* *Three Months Later* *My belly is starting to show, I'm four months pregnant now. Hillary and Maria helped with the nausea, while Hill made me healthy food, Maria baked me special biscuits that took away the nausea. She said it was her mom's recipe and it helped with her nausea period too.She's now eight months pregnant and the ultrasound confirmed it's a girl, she seems so happy about that fact alone and so is Darien, I'm sure he'll make her a daddies girl. Maria is a fashionista and i know she can't wait to dress her little girl in ribbons, butterflies and fluffy.It so happens that Darien and Maria knew about me and Lore's issues,except the abortion, which i willingly told Maria about. I expected them all to hate me but it's actually the opposite, they all want to take care of me. I'm sure they're doing this because of the baby, Lore's precious gem.The front door opens and the men's voices filter through, we are all at Darien and Marias house. Lore and I have an understanding
LISAFive months down the line, my belly is full out showing now, no one can miss it, so i spend my days away from the public eye as much as i can.When I brought up the idea of maybe going to another town where people don't really know me, Lore slammed the idea right out of my head with a big fat NO. his exact words were,"No. Not a chance, I'm not missing a single day without making sure my child is okay and healthy."The said 'no' came out with a finally that made me immediately back down even though I had previously talked myself into standing my ground on the idea.My eyes meet Asah's in the mirror. I'm in a long black dress that falls loose around my whole body and flat fancy silver shoes. I need to get some air and the only place where I can do that is away from this house, If I do as much as spend another day in here, I might go crazy."I don't think this is a good idea miss, sir Lore is going to be extremely angry when he finds out you left town without informing him."I sigh
LISALore rudely cuts the call on him and bores holes into my eyes with his scorching greys."What does he fucking mean, by 'cancelling your trip'?"He makes sure I hear the stress on the word 'mean'.When I don't answer, his jaw clenches."Where you planning on running away?"Before I answer, Darien's voice is as strained as Lore's when he addresses Maria."And you were planning on helping her fucking do it?" He turns to her and I watch as her lips part without any words coming out of them. Our eyes meet and we both know that we're totally screwed."Darien, I was just trying to help her out while making sure she was safe, at least one of us should know where she'll be.""One of us 'should know'? 'where she'll be'?" Lore turns his attention to Maria before settling back on me."There's no more 'should' or 'she'll be', because she's definitely not going anywhere."He grabs my wrist and takes me out of the room. Hillary and Asah follow us out,closing the door behind them."What the hel
LORELisa has been impossible. For the past one month, the two of us have been dancing around the same rope of fire and...desire, I see it in her eyes, in the way she trembles when i touch her while i feed her or brush my thumb over her lips. At first, I thought I was imagining things but I wasn't. Maria was right, she needed time to feel the baby grow inside of her, to move and attach to her and it's happening. I often catch her rubbing her belly and smiling to herself, but I never for a second miss the fear when she realizes what she's doing, at least i wont have to worry about fearing to tell my child that his or her mother didn't want or love them.I can't put my child through that heartbreak, I was ready to make sure I made he or her feel special and that the absence of a mother doesn't mean they are not loved by many or something is wrong with them. That simmer of care I've seen in Mona towards the baby gave me hope, hope to fight for her to be there for our child even if we d
LISAI can't even begin to explain the pain I felt when that woman called my baby a trap, I know I'm overreacting but that's just how I've been ever since I got pregnant. My feelings have been too high, too obvious and too hard to control. When she touched Lore, I felt an invisible hand wrapping around my heart and squeezing it as if almost to pull it out of my chest, I wanted her off him, away from him. I hate her. I hate her so much. He kisses me and I don't hesitate, I wrap my hands around his neck, drowning, falling and giving in to the kiss. I can't keep lying to myself, I can't keep hurting when I can let go, when i can be happy, when i can live, finally live. I have feelings for this man, feelings that burn like an inferno inside my whole body, if I don't let it out it'll burn me from the inside until it eventually kills me. We pull apart, our foreheads resting against each other as we draw in shallow breaths. My shaky hands go to the back of his neck and I swallow. "
LISA We both lay in bed in complete silence, relishing in the peace and happiness that we've finally found after so many hardships and heart wrecking processes.My head rests on the left side of his chest, listening to the steady beating of his heart while my hand rests on the right side of his chest. His hand runs light patterns on my bare shoulder and I nuzzle further into him. Finally deciding to break the silence, I sigh."When I saw her with you back there, touching you, I felt something I've never felt before."He pauses for a few seconds then continues drawing patterns on my shoulder, I know that I have his full attention, so i continue."It was a mixture of both jealousy and fear. I've never felt it so strong, I was scared that you had finally moved on with someone else."I place my arms on his chest and flatten my palms there, leaning my chin on the back of my hands, watching his face. His eyes watch me slowly, tracing every part of my face."No one will ever replace you, b
LORE *Two Months Later* To say things have changed would be an understatement. My life has taken a huge right ever since that night Mona confessed her feelings to me. Hearing her say that she loved me brought me a feeling I'd never felt In my entire life. All the pain I endured during the first year of this marriage and the months that followed after were pure misery. There's nothing as miserable as loving someone unconditionally who doesn't love you even one bit. The surprise on everyone's faces when Mona entered the room and placed a kiss on my lips was proof that our relationship was a fucking mess. The relief which replaced the surprise was a show of a silent "Lord thank you," and "Finally." Mona is now eight months pregnant, in two weeks, she'll be nine months pregnant. The thought of seeing my son come into this world and to hold him in my arms is a feeling I'm looking forward to. My wife and my son are my world, everything I do is for them, everything revolves around them
LISA * *Three Weeks Later* * Well, here I am, getting tired If I move around for more than twenty minutes."How did you even manage walking around so much at nine months? Had I known it was this tiring, I wouldn't have put you through all that vacation stress."Now that I look back at that moment, I always laugh, gosh! What was I thinking?Maria's baby is now five months old, she's so beautiful with her round blue eyes and soft big cheeks. Hillary is obsessed with the beautiful little human being, she keeps bringing new baby stuff every week.We're at Hillary's house in the lounging room which gives view to the beautiful backyard garden. Flynn, Lore and Darien are at the back, talking about god knows what and smoking. The glass window gives us the perfect view of where they are standing. "I swear to God I hope they are not talking about work stuff." Hillary narrows her eyes."Nah... I don't think so," Maria chimes in. "Had that been the case, I'm sure they'd all have frowns,scowl