Keeping Each Other

TWENTY-EIGHT

DAMIEN'S POV

I had set my alarm an hour before it normally rang just so I can wake up early and go to work.

Everything is over now, reality has kicked in. I have neglected my job enough, i wouldn't want it to start affecting the company.

I sat up slowly on my bed, wishing I still have enough time to rest but I had to fight the thoughts. Everything that had transpired in the past few days came rushing back to me like a movie. Yesterday was one of the worst days of my life, entering Ada's house to find her in her own pool of blood, I swear, I was frightened to death. With that, goose pimples started to creep onto my skin.

I turned to look at my wife sleeping peacefully beside me. I took my time to study her very well, from her face to her toes. Her now plumpy cheeks, her full lips, her round neck, her breasts which has obviously become bigger, the baby bump isn't showing yet, her hips, and even her skin has become thicker. I just realised that this isn't the first time I'm noticing all these, even the dark line under her navel that has become darker I noticed that too but it never for once crossed my mind that she could be pregnant even as I emphasized on it everyday.

I never even for once thought that Juliet would keep something like that away from me. This is a reminder of how I've failed as a husband.

I said a little prayer and stood up from the bed. I walked to the kitchen and thought of anything I could do to help Juliet before she woke up, I decided to wash the dishes. I thought of sweeping also but there's no need for that, the children are not even awake yet and all my effort would be futile if I do. Yesterday was their last day of exams and I couldn't even spend time with them to ask them questions about it and how well they did.

After I finished with the dishes, I went back into the room, arranged the clothes I'll wear to work and went straight into the bathroom meanwhile Juliet was still sleeping peacefully on the bed.

"Good morning" she greeted me when I came out from the bathroom. She had woken up, standing by the window to open the curtains.

"Morning" I answered her. We just stood there, looking into each others eyes asking and answering questions in our head.

To make the moment less awkward, I broke the eye contact and went ahead to continue preparing for work.

"quite early" she said breaking the silence in the room.

"Yea, I know. I have a lot of things to do in the office today, I've been lazing around lately"

"What do you want for breakfast?" she asked me.

"Don't worry about it. It won't be quick enough, I'm leaving soon."

"What about lunch? I could bring something to you in the afternoon." she said insisting.

"Look you don't have to worry. You might come at a wrong time. I'll be very busy today."

"Hmm" she let out a sigh. Then she left the room.

After dressing up, I took my bag and left the room. I walked to the sitting room to wear my shoes when Juliet spoke again.

"Take tea at least." she was standing by the dining.

"Okay thanks." I said, wore my shoe and walked to the dining. The moment was terribly awkward, having small talks is totally not us.

After taking the tea, I appreciated her and left the house.

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Today, work was stressful. Apart from the tea that Juliet offered me this morning, I haven't had any other thing to eat. I entered the house tired, my plan is just to enter the house, freshen up, eat work on some stuffs with my laptop and sleep.

"Welcome " Juliet greeted me the moment I opened the door.

"Hey.." I replied. She stood up from where she was seated and walked up to me to give me a hug.

"How was work today??" she asked.

"Hectic I must say, I has series of meetings during the day and I've also been going around town." I explained.

"Wow, stressful indeed, how about you go inside, have a refreshing shower and come back here for dinner. Let me set the table." she said sounding extremely nice.

Should I be worried???

"oh-kay" I answered. "by the way, where are my kids?" I asked realizing the fact that none of them had run out to me yet.

"Oh, they are with Juliana. I'm sorry I didn't tell you before now. But I promised them that they would spend more time with her after their exams."

"Isn't that a bother?? They are newly weds and they don't need any disturb."

"ah ah na.. You're over thinking it. She's happy to have them around and by the way she requested for it also."

"Anything you say." then I walked into the bedroom.

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I came out to meet the dinning table arranged in a candle lit dinner setting. My wife was seated In one of the dinning chairs, taking selfies in a jean bum short, a black inner and my shirt. In fact, she looked like a young girl in her twenties who's having a sleep over at her boyfriend's place.

"Are you trying to seduce me or what??" I asked her when I walked into the dinning. "Let me help you with that" I took the phone from her and took some shots. "You look hot by the way."

She smirked and replied; "That was my intention, thanks." then she winked at me.

"So what is all these for??" I said pointing at the table. "Is it the reason you sent my children away??" I asked her.

"Maybe... But you know we have a lot of things to say to each other. And..... "

"You prepared this romantic dinner to bribe me??" I asked her sarcastically.

"I was going to say keeping things inside of us isn't a good thing. We should learn to talk about our problems and avoid internal guilt. In other words, I made this dinner to create a right atmosphere for the blows that we're going to throw at each other with our words. Because no one is leaving this table until our issues have been resolved." she said without taking in breathe and exhaled almost immediately she finished talking.

"No we don't have issues to talk about." I replied her. She's obviously going to shift the blame of not telling me about her pregnancy on me.

Blame game.

"Yes we do, and we're taking about it now."

Heheheehheehe.....

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