It was almost seven O'clock when the gates buzzed open and Olumide pulled the silver-grey Pengine Ionia into their driveway. He immediately realized that the porch lights weren't on yet, same as any other outdoor light and he thought it was strange, since he could clearly see that the inside was lit. Why hadn't nobody turned the lights on? God, it was getting dark here. He suddenly became aware that someone was banging on the glass. It was Eniiyi, she must have been the one that buzzed him in. She was shouting something at him but he couldn't hear a thing, the car was still soundproof. He rolled down the glass so he could hear what she was saying. '. . . Why?' was all he caught. 'What's wrong, Pumpkin Pie?' The girl pouted when she realized when she realized he hadn't heard anything she had said. 'Daddy,' she whined i

                ~~••••~~ Eartha sniffed back tears and wiped at her cheeks to check if she'd been crying. She smiled sadly and placed a hand over her tummy. It should be about thirty one days old, if she guessed right. Little one, we're going to be just fine, she said to her tummy. You'll see. As if her parents had suspected something, they had called just this morning when she was barely out of bed.She had tried to mask her miserable look and put on a bright face. They'd only called to ask about her and the family and she had lied. Had lied that she was doing just great, that her husband was fine and was not around, that their granddaughter was still as vibrant as ever and that she didn't want to wake her up from her sleep. She had long made up her mind that her parents weren't going to get

'Mide,' she said in reply, resisting the urge to break down and run into his arms, crying her apologies. She cleared her throat and made a serious face. 'What do you want here?' Mide smiled sadly and held her gaze again. 'Can I come in first?' 'Yes, Daddy!' Eniiyi picked up the bouquet and then took her father's hand and dragged him over the threshold. Eartha almost panicked. Why had Adekunbi done that? Now she'd have to fight the strong will to walk into his arms! She blinked again and firmed her lips. 'Mide, I told you -' Before she could finish speaking Mide deftly covered the space in between them. She sucked in a breath and tried to step back but then he touched her arm and she froze to the spot. 'What do you want?' she croaked out. It took her all not to fall into his arms now. She could feel the heat radiating

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