FATED BOND

Daisy’s POV

I woke up the next morning, late for school. I scrambled out of bed and ran to the bathroom. I ran downstairs after putting on the first dress my hand came in contact with from the closer.

“Nadia”, I called but there was no response. I guessed she wasn’t back from Ellah’s school. I was about to go check up on mom when I bumped into her on the way. “Mom.”

She was dressed up and I was surprised to see her looking good. I smiled. “You are going out?”

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“No, and I’m late for my first class already.”

“You want to use the car, right?” I asked her.

“Don’t worry, Richard can take you to school”, she said and walked past me to the door and I followed. “I will drive myself. I will use the other car.”

“Okkkk ”, I stressed on the k, trying to see if she was happy or not. Her face was expressionless but her dressing was something else. “So where is my mom heading to?”

“Somewhere”, she rolled her eyes.

“Mommy is keeping something away from me. Anyways, how was your night?” I asked as we got to the car.

“It was great, dear. I’m going to Danny’s house.”

“Alright, goodbye”, I gave her a side hug and got into the car. Richard was inside already. Mom fished out the key to the other car from her bag and got in as Alex, opened the gates.

We both drove out of the house.

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Nina’s POV

I got to Danny’s house and parked in the garage before walking into the house. The living room was empty and I walked into the bedroom dipping the key into my handbag. I entered the bathroom too and it was empty. I wondered where he went when the door of the bathroom opened and he came out.

He didn’t see me as I was still at the door and his back was to me.

“Danny”, I called and he whirled around. His eyes softened a bit when he saw me and within minutes, it hardened again. I entered the room fully. His back was to me again.

“Danny”, I called again but he wouldn’t answer me. When I got close to him, I hugged him from behind. His body stiffened but the moment I began to cry, he relaxed and turned slowly to face me.

He took my face in his large hands and kissed me. I cried more and I really did not know why I was crying. He took my lips and sucked on my lower lip. He walked to the bed with his back, taking careful slow steps before we both fell on the bed. He rolled over and he was on top of me. His towel almost came off and I was glad it didn’t. I was really in no mood for sex. My mind was far away.

He laid my head on his chest and we remained silent. Before I knew it, I slept off in his arms. When I woke up, he was also asleep and I stared at his brown oval-shaped face, his pointed nose, and full eyelashes. I turned to the other side of the end when my eyes fell on a frame. It wasn’t there the last time I was in Danny’s place.

I picked the small frame up and stared at the brown-skinned woman. She had a small face and the smile on her face was angelic. I tried to figure out who she was when Danny stirred and fluttered his eyes open.

He smiled at me and stared at the photo in my hand. He sat upright and rested his head on the headboard. I kept looking at the picture, admiring the beautiful woman in the picture.

“When my wife went missing, I almost died”, he stated.

“She is your wife?”

“Yes.”

“She went missing?”

“Yes. Disappeared into thin air.”

“What happened?”

“No idea.”

“Did you look for her?”

“Until this moment.”

“Oh My God! What could have happened? She’s so beautiful.”

“Yeah”, he smiled. “We were planning to come here”, he looked around the room and I hugged him.

“For how many years has she been missing?”

“Almost 10.”

“Oh, God!”

His body began to shake profusely and before I knew it, he burst into tears.

“Come on, Danny”, I pacified him till he was calm.

He looked me in the eyes and asked. “Do you still love your baby father, Nina?”

That was the question I had been trying so hard to avoid.

How am I supposed to tell him that I can’t stop loving Amar? How am I supposed to tell him to his face that I am still head over heels In love with the asshole? How am I supposed to tell him that I have waited all my life for him? And that I didn’t go on any dates because of him?

“It’s obvious you still do”, he asserted, looking at me. I was about to protest by lying that I don’t when he said. “But I want you to know that I love you, Nina. I truly do”, he raised up my chin and took my lips.

I felt like crying for not loving him the way he wants. He laid me on the bed and caressed my face, kissing me with urgency. Then his hand moved to my boobs and he squeezed them. He gripped me firmly and tried to raise my dress up. I was almost lost when I shook him off me.

“Danny”, I protested softly, trying to get him off me. He stared at me with a puzzled look on his face. I knew what the look meant. I had never for once protested against having sex with Danny. Whenever he was ready, I was too.

He was a great lover indeed and he takes his time to worship my body, making me feel beautiful and great. Sex with him was great, no doubt. But I still can’t get my mind off one thing, whenever Danny and I make love. Amar. I used to wish he was the one. Sometimes, I feel like what I have for Amar was an obsession, not love. I tried to convince myself with that. I really didn’t know if it was possible to still love someone, after several years of separation, and after all, he did.

“What?” He barked at me furiously and I was shocked at his behavior. I freed myself from him. I wanted to reply in the same tone but I controlled myself. I knew that wouldn’t solve anything.

“Can we not have sex now?” I asked calmly, trying not to raise my voice at him. His brows were furrowed and he kept staring at me.

“Why, if I may ask?”

“I didn’t plan for this. I didn’t come along with my pills.”

“What?” He exclaimed with a scream as he jerked upright. I was frightened and sat up, still looking at him.

“Pills?” He questioned.

“Yes”, I replied with a confused look on my face.

“What the hell is wrong with you, Nina?” I had no idea what he meant by the question and before I could open my mouth to ask him what he meant, he continued.

“Don’t tell me you’ve been on pills all this while?”

“Of course”, I nodded in affirmation.

“Oh, Nina!” He stood up and held his head with his hands. I was worried. “How could you?”

“What are you talking about, Danny? Don’t you want me to be on the pills or what because I don’t get what you are trying to say? He was getting me confused. Why will he want me not to be on the pills when he has never attempted to use protection.

“You don’t get it? Why are you using the pills?” He yelled at me.

“Will you stop yelling, please?” I retorted. I was seeing another side of Danny and it was really frightening. He was quiet and I asked him again. “What do you mean by why am I using the pills? To avoid unwanted pregnancies, of course.”

He chuckled. “Unwanted pregnancy, you say? Who said it was unwanted? Is it you who considered it as unwanted or not?”

“Of course it is unwanted. You don’t expect me to get pregnant at my age”, I answered back sharply.

“Why can’t you?”

“Is that even a question? You don’t want me to use the pills so I can make the same mistake I made 26 years ago?”

“I want no pills. I am different, Nina. I am not your baby father who left you. I want to have kids with you”, he knelt beside me on the bed. “I never knew you’ve been on the pills all along, I would have forbidden it.”

I was dumbfounded. Danny said he wants to have kids with me. It sounded strange and wrong and I didn’t want it. How am I supposed to go about with pregnancy at my age? I asked myself inwardly. It sounded Impossible and ridiculous. I was not interested in any pregnancies or having any more babies. I believed I had gone past the age of doing that. My son was already 25 years old and Ellah was already calling me granny.

I almost laughed out loud at the thought. I found the whole idea very silly and stupid.

“Forbid it?” I demanded. “Without giving a damn about what I want? Whether I want to have kids too?”

“It doesn’t matter, Nina”, he replied. “You have a son already and I don’t. I want you to be the mother of my kids.”

I tried to think of an excuse. I was getting fed up with the whole issue of becoming a mother again, after 25 years. I was not excited about the thought. I wasn’t interested. I felt I had more important things to do than that.

I asked myself what it would feel like to have another baby for Amar, with him being around to watch over the child, unlike when Damien was born and he was nowhere to be found.

“What if your wife comes back?” I suddenly asked and he remained silent. I smiled inwardly. “You still love her, don’t you?”

“Nina, don’t bring her into this.”

“Why shouldn’t I?”

“This is about you and me. Vanessa left me 10 years ago. She must have a reason for coming back.”

“What if she has a genuine reason, will you take her back?”

“Nina, what the hell is wrong with you?” He shouted again as he stood up and moved away from me.

“What the hell is wrong with you?” I shouted back in the same tone. He was surprised at my behavior. He looked me in the eyes and I stared back squarely.

Then, he smiled. “Are you in or not?”

“Can you even hear yourself? Is this a contract?”

“Nina, are you in or out?” He repeated. “Are you ready to stop taking those fucking pills and carry my child?”

“No. I am not going to do that. I want no kid”, I answered.

“What?” He exclaimed.

I scowled at him and stood up. “Yes. I don’t want to be pregnant or have any kids.”

“Let’s get this straight. “You don’t want to have my kids?”

“Don’t put words in my mouth. I don’t want to have any more kids. I can’t be pregnant at his age.”

“Is it because you have a son already?”

“If you are so desperate for a child, then go for surrogacy”, I had no idea where the courage came from.

He shook his head and said. “Nina, get out.”

“What?” I exclaimed in shock.

“Get the hell out of here”, he shouted and pointed to the door. I stared at him for a while before picking up my handbag and striding out.