"W...what".
"You heard me when did you last have your periods"
"I think two or one month back it happens to me sometimes a miss a month", why doc
"Well congratulations Terry, you are seven weeks pregnant. That explains your sense of smell, the headache and the nausea; you're going to be a mother."
She sat there startled out of her own body; remembering all the times she was with Sean. We never used protection all the times we were together, she thought, all those times he made love to her flashing before her eyes, now she was pregnant with his baby and he was going to marry some else in three months. Pain shoot through her, she started hyperventilating, pupils dilating.
"Can't breathe", she said holding her tummy, help me she cried out. Dr Thomas called in the nurse and they sedated her. When she woke up her hand immediately went to her tummy as if to protect the little life that was growing inside of her.
"The baby is okay, Terry". Dr Thomas said. You my dear had a panic attack .how long has this been going on? She kept quiet for some time.
"Two months".
"What causes these panic attacks; tell me what happens so I can help you and just so you know this can affect your baby".
"Two months ago, t...the man who fathers my baby left ...a...and very time his mentioned or I think about him and the pain. I...I kind of suffocate. Started sobing hard
Dr told her to calm and told her he would prescribe something for her, some prenatal drugs and vitamins plus others to take whenever she left the panic attack was upon her.
"Dr Can you not tell anyone about this, not even mom .I know she will be here for her check up at the end of the month".
"Ok Terry, no one will know but you need someone to support you emotionally, can you do it alone for nine month?"
"Don't worry doc, this little one is my new reason for living now and I would do all for him"
"Okay, anyway i will see you for your next appointment and take those iron supplements they will help with the headache it will subside". Any way you're discharged if you promise to rest the whole day today, you look pale and need plenty of rest especially during the first months of the pregnancy.
Terry entered her apartment deep in thought, what was she going to do? She was pregnant out of wedlock; the father's baby was getting married to another woman. Her mother would have a heart attack if she found out and she couldn't let anything happen to her only parent, she loved her too much. She fixed her dinner some pasta, tomato sauce and meat chops on the side. She ate her dinner greedily; lately she was so hunger and ate a lot. The thought reminded her of her little one growing inside of her, she touched her tummy
"I promise to give all my love because you alone deserve it; I will work harder for you my love. So you just grow well and get ready to meet mummy at the end ok" said to her unborn baby.
The months flew by and she was already five month pregnant, thanks to her home office, when she started showing it became her centre of operations, luckily the board members didn't complain since she was meeting the deadlines and working on the projects well with James' help. Her company was getting bigger and of recent she was heading to colodonia to check on a resort her company was constructing. But it wasn't the only reason she grabbed the opportunity from James to monitor the project. She was also heading there to check on her home she had purchased, she hoped to deliver her baby in colodonia, settle there and raise him without the criticism of the Huston society that knew her family for a long time. She had to eventually tell her mother but she was scared and every time she was called home ever since she started showing she dodged and only met her mom when she came for her medical checkups and on those days she wore big dress shirts concealing her growing baby bump, matching blazer and form fitting pants. She avoided hugging her mum because she would fill the bump and sometimes she left early kissing her on the cheek and rushing out as if her heels were on fire.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
She was first driven to the office where she had to get the details of the project from James and say her goodbyes then head out to the airport. When she reached the office Joe insisted to come with her but she refused telling her she could still work here and help out James. Thinking to herself, 'I don't need anyone knowing yet'. she went to James office she sorted out some staff with him then left .when she arrived at the airport she boarded the plan to colodonia where on arrival as she was bending with some difficulty to retrieve her bad when a woman's hand grabbed her suitcase of the rail, looking to thank her .it surprised her to see Joe there with her bag behind.
"What are you doing here she asked Joe"
"Am here to do my job"
"I told you I could handle all that's need by myself and if I needed help, would hire a temp until the project was done".
"You take care of yourself; especially in your condition I doubt that".
"What do you mean condition; she asked Joe who was turning away loading their suitcases on the airport trolley"
"I know Terry, there is no need to hide it beside I have been the one who as seen you through these couple of months and I notice the changes plus the prenatal drugs and vitamins in the bathroom. Sorry I wandered in your apartment.
"Who else knows?"
"I think James also noticed something when we showed up together the other time to get some papers signed. Please Terry, your my friend let me be there for you, you have no one right now and beside I think I would make a wonderful aunt".
They settled in well until her sister and Navid called her to Monaco to meet his mother before the wedding which was due to take place in Navid's home country, so she decided to go living Joe behind to continue with the arrangements for the new office space and her own living.
When Terry arrived in Monaco she went to the hotel Joe had booked for her took a shower and decided to head down to the hotel restaurant for her supper, that when her sister called to inform her that they will all be spending the day at the hotel she was staying at and that there was no need to move to their villa tomorrow. Hanging up she thought about the way she was going to tell her sister that she was pregnant tomorrow but she had no choice .she had to tell her so that when time came to tell their mum, Audrey would have her back.
Her phone rang again and to check to see it was Neil, she answered the phone and to her surprise he informed her he was also in Monaco and was wondering how she was doing. To her alter surprise he was standing at the entrance of the restaurant but to her horror the man standing just inches behind with a human convey on his heel, brought on panic and pain. Making her tremble like leaf in the middle of a breeze, she left suffocated heart aching and pain shooting through. She grabbed at the table cloth so hard all the dinner ware fell off the table in no time both men were at her side.
In total pain she fell off the chair, but Neil made fast and grabbed her before she hit the floor
M....medicine b....bag that was all she could form .Neil flew to her bag on the other chair and poured all the contents
"Terry there is no medicine in here," Neil said as he continued to go through her bag, by now the whole restaurant was surrounding them, Sean right in front of her
"Someone please help her someone in the crowded shouted"
"Every one step back am a doctor," a random woman said but the crowd didn't disperse .she yelled again
"Can't you see she's pregnant step aside, she needs air". And that got the attention of the men besides her too
Sean moved closer to her laid both hands on her shoulder and looked in her tearful eyes and said to her
"Its okay kitten am here, breath, it will be okay"
"M...medicine r...room"
"We will get it but first come down for me, breath". After some minutes she was surprised herself that she was calming down and could breathe well. Neil rushed to her sided and without saying a word grabbed her from Sean's arms and headed to her room. Reaching there she was already fast asleep and when she woke up Neil was still in her room
"Wh
at are you still doing here?"
"I was waiting for you to wake up and tell me about you," he said indicating her baby bump. "Which she held with both hands" Neil had called her back when Sean had just left apologising for his conduct, Terry had told him to forget it and the damage was already done and that they should just concentrate on business now. Ever since they hadn't met everything went through James.
"Does he know?"
"No, no one knows of course excluding you and him now and besides I don't need him he chose who he wants to spend his life with and obviously it's not me"
"I will take responsibility"
"Why?"
"Cause obvious he didn't and I don't want to see you hurt when people find out".
"Shut up Neil, you're the reason why we broke up in the first and I believe you have caused enough damage in my life. Leave me alone I can handle my own matters and now would you please leave my room". Those were another two people who knew about her pregnancy now.
After the incident in the restaurant Sean asked his staff to bring him the info on Terry but still it didn't give him much that he wanted. All it said that she was still Terry Heaven and she booked in from colodonia, it wasn't enough he picked up his phone called José who was head of security of the Pocentilions, asked him to find anything about Terry Heaven and with that he hang up. He went to his room he was staying the night ,tomorrow he would leave for Barcelona but a part of him want to stay with Terry make sure she was okay and that attack what happened to her ,she was healthy back then what went wrong was it that Neil's fault again.
Morning came and as he was on his way to the airport, standing at the front waiting for his car when a land rover packed a few steps from him and out came a fuming mama Terry who rushed in and was being followed by his god father James and that finally got him moving calling out his godfather when in the lobby and he stopped instantly turning to him,
"Sean my son, sorry but i have to get in there before things get out of hand".
"What do you mean?"
CHAPTER TWELVE
"I don't have time Sean and this is all because of you he said rushing in to the restaurant"
With that they both enter the restaurant to see Terry stand up, expression scared
"Mother" Terry said but was met with a hot slap across her face.
"Mrs Heaven stop consider the condition she is in" said James who looked at Terry with concerned eyes
Are you okay dear he asked Terry who was nursing her red cheek?
Am okay uncle she said with tears at the bream of her eyes and noticed that her entire family had arrived Audrey, Navid, his mother, Neil and his parents aunt Jane and Sean who was besides her uncle but in the background there stood Catherine brown and Miguel Poncetilion.
How could you a shame me like this, after all I have taught you why can't you be like you sister she getting married and here you are getting pregnant out of wed lock. Do you know the shame you have brought to your sister and me? here I was think great of my first daughter but instead she's sleeping around like any other classless slut and then gets pregnant in the process .haven't you ever heard of protection, seriously Terry how stupid can you get for god sakes your sister is getting married and here you are the older sister unmarried and pregnant.
Answer me this, who's the father, but Terry couldn't form the word her throat was logged with tears waiting to bust the moment she spoke
For God's sakes say something and before she could get another slap from her mum, Sean caught her hand mid air.
Please stop ma'am, she not ok
And what gives you the right? Before Sean could say anything, Terry grabbed her bag feeling ashamed and hurt forever.
"Sorry for making a commotion, nice day everyone she said walking away so fast".
James caught Terry's mom before she went after her and with the current trend of events he decided to explain Terry's situation from the time Sean started wooing her to the weekend they spent together to the blackmail from Neil to her five months pregnancy. Leaving Sean with a concerned, guilty look on his face.
How could he left his kitten in such a position, being blackmailed then finding out she was pregnant with his child, god no she must know about his marriage to Catherin. Everyone was silent
"So my dear friend don't scold your daughter so hard, she was in love but that love didn't stand strong for her", he said looking at his godson, but she is a strong woman she didn't want to disappoint you so she decided to move to Europe since she was staring to show to avoid people looking down on you and I believe at a certain point she was going to tell you but she was scared. Understand her she was alone pregnant heartbroken and you expected a lot from her; she didn't want to disappoint you. That's why she moved here and from what Joe tells me she was planning on having her baby here so as to protect it from the criticism of all your Huston society friends.
"Terry", Sean said heading for the door to catch her before she left again but was stopped by his father and Catherine
"Son, what's going and where are you rushing to?"
"Sorry dad I have to catch up to someone very important to me sorry, i need to rush and sorry but the wedding is off. Everyone in the room was looking at him as he rushed out
"Bring her back safe son", Miguel called out ignoring the glare from Catherine.
But when he got to the entrance she wasn't there he got in his Ferrari drove off hoping to see her but nothing, he called the hotel to check if she was still there but she wasn't.
When he got back to the hotel. The restaurant was empty apart from those close to him and Terry.
"Did you find my Terry her mother moved in front of him crying saying she didn't mean to hurt her daughter, that she was only shocked about the pregnancy".
"Am sorry ma'am I couldn't find her even in the hotel but I promise you I will find her, protect and care for her and my child". That I will.
They waited but Terry never showed up and now Sean was at his town-house in Monaco stressed with dark circles around his bloodshot eyes, sitting in the office with yet another futile search report, he through the paper across the room, his father went to him and patted his shoulder
"Don't worry son we will find her"
"Dad I don't think I take this anymore I needed to find her take responsibility and protect her and my son, I can't live knowing how much I hurt her in not trusting her fully".
"I think we should call Joe and see if she arrived back in colodonia". James said
"Your right godfather, do you have Joe's number?"
"Yes here"
Sean called Joe who was hesitant to say anything until James spoke to her and told her about the situation on loudspeaker and with that she told them that Terry was not at home yet .this made Sean curse under his breath not minding the father figures in front of him and he was about to disconnect the line when Joe said
"James you have to find her she isn't okay and in the condition she is in, am scared for her and the baby".
"Why? Joe is she sick, apart from the panic attacks?" this got Sean attention
"Afraid yes James she went to the hospital a week ago, complaining of headaches and blurred vision and from the medical reports I found in her room today when I was looking for the client agreement we made, she has pre-eclampsia".
Sean crushed the clay vessel on the mantle in rage and helplessness, blood flowing from his knuckles
"Thanks Joe" said James, we will find her and try to keep things in shape their any document she was supposed to check out send them to me, I will be heading back to Huston on Monday.
FOUR MONTHS LATER
Terry was walking in to her estate in Okinawa from a nearby supermarket to buy some noodles. Hand on her back trying to support her big self, she was nine month pregnant and her baby boy was due any time and thank god her past hadn't made these last four months stressful but she missed Sean like crazy.
"I think it's you little one" she said to her big belly, cause how can i miss someone who walked out
on me, didn't trust me enough. Must really be you my love, she said soothing her big baby bump".
"Ah... Child why are you talking to yourself"
"Am not Mrs. Tekani, I was just telling Joel here that he should come out already am dying to hold him in my hands and I want my old legs backs, the swelling isn't comfortable at all".
"kitten"
"In shock of the familiar voiced, Terry stood there as if in a trance with a scared look on her face".
"Sean...what are you d...doing here?
"Hello kitten I have missed you a lot". She looked so beautiful all glowing swollen with his child, her hair free curly and that beautiful brown red at the bottom of hair trees.
Terry stood there silent speechless but the pain that rippled through brought her from the trance and then she felt the wetness rush between her legs.
"Mrs Tekani ", Terry screamed to the older woman who had stayed with her and took care of her ever since she arrived in Japan four month ago bought the estate and decided to leave Mrs. Tekani around for help around the house. Workers from the cleaning company came around every week did their cleaning and left. From Monday to Wednesdays she worked at the farmers association as a business consultant for the farmers who loved her so much bringing her farms produce every time one came get her services. But she still could access her bank account and surprising every time she went to withdraw some money the balance was doubled. She thought of thanking James for taking care of things and her despite her running away.
"Breath my child I think little Joel has finally decided to meet you ,Tekani said holding her hand and supporting her but Sean was at her side faster than lighting in the clouds.
"Kitten are you alright?" he said with a terrified look on his face as another contraction hit Terry making her scream Sean's name this time ,making him turn to Tekani for help.
"So you're the Sean she been calling out in her sleep", how nice to meet you, am Tekani her help."
"Guys please am in pain here" she said sweat now covering her face
"Okay dear let's get you inside". Sean carried her back in to the house where she was laid down on the bed as Tekani called the doctor in charge of her pregnancy. She had asked to have a home deliver and doctor Takeru had accepted and he was due to arrive in one hour or so. Takeru did arrive later and after five hours of agonizing pain and encouragement and sweet endearments from Sean, little Joel Miguel Pocentilions was born all screaming, throwing limbs in the air.
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