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Nikki Do you ever sit and wonder how the hell you got into the position you're in? Where did it all go wrong? That's me right now, listening to every word Chantel is telling me. How did things get this bad? They are going to arrest Damien for murder, I won't be able to live by myself if that happens. Charles will be devastated; they are planning a wedding, and then all of that has to come to a halt. Xander probably won't take it well, either I'm getting his dad arrested. "Nikki, are you listening?" she says, giving me a concerned look. I nod, "Yeah, yeah, but why would they want to arrest Damien, he was protecting us, protecting Xander. How were we supposed to know she was pregnant?" Chantel sighs, "That was my argument, but they won't hear it, that's why I called you here. You know our countries' history, if this goes to court, it'll turn into a racial case, and we won't win it Nikki, we won't stand a chance." I looked down at my now cold coffee, I didn't have an appetite anymo
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Xander The look on her face said it all, I fucked up, I seriously fucked up and Charles was right, it was not a clever idea. "Ha! I told you." Charles says from behind me. "Charles, not right now," Damien warns. "Xander, you better start explaining yourself." Oh boy, here we go. "Well, with you being my fiancée and with everything going on, I just thought that it would be a good idea for us to move to the US after the trial was over." She lets out a sigh, "I thought you meant we were moving straight away, I was going to kill you." I chuckled nervously, "Oh, of course not, baby." I look over at Charles, and he's on his phone, pretty sure he's cancelling the flights I booked for tonight. She walks over to her mother, who hugs her and kisses her on the cheek. "How are you feeling, baby?" Nikki sighs, "I'm tired." "I mean, who wouldn't be with all these things happening around us," Charles says, it's something about the way he said that that made me believe that something is go
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Xander"What did you say?"Nikki looks at me with fear in her eyes, "I said I'm pregnant." Oh my gosh, nope. This isn't happening. It can't be happening.A father? Me? No. I can't, I’m ready for this. No! I’m not ready for a baby."Xander, please look at me."My chest tightens and my breathing gets heavy and labored. I feel light-headed and the room starts spinning. I found a chair nearby, and I took my seat. I close my eyes and take deep breaths, calming my nerves and my mind. A father, Xander, you are going to be a father, and nothing is going to change that. Don't make the same mistake that your father made. "Andy, have you been taking your medication?"I shake my head."Are you fucking insane? Are you seriously trying to kill yourself?" Damien scolds, "Charles, go get his meds upstairs."I hear footsteps and people moving around me, but I'm not ready to open my eyes yet. I can't bear to look at Nikki's face, she must think I hate her right now."Nikki?"I hear shuffling and Nikk
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Nikki "All rise, for the honourable Judge Kubeka." The entire room rises to its feet as the judge walks in and makes his way to his seat. "You may now be seated." The room sits. You could tell by energy in the room that people where expectant, and angry at Aiden, he could set the whole justice system back by years if he won this case. "Today we are beginning the trail of Aiden van Rensburg vs The State, the charges here today will be of money laundering, fraud, corruption and murder." the judge says, "Is the prosecution ready to make an opening statement?" "Yes, your honour." "You may take the floor, Mrs Chabedi." "Thank you. Good morning, ladies, and gentlemen of the jury. As you already know, we are here to serve justice to those who so rightly deserve it. Mr Aiden van Rensburg is being prosecuted for his sins." I listened closely as our lawyer spoke to the jury, the way she played on emotions and the pain of the people, it's the reason why I hired her in the first place, al
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XanderIt's week two of the trial, and Nikki is being called up as a witness today. I was nervous. I didn't think it was a good idea for her to be under so much stress, after all, she was pregnant and the last couple of days had put her under a lot of pressure. "Babe, please just listen to me, I don't think this is a good idea." Nikki groans and rolls her eyes, "Xander, I'm not doing this with you again." "I agree," Charles says from the front seat. "It's the only way we can get this case to work in our favor," Nikki says, "We need to do this. I need to do this." I sigh, "Fine, but the moment I sense any stress coming from you, I stop the whole thing." She nods, "Fine." The car stops outside the courthouse, and we jump out of the vehicle, officers, and security guards immediately surround us, this has been our lives for the last two weeks. It's been a whirlwind for us all, I'm used to being in court, but Nikki and her family haven't been taking it well, especially with all that
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Xander “What are you talking about Nikki? You messed up how?” “There is a lot that I need to tell you.” I look at Nikki, “About what babe? If it’s about Aiden’s accusations then surely we can get that cleared up.” “There is more to it Xander, a much darker truth.” My stomach turns when she utters those words, what is she hiding from me? Nikki looks around and shakes her head, “We will talk about this when we get home.” I sigh, “Okay, fine but do we need to excuse ourselves from the court?” She shakes her head, “I’m okay, let’s finish this.” I nod and we sit outside and wait for our family to step out of the court. Nikki’s mom walks out and spots us sitting nearby and walks towards us. Nikki stands up and starts talking to her mother in her native tongue, Xhosa. Nikki’s mother looks at me and then back at Nikki, she looks scared. Nikki’s mother, Boniswa, and I’s relationship is still in the works. I believe that she still doesn’t trust me but however, I still respect her, and
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Xander “I can explain.” She folds her arms and looks at me, “You have 10 seconds.” “My company is going through a snag right now and with our project still in the planning stages, I have to figure something out to help us stay afloat until then,” I ramble, “I was going to tell you I swear, I’m just still talking to an investor in the UK to confirm the meeting and then I was going to tell you.” Nikki sighs, “Why not say something Xander, I hate it when people keep things from me.” Likewise, but you don’t hear me complaining. “I know baby, I didn’t want to worry that’s all. We already have a lot going on and all of this was before I found that you were carrying our baby.” She pouts, “Fine, but I’m coming with you.” “Nikki I – “It is not up for discussion,” she says and walks past me. I groan, “Yes ma’am.” I quickly change out of my suit and into a pair of sweatpants and I go downstairs and find Nikki munching down on the pizza. “Save me a slice, why don’t you?” She looks at
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Xander It’s a little after 18:00 and Nikki and I are laying on the floor, covered with a small blanket that was on the couch, she’s fast asleep, and I’m awake, drawing small circles on her arm. Alone with my thoughts, I’m overwhelmed by the silence. A lot has happened, and every time I realize how far I’ve come; I’m amazed at the amount of unintentional healing I’ve done. The more I experience life with Nikki, the more I realize how much I missed out on growing up and being shielded and lied to by my father. People come in all forms, good and bad. It doesn’t matter who they are or where they come from, a human is defined by their actions and circumstances, each of our experiences in life determines who we become, we either chose to let them define us or redefine our circumstances. I’m about to be a father, and every day I’m learning something new about pregnancy and just how much value there is in a woman and why they are the supreme human being on this earth. They deserve more
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