Chapter 6
...Keith...
I woke up from the sound Max crying on the bed next to me, l immediately woke up and carried him in my arms
"What is it honey?" I asked softly trying to calm him down
"Mummy, l want a glass of milk" he cried, that's when the realization hit me, some men had come to pick me up last night saying they where ordered by MR MADISON
We were immediately taken to a private jet and l didn't have time to get Max's milk, l had totally forgotten about it.
Ever since l was pregnant with him, l would wake up in the middle of the time for a glass of milk, l couldn't even understand why cause before that, l hated milk.After Max was born, it was the same with him, he would cry every night until l gave him a glass of milk.
I carried max out of the room we where in, it was honestly my first time being in a plane that had a bedroom in it, you would certainly mistaken it for a hotel,
"Ma'am do you need anything?" One of the two men that had picked me up asked
"Yes, my son needs a cup of milk, he won't sleep or stop crying until he gets it" l said trying to calm the sobbing max down
The two men looked at each other
"But we still have 8 hours before we reach Sidney" the other man answered,
I was suddenly worried, eight hours was a long time, Max was going to go insane by then"Please isn't there anything you can do, perhaps make a stop at any possible airport?" I asked awakardly hoping we werent causing much trouble,
The two men again exchanged looks, l could tell one was feeling sorry for me while the other one didn't look pleased, not that l cared anywhere, I just wanted to stop my son from crying
"We will talk to our Boss and see if we can land when we arrive in Australia" the nicer one among the two said, i said a 'thank you' with a smile
"In the meantime please go back to the room, someone will bring food that will distract the little boy" the other one said, l only nodded and headed back to the room,
I hoped their boss whether it was Saul or his father MR Madison would allow us to land otherwise max was going to go crazy on all of us."Max, stop crying baby, l will give you your milk in a few minutes okay" l said with a sweet voice smiling at him
"No, l want it now mommy" he murmered stubbornly
"Look honey we are in a plane which unfortunately doesn't have any milk " I explained though l knew he wouldn't even understand anything
"But l just want my milk" he said, by now he had started to sob again
"Oh baby, don't do this to mommy" l begged feeling bad he was crying like this
"But l just want my milk" he said between sobs, before l could respond to him, l heard a knock on the door and responded
"Come in" A young woman walked in with a tray in her hands
"Am sorry to have kept you waiting" she said with a bright smile which I returned
"Its no big deal, we wouldn't have bothered you if it wasn't because of the milk" l answered
"I don't know if this is okay but i prepared him this" she said handing me a cup of cream milk, l had never tried this with him but i poured hot water in the cup to make the milk soluation and gave max who drank the whole thing at once to our own amusement
"Are you good now honey?" I asked
"Yes mommy, l wanna sleep now" he said and l nodded putting him to bed
"He looks exactly like Mr Madison, he even has his habits" l heard the lady say from behind
"Excuse me?" I said turning around so i could look at the woman"Oh am talking about the little boy, he does look exactly like his father, Mr Madison" she said, l could feel my face hit up with anger
"He is not Saul's son" l said my voice sounding more angry than l intended
"You don't have to worry Mis, l'll
pretend l didn't see or know anything, l understand that due to some personal reasons you don't want the world to know Mr Madison has a son, but I think its cute he sent his private jet just to pick you up, you are lucky to have been able to give a man like that a child" She said with a big smile and dreamy face"He is not saul's son" l almost yelled again, why did this woman think max was Saul's son?,
"Well, l will leave you to rest now, such a pity he is getting married don't you think?" This woman was really unbelievable
"No, Its Not" i replied stressing every word which didn't seem to affect her at all
"Well, l guess you two made a cute baby" she said looking at Max again
"Well thank you, now please may we have some rest?" I said,
l was honestly tired, it was in the middle of the night and l needed enough rest to look presentable at the wedding l didn't have time to convince a Air hostess that Max wasn't saul's son though l still wondered why she thought that way since l know they didn't look alike in anyway"See, you just admitted he is Mr Madison's son, oh my Gosh!" She beamed excitedly
"I told you, he is not, but if you believe he is for some reasons, then suite yourself, l just want to sleep" l said and laid on the bed, this woman was really something else.
"Okay, l will wake you up when the plane lands" she said with a smile and left, if it wasn't for her attitude to poke her nose in other people's business, l would have perhaps thought she was nice.
I kissed Max's forehead and drifted off to sleep.I was woken up by a knock on the door
"Come in" l said with a yawn without fully opening my eyes"Mis, the plane will be landing in five minutes" I opened my eyes and discovered it was the two men that had picked me up earlier
"Where is my phone?" I asked
"Here" one of them said handing me the phone, l immediately checked the time and panicked when i saw what time it was
"I will miss the wedding, its already 8" l exclaimed
"We have been told to take you to the Madison hotel immediately we land where you won't take more than twenty minutes to prepare for the wedding" the man said, I could only nod
I woke max up and waited for the plane to land and when it did, two cars where already waiting for us, Max and I got in one while the two men got in to the other car,
We where taken to a five star hotel where l was told l needed to get ready in ten minutes, A young woman had also taken Max and said she was ordered to prepare him while i also prepared myself.Though l hated the idea of someone else taking care of my son, l had to agree as l didn't have enough time, the wedding had probably already began.
In twenty minutes, we had arrived at the church, l held max tightly as I entered the main door, l could see the bride and groom at the alter with everyone's attention on them, l only hoped l would reach the only reserved sit which was in the second roll from the front like Sophia had told me without anyone noticing
Just then as l walked to the front, l felt Max's grip on me tighten, l lowerd my head to hear what he wanted
"What is it sweetie" l whispered sweetly
"Mom, am hungry" He whispered back
"I wanna eat" he said, that's when l realised Max didn't have his breakfast, knowing how he was, l knew he was about to get everyone's attention and said a silent prayer
"If any of you is against this wedding, this is the only time you can speak up or forever hold your peace" l heard the priest say, the whole church was filled with silence, l thanked the heavens for not wearing heels today,
Just then something unexpected and embarrassing happened, Max started crying loudly"Am soo hungry mummy, l want food" he yelled, everyone's attention was now on us and by everyone, l mean, the priest, the bride and groom and even the whole clowd in the church was looking at Max and l, l was glad to see sophie in front and continued walking while trying to make Max keep quite,I was hoping the priest would continue with everything but to my surprise, people started whispering to each other while looking at me,
I felt nervous and awarkard as l stared straight ahead, that's when l noticed the most handsome man l have ever seen and he was looking at me, no let me rephrase that, he was looking from me to max and back to me,
I felt my grip on Max tighten as l noticed the way he was looking at him..Chapter 7...Saul...I had been told that keith was on her way and would make it to the wedding and honestly, l was happy, at least she was okay and was going to be present at the wedding like I promised my sister.In the morning, everyone had been busy with the wedding preparation and I wasn't an exception.The church was full with a big crowd, family friends and business partners and not to forget the paparazzi,Has I entered the church to go to the altar, l couldn't help being a little sad, l had honestly never thought of being married my whole life, the only thing I wanted was to make more money and have different types of women taking turns in warming my bed,Not that l wasn't going to do that anyway, but after today, i would be considered a married man, this wedding was a live broadcast and was probably going to air on many media platforms, l would be considered a married man to the whole world.I dragged myself out of my thoughts when music started playing indicating the bride
Chapter 8....Keith....I was now in a car with Sophie's mother, she was looking at max with so much love in her eyes that i felt scared"Can I hold him?" She asked with a hopefull expression"Yes, though he is very hungry" I said awarkardly as l handed Max to her"Stop the car at the nearest cafe!" I heard her say to the drive who answered a yes respectfully"You really are an angel, you saved the day" she said looking at me which left me more confused."I don't understand" l said as I watched her smile at Max who smiled back at her"Tell me, whats your name, and whats his name?" She said her eyes never leaving Max"My name's keith and that's my son, Max" I responded, Sophie had told me a lot of unpleasant things about her mother but looking at her right now, I could sense she was peharps a good woman"Who named him Max?" She asked"I did" I answered almost immediately"Not bad, l actually like the name" she said, I could only force myself to smile,Why was she soo interested in max?
Chapter 9...Keith...Saul stopped the car and stared at me as if daring me to lie to Max"This is Saul, honey, aunt Sophie's brother" l saidI swear l saw a bit of hurt in his eyes but it only lasted for a few seconds."Max, look at me" he said and Max stared at him"Am your father okay, call me Daddy, this is mummy and am your Daddy " he said trying to make him understand what he was sayingI didn't know if l should laugh at the scene in front of me or simply cry, l never thought Saul would accept Max this easily as his son"You are Dad?, does that mean you are gonna marry Mummy like aunt Betty is married to Dad?" Max asked innocently, this time, i couldn't resist the urge to laugh"No honey, he is not going to marry me but he is your Daddy, your real Daddy" l answered, I didn't miss the smile Saul now had on his face"Daddy" Max called both Saul and l became emotional at his words, l never thought this day would come and now it was here, my son had finally met his real father,The
Chapter 10...Keith...I woke up and turned to the other side of bed to see if Max was still sleeping,I was filled with panic when I found myself alone in the room,"Max!" I called as I got out of bed in heist searching the bathroom and closet,I then rushed out of the room still calling his name, I searched all the rooms but couldnt find him,Max never wondered off alone, I couldnt help thinking what if he was in some sort of trouble, he surely wouldnt have vanished out of nowhere,I went to my room and got my phone and was about to call Sofia but then, I heard a car pull up, I peeped out the window and found it was Saul, he was holding max in his hands.I finally felt relieved knowing he was okay but then, I was furious, I went downstaires to met Saul."You are awake?" He asked as he entered the main door"Where did you take my son, How dare you go anywhere with him without informing me first?" I asked as I grabbed Max from him"You where sleeping and I didn't want to disturb you
Chapter 11....Sofia..."What is your condition?, you know we are ready to do anything for your forgiveness" Saul Said,"I want you both to promise me you will never get close again, not even once", Saul and Keith exchanged looks,"Of course, as I said that was a one time mistake" Saul immediately replied"Yeah, it will never happen again, I promise" Keith replied too,Except Dad, these where my two most favorite people, I loved them both, keith was a reserved person, someone i could consider a good person, while I love my brother, I couldn't say the same for him, he wasn't good for her, I tried to make her see this four years ago when she told me she had a crush on him,I felt it my duty to protect my best friend from getting hurt from my own brother, I would never let that happen"Fine, if you break your promise, next time I wont be soo forgiving" I told them, before today, I thought Saul disliked Keith but now I knew that wasn't the case since they had slept together behind my bac
Chapter 12....Saul....The next morning, I wake up at my usual time which was 4am and headed to my gym room,Just before I got into the room, I heard some movements, I was immediately alert, Keith had plainly told me she was going to take my son away weather I liked it or not and I didnt take her words lightly,I went into the gym and started working out, about 5am, I heard more movements and peeped out the window and their was Keith holding Max, Sophie was with them holding their bag, she gave Keith her car keys and put the bag in the car, she hugged Keith and kissed the sleeping Max,I couldnt believe even Sophie was in on this, I closed the curtains and continued with my work out.After about an hour, I went back to my room and took a shower, I made a cup of coffee and went to Sophie's room,"Wake up, am going to Dad's" I said knocking on her door,A sleeping Sofia opened the door for me"Why this early?" She asked"I want to talk to him about the DNA test, Max is too young to be
Chapter 13 ....Keith.... The bastard was staring at me shamelessly, after the trouble he had made me pass through today, I decided I hated Saul. Of course I should have known he wasn't going to let go easily, he is a billionaire for heavens sake, all he had to do was make a few calls and I was banned from leaving the country, The worst part was he wanted custody for my son, I knew I didnt have enough money to hire good lawyers, fighting with him was just a losing battle, for now, I had to play nice until we agreed I could take Max back home with me. "Keith Dear, what is it that you do exactly?" His mom asked driving me out of my thoughts "I am an artist actually, after max was born, I couldnt manage taking care of him and going to my professional work so I just focused on my paintings" I explained as I continued to wash the fruits "Would you find showing me some pictures of your paintings?" She asked, I got my phone from my pocket and showed her some of the best work i had, I a
Chapter 14....Sofia...2pm, I was at the madison mansion with Maria.We had just come back from shopping, I continued to look at my wrist watch thinking time wasn't moving quick enough today,"Are you sure you dont have plans?" Maria asked"No, I don't" I said which was probably the third time she asked me this today"You know you can tell me anything right, do you have a date?" No offense, I loved Maria and we got along pretty well but she did like snooping in things that didn't involve her"Nice try, Dad is at the office?" I asked trying to change the topic."At this rate, I can't even know where your father is sweety" she replied.Sometimes, I wondered if Maria at all loved my father, she is way younger than him and is Saul's agement and didn't seem to care where he was or what he was doing most of the time.All of us had been against Dad remarrying, especially such a young woman but then Dad does whatever he wants"The black baby mama, when is she going back home?" She asked"Her