Chapter 13

NICHOLAS

It was around 4pm and I had been working nonstop. It seemed it was taking me forever to review the documents. I was exhausted but I forged ahead. I heard a knock on the door and before I could answer, the door opened and Vivian entered.

“Don’t you think you are working too hard?” Vivian asked me in a soft tone. She came near me and wrapped her hands around my neck. “You should take a break. It will help.”

I remained unmoved, “I can’t take a break until I finish this.”

“Then send it to the administrative office. This is supposed to be their duty anyway,” Vivian muttered. She sounded desperate to convince me.

“There is a limit to the trust I have for those folks at the administrative office. I am sure you know that as well,” I flipped a page of the document before me. Suddenly, Vivian’s hands grabbed mine. She took my hands off the document and pushed my chair backwards. I hadn’t recovered from this when she sat on my lap, right hand around my neck as she looked into my eyes. Her eyes were alluring and seductive and I could feel my penis growing hard.

“Take a break… for me…” She said between the lines. I smiled and brushed her hair with my hand. She leaned into me even more and I could take a peek into her breasts. Her lips were heading to mine and right then, I held a finger out to stop her. She opened her eyes, alarmed. I helped her up from my laps and shifted my chair back to my desk.

Then I continued reviewing the documents like nothing ever happened.

“Why are you doing this? You used to find me attractive. Did that change?” Vivian asked. “Or wait, is it because of May?”

I raised my head.

“C’mon! You ain’t even sleeping with her yet!” Vivian shouted.

“Yet…” I muttered. “Leave before I lose my patience, Vivian. You know I detest nagging women.”

“I’m sorry, boss,” She sounded shaken.

“Also, my last fertile sperm is inside May right now. Even if you sleep with me, you won’t get pregnant! Wait, now I remember. You also did an insemination. You are pregnant right now!” I said sharply. I wonder how I had forgotten that all along.

“I got an abortion,” Vivian replied simply. “The owner of the sperm was a useless nonentity. I couldn’t allow that happen to me.”

“So you intend to keep sleeping with me even though you will never get pregnant?” I asked.

“You make me feel good…” She replied. “You won’t even want to hear it but I think I like you.”

“Right! I don’t want to hear it,” I muttered and dropped my pen. “But if it’s just sex, that won’t hurt. You’ve made me lose my concentration anyway.”

Right, it was only a contract marriage with May. There were no feelings involved and if May wanted, she could fuck other guys too. With this etched in my mind, I went to Vivian and kissed her wildly. She was just as horny. I carried and placed her on my table as clothes went off.

“Ugh!”

**

“Actually…” Vivian began after we had both finished. “There was a minor issue with May. She didn’t want me to tell you but you should know.”

“What is it?” I asked. She had my attention.

Then Vivian went on to narrate the incident with the maid and how May could have lost the pregnancy today. I almost went crazy on hearing this. I dressed quickly and ran to the garage. Like a possessed man, I drove home. I was so scared but I met May at the living room. She was watching a movie. She was laughing so hard that I concluded the scene must have been so funny.

I was still breathing hard but everything looked fine. May noticed me and stood up.

“Are you okay? Why do you look so disheveled?” She asked me carefully. I took one look at myself and found out that I didn’t dress properly. I was in such a hurry that I didn’t bother to check.

“I’m fine. I might need a glass of water though,” I smiled at her. Unexpectedly, May went to get me a glass of water herself. She gave it to me and continued watching her movie. I drank and went to sit as well.

“I heard what happened from Vivian. Why didn’t you inform me?” I asked calmly.

“Because I took care of it already…” May replied without casting a glance at me. “If it was something I couldn’t do on my own, I was going to inform you then.”

“Even still…” I muttered. “That was my baby in danger. I deserve to know.”

“You do not care about the baby more than me, Nicholas,” May told me.

“I don’t think that’s true. You can always have another baby but I will only have that one in your womb!” I replied firmly. I stared at the TV now. May must have gazed at me for a while as I didn’t hear her talk.

”He is your baby as well as to two others! However, I am his only mother,” May replied. I could see Mama coming in.

“Really?” I asked May. “You want your child to have three fathers? How pitiful the child would seem!”

May turned towards me, giving me a cold stare. However, she said nothing else since Mama entered at that moment.

“I was going to call you…” I acknowledged Mama.

“Welcome home, young master,” Mama gave me a big smile.

“Did you hand over the maid to the police? The culprit should be punished…” I told Mama.

“I took care of it already!” May exclaimed.

“Who is the culprit?” I asked her. May couldn’t reply. It could only mean that she never intended to punish the person who almost killed my unborn child. I didn’t want to argue in front of Mama.

“Meet me in our room!” I told May and left immediately.