CHAPTER NINE“You would not believe who I just encountered.” Elizabeth was giddy with excitement. She had always had a crush on Lucien Rodrigues and this was ever since he came for a family donation to her high school some years back. He had changed a lot, because she did not recognize him until he said his name. He had offered to drive her home seeing as her clothes were ruined but she politely declined and then he had asked for her number.It was funny because seeing your crush after a long while and realizing you still have a huge crush on them tends to mess with the head. She had declined giving him her number and watched him drive away, slapping herself mentally.“What happened to your clothes, did you get in an accident?” Mara asked concerned.“It is nothing like that Mar, a driver splashed dirt of me.”“Assholes, they do not look where they are going just because they drive cars.” Mara fumed.“No, let’s make an exception to this one. You remember Lucien Rodrigues right? Younger
CHAPTER TEN“You are back.” Elizabeth said to her brother. He had been gone for two days since he claimed he was going for practice and although she had tried calling him, his number never went through. He nodded once and walked straight to him room and although it was at the tip of Elizabeth’s tongue to call him back and ask him where he had been, she didn’t.She and Darren were exactly five years apart in age and she had always been his big sister, she had always been there to defend him against bullies until he could properly take care of himself and then their father had died, leaving their mother to cater for them and now she was sick. Elizabeth could understand why he just wanted to do away with this life and his family forever.She contemplated going to talk to him about the whole surrogacy thing but decided against it,He wouldn’t understand, she thought sadly.“Aren’t you going to work?” Darren asked some hours later when his sister had not made any move to go out.“I have to
CHAPTER ELEVENElizabeth woke up with butterflies flapping incessantly in the pits of her stomach. Today was the day she was supposed to move in with Jason, she hadn’t even packed. Mara was supposed to help her with packing after her working hours and she was supposed to inform her boss at the convenience store and officially resign. Officially because she had not gone there in some days and she was sure her space had already been filled but it was important she cut all ties to avoid suspicions from them and to also give her a good credit score when she decides to apply for a job again after this whole thing was over, although she doubted she would have to work in a convenience store again after getting paid by Jason.Elizabeth walked around quietly, she did not want to wake her brother who had stayed up all night and she most definitely did not want to disturb her mother’s sleep. Her sickness was getting worse and she was always in pains anytime she wasn’t sleeping. Elizabeth had plan
CHAPTER TWELVE“Thank you for dropping me.” Elizabeth said as she got down from Jason’s car. They had sat in awkward silence, the air sexually charged between them after her brazen attempt at watching him.“Do you want to come in?” She asked, mentally hitting herself on the head for even suggesting such a thing, why would he want to come into her house.“I would love to” Jason responded, his lips curling up in a smile.He and Elizabeth walked over to the door, she took a deep breath and knocked, knowing that the sight of Jason was going to knock the socks off Mara.“Great, you are back.. I am going to kick Darren’s…” Mara’s voice trailed off at the sight of Jason.“Mara, meet Jason Rodrigues and Jason, this is my best friend Mara.” Elizabeth said quickly.“Hello Mara, it is nice to meet you.” Jason said stretching out a hand“And you” Mara responded, opening the door wider so they could both come in and all the while maintaining eye contact with Elizabeth as if to ask her what the fuck
CHAPTER THIRTEEN“Are you okay?” Jason asked Elizabeth who had her eyes squeezed so shut he was sure she would get an headache.“I’m fine, I am really motion sick and the fact that I am going to some strange place is not helping matters.” She said, her eyes still shut.“You can hold my hand if that would make you feel better.” He offered.Hold his hand, how would that make her feel better? Elizabeth thought to herself.“No, thank you… just keep your hands on the steering and eyes on the road please.”Jason suppressed laughter at her scrunched up face and his eyes moved involuntarily to her lips; full lips so succulent and as if on cue, her tongue snaked out to lick them. He suppressed a groan this time, wondering if she knew how being in close proximity with her was making his body react, he was sure she would bolt like a deer caught in the headlights she even had an inkling of what he was thinking of.“You should at least leave your eyes open, it is weird seeing your eyes closed.” He
CHAPTER FOURTEENIt was weird sleeping in a strange bed and Elizabeth could barely close her eyes. It was so quiet and serene, she was scared to sleep. After her encounter with Lucien, who is Jason’s brother and who also she had a mighty crush on, they had eaten with Lucien staring at her throughout and Jason watching the both of them. She had been so uncomfortable and self aware that she could barely get the food down her throat and into her hungry stomach.The house keeper brought her bags inside and on a signal from Jason, went somewhere with it.“She will drop it in your room.” He said later to herElizabeth nodded not trusting herself to speak“Why did you declining giving me your number.” Lucien asked mid food.Elizabeth was of the idea that she had hurt his feelings, he probably had never had a girl refuse him something before.“Because I can.” She said curtly.From her side eye, she saw Jason smile into the glass of wine he was drinking and she smiled too involuntarily.“What
CHAPTER FIFTEENIt was embarrassing laying down there with her eyes shut tight and her legs wide open to the probing hand of the doctor.“You need to relax, Elizabeth.” Jason said touching her arm.“You try relaxing when you are laid back on the bed and basically naked underneath while a middle aged man is looking up your private part and with another man as audience too.” She grated, her forehead beaded with sweat.“He is a doctor, I don’t think they usually count as men.” He said eliciting laughter from her.She relaxed, counting numbers off the top of her head and imagining at the moment what her brother and best friend were up to.“You are in perfect condition, I just need to insert the sperm into you and you are good to go.” The doctor announced.“Wait! That’s it? Just the Sperm and I am pregnant?” Elizabeth asked in surprise.“You might not get pregnant with this round of injection, it is just like having sex. I would have asked that you both have sex because it is easier that w
CHAPTER SIXTEENElizabeth was bored, at first she thought she was going to enjoy not working and speaking to Mara everyday on the phone but after a week, it was looking like all the excitement in her life was over and there was nothing left that to count the letters being displayed on the large screen in front of her, Elizabeth was bored and was still not pregnant. She had called doctor after a week of injecting the sperm into her and although he had said it wasn’t guaranteed that she was going to get pregnant the first time, she had hoped that wasn’t the case.Jason was out, no doubt in his office right now and Lucien… she was trying so hard to avoid him since the whole altercation and Jason’s question concerning. He wasn’t making it easy though and it was like he was genuinely looking to rile her up.She has been managing his behavior without informing the owner of the house but Elizabeth swore that if he did something she found uncomfortable, he would be behind bars.Her phone rang