Kuukua and Chris had been married through a ceremony arranged by their families, though she was in love with someone else. She would have loved to end up with Kwame, but she knew she couldn't bring shame upon her family. But after finding out that Kwame was cheating on her, she lashed out by agreeing to the union, and she tried to quickly adjusted to her new life to get over Kwame. She soon realized Chris was not a bad partner and they soon got used to being with each other, without much friction. It was soon required of them to bear children and it became a battle. Most of the pressure was on Kuukua and it was quite difficult to cope. She knew a baby will bring peace to her home and also peace to her soul.