"What?" Frank was caught tongue-tied.He wanted her to say she was joking, but she handed him the pregnancy stick with two lines and jumped on him."I know this is not what we planned, but I think a baby is what we both need to heal," she kissed him all over his face.She paused for a second, noticing that he was quiet. She was not surprised; she expected such a reaction. She slowly led him to a seat and said, "Frank, I know this is a little fast, but we have known each other for years," she explained. "So this should not seem like we are two strangers."Well, this is unexpected," Frank finally said."And we are going to do fine, and from the way you have taken care of Angel and Sarah, I know you are going to be a good father," she said.Frank got up, rubbing his hands in his hair; the news confused him for a second.A knock came at the door, and Ireen walked in."Shelby, are we going to the bakery?" She asked"Guess who is going to be a grandma for the first time?" Shelby got up exc

Meanwhile, Nera was still stuck in a loveless marriage like a prisoner. She was free to leave; Marcus was not holding her prisoner. The prison had a wide door open, but Marcus insisted that if she wanted to leave, she was supposed to leave her two children with him.That was not even a question for Nera; she would never leave two babies in the hands of Marcus. That was equivalent to her sentencing them to life imprisonment.But it was either that, or they would go and fight for them in court and lay all their secrets bare for the world to hear. He only hinted and never gave specifics on what secrets he knew about her.She had tried to have a talk with him, but he asked her to let sleeping dogs lie. A year had passed since he dared her, and she was still stuck in the marriage.Uncle Luke, who was tired of waiting for her after she promised to go home. He tried to talk to her, but she asked for time, which now amounted to a year and he eventually stopped asking.For the love and protect

For the entire week, Frank could not sleep, and all he could think about were Nera and her kids. He had tried to heed his mother's warning, but he wanted to see Nera and tell her the truth about what happened the night she went into labor.He respected his marriage to Shelby and was not going there to rekindle his love for Nera. A lot of people were married people who still had feelings for their ex or old flings but were married to other people, and if they shared children, they chose to coexist.That's what he wanted, even if Nera chose not to forgive him or if she decided not to introduce him to his children. He was fine with it as long as she knew exactly what happened that night.So he eventually decided to tag along alone on Angel's university search in the USA. Sarah and Ireen were not for the idea; they had both hoped to forget about the USA; but it was not the case.They decided to just watch and hoped Frank was going to use his head this time.The day to travel finally came

"Frank, Frank, Frank, are you there?" Shelby kept asking, but Frank was deep in thought.It was like the universe was set up for him to screw up. He was not allowed to have a normal life."Frank!" Shelby yelled, finally snapping him out of his thoughts."Hello… Hello… Sorry, I dropped my phone, and I am having trouble hearing my calls," he lied, and he asked her to repeat what she had said."There is no one to take care of Dad Frank, and we can't move him here; the hospitals are pathetic," she explained.Frank got up, scratching his head. "Are you coming with Charlotte? Angel and I planned to come back there tomorrow.""Yes, Frank, I know you are running the farms, but I asked Sarah and Ireen to join me, but they all refused, and since you are there, I thought it would be fine if you extended your stay," she pleaded.Frank was quiet. His mother and sister hated the United States; it brought back bad memories for them so he understood."Frank, I do not have a relationship with my fathe

Frank stared at her naked body tempted, he had not had her for over a week and he would give up the world to have her but that was not possible.Not in his inlaw's house and not when Shelby was downstairs. He quickly came back to his senses and picked up her towel."Nera have some manners! What if Sam runs back here?" He warned her.Nera pushed on him, "we used to fuck in Marcus's house while he and Sam were in the house," she reminded him."Nera please I know but that does not mean we have to do this here," he begged her.Nera stared at him and grabbed the towel wrapping it around her. She was not afraid to lay it all open. Even if the world found out, she did not care. She had lived in a stupid marriage because of fear of Marcus and what people would think of her. "Get ready to explain to your wife how you were fucking me," she said."Nara, be reasonable!" He was almost yelling at her but controlled himself by covering his mouth. "What do you want to achieve from this?""Love, mak