ALWAYS AND FOREVER

Kathy Pov

“Cross, can you tell him to stop? I feel nauseous,”

I let out, gripping onto Cross’s hand, I had been happy that I didn’t feel sick during the flight here but I guess it came late cuz I was about to throw up in this car if the driver doesn’t stop soon.

“Hey, stop the car,”

I heard Cross say and the car came to a stop by the roadside, I rushed out just in time as I emptied the contents of my stomach.

“Hey baby girl, are you okay?”

Cross asked standing beside me and patting my back.

“Do I look okay to you?”

I shouted at him, removing his hands from my back in annoyance, spit out, and eyed him.

“I am sorry, I don’t know what to do or say,”

“Fine, get me water,”

“Can you get us water please?”

He asked the driver who looked like he wanted to be anywhere but here, I rolled my eyes when Cross handed the water over to me, I washed my mouth with it before drinking some and handing the empty bottle over to him, I left him there, I didn’t care what he did with the waste, I just wanted to rest my head as my whole body suddenly became too weak.

“I am taking you to the hospital,”

He announced when he joined me in the car.

“No, I just need to rest, just take me home, I am fine,”

I responded, closing my eyes.

“But you look so pale,”

“This is normal Cross, better get used to it, if I say I am fine, it means I am fine, don’t push it, I am pregnant not dying,”

I replied my voice was kind of harsh but it wasn’t my fault, blame it on early pregnancy hormones.

“Alright,”

He replied and the car started again, I fell asleep a few minutes later and only woke up when I heard voices, I opened my eyes and realized we were already at their mansion.

“You guys are here,”

Anna said excitedly when we entered the house, she tried getting up from where she sat but it took a while because of her big tummy, it was bigger than her, a lot bigger than I was now scared of how big I might get too, I subconsciously rubbed my tummy, as I watched Cross run to her side and hugged her, she looked really happy to see him and him to see here that for a moment I got jealous, the jealousy faded away when she directed her smile to me waving at me, she looked young but she was super brave because I don’t know if I could have handled pregnancy while I was at her age not to talk of twins.

“They came, finally,”

Ellen, Cross’s mom said as she entered, she looked beautiful as always and stopped to hug me.

“How have you been my darling?”

“Fine ma, and you, you look so pretty,”

“Thank you, welcome, I have been waiting for you guys, I see the lovers met already,”

She replied as we both turned to the two who were talking in whispers.

“They seem to have a special bond,”

I couldn’t resist saying.

“Yes, no one would think they didn’t know each other a year ago, Anna has become a vital part of this family that I can’t remember how it was before she came,”

She answered.

Let me get you something to eat so that you can rest, those two would be fine on their own.”

She said pulling me along with her.

“Cross didn’t even acknowledge your presence,”

“He will, Anna has a lot to tell him, so how have you been?”

She asked as she dragged me along to the kitchen, I wanted to tell her I wasn’t hungry that I just needed sleep but the woman wasn’t even giving me a chance.

“How is school, and life in the busiest city in the world?”

“Everything is fine, and I am fine, school is cool too,”

“Good, so you said you had something to tell me,”

She said as soon as I sat down, she was quick.

“Yes, but I need to rest first, I think my husband will want to be there when we talk,”

I replied.

“Fair enough, I will feed and let you go and rest,”

“Thanks, I haven’t seen dad around, and Max too,”

“Dad went to see a business partner, he is handling w new deal and he will be back soon as for Max, he and Anna quarreled and he left,”

She revealed.

“But why?”

“Anna wanted him to be around too but he said he was going to South Africa and she had gotten mad at him, I don’t know the full details because she is not Tell ng me they had a lot of bad energy before he left,”

“Wow, I will be mad too, I am still angry at my brother for missing my wedding,”Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

I replied, I understood Anna perfectly well cuz I felt the same when Nathan had not turned up for my wedding.

“They will be fine, they will make up when he returns, I feel there is more to this but I don’t want to think about it,”

She said, I didn’t understand what she meant and she didn’t give me room to ask any further questions as she served me dinner, I like one thing about her, despite all the available helps, she still decided to feed me herself, my mom won’t even know where the plates are, not that I am saying my mom was a bad woman but still. Okay, I will stop.

Cross showed up with the heavily pregnant Anna a moment later, he finally remembered his mom and went to hug her.

“You look a lot prettier now Kathy,”

Anna said to me as she sat down.

“Thanks, I would say the aame, you are so beautiful but, you look so big too, I am scared,”

“I know right, but I don’t feel big and the doctor said I am going to have a normal delivery, I had a healthy journey considering it’s my first time,”

“Wow, you aren’t scared?”

“No, not at all, why should I be,”

“To be you,”

“I am not alone, so there is no reason to fear,”

She replied, I wish I could be as bold as she was.

“Wow, you are so brave, respect,”

I answered, I still have over eight months away but I was already scared.

“Don’t worry, I was like you at the beginning,”

She replied laughing, even seeing her laugh made me scared that she might pop.

“You are pretty Anna,”

“Thank you,”

She answered and we both looked back at the mother and son who were still talking, Cross seemed to have a special relationship with the ladies in his house, he had the same expression he had when he had been talking with Anna, I wondered if I will ever be the attention of those stares, he claimed to love him but he has never looked at me like that like he was doing right now with his mom, everyone could feel the love he had for her.

“Don’t get jealous,”

The voice in my head whispered.

“I am not,”

“You are not what?”

Anna asked and I realized I said it out loud.

“Aha, I am no longer hungry,”

I answered as Cross walked to where I am.

“Mom, Kathy needs to rest, she has been stressed so much lately,”

He said placing his hands on my shoulders and helping me up.

“Alright, the maid already prepared your room,”

His mom replied as we left the kitchen.

“Kathy, thank you,”

He said when I got out of the shower, I couldn’t remember doing anything for him so I just stared at him puzzled.

“For what?”

“For Everything, for coming home with me and for letting me stay here with you,”

“Hmm, I don’t think I have a choice here, we are married and are expected to share a room, it will call for questions if I stay in another room, so yeah, and about coming home, I have to because my brother is getting married remember?”

“I know, but still,”

“Whatever you say Cross, I am tired,”

I said getting on the bed after putting on a baggy t-shirt, it was still early in the evening but I wanted to sleep.

“You know, you are the only one I know who acts this way,”

“I don’t understand, how?”

“Like, you are mad at me but you are not showing it, you just cool with me and talk to me as you normally do, and it scares me,”

“Okay, what do you want me to do? Kill you? I can’t do that, as for being mad at you, well, I wanna sleep,”

I said changing my mind, I wanted to tell him I wasn’t mad at him anymore but it was too early.

“I need to go talk with Anna, she said she has something to tell me, I will be back,”

“Okay,”

I said closing my eyes.

“I love you,”

He said and left when I didn’t say anything.

“I love you too,”

I whispered when the door closed…