Two Years On
Ema walked into Leonardo's office. She sat on the visitor's chair in his office and took out a white envelope from her small bag.
"I've got news" she announced and he finally looked away from his laptop and at her, "what news?" he asked not interested in being interrupted from the work he had before him.
"Check the envelope" she said and watched him, open the envelope with a frown on his face.
"Why are you giving me a pregnancy result?" he asked her, see the details of the paper.
"Well I thought to inform you that I am pregnant."
"Have you made up with Joe? Because I am sure he is the only person responsible for this."
"Well, after I cam crying to your apartment that night, that he had broken up with me, I didn't see him until a month ago when I went for photo shoot at los Angeles. He happened to be the official photographer.
Who would have thought I would see Joe exactly 23 months after he broke up with me because he found out I was engaged to you, and would not bother listening to any explanation from me?
Well he happened to have learnt photography within that period, and was doing good in his career. Well I was scheduled for a private shoot with him, I tried to act like he didn't matter to me, I wanted it all to be all professional, but somehow I found myself in his arms, on my bed and he was making love to me as crazy.
I have been feeling sick for quite a while now and went to see my doctor today, turns out I am pregnant."
"Have you figured out what to do Ema? Because the moment your dad finds out about the pregnancy, he would assume I am responsible and would want to hastened the wedding, it's crazy how much of a pressure he has been giving me over the last one year to get married to you already." Leonardo was enraged; he didn't want a pregnancy scandal attached to his alleged fiancé, he was much offended that she didn't appear to be bothered about the mess.
"Don't yell at me Leonardo." She fired at him
"Well it's you who walked into my office with a positive pregnancy result on a Monday morning."
"Well, you are the smart one here, figure out what to do while I leave you to handle some cravings." She said and picked up the result, the envelop and her bag and left his office.
Leonardo felt like punching the wall. "fuck" he cursed and a voice interrupted him.
"Looks like someone is having a bad day already, how sweet that I'm about to make it worst." He heard behind him
"I'm so sorry sir, I tried to stop her" Lisa, his secretary rushed in
"It's okay Lisa, leave us alone." He waved her off
"Yes, bye Lisa" the woman smiled
Leonardo waited for Lisa to leave the office and shut the door before he spoke up.
"What are you doing here Alisha?" Leonardo asked, he could feel a headache building up, with the evil smile on her face, he knew she was here to make trouble.
"Well I decided it is time to get this done once and for all."
"Get what done?" he asked sitting on his chair and massaging his temple.
"It's been three years, the contract has expired, I'm done with this so called marriage, so I have the divorce papers prepared, sign them."
"Why would I just sign them?"
"You were never dumb, don't act dumb now, congratulations on your engagement by the way, and on the baby you are expecting. I could sue you for infidelity though, but I will let all that go, just sign the fucking papers."
"No" he fired at her and he felt the headache increase.
"Why?" she thought it would be easy, he would be happy to get rid of her, and marry his Ema. She had been waiting for him to send the divorce papers, she had kept her own engagement a secret, and Alfonso was tired of waiting, the only thing she would let him do was give those his kisses she was tired of, he wanted more and she had told him to wait until they were married.
"That is because; I give the divorce papers, not you." He smiled at her and got up from his seat, he went behind her and whispered into her ears, "if you want the papers signed, I could get my lawyer to work out something, and you could have the papers tonight at my apartment."
Alisha didn't say a word, instead she got up and headed for the door. He got hold of one of her hand, and pulled her towards him.
Before she could let out a word from her mouth, he crushed his lips on hers. He kissed her with an urgency that told her he had been waiting to kiss her for years. She returned the kiss, it was heavenly, it could not even be compared to the lazy kisses from Alfonso, not that he was a bad kisser, it was just that Leonardo was a better kisser, or maybe it was just that her heart was still with Leonardo.
She moaned as he squeezed her ass and pressed her into his body. He groaned as his erection pressed to her body. The clothes was a barrier, but he was not going to take them off now, he would wait for her tonight at his apartment.
"8pm tonight" he said as he broke the kiss, and opened the door for her. She rolled her eyes at him and left.
Leonardo ran his hand over his erection. The moment he saw her, the news from Ema vanished and all he could think of was kissing the woman before him. It had been two years since he saw her last.
Two years since she bailed out on him at the cabin without an explanation. How she found out Ema was pregnant made his know she had been keeping tabs on him, but how she thought he was responsible for Ema's pregnancy disgusted him.
He never expected that Alisha would appear with a divorce paper. He had told his private investigator to stop looking for her, he knew their marriage had failed, but he also knew that staying legally married was the only way he could have a right to her whenever he wanted.
It worried him that she wanted a divorce. He placed a call to his lawyer, he needed to find a way to fight her, she could not just divorce him and get away to the man that she was probably going to run to, but his lawyer had told him, 'she didn't break the contract, and it's a little over four years already, so she has a right to the divorce." the lawyer had said.
"She threatened to sue me for infidelity" Leonardo had related to the lawyer.
"Well, if you are willing to show the contract in court, she can't Sue you for that since in the contract you stated you'll still continue seeing other women, but if you want the contract to be a secret, she could see you for infidelity since you two were legally married."
"She signed a prenuptial agreement, so I know all she wants is her freedom, but I'm not willing to give her that." Leonardo had told himself that Alisha was his and his alone, no man could have her or take her for him, so he was not going to let her go.
"You will be breaking your own contract if you don't let her go, look at it this way sir, it is a win win for her, if you don't divorce her, she can see you for breaking the contract and if you decide to hide the contract and go legally, she can sue you for infidelity." the lawyer clarified
"How did it all turn in her favor?" he was confused, remembering she could as well sue him for rape.
"We could find something against her." the lawyer suggested.
"I doubt, she could also sue me for rape." he confessed
"Rape? Did you?" the lawyer was surprised
"Yes, I was drunk that night, that was why she left in the first place."
"Give her what she wants, one more mistake from us and she can defame your public image and ruin things for you." the lawyer adviced
"I will get back to you, she and I have to reach an agreement."
Leonardo left the office early to prepare for Alisha's arrival by 8pm. He made dinner himself, set the table, put the wine in an ice bucket and lit scented candles.
He waited for her anxiously, she was a punctual woman, so he expected her some minutes before 8am but when it was 8:30 and he didn't see her, he ate his dinner alone and later on sat on the couch with the wine and a glass, hoping she was running late.
Leonardo dozed off on the couch and when he woke up and look at the time, it was 2am already. Disappointed, he refrigerated the left over food, finished the wine, and went to bed.
The next morning Leonardo was in his office when Lisa informed him that "Sir, Miss Alisha Adams will like to see you, she doesn't have an appointment though."
"Was that the name she gave you?" he asked surprised that she referred to herself as a Miss not Mrs and she didn't use his name.
"Let her in" he said and waited for her, ready to lash out on her for not coming the previous night.
"You are Mrs Alisha Legend" he said the moment she stepped on.
"Keep dreaming I'll even use your name for anything official." she laughed lightly and sat down, she looked like she didn't get much sleep.
"Why were you absent, you could have told me you were not coming, I don't appreciate you keeping me waiting." he fired at her.
Alisha wanted to tell h that she was dressed and about to leave when Mary had informed her that Ina was burning up. She had called a doctor to administer treatment and didn't leave her side all night.
She had moved back to California with Mary and had gotten an apartment for them, Alfonso was still at Georgia while her dad and Anna were in the apartment she had gotten for them.
She was yet to pay a visit to the bakery, and was careful about appearing so much in public. She had warned Mary to not go out with Ina, she wanted the divorce proceedings to be finalized before she got to let anyone find out about Ina.
"I asked you a question" Leonardo said in an inpatient voice and Alisha quickly cooked up am excuse.
"I had to spend the night with someone who mattered more than you do." she was referring to Ina, but he assumed she was referring to another man.
Leonardo angrily got up from his chair, went over to Alisha and pulled her up from the chair.
"I am still your husband, and if I request to have you by by side at night, no other man I don't give a fuck who he is, should have you. You are mine Alisha." and with that he kissed her, without giving her a chance to talk.
He held her firmly as he kissed her, the kiss was a continuation of what they had left off the previous day, one he had hoped to complete in the evening and she didn't show up, and yet the kiss to show her that he was better at kissing her than the man she had spent the night with.
If only he knew it was not a man she had shared a bed with last night but his daughter.