Situationship

love birds

EPISODE 14
Jessica took in a deep breath, feeling like confusion was her middle name. It had been hours since Andy left, and she still could not put the pieces together. Now that she was actually thinking, she could not imagine Andy raping anyone. She had spent the night with Andy in the same room, and he had kept his promise by not touching her. Due to her experience with men and how much she had been pressurized by them to grace their beds, she knew that men were always very sexually provoked. But Andy? Andy had kept his word that night, even though it meant inconveniencing himself by sleeping on the floor.
Sonia! Jessica exhaled. Sonia had been just like a sister to her, the same way the other two were to her, but Sonia was the closest. Her easy-going nature made it very easy to talk to her without expecting an argument to come up. She was friends with everyone because of her quiet nature. The Sonia she knew would avoid trouble like a plague, but now, Jessica was not sure she knew Sonia. But why shouldn’t she? Why should she doubt Sonia? She had known Sonia for more than three years, and now she wanted to believe Andy, who was more or less a stranger to her. She hasn’t even known him for five months! Jessica swallowed.
One thing still seemed off-point, though. Sonia hadn’t called her ever since the incident happened. That was very strange. The Sonia she knew would want to explain everything all over again and make sure no one was holding a grudge against her. Sonia would want to know if she was OK. Sonia would want to explain to her how she found out about the secret she was hiding and also find out why Jessica hadn’t confided in her.
Was Lizzy right? Could Sonia be jealous of her? Lizzy was right to say that Jessica was too trusting. One would expect that after the experience Jessie had with her former best friend, Jessica would be wary of friends, but no. Jessica still defends her friends. I still saw the good in everyone. The only group of people she managed to be wary of were men, but even at that, it had not taken much to get her to fall for Andy, and ultimately fall into his bed.
In Bed? And yes, that was another thing. She'd given Andy her treasure, and the most annoying thing was that she had no regrets.Even when she had told Andy that their love-making and all that accompanied it was a mistake, she had only said it on the surface; she hadn’t meant it. Those few hours she spent with Andy, having him treat her like a golden treasure, was the best experience of her life. She could not recall any other experience being more wonderful. But that was a problem. Jessica sighed. If she had to leave Andy, it would be more painful than all the other break-ups she has had put together. But this time, it won’t be a break-up, it will be a divorce.
Jessica started pacing the room. Her life was in shambles. A contract marriage is definitely the worst thing you can ever consider in life. She knew she had feelings for Andy, but she didn’t think she should call it love yet. It was a different kind of feeling. a sensation she had never felt before with anyone.Seeing him in pain earlier had affected her in a very strange way. She had felt his pain like it was hers.
"OK, where is she?"
Paulina’s voice brought her back to her surroundings. What is she doing here? Jessica wondered. As Paulina’s footsteps drew closer to the room, Jessica groaned. She knew she was in for it. She sat on the bed. The door opened as she sat on the bed. "Jessica," Paulina breathed, and hugged Jessica until Jessica thought her bones would break. "Sweetheart, why didn’t you call me up?" Paulina sat beside Jessie.
"Thought you would be busy in school, teaching your children," Jessie answered, although the main reason was because she did not want anyone to fuss over her.
"That is silly of you." You and the others are my priority. You should know that. I could have taken a sick leave or something. How are you, baby? "
"I am fine, mummy."
"Don’t call me that. And don’t you tell me that you are fine because you are not; Lizzy told me everything.
"Then why did you ask?"
I wanted to hear it from your mouth, "Paulina replied." Jessica raised her brow casually in response. "So, what are you going to do?"Jessica let out a breath. "I don’t know."
I don’t know what got into that girl. She must be so selfish. "Jessica looked at Paulina critically. "You think she is the one at fault?"
"You think your husband is at fault?" Paulina countered.
"You don’t trust Sonia?"
"You don’t trust your husband?" Paulina countered again.
Jessica pushed her hands through her hair and stood up. "I don’t know what I think, Pauline. I don’t know what to make of what I saw.
Jessica was more frustrated. Paulina knew nothing about the contract and obviously expected Jessie to trust her husband more than she was doing. That much was clear to Jessica. It wasn’t fair that Paulina was the only one in the dark here, but Jessie reckoned that telling another person about the contract wasn’t a good idea at all. As it is, too many people are already in the know!
Paulina stood and went to stand beside Jessica. She turned to Jessie until she was facing her. Sweetheart, let me give you the lesson I had to learn the hard way: never let a friend come between you and your man; not me, not Lizzy, not Sonia, or anyone else. Unless you have very tangible and undeniable evidence that proves him guilty, trust your husband always. "
*****
The following day, Andy was feeling too nervous. He hadn’t heard anything from Jessica ever since he left Lizzy’s house the previous day. In a few hours, it would be time for the party his father had organized, and he still did not know if he would be attending because there was no way he would attend without his own wife.
He heard a knock on his bedroom door. "What is it, Ada?" he called out without checking who it was.
"Someone is here to see you, sir," he heard Ada respond.
"Who is it?" he yelled out of anger but heard no response. He stood up reluctantly and moved to the sitting room, but his anger dissolved when he saw the person standing there.
"Jess," he breathed.
As Andy's gaze penetrated Jessica, she felt shaky.Suddenly, meeting his eyes was not so possible. She was forced to go and meet him where he was standing, at the far end of the sitting room, so she was forced to go and see him. Standing directly in front of him, she looked at the floor, then at his white short-sleeved shirt. "The party is today," she said, at a loss for words.
"Yes." Andy’s heart was pounding, but he looked as calm as the open sea. "Is that why you came?"
"No, "she turned away from his overbearing presence and walked slightly away. But I don’t know if I can state why I came. I don’t know if I should put my trust in you. "
Andy placed his hand on her shoulder and turned her. "I know you have gone through a lot, Jess. All I want is a chance to make you happy." "Please Jess"
"I am scared, Andy. I am scared that you would crush my heart like so many people have, and I don’t think I can-"
Andy kissed her deeply, stopping her words. She returned his kiss, as the memories of the past few days flashed through her head. The kiss was meant to only alter her words, but as their lips clung together, fire sparked between them, clearing whatever doubts Jessica had. All her doubts vanished. Andy’s hands shook slightly as he held her to his body, with his heart racing against his chest. Ending the kiss gently, Andy raised her eyes to his.
"I will not make you cry again, Jessica, I promise," Andy said breathlessly.
"I love you, Andrew."
For the first time in years, Andy smiled from the bottom of his heart. "I love you, Jessica." He brought his lips back to hers, sealing their love declarations.