TEACH ME NOT 2 HATE LOVE

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👧Tajea POV 👧

OK. I love Nik. But for the past five days, he's been nothing but a pain in my neck. He's like a pesky mosquito buzzing in your ears, and no matter how much you fan it away or attempt to kill it, it just continues driving you crazy. I literally feel this strong urge to just strangle the life out of him.

What did he do to make me feel this way, you asked?

Well, let's start with the day when he found out I was pregnant at that hospital. I told him I wanted to stay at my place, but he insisted I stay at his place so that he could look after me. To protect me and the baby. OK, Fine. I tried making us dinner, but he forbade me from cooking. He even banned me from the kitchen. So, we had to eat crappy takeout that made me vomit my tripes out. Alright, I'm cool with that.

I want to go to the bathroom to take care of my personal business. And even that's an issue. He doesn't want me to trip and fall on my way there, thus hurting myself and the baby, he said. So, every time I get to go, whether it's to go take a dump or tinkle, Nik makes it his point of duty to take me there. OK, somewhat fine.

And this happens every single day after that, and I'm sick and tired of it. Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate all he's doing for me. I really do. But this is just too damn much.

I mean, I can't even breathe for a second without Nik asking me if I'm alright. I'm pregnant, not an invalid.

He doesn't even leave my side for a second. When I go out to chill with Regina, he's there. When we go look for little Nik in the hospital, he's there. When I'm in the shower. Guess what? He's there, too. He's everywhere.

And right now, he's seated next to me on the couch in the living room, watching me like I'm some rare gem under high security. I can't take this any longer. So, I've decided to go to my quarters to just be alone, even if it's for a second. And here comes Nik, ready to take me there.

"OK, back up!" I stopped him in his tracks.

"What's wrong? Are you alright?" He asked with too much concern, which irritated the sh*t out of me.

"For the one million, thousand times. I'm alright, Nik! Now stop asking me that, and stop pampering me!"

"OK. But I just want to make sure you and the baby are okay. Comfortable," he said. That's sweet, but too much sweetness will rot your teeth and give you diabetes.

"That's fine. But you are overdoing it, and I'm annoyed. I can't take it any more."

"I'm sorry I made you feel that way. It wasn't my intention to bother you," he said, like some poor thing. "I just."

"Yeah, yeah. Apology accepted. Now go, so I can have peace of mind." For some reason, the sound of his voice gives me a major headache. But he just can't seem to shut up.

Is it wrong of me to wish the earth would just open up and swallow up Nik right now?

"Of course, but before I leave, I just want to let you know I've booked an appointment for you to see the doctor tomorrow. To check up on you and the baby, that is. I hope you don't mind," Nik said.

Damn it! Again. Like, didn't we go to the doctor this morning and all morning before that? You know what? Let's just let him do as he pleases.

I took a deep breath and said, "Alright. Go now. Shoo, Nik."

"Alright. Alright. I'll go." He was gearing up to leave the room—at least I thought he was—but he stayed instead. Why?

"Are you tired? Do you want to rest? Do you want me to take you to bed?" There he goes again, being annoying.

"Nik!" I snarled.

"Sorry." He chuckled nervously. "OK, I'll leave you be now for real this time."

Now I feel a little bad for behaving as I did earlier. Let me make it up to him.

As Nik was about to go, I shoved him onto the couch. Get on top of him. Kissing him, and he kissed back.

"What is that for?" he asked right after the kiss ended.

"Wait, I didn't know that I needed a reason to kiss my man," I said, which left him stunned.

"Are you saying you are my woman?" he asked in disbelief.

"Yes. Unless you don't want that."

"Are you kidding me, baby girl? I've been waiting for the day to hear you say that." He laughed. "Right now, I'm wondering if I'm dreaming."

I pinched him real hard, and he hollered in pain. "No, it's not a dream." We both laugh.

"I love you too, Nik." I just feel like saying that since I've never told him back that day when he confessed his love for me.

And the poor thing looked like he was going to cry. His smile was as wide as the ocean. "Can you please repeat that, so I can record it for future reference?" He teased.

"There is no need for that. Because for the rest of my life, I'll be telling you. Showing you how much I love you."

"I love you too, Tajea. More than you could ever imagine."

Now that I think about it, Nik and I haven't done the deed since he found out I was pregnant. My guess is that he didn't want to hurt me. For a smart man, he's really stupid most of the time. I mean, I'm still in the early stages of my pregnancy. Three weeks and two days old. I'm sure it's fine to play rough with Nik for now. "OK, Nik. Enough chattering. I need some Nik's snacks right now. I've waited long enough."

He nodded and started to kiss me turbulently. We were going out of control, then he stopped in the middle of the heated session.

"What is it now, Nik?" I literally bit his neck off. Girl hormones were all over the place.

"The baby," he said.

What did I tell you? But this baby, or Nik, ain't getting in the way of my pleasure. I'm overwhelmed with desire. And I need to get smack down right now. Whether willingly or by force, and since he was afraid to knock down my walls with his jackhammer, I had to jump over his long stick myself and purposely get speared where it felt good. Give him the time of his life that he will never forget.