Chapter Ten

It seemed like mornings are always full of surprises. I can't wait to know what this morning had in store for me.

I heard my phone ring and picked up, It was my mum. It's being quite long since we talked. I guess two weeks or so. I didn't know if it would be a good idea for me to go see her.

"Mommy", I squealed. "I've missed you mom. So how are you doing?"

She sounded so happy. And when I inquired she told me that my dad was away for a week. She pleaded with me to come home and I agreed.

I returned to the house to pack a bag and I saw Britney and Jake on the love seat. I felt my eyes sting.

I walked past them and got to my room before packing a few things I felt I would need. I didn't plan on staying longer than a day so I just picked my grey sweatshirt and sweatpants, a pair of my underwear and my night robe.

Before leaving, I approached Jake and asked him to drop me at my mother's place but he decided to turn it into a scene.

"So because my parents are not home you feel you can go anywhere you want right?" he paused.

"You feel you can misbehave right. Maybe spend time with your boyfriend."

"Speak for yourself before you talk to me. Your parents left the house in your care and all you do is have sex the whole day forgetting you have a fiancee that needs your attention." Shit. That came out wrong.

"Seems like someone is jealous", he said before giving out a wicked laugh.

"I'm not jealous. I just want to take a break from you. I need to see my mom after a long time." I said quietly before turning away from him.

I grabbed my car keys and headed towards my baby. I was so grateful my dad didn't take my car away from me.

"Make sure not to come back too soon, I gotta christen every furniture in this house with my girlfriend." He said before I stepped out.

Shameless Child, I whispered to myself.

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My stay with my mom was really what I needed. I see she really missed me.

When she asked me how my relationship with Jake was I lied to her. I told her that we both were doing fine together. I don't think she believed me, but she just didn't bother bringing it up again and I'm grateful.

We spent a lot of time talking about me; my pregnancy to be precise. She was just so happy about becoming a grandmom.

We didn't dare to talk about my father cause it surely would spoil our nice mood.

She made me my favourite dish and baked me cupcakes. She's so sweet. She knew how much I love them. She kept spoiling me with a variety of delicacies with the excuse that her grandchild needed to be healthy. She even gave me a foot massage and kept on going on and on about the rights and wrongs of pregnancy and every other thing she felt I needed to know and that's almost everything.

The next morning, she decided we go shopping. She helped me to select some clothes for my second trimester.

The funny part was when she picked a few night dresses for me. She said Jake would love to see me in them. I didn't tell her we stayed in separate rooms though.

I cried so much like a baby when it was time for me to go back. I didn't realize how much I've missed her till last night. I was so happy to see her smile the way she was. I'd kill for that.

I hugged her and kissed her lightly on the cheek before turning to leave.

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When I returned home, I felt so tired and my back ached throughout. After a brief shower, I put on my night dress and strolled to the bed.

After a while, I began to feel so uneasy and I woke up to see a shadow hovering over me. It had a weapon. I don't know what the weapon is. And the first thing that came to my mind was my baby.

I didn't want to lose my baby. What does this person want from me?

My mouth moved silently as I prayed to God pleading to him to protect harm my baby and I. Please help us escape this person.

With an attempt to scream, I felt my voice stuck in my throat. Oh Christ. My lips were sealed. How come? How long has this person been here? Who is this person and how did he or she enter my room?

I tried to move my hand to the light switch and find out I'm tied up. I tried my best to make some noise that can be heard by a person.

After a long while, I heard footsteps and turned around to look at my window where the person stood but he was gone.

The door to my room opened swiftly and Jake strolled in. He switched on the light and ran to my side. He quickly removed the tape on my mouth and untied me.

"Jake someone was here. The person was trying to harm me and my child". I cried, sweating profusely.

"Please don't let any harm come to me and my baby". I couldn't stop crying.

And when he finally untied me, I threw my arms around his neck. I just felt a bit relaxed.

He held me close to him, running his fingers through my hair and patting my back gently.

"Everything will be fine. No one can harm you or our baby". Wow. The way he mentioned that sent shivers through me.

He pulled me from his embrace and cleaned my face, then put me back on my bed and covered me with the duvet.

"Jake please stay with me. Don't leave me. I'm very scared. I don't want that person back here." I sat up and patted my side for him to stay. He then kissed my cheek making my eyes soften and my face so red.

After climbing into bed with me, he pulled me back into his embrace and ran his hands up and down my back. He didn't sleep till I dozed off.

I woke up the next morning to a well built and toned body beside me. And then I remember the incident of the previous night and smiled.

I felt him stir beside me and I sat up smiling foolishly.

"Good morning", I shyly say tucking my hair behind my ear. "Sorry about last night. I didn't mean to disturb you."

He took my hands in his and kissed them before putting a finger over my lips making me quiet.

"Shhh. You didn't disturb me. It's my duty to protect you and our child. And by the way, my parents are coming back today. You shouldn't mention this incident to them I'll take care of it OK?" He placed a kiss on my forehead.

And I nodded in response to him. His eyes never left me and for a while, I felt uncomfortable underneath his gaze. He gently stood up from my bed to go back to his room.

After he left, I entered the bathroom to wash up and I took a glance in the mirror. I smiled widely to myself.

Why was I behaving like I just had sex?

So silly of me.

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Jake and I sat at the balcony as we watched the sky lose its light and gain a few beautiful stars. A honk downstairs brought us back to reality.

"That must be your parents. Let's go welcome them." I said and took his hands in my as we walked towards the main door.

"Nic and Jay", Rose squealed like a young child as she came forth to hug us both.

"Welcome back," we said in unison.

"How was your stay at the holiday resort?" I asked with a sweet smile.

"I hope your journey back wasn't stressful".

Dean was the one to answer, "It was all good, child. Everything went well." He smirked looking at Rose and I noticed the extra colour on her face. They looked so lovely.

"Hope Jay didn't trouble you, Nic." Rose inquired still smiling.

"No, I didn't have any troubles from him. Hopefully, things are getting better between us." I said before sneaking a glance at Jake.

"Enough of the chitchat, let's all go in before catching up on the past few days." Jake said as he carried their luggage inside the house.

Rose got into the kitchen immediately and made dinner and she even refused my help.

We all sat together to eat at the table and talked awhile before retiring to bed. After dinner, we said our goodnights and went to our various rooms.

As I said, mornings are always full of surprises for me. And i woke up this morning with a long text, almost like a letter, from Nate. He was apologizing for saying harsh things to me the other day. He admitted that he was in the wrong. And wanted me back. He said he was ready to give us a second chance. I was a bit happy.

I smiled after going through the message again before dropping my phone to go shower.

When I got out of the bathroom, I saw a missed call from Nate. Wow, it seemed someone was too desperate to see me. I returned the call and he picked on the second ring.

"Hey Babe. How was your night?"

I replied happily, "It was good. I really missed you so much Nate. Why did you leave me at first."

"I'm sorry Princess. I know I made a silly decision in a hurry. I'm truly sorry and I missed you too. I hope we get to see soon." He paused.

"Princess, I want you to forgive me for all I said. I said a lot of hurtful things. I'm sorry."

I didn't even realize I was crying. I was really hurt by everything he said that day but then I don't see any harm in forgiving him and giving our relationship another try.

"I forgave you already, Nate. Are we going to see today?" I asked a bit achy. I never got to fix an outting.

"Depends on your schedule, Princess. What time would be convenient for you?"

"We could have lunch together by 12:30. You get to pick a place."

" Okay. I'll text you the address. I don't wanna come pick you up, I won't want to have to rearrange someone's face." I giggled a bit before we said our goodbyes.