Chapter 67

Book:The Billionaire's Bartered Bride Published:2024-6-2

“Wow, this is so beautiful, I have been saying this a lot seen we got here haven’t I?”
Rafael laughed at her question, she has indeed been saying that over and over again but he wasn’t tired of hearing it, she has been taking lots and lots of photos, she did it again.
“Are you planning on opening a photo gallery?”
He couldn’t help asking.
“Yes, for our kids, I want them to see the best moments we had when they weren’t here yet,”
“Wow, that’s brilliant,”
“Of course I know, I am brainy, now let’s go jet skiing, something that I can actually do with you,”
She yelped walking fast towards the area where the Jets were kept, he laughed and ran after her.
“That has to be the best ride of my life,”
She said hours later when they sat at the balcony of their resort, she was still checking the photos she had taken earlier, she had loads of them.
“I love this, I am printing this out,”
She said showing him a photo of when he had been garnering up for scuba diving, he liked the photo too, he joined her in checking the photos, the ones he loved the most were the ones they were both in and there were loads of them, he realized how perfect they were for each other and how pretty their kids are going to be, they both had great genes so he was sure, his hand moved subconsciously to cup her still flat tummy, she looked up at him and smiled.
“I can’t wait to meet you,”
He said to his kid.
“Me too,”
“I hope your sister returns before then, I want our baby to meet his or her real mom,”
“Me too Rafael , me too,”
“So, what does she intend to do after she gets back? You know you have to start using your real name, I want the world to know the woman I am in love with,”
“That’s why I am excited for her return that way things can go back to normal and how it used to be,”
She answered, she was wrong though, things can’t go back to normal, normal means he will be back with Natalie and he didn’t want that.
“Things can’t go back to the way it used to be wifey, a lot has changed and some changes can’t be undone, I don’t want them undone, saying things should go back to how they used to be is saying I should go back to being with Natalie and I don’t want that,”
“I never said you can do that, I am not giving you up Rafael , you are mine sir, and that’s not gonna change, if I have to give you up then what’s the use of living?”
“God, I don’t want to be anyone else’s, just yours and you be mine,”
He replied, he couldn’t imagine himself with someone else who isn’t his wife, the way he knows Nicole now, he was sure he could tell her apart from her twin even if they are wearing the same exact thing and standing in front of him, even if his eyes can’t tell, he was sure his heart can.
“You know, I never liked you in the beginning, I always thought you were ruthless and scary, in fact, the first time I had to go on a date with you in Nat’s place, I was scared all through the date, when you had left, it took a while to gain back my composure,”
She revealed, he couldn’t blame her for thinking that way, he knew he had that kind of a demo, especially to people who just met him, that was his way of shutting the world out and putting a barrier, back then he wasn’t even sure he wanted to pull through with the marriage.
“A lot of people have told me that and each time they get close, which is not even close as in close, they tend to change their mind, my employees are the people that know me, I am sure they can defend me in public,”
He said proudly.
“I am proud of you,”
She said, kissing him, he loved the feel of her mouth against his.
“After Natalie comes back, I want us to get married for real, you and me, Nicole and Rafael , what do you say about that?”
He asked after they pulled apart.
“I would love that too but,”
“Why the but? Don’t you want to marry me?”
“I just said I want to, but the thing is, I don’t know, I feel the public won’t be as accepting as you were and they might hate me for taking away what’s not mine, I don’t know about other people but I can’t deal with a backslash, I hate attention and even worst if it is a negative attention,”
She voiced, Rafael understood her fears, too, he had them too, he knew once Natalie returned, he was sure she would want her public image back, then people will know that the twin have been deceiving them for months, he knew there were going to be a lot of legal dealings, and also backslash, especially for his wife, he would do his best to protect her from it all, he just hopes Natalie loves her twin enough not to make scenes and make her out to be the bad person, he had the idea that Natalie might want to claim their marriage when she returns but he hoped that wouldn’t be the case because then the fight would get even dirtier and Nicole would be the victim of all the hates.
“Don’t worry sweetie, whatever happens, just know you have me okay? I won’t leave you for anyone or anything, you are stuck with me for life,”
He replied.
“Thank you so much Rafael , for everything, I know I have said this a hell of a lot of times but still thank you,”
“I am just going to take your thanks, and you are going to marry me again,”
“Of course, I will,”
“Good,”
“Fun fact, I had a crush on you even though I was scared of you and our first kiss was my first kiss, so I thought about it a hell lot, I didn’t get much sleep that night and like three nights after.”
She confessed, he loved that she could tell him those things.
“I would have picked you if I knew you too,”
“I doubt that I am not very approachable, the only reason I am talkative or whatever is because I already knew you, if I weren’t playing Natalie then I am sure you won’t have noticed me even if I pass right by you.”
He didn’t have any words to use as come back for that, he guesses he should just be happy that what happened, happened because it brought her into his life.
“I don’t have any words but I am happy I met you and I love you,”
“Me too, babe, I love you,”
“Don’t ever stop telling that okay?”
“Of course, I love you Rafael ,”
“I love you more, Nicole,”