TO LAST A LIFETIME

Phone Calls

Gennie

I hesitantly typed into my phone the numbers on the small card in my hand, ignoring the thumping of heart. My palms were now sweaty and fingers shaky. Damn! I was so nervous.

"I'm nervous!" I confessed.

"I bet you weren't nervous when you were moaning beneath him!" Emily scoffed, I glared at her. "Now it's time to do the right thing, hit the dial button!"

I looked down at my smartphone, with a thundering heart, shaking fingers, speechless tongue, my thumb gently dropped on the dial button...so did my heart to the pit of my stomach when it rang.

Finally, I was doing it, I was facing my most dreadful moment, the moment I had dreaded for some days now. I was finally going to speak with Wesley again. What was I going to say?

"Hello?"

I momentarily stopped breathing when his deep voice came through. This was it! What did it matter? He should share in the consequences of our recklessness.

"Hello! Wesley Adams?" I heard the crashing of my heart raising above the scrambling sound in his background.

"Yes! You're speaking with Wesley Adams, who's this?"

I looked at Emily, she nodded, encouraging me to introduce myself. I swallowed hard, ignoring how sweaty my palms were.

"Oh thank goodness! Oh..ehh, this is Gennie, I don't know if you still remember me!" I chuckled nervously.

Emily frowned at me for saying the latter. I frowned at myself as well. I didn't even know if I was breathing at all.

"Gennie? Are you kidding me? Of course, I do, why would I forget you in such a short time! How are you? It's so sad you left without a goodbye!"

His voice kicked up enthusiastically, I hoped it remained that way after the inconceivable news.

"I had to leave, my attention was urgently needed in Nigeria." I lied, it was obvious but I couldn't care less.

"How are you? How's your country?"

My country? That was absolutely the last thing I called to talk about!

"Nigeria is fine, the weather is clear this season!" I couldn't say I was fine, because I wasn't, not with his baby growing inside of me.

I paused for some seconds. Breathing out, I finally summoned the courage to take the bull by the horns.

"Wesley, there's something I need to tell you, I wonder if now is the right time for you? You busy right now?"

"I figured there must be something really important before you called. I'm home right now, not busy at the moment, what is it?"

He sounded relaxed, I hoped my nerves didn't desert me.
I gulped. My eyes met Emily's soft eyes, she nodded me on, giving me a thumbs up.

'just say it!' she mouthed.

I nodded and began...

"Sorry to disturb your day but, I feel it's important you know.." I paused and hiccupped.

Yeah! Hiccupped!

"Know about what?" He asked softly, curiosity lingering in his tone.

"Um... Wesley, I don't know how this is going to affect your life but then I feel you have the right to know that.." hiccupped again, Emily frowned, I closed my eyes, about to say the most difficult words I had ever said in my entire life, it felt like I was chunking rocks with my teeth. "That.. that... I.. I'm expecting your baby!"

As I completed my long rehearsed speech, I waited for the dramatic effects. I waited to hear his response.

"Pregnant?" He was shocked, obviously by his voice. "Fuck! That can't be!" He abruptly cursed into the phone.

I cringed inside.

"What do you mean by that can't be? It can be because it has been already!" My voice raised.

"I don't understand, I'm certain we use protection!" Was that a scoff in his tone?

"That's the part I don't understand as well!" I said into my phone. "I know this isn't the kind of news to receive on a phone call, neither is it the kind of news a married man should receive from another woman but, I just wanted to let you know that I am pregnant for you. Wesley I'm not going to tie you to a child, I don't want to ruin your marriage or life because of our recklessness and.."

"You got to be fuckin' kidding me, Gennie! For real? A child? No! There must be a mix up somewhere!"

"Yes Wesley, a child! Your child! There's no mix up anywhere or any uncertainties!" I almost yelled.

I was getting mad, Wesley was making me mad! I had to control my temper so we could sort this out, I understood he was in shock but, his words were heading to the one destination I dreaded the most...denials.

"Gennie you can't have my child, maybe you're confused.."

"I am not confused, we made love and...

"We were protected.." he argued but my sharp tone intercepted.

"Yeah right, but maybe the condom broke or something!"

"You see? Gennie, you're confused!"

"Wait what are you saying? Are you saying I'm confused about who the father of my baby is? Or confused if I'm actually pregnant or not?" Anger was seeping through my nerves. I needed to calm down. "Wesley I've been celibate before and after I went to New York but not between and between I made love to just one man, one night and that's you, Wesley! I do think the condom broke that night!"

Aargh! I was going crazy in frustration.

He went silent for sometimes, making me think he'd hung up but when I looked into my screen he was still there. Then his voice came through again.

"Give me some time to process this, I'll call you tomorrow!" Wesley's voice was low.

I refused to dwell on his seduction personified voice. Wesley had the most sensuous voice I had ever heard. His American accent was melody to my ears but that wasn't the case now.

"Okay!" I nearly huffed into the phone. "Tomorrow then!" I added.

"Take care of yourself, Gennie!" I heard him say before I ended the phone call.

I sat motionless, with a pout.

"You look like tomatoes!" Emily teased!

"I feel relieved a bit." I finally exhaled, dropping my head into my palms.

"You see?, You should've done this weeks ago!"

"Emily what if he doesn't call, what if they'll be no tomorrow?" I voiced my fear.

"Then his loss, but with the way he sounded, I think that Westlife guy is definitely going to call!"

"Wesley!" I corrected.

"Sounds a lot like Westlife to me!" She bemused.

"Whatever! Let's just wait for his call by tomorrow!"

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Sorry guys this chapter is short, I want to write in Wesley's POV. So stay tuned, swiped for the next chapter 👇👉

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