Nikki "So, when do you plan on telling him?" I sigh and look at Charles, "I don't know." "You can't be serious right now Nikki?" Charles says to me. I knew that he didn't like the idea of me lying to his best friend, but I was scared. What if he didn't want a child? "What if he doesn't want it?" "Then he's a fucking asshole," Damien says as he walks through the patio doors. I groan, "Guys this is hard for me." "It will be even harder when he finds out that you kept his baby a secret," Damien adds. "Are you ganging up on me now?" Damien and Charles look at each other and then look at me. "Baby, we know our son and right now he is extremely vulnerable and open to anything. Use this opportunity wisely because once Xander is done with you, he is done with you." Charles explains. And I knew he was right, Xander wasn't one to give second chances, he may have done it with his mother but that is a special case. finding out that I was pregnant wasn't the easiest thing for me, I coll

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

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

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

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