Chapter 13
I WAS shocked when I felt something kiss my stomach.
"Goodmorning, babe ..." I opened my eyes and found the smiling Clyde Marcus in front of me.
"Wake up, babe. You need to eat and take your vitamins now." I moaned in protest and tilted to lie down. I was about to close my eyes again when he lay down next to me and hugged me.
"Clyde, I'm still sleepy!" It laughed softly and laid its face on my neck.
"I think we were tired last night." I slapped his hand which made him laugh even harder.
"But babe ... I don't think it's safe for you what we did last night in the sand." I frowned at what he said.
"Oh why?" I will ask.
"The doctor said it's okay to do that as long as you're safe. But I don't think you were safe last night because we made it on the sand and it's windy there. Are you okay?" The remorse was obvious in its voice.
I laughed and slapped his arm. "I'm fine!" I answered and faced him.
The two of us stared at each other. "I think I was the happiest man in the world last night."
"Why?" I asked again. He smiled and kissed my lips quickly.
"Because the woman that I love the most just said I love you too last night. Who wouldn't be happy huh?" He said with a smile.
"Really? You're having so much fun?" I asked smiling.
"Ofcourse! Now tell me, when did you find out you love me?" This question made me laugh again.
"Since the day that you offered me to be your slave. I was in denial at first but I know in my heart that I love you. I fell in love with you. Besides, I will admit that when I first saw you, I really crushed you. Case forced I have sealed in my heart and mind that it is not possible. " His forehead is now furrowed because of what I said.
"Why?" He asked.
I pinched the tip of his nose and smiled. "Because you're rich, I'm just poor. We don't matter. Those you date at charities, at balls, and parties are better for you. The women you date are better than me. Besides, you're a good thing. You're both rich. Me? I'm just a helper. I'm not rich and I'm not beautiful- "
"Uh-uh, you're very wrong in that part. You pretty, gorgeous, beautiful, and stunning." I don't know how many times I've laughed but I really laughed again at what he said.
"Thank you for the compliment, then." I smiled.
"Always remember that you're beautiful. That is one of the reason why you caught my attention and I fell inlove with you. I don't care if you're rich or not. I don't care about the other women. It's you that I want. You're the woman that I love, Nathania. I love you. Always remember that. " He said and kissed my lips. When he left, I smiled at him.
"I love you too. That's why I'm giving you a chance to change and show me that how you feel is true. When you break the trust I gave you again, I don't know if it will be rebuilt. Just promise me that you will be honest to me okay? " I said as he nodded.
"And I also promise to love you. To take care of you and our baby. I promise to be loyal and faithful to you. And I promise to be a good man for you. I love you so much."
What they say is TRUE when you are happy, greedy with the passage of time. For the past three weeks, I have felt nothing but pleasure while with Clyde. And in those three weeks too, he proved himself and his love for me. I 'm very happy. We're both happy with our life right now. Quiet and happy living on this peaceful island. It was night when I finished watching sofia the fist. I think Clyde is in the room and taking a bath. I turned off the TV and went upstairs to our room. It's almost eight in the evening. Maybe it ended earlier in the shower. I slowly turned the door and immediately Clyde's voice I heard from the terrace. It looks like someone is talking to you. My forehead furrowed and forced not to make a noise as I entered.
"Daniella, I'm busy. Let's just talk some other time." My forehead furrowed even more when I heard that from Clyde. I glanced at him and saw that his cellphone was pressed to his ear.
"I told you, Daniella. Stop overeacting! Okay, okay. I'll call you soon."
Who is he talking to?
Daniella? She said to Daniella. Daniella Monroe?
Why would he call Clyde?
I felt my chest tighten. Only Daniella Monroe I know is close to her. Close to him to the point that I even came across them both almost naked. My chest tightened even more and my head warmed at the memory.
We haven't even talked about what happened that day. And now that she had a nickname, she said ‘Daniella". I only know one Daniella. Daniella Monroe.
But why did he call? Why are the two of them talking?
Is there something I don't know?
"Nathania!" I looked up at Clyde with obvious shock on his face. It was as if he had committed a sin when he looked at me.
"Are you still there?" It asked and approached me.
I shook. It grabbed me by the arm and led me towards the bed.
"It's almost eight. You need to sleep now." It pushes and supports me to lie down.
I looked closely at its face. My heart hurts. The pain of remembering what they did that day and hearing what it said to her caller she called Daniella earlier.
I am not stupid and I am not numb. I"m not stupid either. I know what what happened earlier means.
They still have communication with that Daniella Monroe.
I knew Clyde was hiding something from me.
I WAS IN THE KITCHEN cooking fried chicken when suddenly someone hugged me from behind.
"Good morning ..." Clyde put his head on my shoulder.
"Good morning too." My answer.
"Fried chicken?" I nodded at his question.
"Why? Are you going to cook something?" I asked but he shook his head and smiled.
"Nope. Fried chicken is enough. Wait, I'll set the table." He first kissed me on the cheek and walked away from me to get ready.
I, in turn, continued to do so. When everything was cooked, I put them on the plate.
"Let's eat." Clyde was right when I unloaded.
"God, I'm hungry." I laughed softly at what he said and sat down.
"Did you eat already." I harvested and started eating.
"Mom called earlier, saying hello to us. I said okay and congratulations." She smiled at this remark.
"When is he going to visit again?" I asked but he just shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe next week? If they're not busy." I just nodded and didn't speak anymore.
"What do you want to do today? Wanna go to the woods?" He asked frowning at me.
"Is it safe?" I asked as he laughed.
"Yep! It's very safe. I cleaned everything before I brought you here. And if ever there's a snake, don't worry. I'll be your knight in shining armor, and I'll keep you safe." He even winked which made me laugh.
"Really?" I shuddered as he frowned.
"Ofcourse!"
"Yes! Eat there again." I stopped and ate again.
IT CONTINUES what it said earlier. Now we are in the woods and walking.
"Are you fine? Aren't your feet sore?" I turned to Clyde. We hold hands as we walk.
"I'm fine. They say it's also good for a pregnant woman to take a walk in the morning. It seems like it's easy to give birth." I smiled as I spoke.
"Is that so? Maybe I should start reading some books about pregnancy so that I'll know what to do too." He said I just nodded.
We walked a few more minutes until we stopped opposite a large tree. Opposite it is a stream with very clear water. My lips quivered at the sight.
"The beauty here ..." I stammered.
He pointed to something on the right. My eyes widened when I saw a small hut made of bamboo.
"Wow..do you have a hut here?" I will ask.
He nodded and mumbled. "Yes. I did. Is it fine?"
"Of course! That's nice eh!" I turned the creek again. Its very clean.
"Can I take a bath?" I asked him again.
"Ofcourse, you can. Just be careful, okay?" I quickly took off my duster after he said that.
I heard a growl of protest from him so I frowned at him.
"Why?" I will ask.
"Do you want me to take you here right now?" It looked at my chest very exposed for the reason that I no longer wore a bra.
"Ha why?" My first question.
"Honey, you just undressed! And I'm having a fcking erection right now." It was as if he was being tortured while speaking.
I laughed. "I don't know about you! I'm just going to take a shower! I'm not going to wear a duster while taking a shower? I don't want to walk home wet! You take care of that!" I turned my back on it and went to the creek to take a bath.
"Oh honey, you're torturing me!" Shout it out.
"Love that ass honey!" Its cry again warmed my cheeks. Gago!
I immersed my body in cold water. I close my eyes to the comfort I felt. Nakaka relax ...
"God knows how much I want to take you right now." I opened my eyes when Clyde hugged me from behind. It brought its face close to my neck. I could feel its breath. He kissed my neck as well as my ear which made me feel warm.
"Clyde ..." I whispered.
His hands touched both my chests. I clung to his arm.
"What is it, Clyde ... t-stop that." It did not listen and continued to do so. It confronted me and crushed me with a kiss.
"Hmm ..."
His hands now landed on my seat. His kiss dropped to my neck. Moments later it stopped doing so.
"I'm sorry, I didn't stop." I smiled and hugged him.
"It's your passion!" We both laughed and hugged each other tightly. I could feel her naked body. I could feel its hard chest.
We were silent as we hugged. His head rested on my shoulder as his arms wrapped around my waist.
This is one of my favorites. I hugged and kissed him freely.
"I love you Clyde ..." I closed my eyes.
"I love you too. You will be our child." He said I was smiling.
"I hope we're just like this for the rest of our lives. The two of us, in a peaceful place. Happy, quiet, and unhindered." I whispered.
"You want to live here?" He asked which I nodded immediately.
"Yes. But ..."
"But, what?" He asked again.
"But you can't. You have a job, you run a company. Your presence is needed." I replied with a sigh.
"Yeah, you're right." He said and let go of the hug.
"The water is so cold, come on." It grabbed my hand and pulled me away.
"Let's go home?" I will ask.
"Yes. It's going to be noon. We didn't bring any lunch. We'll be back here next time." I followed him and when I got up I quickly put on my duster again. He did the same.
We held hands again as we walked home.
"Are you fine? Can you still walk?" There was concern in its tone that made me smile.
"Of course yes! I can still walk. My feet still don't hurt. My baby and I can still do it." I caressed my stomach. I saw the pleasure on Clyde's face that my heart pounded.
A few minutes walk, until we got home. We immediately went to our room.
"Take a bath first, I'll just get you some clothes." Turan ko. He stared at me and took a deep breath.
"Oh why?" I asked but he just shook his head.
"Nothing. All right, I'll take a shower first." He said and laid his cellphone on the small table.
It entered the bathroom. I stared at the cellphone. I remember the one with the name Clyde. I slowly approached and stared at the cellphone. I held it and turned it on. There is a password. My forehead furrowed.
Why does its cellphone have a password? What is the password?
I was just about to type in a possible password when it suddenly vibrated and a caller name appeared. I stared at that name. It keeps vibrating, you have no sound. Naka vibrate only.
I stared at the caller. With trembling hands, I pressed the answer button.
I picked up the cellphone and held it to my ear.
"Hello? It's good that you answered!" Courtesy of Daniella Monroe.
I was NOT speechless after hearing its voice. I"m sure the Daniella calling is Daniella Monroe. Voice, she's really the Daniella I know.
"Hello? Clyde, babe?" I was shocked to hear what it said.
Babe? Babe does he call Clyde?
"Hello? Babe, why are you not answering-"
"Hello." I cut it. The voice is cold. There is no emotion on the face.
"Who are you? Why did you answer? Where's Clyde-oh! Don't tell me, Clyde's cellphone was stolen-"
"I'm Nathania." I cut again.
The other line was silent for a few seconds.
"Nathania? What's your surname? I'm Clyde's fiancee and I know all of his friends and colleagues but I don't know Nathania, mind telling me your surname?" My world seemed to stop at what it said.
First, he called Clyde honey. Now his fiancee said he was her. My heart ached at what I heard and was filled with astonishment. Gone is the emotionless face I had before. It has now been replaced by astonishment.
"F-Are you his fiancee?" I stuttered the question.
"Yes. I am Daniella Monroe and I am the fiancee of Clyde Marcus Salvadore. We've been engaged for almost two months now. Anyways, who are you really? Why do you have her cellphone? Did you stole it-" I didn't that he had just finished and I was ending the call.
Tears welled up in my eyes. Shaking my hand, I put down the cellphone and when a tear dripped from my eye, I immediately wiped it away.
I went back to the closet and got something for Clyde and me to wear. The door opened just in time and he came out with a new bath.
"I'm done. Your turn." Turan it while the towel is wrapped from its waist.
Her hand ruffled her wet hair and smilingly looked at me. I averted my eyes from her and put her clothes on the bed.
"Those are your clothes. I'll just take a shower." I skipped it. I feel his eyes following me. When I entered the bathroom and locked it, I immediately leaned against it. My feet are shaking. The difficulty acted as if I learned nothing from Daniella. Though weak, I forced myself. I stand.
I don"t know how long I"ve been in the bathroom. I just realized that Clyde was knocking.
"Nathania? What are you doing there? It's almost two hours. Why are you late? Are you okay?" I heard it shout from outside the bathroom.
I got up from lying in the bath tub and picked up the towel. I wiped my body and folded the towel. I picked up the clothes I was carrying and slowly put them on.
"Nathania? Honey?" I felt annoyed at the last thing it said.
Honey? She calls me honey while she calls Daniella babe? I feel like throwing up.
I silently came out of the bathroom after getting dressed. I immediately found Clyde standing in front of the bathroom door. When I got out, Clyde's worried face immediately appeared on me.
"What happened? What took you so long? Are you okay?" He looked at my body and even touched my arm. I immediately took it back and didn't look at him and went to bed.
"I want to sleep." I said in a cold voice.
"But your hair is still wet." It made me nod. I got up and went to the mirror where the combs, perfumes, the blow dryer and so on were.
I took it to dry my hair. I looked at Clyde from the mirror. He sat on the bed while frowning while staring at the cellphone. I already knew what he was doing. I knew Daniella had something to do with what she was doing.
Suddenly it got up from sitting and looked at me.
"I'll just do something outside. I'll be back." There was a smile on its lips. Reluctantly I nodded at him. He started walking and closed the door to get out.
I also stood up and followed it. When I got out of the room I saw him with his cellphone to his ear as he walked towards the rooftop. I walked slowly as I followed him.
"Hello." I heard it talk in the nomenclature. I hid in the doorway. Enough to not be noticeable.
"What?"
"No. My phone wasn't stolen. I was taking a bath earlier. What? Who answered you? A girl?" My heartbeat quickened. Daniella was definitely the one he was talking to and I'm also sure I answered the call earlier what they were talking about.
"You're wrong. I don't have a woman here." My eyes widened at what he said. Liar!
"I don't know what you're saying Daniella. Maybe you're just hallucinating." It stopped and sighed.
"Yes. I'm going home. Don't worry. Just wait okay? Maybe next week. Okay, okay. Bye." I saw it take a deep breath and look up.
"Yeah, love you too." It was as if needles and knives had pierced my heart in excruciating pain at the last thing it said.
My tears kept flowing. It hurts. It hurts to know and hear that he loves Daniella too.
I knew it. I shouldn"t have been carried away. I shouldn't have given him another chance. I wish I had just listened to my mind rather than my heart. I wish I hadn't given him another chance to enter my heart again!
The pain turned out to be foolish. The pain turned out to be hopeful. The pain is to be expected. It's a pain to know that the one you love, someone else loves.
I believe he loves me because he said so! I thought everything he said was true. Because if he loves me, he should have no one else to love. If he loved me, there should be no Daniella.
All I could think was that he really felt for me. I thought everything he said was true. By the way, he has been engaged to Daniella for two months. That engaged it while I was still hiding from him.
It hurts. My heart hurts.
To be continued...