Se connecterMARKI held the flower behind me as Alexa walked down the stairs, and my breath hitched when I saw her descending the stairs.She looked absolutely stunning and I was reminded of how attracted I was to Alexa. It wasn’t just about the attraction, but also love.Nothing I felt for Alexa ever died.They had all been put to rest after she rejected me, but watching her right now and seeing that little bump in front of her, knowing that the baby growing fast inside of her belonged to me as well, everything I had felt for Alexa in the last couple of months came back to life.I could barely even breathe.And I didn’t stop staring at her until she got to where I stop in the living room.“Hi, Mark,” she said.Alexa had packed her hair in a neat bun, and it was just perfect.She didn’t have much makeup on except powder and lip gloss, but I realized that I wouldn’t have wanted her any other way. Even if Alexa’s hair was scattered and she applied nothing at all on her face, she would still look st
ALEXAI stood in front of the mirror and stared at my reflection.This was the only dress I could find that seemed appropriate and I hadn’t worn before. I didn’t want Mark to think that I wanted to impress him, and at the same time, I wanted to steal his breath away in a certain kind of way.“Ugh, but this feels really tight,” I complained.I could see a slight bump on the dress because it was really tight. I realized that if I wasn’t pregnant, it wouldn’t have been tight.It wasn’t until the moment that I placed Mark’s hand on my stomach that I started noticing the growing bump. I never paid attention to it until after that moment, and now, it just felt like every dress that wasn’t big was too tight.Four months.I touched my bump and felt my heart skip.“Yes,” I said as tears gathered in my eyes.It was as though I felt the presence of the baby the moment I did that.The doctor already said that the baby was forming well enough, and soon enough, it would be a very obvious bump, prob
MARK“I want you to send a memo to everyone that they are to close up by midday,” I instructed Reyna. “I want them to have time to spend with their families, and of course, the company will be on break for the next two days,” I added.“I am sure everyone is eager for a holiday,” Reyna said with a smile as she took down the note.“Yes, they have all been working all month,” I responded.Reyna was still smiling, and I was beginning to think that she might be smiling for some other reasons.“What’s with the smile on your face?” I asked her.“It’s just that your staff members have been talking about you,” Reyna said lightly.“Oh, really?” I asked, relaxing back into my seat. “I am being gossiped in my own company, isn’t it?” I added.But somehow, I wasn’t upset, or maybe it was because of Reyna’s smile.Somehow, I figured that if it was something bad, she wouldn’t be smiling.“Apparently, you are the CEO and there is no way they wouldn’t talk about you,” Reyna said.I nodded in agreement.
ALEXANoelle called me as early as possible.“Good morning, Alexa,” she said.“I didn’t think you would be up yet,” I responded even though I was excited that she had called.“Well, it’s the last day before the New Year, and Nelson’s family have a lot of things planned out,” Noelle told me.Since Noelle got there, she had been sounding happy and relaxed. As much as I wanted her to come back, she seemed very happy being there, and I just didn’t have the heart to keep pestering her for a return.Or maybe it was because I had Mark now.“Oh, I see,” I simply said.“Do you have anything planned?” Noelle asked me.“You know me, Noelle. I haven’t had anything planned for the New Year in ages,” I said deeply.“And I really wish that you did,” Noelle said sullenly. “I don’t like the fact that you are going to be by yourself and do nothing on New Year day or even the eve. You should have something to look forward to, Alexa. You are going to be a mum soon,” Noelle said, reminding me as though I
MARKAlexa reminded me of the monster I was when we were married, and after she went upstairs, I couldn’t beat myself up enough.If I had known better, I would have treated her better.Even if I hadn’t loved her at that time, I could have been good to her, but what Alexa didn’t know was that I too had been dealing with my own demons.The coma had affected me in ways I couldn’t explain to anyone.The inability to have sex was a major problem for me.For someone who started having sex quite early, spending five years with a wife and a supposed fiancée and being unable to make love to any of them was the most frustrating thing any man could deal with, and worse, I couldn’t talk to anyone about it.The doctor hadn’t been certain that I would ever be able to get an erection until the fourth year.What was I supposed to do?The drive to the hospital was very quiet, and as much as I really wanted to say something, I couldn’t find the right words to say.When we got to the hospital, I felt re
ALEXAMark arrived one hour earlier than the time we were supposed to leave for our doctor’s appointment, and I had just finished eating.“Hi, Mark,” I said with a smile when I opened the door and saw him standing there.Mark seemed more handsome than the last time I saw him.“Slow down, Alexa. You are letting your heart race for him again. You don’t want to end up heartbroken as he always leaves you,” a voice in my head told me.And I tried to shake it off, but at the same time, I also tried to listen to it because Mark had left me broken and hurt more than twice, and till now, I wasn’t even sure that I had gotten over it.“Hi, Alexa,” Mark said with a smile of his own.“You are here early,” I noted, trying to sound casual now.I had to remind myself that we were only going to be parents and nothing more. He would always be my ex-husband, and even if he said he had ended things with Mona, I already knew that Mark was the kind of man who always found himself other women.“Is it wrong?
ALEXAFour hours later, I was still lamenting on the silly mistake I made, especially when I tried again to see if I could order the chocolate candies from the other city and they just weren’t responsive.It had dawned on me that Mark did not only fly them across cities to get to me, but he also us
MARK I was expecting that what happened at Donald’s office would have made it to the news by now, because knowing him, he was excellent at lying and manipulating situations to suit him, and that was the exact reason I went with Vector.But there was nothing like that.“Because the bastard knows he
ALEXAFinally, the dinner that seemed to be stretching for so long ended, much to my relief.“Alexa, honey, do you want to maybe join me in clearing the table?” Clara asked, getting back to her acting.She had been quiet for long, and that was majorly because the conversation had shifted from false
ALEXA“How many more of this design do we have left?” I asked my secretary.“About four of them,” she answered, holding her tab.“That means we are running out fast, aren’t we?” I asked her.“Yes, Miss Alexa,” she answered.“We will need more of it, so include it in our next purchase,” I told her.







