ใ€ŠThe Unexpected Babyใ€‹ Chapter 1 - Synopsis This story is about a girl who literally hates kids, yes those little cute creatures. She hates them with passion, however, what happened with her mindset when she found out she was pregnant with a stranger she met at a party when she was drunk _--------------------------_-------------_-------_------- She was at the hospital after collapsing on the floor at work, honestly she have no idea what it was that was wrong with her but she hoped its wasn''t sickness because it would hinder her work schedule . "Miss Jones?.. " The doctor called her out of her reverie. "Yes Dr Bucks, please can you tell what''s wrong with me am I fine? Cos I don''t feel sick..."She asked "well you are not sick miss Jones" Ahhh, She sighed a sigh of relief "OK Dr so what''s going on?, what''s wrong with me? " She asked the doctor, with her eyes wide open. "What do you feel about having kids" he asked Chapter 2 - Mangoes and Promises "Do I really have to go?" I asked my friend Belle for the thousandth time... " Yes you do, Avery Bella Jones, I am your best friend, and I have the right to say you are going with me to the club tonight, its going to be so dope, I heard from a zoe, who heard from Sasha who heard from Shauna who heard from her friend who heard from her cousin that celebrities might be there tonight. You don''t know you might see Drake or Harry Styles or Liam Payne or Bryson Tiller or Chris Brown or Tinashe or Beyonce or... " then I cut her talk " Wait, one, how do you know if what this is just a rumor, like really do you even know the amount of people you counted just some seconds ago. And in case you do not know I don''t have any interest in all those celebrities you just mentioned , in fact all celebrities in general" Well I was just saying And besides you have to level up your social life, like no offense but you have a zero social life" Belle answered. "No I don''t, I definitely have a social life like really don''t you see me go to bars, and clubs? " I asked. "Like really Avery don''t get me started on that you only do that when you want to go meet a client or so and besides the only thing you care about is actually your job, so don''t even try this much to cajole me" she replied putting her thumb and pointy finger together. "Well doesn''t it count?" I asked. " No it doesn''t! " she retorted "Well guess what I''m not going and I don''t care about what you think of my social life, as long as I think it''s OK, so I think you should go screw yourself". I said then went back to my laptop to finish a project I was working on. "Its official you DO NOT HAVE A LIFE" my best friend said as she left me alone in the living room. "Avery where are my Mangoes?" Belle shouted angrily from the kitchen as she peeked her head out of the kitchen doors looking at me. Oh oh... "I''m sorry Belle I saw them in the fridge and I thought they were mine, and you know how much I love mangoes I''m so so sorry" I pleaded with her "You didn''t know like really you never do anything apart from work and your spare time you use it on your laptop which is also work, so don''t start with me" she retorted. "I''m so sorry" I tried begging her again. "The worst part is that I wanted to use it to make my smoothie recipe and you know how I feel about my smoothies" "I am sorry, its just that I was tired and I had to get back to work" I told her "WORK! WORK!! WORK!!! do you not know anything other than work? "she shouted "OK I will do anything you want, anything, I promise" I said as I placed my hand on my heart "A...n..y.. thing? " she asked with a wide smirk on her face and at that moment I knew I was in trouble... Chapter 3 - But You Promised "An..y... Thing?" Belle asked "Yeah Belle anything" I said absent mindedly while I was typing away, I had a project to do even though I do not have finish it, early I want to, I always finish my work, that''s how much I love work.. "You promise? " I heard Belle say "Yeah sure whatever" I replied "No Avery, you have to say you promise" she said "OK, I promise, can I continue my work now? " I asked noticing her silence. "Why.... " I looked at her confusedly putting my laptop down from my legs, my eyebrows squishing together and my mouth in a pout. "Cos you promised" she said, I looked at her still not getting her "What did I promise you? , I only said I promise a few minutes a.. g..o" I trailed off as I finally got what she meant.. "No no not happening, its definitely not happening" I said standing up from my chair "But you promised" she said pulling out puppy dog eyes on me. " Not falling for it see, I''m just gonna close my eyes" I told her covering my face with my palms "I don''t need to do that, I mean the puppy dog eyes cos Remember you hate breaking promises, remember Avery, so you are definitely going with me" she said smirking. Oh my God, curse my conduct of promises, I thought as I hit my forehead with my palm... I was still thinking about it when Belle took a bag of ch.i.p.s and left me laughing out loud... Chapter 4 - Follow me Avery finally agreed to go to the club with Belle even though Belle literally threatened and forced her to go with her. "Don''t worry you''ll be fine and I''ll be with you" Belle said trying to assure her. "You better be" she said, still angry at the fact that she had to keep her promise to Belle. They had both agreed that Avery being the responsible one out of the both of them would be the one to drive them home after they were done and possibly with a drunk Belle. They came out of Belle''s car which they decided to take tonight. There was a line at the entrance of the club and two buffy bouncers at the front of it which one was holding a tablet in hand and the other was filtering the unwanted or uninvited guests from the line. Avery was terrified when it was their turn to be checked, she was so surprised when they were both allowed in the club. They both found a table at a far corner of the club because clearly Avery didn''t want to be disturbed, even though the music blaring from the speakers was not any better at all. Belle stood up and told Avery that she was going to get them some drinks, Avery shouted trying to make her self heard over the speakers as she clearly told Belle she wanted just Coke. A couple of minutes later Belle came back with their drinks in hand and herself a little tipsy. "I''m okay, just go dance and enjoy yourself while I do this". She assured Belle. " Are you sure, would you be okay here by your self?" Belle asked impatiently, clearly trying to go but staying back because of her promise to Avery. "I''ll be fine I promise" She reassured her and watched Belle waltz through the crowd. She continued working on her laptop. "Who comes to the club and still works" She heard someone say over her shoulder. "Clearly someone who doesn''t want to be here and wants to be left alone" she retorted, not looking at the person and continued to type furiously on her laptop. "Do you know how many people want to be here but cannot even touch the gates?" He asked laughing. "So?" She retorted not looking up. "So... a lady as beautiful as you are should be on the dance floor dancing all her worries and " work "away"he said, putting emphasis on the work. "I''m Jamal" he introduced himself when he saw that she had finally lifted her head up. She just looked at him and then finished her drink in one gulp. It burned her throat as it went down. "You shouldn''t take your drink that fast". He said looking at her. She just smiled. Seeing that she was now smiling he asked. " Would you like to go get a drink or something? " He asked her It was like it took hours for her to give him an answer but it was just a couple of minutes. "OK, I guess" she replied as she packed her mini Acer laptop into her bag. She stood up and followed him. He took her to the bar and order coke and rum for her and a vodka for him. She started talking about different thing, he made her laugh a lot, and they didn''t know when they reached their seventh shot. Then they moved to the dance floor and Avery grinded Jamal moving to the beat of the song playing on the speakers. "Follow me" he said as he moved with her hands in his through the crowd of bodies dancing. He took her to a private room in the club, she didn''t bother to ask him how he knew there was a room here, when he locked the door and resumed his position on her lips. He moved his lips roughly on hers as he removed the silver short gown she was wearing, it was like he couldn''t get enough of her, he trailed kisses down her neck until he found her sweet spot, he carried her bridal style and gently dropped her on the bed. He trailed kisses down her neck till he got to the top of b.r.e.a.s.t and was angry at the fact her bra was still on her, with an expert flick he removed her bra in seconds and moved down to her c.u.n.t, tearing off her p.a.n.t.i.e.s and opening up her lower lips he kissed it at first then started s.u.c.k.i.n.g it, getting a loud m.o.a.n from her. She was disappointed when he stopped s.u.c.k.i.n.g her c.u.n.t. But it wasn''t for long when he connected his lips back to hers and unexpectedly dipping a finger into her, slowly taking it in and out as the walls of her c.u.n.t clenched around his finger, she m.o.a.n.e.d loudly. Then he added another while he took one of her n.i.p.p.l.es in his mouth placing it in between his teeth then s.u.c.k.i.n.g it. He finally removes off his cloth then brings out his already hard d.i.c.k then shoved it in her. She whimpered as he did it. He then started moving slowly making her adjust to him, before he moves faster again. The pain turning to p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e for her, then she screams out as she releases, with him still pounding as her back bent over the bed, she c.u.ms again before he c.u.ms for the first time that night. They had multiple o.r.g.a.s.ms that night before sleep took them Chapter 5 - Where were you all night? Waking up with a massive hangover, Avery tried to move so she could go to the bathroom and get an advil for her headache but she was stopped by something holding her tight, curious but still in pain. She opened her eyes to see what was holding her down and was shocked to an handsome tanned skin n.a.k.e.d guy laying beside her and holding her like his life depended on it. That''s when it registered in her brain that she was beside a n.a.k.e.d man and she hoped it wasn''t what she was thinking of that happened. Moving the duvet up she saw that she was completely n.a.k.e.d underneath it. She moved his hand and put a pillow where she stood up from. When she was rushing to get up she felt a jolt of pain run through her from between her legs, it felt painful. What had she done? She thought. Not wanting to face the stranger she slept with she moved herself slowly, not wanting to hurt herself too much. She saw her gown and picked it, then she looked around to look for her brazier and p.a.n.t.i.e.s but found her p.a.n.t.i.e.s torn on the floor. Forgetting it there, she picked her bag and checked for her laptop and found it in there untouched. Filled with relief she turned around to see if he had woken up. Glad that he hadn''t she took her shoes, fully dressed, and left the room, happy that the key was in the door lock. She was glad when she left but was surprised to see that they were still in the club. Moving quickly even though it was painful to, she left the club to find a taxi, knowing that Belle probably had gone home. She found a taxi, fixed her hair and told the taxi driver where to go. ??????????????????? But she was surprised when the lights were suddenly turned on and a worried Belle was sitting on a chair looking at her. "Where were you all night?" Belle asked. "Nowhere" she said walking slowly to the island in the kitchen and dropping her bag. Taking a mug from the cabinet and going around to take an advil. "Nowhere?, Well i was somewhere and I was worried and because of you I couldn''t drink and party like I wanted to yesterday. I went home so sober. It was also stupid that I had gone home and didn''t find you here. So you better have one hella excuse for ditching me at that club". She said now pissed. "I said I was doing nothing" Avery replied moving slowly to the coach. "You got laid didn''t you?" Belle said when she noticed the way her friend was walking. "And from experience he''s very good, probably didn''t let you sleep all night" Bella said now chuckling. Avery just looked at her friend and swore that that girl must be bipolar. She changes her mood too fast to be normal. Avery blushed when she heard what Belle said. "I never thought I would see the day my v.i.r.g.i.n baby would get her cherry popped, oh my God. So tell me how was it, I swore that with how much you worked you''d die being a v.i.r.g.i.n Mary". She said, faking tears, placing her hand over her c.h.e.s.t and over dramatically wiping the imaginary tears off. So that''s it for this chapter. How do you think Jamal would feel waking up and not seeing Avery. Well don''t forget to vote and comment your ideas. Chapter 6 - You owe me plenty ones It had been about a month since her "encounter", like she loved to call it with Jamal, who he was apart from his name she didn''t know and honestly didn''t care either. She was back to her normal lifestyle, and she was recently promoted, her couldn''t any worse as it is now to her, it was perfect. " I''m going to work, can you please take my laundry from the basket in my room?..." She asked Belle, who she saw sitting on the coach watching a movie with some ch.i.p.s in her hand. "Jeez... Today is my day off, for a reason, and unlike some people I know, I love it that way, O. F. F, which means everything''s switch off except relaxation". Belle retorted. "Please can you switch it on for me, I have a meeting in a couple of hours and I''d be late..." Avery asked moving quickly, and grabbing her things. "And I thought you''d change after you got laid, I guess it was just a fantasy...ahh" Belle said sighing some minutes afterwards. "We already came to a conclusion that we weren''t going to talk about that again..." Avery said, she hates it when Belle decides to bring up the topic. "Okay... Where did you say the basket is again?". Belle sighed, finally surrendering. " In my room, on my bed, thanks, I owe you one ", she said rushing to get her keys and a kiss to her friend. " You owe me plenty ''ones''..." Belle said as she rolled her eyes, paused her movie and stood up. It took her about 30 minutes to drive to her workplace. As she got to the company she worked at JaRoy Inc. She had worked with the company for about six months now. She parked her car on her space in the parking lot, as she was about to get out she felt a wave of dizziness, pass through her, but she conducted her self, she hated getting sick, and definitely not today, when she''d finally meet the CEO. It had been four hours since sge had arrived and work was beginning to tire her a lot, which was new to her, she loved working a lot and almost never felt tired, sometimes she''d work for 48 hours straight and only take breaks when she had to use the toilet or the bathroom... Most times she''d eat while working, she didn''t care that some times she was eating enough. But this time it was different she was getting very tired, she moved her chair to stand so she could wash off her face, to see if it would help relieve her stress. When she stood up she became very dizzy and fainted... Chapter 7 - Whats wrong with me Doctor? Before Avery had fainted, she saw the silhouette of a man running to help her. "Beep. Beep. Beep... " was the sound she heard as she slowly opened her eyes as she woke up. Looking around she noticed that she was in a white room with white bed sheets, straining to keep her eyes open, she was about to close them back when she suddenly realized that it wasn''t her room. She looked around again and then the memory of how she had fainted came back to her.... "Oh my God!!... She''s awake" she heard Belle say. And before she could move her face to the direction of the voice she heard, she was roughly and tightly embraced by Belle, who she now noticed had been crying. "Don''t ever do that to me again... Do you know how worried I was, I thought something had happened to you. You are always indifferent about your health and the things around you work too much and that has to be reduced greatly .... Belle said. As she was cut off by a man''s voice... "Yes it does... " Then she slowly sat down with Belle''s help to see the man who had already gotten to her side. "Jamal? " she shouted with her mouth wide open and surprise written all over her face.. "What are doing here? Why are you here and how did you find me? " she said all at one without taking a breath. "What''s wrong? " Belle asked... Hmmm, Avery nodded. "Well I thought he was your work mate or something since he was the one who brought you here". Belle added. "Wait... What! He brought me here? " she asked silently. Then Belle nodded Then Jamal finally talked... "Why did you leave that day without even a good bye or at least a number? " "Were you expecting me to stay after what had happened that night?" Avery retorted.. Seeing that what they were saying was about to get personal... Belle quietly left, giving them some privacy. "What had happened...You know what I''ll just call the doctor instead of starting a fight with you " He said in a normal tone, she was getting annoyed at the fact that he wasn''t shouting at her. "There''s nothing wrong with me, I''m fine and I''d love to go back to work now" she said removing the tubes connected to her hand. He moved closer to her and said in a serious voice "You''ll stay here till the doctor comes or I''ll carrying you over my shoulder, take you to my house and spank you till you know that you are not to disagree with me". Listening to him say that she was feeling horny, and unfortunately even though she''d like that she decided to stay so she could check herself by the doctor and finally cut ties with him. She looked as him as he stretched across her to press the button that would automatically call the doctor. After a couple of minutes the doctor walked in some files. "How are you feeling Mrs King? " the doctor asked smiling at her. She didn''t know why but she didn''t correct him. She just wanted to know she was fine so she could leave "Yes Dr Bucks, can you tell us what''s wrong with her is she fine? Jamal asked "_yes doctor Cos I don''t feel sick..."She asked Ahhh, She sighed a sigh of relief "OK Dr so what''s going on?, what''s wrong with me? " She asked the doctor, with her eyes wide open. "What do you feel about having kids" he asked "Yuck, eww, no, never, I hate kids they are so clingy and stuff, and I definitely don''t need that right now with my career, you can judge me but I don''t care, I just don''t like them, but what''s that got to do with me doctor?"She asked. "I''m sorry to say this then.. But Mrs King you are pregnant. Four weeks to be precise"the doctor said leaving Avery with a shocked face. Chapter 8 - youre not aborting my child Avery followed the doctor with her eyes till he left the room, after she could no longer see him, she took the test results that the doctor had left beside her, looking into it she saw that she was 99.9 percent pregnant. Then it dawned upon her that she was really pregnant and due to her belief that aborting is killing, abortion was not an option... "You are not aborting my child" Jamal said with a voice of authority. "And what makes you think that this is your child" she retorted already getting angry with him for thinking she would do such a thing. "Well.. I know that I was the one that disv.i.r.g.i.ned you and besides I''m not dumb, the doctor said it was a month ago which is exactly the time we copulated... And with what your friend said about how much you work, I know that you didn''t have time to meet other guys" he responded looking at her tummy. Before she could say anything else, Belle suddenly came in screaming at the top of her voice. "You are having a baby" she finally said after shouting, then she started doing her happy dance while chanting, ''Avery is having a babyyyy''... Then she turned to look at Jamal only to see that his gaze was on her especially her tummy... It seemed weird to her cos she didn''t think any guy would be attracted to her but then a thought stopped her line of thinking and at that point she knew it wasn''t because of her, it was because of the baby she was carrying that was his.... After staying two days at hospital which was really unnecessary she finally was allowed to home... Due to Jamal request, more like demand she stayed in the hospital for an extra two days cos Jamal demanded that she was thoroughly tested and would not want his child to be infected, she had rolled her eyes when she had heard him say that. The two extra days she stayed was also because some of the tests need more than a day to be processed. And particularly and most importantly because Jamal and Belle had connived and wanted her to "rest" cos as Belle quoted: "As soon as she gets home she''d pile up all the work and stress herself,thereby hurting the baby and herself". After Jamal heard this he insisted on her staying in the hospital longer to rest. When she had asked about what would happen to her job, Jamal said that the boss gave her a leave for as long as she wanted and that she should take care of herself. Chapter 9 - Why arent you at home? She was getting very tired of staying at home, and Jamal had left he said he had an emergency meeting and had to be there. Belle had a gig from her modelling agency, so she had to go very early to Japan for a shoot. She was all alone and she didn''t like it, just then an idea came to her, she decided to call Jamal to ask if he was on the way. "I''m so sorry, the meeting is going to be longer than I thought" Jamal answered her in a sorry tone. "Oh..." she replied partially happy that she could execute her plan of leaving the house but she felt bad cos he wouldn''t be able to be with her. Maybe it was the baby she thought. "But, why do you ask? ... missing me already?" he asked "Me, miss you, not possible..." she retorted "hmm hmm...you don''t sound like you don''t" he laughed as he said it. "Don''t you have a meeting to get to?" She retorted. He laughed as he said bye. Now she was sure he wasn''t coming home anytime soon, she had a quick bath and put on her work attire, feeling very happy about sneaking to work. She got to the J & K building where she works in about 15 minutes, she had missed work so came faster than usual. When she got in, she greeted Jake the doorman and the secretary who waved at her and smiled very brightly. It didn''t seem unusual so she kept walking till she got to her office. She greeted Molly, her assistant, then proceeded to drop her bags in the office, the next course of action was that she''d go see the new boss and thank him for the unexpected leave, he granted her. She asked her assistant if the boss was in but was told that he was in a meeting with some investors, so she asked for anything she had missed and for any important work she could quickly do before the boss came out of the meeting. The meeting lasted for about three hours and by then she was able to balance some accounts and finish some of the uncompleted work she had left behind. Her assistant was very efficient and had done most of her work. She hurriedly left her office after fixing the her hair and pulling down her gown. When she got to his office she knocked twice . "Come in" she heard a voice say, she came in and shut the door behind her. She had prepared what she would say and how thankful she would behave but nothing prepared her for what she saw... It was Jamal on the boss''s seat with an angry expression on his face. "Why aren''t you at home?... Chapter 9 - CEOs and Baby Mamas "Why aren''t you home?" Jamal asked again, still looking straight into her eyes, waiting for the excuse she''d cook up. "What?, Why are you in my boss''s seat?" she retorted. "Wait... Are you okay or is something wrong with the baby?" he asked changing the subject moving away from the desk and going towards her. He bent down and held her belly wanting to feel it. "Don''t change the topic, why didn''t you say anything about being the boss, are you a lie?" She asked "No I''m not a lie and besides you didn''t ask, I just didn''t say anything. Was I supposed to write I''m a CEO on my head? And..." he began to reply when she cut him off by telling. "Wait. What? You''re the CEO?" "Well yes, I guess I am, shouldn''t you know that already though? I mean my name is Jamal and I''m one of the most eligible bachelor at least I was" he replied leaning on his table and casually picking up a pen and playing with it. "Well I don''t know or should I say I didn''t know at least not till a couple of minutes ago, and am I supposed to know who you are. Was? What do you mean by ''was'', are you getting married?" She asked "Don''t you read magazines or watch TV? He asked "Not really, only when Belle forces me to watch her shows with her" she replied "Wait are you married, oh my God, I slept with a married man and now I''m carrying his baby, oh my God I''m a home wrecker..." she rambled on, grabbing her hand and looking around worried, then Jamal burst into laughter, she looked at him, thinking this man is very weird, is he used to this, is she not the first, maybe he''s been doing this before her. "Calm down Ave, I''m not married and trust me you''re carrying my first child" he assured, still laughing. Wow Jamal thought. He was thinking about how this woman of all people is carrying his child while on the other hand, he didn''t expect the news and he thought the steps would be reversed, find someone he loves first, marriage, then babies. Jamal was happy to hear the news regardless of the situation at hand, he couldn''t say he loved Avery but what he felt for her was something different. He wasn''t the kind of guy who had time or who felt anything when it came to women. He had them only for his p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e, he never saw them as anything else and he never saw the same woman twice. But when he saw her at the club she was like a prey who looked so innocent and out of place but she looked so beautiful attracting a lot of stares from both male and female,it was like she didn''t even notice. He saw her typing on her laptop while talking with someone who he assumed was her friend. He told the bartender to send a drink her way, when he saw her friend leave he saw it as a cue for him to go over. He had a great time with her all in all, he thought she was a dream when he didn''t see any signs or traces of her being there the next morning. By a strange happenstance he saw her again and this time he knew she wasn''t a fragment of his imagination. She was real but then she fainted, at first he thought it was because she saw him but turns out that she didn''t even know him or know that he was there. " You''re one weird woman Avery" he retorted, he moved closer to her, their lips only a few inches away from each other, the air was so thin, a pair of scissors would have easily cut it, he was about to say something else when the door was opened and in walked a very beautiful lady who had model like features. " What are you doing with my man" she asked annoyed. That was when they both realized how close together they were. Chapter 10 - Mothers and Fantasies "What are you doing with my man?" The lady asked again, folding her arms and looking at Avery with disgust. " Oh I have to go now, I have work to do" Avery said leaving the office. " Wait, you''re not supposed to be working..." Jamal started tried to stop her but she was gone. "Good riddance to bad rubbish" the lady said moving towards him putting her hands all over him. "What are you you doing here Sofia?". He asked removing her from his body. "Well, I missed you Jay" she replied pouting her lips. " Still doesn''t explain why you are here" he asked seriously angry that she''d come in when she did. " Fine, your mom asked me to come get you for lunch she wants to talk to you about something" she said sitting down while puffing her cheeks like a kid. " She could have just called to let me know that, why did she make you come here" he said to himself. She heard so she replied" Maybe she knew you''d be going around sleeping with your coworkers".... "She''s not... You know what never mind" he wasn''t going to let her get to him. Sofia was the daughter of his mom''s late bestfriend Flora and since he could remember they had always fantasized about how their two kids would get married. Just so they could get close they made them attend the same schools, go to social events together and there was even a time they made him join ballet just so Sofia wouldn''t be or feel alone. But to him Sofia couldn''t be anything else than a sister figure and since he was older than her he always had to protect her and clean up her mess all the time. She was sweet and she knew that too, that was until one night in college, they went to a party together and he ended up so drunk, the next morning he couldn''t remember anything, all he knew was that he was n.a.k.e.d and she was in her u.n.d.e.r.w.e.a.r, under the same cover sleeping next to him. He never knew if they really did have s.e.x or not, she never said anything about it, all he knew was that after that day she started talking about how she was his and that he was for her alone. Even his mom knew about the incident and always persuaded him every chance she got to marry Sofia. He used to think of finally getting married to her later someday, at least to make his mom happy and finally stop trying to set them up, it wasn''t like he had anybody and besides he''d need someone to give him an heir some day, and since Sofia desperately wanted to be his, he might as well marry her. But now that Avery and his baby were in the picture it cemented his thoughts if never marrying Sofia. Avery and HIS baby, he liked the sound of that, he thought as he left his office. Chapter 11 - Models and friends "Bayybyyyyee" the soundof her voice and bone crushing hug of Belle met Avery as she came into their apartment. "Why are you here" Avery asked pulling her away from the bone crushing hug "No welcome back, I missed you or something, here I was thinking you''d prepare a surprise party for me where I''d scream out and act surprised or I''d actually be..."Belle was saying when Avery cut her off and said: "No I mean why are you here, you aren''t supposed to be back till next weekend, and it''s Thursday today, are you sick?" She asked wide-eyed, dropping her bag and quickly touching Belle''s forehead and her body to feel her temperature. But Belle playfully smacked Avery''s hands away "I''m not sick, you''re just being paranoid, you''re such a mommy" she said as she started laughing and walked into the house. "What do you expect I have a bun in the oven durr" Avery playfully retorted. Belle immediately smiled, happy that her friend was starting to feel something for the baby even though she didn''t know it yet. "So what did you cook for me?" Belle turned around to ask Avery. " And you still haven''t told me why you''re here now" Avery retorted as she closed the door and removed her coat, putting it in the rack along with her shoes. "The photographer was so impressed with my work that we rushed the whole shoot, he said I was purrrfect..." Belle was saying when Avery cut her off. "But why are you back, I thought it was a beach shoot, it was in the Bahamas, why didn''t you just stay and have fun, meet new people, you weren''t the only model there, or were you?" Avery''s asked. "Well, I was done and you don''t expect me to leave you here, I know you can''t do anything without me and besides the other models were lame and were only gushing over the guys, it was pathetic... Since I''m here I just gotta ask am I getting anything to eat or not. Cos it''d be sad that I left the Bahamas just to suffer here" Belle w.h.i.n.ed, pouting her lips. "Don''t tell me you want my baby''s mama to cook for you" they both turned their head to the voice. It was Jamal. "How did get in?" Avery asked. Chapter 12 - Treat me like your babys daddy. "How did you get in?" Avery asked "Hello to you too...That''s not a very nice way to welcome someone especially if he''s your baby daddy, and besides Belle gave me her spare key" "Why are you here?" She asked again. "No welcome party or something, I was starting to think we were already past all this?" He said, he loved annoying her, she looked so cute when she tries to get annoyed. " That''s the same thing I said" Belle said dipping her hand into the big bag of ch.i.p.s she was holding. "How''s my baby?" Jamal asked reaching for her belly. "Why are you here?" Avery asked moving away from his incoming embrace. "Anything to eat" he asked, walking in like he owned the place and like she didn''t just ask him a question. "Same thing I asked" Belle popped out and yelled still munching slowly on her ch.i.p.s as she left them in the passage way. "How can a person starve a visitor, this isn''t fair" he muttered to himself,but loud enough for her to hear "Well you aren''t a visitor, at least not in my house" she retorted,when she heard him. "So you admit I''m not a visitor" he said slowly moving closer to her with a sly grin on his face. "Get out" she yelled moving backwards. "That''s what I''m saying, I''m your baby daddy. I should be treated like one". He mumbled. "Don''t worry when this baby pops out it''ll be all yours and I''ll lose all connections or ties to it" Avery stated finally leavng the doorway and moving into the house. "Huh!!!, Wait what?" He asked. "You heard me already" she replied moving to the kitchen and bringing out the food she had made earlier that day to put in the microwave. "Why would you do that?" He inquired moving closer to her and stopping at the island in the kitchen. "Cos I don''t want it" she dismissed, as she timed the microwave. "That part I know but why?, Why don''t you want your baby? Jamal inquired. He could see a very fast change in her eyes, it was that of sadness... It was like she felt something but it was gone in an instant. He still didn''t understand why she didn''t want her own child, he knew he''d be there for her no matter what and that always seemed to be the problem about women like her, they were always scared of raising their children or child on their own and worst of all being called single mothers. "But why should I keep it? If not for my religion and the fact that I''m pro life, I''d have considered getting rid of it or would have already" she retorted. This time he saw that she was sure and had made up her mind. He''d have to try again, maybe not today,but he wasn''t giving up on her knowing what it is like to have a bond with your child... Chapter 13 - Hes not my man Belle was in her room and had heard the whole conversation between her friend and Jamal but being her best friend meant knowing when not to intrude and it also meant knowing when to and when not to say anything. "How is the house so empty?, There''s nothing in here to eat, how''s that even possible?" Belle w.h.i.n.ed like a toddler. "Well I forgot to get groceries from the supermarket" Avery replied, serving the food she had been heating up in the microwave before. "Pftt, forgot? I wonder how long you would live without me, seeing how you''ve eaten a month''s worth of groceries in 2 weeks" Belle scoffed. "I plan to get the groceries from the grocer tomorrow, I had no idea that you were coming home today" Avery said already getting a fork to eat her food. Belle looked at her, lifting her left eyebrow higher than the right one. "Try eating for two, then you''ll know how it feels to be hungry all the time, yeah I know I exhausted the groceries we have that you bought before you left, it''s not my fault it''s this baby" Avery rattled on. "So your man''s gone uhn?" Belle joked trying to change the subject that shut up, then she turned away from her food and towards Belle. "He''s not my man" she defended. "I''m sure that''s not what you were saying the night he put the bun in your oven" Belle laughed at her now angry friend as she made a run for it, picking up her food as she left the kitchen. The sound of her laughing echoed through the hallway. Avery hormones started kicking in the next morning, she was feeling so emotional, she noticed that they didn''t have any cuc.u.mbers or peanut butter both of which she was badly craving. "Belle..." She called out "Belle" she yelled this time. She was about to call her the third time when she found a stick note taped to the fridge. ''Stepping out for a bit, my manager got me a gig, it''s in Hawaii, I''ll be back tomorrow. P.s: Stop yelling out my name and get the groceries yourself'' Belle had written with a tongue emoji scribbled at the end of the note. She dressed her self up as comfy as she could, since most of her clothes were getting smaller, and left for the store. Arriving at the store,she walked in and went directly to the fruits and vegetables section, she found the cuc.u.mbers she wanted but also saw some watermelons and bananas which she suddenly started craving, she packed as much as her hands could carry into the shopping trolley. "Avery?!!" She turned when she heard her name. Chapter 14 - The ex "Avery" she heard her name again, turning to where the voice was coming from, she saw who had called her. It was Javon Smith her ex, they were once close to getting married, but he had an opportunity to intern at a very big company abroad, it was a life changing opportunity too, if he decided to go it''d be a very big stepping stone in his career, so after they talked about it, he went, it was fun and exciting at first, they both called each other every single day after waking up and before going to bed, it had become a routine too. But a few months later she stopped hearing from him, his lines stopped going through, and when she looked for him online he told her to go away, it was the same time, she had been called that her mother had died. She was so devastated and she felt so alone that she did all she knew how to do best when she was in a bad situation,she cried, castigated herself,then she changed her environment. She moved away, leaving behind everything and started working as a waitress in the new state she moved to, that was where she met Belle, who was her co-worker. It was unbelievable that he was here, she spent so long doubting herself and always insulting herself, saying she should have been better, she should have done better. But her thinking changed when she met Belle. "Ave?" He called out her name out of surprise, when he saw her respond, he moved to hug her. "What do you think you''re doing?" She asked dodging his incoming hug. " Ave I can explain... " He started but she didn''t let him finish "Explain what exactly I waited for you, I looked for you, and you weren''t even there when my mom died, you weren''t there to comfort me" she said saying her words one by one, her lips trembled, and her eyes burned as she tried to keep her tears at bay. "Okay, where do you stay I''ll drive you home and we can talk about it" he said. "No, you''re not, there''s nothing to talk about" she retorted. " What do yo.." he was about to say something when she replied "No, and that''s it, no arguments". Knowing the kind of person she was he knew better than to argue, so he complied, but not wanting to be separated again. "Can I get your number at least?" He asked. Without thinking about it she instantly answered, "No". And she left without saying another word. He watched as she left the building and as she left him. Chapter 15 - Where were you? The moment Avery got home she dropped the groceries on the floor, closed the door and locked it immediately after. Then she heard a knock on the door. Had he followed her she thought. No he''s not that kind of person she argued with herself, when the knocking become persistent it brought her out of her reverie. So she moved to the door, her hand on the lock, preparing her mind for what she was going to say if it turned out to be him, she was thinking too much about this she thought again to herself, then she opened the door before overthinking it again and the moment the door opened Jamal hugged her then pulled her away to look at her. " Are you okay?, Did something happen to you or the baby" he said out of breath, turning her around checking for any signs of pain, instant relief showing in his eyes when he didn''t notice any. "Nothing is wrong with the baby and I''m fine so leave me alone and besides why are you here?" she said removing his hands as fast as she could from her, she left him moving to where her groceries were, bending and trying to carry all the groceries so she could take it to the kitchen. Jamal moved to meet her, getting the rest of the groceries from the floor and carrying it with her as she moved to the kitchen. "I''ve been trying to reach your line since morning, I even asked the office to know if you went behind my back and went to work again but they hadn''t seen you, I was starting to get worried and was going to go to the police if I hadn''t found you here." he replied looking at her "I didn''t see any calls, and you didn''t answer my question" she said moving slowly to her bag to check her phone and was shocked when she saw fifty missed calls both from him and Belle and forty voicemails too from the both of them. " Where were you and why weren''t you picking up your calls?" He demanded to know. "My phone was on silent, Belle prolly did it so I can sleep, at least that''s what she tells me. I went to get groceries obviously and wherever I am or wherever I go is none of your business. " she said starting to arrange the groceries t where they were supposed to be. " You still haven''t told me why you are here or why you were calling me" she added trying to avoid his questions, she didn''t want to talk about it, about Javon. "You keep trying to push me away, why? I wanted to take you to the hospital for your ultrasound and monthly check up, I don''t know why you act this way, and I''m just trying to be and to do better as a father, I don''t want to be like my father". He professed moving so close to her, trying to keep his anger and emotions at bay. She was speechless, she had never seen like this before. She was so much in her own thoughts that she was blind and didn''t see how much he was trying to be a good father. "I''m sorry" she apologized slowly looking straight into his eyes, they were so close together, she could feel his breath on her face, they started moving closer to each other, both breathing slowly, the time seemed to stop... The sound of the door opening and closing loudly followed by Belle''s voice tore them apart. "Avery Bella Jones, where in God''s name did you phone?" Belle yelled at her after the big hug she gave her. "What''s wrong with you guys, I''m fine. I just went out to get the groceries and why are you here, aren''t you supposed to be having your shoot?" she said as she made eye contact with Jamal, moving away from where she was to another part of the kitchen. "I was in the middle of it when Jamal called me to ask about your whereabouts, I quickly rounded it up and flew back, I thought you were in trouble or something" Belle answered picking up a bag of ch.i.p.s from the bag of groceries and munching on it. The atmosphere was so tense, Belle sensed it, "Did I ruin something? Why are you two so quiet, Oh my God did I just c.o.c.kblock you? I totally did, didn''t I?" She asked wide-eyed looking at the both of them. "You know what act like I wasn''t here and continue whatever you were doing" she said, leaving the kitchen and waving her hands slowly like she was talking to children. "Uhmm... Can we go now?" Jamal asked picking up his key from the kitchen island. " Oh sure, let me change into something else" she replied. She got changed and off they went. Chapter 16 - Wait what? The moment they both stepped into the car till the moment they arrived at the hospital the tension was still in the air, Jamal had tried to make a joke to ease the tension but it only made it thicker ,so they were silent throughout the whole ride. When they got to the hospital, they were directed and asked if it was their first prenatal, when theybreplied yes, they were redirected to her doctor. " Hi, I''m Dr Joe Greg, I''ll be your gynecologist till your baby is born" the doctor introduced, Jamal and Avery replied by saying their names. " What a wonderful couple you two are". He stated smiling from ear to ear. "We aren''t a couple" Avery retorted. " Oh sorry, I just assumed" the doctor defended himself. "No worries" she replied. "So today I''m going to be running some tests. We''ll run a complete check up on you ". " Okay" she replied. The doctor gave her a complete check-up, with a physical exam and blood and urine tests to make sure she was healthy. He started by measuring her height, weight, blood pressure, breathing, and pulse. Then he conducted a b.r.e.a.s.t exam, a pelvic exam, a Pap test, he tested her for s.e.x.u.a.lly transmitted infections (like chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV) while screening for diabetes, anemia, hepatitis B, and rubella. "Do you have any medical history that you think might affect your baby?" The doctor asked while checking her blood pressure. "No" was her short answer "Family medical history?" "None that I know of" she replied. " What''s your diet being like?" The doctor asked checking her bp "I''ve been craving a lot of weird things lately,and my favorite foods are beginning to disgust me" she replied scrunching up her face as she says it. "That''s totally normally, I''d prescribe some prenatal vitamins for you, though the most important vitamin you can take is folic acid" he advised, while giving her advice about the changes she can make to have the healthiest pregnancy possible. Jamal and Avery nodded as they were receiving every information the doctor gave them. " And also remember to excercise but don''t put too much stress on yourself. Some types of medicine are dangerous to use during your pregnancy. Tell me about every medicine, supplement, or drug you''re using, and always check with me before starting any new ones. " the doctor added "Thank you doctor" Avery and Jamal simultaneously said. "So would you love to see your baby?" The doctor asked with a bright smile in his face. "Yes please" Jamal happily replied, " Okay if you''d follow me this way" the doctor led them to the radiology department of the hospital to a room where she saw an examination bed where she was told to lie down on. The ultrasound technician told her to lift up her top and applies a cold gel to her abdomen and pelvic area. Next, the technician places a small wand, called a transducer, onto her belly. Then the ultrasound technician moves the transducer to capture black and white images onto the ultrasound screen. Then the sound of the baby''s heartbeat fills the room. A tear falls from Jamal''s face as soon as he hears it. "Looks like you''ll be having twins" the technician noticed " Babies?" Both Avery and Jamal exclaimed. "As in you mean two babies" Avery asked again, finding it hard to believe. "Yes,you see this two peanut like dots, those are your babies" the technician added. Avery was still astounded by her discovery, two babies? Chapter 17 - extra chapter Avery''s Point of view (POV) The moment I heard the baby''s heartbeat reverberating through the room,I felt a sting in my heart. It felt so real, it was like I had been doubting my pregnancy till this moment. When I turned my head I saw a tear fall off Jamal''s face, wow, he must really want this baby, but I don''t understand how someone can love a baby so much, it hasn''t even popped out. "Looks like you''ll be having twins" the technician noticed " Babies?" Both Jamal and I exclaimed. "As in you mean two babies" I asked again, finding it hard to believe. I mean a baby was bad enough but now two? "Yes,you see this two peanut like dots, those are your babies" the technician added. How will I be able to depart from the two of them, it was hard enough when I thought I was having just one kid, now two? It feels different listening to their heartbeat, it felt like it had been confirmed. I tried so hard to not think about it,the fact that I''m pregnant. Jamal''s POV ''The heartbeat of my baby'' was the first thing I thought of when I heard it. I couldn''t believe that something so small could be so strong. I didn''t know when a teardrop fell from my eyes. I took a moment to look at the beautiful mother of my child, she was looking intensely at the monitor showing her baby, our baby even though she doesn''t want to admit it I know she must feel something. I don''t know how or what she is feeling. I can''t seem to understand her no matter how much I try. ''Babies?'' a lot of emotions were running through me when I heard this. " I''m going to be having not one but two babies" I watched the doctor remind Avery on what and what not to eat, looking closely and gazing at her beautiful eyes. She wasn''t smiling while the doctor was talking it felt like she really doesn''t want to be here anymore. " Jamal Jani King, why didn''t you tell me that you made one of your flings pregnant" "Mom?!" Chapter 18 - My mother "Mom" Jamal called out to a petite older aged beautiful woman, Avery didn''t even notice she was still deep in thought about what the technician told her. "What are you doing here?" Jamal was about to answer when Zara saw Avery coming up from behind me. "Good afternoon ma''am" Avery greeted with a smile the moment she bumped into me and noticed who Jamal was talking to. "Who''s this young lady?" She asked turning her head to get a clearer view of Avery "Why is she here with you?" She added not allowing me to reply the questions she had just asked me. Just as she was about to utter another word I cut her off. "Mum this is Avery" he introduced, his mom looking at him like she was waiting for a bomb to drop. "And she''s having my babies" and poof it felt like I had just dropped a bomb on her but his mom didn''t waver, she was emotionless. His mom was a total snob. "Did you just say babies?" His mom asked a hint of shock revealing on her face. ,"Yes mom, she''s having twins" he smiled feeling his mom would accept, one thing he knew well about his mom is her love for kids, she was always complaining about his lifestyle and how she wanted to carry her grandbabies and see them reach a particular age before she joins the dead. "For me mom" he stressed, waiting for her to reply or say something. "Who''re your parents?" After what felt like the most excruciating five minutes of Avery''s life, this was the first thing Zara, Jamal''s mom asked. She seemed indifferent about everything else. " My mother''s name was Jane Isabella Jones and my father''s was Andrew Jones" she replied suddenly feeling down by just thinking about them. "Was?" Zara asked still acting indifferent. "Yeah ''was'' my dad died when I was ten years old and my mom died four years ago" she replied, trying to keep her tears at bay. "Okay but who were they? We''re they connected to the famous Jones?" Zara asked. "My dad was a factory worker, it was the cause of his death, a box of tools fell from the top of the building and that''s how he died, while my mom was a matron at a hospital, she died of Cancer" she explained trying hard not to think about it. "So basically, you''re a nobody?" Zara scoffed. "Mom!!" Jamalv barked, getting angry with his mother. "Don''t mom me, she''s a nobody and you know what happens when people like that come into your life, they come to take and nothing else, I''m sure she knew who you were and that''s why she purposely got pregnant for you" Zara sneered eyeing Avery from head to toe "She''s just that, a nobody and nobodys'' should know their place" Zara added looking straight into Avery''s eyes making it obvious that she was talking to her. But before Jamal could say anything Avery cut him off " I''m not after your son" Avery avowed, leaving the hospital before she said something she''d regret,if not for her home training and her mom''s words ''never be rude to anybody no matter what they do'' all hell would have broken loose, she had a lot of things she''d have said but quietly leaving was prolly for the best. "Mom" Jamal seethed, he was agitated,angry boiling within even. "What? It''s true, people like that are meant to be avoided" Zara said spraying sanitizers around the whole area, about to spray it on her son when he angry left the scene. "Where are you going? , Let me sanitize the dirt off you" She shouted as she saw him leave. Jamal getting angrier by the second. By the time he got outside the hospital, he looked around but Avery was no where to be found, she was gone and he''d be lucky if she ever talked to him again. Chapter 19 - Zara Olivia King Zara Olivia King, the first child of four, Jamal''s mom, was once a sweet, kind and loving lady, a lady who always saw the best in people or so she thought at least before what happened and before she was arranged to marry Zayn Dominic King, who then, was thirty years old when she was only twenty two years old. She didn''t want to marry him because she had no idea of who he was and most importantly because she was in love with someone else, someone who made her heart pump blood twice as fast, Paul Gilbert. Zara and Paul grew up in the estate Zara''s parents owned. Her Father was a oil mogul and her mom was the eighty fourth in line to the throne of Montrealeau a small kingdom in England. The funny thing is they never met once during their childhood, it was completely forbidden for the servants or the kids of the servants to associate or talk to Zara. She was their pride and joy, their princess , their only child at least till her younger siblings came along when she was fifteen. Zara was out in the fields one day on her sixteenth birthday Eve, she hated the spotlight,she had to sneak out, she just wanted to leave the house, it was suffocating. She laid in the grass feeling the grass move in between her fingers and the breeze blowing through her hair as she read her book, it was perfect, she hated having maid''s around she wished she could be in her books all day long doing nothing but read. It was getting late and she had her head in between her book, wanting to know if the boy got his princess charming, she was about to go back into the house when she stumbled on a wheelbarrow, she didn''t notice, while she was bracing herself for her face and the floor to collide, the fall never came, instead she felt strong arms holding her waist preventing the fall. She opened her eyes and saw the most handsome boy smiling back at her. They became friends instantly and then friendship turned to love. Paul Gilbert was their late Butler and maid''s son, who her parents didn''t agree with because he was less privileged than they were and most importantly because they wanted their daughter to marry into a family with the same social circle as theirs. Zara''s parents tried their best to separate Zara and Paul once they knew about their relationship, they threatened their relationship but the both of them stood strong. Zara tried to run away with Paul when her parents found out about them but he ghosted her, he didn''t show up at the point where they were supposed to meet at. She later heard that he was paid off by her parents. It hurt her when she found out,not at her parents because of the money they gave him, not even at the fact that he accepted the money, but at the fact that he was paid off and he left her and the worst part was that he left without an explanation or a trace and the fact that she had to hear her parents remind her about it every chance they got, it was like they paid off his love for her, was it that easy to leave who you claim you love, just because of money. If it was that easy, she decided she wasn''t going to waste her time on love and she agreed to marry Zayn. From that day she always believed that anyone who wasn''t in her social circle was only a vulture looking for the next rich person to devour. Her marriage with Zayn wasn''t a beautiful marriage, just bearable. It became a lot better when she had her kids, she tried her best to make sure her kids don''t go through what she had. Chapter 20 - The Incident The moment Avery got home, she went straight to the kitchen, she took a tub of ice cream from the fridge and scooped some into a bowl adding hot sauce on top of it. She was very angry about the way Jamal''s mom spoke to her but walking home helped. Now she was going to take care of her babies till they are born, then give them to Jamal. The thought of that pinched her heart but no she''s not going to start getting attached she knew what it meant to get attached to someone, they end up leaving you. She''s had enough of people leaving her life whenever they wanted or in her parents case when life want to mess, her already messed life up. She returned the tub and took her bowl, it was already melting, she didn''t want it to melt, so she opened her fridge and took her ice cream and hot sauce mix while the fridge was open. " Thank God I didn''t remove my coat, I miss winter" she said out loud to herself. She m.o.a.n.e.d every time she took a spoon. She was about to take another when she heard a knock at the door. She went to the door, thinking it was Jamal and opened the door, she was going back into the house when she heard the door close "Put your hands up where I can see them and turn around slowly" a strange voice barked, putting immediate fear into her body. She complied with him,turning around slowly till she came face to face with the strange man. He was huge with a beard, he looked buff and would definitely have eight complete pecs underneath his clothes, which looked like were ripped at the side, he was holding a gun in between his hands and it was pointed at her. "This day couldn''t get any worse" she cried within,sweat already dripping from her forehead, the coat she was wearing made it worse. "Why didn''t I remove my coat" she thought. "Remove your clothes" the strange man said eyeing her like the pervert he was. She wanted to keep the coat on, she looked around waiting for someone to shout out that she was being Punk''d, especially Belle, it looked like something she''d do, now if only Belle would come and get this over with. How stupid was she to open the door without checking who was there. She really didn''t have the time for one of Belle''s jokes. "Isabelle Antonia-Rosette Gomez, this isn''t funny" she w.h.i.n.ed already tired of whatever this was. It became serious when the stranger slapped her right across the face and told her to shut up. The force from the slap made her fall, now she began to get scared, very scared. She felt trapped, it brought back old memories that she tried so long to keep and suppress. She felt like she was in that same room again, the worst time of her life, she pictured herself back in that room, the room of terror was what she called it, it was where her father abused her physically. He''d take her to the discipline room like he''d called it then and beat her whenever she did anything wrong even if it was for something as little as breaking a glass or not answering when he called. He''d beat her with anything he could get his hands on, he once beat her broken bottles of the drinks he''d had that night. Her mom couldn''t do anything to help either or else he''d abuse her for stopping him from disciplining his own daughter, she hated it whenever he did that to her mom so she always tried to stay strong, to hold it in. It was hard growing up and now here she is again about to get beat up for not complying. The stranger moved closer, barking out repeatedly, telling her to remove her clothes, now he had a knife pulled out, moving slowly getting closer to her with every step he took. He barked out again for her to remove her coat, it was like he was getting p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e from seeing scared and wanted to see her undress herself. He had gotten closer to her about to tear up her clothes open when bam a fist collided with the pervert''s face, landing him straight up on the floor, the punches kept colliding with his face. It was Jamal, he was giving the pervert angry punches how dare he, he thought as he didn''t want to stop. Avery on the other hand was still in a state of shock, finally getting out, she saw what Jamal was doing he was going to get himself arrested the pervert was already out cold. "Jamal" she cried out his name, but the rage deafened him. "Jamal, Stop it, it''s okay now. I''m okay" she cried out again, this time the tears were falling hard from her face. He stopped immediately, it was like a switch was turned off. He left the pervert''s body and moved to where Avery was sitting on the floor, he grabbed her and kept her in between his arms, he hugged her tightly, reassuring himself that she was okay. The police siren could be heard moving closer, he called the police a minute later, when her heard her scream, he didn''t think,in fact, he couldn''t think, all that mattered to him at that moment was to know if she was fine. The pervert was taken into custody and Avery was asked to come in later when she was okay to write a report about what had happened. Jamal asked that she should be taken by the ambulance to the hospital to make sure she was okay. At the hospital, Jamal was next to Avery checking and asking her repeatedly if she was okay. "Are you okay?" Jamal asked again "For the hundredth time, yes Jamal" she w.h.i.n.ed. " Just making sure" " Yeah, for the thousandth time" she joked. The whole room became quiet as they kept stealing looks from each other, one looking while the other wasn''t looking and vice versa,the silence was getting really frustrating. "Thank you, thanks for saving me" Avery broke the silence " I would have hated myself if something had happened to you" he said already thinking about what would happen if he hadn''t come when he did. "Well nothing happened and I don''t know what I would have done, had you not come that very last minute" she added turning his face towards her as she said this. They were looking straight into each other''s eyes, the whole room felt smaller as they were moving closer, already feeling each other''s breath, they were inches away from each other''s lips both eyes still connected,the electricity and the sparks were flying all over the place. Just when they were about to... Chapter 21 - Javon They were looking straight into each other''s eyes, the whole room felt smaller as they were moving closer, already feeling each other''s breath, they were inches away from each other''s lips both eyes still connected,the electricity and the sparks were flying all over the place. Just when they were about to... "Oh my God, Avery" in came sobbing Belle, she was a mess. Avery moved so fast,away from Jamal. Belle jumped on Avery. "Why are you here, don''t you have a shoot to go to? Avery said tapping Belle''s back. Belle looked at her daring her to say something else, she stood up senseing the atmosphere "Oh my God,I did it again didn''t I?" "Did what? You didn''t do anything, nothing was going on" Avery rambled on, then she stopped talking, picked her phone and pretended she wasn''t listening. " Seeing the way you are acting right now and the way you were rambling on, I definitely interrupted something" Belle chuckled. "Omg, just when you were finally about to receive some action, I totally ruined your hero moment didn''t I? Belle asked, this time facing Jamal. Jamal took his phone and acted like he was working. "I really did" Belle concluded, laughing out loud at the way they were both acting. " You both are perfect for each other, you both obviously love your work, and the chemistry between you two is undeniable, I mean the tension in this room is so thick" Belle added. "Your friend is a very stubborn lady, she does not want to admit that we look good together" Jamal said smirking as he put his phone back into his pocket. "I know right, she''s one tough hard nut to crack, you could bring the moon down for her and she still wouldn''t waver" Belle chuckled. "You guys know I''m still here right?" Avery said,but they both ignored her, making fun of her. Then the doctor came in. "Hello I''m your doctor for today" the doctor said his eyes glued to the file in his hand, seeing the name of the patient he looked up to see if it was who he knew. "Avery?" "Javon!" "You two know each other?" Jamal asked looking at the doctor who was assigned to Avery. "I saw what happened to you in your file, are you okay?" Javon genuinely asked looking at her face for any sign of pain, he knew about Avery''s past and about how her father used to abuse her physically when she was younger. He knew how she felt about closed spaces and anything that had violence in it. "I''ll be fine" she answered her eyes showing that the event that happened still haunted her. " If you want to talk about it I''m here and I can call Dr Mildred to talk to you if you''re not comfortable talking me" Javon added wanting to make sure. "I didn''t know you went into medicine, I thought you were going into business or something" Avery changed the subject. Not wanting to push it, Javon went with the flow and answered her. " Yeah, I went back to get a course in medicine seven years ago, I saw how much less privileged people suffered around the world, so this is me helping out, and yes I''m still very much into business, I volunteer her when I''m in town. "That''s amazing, you must really love your job then" she said. "Yeah, I do" he smiled. "Can you show me where you''re hurt?" He asked moving closer to where she was. "Okay, it hurts everywhere here" she pointed at her c.h.e.s.t and rib area. "Here?" He pressed her tummy "No,not really" "Here?" He pressed her lower rib cage. "It hurts" she hissed "Okay, how about here?" He asked pressing her upper rib cage, just below her right boob. " It really hurts" she hissed out again, the pervert had given her few punches, when he was trying to get her to cooperate. Seeing another man talk to and touch Avery like that, brought out an emotion Jamal never thought or knew he possessed, an emotion he hated to admit that he had, JEALOUSY. "Hello,can you tell us what''s wrong with her now?Jamal interrupted,wanting to end whatever it was that was going on between them. "And you are?" Javon asked after noticing that he wasn''t the only male in the room. "The father of her babies" Jamal said, causing Avery to open her eyes so wide it almost popped out. "Her babies? I s he telling the truth? Are you married? " Javon asked turning towards Avery. "No" she replied, not explaining further, cos she definitely didn''t owe him one. "No, he''s not the father of your babies or no, you''re not married, which is it?" He asked feeling defeated by her answer. "No as in, I don''t owe you an explanation, you were the one who left me remember?" Avery said. Jamal was so angry to hear that part, how would someone in their right senses leave such an amazing person. He didn''t want to come in yet,he wanted her to say everything she wanted to, everything she was holding in. He didn''t want her to hate him, and he knew that it''d be worse if he did everything he was thinking of doing, to Javon. "Would you let me explain what really happened?, the thing is when I..." Javon began to say when he was caught of by Avery. "I don''t want to hear anything else from you, I need a new doctor please" Avery remembered the day she had called him when he was abroad and a girl picked up his phone instead. It was so painful and to think that she used to love him. He was the only guy she had let in, and the fact that he knew what she had gone through and what she felt about guys made it even worse. "Avery, let me.." Javon tried to say but was cut off by Jamal this time. "She says she wants a new doctor, get out while I''m still being nice" Jamal said with a deep and scary tone. "I''m leaving not because of you but because I want to give her some space" Javon said, looking straight into Jamal''s eyes and leaving. Chapter 22 - Well I Quit It''s been a week since the incident, and since Avery''s visit to the hospital. She avoided talking about Javon or seeing him, Belle and Jamal respected her decision, not wanting to crowd her with questions. Jamal was happy about her decision, he''d never seen him before then but he didn''t like Javon one bit. She had been discharged from the hospital, two days after the incident, even though she was okay to be discharged the same day she was admitted. It was Jamal''s request for the doctors to take care of her for the extra days she had spent. He had wanted her to stay longer, they argued so much about, very loudly, but they ended up compromising when the hospital staff reprimanded them because they were starting to cause a scene at the hospital because they were disturbing the peace of the patients. It was a new week and Avery was going to continue working, and even though Jamal wasn''t happy about it, he''d have to deal with. Two days ago... Jamal was over at Avery and Belle''s home, he was coming over a lot especially since Avery disagreed with him when he said she should move in for her safety. She wasn''t going to move in just because of a silly mistake on her part. Belle wanted to watch one of her favorite soap operas while Jamal wanted to watch soccer, they were fighting over who''d get the remote like little kids "My show starts in a few minutes" Belle said as she held one side of the remote, struggling to get it from Jamal''s hand and not ready to let go. "And this match ends in a couple of minutes, why can I watch it while you wait?" Jamal queried holding the other side of the remote and using little to no force. "But this is OUR house, why can''t you go watch it at YOUR house?" Belle asked challenging him to say something else. Both of them eyed each other, sending hate glares, non of them were about to back down. So they did one the only logical thing "AVERY!!!" They both shouted, waiting for her input on the matter. Avery had been watching them with the bowl of popcorn on her l.a.p.s. "I''d choose this show any day to any of your shows" she giggled as she took another handful of popcorn. They both looked at Avery like she had three heads while she laughed harder at their reactions. They ended up watching Belle''s show, since the match had already ended, Jamal didn''t argue and watched it with them, massaging Avery''s foot which he finally got to put on his l.a.p after Avery''s protests against it. "I miss work" Avery sighed dropping her foot and grabbing another handful of popcorn. "I''ve been thinking about it and I''ve decided to go back to work" Avery casually said taking another handful of popcorn. "Why?" Jamal asked. "Because I want to and because I can" she retorted, daring him to say that wrong. "You''re pregnant and you need a lot of rest" Jamal "I''m pregnant not sick Jamal, and besides I''m the one carrying the babies, so I know my limits." she argued, dropping the popcorn she had grabbed back into the bowl. "I don''t want you stressing about anything, I don''t see a reason why you would want to work." Jamal tried to make her reason with him. "I''m starting work on Monday and there''s nothing you''re going to do about it " she affirmed, dropping the bowl of popcorn and standing up from the sofa walking away from the living room. "Oh, there is. I''m your boss remember and I have the right to say who gets to come to work". Jamal retorted, following her out of the living room, not happy with her decision to resume work. "Well then I quit, I''m getting a new job" She yelled, shutting the door to her bedroom in his face... (Author''s note: Hello everyone, thanks for the views, I really appreciate it. But it really saddens me when little or no one comments or vote. I''d love to know what my readers want to see.) Chapter 23 - Avery opens up "Well then I quit, I''m getting a new job" She yelled, shutting the door to her bedroom in his face. " Avery,open this door, and tell me you don''t mean what you just said" Jamal yelled knocking the door furiously. Avery turned on the stereo in her room increasing the volume every time Jamal told her to open the door. Tired of his incessant knocking, Avery opened the door, she was all dressed up and tying her coat, pushing him aside. "And where do you think you are going?" Jamal stopped her. " Anywhere, as long as it''s away from you and your possessive self" she retorted, removing her arm from from his hand. "Belle come on" Avery said to Belle. She had texted Belle when she was inside her room about leaving this place and going to any place of her choice. "Avery you can''t just leave, we are still in the middle of a conversation" Jamal yelled "Hey mister, listen and listen good, this is MY house and you don''t have any right to correct me on any of my actions, the only reason you''re still here, that you''re still in my life is because of the bun you put in my oven" she said poking him harshly with every word. "And this is my place, I''m not asking for anything else but for you to live your life while I live mine, we are strangers bound together by babies, I want you to let that sink in and never forget that. And I don''t want your mother coming here and thinking we''re anything else, since this is MY house,I get to decide who stays and who leaves, and we weren''t in the middle of anything, you were talking to yourself, you can leave my house now" she said giving him a deadly glare and holding the door for him to leave. Jamal, not wanting the situation to get worse than it already was and pained at the fact that his mom had talked to Avery the way she did, he decided to leave. "I''m sorry for what my mom said to you, I feel really bad about it, we might have just met a few months ago but you''re not a stranger to me and I want you to know that even though you feel this way, I will make sure nothing happens to you or our babies" he assured talking in a pained voice and leaving the house without saying another word. Avery demeanor changed after what she heard, she didn''t mean to yell at him, she was having one if her mood swings again,being pregnant is hard. " Avery? I didn''t want to say anything because you''re my best friend and I''m always going to be on your side no matter what, but I''ve gotta tell you this - Jamal is trying his best, he clearly just wants the best for you and your babies. Not all guys can or would want to take responsibility for a baby not to talk of two babies, he takes you to your doctor''s appointments, checks up on you to see if you''re okay, he gets groceries for you, always answers when you call and if only you can see the way he looks at you when you''re not watching" Belle told Avery. "How does he look at me?" Avery asked "Like you''re a star he wants to steal from the sky and keep for himself" Belle chuckled "I don''t think I can trust men, my father started my hatred for men and the one man I finally let in, got my heart broken, I don''t think I have any piece of my heart left to break, and it''s harder to part away from my baby who turned out to be babies, but the only reason I want to part with them is because I don''t know what kind of mother I''d be, I don''t think I can be a good mother, I mean look at my mom, she loved me so much but had to turn a blind eye when my father started abusing me cos she didn''t want to make the situation worse, I don''t want to be like my mom" she cried, a tear falling freely from her eyes. "If you keep thinking about that, you''d never have space to love and be happy, break free of the chains life has put you in" Belle advised , rubbing off another tear which had fallen off Avery''s face with her finger. "Your mom loved you in her own way, do you think you''d forgive yourself if you gave your babies away and cut ties with them? How do you think they''d feel growing up without their mother by their side or when they grow older and they find out you gave them away and never looked back, I''d advise you to take it easy and give Jamal a chance, I''m not saying you should date him or anything but just be civil to each other if not for anything,then for your unborn babies" Belle pointed out, giving her friend a big hug. "Thanks Belle, I don''t know what I''d have done if you weren''t here and even then, and when I first met you till now, you''ve been a pillar for me" Avery whimpered trying to keep her tears at bay. "Exactly, what would you have done, it''s be nice if you stop touching my mangoes to show me your appreciation" Belle joked, causing Avery to laugh. "Well it was your mangoes that got me in this mess in the first place" Avery retorted, still laughing. "You laughed finally, I was thinking I''d have to spray the house with some Happy spray or something" Belle added. PS: Look forward to another chapter today, cheer me up, your votes keep me motivated, comment your thoughts in the comments section. xoxo Chapter 24 - My fiancee? Jamal was at his club trying to drink his sorrows away. He came to the club straight from Avery''s home,to think about how not to think about her. He had tried everything he could to please Avery, he thought she just wanted him to be there for her, but it turns out he''s a burden. He was still thinking about what had happened at Avery''s home when he saw his mom calling for the sixth time that day, deciding to ignore it again. It had been about thirty minutes since he was there and he was on drinking his 4th cup when a foreign hand touched his head. "Hey Jamy boo" Sofia sang, still placing her hand on his head "Trouble in paradise?" "My life is none of your business" Jamal was starting to get annoyed by her. "Did she finally loose those filthy things, she tried to set you up with?" "The next time you open up your filthy mouth to talk bad about my unborn babies and Avery, I''m going to send you where you belong, six feet below" Jamal threatened, squeezing the hand she was touching him with while watching her struggle, no one was going about talk to Avery like that under his watch. The moment he left her hand, Sofia left him alone, running out of the bar as fast as her legs in heels could carry her. "Mom?" "Hello son" "Why are you here?" "And why did you do that to your fiancee, you hurt her really badly,she was crying a lot, did you want to..." "My fiancee?" Jamal interrupted. "Who''s that mother? Sofia? I''m not getting married to her, she''s like a sister to me,at least that was what she was before she became a stuck up nightmare I want out of my life" Jamal pointed out. "So it''s that low life nobody that''s got you twisted isn''t it, you were in her place earlier today weren''t you ?" "And how do you know that?" Jamal asked. "Well I had tracked you and heard that you were in a bad mood,so I sent Sofia here to cool you down, but no instead you..." Jamal smashed his fist on the side of the car , the hairs on his neck standing straight. "I can''t believe you would do something like this!, I don''t want to be with Sofia. Avery is the first girl that''s never tried to be clingy on me, she''s the one I like, I want to see where this can take us and it''s a plus that she''s the mother of my unborn children. Mom the next time I see Sofia coming to meet me whether I am alone or not..." Jamal warned, entering his car without saying another word and zooming off. p.s: sorry for the chapter,was busy all day and wanted to post today. Comment what you think about this chapter, vote it keeps me motivated. xoxo Chapter 25 - Pouring out feelings... That night while Avery was washing her teeth, she couldn''t stop thinking about Jamal and the way she talked to him. Even though she wanted him to back off a little bit, she didn''t mean to yell at him or send him out, her mood swings had kicked. Being pregnant was really taking a toll on her, especially her mood, it''d been heightened, she could switch from being overjoyed one minute to being sorrowful the next. Her emotions were slowly beginning to change, why was she thinking about someone she didn''t like, who she hated this much and this early, when she should be thinking about how she''s going to resign from her current job and switch to another one, which hopefully didn''t have a CEO with an evenly tanned, well sculptured guy with long legs that could go on for days, eyes you can get lost in and ... Oh God, was she just thinking about him again, she had to do something about this before it get out hand, she thought as she rapidly finished brushing her teeth and left the bathroom before she starts thinking of something worse. Belle had gone for another one of her photo shoots and she''d be gone for another day or two. The babies were making her think of their daddy, yes those are who she was going to blame. The moment her phone rang, she rapidly went to where her phone was,she was disappointed when she found out it was the wrong number, it wasn''t who she was expecting, even though she didn''t want to admit it she was expecting him to have called her by now, she didn''t think he''d really leave her alone. bang!! bang!! bang!! Her heart stopped for a minute when she heard the knock on the door, who could it be, she definitely wasn''t expecting anyone, Then for a moment a mind went back to the day she was almost taken advantage of in her home. Was he back? her mind went back to the other day and she started thinking if what would have happened if Jamal didn''t come in. "Avery please open the door I just want to talk" she heard Jamal plead through the door. " I understand that it can be very overwhelming, you never planned to get pregnant especially not for me, but it happened and I am here for you, I don''t like that you run away and I hate myself even more for not expressing how I feel for you, it''s been hard really hard" Jamal explained, she could hear him drag his back down against the door as he spoke. "Growing up I never understood, never knew what love looked like, my mother and father were the worst when it came to that, it felt like they were only together because they had kids. I want to have my kids and I want to have them with you but I didn''t want to end up like my parents, now I know, I now know that in order to achieve that I must let myself go for you, I''m willing to make it work between us, I don''t want anything to get between us not even my mom. " Now I can say it that since the first time I laid my eyes on you, I''d felt a very strong connection, which I''d been trying to deny, trying to escape from. I didn''t want to acknowledge it because I thought it''d only make me look weak. But I am not weak, it doesn''t make me weak. From the second I laid my eyes on you, Avery Isabella Jones, I understood what love at first sight is because that''s what I had" Jamal " I love you..." Authors note; Hello guys?????... I haven''t been posting as often, I apologise for that. I''m not feeling the motivation to. Remember: Comments your feelings, and what you''d love to see next Vote if you liked the chapter and to motivate me. Write reviews for new readers. Chapter 26 - He loves me กใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใ Author''s note; Before you start reading, please don''t forget to add this book to your library, share to your friends, and vote. xoxo กใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใ "I love you" Jamal words imprinted in Avery''s ears, they felt like unending echoes but this time getting louder the more she thought about it. He loves me? "love" someone loves her? all her life she''d never heard anyone say those words to her, not even Javon. She always thought they were words that were never meant for her, at least her father never said them to her mother and her mother never said it to her father. She had only come to know about it in movies she''d watched and numerous and countless books she''d read, she''d seen numerous people who claimed to be in love and fight each other like bulls, and even though she knew that love was a beautiful thing, she only thought they existed in fairytales. The more she thought about it, the more she realized that he really did love her and even though he never said it before now he''d always showed her how much he did. And deep deep down if she was being true to herself, she knew she felt something for him too, not yet love but she had a strong feeling for him, she might have not acknowledged it before but she always knew. His voice broke in to her thoughts, he sounded drunk. Not wanting him to do something stupid or hurt himself, she immediately opened the door upon realization. The moment she did he closed the door then slowly pulled her into his arms, moving his arms up and down her''s. He looked so deep in her eyes that she felt like he could see deep into her soul, it felt like they''d been looking at each other for hours, both anticipating what the other would do, Avery waiting for Jamal to kiss her and Jamal waiting for Avery to let him. Her hormones kicking in and getting very frustrated, Avery grabbed by the side of his face and brought him to kiss her, slowly, the both of them relishing the moment, it felt like time was rushing but also standing still at the same time. He carefully removed her robe without breaking the kiss, the room was suddenly getting really hot, removing their clothes he went back to expressing his love on her lips. Jamal moved his finger down her throat to her b.r.e.a.s.ts and lower as he stroked her lower lips gingerly, as if she were a delicate flower that might fall apart. Slowly, he pushed two fingers into her and she soon found herself pressing onto his hand, moving, following every turn of his fingers. His crooked mouth moved from her now swollen lips and trailed down her neck, leaving love bites until he finally reached her n.a.k.e.d b.r.e.a.s.t. He slowly kissed every inch and took her n.i.p.p.l.e into his mouth, suckling as if she was his the only source of water in the desert. The fingers inside her increased speed and she gasped at the upcoming sensations within her. He licked her b.r.e.a.s.t once more and moved down her stomach to meet his currently occupied hand, replacing it with his tongue. She felt every lick as he moved up and down her c.l.i.t, her back arching as she made her first o.r.g.a.s.m. Moving up to meet her, Jamal claims her lips, as he twists her left n.i.p.p.l.e, igniting a fresh flame of l.u.s.t in her, positioning himself he moves himself towards her entrance, slowly entering with his tip while simultaneously playing with her c.l.i.t, she gasps her back making another arch, her tightness making it a little difficult and more pleasurable for him. Finally entering, he slowly started moving, trying to make her get used to his size. He thrusts in slowly, increasing his speed, every thrust bringing them both closer and closer to their climax, , it felt like fireworks exploded in them when they both hit their climax. He fell on her body, their sweats mixing, the both of them relishing the moment. They were both at a loss for words, only the sounds of their heavy breaths was heard in the room. "That was amazing" Jamal was the first to talk, moving away from her body and laying opposite her, her body unconsciously moving towards him. "It was even better than the first time" hearing her say that woke little Jamal up again. "Aren''t you tired?" Avery chuckled when she noticed. "No, are you?" Avery hid her face on his c.h.e.s.t and that was all it took for Jamal to spring into action, they made love all night, and after numerous o.r.g.a.s.ms they both gave in and slept off. Author''s note; Sorry for the late update, I just wasn''t feeling motivated to write, I see the views but I don''t get reviews and hardly get any stones to cheer me. P.s: this chapter is dedicated to Eun Hye, thanks for the massive support, your stones keep me going. Chapter 27 - The day after กใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใ Author''s note; Before you start reading, please don''t forget to add this book to your library, share to your friends, and vote. xoxo กใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใ The next morning was bliss, Avery woke had woken up to Jamal dropping kisses on her body, she thought it was a dream, but it wasn''t, she could feel every kiss as it gave her goosebumps all over, it was electrifying, it definitely wasn''t a dream and if it was she never wanted to wake up from it. They were about to have another round when Avery''s belly rumbled. "Looks like your babies are hungry" Avery giggled when she saw Jamal''s face. "Hey babies, what time would you like to have this morning?" Jamal asked referring to both his unborn twins and their mother. "We want some breakfast anything as long as it''s edible, not burnt or going to kill us" Avery teased. "For your information I''m a very good cook, I can prolly beat a chef in a cooking battle" Jamal proudly stated, loving this side of Avery. "Yeah the worst chef in the world" she teased again. " Ohhh you''re so going to get it" he said as he moved closer locking her between his legs and tickling her at the sides of body. "Okay, you''re the best cook in the world" Avery managed to say her sides starting to hurt from the laughing. She can''t remember the last time she laughed genuinely and this hard. Jamal had never seen her laugh before, he loves her laugh and he loves the fact that he''s the one who put it there. They both spent another few minutes which felt like centuries passing by, looking at each other in the eyes. They were about to go in for another kiss when Avery''s stomach interrupted them again. "Mr chef your kids are hungry, it''s time to put you cooking skills where your mouth is" she teased. "Oh I will, I''ll be right back, Just take care of you beautiful self and I''ll meet you back here in a few" Jamal said leaving the bed and heading towards the room''s exit "Can you at least put something on?" Avery shrieked when she saw Jamal''s n.a.k.e.d b.u.t.t. He noticed Avery covering her eyes, hiding beneath the covers. "Why are you hiding? That wasn''t your reaction when you clinging to my body and screaming my name" Jamal teased. "Oh Jamal, don''t stop, I want more" he mimicked, teasing her. "Shut up" Avery blushed, throwing a pillow at him. " Oh Jamal give it to me, muah muah muah" he teased once again hugging himself while slowly leaving the room. After leaving he came back again with his puckered lips and made a kissy face smacking his lips for effect. " Okay I''m going" he laughed going to the kitchen to make something for her to eat. While Jamal was cooking Avery decided to have a shower and wear some clothes. After Jamal was done he placed her food, a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and some fruits on a tray. When Jamal got in he found freshly showered Avery typing on her laptop, prolly working again. He would love if she didn''t have to work another day in her life, but he knew he couldn''t do anything about it. It''s her decision and he''d learn to live with it, because he needed her a lot more in her life than she needed him. "You had showered already?" Jamal asked slowly kicking the door open to enter and gently kicking it again to close it. "Yes I did" she smiled briefly looking at him when she answered and looking back at her laptop to continue working after. The fact that she looked at him when she answered pulled a string in his heart, it meant that he meant something to her. " And you didn''t call me" Jamal acted surprised, dropping the tray on the table next to her, removing her laptop on her l.a.p and replacing it with the tray on, also giving her a peck on her forehead. " So how''s it?" He asked after she took her first bite. " uhh it''s okay" Avery said messing with him. " Stop messing with me babe" Jamal said, sitting next to her, giving her a little peck on her nose. "Okayyy, it''s amazing, I was just kidding. They spent the rest of the day with each other relaxing and making fun of each other. Author''s note: Merry Christmas everyone, so here''s my Christmas present to you all, I hope you have a splendid day. You can give me my Christmas gift by voting, commenting and sharing. Love all my readers xoxo Chapter 28 - Us กใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใ Author''s note; Before you start reading, Happy New year, this is my new year''s gift sorry it''s coming late. Please don''t forget to add this book to your library, tell your friends about this book, and motivate me by voting, commenting and reviewing the book. love you all, xoxo. กใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใกใ The next day was a Monday and they both slept in, the day before was like a fairytale, Avery wanted to know how it felt to be loved, so she let go and although she loved every minute of it, she didn''t want to get her heart broken. She was going to stick to the plan which is not getting attached to Jamal, the babies loved being close to their father, she could feel it, and if she didn''t want to lie to herself she felt the same thing. She decided to just go with the flow and see where it''d take. She was tired of letting her fears get to her. If Jamal left her, at least she''d have known what it felt to be with someone who cared for her. Even when she was with Javon, he never treated her the way Jamal does. Javon never beat Avery before but he had always made her feel like she couldn''t do anything without him, that she couldn''t live without him, he never even allowed her to work. Every time she did something wrong or at least what he thought was wrong he''d remind her every single time that she couldn''t do better, no matter how hard she tried, he made her so dependent on him that she didn''t know it was toxic, at least not till she met Belle. Whenever they went out he treated her like a queen, he''d always show her off, she liked that he did. It made her feel special. She remembered the day he gave her, her engagement ring. There wasn''t a proposal, he told her to go get it in the car while he was taking his bath, she would have loved if he proposed but she didn''t care. At least he showed her off every time, never forced her to have s.e.x with him and best of all he did not beat her , that was her consolation prize. It was really heartbreaking when he left but now she''s happy that she and Javon didn''t go on with the wedding, it was like a blessing in disguise. She was sitting on the left side of her bed her laptop on her l.a.p, thinking about her past relationship when Jamal slowly wrapped his hands around her belly, leaving light kisses as he rubbed her belly. "What are you up to?" He asked breathing in her scent, holding her as tight as he could not wanting to hurt the babies. "Working" was her short reply. "But whyy?" He w.h.i.n.ed. " Well I''ve taken one too many days off work and besides this is due on Monday" she replied her fingers speedily typing on the keyboard and her eyes not leaving the screen. " Well it''s a good thing that I''m the boss then" he boasted, trying to make her leave what she was doing. " Well when you''re home with me, you aren''t my boss, now leave me and let me complete this" she finished with a quick a kiss to his lips. "Oh my God, Ave you just made it worse" he squirmed, hugging her back to his lower area. " Oh my... Give me a few more minutes I''m almost done" she jumped, typing as fast as she could. "Anddddd... Done". He didn''t take long before pushing off her laptop from her l.a.p and quickly laying her down, earning a squeal her. They spent another hour in the bed, loving every part of each other.