CHAPTER 11
Shades of Marriage 🥰😊😔🥺😭
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I sat at the edge of the bed with my phone on
my hand. Right in the screen of my phone was
Austin’s number. Each time I want to click on
the dial icon, my thumb will become too heavy
for me to move.
I placed my left hand on my tummy and
tenderly caressed it.
“Darling, everything will be okay. Thank you for
coming to mummy”. I said soothingly.
I summoned all the courage I had left and
dialed Austin’s number.
With each beep from the phone, the rate at
which my heart beat, increases simultaneously.
Voila!! He finally picked the call. My heart
stopped beating for a moment.
“Hello”. Austin said from the other end of the
call.
I didn’t realize how much I have missed him
until I heard his voice. “Oh.. I have missed him
so much”.
“Hellooo! Can you hear me”. Austin repeated.
I jerked back from my fantasies.
“Good… evening”. I stuttered.
“Good evening. You finally called”. Austin said.
“Oh wow, you have been waiting for me to call
you right?”. I said angrily.
“That’s not what I meant. According to the
lyrics of a song, you only know your lover when
you let them go. I want you badly. I don’t know
how else to make you understand my true
intentions. I don’t want to force you into loving
me or being with me. I want it to happen
naturally”. Austin said.
“Do you even know why I called? Why are you
so certain about why I called?”. I queried.
“I know you Lizbeth. With a personality like
yours, there is no way you will call me if it’s not
to talk about something important. So tell me,
why did you call”. Austin said.
“I am…. Carrying.. in fact, nevermind”. I
stopped halfway.
“Baby what’s the issue. You know you can talk
to me about anything right?”. Austin urged.
“I don’t even know how to say it”. I said.
“Just say it anyhow, I will understand”. Austin
insisted.
“I am carrying your baby Austin”. I finally
dropped the bombshell.
I removed my phone from my ear for a moment.
I was scared of his reaction.
“What if he isn’t ready for a baby?”. I wondered.
“Elizabeth!”. I heard Austin say from the other
end of the call. I quickly placed the phone back
on my right ear.
“I can.. hear you “. I stammered.
“Are you serious? Are you truly pregnant for
me?”. Austin asked excitedly.
“I am very serious. I just found out”. I replied.
“Oh my goodness! I can’t believe this. This is
too good to be true. Do you mean my baby is
carrying my baby?”. Austin asked triumphantly.
I could feel the excitement from his voice.
“Yes sir “. I replied with a big smile on my face.
“Thank you babe. Thank you sweetie. Thank
you my wife. Thank you mummy “. Austin went
on and on.
“Are you that happy?”. I teased.
“Happy? Using the word happy in this is context
is an understatement. I am over the moon babe.
If not for work, you would have seen me in your
house first thing tomorrow. I can’t travel till
weekend. Hope you can manage alone till
then?”. Austin asked.
“I will be fine”. I said.
“Please don’t do any strenuous activities for
now “. Austin pleaded.
“Okay sir “. I replied laughing.
“I am not joking o. Let’s talk later okay. Please
always be with your phone because I will be
calling more often. Once again, thank you baby.
I love you so much “. Austin said and ended the
call.
“Thank you Jesus! Thank you Jesus! Thank
you Jesus!”. I said repeatedly.
I was so scared of going through this pregnancy
alone. Thank goodness Austin wants the baby
as much as I do.
True to his words, Austin called at least once in
every 3hrs to check up on me. It got to the point
that Faith was always teasing me whenever my
phone rings.
“I am happy for you babe”. Faith said beaming
with smiles.
“I know right! I am happy for myself”.
Weekend finally came and Austin travelled
down to meet me in Faith’s house.
He was received warmly by both Faith and her
husband.
“Finally met the almighty Austin who wants to
steal my friend away from me”. Faith teased.
“I finally met the Kind Faith that has shown my
baby so much love and care. Thank you so
much for all what you have been doing for
Elizabeth”. Austin said appreciatively.
“What have you been telling him o” Faith asked
me with smiles.
“I told him about your wickedness “. I said and
we all burst out laughing.
Food was served and drinks were poured.
We were still chatting in the living room when
Austin came to where I was seated and knelt in
front of me.
This came as a pleasant surprise to everyone
gathered.
He brought out a ring and said;
“When I lost my fiancee years ago, I told myself
I was incapable of falling in love again. Women
never looked appealing to me. I closed my mind
from love. I met you in the most unappealing
manner but my heart started beating in an
unusual rhythm all of a sudden. Finding out you
were married then, I tried to erase the thought of
you from my head but the more I tried, the more
excited I got. The past months we spent apart
were the toughest moments of my life. It was
even tougher than when I lost my fiancee. Long
story short, Elizabeth, I don’t want to ever go a
day without speaking to you. I don’t want to
sleep on a bed that you are not sleeping on. I
don’t want to eat any food that wasn’t prepared
by you or for us. Baby, I want us to be one for
life. Please be my wife”.
At this point, I have already drenched my pink
satin blouse with my tears.
