Vera’s POV.
“Thanks, Evelyn.” I smile at my housekeeper when she serves me the Earl Gray tea. I’ve never been a tea person that much but since my pregnancy clocked six months, I started craving it every morning.
Today makes it eight months and two weeks since David and I married. An impromptu marriage. But no matter what I love it.
It hasn’t been easy. Not when David was ousted from the company by the board of directors because of the news Claire leaked.
But we’ve been there for each other.
He’s been my rock and I’ve been his.
Most days we spend time here in the courtyard, thinking of what other business we can establish and grow.
Five months of brainstorming on that led him to establish a small business but it hasn’t consumed his time. In fact, David devotes more time to me.
Just like the news that spread-the news Claire released on the media, that’s how David ensured to spread pictures of our wedding photoshoots.
It got the media confused that he wasn’t ashamed that he got married to his foster daughter but in one of the TV interviews, David let everyone know falling in love with me and marrying me is the best thing that has ever happened to him. Even though he lost his company.
Shareholders.
Claire, that witch hadn’t thought of coming close to us again. But somehow I know she won’t get away with what she did.
She literally blackmailed David.
But her freedom won’t last for a while, that much I know.
“What are you thinking again?” Evelyn’s voice interrupts my thoughts.
“Nothing much, just about my life.” I smile.
I thought Evelyn would hate me when she found out the truth about David and me but no, she didn’t.
Sage has also been my rock too. Just yesterday, she and Ms. Lynn traveled to Hawaii for a vacation. Their love life has bloomed to an unexpected degree.
“Your life is beautiful, Vera,” Evelyn says.
“Is it?” I ask, my voice low.
“Of course. Girl, do you know how many girls that want to be in your position?” She asks. “Thousands of them. Forget what they’re saying, Vera. You and David and your baby will make the perfect family.”
That makes me smile. “Thank you, Eve.”
I grab the cup of tea and take a long sip.
“Taste great!” I hum.
“I make the best tea in the world because I learned from the best.”
We both chuckle at her words. But she didn’t lie there. Her tea is great.
We fall into silence then, enjoying the view and weather.
I didn’t know when Evelyn snaked away from my side because I found myself lost in thoughts again. Only for those big arms to sling around my waist.
I already know it’s David.
Feeling his body this close to mine makes shivers run down my spine.
“Baby… Missed you.” He voices, leaning down, he presses a kiss to my lips. “How much did you miss me?” He asks.
He always loves to know how much I miss him.
Sinking my fingers into his hair, I say. “Words can’t describe how much I missed you.”
His eyes flash and he draws close and sucks my mouth into his. A slow, desiring kiss.
“Just feeling the urge to eat you out now. Can you spread those legs for me?” He blurts.
“God, always learn to have shame, David. We’re in the courtyard.” I smack him playfully.
“But it’s my courtyard. I don’t mind, eating my wife out here.”
A blush creeps to my cheeks instantly.
Before I can respond, he’s already dragging my dress up, my creamy thighs coming into view.
I gasp when he drags me onto his lap, making me straddle him.
A laugh escapes my lips as he smacks my ass.
We have just been having oral sex since I turned nine months. The doctor said my contractions would come any moment aside from the specified date he gave us.
“Since you’re too shy to let me lick you, I guess I have to resort to this…”
My eyes widen when I feel him trailing his fingers to my cunt. With ease, he pushes my panties aside, burying his fingers inside me.
“Excuse me, sir.”
“Omigod!” I gasp, pulling away from David when Irene’s voice comes in.
“Yes, Irene?” David cocks his head at Irene.
Instead of facing David, she turns to me.
“You have a visitor, Vee.” She says.
“What? Who is that?” I ask, surprised.
Irene makes way for the person to appear.
Much to my surprise, it’s Connor.
“Hey, Connor.” I chime, standing to my feet.
“Hi, Vee.” He hugs me gently, avoiding my big stomach.
Connor greets David when I usher him to a seat.
“Welcome. Would you like some tea or drink?” I ask.
I was just about to call Evelyn when Connor said.
“No, Vera. I’m good.”
“Oh…” I trail off as Connor shifts his hands.
That’s when I see it. A flash sitting in Connor’s palm.
“What’s that?” I ask, staring pointedly at it.
“A flash.” He drops. “You remember when you fell from the stage during the Tell With Your Body Show?”
“Yes, why?”
I inch to the edge of my seat, exchanging a look with David.
“It was not ordinarily Vera.”
“Did you see anything?” David speaks this time, watching the flash in Connor’s palm.
“Yes. We were going through the footage at the company yesterday searching for something when we stumbled on the Video…”
Reflexively, David calls on Andrei who arrives with his computer. He deftly attached the flash drive to the system and played the video.
We watched how Claire paid the people that spoiled my shoes. Surprisingly, the person in the video was also the person I saw running away from the practice room that night.
“Wait a minute…” Andrei drawls and looks closely at the screen. “That’s the same guy from that night. The one that was killed during the investigation.”
“What?” David curses. “Could it have been Claire…?”
“The evidence points a finger at Claire, I’m afraid,” Connor says.
“Fuck we need an autopsy…”
This time, Connor interrupts him once more. He sinks his fingers into his pockets and pulls out a paper. “This is an autopsy result I secretly conducted on the guy.”
OMG! My eyes widened at how Connor did all that.
He hands David the result and he reads. Raising his eyes back to me, David curses and says. “I’ll make sure Claire rots in jail!”
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Happiness flows through me as I sit in the living room, watching the news about Claire getting arrested for murder. The shocked look on her face tells me she didn’t see that coming.
I love it.
I knew her days were numbered.
“Serves her right, Vee. She’s been a bitch!” Evelyn says beside me.
“I know right?” I chuckle.
However, the laughter was cut short by the strong pull of contraction I felt in my belly.
“Eve…” I cry out as the surge of pain comes again.
“What’s wrong?” She asks, running to my side.
“It’s coming. My baby is coming.. ” I gush, biting my lip to keep me from screaming out loud but it doesn’t work. So I scream.
“Holy shit!” Evelyn calls for Irene and both women gather the driver, rushing me to the hospital.
*Hours Later*
The sonorous cries of my baby fill my ears. I force my weak eyes open, stretching my hand out for David to lay our baby in my arms.
David arrived while I was in labor and has been here ever since.
“I want to touch her, my love,” I say lowly and David puts her in my arms.
Seeing our baby, created out of our love for each other, my heart blooms with so much love for her.
“She’s beautiful…” I chant, touching her tiny finger.
“Yeah, baby. Just like you.” David whispers, kissing my head.
I feel so many emotions rush through me. Emotions I can’t begin to explain with words.
Looking at my baby and knowing the perfect condition through which we had her, the name left my lips.
“Lovelyn. That’s what I want to name her.”
“That’s perfect, baby. Perfect.” David whispers, kissing me.
He clears his throat for a beat and croaks. “Newsflash, baby. I’ve been reinstated as the CEO of the Truman Empire!”
My eyes go owl-wide at his words.
We both hug so tight as the words leave our lips. “I love you.” We chorus, smiling.
The End.