Baby contract Episode 7 & 8

The Baby Contract
Chapter  7
 
 
Anne knew in her heart that Millie was going to rel@yher encounter with Deville, so she pleaded with the sales lady not to inform anyb©dy that she was there today.
“Why are you hiding from him?” She asked Anne,
“Its a long story but do me this one favor.” Anne pleaded,tears were beginning to swell in her eyes,
“Okay,I’ll do as you say.” She muttered a thank you and turned to leave but saw Deville car st©p in front of the grocery shop,
“Oh my God!” She turned abruptly, the lady behind the counter looked at her to say what’s the matter but she replied anyways,
“He’s here.” The lady stretched her head up and saw the Greek god she’s was running away from.
“quic-k!hide behind that counter.” She pointed to the counter on the other side of the shop and Anne scurried there before Deville could get a glimpse of her.He walked into the grocery shop, looked around and went to the counter where Anne was,
“Good day Sir,how may I help you?” The lady asked him to st©p him from going there,he turned to Ber direction and c@m£ forward to her,
“I’m looking for someone.” He brou-ght out a ph0to of Anne and handed it to her,she took it and after scrutinizing it for awhile handed it back to him,
“Nope,I haven’t seen her my whole life.” She gave him back his ph0to,
“Are you sure?”,
“Yes,I’m sure,I’ve never seen her.” He mas-saged him head slowly.He gave her a card and the ph0to,
“Take this,if you’re to see her anywhere, plea-se give me a call.” She took the card and the ph0to from him and looked at him se-ductively,
“Okay thanks.” He turned and took his leave,
“Sir! My name is Cheryl.” She yelled but he didn’t turn or pay attention to her.Anne c@m£ out of the counter and strode to the saleslady,heaving sighs of relief.
“Thanks.” She said as she c@m£ to her,she brou-ght her hand for a handshake,
“I’m Cheryl Madison.” Anne took her hand,
“I’m Anne McKenzie.”
“Its nice meeting you Cheryl.”
“The plea-sure is mine,you’ve just save my as-s.” Anne said to her.
“Now Anne,tell me why you’re hiding from that Prince charming that just left here?” Cheryl asked her,Anne sighed and sat down to tell her.She told her everything,from Frank to their breakup and to Deville and her last ordeal with him while Cheryl listened with ra-pt attention,
“This is what we call Baby Contract.” Cheryl shook her head as she heard Anne story,
“Men are heartless and wicked,they’re all as-s-holes.All my life,I do think I’m the only one with a rou-gh life but never knew that such cruelty exist after you told me this.” She complained,
“Did you inform the cops?” She asked Anne but she shook her head,
“Its useless telling them,Deville can get away with anything since he’s wealthy and one of the powerful men in the city and I wouldn’t want him to go to jail cause he’s sick.” She said.Cheryl told Anne about herself, how her dad died when she was ten and how her Uncle Zack threw her and her mom outta their house,her mom’s struggle to train her by running the grocery shop and since her death three months ago,she has been the one running the shop,
“So,where are you leaving now?” Cheryl asked her,
“Since I left Frank’s, I’ve been lodging from motel to motel courtesy the money I got from Deville, going back to my ap@rtment is not a good idea.” Cheryl frowned,
“You can come leave with me,since my mom pas-sed away,I’ve been the only one leaving in our two be-droom ap@rtment.” She offered,
“I would so love to,thank you Cheryl.”
“Enough of those formalities, what are friend for?” Anne kept her company till nine,they drove to the motel and she checked out and Cheryl drove her to her house.
That night,as they had dinner,Anne’s phone binged,it was a message alert,five hundred thousand dollars was transferred to her account from Deville Salvador.
“This guy is really nuts,he think he can buy me with his money,” she cussed,
“Maybe he realised his mistake and wants you back.” Cheryl said with a pitiful tone,though it might not be for her but for Deville,
“He should go to hell for all I care.” Anne blurted,she was fighting back tears,
“So what’s do you intend to do with your baby when you put to birth?” She had the answer for that,
“I’ll hand the baby to him in accordance to our deal but I’m not going back to him.” She’s fighting the urge not to cry but she was defeated, tears stream down her eyes as she cried,Cheryl c@m£ next to her and comforted her,
“Everything’s going to be fine girlfriend, just trust me on that.” Anne sniffles as she cried while Cheryl bec@m£ her comfort shoulder.Anne was given Cheryl’s mom room,she lived there with her and helps her out in the shop careful enough to avoid been seen by Deville or his agents.
One Saturday morning,Anne was doing the dishes when she felt a sharp pain in her lower abd0m£n,
“Anne are you done?” Cheryl asked from the living room,they were preparing to go to the grocery shop but Anne decided to do the dishes first.
“Cheryl!” She shouted and Cheryl c@m£ running to the kitchen only to find Anne in pain,
“Cheryl,I’m in pains,I think I’m having my baby.” Cheryl helped her out of the kitchen,they were in the pavement when her water broke,she tried to restrain it but it didn’t st©p,soaking her beige sweater and baggy trou-ser,they got into Cheryl’s car and drove to the hospital.
Anne was admitted to a room,
“Doctor,I think I’m having my baby.” She told the bald head doctor when he c@m£ to check on her,
“Why don’t I be the judge of that.” He checked her and all of a sudden ran outside to call some nurses,Anne slightly closed her eyes and opened them,the clock on the wall chimed at nine am,she closed her again and the doctor and nurses were all round her telling her to push ha-rder and she did.The pain were ma-king her numb,
“Ma,push ha-rder,the head is out.” That was the only s£ntence they kept repeating to her,she closed her eyes and turned to the clock,five minutes past ten,she took a de-ep breathe and pushed ha-rder, the baby c@m£ out.She was purplish at first but bec@m£ pink when she started wailing,the nurses cleaned the gooks all over her and wra-pped her in a while shaw and handed her to Anne,she looked at her daughter and cried.She t©uçhed her bald head,her cheeks,her small nose and her small mouth,she k!$$£d her forehead and cu-mddled her,she was trying to open her small eyes,
“Amanda,you’re so lovable me darling daughter.” Anne said the little one l@yquietly in her mother’s arm,
“Anne!” She turned to the door and Cheryl c@m£ running to them,
“She’s so cute and adorable.” She gave the child to Cheryl,
“What name have you given her?”Cheryl asked and looked at Anne,who raised her head up and she saw the tears in her eyes,
” Amanda,her father should have the honor of giving her her fist name,Amanda should be her middle name.”Tears fell down her cheek as she said that, Cheryl c@m£ and sat beside her and wiped the tears from her eyes,
“Tell your mommy not to cry or shell have us crying together.” She said to the little one,she cried and Cheryl handed her back to her mom,Anne fed the baby then the doctor c@m£ inside,
“Miss Anne,you’re one remarkable lady,not even a peep from you and look at your child,she weighs seven ounces.”He praised her,she look up to him and smiled,
“Well,you r!pp£dup pretty bad,though some stitches will do with that.”Later,Anne got four stitches,two internal and the rest external.
” Nurse,plea-se take my baby to the infant ward.”Anne told the nurse that c@m£ to check on her later,she turned abruptly,
“Why?”
“Jut do as she says.” She’s the only person that can see the pains in Anne’s eyes,
“Okay,what name should I put on the baby’s tag?” She asked Anne,
“Amanda…….Amanda Salvador.” The nurse was confused,how can a Anne McKenzie give birth to a Amanda Salvador but she did as she was told and turned to leave,
“Lest I forget,Mr Deville Salvador would come to take her,allow him,she’s his daughter.”
“Ma’am, which of the Deville Salvador?” The nurse asked and Cheryl looked at her irritated at her stupidity,
“The one we all know.” Cheryl said angrily, Anne tried to give a casual face but her eyes gave away the remnant of her soul,she took a pen and paper and wrote a note for him,
“Deville,
I’m sorry but our contract as come to its final end,I’ve done my p@rt in it an now the rest is left for you.Don’t transfer any more money into my account but do me one favor,take care of my daughter, our daughter.Amanda is her middle name,I think her father deserve to give her her first name,take care of her for me.
Anne P. McKenzie
She sealed the paper in a envelope, thanks Cheryl had one in her bag,she gave the nurse the envelope and Deville’s card,
” Call him if you nee-d anything else.”The nurse took the card,the envelop and the baby and left the room,Anne broke down immediately, Cheryl was fight in time to console her,
“Help me call him.” She called Deville but his phone wasn’t going throu-gh,so she called his office,
“Hello, Salvador Consortium,how may I help you.” A lady picked up,
“I want to speak to Deville Salvador.” Anne said,
“Who should I say is calling?”
“Tell him Anne is calling.”
Okay,hold on ma,she held on for a few seconds,
“Hello Anne,” she heard his husky but nice voice that s£nt shiver down her spine,
“Deville, I just gave birth to a baby girl,can you come to the hospital now.” She said unhappily,
“Where are you?” He asked with excitement in his voice,
“We’re at Paxton Hospital now.” She said and hung up immediately,Deville got into his car and drove there immediately.
When he got there,he met the nurse Anne s£nt to him,
“Sir,plea-se follow me,” she said after drooling for quite awhile,he followed her and they c@m£ to the infant ward,she showed him his daughter, he rushed to carry her but the nurse held him back,
“Wear this before you t©uçh her.” She gave him a surgical mask and a protective glove,he carried her for awhile and kept her back in her crib,
“Where’s her mother?” He asked her,she motioned him to follow her and he did.She took him to Anne’s room but she was not there neither was Cheryl,they left alre-ady,
“She asked me to give you this.” The nurse gave him the letter Anne left for him.Deville took Amanda home,he hired a we-t nurse and a nanny for his daughter, he brou-ght him foster mom to his house to take care of his daughter for him.When they went for the operation a month later,it was a great success and everyone was happy excluding Deville,he was unhappy cause Anne wasn’t with him to celebr@te, he filled his room with ph0tos of her everywhere,in his full length mirror,his closet and even the mini wardrobe and the walls of the room,this gave his daughter the opportunity to know what her mom looks like and he devotes his time to his daughter, Pearl Amanda Salvador, he named her Pearl after her mom.
 
 
Chapter 8
 
 
“Daddy isn’t here yet?” Pearl checked her Hello Kitty’s watch the third time,she sat down in the school pavement waiting for her dad to come and take her home.
“Pearl isn’t your dad here yet?” Miss Amelia, her clas-s teacher her,the teacher was surprised to see the little girl in school even though the other kids had gone home,Pearl shook her head slightly,
“I can drop you home if you want to.” She offered, Pearl declined,
“Miss Amelia never mind,I will wait for my dad.” She turned to the gate but her dad hasn’t arrived yet.
Not quite long after,Deville drove into the school,he rushed out and ran to his only daughter. She pouted and put on an angry face,he c@m£ close to her,
“Sunshine,I’m sorry for coming late.” He apologized to her,she turned the other way,carried her bag and lunch bag,
“Baby,I’m sorry,” He turned to the teacher,who stood there watching the both of them.
“Baby,I got held up in traffic, that why I c@m£ late.” He bent in front of her and held his ears,putting on his puppy face, Pearl stood up and stated towards the car,
“I wish my mommy was here.” She muttered to herself but Deville heard it,he walked past her and opened the back door for her,she kept her bag and lunch bag then she closed the door.She turned to her dad,he was faking tears and wiping them from his face,
“Daddy,I’m sorry.” She said to him, he was still crying(fake cry),she pu-ll-ed him down to her level,
“Daddy,I’m sorry,st©p crying.” She told him,he wiped his eyes and smiled,he carried her to the front seat,got inside and drove home.Meanwhile, Miss Amelia stood there watching the father and daughter drama,she shook her head and went inside to get her thing.
When they got home,Pearl rushed out of the car,leaving her bag inside the car,
“Daddy,is grandma in her room?” She asked her dad,
“Yes and she’s been waiting for you to come.” Deville replied her,be brou-ght in the bag and handed it to Millie white was waiting for them to come home,
“Marisa,take Sunshine upstairs and have her freshened up.” He ordered Marisa ,Pearl’s nanny,the lady nodded to him and he gave her a death glare,
“Yes sir.” Before she could turn to Pearl,the little girl ran to her Granny’s room.
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Shortly after Deville brou-ght his daughter into the Salvador, he invited his foster mom Phina,she was in Alaska but since there was a child and no mother in the house,he decided to bring her to his house.He didn’t here from Anne again,even though he hired a pri-vate investigator to help him search for her.He even included the help of his two friends but all to avail,the last thing he heard was that she left the city.Anne and Cheryl decided to leave the city,so as to help Anne start a new life,Cheryl sold the grocery shop but sublet their house before.
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“Grannie !” Pearl ran to where her her granny was sitting down eating strawberries, she hvgged the older woman,
“How was school today,Sunshine?” She asked her,the little girl nodded and then di-pped her hands in to the bowl and took some berries,
“Where’s your daddy?”
“He’s in his room.” She said with her mouth full,
“Don’t talk with your mouth full,Pearl.” The woman corrected her,Pearl frowned,
“But you asked me a question.” She di-pped her hand into the bowl,took more berries and left the room hurriedly, She bu-mped into her dad in her way out of the room,
“Sunshine haven’t you had your shower yet?” Deville asked surprised that she’s still in her school clothes,
“I was waiting for Marisa to come call me but she wasn’t coming forth,so I’m going to my room.” She said not completely the truth,Deville shook his head and smiled as she ran upstairs.
“Mom.” He called his mother,he went and sat opposite her,
“Dev,Jake was here.” She handed him a big envelop, he opened it but didn’t peer inside to see what’s inside,
“Son,she’s back in town.” Mrs Phina told him,Deville couldn’t take his eyes off his mother as she spoke,she took a de-ep breath.
“She was sp©tted at the airport today carrying a young boy and she was with a lady.” He brou-ght out the content of the envelop,
“Its her.” He said as he brou-ght it out,it was a ph0to of Anne,carrying a young boy of about four years old and Cheryl by her side.Deville stood up and went to the wall,
“She got married again.” He hit the wall several timed with his fist until his fist bled,his mom rushed to him,
“Dev,get a hold of yourself.” She held him back from hitting the wall again with his fist,
“Let’s look for her first and then well know whether she got married or not.” She comforted him.
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When Mrs Phina c@m£ into her sons house,she was surprised to find a baby but no mother,except for a nanny,a we-t nurse and a cook,
“Deville whose child is that?” She asked her son the night she c@m£ there,
“She’s my daughter, mom.” He answered her looking at little Pearl cooing in her crib,
“Her mother? You didn’t tell me of any marriage ,let alone wife or did you get married not informing me.” She stared at him.curiously,
“Mom,its a long story,I don’t think you’ll want to hear it.” She gave him a death glare,
“I have br@ins, so I’m bound to un-derstand anything you say now.” He looked at her and sighed,he has to tell her the truth sooner or later,so its no use keeping to himself.
“Marisa !” He called the nanny, she c@m£ running to the room,
“Stay with Sunshine,I’ll be right back.” He motioned his mom to follow him and she did.He took her to his room,she was in awe when she saw ph0tos of a young and beautiful girl hung all over her son’s room,the girl was very pretty and her eyes were that of a goddess.Deville brou-ght out a ph0to from his drawer and handed it to her,
“Here’s Pearl’s mother,her name is Anne Pearl McKenzie an she’s a nurse.” Phina couldn’t take her eyes off the beauty that was shown to her in the ph0to,
“Wonder where that child got her good looks from.” She commented,
“Mom,remember the last time I called in sick?” She nodded,
“Well,I was diagnosed with Leukemia,blood cancer.” She wi-de-ned her eyes and he nodded,
“Yes,I had blood cancer and had to un-dergo a bone marrow transplant but as you know,I had no relative except you.I went to Will’s hospital, he brou-ght the idea of me finding someone that I could father a child with and then we can go ahead with the transplant.The idea was good,so I decided to go for it since I haven’t had any other girlfriend since Gail left.” Mrs Phina listened with ra-pt attention,
“I fell in love with her at first sight,she works in Will’s hospital, she took it upon herself to come check up on me every morning, noon and before she leaves,Will said she does that for almost every patient.She was so beautiful with snow white skin,her eyes was that of a goddess, it was the most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen,she was a real beauty to behold.” Mrs Phina watched her son with ecstasy as he describe-d the woman he fell in love with,
“I told William to help me get to her and he did,she had a fiance,Frank and they were about getting married, I mustered the courage one day and told her of my plans, I pleaded with her to allow me father a child with her and promised to pay her awesomely for her service.She bluntly refused but when I plea-se more, she promised to think about it and give me my answer after she talks to her fiance about it.She c@m£ in the next morning ,she was looking pale and colorless but re-adily accepted my offer,it was a contract to her but it meant more to me.Like I heard, she had problem with her fiance, he might have told her no but she’ll try to convince him and explain to him about my condition, maybe he was firm and she got angry,something like that might be the problem,she signed the contract and c@m£ to leave with me,cause that’s what the contract states.” She was lost in his story,
“That night I sle-pt with her,she was still a v!rg!nand it was a really painful experience for her,I remember getting angry at myself when I saw her scalded skin in the morning.”
“What happened to her?” She asked with compas-sion,Deville wiped the tears that was swelling up in his eyes,
“She bathed with h0t water,says it heals her.” He answered her,she stared at him for long before shaking off.
“That day she left the house,lying to Mr that she wants to get her painkillers from her house but when I got there, I saw her with Frank,I was so angry and almost pick up a fight with him.I brou-ght her home but didn’t allow her out of the house alone for over three months and that irritated her,I guess.She c@m£ in one evening telling Mr that she’s going for a get together with some friend from college, I told her that she wasn’t going,she got angry,yelled at me and went back to her room.That night,I felt the instinct to come downstairs to drink and I did,I got Vodka and sat in the living room,the lights were out,so no one noticed my pres£nce,then I saw her coming downstairs, she was looking stunning with a long velvet go-wn,opened at the back to the w@!st level and a slit in the front ex-posing her th!gh,it was a Louis Vuitton new re-lease and it looked great on her,” Deville stared into space describing Anne’s beauty that fateful night,his mom couldn’t help but wondered at the beauty of the lady,her son had loved.
“I stood up to let her acknowledge my pres£nce,she got scared when she saw me,she wanted to defile me and go out to let some guy t©uçh her,her go-wn was so S-xy and…I…got angry ..and..,I was drun!k,so I didn’t know when I ….” He stole a glance at her,she was shocked,
“Don’t tell me its what I’m thinking.” He nodded slowly and remorsefully, she gave him a thun-derous sl@p,
“How dare you Deville,” she shouted,
“I never expected such immoral act from you,I never raised you to be a ra-pist.” She shouted at him,anger swelling up within her,
“Mom,I’m sorry,I was drun!kand she………” He tried to explain but she shut him up with another sl@p and left his room.
For the next few days,she didn’t talk to him,she took care of Pearl,talked to Millie and Marisa and they talked to him but she didn’t talk to him and Deville felt devastated and angry at himself.
 
 
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