SOPHIA CASTILLO
It has been over three since I was saved from the hands of Jessica. Adrian got discharged from the hospital two days ago and Jessica killed herself because she refused to be arrested and taken away.
I thought I was going to lose Adrian. Thankfully the bullet missed his heart but it did break me when I thought he stopped breathing for a moment.
Everything was going normal for us. I have been helping Adrian with his needs and also taking care of myself too because I was pregnant and I was battered all thanks to Jessica.
"Hey," I said to Adrian when I noticed that he was awake.
I walked towards the bed to help him sit up as it seems that was what he wanted to do.
"You do not have to worry," he told me.
"No. Not at all. I have to. Here you go." I said as I helped him sit down.
"How are you feeling?" He asked me, resting his back on the headboard.
"I'm doing good. Did you sleep well?" I asked, sitting down by his side on the bed.
"I slept well." He smiled.
"Goodness, every time I stare at you, it feels as if I haven't seen you in years. I missed you and m sorry for what you had to go through." He apologized to me.
Since he came back, we haven't gotten the time to speak to one another as I have been busy taking care of him and also going to the hospital to check on myself.
"You do not have to. I'm fine and I'm here now, that's all that matters," I told him.
"I know that I shouldn't be asking this so as not to remind you of what you went through but I can't help it. What was it like there? What happened? When did Jessie reveal herself to you?" he asked.
I took in a deep breath and exhaled. "It was the worse nightmare for me and I'd never love to go through it again. Jessica, she... she was obsessed with you. She constantly blamed me for everything and that's not the worse, there was this man..." I trailed off as I remembered Carlos and how he molested me.
It was the most horrible memory. If I had the power in me then, I could have strangled him to death for how he touched me without my permission.
"Did something happen?" He asked me inquisitively.
"Carlos. That pig... he... he molested me." I told him with tears threatening to come out of my eyes. I was just lucky that he never got his chance to rape me.
"What? Carlos? You mean he touched you?" he asked and I nodded my head.
"Fuck! I'm going to kill him." Adrian said through gritted teeth before pulling me closer to him to wrap his arms around me.
"I'm so sorry that you have to go through this. I will make sure that he rots in jail. If I had my way, I would make sure to take justice into my hands. That pig! How dare he touch you! Fuck! Fuck!" He complained.
"I'm sorry my love. I'm sorry for what you had to go through. Goodness, I cause this all. I didn't know Jessica was obsessed with me. If I knew I wouldn't have let her come into my house. I'm so sorry." He apologized again.
"It's all fine. We are both alive and safe and here we are. I thought I was going to lose my baby at one point. I thought that I was going to die but thankfully I didn't. I was so scared," I told him.
"I'm sorry. I will make sure that you never experience such again and my love," he placed his head on my stomach that was yet to grow considering I was barely three months pregnant.
"I'm very sorry. Daddy will make sure to protect you and will make sure you and mummy never go through such again." He said.
I ran my fingers through his hair as he spoke to the baby. I just couldn't wait to bring the baby into this world already. To think that I was scared of having a baby but now I just cannot wait.
Every time I thought of my baby, I just can't help but smile.
Adrian sat up straight and placed a chaste kiss on my lips.
"I love you, Sophia, always and forever." He said.
I kissed him on the lips. "I love you, Adrian. Always and forever." I told him.
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SIX MONTHS LATER
"Come let's take a picture at the tower of love," I said to Adrian as I pulled him with me to the tower of love. I have always wanted to take pictures there. Adrian and I came to Paris two days ago to spend some time with one another. We needed it considering what we went through some months back.
Adrian has been very protective to the point he makes guards follow me everywhere I go just to make sure that something bad does not happen.
"You still run as if you are not a pregnant, baby. Can you please not run?" He asked and I giggled.
"Oh come on. It's not like I'd fall. I'm pregnant, not handicapped." I reminded him.
He doesn't want to me do anything. Lately, even if I wanted to pee, he'd follow me to the bathroom. When I ask him why he'd tell me that he just wanted to make sure that I used the toilet safely and once I was done, he'd carry me in his arms to the room.
He doesn't want me to be out of his sight. I even go to work with him these days. I went to college up until last month because I was close to giving birth. I told him I wanted to have the baby in Paris as it was a place I wanted to visit and so here we are.
"You better stand still because trust me, I won't mind having to carry you in my arms if you refuse to listen to me," he said and chuckled.
"Oh come on. You are just trying to make me feel bored," I told him
He finally caught up to me and I intertwined our fingers together.
"You know I love you right?" I told him.
"Of course, I know you do but one thing is certain, I love you more than you love me," he replied and I scoffed.
"That's a lie. I love you much more than you love me and that's not even a drag. You and I know that too," I said firmly.
"You like to kid yourself, don't you? How do you know that? That's not possible. It's just impossible for you to love me more than I love you because even the heavens can testify to my love for you. I can catch a grenade for you." He said and I burst into a fit of laughter.
"Grenade? That's not possible. It's just not possible. I won't let you catch a grenade as I'd rather catch it than you do. I can't live without you and that's the proof that I love you more than you love me." I told him.
I watched as the skin between his brows creased. He opened his mouth to say something and then closed it.
"What?" I asked him.
"You suddenly don't know what to say? Do you agree that I love you more than you love me now?" I remarked.
He clicked his tongue.
"You have got to be kidding me. I didn't say anything not because I did not know what to say but because you made me confused. Do you think I'd let you die and live? You are just saying these words because you want to prove a point and anyways why are you arguing about who loves who the most?" I expatiate and she shrugged.
"Just accept that I love you more than you love me and the matter is settled," I told him.
"I know that you accept it when I say that I love you more but that's fine. Anything to make you happy. Yes you love me and I love you and we both love each other very much and that's it. Is that okay?" he asked and I nodded my head.
We told pictures at the tower of love, had so much fun, and went back to our room to sleep.
I placed my head on Adrian's shoulder. "Thanks for coming with me. Today was beautiful." I told him.
"I should be the one appreciating you for coming into my life. I bless the day my grandfather decided to ask your father for the hands of his daughter. Honestly, I am glad Sarah went away. I do not want any harm but I'm glad it was you I ended up with. I couldn't have asked for any partner better."
A smile formed on my face as I heard him say words to me. I kissed one of his cheeks. "Thank you so much."
"Honestly I didn't want to marry yet. I had to because of my family and I didn't want my father going to jail and I'm glad that I decided to step up and not run away. I disliked you. You hurt me, made me cry but then fate intervened and then things changed for us. You became nice to me."
"You don't know how much I dread these eyes of yours. Each time I stared into your eyes, I cannot help but feel my heart flutter. It was something I wasn't used to and that was why I loathe them. I felt you were trying to seduce me so that your family would steal my company and now that I thought about it..." he trailed off chuckling.
"I was just being stupid." He concluded and I nodded my head.
"I mean why would to father do that and how would they have done so considering how smart I was? Anyways I'm glad I gave into my feelings and decided to do more research about you. I love you, Sophia."
I can never get tired of hearing him constantly remind me of his love. I love it when it says it to me. I know it wasn't a means of him always wanting to reassure me. It's because he does and he wants me to feel it.
"I..." I trailed off when I felt something hit me in my stomach.
"What is it? Are you alright?" he asked.
"I think my water just broke," I told him.
ADRIAN CASTILLO
I have been pacing from and back waiting for the doctor to get back to me. I had rushed Sophia to the hospital when I saw that her water indeed broke. She kept crying in pain and I felt the urge to cry too because she was screaming out.
I hope everything works out well and she gives birth safety. My hands were shaking each passing seconds. For how long will it take. I cannot wait to see my wife.
"Mr Castillo. Your wife wants you in there with her." A nurse informed me and I wasted no time in for loosing her in.
Sophia was in pain. "Please come and hold my hands." She asked and I rushed to hold her hands.
"It's going to be fine my life." I told her, holding onto her hands.
I encouraged her as she followed the instructions of the doctor to push. She was crying and each time I saw her in pain, my heart ached. I have never seen a woman give birth before but seeing it now and he much they were going through to give birth to a life, I just couldn't help but wish that my mother was alive.
I would have gone to her to tell her how grateful I was.
It took almost two hours before Sophia finally gave birth. When I heard the sound of a baby cry, I just couldn't help but feel my heart beat in joy.
"My baby..." Sophia said almost in a whisper. I leaned down and kissed her on her forehead.
"I love you so much. Thanks for making me the happiest man on earth. You have done well my love and I'm proud of you." I told her.
"I am now a father." I muttered to myself as I walked closer to the nurse to see my baby.
The nurse came closer to me too and handed the baby to me. I stared at my beautiful daughter.
"Let me see her?" Sophia requested.
I quickly gave her the baby to hold. She stared at the baby and she smiled.
"My daughter." She said.
I collected the baby from her hand.
"How are you feeling?" I asked.
"I'm tired and I want to sleep." She replied.
"She has your eyes. She is beautiful." I told her.
"She's ours." Sophia replied.
"What do you want to call her?" I asked her as we never really spoke about the name we would love to call our child.
"Paris. That's her name." She replied and I smiled.
"Paris. My baby, Paris."
THE END