Chapter 47
CHRISTOPHER
Faith shouting: aaahhhh….
We are June 2, my son is born at 5:45 a. m., I see my sweaty wife with the baby in her hands, I feel my heart racing, I think this image will remain etched in my memory until my dead i have a hard time describing how i feel right now i have a little one now that i plan to cherish and put above all else i feel this desire to protect them from everything i feel so many emotions different right now
Faith whispering: come closer
I approach them like a robot, arrived next to her I lower myself to be at their level, I kiss her tenderly before caressing her cheeks
Me moved and knotted throat: thank you for offering me all this, I love you so much
Faith: Look at our baby, do you want to take it?
Me: he's so tiny, I'm afraid to hurt him
Faith: it's not made of porcelain my heart, take it
I execute without being asked, I take my son in my arms, yes my son, my son, me who, a few months ago I thought I would end my life alone without anyone by my side, who would have thought that today today I will have a woman by my side, a woman whom I love more than anything, a woman who brings out the best in me, and who today gives me a family that I never even dared to dream of, does to feel my baby against me, to feel his warmth against me...
Faith: How are you?
Me: Lyam Declan MARTIN
Faith smiling: I like it
Me: lyam like my father, and Declan which in Irish means light, for the light he brought into our lives
Faith: he will then be called Lyam Declan MARTIN
The nurses come to take the baby to get her ready, and we arrange Faith who ends up falling into a deep sleep, it's normal considering everything she's just been through, I'm so proud of her, my heart is overflowing with so much love at the moment that I won't know how to explain it...
Faith
I wake up to the cries of the baby, ah the sweet joys of motherhood, the next few months won't be a cakewalk but I'm so happy that I can't wait to get home with my baby and take care of my small family
Chris cradling the baby: do you need a little help?
Me: no it's not gone
Chris approaching me with the baby in his arms: I think he is hungry
Me: looks like yes
He helps me put the baby carrier on before putting the baby inside so I can feed him
Mama kadi: no, but you young mothers right now, instead of removing the truck and putting the breasts in the baby's mouth so that he can suckle well; I don't know what you want to hide
Leila laughing: she doesn't want to expose her darling's breasts, does she?
Elisabeth: leave my little one
1 year and a half later...
Christopher
Today is the inauguration of the city that I went to build in the city of Lomé, I could not come with my family, I would have liked to go back with them so much, I miss them already, I will do everything to return tomorrow to find my wife and my son
The ceremony is in an hour and it's now we're getting ready Ulrich and I, he wanted to come and discover the country of his beloved so we made the trip together without the girls
When we arrive at the party everyone was already present, the party takes place in one of the aunts fitted out for the occasion, there were journalists, politicians and businessmen, everyone was there, I have to make a speech for a few minutes to start the evening and then I plan to go home and get ready to join my wife
When I go up to the esplanade to reserve for, the room suddenly became quiet, everyone turned to me to hear what I had to say
Me: good evening everyone, I hope you are having a pleasant evening, I will not take much of your time, the crystal project is a construction project for a city composed of two apartment buildings, a super market, a dispensary and 300 villas, with new renewable energy technologies. At first it was just one more challenge, given the time it took to materialize the project and make it habitable, but the signing of this contract and my coming to this country, which was just one more challenge, transformed in one of my most beautiful works given the place that this country occupies today in my heart, I hope that far from being a simple building of dwellings, those who will live there could make their home there, thanks to you for giving me this chance, and thank you to Togo for all that he has given me as a businessman and as a human being, have a pleasant evening….
When I finish my speech, I start to take the door to go home when I see a show that delights me to the highest degree
My wife dressed in a blood red dress, going down to the ankle, with a slight neckline that shows only what is necessary, with our son on her arm and holding my little Chelsea by the hand the most beautiful accessory in the world in my eyes
Leila
We decide Faith and I to join our men in Lomé, we weren't going to let them spend time alone here, it's out of the question, so we're going to give them a little surprise at the inauguration party
When we arrive at the party, Christopher was giving his speech, I look around for my darling who was at the bar I was walking towards him when I meet an old acquaintance, how could I not have thought that he will be present to such an event?
Him: good evening, I didn't think I would have the honor of seeing your pretty face again in my sad life
Me: hello minister, I didn't expect to see you here either...
Mr. Minister: Why so much formality? There is nothing between us
Me: yes you are right, are you ok?
Minister: yes it's fine, I don't need to ask you the question, given the radiance of your face, I heard about your achievements, I learned that you are trying to take your first steps in the fashion world its always been your dream i'm really happy for you
Me a little embarrassed: thank you
He looks down at my rounded stomach, before coming back to my eyes, he was trying to hide his surprise as best he could but I see it in his eyes
Minister: Are you pregnant?
Me: as you can see, I had the chance to rebuild my life, I hope it's the same for you and that everything goes well for you
Mr. Minister: I ended up divorced from my wife, a truck that I should have done a long time ago, and there is no marriage in sight but I can say that everything is fine and I am really Glad you got your life back
I feel someone take me by the waist and kiss me on the neck, as I imagined it is my darling, he kisses me tenderly, a kiss to which I answer frankly
Ulrich: but what are you doing here, I thought you couldn't take the plane?
Me smiling: I wanted to surprise you my heart, baby, I present to you….
When I turn around he was no longer there, he was gone, I think it's better this way, and I really hope for him that he can find happiness, I sincerely wish him to be happy
Ulrich: who do you want to introduce me to?
Me: it's nobody my heart, I missed you
Ulrich: me even more, I like this kind of surprise, tonight you will be entitled to a special massage
We laugh together before joining the others at their table
Faith
When we arrive I see my darling giving his speech, he was wearing a midnight blue suit cut to measure, with his hairstyle pulled up to the back, he is so handsome my darling, when he approaches we
Chris taking the children in his arms: I missed you my darlings
Chelsea: but you only left for a few days
Me: but I see that I count for butter me, it's nice!
Chris advancing towards me: I thought of you every hour and every minute
He sticks to me and kisses me with so much passion that we forget that we had people around us
Chelsea: but there are children here….
Chris and I giggle before joining the others in their place.
Me: guys we like you but my darling and I are going to give you the slip
Chris throws me a questioning look to which I don't answer, but he doesn't insist, it's a surprise so he'll have to be patient
Chelsea: Are we coming with you?
Me smiling: no honey, I'm just leaving with daddy
Lyam uses me very hard against him to show his displeasure, since his birth it's the first time we're going to be separated, I admit that the idea does not delight me and if my baby cries I'm sure not to have the courage to put up with it, Chris notices the face I make and decides to take matters into his own hands
Chris: big boy, you know you're the man of the house after Uncle Ulrich, right?
Lyam nodding yes: …
Chris: Uncle Ulrich will need you to take care of Aunt Leïla and Chelsea, can I count on you?
Lyam: yes
Chris: this is my guy, check me
They check each other and I hold my baby very tightly in my arms giving him lots of kisses all over his face which his father doesn't like but I don't care, when I'm done with my baby I kiss Chelsea before to say goodbye to the others, I give my baby a last kiss before hitting the road with Chris
Chris: Where are you taking me?
Me: it's a surprise, all I can tell you is that your suitcase is ready and the jet is waiting for us we will be able to have our honeymoon
Chris: well I trust you
Me laughing: it's not as if you had any other choice my heart
Chris kissing my neck: you're right little heart
We join the jet that will take us to Croatia and the duration is only 2h30 minutes, we settle in the jet, I sit down in front of the love of my life with a glass of juice in my hand and I think back to our journey up to this stage of our relationship, this meeting that I cursed at a time in my life, this relationship in which we hurt each other just as much, this love which resisted in the face and against everything, this love that brought us together despite the fact that fate got involved to separate us, this beautiful gift that life gave us thanks to this love, thanks to this innocuous meeting this night all the short of our lives changed
I, the little orphan girl, who had no one in life except her dear sister to whom life has not given a gift at all either today we have loving men in our lives ready to do anything to us, who raised us, who gave us everything, the love, the family we dreamed of
At some point, events happen that push us to lose time in life and all of humanity, life gives you a good slap, it brings you back to reality hard, life is not easy, it is hard and sometimes cruel towards us, it puts you completely on the ground but what I was able to learn is that when life tears everything away from you or when it is hard towards you it is because what it has, has Giving back is priceless, don't they say that life gives the toughest fights to its greatest soldiers? Nothing happens in life that you can't overcome, if life gives you lemon learn to make juice, today I will say that life was not easy with us but he knew how to reward us, and in a way that we would never have imagined
We launched our clothing line a few months ago and it's doing pretty well, it's not easy every day, but all the conditions are met for us to be happy, speaking of happiness, Leïla is pregnant 6 months old, she will finally become a mother as she has always dreamed of and Cheska started by working for Chris and during one of her work trips she met an Italian businessman with whom she gets along well, it grows day by day
When we arrive in the house that I rented for us, I go to the bathroom to take a bath and I put on a red lace babydoll before joining my man in the bedroom, he in turn goes to the bathroom. bath before getting dressed in the jogging bottoms that I have reserved for him, I leave him the surprise that I have for him on the head of the pillow before lying down sensually on the side of the bed
When he arrives, he gives me wet kisses on each of my thighs before going up with caresses to my buttocks which gives me goosebumps, I turn around so that he can give free access to his imagination , he puts a hand on my back to bring me closer to him he begins by kissing me sensually in the neck before returning to my lips, all of a sudden he stops and puts me back on the bed
Chris: what is it?
Me getting down on my knees...
Chris: is that what I think?
Me nodding yes with my head: …
Chris smiling: when did you find out, little cachetière?
Me: about a week ago
Chris all excited: I'm still going to become a father, but it's great, must say that for someone who wanted to have more children you were quick huh
Me laughing: it's not as if I had done it alone heunnn, besides you know that it was the pain that made me say noorrh?
Chris smiling: I know my heart, you are the most beautiful thing that has happened to me and I love you with all my heart
He encourages me to get closer to him before whispering in my ear
Chris in a sensual way: I'm going to give you an unforgettable night...
He drops a strap from my babydoll and begins by kissing softly and sensually on this part of the body, this guy is going to drive me crazy…
END…..
Special dedication to all those people dear to our hearts who left us too soon, forever in our hearts A. K.