Keeping Each Other

TWENTY-FIVE

JULIET'S POV

I woke up lying next to Damien who was still sleeping.

The children have exams today so I'll have to go and prepare breakfast for them plus Damien have to go to work too.

I stood up from the bed and stumbled out of the room.

I went to the kitchen and started to contemplate on what to prepare.

"Let me just make sandwich this morning then spag for Lunch" I said to my self.

I walked straight to the locker where we keep foodstuffs, opened it and started to sort everything I'll need.

I felt someone looking at me. I looked up to see who it was.

Damien.

He was looking at me intently, like the same way his eyes were fixed on me last night when I was sitting in front of the mirror.

"What??" I asked him with a smiling face.

"You're adding weight." he told me with a small smirk on his lips.

"Just say I'm getting fat. That's what's on your mind."

He walked close to me and grabbed my waist from behind me.

"There's a difference. You ain't fat. Even when you're pregnant, you don't get that fat. You're just looking thick. And I like it. All your curves are coming out more."

I turned around to face him smiling sheepishly.

"Thanks. All these your compliments nowadays ehn!"

"What you don't like it??" he asked me searching my eyes like he's looking for my thoughts or something.

"I do, I really do.. You don't make me seem like I'm growing old."

"How old are you?? Small girl." he said smiling.

"I'm a grown woman with three kids and I've been married for eight years" I told him. He'll be thinking I'm counting Ada's child as the third.

"Doesn't change the fact that you got married pretty early."

I leaned close to him and kissed him.

I want us to always continue like this I thought in my head.

He kissed me back without hesitation. I even forgot that I wanted to prepare Breakfast.

We only broke the kiss when we heard Jasmine crying. That is her new attitude, to wake up from sleep. She cries if she doesn't see anyone. Especially if Jason is still sleeping.

"Do you need help with anything??" Damien asked me as I quickly started arranging all the foodstuffs.

I smiled and look at him. "I can handle it."

Just then, Jasmine walked into the kitchen still crying.

"This is the reason I want another baby girl. So that all this yanga still reduce." Damien muttered to me.

He then turned to Jasmine and said;

"Why is my baby girl crying??" he bent down to carry her. "Let's go wake Jason up."

He walked out of the kitchen with Jasmine on his arms trying to calm her down.

I placed my hands on my Tommy, caressing my baby hoping it would be a girl. The news of being pregnant would make him happy but it would make him happier if it's a girl.

I know Damien has a soft spot for Ada, I don't know why but I know he does and she is taking advantage of it. She shouldn't take me for a fool because I accepted her child without stress even when I'm not completely sure that my husband is the father of her child. I'm being civil with her for the sake of my husband, to make him comfortable and not make our marriage have unnecessary issues.

I've spoken to a friend who is a doctor and she'll help me carry out a DNA test before the child is born when the time is due.

DAMIEN'S POV

It has become a normal thing for Ada to. Always call me before my closing hour because she knows she can manipulate me to go over to her house and go home without my wife suspecting I had gone to see her. Even though I don't know how her mind works, I know it's very calculative.

I didn't even bother ignoring the call because I know that she'll keep calling. To save myself the stress, I just answered the call.

"Hey wassup??" I asked her.

Playing nice would help.

"Damien, I didn't get my self pregnant, you can be rude to me but I won't accept that fact that you're extending that rudeness to our unborn child." she just attacked me even without greeting formalities.

"Ma'am, take a chill pill. What's this about??"

"I told you. I told you that I had a clinic appointment today and the doctor requested for my husband because there were some delicate things that he wanted to discuss. I told you, you refused. I even called your wife to beg you but you still did not show up. If you want to start ignoring this child while it's still in the womb then only God knows what you'll do when it's born." Gosh! This lady is a Nagger, she wants to start acting like my wife.

"Ada, there are so many things wrong in that statement. First of all, you're not my wife, so stop using the word the doctor wants to see your husband." I told her.

"Well you can help me explain that to him when you come for one of my appointments."

"Yes! That brings me to the second. I can't promise to always be there for you during your hospital appointments. Yes you didn't impregnate yourself but you knew I was married before we had sex. Always being there for you would make my wife jealous and I don't want to start trouble in my family."

"Damien! Oya at least act concerned and ask what the doctor wanted to see you for. This your attitude is just irritating."

I smiled to my self. I think I'm beginning to know how to handle this lady. To make her humble.

"Oya what did he say??" I asked her.

"He said that there's a...... " and that was the last thing she said before I heard a loud shriek.

"Ada! Ada!" I called but no response. Is this another one of her strategies?? "Ada!" I called again.

I dropped the call and called again but no answer. I started feeling uncomfortable.

I hate cliffhangers!

I need to go to her house. Let me check on her.

But What if this is a plan for me to go to her. Let me wait for a while. If she doesn't see me, she'll call back.

After about thirty minutes, I started to feel uneasy. What if she is really in trouble. She shouted and went quiet afterwards.

I picked up my phone and called again but no response.

Gosh! I need to go to her house.

I did the usual to pack up my stuffs.

"Mercy, I'm going out, cancel all my remaining meetings for the day and if anyone asks of me, tell them I'll be around tomorrow."

"Sir, today again??" she asked.

I turned to look at her and gave her a stern look. Yes, I've been leaving the office before time and I'm not regular on duty like I use to because of this issue but she has not right to meddle.

"What's the meaning of that??" I asked her.

"Sorry sir" she looked down. "I mean you shifted all your meetings to today and you're leaving again. So when do I place them? I don't want them to think that we're playing with them. They are not children you know."

I felt bad for talking to her that way. But I wasn't in the mood to start apologizing.

"Apologize to them. I'll be on ground fully tomorrow."

With that, I left.

What do you guys think??

Is she really in trouble or it's a medium to get Damien to go to her. ???

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