Hera’s Pov After what happened between Marco and I, I realized that we didn’t use protection, and the dimwit didn’t care about it. That’s probably how he got Jessica pregnant, he was an irresponsible lot. I stopped by the pharmacy to get a post pill, it would be totally stupid to get pregnant for a dumb piece of shit like Marco. Also, any child who doesn’t have Eggust as a father, has no business having me as a mother. The lady at the counter eyed me when I showed her a teller of the drug I needed. “You’re supposed to come with—“ “With the guy I fucked?” I cut in. “I had a one night stand with a stranger who happened to be blackmailing me and is possibly about to be a father, do I really need him to come with me to get a post pill?” She stayed silent, took my card and handed me my receipt. I forced a smile at her, before making my way to Mia’s apartment. I was certain I left a long lasting impression on her. It was her fault for trying to badger me like that. W
Marlani’s Pov “Can you stop chewing so loudly? I would expect Sylvester Flemming to be a cultured man and not some uncivilized thing.” I was having lunch with my husband, although the word had begun to feel heavy coming out of my lips lately, I did commit to a life of forever with him. I found everything he did irritating, the way he chewed, the sound of his breathing, even the way he cut his meat like he was pampering it. I wondered why I was so irritated by his presence, then it occurred to me that we barely shared the same house, we were only together for most public events and whenever either of us remembered we were married. “Why are you being whiny? People pay to have lunch with me, you know? But I decide to have lunch with you Marlani, and you act as though I’m a bug.” “They pay to have lunch with you because they want your money, your money that my son works hard to make, while you spend it on some tart.” He snorted his nostrils as he laughed, which was a
Hera’s Pov Like clockwork, a tall handsome Hispanic guy walked up to the front door with a really big duffel bag at exactly 4;35pm. After Mariani's statement, I had stayed back to eat and drink as much as I could, knowing she was going to pay for it all. After about 20 minutes, a thought occurred to me. "What if she had already cleared the bill on her way out and I was obliged to pay for every other thing I had eaten since?" The shrimp I was swallowing froze in my throat and I had to drink three and a half glasses of water to push it down. Anxious, I scanned the restaurant but there were no waiters close by so I picked up my cheap purse and made my way to the door, praying not to get caught. Just as the doorman opened the door for me, a waitress called out. "Please hold on madam." My heart dropped. Here goes my freedom for the next year. I was going to be stuck here doing dishes for eternity. I thought of running out regardless but the doorman closed the door so
Eggust’s Pov Even with the air-conditioning on full blast, I still felt hot. The appliances in this apartment really needed to be upgraded. If this were my house at London or a hotel of my choice, I wouldn't be having this problem. When Juss gives birth to our child, I would convince her to move in with me, to the house I am currently building in Manchester. That’s if she decides to stay in Manchester. It would be much bigger and all the appliances would be up to date. Or if she chose to stay in America, Mexico or anywhere else in the world, I would just buy a big house there and renovate it to our taste. It was a hot afternoon and I had decided to take the time to work since Juss was in the bedroom sleeping. It still amazed me that she could manage to do so in this heat. She really was extraordinary, I thought, before I remembered the tiny apartment she was staying at before I managed to make her move in here with me. Such a tiny, shanty thing with barely enough roo
Juss’ Pov I found myself in a garden, I could tell it was spring, with the way the flowers bloomed. I wore a blue dress, it was a silk dress, decorated with silver stones. It hugged my figure perfectly, like it was made just for me. I didn’t feel pregnant, so I glanced at my bump instinctively, I almost screamed my lungs out when I found my tummy really flat, but then a little girl yelled mommy from a distance, and I stopped because I knew she was my daughter. She had eyes like mine and her hair was like her dad’s. Besides having my color of eyes, she looked so much like Eggust, that I was offended I had gone through all the stress just for our child to end up looking like him. “Hey baby, where are your shoes?” I asked her, smiling. “They’re with daddy, I took them off so I could run really fast.” I giggled, as my eyes met Eggust’s. He was dressed in a white shirt and black shorts. I teased him for being dressed like a waiter for our picnic. He insisted I wa
Hera’s Pov I was pleased with myself after listening to Marco's recording of his visit to Eggust's father. He had really outdone himself this time. I would have been convinced if I were Eggust's father. But now, after a week, nothing has happened. Marco had obviously squandered the money I gave him within one week, because he was back to blackmailing and threatening me. I had exhausted my arsenal of information so I didn't have any bargaining chip to use with Marlani. 'And even if I did, would I keep working for the money just to pay him?' The question rang in my head but I had no choice. Killing him was out of the option so this was it. I had thought about blackmailing him again with the sexscapade we had but after walking in on his phone call with Jessica, I knew she had found out already and was okay with it. The problem was she was demanding for more money from Marco and he was pressured to meet her demands so he was equally putting more pressure on me. I closed
Juss's POV My phone rang for the umpteenth time since I woke up. I had been ignoring it, but the caller was so persistent that I almost turned it off. It was from a strange number, I decided not to pick it since I had no idea who the call was from. It could be the blackmailer trying to trace my address so they could release it to the public. I was about to whip myself a meal in the kitchen when the phone rang again. This time, I couldn’t ignite it. I picked the call and placed the phone on my ears, waiting to hear what the caller had to say. “Hello, Juss.” It was Marlani’s voice, immediately, I became overwhelmed with excitement. “Hello, Marlani, how are you, I’m so sorry I haven’t called you yet, I figured you needed space and I wasn’t going to—“ The line went dead mid convo. Replaying everything I said to her, I realized how delusional I was. I didn’t even give her a chance to speak, I just rambled on because I had missed her so much, she was probably mad that I w
Juss POV “Juss…” Despair rose in my throat like bile, threatening to overwhelm me but I swallowed it though the sheer force of will. The worst had finally happened. The very thing I had been afraid of.... There was nothing I could do. Fate had decided this herself. As soon as I came to this decision, I felt a sort of inner peace. I had thought about what to do, over and over again, something that wouldn’t affect either of us, but there was nothing. For Eggust and I, there was only one solution, one destination for our journey. “It was never meant to be in the first place, and what was not meant to be never had a happy ending.” I heard myself say. “What are you saying?” Maybe I was being selfish by putting myself first, maybe I am half of those things they described me to be, because I didn’t end it when Eggust started making his move. I was lonely at the time because Marco cheated on me. I needed someone to show me that they really loved me, I needed someone to wor