Claiming her babies

Monica’s POV

I sat on the sofa closest to the window as I thought deeply about what Ethan said yesterday. Indeed karma was already teaching him a lesson and I wouldn’t have forgiven him yesterday but my current joy, happiness, and peace of mind made me forget how he treated me in the past and because of that, it was easy to forgive him.

“Ouch,” I missed in pain as I spanked Mason on his butt. He was supposed to be sucking the milk but he decided to bite my nipples. ‘Well that’s what you get when you don’t wake up early to drain their milk into their feeding bottle’ my mind scolded and I rolled my eyes.Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

A knock on the door shifted my attention from Mason who was on my thigh. “Come in,” I said, staring at the door and waiting patiently for who was knocking to reveal itself.

“Good morning ma’am. Mrs. Sterling is here to see you”

“Mrs Sterling?” I asked in uncertainty. I wasn’t familiar with any other Mrs Sterling apart from myself.

“Yes ma’am. She is waiting in the living room” the maid responded.

“Okay. I’ll be down shortly ” I said and the maid left the room, shutting the door behind her.

As soon as Mason fell asleep, I placed him in his crib and adjusted my shirt as I looked at my reflection in the oval-shaped mirror.

Satisfied with my reflection, I stepped out of the kid’s room and took the stairs to the living room.

“Hi,” I said announcing my presence to the unfamiliar visitor who had just arrived.

“Hi, Monica. It’s nice to finally meet you” the young beautiful slender lady said, a gorgeous and happy smile dancing on her lips.

“It’s nice to meet you too but do we know each other?” I asked.

“No, we don’t. This will be the first time we are meeting each other” she said then she stretched out her hand for a handshake “I’m Fiona Greg Sterling” she said.

I still looked at her hand in confusion then realization suddenly crashed on me as I opened my eyes wider “You’re Greg’s wife?” I asked.

“Yes, I am. You’ve finally connected the dots” she said in amusement.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t recognize the name earlier. It’s nice to finally meet my sister-in-law” I said, happy that I wasn’t going to be bored in the next couple of minutes or even hours “So what brings you to my home this morning?”

“I heard you recently put to bed and I said I should come to say congratulations. I also brought some gifts” she responded.

“Oh, that’s so thoughtful of you. Thank you so much” I said, taking the wrapped huge heavy gift from her and I wondered what was inside. I dropped it on the floor as I stared back at her “Do you want to drink anything? Water, juice, wine, champagne or even_”

“I’m fine Monica. I don’t need anything” she said.

“Okay, so how about your kids?” I asked and her smile dropped slowly but she composed herself almost immediately and flashed me a forced smile.

“I don’t have kids of my own,” she said.

“What? What do you mean?” I asked in curiosity. From what I know, Greg got married even before his father died which meant that was already more than two years so why didn’t she have kids?

“Greg has a kid with another woman outside our Marriage and that kid is the kid everywhere thinks I gave birth to. Greg has been so busy that we rarely have time to do those stuff that couples do” she said and I couldn’t help but feel pity for her.

“Talk to him about it and if possible seduce him,” I said, winking at her and she finally blushed.

“Well that’s is a good idea but I’ve done that already. I’ve even gone as far as buying lingerie just so he finds me attractive but he would always say I’m disturbing him. He sometimes shouts at me that all I think of is s*x so I stopped making advances at him”

“Sorry I’m priving into your personal life but When was the last time he touched you?” I asked in curiosity

“About ten months ago” she replied and I gasped in shock.

“Ten months? That is almost a year. I’m deeply sorry about that. I can’t even survive it if Nicholas doesn’t touch me in a month, talk more than ten months” I uttered, feeling pity for her.

“There’s no need to be sorry. I’m already used to it. We are just living like strangers under the same roof. The truth is that I’ve never loved him but I wanted to make my marriage work and have kids but his attention on the company has come between us” she said then she raised her eyes to meet my gaze “I’m sorry I’m boring you with my private life but it feels so good talking with someone. I’m always alone in that bi house and it’s very boring” she said with a smile, a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

“There’s no problem at all and I’m even glad you came. This house too is boring” I said and we both laughed loudly in unison. I looked at her and I saw a beautiful woman who felt sad and lonely.

Just from our few minutes of discussion, I knew she wanted a child of her own. “Do you want to see the kids?” I asked, unsure if she would want to see them.

“Yes of course I’d love to” she replied, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

We took the stairs and we both walked beside each other to the kid’s room. I entered the room and I was surprised to see Mason awake, giggling. He stretched out his hands the instant he saw me “Why don’t you carry him?” I suggested.

” Me? No, I don’t think that’s a good idea” she said in hesitation

“Why?” I asked again.

“Because I don’t know how to carry a baby. I’ve never done it before” she said stammering.

“Then start learning it from now” I suggested as I carried Mason and placed him in her arms. She went stiff and I knew she was scared. “Relax and hold the baby gently” I corrected, trying to help her be comfortable around the baby.

She breathed in and out as she hummed a song and stared lovingly at Mason. “You’re very good at this mother stuff. I think I need to learn from you” I said and a smile broke out of her lips.

“Thank you for this Monica. It means so much to me” she said as she dropped Mason who had fallen asleep back on his crib. “I’ll get going now. See you some other time” I got out of the car and walked into the hotel. “I’m here to see Nicholas”

“Nicholas Sterling?” The receptionist asked.

“Yes,” I replied. The female receptionist came out of the counter and asked me to follow her which I did. Nicholas hasn’t come home and when I called he said he was in a busy meeting that will take all night.

I didn’t like the idea of sleeping out so when he requested we spend the night together, I agreed and here I was, walking behind the receptionist.

She suddenly stopped and opened a door for me, gesturing me to enter and I did. A little boy rushed to where I stood and handed me a rose flower “Oh thank you”, I said, taking the flower from him and walking behind him.

Another kid which was a girl stood at a spot as she smiled at me. As soon as I was close to where she was standing, she gave me another rose flower and I began to wonder what was going on.

I walked forward a little and I saw Vanessa, the same Vanessa who asked me if my stomach was so big back then. Seeing her now, I realized knowing fully well that I was in safe hands.

Then I met John, smiling sheepishly with his not-so-complete set of teeth and he also handed me a rose flower. I remembered John very well because he said his parents had similar names. Seeing him again made me smile in amusement.

Soon enough, I had six roses in my hand and soon another door was opened for me to walk into. I walked through the door and felt the chill air hit my skin, causing goosebumps all over my body. It was the last floor of the building and it looked like a balcony.

Walking forward, everywhere was dark and I couldn’t see anything. Fear suddenly gripped but it vanished away as soon as lights came on.

Closing my eyes instantly and trying slowly to open them to adjust to the light, I fully opened my eyes and there in the sky, I saw a beautiful light but as soon as I started to read the words, I couldn’t finish.

“Will you marry me again?”