Chapter Eight.
The party was in full swing but all Tia wanted was to go home."It is now time for the couple's dance," The MC said and Will took her hand, Tia let him lead her to the dance floor.Tia could feel the eyes of the entire people around her as Will drew her close and they began to dance together.Tia felt sick as she was so close to him. His grip was too strong, he led too harshly. He was definitely not the model partner.The crowd cheered at them and more people joined them on the dancefloor. Tia was taken from man to man as the dance hitched. It was not long until she found herself in the arms of Lloyd. Tia was shocked to see him at the party, and even more shocked to be in his arms.Her body seemed to remember him as her nipples tightened and her heart beat quickened. The dance between them was fluid and sweet. They moved together to the beat of the song and Tia wished that she was marrying him instead.She remembered what Hera had said before she came for the engagement party. She began to ask herself, what if she was pregnant? What would she do if she was pregnant and pregnant for him too?Tia shook her head at herself and reminded herself that it was not possible, she had seen her period, she would be fine, she was certainly not pregnant."Congratulations," Lloyd said to her as Tia was too shaken to reply. She did not think that she wanted to be congratulated. She did not want to accept the congratulations. She did not want to get married.Before Tia could reply him, the pace of the music changed and she was changed to another partner. And she was back to William. She was disappointed."You should take dancing lessons before the wedding, I am not sure I will be able to manage this mediocre dancing style at the wedding," Will said and Tia looked away. She did not know she missed it, how she did not see how toxic he was. When she was still in love with him she was being excuses of him trying to correct her, wanting the best for her. It was clear how that all he wanted was to downgrade her and treat her as less than she actually was.Tia looked away and managed to move with the music until they were finally done and they went back to their seats."The upcoming CEO of Rowling's Advertising who is also the celebrant in this great occasion, William Rowling, will give us his speech," the Master of Ceremony said and the crowd erupted in claps as William stood up to give his speech. William walked to the podium with a smile and the crowd all revered him.Tia knew that the William the public knew was not the one that she knew, they thought he was a saint, but she knew better."We are all gathered here today to celebrate my engagement to the love of my life, Tia Wilson," Will said and the crowd erupted in claps and hoots. Tia could not help but scoff."I have known Tia since I was a child and I have always admired her, I have admired her resilience, her grace and the power that she wield beautifully. As we grew older, admiration changed into something else. I started to see her as more than a friend. When I first asked her out she said no, she claimed I was too arrogant, well I can't blame her," Will said with a laugh and the crowd laughed with him. Tia was listening to him but she was so stunned. She wondered how someone could be such a good liar."It took a while for me to convince her to finally take me, but it was very much worth it. Tia is a very wonderful person to be with, a good friend with a listening ear. Asking her to be my wife is a decision that I do not believe I will ever regret. I love Tia Wilson and I am so glad that she agreed to marry me. I am so willing and ready to share this journey of life with her," William said and the crowd clapped again some people were even shedding tears.Tia was too shocked for words. She was trying to understand what was happening, what had happened. William had just created an image that could not be farther from the truth.Did the people that were clapping not remember all the numerous women that William was with all these time? Would he claim that he was not with her during that period?"Some people are asking what this would mean to our companies? Well, we are both just two young people in love, the decision for what we will do with the company will come when the time is right," William said and bowed before he came back to his seat."Fucking liar," Tia said under her breath as he sat down."It's what I do for a living," Will replied. He heard her and he was just amused.The party went on in full swing as Tia was paraded around the guests and she smiled so much that her cheeks hurt. She smiled and hugged people appropriately.Tia tried to look for Lloyd with her eyes but he was no where to be found. She scolded herself for looking for him after. There was no need for that. She did not have to look for him, he did not owe her anything what happened was a mistake."Tia, congratulations love, you are so lucky," some of the girls that she was friends with said. Tia could not possibly keep up with the names of the 'friends' that she had. Most of them were children of her father's business partners, just like Hera. But none of them were anything like Hera, they were all either married to men of their father's choosing, or engaged to be married.They were all pawns in the business world, just like she was."Wow, that was a very nice speech Will. But like you said, Tia would need acting classes. She could not even shed a tear," Isla said to her brother after the party. Everyone was going home but Tia was waiting for her father to be done discussing with another business man. Tia was annoyed just sitting and listening to Isla the spoilt brat."Do you have any suggestions for her Isla? Any teachers that you can recommend?" Will asked his sister. "Well, I think that acting is a skill one should just pick up in life, it is really not as if she wants to become a professional actress or something like that," Isla said and Tia frowned. She could not believe that the child was insulting her in that manner.. But then again, she could believe it. Isla only insulted her because she was insulted by everyone in her own family. Isla was free to put her down because Will did it, Will did the same because her father did it. It was all her fault for her letting herself to be trampled upon. She wanted to fight back but it was already too late, it had been done."I understand Isla. Tia just clearly sucks at this. I wonder what she is good at," Will said and Tia could feel tears sting at her eyes, it was as a result of all the anger that she was feeling."You should apologize to my brother. You should apologize for disgracing him in public," Isla said to Tia and she gasped. She could not believe that Isla was asking her to do that. The sixteen year old was insulting her and no one would even defend her."Are you serious?" Tia asked. She was sure that it was some sort of joke."Isla is right, you should apologize. The media might have seen your face and it would have caused something else, thank God that it was not noticed. So apologize," Will said and Tequila shook her head in defiance.She had enough of it for that day. She had been manhandled, mistreated and pushed that night, she had enough."I will not apologize. I did nothing wrong at all. I was on my own when you asked me to marry you. I am being forced into his marriage against me own will and now I should apologize because you lied and I didn't cry?" Tia asked. Her voice was cracked and she was furious. William smiled at her as though mocking her and nodded his head."Yes actually. That is the reason I want you to apologize," Will said and Tia felt like dragging her hair out of her head and screaming. "What is going on here?" It was her brother Ian. Tia was grateful for a familiar face and thankful that it was not her father.William looked at Ian with a smile."I am actually asking my fiancee to apologize. She was not showing enough emotion during my speech," William said to Ian."Do you even know how that sounds?" Tia asked him and Ian held her hand. Tia took a deep breath and tried to calm down."Tia has no reason to apologize you. Let us go Tia," Ian said and held her hand to lead her away. They were going when Will held Ian back. Ian looked at him with the most murderous look that Tia had ever seen in his eyes."She is going to be my wife soon enough," Will said."Well you have to wait till then," Ian replied and led her out."Why are you even marrying this bastard?" Ian asked her as he opened the car door for her. Tia turned to him and raised an eyebrow. She could not believe that he was asking that."You should my father that," Tia said and closed the door.Ian shook his head and went to the other side."I hope father will not be mad that I left without him," Tia said as they drove to the house."Where is everyone one else?" Tia asked. She was asking about her mother and other brothers."They have gone to their respective homes. I was just around because I had something to discuss with Lloyd Patterson, but we are done now and I said to check on you before I left," Ian said and Tia's eyes widened."You know Lloyd?" Tia asked."Yeah, how do you know him?" Ian asked."Oh I just hear his name here and there," Tia said and looked out of the window."Oh, funny thing is that he was asking about you too," Ian said and Tia flushed. That means he must be thinking about her too, that was so cute."I wonder why," she said and put her hand on her chin."So when are you getting married?" Tia asked Ian to change the subject."I will leave the getting married to you Tia. Besides, it is not my turn yet," Ian said with a chuckle."Oh, so it is by turns now?" Tia asked. and then she saw a pharmacy, Hera's words came back to her."Can we stop at the pharmacy? I want to get something?" Tia asked pointing the pharmacy to Ian."Oh what is that? Are you sick?" Ian asked. He looked very worried."I am fine, I am good. It is just girl things. Just park, I will be right back," Tia said and Ian parked. She jumped down from the car the moment it was parked. She knew that it was the best time to get the kit, because she would be barely be able to leave the house without the knowledge of her father and it seemed even William these days.Tia walked into the store and asked for pregnancy kits. "I want like five of them, different types," Tia said. She wanted to be sure of the negative result, so that she would not be worried ever again."What do you need a pregnancy test for? Are you pregnant? Is that the reason for the wedding?" Ian asked and Tia shook her head. They had been busted."That does not even make sense you would not need a test then. What is it then?" Ian asked and Tia took the tests and went back to the car. She was not going to tell him anything."Drive me home," Tia said. Ian looked at her long and hard before starring the car."If anything is wrong Tia, do not hesitate to call me," Ian said and Tia nodded. She did not know that she would be calling him much sooner than expected.Chapter NineTia kept calm for the rest of the ride back home. Her mind was all on the pregnancy tests that she bought and how she would use them when she got home. She needed to get rid of the gnawing feeling inside her heart."Thank you, Ian," Tia said as her brother parked in front of her father's house."Do you want me to see you off? To escort you inside. I should greet mom," Ian said with a smile and Tia shook her head."That will be okay, thank you very much. I appreciate what you did for me," Tia said."You are welcome," Ian said."Take good care of yourself and do not forget to call me," he continued and then Tia walked into the house.She figured that Ian was on her side. She had someone new in her corner. It was a feeling that she liked to have someone with her that is.She held her ball gown and the rubber bag with her as she walked into the living room."Where are you coming from?" Her father thundered as she entered into the house. Tia was shocked to hear his voice as sh
Chapter Ten.Tia sighed and got down of the car as the driver parked in front of the Rowling mansion.The house was truly a mansion, Tia had been brought up in riches so she was not easily impressed, but she was quite impressed by the house that was the Rowling mansion.William lived there and that was something that she did not like at all. Even though they are not the children of her father, Tia felt it odd that a man that was already twenty-nine still lived with his parents.William was not much different from her, he was still very much controlled by his father.Tia did not like the fact that she would get married and have to live with Isla. The fact that Elsa would also be in the picture was the only thing that gave her hope.She walked out of the car and sashayed into the house. Tia had learnt from a young age that appearance was all that mattered. Even when her father was in recession and debt, she would still buy the finest clothes and the most expensive shoes so that their in
Chapter Eleven"I think I am pregnant," Tia said to Hera. She took in a deep breath and closed her eyes in prayer as she said it. It felt different to say it, it felt so real. Like the child was really in her stomach, living and depending on her."What do you mean? I thought you said you saw your period?" Hera asked. She was clearly panicking."I thought I saw my period, but it was barely there. So I took home tests, I took five. Three were positive," Tia told her friend."Home tests are not very reliable. but I am scared Hera. I am so scared. I want to do a blood test but my father is restricting my movement. Would I only know if I am pregnant when my stomach starts to swell?" Tia asked. She was panicking."Just relax Tia. Relax, you might not be pregnant. Are you experiencing any nausea?" Hera asked and Tia frowned from the other side of the phone."Are you a doctor Hera? I had three positive tests, 3/5. How do I deal with that?" Tia asked. She was so stressed out."Just relax. We c
Chapter Twelve"You do," Tia said and Ian stared at her. He could not believe what she was on about. How the hell would he know the father of her child? He barely knew what was going on in her life before now."How would I know the person? Who is it?" Ian asked her and Tia sighed, she was ashamed of what happened it was hard to say his name out."The father of my child is Lloyd Patterson," Tia managed to say out loud. "What?" Ian exclaimed. He would have never expected that. Lloyd was the last person that Ian would put that impregnated his sister. Lloyd has been his friends for years and he was not a ladies man. Ian was finding it hard to think that his friend did that. It was something that he could do, not Lloyd. His friend seemed to keep his distance from the female gender."This is really quite surprising. I did not take Lloyd as one that was interested in women in general. I did not even know that you knew the man," Ian said to her. He was scratching his head. So much had happen
Chapter Thirteen- Planning PhaseTia walked into her house with mix feelings, she was not still sure what to think about her pregnancy, if she was meant to be happy or sad. Tia was leaning towards sad, she might noy be able to bring her child into the world, and even if she could, she would not be able to care for the child. She would be a terrible mother if she was one at all.Tia was lost in her thoughts as she entered into the living room."What is this?" Her father asked and Tia gasped in shock, he was holding a positive pregnancy test. Tia looked at it and shook her head. That meant he had been in her room and was looking in her things."Why were you in my room? Do I not have a shred of privacy in this house?" Tia asked. She was shaking in anger."It is my house. Are you pregnant?" Her father asked and Tia felt like crying. That was not how she imagined it would happen. She thought that maybe she would have enough to time to rest and to think about what she would do before she wo
Chapter Fourteen.Tia had a very fitful sleep that night, it was not easy to get any rest at all when she knew that what happened the next day will determine how her life would be for a long time.Tia woke up and she remembered what Lloyd had said the previous day. The plan was to let her father take her to the hospital the next day and then when the test came out as positive, she should tell her father carefully what happened and wait for his response.That was not the original plan as Lloyd planned on taking her from her father's house that night, but Tia strongly disagreed. She still had hope in her father, he will he very angry but he would understand. If he was the same man that played with her when she was younger that attended her tea parties and said yes to everyone of her desires, then he would definitely not force her to get married to Will.Tia took her bath and put on a simple grey dress, she did not have the strength to try to look pretty that day.She brought out her pho
Chapter FifteenLloyd thought about what he was going to do about the Tia's pregnancy. He was not ready for a child and ordinarily he would have asked her for an abortion, but he knew that it was partly his fault and that she was certainly not kind of girl.There was also the fact that no one had ever gotten pregnant for him before then, he even began to worry if he was actually okay, but the she had shown up. Lloyd did not have any plans for a child, or even for a relationship in general, he just wanted to carry out his revenge on the Rowlings for what they did to his father and his family in general.Tia was William Rowling's fiancee and Lloyd did not believe in coincidences, William was going to marry Tia Wilson for a reason and Lloyd knew that it was not love, he knew that it would have to do more with money. Lloyd decided that he was going to take it away from William, he knew that there was a possibility that the child was not his, but he figured it could also be a part of the r
Chapter Sixteen.Hera took in a deep breath as she looked at the building in front of her, Rowling Advertising it said. Hera was not very impressed by grandeur and beauty, she had even grown to hate it with time, because it all represented her parents and their greed, their never ending need to make even more. Wealth was enticing, but it was like an addiction, you keep wanting more and more. There was more wealth to acquire, more power to put your hands on. It never ended. It seemed like Tia's father had gotten the greed too, or he was being blackmailed, either way, he wanted more and more and that was not something that Tia could give him. She would not allow her friend to be in such a marriage.The stakes have been raised even higher as Tia was pregnant, for another man. Hera knew that money and fear could make people very desperate and have them do things that t hey would originally not be part of. Hera did not see Robert Wilson as the kind of man that would force his daughter to c