The last few months with her had been really meaningful as Jonathan had grown accustomed to her presence. He had not crossed his bounds as a friend but tried at every chance presented to him to show her how much he cared about her. He watched as her pregnancy became more prominent and actually began anticipating. He needed to claim her before anyone did, not even the bastard who had kept her in this situation but then he needed guidance to go through it. Another matter was that he needed to tell someone in his family about her although he planned hiding the fact that she was pregnant from everyone pending whenever she was delivered, he was not quite ready to explain and fight, as the case maybe.
So, Jonathan took the bold step to inform his Uncle Charlie about his decision to make himself a married man before the year runs out. Actually, he was really scared about what reaction to expect even though he knew somehow that Charlie did wish for him to get married. The thing with Charlie was that few years back, he had testicular cancer and had his balls removed. Ever since then, ever attempt to make a child had proven abortive. He had to take injections at a particular and stipulated time frame every year and that, he had done judiciously. For that period of time, he had made girlfriends of different sterile women tested to be fertile and had tried to no avail to make a child.
Long story cut short, he gave up. Then there came in Jonathan himself whom Charlie had taken a little bit too deep into himself. It was already clear and obvious to everyone that Jonathan stood the chance of inheriting every thing Charlie worked for. Thus, Charlie who claimed that he was speaking from experience as he was not going to stand by and watch Jonathan tread the same path as he. In his defense, if he had gotten married earlier or suspended the use of condoms and gotten one of his girlfriends pregnant, then he might not be in this condition as he found himself. He might have treated the condition as an offer of retirement from child birth. He had always pleaded to no avail for his nephew to make him proud regards to this issue.
Charlie had taken his call and asked him questions immediately regarding whether or not the restaurant was doing well. Jonathan laughed it out and assured him that all was fine. He told Charlie that he called to talk to his about something really important.
"Talk to me about something important? Now that's something new, I'm all ears ", Charlie had said giving him all the attention he sought.
Jonathan took a deep breath as he carefully chose his next words, "Uncle, I think I'm in love with someone ", he said.
"You think or you know? ", Charlie asked.
"Actually, I know ",Jonathan said.
"Then what are you waiting for, bring her home ",Charlie cried out delightedly. He had expected that Jonathan be delighted as well, but then, the latter was silent.
"Tell me Jonathan, what is the problem? ", he asked him calmly and waited for an answer.
"Actually uncle, I've not made it clear to her. Trying to win her over. I just.. I just thought you should be the first to know ", he managed to say.
Charlie felt really proud that for real, Jonathan considered him as his father. It gave him such joy and pride. Actually he understood the angle from which Jonathan was coming from and was not going to pressurize him regardless of how desperate he was.
"Listen Jonathan, take your time and bring her home okay? I believe you would make the right choice ",he said calmly.
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FROM THE AUTHOR
Hi again my lovely reader, it is I, your author.
So we wrapping up, and at the crossroads. Jonathan has slightly told his uncle about the girl of his dreams, although Charlie has no idea whom it is.
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