Pregnant For My Best Friend’s Father

Riley “I’m clocking out!” I called to my partner as I pulled off the apron that I was wearing. My back and head aches so much that I couldn’t help but groan as I collapsed on the chair at the back. It was still raining so heavily and there was no way I could get inside the rain. Sighing, I picked up my phone and went through it for a while before deciding to leave the cafe. The cafe is part of the only thing keeping me sane, aside from my boyfriend and knowing that I needed a place to crash before going back to the house my father left for me, I picked up my bag as I made my way out and stayed under the shade for a while. My life has always been boring since I was little and after the death of my father, I’d thought that I was going to find my mother but nothing I did was right. I was fifteen when my father died and that was when I started looking for my mother too but all of my efforts proved futile. Nothing led me to the person whose pictures and name was given to me and

Riley Things were rocky for a while but it didn’t take too long for me to adjust to life in the countryside. The first few months were difficult but I’ve adjusted and even grown more than I expected to. I now run a local coffee shop during the day with my grandmother and our neighbor, everything was going on well but one thing I wasn’t expecting that hit me like a cannonball was the fact that I wound up pregnant. Five months ago, all I was hell bent on doing was to make my life perfect, I wanted to finish college and be everything that my father would want me to be. I wanted to get a job and make my life better but things changed that day. I’d fallen sick and it was so serious that I had to go to the hospital for a few blood tests. I'd thought that maybe being in the countryside was taking a toll on me but that wasn’t it. “Congratulations, Riley, you’re pregnant.” The doctor had said and I could swear with my life that there was no difference between the news and getting hit on th

“Do you have to go, Riley?” Nana asked as I pushed the last box into the truck.Her face has been down since the day I told her that I had made up my mind to leave the countryside. “I can help you set up another business here, and we will make it together.” She added.It isn’t just that, and she knows it. There is more to what we say. I opened my arms widely, letting her fall into my embrace. “I wish I could stay back, Nana. I wish.” I uttered, my eyes tearing up.Staying here when I had nowhere to go or someone to turn to was a good thing. I learned a lot of things, but life doesn’t come as easy as we always thought it would. “I will make sure to call you every day after work and then come and see you every month,” I promised.If it was up to me, Nana should be in the car with me. It feels heavy leaving her behind. Before the twins came, our life was better, and Brian was there to shoulder all my needs and help me around the cafe.But after that, everything changed. I couldn’t depend

Charles.The board meeting ended. Finally, I stretched my hand while my assistant walked in. The young lad had decided to retire and take over his family business. “the penthouse that you had asked me to purchase, when do you want to move in?” he questioned, his eyes never leaving his tab.I haven’t told him why I had asked him to purchase a penthouse so randomly when I could move into any of my owned houses. “that shouldn’t matter for now. What about the secretary? I thought that she should be coming in today.” Throughout the meeting, my mind had itched for a notification, informing me that Riley was here. She was meant to resume today. Sam scratched the nape of his neck. “actually, she was meant to resume tomorrow, but she offered to resume today, and then she didn’t. I think she hasn’t settled in yet.” He explained.“she would be in tomorrow.” He added.Tomorrow, when I fly to D.C. and take over the business there for a while, maybe a week or two. “is there a way to shift my meeti

Charles.“You called me earlier while I was in a meeting.” I uttered, dropping my office bag on the chair before sitting down.I didn’t do much at the office after Riley had walked out but I was left with a lot to reflect on, the way that I had acted and what had prompt me to push myself on her. Would she ever come back? I doubt she would really. “I thought you had finished all the meetings a long time ago. Wasn’t it two hours before I had called you?” Zelia pointed out.Damn it, I should have known that she knows almost everything about the business. I might have left SohoTech for her and Ben to handle while I take care of Hudson but she makes sure that she tracks everything that I am doing.In her words, she is learning more from me and it has helped her. “It was an impromptu meeting that wasn’t scheduled but it is all fine now.” I told her, wanting to just dismiss the topic.It is Zelia here and she might try to push it more than what I had said out now. She would stop at nothing u