LOGINALEXABeing here alone on the second day of the New Year made me feel a little stuck, and I just felt the urge to go out and do some baby shopping.Mark sent me a lot of money before the New Year, and till now, I hadn’t spent a dime from it.“A shopping wouldn’t be a bad idea,” I told myself as I got out of the shower.It would even be good for me because I would get to feed my eyes. Since the New Year eve, I had been holed up in here. While it was blissful because of Mark’s presence, I just felt the need to step out for an hour as well, especially as Mark wasn’t here.“Ma’am, are you going out?” Lora asked when I got downstairs.My bump was already growing really fast now; one minute I didn’t even take note of it and the next, it was obvious, but I ensured that I wore something that would conceal it a little even though the whole of Paris already knew that I was pregnant.“Yes, I am,” I answered.And Mona became worried instantly.“Um, is it something I could help you get instead?” L
MARK“I will be back in an hour or two,” I told Alexa.“Alright, fine,” she responded casually.There was something about her countenance that felt awfully calm and it made me very worried. Also, there was this form of suspicion in her eyes.I just couldn’t explain it…A trip to the boutique was important because I needed to get some clothes, but I wanted to pay a quick visit to Vector because I really needed to speak to him.“I have had your cell phone plugged already and it’s charging, so you can just get it whenever you feel like,” I said.“Okay, thanks, Mark,” Alexa responded.And then I left, knowing that this time around, I wouldn’t be absent for long. I wouldn’t have to get back to my house and deal with Mona’s drama. On my way to Vector’s house, I thought of turning on my cell phone but I changed my mind.I was still very much avoiding anything that had to do with speaking to Mona.It was the second day of the New Year but I still didn’t know when I hoped to resume going back
ALEXAMark and I talked deep into the night. Surprisingly, neither of us went back to sleep.We easily deviated from Mark’s vows and his wait for a response to the baby kicking and the joy that filled our hearts.I had never felt anything like it before.I felt alive!“Good morning, beautiful,” Mark said as he walked into the bedroom with a tray of breakfast, just as he had done the previous morning.“How long are you going to keep up with this?” I asked Mark lightly as I sat up straighter.I didn’t even realize that it was mid-morning. Thank goodness that Mark thought of getting me breakfast because I was already famished.“For as long as you will have me,” Mark responded without feeling offended by my question.He placed the tray of breakfast in front of me and I almost threw everything into my mouth. They looked delicious already!The first thing I tried was Lora’s baked honey bread and they tasted like heaven. I expected that it would be tasty because Lora was good at what she did
ALEXAHaving Mark wrap his arms around me for the second night in a row felt unreal. It felt safe, and a tiny part of me wanted this every single night.For all the cold and lonely nights, this felt like a compensation, and I really wouldn’t like to go back to those nights, especially now that the baby was growing.In a few months, we would welcome our child.Our child…Some weeks ago, I didn’t want Mark anywhere around me. I didn’t even want him to know that I was having a baby, but right now, lying next to him after two rounds of lovemaking in the middle of the night, it felt as though we were a complete and perfect family.Still, I was worried.With Mark, it had never been rosy.There was always one heartbreak or the next looming around and frankly, I didn’t think I wanted to have anything to do with a heartbreak, especially if it would come from Mark.I was still reminiscing on the thought when I felt Mark’s hand on my stomach, and gently, he caressed my bump which seemed to have
MARKAlexa and I found ourselves in the bedroom. I had completely forgotten that I was supposed to be weak and ill.We just couldn’t get up the stairs fast enough.At some point, I even had to lift Alexa slightly so that she would be able to go up the stairs as fast as I was going. And then before we got to the bedroom, we were already taking off each other’s clothes and littering them on the aisle.I kissed Alexa as though my life depended on it.It seemed like the last time I tasted her lips was months ago.“Gosh, Alexa, I missed you so much,” I murmured into her mouth before deepening the kiss.And that prevented Alexa from giving a response.I didn’t even need the response. What was important right now was the fact that we both needed to feel each other badly.Gently, I lay Alexa on the bed and then proceeded to turn her around so that I could have her from behind, but Alexa stopped me.“I need you to go fast, Mark,” Alexa demanded huskily. “I want you to pound into me like you ha
ALEXA“Come in, Mark,” I eventually said when it seemed as though an eternity of silence had passed between us.Vector led a weak Mark into the living room.“Do you want me to help you upstairs or would you rather have Vector do it?” I asked Mark.Maybe he might prefer it if Vector did although I wouldn’t have minded. I had looked after Mark in worse conditions.“I think I can make it up the stairs on my own,” Mark responded tiredly.“Are you sure?” I asked worriedly.I hadn’t seen Mark this weak in a really long time. The last time I did, it was after he got out of coma, but I was trying not to think about those moments because that would only lead me to thinking about all the hurt and ingratitude that came with it.“Yes, I am,” Mark responded.“And I really should be on my way,” Vector said.And that was when I recalled that Vector was truly here. My whole attention had been solely on Mark that I hadn’t even paid any attention to Vector, or maybe it was because he didn’t need my att
MARK“We are all set to fly,” the pilot crew informed me.“Then we are also ready,” I said.Alexa and I hadn’t exchanged a single word since she arrived at the airport. I noticed that she didn’t respond to my greeting earlier, and she was pretty stiff with Reyna. It seemed as though she really didn
ALEXA“No, he didn’t just speak to me like that and walk away,” I fumed, pacing about the room.I balled my fingers into a fist and chewed my lips in rage. This was definitely not happening. “I knew that his gentlemanliness was only a façade, and he only lured me here to get what he wanted,” I sa
ALEXAI couldn’t believe this!It all seemed staged by Mark, and it was really infuriating me.“Shall we, please?” The housekeeper asked when we weren’t saying anything.She looked from Mark to me with worry.Mark hadn’t even answered the question I had asked him.“Yes, sure,” Mark said.“Really?”
MARK“Where have you been?” Alexa asked tightly as soon as she walked into the room.She didn’t even give me the chance to speak, and from the sound of her voice, it was obvious that she was still very upset.Was she ever going to stop being angry?“I went…” I started, but I barely got halfway thro







