Sunday went pretty fast with Terrence spending the day with his daughter, Sophie. After which he took her to the park to play with other kids. But his mind was still divided as he kept on thinking about Gabriela. She still hadn't returned any of his calls or messages and that made him more worried. He even thought of going to her house to check up on her but later thought that was not a good idea. Therefore, he decided to talk to her when he gets to the office on Monday.
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"Be good, okay?" Terrence told Sophie as they both walked towards her preschool.
"I will Daddy. Just like always." Sophie smiled.
Terrence crouched to her height and kissed her forehead.
"I love you, Daddy," Sophie kissed his right cheek in return before she ran off to her class.
With a smile on Terrence's face, he rose to his feet and headed to the car. His four-year-old daughter was pretty smart for her age. Well, thanks to all the cartoons she watches and all that they teach her in school.
Sophie had a nanny who resumes work by 7 in the morning and closes by 7 in the evening with the weekend being an exception also. But Terrence usually brings Sophie to school except when he has to be at work very early then Michelle, Sophie's nanny would take her to school. And of course, she goes to pick Sophie up from school like always.
Terrence sighed as he got into the driver's seat. He had a feeling today was going to be one hell of a long day. He shook his head to clear off his worries, buckled up his seat belt and drove out of Sophie's school compound.
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"Good Afternoon Mr. Tennon." Katherine, Gabby's secretary, greeted him.
"Same to you Katherine. Is Gabriela in?" He asked.
"Yes, She is." She replied.
Terrence nodded as he walked towards Gabby's Office.
The truth was that he could have sent for Gabby but deep down he knew she wouldn't respond to his call if he did. He couldn't wait for his meeting to be over after which he talked to Ian, his best friend and Ian encouraged him to go talk to her. He hoped everything would go well as he knew Gabby was a very stubborn somebody.
"Come in." Gabby's voice said from inside after Terrence knocked.
Terrence entered and saw Gabby so engrossed with what she was doing. She was typing away on her laptop.
Gabby eventually looked up to attend to the person who just entered her office. When she saw that it was Terrence, She felt really uncomfortable, she was nervous as she knew Terrence had come over to talk about the issue she had been avoiding and she silently prayed that She does not overreact as she had made up her mind that she doesn't want to have anything to do with Terrence anymore neither does she want to hear an explanation. The thing was that, Once Gabriela Browne makes up her mind to do something, it takes a whole lot for anyone to change her mind.
"Good day Mr. Tennon," Gabby said as she gave him a professional look. Terrence exhaled in disappointment as he took a seat opposite Gabby. He ran a hand over his face, then spoke.
"I believe I owe you an explanation," He said softly.
"No, you don't, Mr. Tennon." Gabby countered.
"I believe I do and I would like it if you just let me explain without any interruptions," Terrence said with a stern voice. Gabby didn't say anything further. She kept staring at him with no emotion. So he continued.
"Sorry for not letting you know that I have a daughter. Trust me, I wanted to tell you when we were at the bar the other night but I wasn't sure because I didn't want to scare you off. She's Sophia and she's 4. She's my life and I love her so much." He said.
"And the lady you saw along with Sophia, That is my Elder sister. Debbie. Because of the office party and the probability that I would be home late, I didn't want Sophie to be alone so I had dropped her at my Sister's place earlier on for a sleepover. So Debbie just brought her back because Sophie kept on disturbing her that she wanted to see me. If you had been patient you would have noticed the similarities between Debbie and me. Perhaps I could have introduced you to both of them and maybe you guys would have gotten along pretty well." Terrence said.
"I had no idea what was going on in your head when you saw Sophie and Debbie in my house that morning. But I just believe I owe you an explanation about what happened. Good day!" Terrence said, rose to his feet, walked out of her office without looking back.
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"I feel like a horrible person. I'm disappointed in myself for thinking very low of him." Gabby said as she helped her mom in the kitchen. Trying to get dinner ready.
"I told you, Ella. You jump to conclusions very quickly." Naomi said.
"I know, mom. I'm not proud of it either," Gabby admitted.
"I feel horrible. I mean, I refused to pick up his calls, and neither did I even reply to any of his messages and even the way I talked to him earlier today was pretty strict. I just feel like I've lost him and I think he's not interested in me anymore."Gabby said sadly as she whispered the last part.
Naomi walked towards her daughter and took her hand in hers. "It will be fine, sweetheart. Now that you have realized your mistakes and you feel sorry about it, talk to Terrence and I believe he will hear you out if he truly loves you." Naomi said.
"I'll try," Gabby mumbled.
"Gabriella," Naomi said with her high pitched voice giving Gabby a stern look.
"I will, mom. Don't worry." Gabby assured.
"I hope you keep your word. Let's quickly finish this up before your dad comes back." Naomi said as they went back to what they were both doing in the Kitchen.
SIX WEEKS LATERGabby woke up with the immediate need to throw up. She jumped from her bed and walked as fast as her legs could carry her to the bathroom. She emptied the contents of her stomach in the toilet. Feeling very weak after all, Gabby decided to sit on the floor to regain her lost energy and after feeling a little bit okay. She rose to her feet, brushed her teeth, and had her bath. If today was a weekend, She would have gotten back to bed to rest some more. But unfortunately, She had to be at work in a couple of minutes.This was how Gabby has been feeling for the past five days. She often feels nauseous and being a coffee lover, she found it very strange that even the smell of coffee makes her feel uncomfortable. Being someone who was always health-conscious, Gabby had set an appointment with her doctor which she would be meeting later on today.Satisfied with how she looked, Gabriela reached for her handbag, car keys, and exited the room.
"Tell me it's a lie, Isabelle," Debbie said in disbelief."I wish I could, Debbie. I just hope Gabby changes her mind. I don't blame her, everything is just so unexpected and I just hope she makes the right decision.""If only my brother hadn't been an ass hole to her" Debbie grumbled which earned a chuckle from Isabelle."Perhaps, you should talk to Terrence. He might be able to convince Gabby to keep the baby. That's if he's sure the baby is his.""Yeah, I will talk to him" Debbie replied sadly after which they both went back to work......................"Hi, Sis" Terrence greeted as he took a seat opposite his sister. Debbie had called him earlier on, requesting to see him at the coffee shop opposite his office by 3 pm."So, what's up with this sudden meeting?" He asked."What's going on with You and Gabby? I don't understand Terry.""Here we go again," he muttered."
"Good morning, Mr Tennon." Michelle, Sophie's 22-year-old nanny, greeted as soon as she saw Terrence descending from the stairs; all dressed up for work."Morning," Terrence replied."Morning Daddy!" Sophie yelled as she continued to eat her breakfast on the dining table."Your breakfast is ready" Michelle informed Terrence."Thanks, I'm not hungry."She noticed something was wrong with her Boss; He came back from work yesterday in a sour mood and refused to have dinner.Terrence took a seat on the couch close to the door and reached for his laptop to get some work done, using that to while away time as he waited for Sophie to finish her breakfast.As soon as Sophie was done with her breakfast, Michelle helped her wash and dry her hands after which she helped Sophie in putting on her backpack."Bye Michelle, I'm going to miss you," Sophie said."Bye sweetheart, I will miss you too. Be good a
"Everything will be fine honey, we are in this together" Terrence assured and placed a kiss on Gabby's forehead.As promised, he accompanied her for the checkup and they were both waiting in the reception until it was Gabby's turn to be called in. Gabby was so grateful he had accompanied her as she could not imagine going through this alone. She was anxious and scared at the same time.Shortly, a nurse approached Gabby and told her that Doctor Isabelle was ready to see her in the ultrasound room. Terrence and Gabby walked hand in hand as if their lives depended on it."Hey! look who we have here," Isabelle stated as the soon-to-be parents stepped into the ultrasound room."Good morning, Isabelle," Gabby replied as Isabelle approached her and gave her a warm hug."Morning Bella" Terrence greeted, she hugged him too."I'm so happy you decided to keep the baby and I couldn't be happier seeing the both of you together." I
"Heyyy," Gabby greeted as Terrence walked into her office."And how's my queen doing this morning?" He asked as he approached her. He turned Gabby's chair towards him and squatted before her."I'm fine." She placed a kiss on his lips."And the baby?" He whispered as he caressed her belly.She smiled. "The baby is fine too.""Good to hear. I hope the morning sickness did not weigh you down today?" He asked, looking concerned."My mom was there to help me through it today and she made sure I had breakfast and took my vitamins before I left the house," Gabby said.Terrence grinned. "I love your mom already.""I miss taking coffee and yet I can't stand the smell.""I know you do. But I guess it's one of the sacrifices a mother has to make." Terrence reasoned.Gabby nodded instantly."How's Sophie?" Gabby couldn't help but ask."She's good. I was thinking of
"Come on Sophie, we are going to be late." Terrence reminded as he walked out of his room into Sophie's room and found his little girl on her bed with a sad face."What's wrong, darling. Don't you want to go to Gabby's place anymore?" Terrence asked softly as he sat on her bed and placed Sophie on his lap.This is very strange as Sophie was the one who was over the moon yesterday when Terrence informed her that they would be going over to Gabby's place for dinner tonight."I'm not happy, Daddy. This shoe doesn't fit me anymore." Sophie said sadly as she looked down at the shoe.Terrence took a glance at the shoe and saw that it was her favorite pair of shoes. It couldn't fit her anymore because she had outgrown it."Don't be sad my love; I will get you another one," Terrence said."But I love this shoe" Sophie whispered, not taking her eyes off the beauty."I know, sweetheart but it no longer fits you. Yo
It's Thursday today and Terrence has been going from one meeting to another; He has not gotten the chance to see Gabby at all."Ian, can we please take a break? I need to see Gabby," Terrence said to Ian who was going over the report of their new project."Sure, bro. We still have about a 20 minutes break before the Shanghai investors arrive." Ian replied."Oh, thank goodness. I will be right back." Terrence walked out of Ian's office, took the lift to the third floor where the human resource department was."Hi, Katherine. Is Gabby in?" Terrence asked."No, sir. She stepped out about an hour ago." Katherine replied."Did she by any chance tell you where she was going?""No. But she said she won't be back to the office until tomorrow." Katherine answered."Alright. Thanks." He said as he went back to Ian's office. He took out his phone from his pocket and dialled Gabby's number bu
SOPHIA'S BIRTHDAYFinally, Sophia Adoria Tennon clocks 5 today and she will be having a home party; A princess-themed party. It was hard for Sophia to fall asleep yesterday night as she was so excited for today.Gabby moved in with Terrence and Sophie two weeks after he asked her to move in with them. They now live together as a loving family connected by hearts. Sophie was now so fond of Gabby that Terrence sometimes gets jealous of Gabby getting all the attention he used to. But Terrence was over the moon. His girls were his life; nothing could be more fulfilling than having those you love most staying with you."Morning my love," Terrence kissed Gabby on her forehead."Morning," She replied, kissing him on the cheek."Shouldn't we go wake up the birthday girl now?" She asked."Sure. Let's do that." Terrence encouraged, helping her out of bed. They left their room for Sophie's room.Little Sophie