Amaka's POV:
"Ahh!" I moaned as Joseph thrust into me. This was my 18th birthday. I had just graduated from college, and Joseph was my boyfriend. He wouldn't leave me alone, constantly begging and disturbing me to have sex.
I had told him that I wanted to wait until after our marriage, but Joseph refused. He claimed that I did not love him enough, and that was why I didn't want to sleep with him. I agreed, and here I was in a hotel room with him.
I am typically a shy blonde girl, fair in complexion, but Joseph was the reverse of my complexion. He was dark in complexion, taller than me, and very handsome. He has full black hair, and I really love him very much. While Joseph Ericson came from a very rich family here in Palazo town where we were living, my parents were average workers, and so we were considered not as well off as Joseph's family.
Joseph promised to marry me. He was 21 years old and a business student in the university, while I was still preparing to gain admission and to join him there. I had lied to my mother that I was going to see my friend, just so I could prepare to write my admission exam into the university. I snuck into this hotel to see Joseph, and here we are.
"Um! Ah!" I moaned as Joseph drove into me faster and moaned to my ears, "Yes, babe. You are so sweet." He reached his climax and released himself in me.
"Joseph, it hurts," I cried as he kissed me warmly and sat beside me on the hotel bed. "I am sorry, my love. I will forever cherish this," he said, cupping my pretty face as he kissed my forehead. "I cannot seem to get enough of you. I wish we could get married, and I wouldn't leave you," he said, and I wiped my teary eyes and looked at his handsome face as we were still laying on the hotel's bed.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked him, and he sighed. "Look, Amaka, I want you to know that I love you very much. But my family and I are moving to the city next week. You know that my father owns a big company there. So he informed my siblings and me that he acquired a new mansion, which means that I would be leaving with them, and we might not get to see each other again."
My eyes welled up in tears as I heard Joseph say that to me.
"But you will still be calling me on the phone, right?" I asked him, as I tried to believe that Joseph wouldn't get to the city and fall in love with another woman there. I love him very much. He is like the air that I breathe. My heart and soul wanted him.
"I promise you, I wouldn't forget about you. Anytime that I am on vacation, I will come around to see you. Instead, I will lodge in the hotel, okay. You are my wife, stop crying," Joseph wiped my tears away and drew closer to me on the bed as he kissed me on my lips again.
I was crying and not in the mood to kiss him. "Why not take me home with you? Tell your parents that I am your girlfriend, and you wish to marry me. You have been hiding me all the time and not wanting to introduce me to your mother," I told him, knowing that whenever I told Joseph that I wanted to come and see him at his family's house, he would refuse.
None of his siblings knows that we are dating, and I feel so awkward chatting with his brother online and introducing myself to him as Joseph's girlfriend.
"My elder brother is not in any relationship," Aaron would say.
Joseph practically kept me hidden, and I don't know how long he planned to continue doing that.
"No, Amy. I promise you, when the time is right, I will take you home and introduce you to my family. If I do that now, my parents will get annoyed and give my inheritance to my younger brother. I have to first get established, and after that, I promise you we will get married," Joseph said, wiping my sobs away. I wished that I could believe him, but I have this lingering feeling that Joseph is lying to me.
Was he lying to me? Does he have another woman in his life? My heart became so heavy that I had just lost my virginity to him before I thought about all these. Joseph kissed me again and thrust into me before my mind could register to ask him. I groaned in pain with each deep thrust, and there he took me to cloud nine with him...
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Four years later.
Amaka's POV:
"Mom, when are you taking me to school?" My son asked me. He was so smart compared to me, and he will be four years old in a week.
"Jason, you are still a baby and not fit to go to school now," I told him as I was preparing for my new job interview.
"That's a lie, Mom!" He shouted. I sighed, rolled my eyes as I stood by the vanity mirror of my room, combing my long blonde hair and applying my orange perfume.
"Jason, why would Mommy lie to you? Have you seen babies going to school? You have to stay at home with my friend," I told him, and he frowned.
"Mommy..." Jason burst out crying hard, and my best friend, Maureen Austin, came into the room.
"What's going on here, Amaka? What did you do to my small husband?" She asked me as she scooped Jason up into her arms.
After I got pregnant, my parents chased me away and refused to sponsor my education. I tried calling Joseph then to tell him that I was pregnant, but guess what? He blocked my line and told me to get rid of it and that he wasn't ready to father a child.
I couldn't do that. I had to beg my friend for help. She is a tailor and into blogs, so she pleaded with her mother, who was a single mother, and her mother allowed me to live with them.
Later, I started creating blogs too, as Maureen told me I could be doing it as a part-time job at home. With that, my page has millions of followers as I created a baby page for my son and uploaded cute photos about him.
Many fans love Jason. He was light-skinned, just like me, but while I had long blonde hair, he has short light brown hair.
Amaka's POV:"Maureen, you know that I cannot put Jason in school now. He is only a baby, and I don't want to force books into his head," I said, looking back at my best friend and her small husband in her arms."Don't mind your mother, I will put you in school, okay. There is a big school for small children's school here, so I will go there with you now," Maureen said to Jason, and he smiled sweetly at her."Thanks, Aunt," he said."You're welcome, sweetie," she replied to him and told him to wait while she prepared his bath and dressed him up for his new school."Maureen, you cannot be so serious. Jason is my son, and I get to decide for him," I told her. While her mother has another room, Maureen and I shared her room, although I could move out and get an apartment of my own. But I didn't want to become selfish.I was able to go for part-time business training classes with Maureen's mother's help. She looked after Jason for me until he was able to walk. My family doesn't want to hav
Amaka's POV:Once I was through having my breakfast in the kitchen, I stepped out of the house and made my way outside of the compound.The house was a rented apartment, and not like Mrs. Ann owned it.Luckily, as I got outside and on the busy road, I saw a bus and got in. I sat beside a man who wore a black suit, and he smiled at me.I was too preoccupied to smile back, and after what Joseph had done to me, I limited smiling with any man. It was very painful that Joseph would break up with me. He should have told me that he wanted only sex and not like he wanted to marry me.I was a very decent girl in my area, the reason why I became a laughing stock by my peers that hadn't expected a good girl like me to become pregnant.I wiped my sobs away and kept my gaze focused on the road. The man who sat beside me spoke, "Hi, dear. I have paid your fare.""Huh!" I looked taken aback that a total stranger would help me clear my bill. As I looked at this man's face, I gulped. He's very fair-ski
Amaka's POV:"Sorry, sir. I was mistaken. I thought you were someone that I knew before," I said, as his blue eyes held mine."It's fine. Come ahead for your interview. Why do you want to work here with us?" He asked, clicking on his computer like he was going through my credentials.I was affected seeing him, but the fact that he acted like he didn't know me or recognize who I was made me tremble."Hello?" He raised an eyebrow and looked at me."Right. I am a digital marketing student, and I graduated with distinction. I think I will help your company in marketing their products and services online," I said, my gaze lowered as I tried not to look at his face.He had changed, and he looked more masculine and handsome. My son resembles him, only that Jason was fair-skinned like me."I see," he replied, and clicked on his mouse."We only employ staff that are committed to their jobs and don't breach our company agreement. If you dare to breach our company agreement, you will have to pay
Amaka's POV:I continued with the rest of the day working and felt Simon's gaze on me frequently.Why was he always looking at me? I pondered but didn't ask him.My phone rang, and I unlocked it and saw that Maureen was the one calling me. She obviously would have taken Jason to school, but I didn't want to chat with her about Jason here.Feeling Simon's scrutinizing gaze on me and also, the fact that Joseph was in his office and monitoring me made me uncomfortable."Hello, dear, I will call you back later," I told Maureen, and she replied, "Okay."I looked at Simon, and he frowned and looked away. I didn't understand the reason for his frowning, but then, I heard the buzzer sound."It's break time," Simon informed me, and I sighed. "Okay."I turned off my laptop and stood up from my chair. "I think we will be going to the cafeteria right?" I asked Simon as he rose from his chair."Yes. Or you can request for your meal here," he smiled, and I smiled back. "Fine. I am still new, so I wi
Joseph's POV:Seeing Amaka again, after four years of ending my relationship with her, made my blood boil hot.I had tried so hard to forget her, but it was the hardest thing I did. My family cannot be aware that I had an affair with a poor girl, although I took Amaka's innocence, but that didn't mean I must marry her. But nevertheless, she was the most pretty girl I had ever seen.When she walked into my office, my heart skipped several beats, and I was gasping for air. My jaw dropped in surprise, but I swiftly composed myself when I saw the shock on her face too.Amaka was more than shocked to see me, but I switched to the stoic side of myself, maintaining my professionalism. I had to pretend like I never knew her, but my manhood kept twitching in my boxers, longing for her wonderful touch."Um, have a seat," I gestured for her.Amaka tried to ask me if I knew her, but no way was I going back. I had moved on, and my father wanted me to court a senator's daughter. Her father owns seve
Joseph's POV:"Hey, sweetheart. I came to your house today after taking my work leave. As we are planning on getting married, I told my father, Senator Patrick that I want to come and live with you and to get to know the man that I was going to marry," Nina said.My blood boiled hot as I hadn't expected Nina to show up in my house."My house?" I asked her again, like I had heard her wrongly."Yes, Joseph. Your house? I got the address from your mother. Although, I know that I told you we wouldn't be having sex until we are married. Well, there are many other things that we can do, and that includes cooking for you, accompanying you to your office to get to know more about you, and to know if we are truly compatible to get married. Besides, we are already engaged, and none of my family would be complaining. I am not supposed to be explaining all these to you," Nina said, sounding heartbroken in her tiny feminine voice, and I swallowed hard."That's fine. I will get home soon. Are you su
Nina's POV:The previous day, I told my mother that I wanted to move into Joseph's house to live with him."Are you sure about this, Nina? Why not wait for you both to get married first, before you move in with him," My mother said. She was a pretty, light-skinned 52-year-old woman."No, Mom. I want to go and live with Joseph to get to know the man that I will be getting married to. We wouldn't have sex, just live and bond like friends first."My mother looked at me in disbelief, and she said, "Do you think that will work? Joseph is a man, and he could want sex and many things. What if you end up not liking him and find fault in him? I think it's best to wait, after you both get married, then you can find out everything about him.""No, Mom!" I refused, my arms wrapped around my chest as I pouted, standing in her presence."Mum, I already made this decision. I need to go and live with Joseph now. We still have two months until our wedding. What if he cheats on me with another woman? Jo
Nina's POV:"Hello, Mom," I said, walking up to the dining table to sit on one of the white chairs there."Nina, how are you doing tonight? Has Joseph returned home from the office?" Mom asked, and I sighed heavily."Yes, Mom. He is back, and we are preparing to have our dinner now," I replied, and she asked me, "How did he react upon seeing you?"I took a deep breath, as I didn't want to reveal to my mother that Joseph Ericson didn't look happy on seeing me. Instead, I lied to her, "Joseph was surprised, Mom, but at the same time happy."As I said that, Tope stepped out of the kitchen and looked at me in shock. She witnessed Joseph's reaction, and she knew that I was lying to my mother, but she didn't say a word. Instead, she walked up to the dining table to serve the dinner there silently."Okay, that's nice. I will call you back tomorrow as I want to have dinner with your father now, and I don't want to keep him waiting. You should be a good girl to Joseph. Is he there with you? Let
Amaka's POV:After I was done sending the text message to Joseph, it showed as received, but my heart was so anxious to hear what he would reply to me.I carefully placed the phone back on the bedside drawer and fell asleep.****Joseph's POV:After returning from Amaka's apartment where I took Jason back to meet his mother, I knew that she was already stone-hearted and would not forgive me. I decided to let her focus on her life and her business and wait for her to bring the child custody agreement for me to sign, as I wanted to be a part of my son's life.As I parked my car in my garage, I got out and went into the house.Lady Tope was present in the living room, and she welcomed me. "Welcome, sir.""Thank you," I replied as I glanced at her face. She smiled warmly, and I knew that she had heard when Amaka had come here to my house and yelling for me to return her son."Sir," Lady Tope's soft voice stopped me as I reached for the stairs to climb it and ascend to my room."What's it
Amaka's POV "Mom, is tomorrow really my Dad's birthday?" My son asked me as I set up his dinner at the dining table. What kind of brain does Jason have? He pays attention to even the things that I do not expect him to care about. Also, he asked me reasonable questions since he learned to talk. And additionally, he became more of a talkative since he met his Dad. "Jason, I do not know. Your father was here. Why didn't you ask him or stay with him?" I looked away from my son's face as I served him his jollof rice to eat. "But Mom, Dad has been nice to us. Why do you not want to talk to him and be his friend? Dad said that he is sorry, and he will not hurt you again," Jason said as he looked at me thoughtfully. "Do you believe your Daddy?" I asked my son before we resumed eating. "Yes. I believe Daddy," Jason replied, and I sighed. "It's okay to believe your dad, but I do not want to be his friend or believe him again. He lied to me, and I haven't forgotten what he did. So I will
Jospeh's POV"You should try to apologize to her. I believe she will forgive you," Lady Tope said, and I nodded my head. "It's fine." I stood up and went to the top floor to check on my son, and he was sleeping peacefully on the bed due to the cold. I looked at his cute face, as the room bulb was on. The night had fallen gradually, and I sighed and picked up my phone to create a fake account and to send an apology message to Amaka. She had to hear me out. However, as I thought about sending her a message, I thought about the possibility that she might not see it. So I kept my phone back on the shelf and went to study. A few minutes later, I came out of the study as it was past 9 pm. Jason awoke on the bed and looked at me. "Daddy, how about my Mom?" He asked me first, getting out of the bed, and I told him, "She is not here. Do you want to go and see her?""Yeah," Jason nodded, and I sighed. "Fine. Come with me."Jason requested to use the bathroom, and I waited for him to exit.
Joseph's POVI came out of my house not expecting to see Amaka here, yelling for me to bring our son out. I knew that I had not signed the child's custody agreement with her. "Hey, big brother. My friend and I came back because she has something to discuss with you," Danna said as she quickly moved away from her white car with her best friend. "Danna, I did not invite you here, and you can tell me whatever your friend has to say to me over a phone call," I told my younger sister as I was pissed off seeing her. I knew that she doesn't like Amaka again, and maybe because she wants to introduce her friend to me, but I do not want her. "I know, Mr. Joseph. Only that your son hasn't caught up with his studies. So Danna and I suggested that I can be his extra school teacher," Clara immediately chipped in, and I looked at her face in shock. "My son's school teacher? Well, I am aware that he is going to school, but he was sick, so you do not have to worry about coming to teach him," I sa
Amaka's POVFeeling Declan Moore's hand in my left hand made me slightly tingly and sent goosebumps down my spine. As he looked at me with love-sick eyes."Hi, it's nice to meet you, Amaka. Can I have your contact?" Declan asked me quickly, as he put his phone into my hands.I opened my mouth to speak and to tell him that I wasn't interested in being his friend. But seeing Janet's smiling face as she wanted me to be friends with her brother, I sighed and replied, "Alright. I'll input my number."Declan smiled and took his phone back, saying, "Thank you, Amaka. I will give you a call later."Glancing at Janet, he said, "I have to go now, sister, and take care of yourself.""Okay, brother," Janet replied with a warm smile as her brother walked away.He ran up to catch up with a black car waiting for him, and Janet giggled. "I can't believe that you thought of my elder brother as my boyfriend. Didn't we look alike?"I sighed and told her, "I'm sorry. I actually mistook him as your boyfri
Amaka's POV: "Amaka, I am not asking you to forgive Joseph. But you know that he is my best friend, and I know Joseph well. These days, I think he is more affected by seeing you again, and you should give him a chance at least, a second chance to prove his worth again." Ethan kept his face focused on the road as he drove his black SUV away. I sighed, still not responding to his advice. "It's well," Ethan muttered as he drove back to the island where my rented apartment was. "Are you bothered that Joseph would want to fight with you if he is so serious about his new-found feeling for me?" I queried Ethan, and he laughed aloud. "He is already fighting me, and he hadn't hung out with me since you showed up in our lives. Honestly, I sometimes wished that I had met you before Joseph did. He doesn't deserve you, at least. Let me be honest. You are too decent for a bad boy like him. So, I cannot blame you for the decision that your heart desires." "Mmm," I was silent as I knew that
Amaka's POV:I stood up from the couch and went to give Joseph's mother my bank account details, and they made the transfer into my account. Once I had confirmed the money, I thanked the Ericsons once more, even when it wasn't what I wanted.Joseph was smiling as if he had won my heart, but I had my reservations as I saw his two aunties looked happy."I have received the money, sir," I let Joseph's father know, and he nodded."That's fine. I want you to use that as compensation for what our son did to you. And we hope that you can always come to visit us whenever we have any family activities," Mr. Ericson said, and I nodded sadly."I will. I have to get going home now." I wanted to leave, and Joseph's mother said, "Why don't you join us for lunch before leaving?""No, Ma'am. I am not hungry. I have a running stomach, so I am always mindful of what I eat outside," I told Mrs. Hannah politely, and she smiled sadly, as she wanted to make amends for the past."It's alright. Since you do
Amaka's POV "Can we get going, please?" Joseph asked me, and I peered at his face and replied, "Alright."I took out my phone and contacted the Uber driver, and I apologized to him. "Hello, sir. I won't be able to go with you again. As I already cancelled the trip. Can I make a refund to you?""It's alright, Madam. You don't have to worry about the payment," the Uber driver said. I marched to get into the back seat of Joseph's car.I saw Joseph smiling, but I rolled my eyes and looked away."Mommy," Jason smiled at me from the front passenger seat, as he was happy to be sitting in the front seat beside Joseph.The car was filled with Joseph's cologne, and I sat in a tight corner, trying to do some breathing exercises to distract my nose from his intoxicating scent."Can you unlock the car windows?" I asked Joseph, after seeing that the car was an automatic."Anything for you," Joseph replied with a calm voice, but I didn't bother to correct him, since he had unlocked the car windows.
Amaka's POV:As I woke up in my room, I sighed and got out of my bed as I made preparations for my son and me to visit Joseph's mother.If it wasn't that I had made the promise that I would visit them, I would have canceled it because Jason was not feeling well.I went to have my bath in the bathroom, and as I got out, I donned a blue top and black trousers, and also a black pair of shoes. Then I moved over to the mirror to do my makeup.I saw that I had a little acne due to the stress that comes with working. I didn't apply makeup, so I made use of my tinted lip gloss and went to my son's room to check on him.Jason was still asleep on the bed, and I recalled how I had gone to Joseph's house to bring him back.Sighing, I gently went to wake my son and to assist him with his bath.His body temperature was back to normal, and he had eaten well the night before.Helping Jason to undress, I prepared a warm bath for him and took him into the bathroom to wash up.A few minutes later, Jason