“I'm pregnant, Ares,” she said flatly.Ares felt his heart thumping violently in his chest, begging silently that it wasn't what he thought it was.Not now, not when he was with Sara, not when he was still making the head of their relationship.It was the wrongest time for this to happen, and he knew she was not lying.“Eve, what are you trying to say!” He bellowed at her. “I am pregnant, Ares.” She paused, “And it's yours.”“We have not been together since…” He started to say, trying to remember the exact date.But was cut short by her drawl voice.“I know who the father of my child is and exactly when I got pregnant.” Ares sighed, unable to say a word. His brain could not construct a tangible word to describe his feelings at the moment.“What do you want, Eve?” He asked. “Oh nothing, Ares,” she said, “why would you even assume that I want something from you?” She asked, feigning surprise.“Because it's you, Eve, you always want something.”“Not this time, I just called to let you
Chapter 72Vera rolled her eyes at her friend, chuckling at her silliness.Bella was like this sometimes, and she would rather not send her away, knowing she needed the emotional support.“How long is it until he gets here?” Bella asked, already impatient after the first twenty minutes.“Soon,” Vera said, not looking up from her work.She heard Bella sigh, Vera threw a glance at her before continuing her work.“Girl, you said soon ten minutes ago” Bella retorted “And I'll say it again if you keep badgering me,” Vera answered with a laugh.“Whatever,” Bella said, rolling her eyes and resuming her scrolling.A knock on the door makes her sit upright instantly, clutching her phone to her chest and staring wide-eyed at Vera.“Is that him?” She whispered.“How am I supposed to know?”Vera asked back, gesturing with her hands.“Come in.”“The door is open” they both chorused in unison, turning around to give each other a weird look before chuckling.Vera went back to her work while Bella s
Chapter 73Are's thoughts were disturbed for most of the day. This can’t be happening, how did I mess up so bad, he kept asking himself.Ares kept scolding himself for making such a mistake, his phone vibrated on the table, indicating a call.And it was the one person he was trying to avoid speaking to, the guilt he felt could not let him speak to her for fear that she might hear his sins through his voice.“Sara” he called into the receiver.“Ares, I’ve been trying to get a hold of you. What’s going on?” Her voice was laced with concern, the Ares she knew would be over the moon about her sight.Yes, he had seemed happy for her, but he was not his usual self and his energy seemed off too, but she was so occupied by the happiness of the moment that she had let it slide.“Are you okay, you just disappeared after yesterday?” She asked.“I’m fine, Sara, How are you?” he answered, sounding nervous.He may or may not have been a bit of a coward and had run away as soon no he could, he had s
Vera sighed a sigh of relief as she settled into the comfort of her best, ready to retire for the night.She had to force herself to at least get her nighttime skincare routine done, which took all her willpower and her desire to have flawless skin always.It had been quite a hectic day for her, and usually, she would get some work done before bed, but she was making an exception for today just as she had promised Ivan.A smile painted her face brightly as she thought of him and this thing, whatever it was between them.Her feelings for him were like she had never felt for anyone before, and she knew this, part of her even agreed with her assumption that he felt the same way.His smile had matched hers when he came by the office to pick her up after work, just like he had promised, and he came with flowers and a cute little note about how beautiful she was.Bella had cooed sweetly, and waved them goodbye as she zoomed off herself.Vera knew she would not herself the half of it when th
Chapter 75Are's eyes lit as his phone pinged, he said a diligent prayer before picking up the phone, hoping he saw the message he desperately wanted to see.“I could go away, stay low-key somewhere until I have this baby, but I want you in our lives. I cannot do this alone, I would rather not do this alone.”His lips stretched in a smile as he ran a hand through his hair. A heavy sigh of relief escaped his lips as he reread the words.He decided to call her instead of texting, he needed her to say that to him, and he wanted to be certain she wanted this too.The phone rang twice before she answered.“Still with the ring twice rule?” He asked. “Very much so.” Came her curt reply. “What do you want, Ares?” She asked. “I wanted to be certain you wanted this. Are you sure, eve?” He asked concerned. “What can I say, it is not like I have a choice, do I?”“Don’t say it like that” Ares countered.“So long as it is the Maldives or Bali, I am going,” Eve said, subtly hinting where she want
Chapter 76Ivan drove home in silence, his eyes focused on the road.He had known he would regret it the second the words left his lips, yes he had work to do, but he would much rather stay with her.He considered driving back and telling her he had canceled all plans, but it was already too late, and he was far gone from her place.Gripping the stirring until his knuckles turned pale. His teeth grind against each other, producing weird, sharp sounds as he maneuvered through the late evening traffic.Ivan got tired of the silence and reached for the radio, turning it on he winced at the loud sound and reduced it, to barely a hearable volume.His mind was far away from the music, he just needed the extra sound to diminish the effect of the silence.“Who is that?” He asked no one in particular when he saw a strange car parked in his drive.He was not expecting anyone and even if he was, whoever it was was not supposed to park there.Parking just behind the car, he stepped out to inspec
Chapter 77Sara lounged on the balcony with her guitar, she was slowly adapting to being able to perceive light, and she loved every moment of it.Anna had said her vision would clear up definitely, though it might take some time.She had seized all thoughts of Ares, it seemed he wanted to be left alone, so she did exactly that.She had spent her entire morning with Anna, and they had gone to the stores for a bit.Slowly she was beginning to make out shapes, and she experimented by not taking her walking stick along, and everything had gone just fine.Anna had cheered for her, getting her favorite cookies as a reward.She strummed the guitar slowly, humming accordingly.Pinks what about us came to her mind, and she hummed lowly as she played her guitar along to the tune.The event that happened at the store flashed through her mind and she shook it off immediately.It was somewhat off and nerve-wracking to her, but she had just dismissed it as overthinking.They had bumped into someon
Chapter 78Vera woke up to the sound of her phone on her bedside table.She groaned loudly and stretched lazily before reaching for the phone, chuckling lowly as she saw the caller ID.Instantly knowing the reason she called, Bella would only call this early if she needed tea, and tea she definitely would have.“Bella, it's 6:45 am” Vera whined into the phone.“It is never too early to hear some good tea, so spill.” She said commanding.“There is nothing to spill, unfortunately,” Vera said, yawning and scratching at her eyes with the back of her hand.“Come on!” Bella whined. “Okay fine,” Vera said.“Yes,” Bella cheered, “so…”“So he dropped me off yesterday, and I invited him in, but he declined. He had some work to do, so he could not stay.” Vera paused.“And I freshened up, got into bed, and used my vibrator while I thought of him and our weekend together.” She finished and waited for Bella's response.“It is not exactly what I expected but you naughty girl” she chuckled on the ot