Evie’s birthday is in a month and we’ve started preparations. Kel and I are okay now, we’ve resumed back at the office and he’s really concentrating on his business and still having time for us.
We just got back from work and I was really tired. Evie ran to greet us and keep carried her up twirling her around. I was so grateful for this moment, thankful that we were all together.
“Mr and Mrs Adrios, dinner is ready.” The chef announced.
“We’d be down in a few.” He replied.
Kel had hired helps knowing that I couldn’t handle everything on my own. We went upstairs to freshen up and came down to eat. After dinner, we talked about page for Evie’s birthday. She said she wanted a princess-themed party, she listed a lot of magical things she wanted and didn’t get that she was only watching cartoons. Kel promised her that he’d make it happen. We talked for a while and we went to our room. Kel and I slept in the same room now, things between us have been good, there has been a lot of kisses and make-out sessions. We haven’t done anything major, I wasn’t ready. Kel and I were laying in bed, I had my head on his chest and his hands around my waist.
“I want to hear how you have birth to Evie, everything I missed.” Kel pleaded. I saw it in his eyes that he still regretted not being there.
“It’s a long story Kel,” I replied.
“I’ve got time all the time in the world to listen,” he said taking my hand.
” Okay, I went into labour in the evening between six and seven. It was really painful. I didn’t get to the hospital early and when I did it was worse. I couldn’t push out the baby and so I did cs. I thought I told going to lose her, I thought I was going to lose her Kel. I lost too much blood after that and I was unconscious for a while. There were several complications during the pregnancy and the doctor told me that my womb couldn’t house a baby, that it’d be difficult for me to get pregnant and if I did I wouldn’t be able to survive it.” I was nearly in tears recalling the events.
“I’m so sorry Shayan.” I could hear the pain in his voice and when I looked up at him, he was nearly in tears too. “I messed up big time didn’t I?”
He did but I wasn’t going to tell him that, the guilt was already eating him too much and besides there’s nothing that he’d have been able to do.
“It’s okay Kel,” I said and he engulfed me in a hug.
“How was she like?” He asked.
“Beautiful. She had your hair and eyes just like I thought she would, it was as if she didn’t take after me at all, I was slightly jealous.” I paused as he chuckled.
“There was also the birthmark under her feet.” I smiled reminiscing that moment. “She was so tiny and really cute.”
“I’d have liked to see that.” He said sadly
“I have an album, I tried capturing all her first, I kept them for you.”
“I’d love to see that.” He said letting out a small smile.
“We’d have to come out about Evie being ours soon. We have a lot of interviews lined up. Do you think we should do it before or after her birthday?”
“After,” I answered, it’d be better for us all.
I was already imagining the backlash and all the comments people would leave on social media. I just hope it turns out well.
“It’d be fine Shayan, don’t worry.”
“I hope so,” I said cuddling him.
I woke up the next morning to a text on my phone. I know about your secret with Kel, you can’t fool the world forever.
I immediately got scared, who could the person be and what exactly did the person know, the first thing that came to my head was our marriage, it would be a disaster if someone knew about it and spilt the beans. It could ruin a lot of things.
“Shayan what’s wrong?”Kel asked looking at me worriedly, did I look that scared?
“Nothing,” I said smiling a little.
“You would tell me if anything is wrong right?” He asked staring at me not convinced and I nodded.
I felt guilty for lying to him, but I had a feeling that whoever it was wouldn’t be pleased with me telling Kel.
We got ready for work and left. We were going over some files when the door opened and in walked Susan.
“Kel baby, you promised to come to see me after our last meeting. What’s been keeping you away?” She seductively asked walking towards him.
I raised my eyebrows at him looking at both of them. She sat on his laps and he tried pushing her off but she clung to him.
“Get away from me Susan.” Kel angrily said pushing her off.
It was then she turned to look at me. “Oh, because your wife is here right? You were the one begging me to come the other day.” She said with a wink. “I mean it both ways.”
“I said no such thing, get out of my office.” The whole thing was making me uneasy.
“So now you want me to leave because she’s here right. I know you like what I do to you Kel, you told me no one has pleasured you that way before, not even your wife.”
I turned to look at him angrily.”I didn’t say that, shut the fvck up Susan.”
The whole feeling of being betrayed, being cheated on, watching it play out in front of me was sickening.
“Don’t deny it because she’s here Kel.”
Kel called up security but she insisted on staying. “We’d meet at the club same place next time right, just know I’d be waiting for you, just how you like it.” She said each word slowly, batting her eyelashes and swirling her tongue.
The security men then carried her. “If she gets into this building again. You all will be fired.” Kel threatened angrily.
They nodded and left, now it was just us both.
“The club right?” I angrily asked
“Shayan nothing happened.” He countered.
“And you expect me to believe you because?”
“Because I’m telling the truth. I don’t know the game she’s playing.”
“Seriously Kel, I thought you’ve grown past that.”
“I have Shayan. I haven’t been with anyone since we made the agreement.” He said and I just laughed.
So he’s trying to say, he, a sex-crazed man has been celibate because of me, that’s crazy to believe.
“I don’t believe that Kel, don’t try fooling me.”
“I’m not fooling you here Shayan. There’s no one else, just you.”
“I don’t believe that Kel. I’m not falling for that line again. I’m not falling for anything.”
“So you’re just going to believe her words over mine?” He angrily asked, he had no right to be. I had every right to.
“Yes. I’m just going to. After all, you just believed I cheated on you with Jason, didn’t talk to me about it and you just broke up with me in the harshest way but you expect me to believe you because you said so?” I angrily asked.
“Yes because I wouldn’t lie to you or keep something massive from you.” I knew he was accusing me about not telling him of Evie, he couldn’t just throw it in my face as if it was entirely my fault.
“Don’t talk like it was entirely my fault, you didn’t give me a chance to.”
“That understood. Why didn’t you tell me before we got married or the first two or three months?” He asked with raised brows.
“Why should I have told you when you wouldn’t have believed me. You would have thought she was Jason’s and was telling you because I wanted to get something from you or worse still, think I got her from whoring around.” I knew I was right, his expression said it all.
“Tongue-tied now? What was it you called me, a two-timing gold-digging slut and cheat.”
“Shayan…”
“I’m not even surprised that you cheated. It’s what you always do. It’s not as if the inexperienced virgin can keep you anyway. After all, I was the worst of the worst.”
“That’s not…”
“Don’t worry,” I said cutting him off. “I’m not going to be bothered by all of this. You can even take them in the room cause I wouldn’t mind.”
“Why on earth would I do that?”
“Ask yourself that question. In the meantime, I’m done. I’m not to let you hurt me again. They say if a person hurts you first it’s not your fault but the second time it is. I’m not going to wait for the second time to walk out.”
“So you’re going to leave me because of that? I didn’t sleep with her god damnit.” He angrily said.
“I don’t know why I find it hard to believe. I thought I had forgiven you or at least I thought I could but it seems like I’m wrong. In as much as I’ve started feeling, I can’t let myself be consumed. I loved you once, we both saw how that turned out. Maybe I’ve used up all my love for you. I thought I could forgive you or at least try, it turns out that I can’t. I still hold a lot against you Kel. Your words, they scarred me for life, I haven’t forgotten and very much haven’t forgiven and I don’t think anything can work out between us so I’m not going to try. I’m done with this.” I said taking off the ring placing it on the table.