower kisses all over her face and her lips slowly curved into a proud smile, knowing who it was. But still, she didn't open her eyes. In as much as she was tired and wouldn't want anyone to disturb her sleep, She was enjoying Stan's kisses.Suddenly, Wrenny did not feel the kisses on her face anymore. She felt a slight movement by her side and soon enough she felt a warm kiss on her baby bump."Morning Champ!" She heard her soon to be husband say excitedly to their little miracle.Lauren's heart was filled with so much pride when she felt peanut kick against his father's hand.She heard Stanley chuckle. "Someone is super happy today.""Morning my love. I hope you slept well?" He said to peanut as he caressed her belly.Their little miracle responded with a soft kick. Even though Wrenny's eyes were closed, she could tell Stanley was
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"Babe, I think you should give buying me jewellery a pause. I have so many of them which makes it difficult for me to pick which one to wear whenever we have events to attend." Wrenny said to Stanley as he put her hair aside to hook her necklace for her.Stanley chuckled. "Wait till you see what I got you. I mean as your wedding gift."Stanley!" Lauren groaned.He hooked her drop chain and gently twirled her around. Then he wrapped his arms around her waist."I can promise not to buy wristwatches again for myself but I can't promise that I'll pause or stop buying anything for you.""Any time you get confused about which one to wear on any outfit, just call me and I'll do the picking."Lauren heaved a sigh."Stan, You know I appreciate everything you surprise me with or buy for me."Stanley replied with a positive nod. "
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On weekdays, Lauren usually wakes up before Stanley. She would have read her Bible and prayed, picked out Stanley's outfit, reached out to the chef on what she and Stan wanted for breakfast, before waking Stanley up at 6 by showering kisses all over his face.But that was not the case this morning as Lauren was a bit under the weather.Around 2 am in the morning, Stanley noticed Lauren was shivering while cuddling against him. The air conditioner was at a normal temperature and they were both properly covered with a duvet.He panicked and felt her temperature with the back of his palm, he noticed her body was warm which was sort of a relief but he was still worried because she was shivering."Wrenny, my love." He shook her lightly."Babe?!" He called, before placing a kiss on the crown of her head.She tiredly opened her eyes.
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Lauren heaved a huge sigh as soon as she approached the guest room that Stanley was. She knew he was there because that particular guest room was his next favourite room in his house after the master bedroom and peanut's room.It was as if Stanley had foreseen that there would be times he and Lauren would have a disagreement that would prompt them to stay in separate rooms so Stan made Lauren design that particular bedroom to his taste.Wrenny softly connected her fist against the door and knocked three times. She waited for a reply but heard nothing.Fresh tears welled up in her eyes again. In reality, she had started to have a headache because of how much she had cried but that was nothing compared to the pain she was feeling in her heart. (Stanley was angry with her and it was all her fault)She knocked again."Stanley, Please open up.""I'm sorry for ever
