Isabella cleaned her body with the towel she had around her chest. She had just finished taking her bath and was trying to hurry up with her dressing before the twins woke up and began their usual fussing for the morning. It was even more hectic for her since Seth no longer helped with caring for the babies the way he always did in the past. To be fair, it wasn't that he didn't want to, it was that she stopped him from coming to her room. After the incident of moving out and accusations flying around that happened between her and the man about two weeks ago, she had decided to cut him off from her life completely and partially from the life of their babies. Now, she no longer allowed him to get anything for her and the babies. In fact, she refrained from eating in the house and made sure she always bought the babies' food with her pennies. She didn't need someone like him hovering around her life. If it weren't for the promise she made to him, she would have moved out immediately with
Seth stood out the window of the hospital room they transferred their daughter to, watching the clouds go by while he was lost in thoughts over the events of the previous day. He couldn’t believe that they had spent the night at the hospital because Victoria’s fever didn’t go down as the doctors thought it would. His poor baby. What was worse was how she had gone into convulsions twice before daybreak. It took the doctor and the nurses a hell of a hard time stabilizing her. The last one she even went through, he was almost sure they would lose her. Only God and the doctor's persistence and Isabella's loud cry must have saved the little girl from being snatched to the cold hands of death. All through the torment, neither he nor Isabella had slept a wink. All they kept doing was looking and examining their little girl to make sure she was still breathing. Even now, they weren't so sure if she would pull through. He could feel tears stinging in the back of his eyes and when he finally f
"I told you to get some sleep," Seth said the moment he entered the hospital room and saw Isabella still seating up. Oh, she was doing more than just sitting though. She was examining the babies and making sure that they were still breathing. He knew that she was worried about the babies. And in all honesty, he was too. But just as he was worried about the babies, so also he was worried about their mother. If she continued the path she was choosing, he was afraid that she would collapse also and that would completely drive him crazy."At least listen to me this time." He urged her when he got fully into the room.Isabella gave a hefty sigh as she turned to look at Seth. The man was now standing beside her where she sat and he was looking at their babies over and over again. She managed a smile when she heard him sighed. He was just as worried as she was, she knew that. She also knew that he just continued to act like he wasn't really bothered because he wanted to act like the toughest
"Hey, are you okay?" Seth asked as he watched Isabella's face. "Do you want me to take you back to the hospital?" He asked her, concern written all over his face. He was worried about her because of how tired she looked. "I'm fine," Isabella yawned. She covered her mouth with the back of her hand to stiffen the yawn a bit. When she was done, she turned to look at him. "Are you sure you can get us home without running us into another car though?" She asked with a worried expression of her own. "Why not? I'm already driving, aren't I?" Seth asked her. They were on their way back to the house and he was driving them home in his car. "Did you see your face in the mirror?" Isabella asked him. Seth looked into the mirror overhead and grunted. His eyes were round and swollen. He also had dark circles surrounding the two eyes and there were bags sitting pretty under them. His cheeks were a little hollow and he could see his cheek bones. New hair growth decorated his jaw also. In other word
The light from the morning sun stole its way into the room and woke Isabella up from her sleep. She stretched herself, feeling very refreshed. She yawned as she opened her eyes and immediately she saw that someone was sleeping on the bed with her, she swallowed the rest of the yawning. She tried to move out of his reach but he chose that moment to hold her even closer to himself. She gasped softly and when she saw him frowned in his sleep, she stilled in his arms. As she watched him sleep, she couldn't help but remember how he had taken extra good care of her the previous night. The way he had fed her, bathed her, and tucked her into bed. Try as she may, she couldn't overlook the effort he made in making sure she was very comfortable. But then, she became very conflicted. She didn't know what to think or make of his attitude toward her. For a man who had accused her of being a gold digger, she couldn't understand why he would just take care of her that much. With the way he acted lik
Isabella was just about to dialed her mother's phone number when a new call came into her phone. When she saw that it was a strange number, she hesitated to pick the call since she didn't know who was on the line. She thought that it might be Bobby. While she wouldn't mind talking to the man, she needed to know what the situation was at the hospital. When the phone rang again, she picked it up with the aim of telling the man she would call him later. "Bobby, I would call you-" She started. "Isa, it is I, Seth's mother," B's voice came over the phone, effectively cutting off her words. "B!" Isabella exclaimed and got up from where she sat. "How are the twins?" She asked in a very worried tone. She was eager to know if there were any changes to her children's health. "And a very good morning to you too." The other woman told her in a sarcastic voice. "Pardon my manners," Isabella apologized. "I just wanted to know what is happening over there now." She let out a loud sigh. "You know
"I'm telling you guys that it is not what you are thinking about!" Isabella yelled at the two older women for what felt like the millionth time. "Victoria, drop that." She commanded her daughter who had a teddy bear halfway to her mouth. "Yeah, right." Her mother snorted at her. Isabella looked at the two women and shook her head in disbelief. She couldn't believe how much fuse the women were making just because she wore Seth's shirt. All through the ride home, they would not let her be. Now, they were already in the house and they were still giving her a hard time. No matter what she said or how many times she repeated it, it only felt like she was giving them more energy to dispute her words. "You know what? Just continue to say whatever it is you want to say?" She told them. To make sure they heard her well, she gestured with her hand, moving it up and down in order to encourage them to continue. "I'm not going to say a word about it anymore."The two older women began to giggle
"Here, here, here. Piping hot meals!" Isabella squeaked as she dropped a pot of hot soup on the dining table. Seth looked up from the computer he was working on and gave her a smile. "Hurry up, will you?!" She gestured with her hand for him to come to the table."Coming!" He answered but his attention was focused on what he was working on since he needed to cover up for the two to three days he missed at work. "Isabella, go and get some fruits from the refrigerator." Her mother commanded her."Yes, sire." She joked with the older woman and made her way from the room.Seth smiled to himself. Ever since their mothers arrived in the morning, the home has been hustling with activities. He had laughed so hard, he was afraid he must have expelled his bags of laughter in a single day. He lost his focus on the table when he saw a pair of legs standing in front of him. He looked up, tracing the legs to the short jeans skirt she wore and the black chiffon top she exchanged his shirt for, and s