Putting his glass down he asked,
“Do you think that I can make my move as soon as Eva wakes up?”, Henry asked all thrilled and his friend said yes but first they had to find out what Rachel had explained to them.
Duke could not answer his friend’s question, but what he was certain of, is the fact that Eva loves him back as it could be seen in her eyes whenever she saw Henry around the corner.
Eva is an extraordinary girl with a good sense of fun, same as her smart moves at work, but Duke told his friend to check where he was going to land before taking any further decision.
With a deep breath, Henry looked at his friend, and telling him that he has never come across a girl as selfless as Eva, he added that he was going to do anything to win her over.
Duke was happy to listen to his trend say that and he cheered him saying,
“That is my man right there”, and happiness could be seen all over his face, but the smile slowly vanished when Henry raised a question on what he was thinking about Bethany and his plans towards her.
Duke putting in a long face, said he did not know what to do as he has never been in such a complicated situation where he has to ask a girl to be his girlfriend.
Growing up as a fine young man from a wealthy family, he has always had ladies throw themselves at him at every tiniest recourse but Bethany was different, she made like he did not exist even though he tried his best to make her realize him.
She always has her focus on other things and also did not care about a man and what he has to offer her.
Henry peering at how his friend took out his time to elucidate Bethany’s way of being, made him chuckle as he held his mouth from disturbing the other people who had walked in to have some food too.
Tending on one side as he went closer to his friend, he whispered with the back of his right hand, serving as a shield so that the others will not eavesdrop on what he had to say to Duke and he let out,
“You my friend are in love with that simple girl”.
Henry sounded like Duke’s mom with what he had said and Duke could not hold the laughter that had forged in his inlet.
Duke smiled at the earshot of that and he told his friend that he was right as he had never felt that day with any lady before.
Henry told his friend that he has his full support because Bethany is a good girl but he warned his friend not to be rational with her as she is not as experienced as the girls he brings into his world of perversion.
Duke staring at his friend call him a pervert, asked him if he was any Saint and they both laughed out loud while they thought of the girls and went to check up on them at the reception.
Rising to their feet, Henry paved the way while Duke followed him behind stretching their dialogue they waddled to the hospital’s hall.
Stepping foot into the hall, Henry was the first person to catch a glimpse of Bethany who was sleeping already with Glenn in her arms and Rachel with her head on her shoulder.
Duke looking at the scenario of how caring she is to her friend’s sisters, concluded that he was going to make Bethany the mother of his kids.
Walking to Bethany, Duke tapped her on the shoulder slowly, while he asked her to wake up and go to the car where she could sleep comfortably.
Bethany feeling someone’s touch on her, lunged out of her sleep in fear as Duke told her not to be scared as he was the person by her.
Bethany realizing that Duke was the person standing by her, asked him what he wanted from her and on listening to her question, Duke could clearly say that she was very mad at him.
” Why will she talk to me with such a tone? was Henry right to say that she has feelings for me and that is why she is acting like this?”, Duke raised a question as his mind was in confusion.
Henry coming closer, took Rachel in his arms while he went to his car with her so that they could have some rest in there.
Duke watching at Bethany’s change in attitude towards him, asked her to please follow him into the car as it was cold in the open arena of the hospital and insects could be around as the night was cold.
Bethany glimpsing at him said that there were no insects in that hospital as it was as clean as running water from a stream.
Duke catching a glimpse of how tired she was on her face, decided to do something stupid but it was worth it as Bethany proved to be very stubborn and unreasonable.
Bending on their side, he shoved his left arm over her waist and his right hand beneath her legs, and carrying her up, he made sure that Glenn was in a good position in her arms so as not to let her fall.
Bethany could not believe what was going on and her first reaction was to look around the hospital to what people around were saying.
Duke who was smiling as he noticed the embarrassment on her face, told her not to bother as no one was going to say anything to her.
Bethany’s head swelled up from shame as she turned her head to Dukes’ chest, closing her eyes and holding Glenn tight against her as Duke walked out of the hospital with them heading to his car.
She could not believe that he had the guts to do that to her in such a public place with all the kids around.
“I hate you for doing this Sir Duke”, she spoke up twisting her face with so much animosity.
Duke laughing out so hard interrogated her,
“Has anyone ever told you that you look so beautiful when you are irritated?”.
Bethany could not best his jest and all she wanted was for him to put her down as soon as possible.
Reach in where his car was parked, he put her down gently like a person who had just bought a very precious article and did not want it broken out of carelessness.
” Are you satisfied now, you think I am one of those cheap girls you cavort about the city with right?”, Bethany raised a question peeking at him with so much fear in her that she could not talk suitably but stutter.
Searching for the keys to his car in his pocket, his hand was finally able to reach them at the back fraction of his trouser and he unlocked the doors of his car by pressing the unlock button on his key.
Walking closer to Bethany, she could feel his tall broad skin covering her and she could not help but walk backward with Glenn in her hands.
Taken by fear, she raised a concern as she asked,
“Why are you coming closer to me stop right there or else I will shout”, Bethany spoke out scared for her life.
Henry who’s car was just parked closer to Duke’s, was catching a glimpse of the whole incident holding his mouth with his hands like a child from letting laughter come out of them.
” Go man, teach her what she does not know”, Henry mumbled to himself, turning to the back seat of his car to check ok Rachel who was sleeping, so as not to wake her up with his chuckles.
Duke kept on advancing and letting out his devilish smile and gaze, he could not stop laughing in him at the sight of Bethany’s anxiety.
“She is really something else, at her age, she is so scared of a man like this”, Duke thought to himself while he continued advancing.
Feeling her back against the wall, Bethany realized that the road had ended and she was faced with Duke in front of her with only cars around.
She has completely passed over the fact that Henry had left the hospital for his car as she was clothed in fear just by the sight of Duke.
With not much hesitation, Bethany burst out in tears as she began begging Duke not to hurt her and that she was sorry for talking to him like she did.
” Please Sir Duke, do not do anything stupid to me I beg of you, I know that you are a wealthy man and you can get away with any crime but please have mercy on me I will not say anything about this if you let me go”, she spoke her mind trembling like a baby with the cold that was outside.
Duke looking after her innocent and pretty face and how scared she was, places his hand on the wall and lowering his lips to her left ear, he could notice how Bethany gripped Glenn in her arms and the tightness of her grip made the little girl move in her arms as she felt difficulties in breathing in her arms.
“I do not want to do anything with you, and I like when my girls are experienced and active in the game”, he spoke out taking Glenn from Bethany’s arms as he looked at her eyes opening in shock over what he had said.
He left her there and walked to his car, opening the back door and putting Little Glenn into the car as he covered her with his coat.
Turning to look at Bethany who was still standing there, he asked whether she yearned for the little creatures to visit her where she was.
Bethany who could not stand the sight of those quirks, looked around her with fear as she ran to Duke and he opened the car for her to get inside.
He stood outside for a while and released a smile while he went around and came into his car.
Henry, seeing that everything was over, he adjusted his car seat and closed his eyes.
Bethany still feeling so uncomfortable, avoided ere contact with Duke, and to her greatest dismay, Duke’s body could be felt closer to hers as his breath too pushed her hair on one side.
Bethany’s heartbeat raised like never before she could feel her seat go lower and opening her eyes, she noticed that he just wanted to adjust her chair so that she could have a comfortable sleep.
With a frowning face, she said,
” Thank you sir”, she spoke out rubbing her hands against her body as the cold was penetration her badly.
“Duke will be fine, no more Sir”, he let out and Bethany looked at him and said okay.
Duke took out his suit and passed it over on Bethany while he adjusted his seat and told her to sleep before the dawn comes out.
Bethany smiled back and behaved like she was sleeping, but lager opened her eyes to admire Duke and how handsome he was while asleep.
Taking out a smile, she wished him a peaceful rest and she closed her eyes also washing her friend to wake up by the time she wakes up.
The sound of Duke’s phone woke him up as it was his alarm clock that went out.
His alarm was automatically set up for 6:00 am every morning he has to do some workouts before leaving for his office every day.
Waking up and wiping off his face with his hands, his first thought was to look at Bethany and Little Glenn as to whether they were okay.
Catching a glimpse of how beautiful Bethany looks like when she is sleeping, Duke could not help but wonder how lucky he will be if she gives him a chance to be in her life.
He had not been in that kind of position for a long time now and catching sight of her alone made his heartbeat a million times.
” You are so beautiful Betty”, he spoke out ratifying his hand in her strands of hair as he smiled.
His instant was interrupted by the ringing of his cell phone and he threw a glance at it, catching sight of the caller and realizing that it was Bethany’s mother, he picked up immediately so as not to let her worry.
“Hello Mrs. Marvin”, he spoke out with a creepy voice.
She was happy to hear from him so she asked how he was doing and Bethany as well and Duke said that they were fine.
“Where are you and Bethany because I am inside the hospital now but I can’t seem to find anyone here”, she let out waiting for him to explain their whereabouts.
Duke listening to her say she was already at the hospital, felt happy to know that she was calling for that and not for any bad news as regards to her health.
He spoke gently telling her that he was going to be there with the others as they were in the car sleeping.
” You slept in the car?”, Mrs. Marvin interrogated as she made an effort to I visualize how tough it might have been.
Duke smiled at her words and felt nice talking to her as he always does because he had come to realize what a wonderful and special lady she is though her daughter was the opposite.
“I will be there in no time ma’am”, Duke said as he hung up the call.
Taking a look at Bethany, he touched her face, pulling out the hair on it, rubbing her jaw slowly in order to wake her up from her sleep.
” Wake up Betty”, he spoke out with a smile that could change the earth from coming to a demise.
Bethany, moving her head and yawning out as she opened her eyes, jerked at the sight of Duke as he was all over her face with a smile.
“My goodness what do you think you are doing?”, she screamed out jumping from her seat and hitting get a hand as she moved it suddenly.
The pain from the hit was so much that she could not hide it and she gave out holding her elbow.
” It hurts oh my goodness, I feel pains”, she tried out rubbing her left hand on her right elbow.
Duke felt concerned as he apologized for frightening her.
Bethany talking to him that it was not his fault, she became red out of pain and while Duke asked if he could do anything to help her.
“I will be fine and I can manage sir do not fuss about it”, she spoke out clenching her elbow.
Duke could not help but feel bad about what had happened, but he had to do as she had said in order not to get her mad at him.
With a stare on her arm, he mumbled,
” Your mother is here at the hospital and she has just called me some instants ago to say that she is inside”.
Bethany on listening to this, was filled with happiness but at the same time she felt worried about her health as she had not fully recovered yet, but twisting her face as she wondered why her mother had to call Duke instead of calling her, she became sad.
“Hey, girl, remember that the battery of your phone had died last night and that was the reason why you took my cell phone to call right?”, Duke called out her attention.
Listening to what he had just said, she felt like an idiot as she was getting pointed up for triviality.
Her lips were so heavy to admit the really as her ride always played a role in her sense of reasoning, she turned to the door and opening them with tough energy, the doors did not get open and Duke asked,
“Must you always behave this childish Bethany?”.
The words from his mouth fell off like a plague and Bethany, turning her gaze back to him asked with her eyes red what he had just uttered to her some moments ago, and Duke seeing the fire in her eyes, he did not have the courage to repeat it.
With the help of his left hand, he unlocked the doors and as soon as Bethany heard them unlocked, she opened the car door with one anger that could wipe out an entire genealogy from the surface of the realm.
Steeping down of the car, she opened the back door and putting up into her arms, Glenn who was still somnolent, gave Duke a long stare and slammed the door while walking to the hospital.
Duke using his hands to nuzzle his countenance, asked what he had done for Bethany to hate him so much.
According to Duke, she was just too complicated to understand and her mood swings were her greatest problem.
” Is she only like this with me, or is she this way with everyone else?”, Duke interrogated himself but could not have a clear answer as Bethany seem to doubt just fine with Henry.
Thinking about Henry, he looked through his car window and remembering that his friend’s car also had dark mirrors as he’s, he had to take his phone and step down of his car heading to Henry’s.
Bethany entered the hall and looking around, her gaze met with that of her mom that had been waiting to see them come in.
“Mommy”, she called out waving her hand in joy and her voice had woken Glen up from her doze as she moved her body in Bethany’s arms.