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Song of the chapter: Dusk till dawn (Zayn Malik ft Sia)💕💕

                             The fears we don't face will eventually become our limits.

                                                                       ~~~~~~~~~~

Naomi's P.O.V

"We'll talk when you get downstairs" Aaron says then he leaves.

I peel off my clothes and walk to the bathroom. I step into the shower and let the warm water calm me.

"I thank you God for saving me from the hands of that monster. I thank you that I came out alive"

I stay in the shower for a while before stepping out. I grab a towel and wrap it around my body then I wash the clothes I was putting on before and put it in a spare bucket.

I walk into the room and look through Aaron's wardrobe for something to wear, I later decide to put on his grey joggers and a white Tshirt.

I'm four weeks pregnant, I found out recently. I was really happy when I got to the news.

I was sick for a little while so Alex allowed his driver to take me to the hospital to get some tests done.

The doctor did some tests and also did a pregnancy test and the results showed positive. I was ecstatic, but that feeling was soon replaced with fear because I knew that if Alex ever found out, I would lose my baby.

I hid the tests result and claimed that the Doctor said I'm okay and all I need is rest and thankfully he didn't push it.

Alex and I haven't done anything for like two years. I've just been locked up inside that house and I don't recall Aaron using protection.

I'm hundred percent sure the baby is for Aaron. And that's good, isn't it?

I let out a sigh and head downstairs. I pass the back door and hang my wet clothes outside to dry.

I turn to go inside when I see Aaron standing at the door.

"Can we stay and talk for a while?" he asks.

"Sure" I say.

He takes my hand and we walk over to his veranda and sit on the chairs that are there.

"So what's up?" I ask trying to sound casual.

He stays quiet for a while before speaking up.

"Do you trust me?" he asks with a serious voice.

I give him an odd look, what type of question is that?

"Of course I do, I trust you with my whole life" I say sincerely.

He nods but he doesn't say anything.

"Why is he acting so strange? I'm sleepy oo. I just want to eat and sleep all this long talk don dey vex me"

"Aaron, is there a problem?" I ask.

He looks at me intently before speaking up.

"When you trust someone, you can tell them anything right?" he asks.

I nod slowly.

"So why don't you tell me anything, I either force it out of you or find out myself" he says leaning into the chair.

I'm tongue tied. I honestly don't know what to say. Why do I keep things to myself anyway?

I don't have any solid reason, it's just something I've always done since I was a child. It makes me feel independent. I want to appear strong and I don't want to burden anyone.

"I don't know, I just don't want you to worry about me" I say with a shrug.

"But haven't you noticed, that's exactly what I end up doing" he says.

I play with the hem of my shirt because I have nothing to say.

"The more you keep things to yourself, the more people who care about you have to look out for you because they don't really know what's going on. They keep thinking what's happening now, are you safe?" he explains.

"Sometimes, I don't have a choice. I just do what I have to do, it's not my intention to stress anyone out" I say with an uncomfortable shrug.

"The choice is always yours Naomi. You either chose to face your fears or you allow that fear to stop you from becoming what you want to become" he says.

I nod to let him know that I agree with him.

"You don't just go around pouring out your heart to everyone but when you find someone who genuinely cares about you, it's somewhat rude to leave that person in the dark" he says.

"So how will I know, these days you can barely trust anyone" I say.

"You don't know, you just have to be careful" he says.

"How am I sure that you genuinely care. How am I sure you are not lying" I ask with a raised eyebrow.

"You and I both know, that I care about you a whole lot and my feelings are genuine" he says with a smile.

I just smile back because I know it's true.

"Can you promise me that from now on you won't keep anything from me and you will be completely honest with me?" he asks.

"I promise" I say without giving it second thought.

I'm pretty sure this was a promise I could keep.

"You made the right decision. I promise to stay with you through all your challenges and bumpy roads. I'll always be here for you and you'll never be alone" he says with a soft expression in his eyes.

I don't know what to say so I just smile.

"I don't know what I did to deserve someone like Aaron. Somewhere in my early childhood, I must have done something good"

"Let's go inside" he says getting up then he pulls me up.

We go inside to meet the dining already set. The housekeeper prepared dinner I guess.

She made jollof rice and chicken and two glasses of Ice tea were set beside each plate.

"I see dinner is ready" Aaron says taking a seat.

I sit in the chair opposite him.

"Dunmi"! He shouts.

She immediately comes into view.

"Have you eaten?" he asks.

She nods affirmative.

"You can go home now" he says.

"Thank you sir" she says then she leaves.

"She doesn't stay here?" I ask taking a sip of my ice tea.

"No, she resumes in the morning then leaves by seven" he says.

She did a really good job with the food. I look at the clock, It's already after eight. I hope she gets home safe.

"Her house isn't far from here" Aaron says as if reading my thoughts.

"Oh okay" I say then I go back to eating my food.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Aaron's P.O.V

"Naomi, give it back"! I yell in frustration.

I've been chasing for over thirty minutes, she took the remote and at the moment I'm missing a very important match.

We were watching some movie before this then I wanted to change the channel since the match was about to start so she snatched the remote and started running.

"I said you're gonna have to catch me first" she says sticking out her tongue.

She's a fast runner, I don't know how many we've run round house.

"I'm tired and my legs ache and we're acting like kids" I say hoping she'll give up and give the remote.

"You're really lazy" she says emphasizing on the really then she runs up back upstairs.

I run after her then she she runs back downstairs and of course I run after her. We run into the dining and she runs around the chairs giggling.

I don't know how, but by the grace of God I was able to corner her and snatch the remote from her.

I yelp in happiness then I run to the living room and change the channel.

"Finally"

After some minutes she comes to sit beside me, I wrap my arm around her and she leans into me.

"That was fun" she says.

I nod in agreement.

"I haven't had so much fun in ages" I say sincerely.

We don't say anything after that we just watch the match in silence.

"You know we still have something very important to talk about" I say running my fingers through her hair.

"I thought you forgot" she says with a sigh.

How could I forget such a thing, you told me you're pregnant. There's a ninety percent chance that child is mine. Such a thing won't just slip my mind.

"Well I haven't, when did you find out?" I ask.

She lets out a sigh before talking.

"Long story short, I went to the hospital got some tests done and I found out" she says.

I nod slowly before speaking up. The child could be mine as we didn't use a condom that day, it could also be for that bastard.

"So how sure are you that you are not carrying Alex's child?" I ask her.

Her nose scrunches up in disgust.

"It definitely can't be him, we haven't done anything intimate for a long time" she says.

I let out a sigh of relief. I honestly don't know what I would have done.

"Do we have what it takes to be parents?" I ask but I'm not talking to her. I'm voicing out my thoughts.

She sits up to look at me directly.

"I think so. We're materially prepared and we're emotionally prepared" she says.

"It's just very surreal" I say.

"Don't think about it too much, God dey" she says then she places a soft kiss on my lips.

She's right. Aaron plus Naomi equals excellence. As longs as we're together there's nothing we can't do.

"I'm going to bed" she say getting up.

"So early?" I ask giving her a quizzical look.

"I'm not going to sleep, I want to go and talk to Bimbo plus the match is boring" she says.

"Alright" I say then I turn my attention back to the TV.

"Don't stay up for too long" she says as she ascends the stairs.

I pick up my phone and dial Ayo's number.

"Alex, I hope you have a good night's rest because tomorrow is definitely not going to be your day"

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