LOVING THE REJECTED BILLIONAIRE

“You don’t know what a cranky and stringent that jerk of yours is, Tania.” Ambrose speaks.

“Hey! Watch your mouth, will you? If he hears you we are done for!” Rita warns.

What will I do about these three? They surely can’t continue like this.

“Is there anything else that you two aren’t telling us, Tania?” Ambrose is the first one to speak, and guessing by the pregnant look on his wife’s face, I know she has tons of questions too.

“Yes, Tania. Why can’t any of you donate blood to Angel? And why is Adrian acting so overly protective of you? We’ve been watching from a distance and you two are acting weirdly odd. What’s up? Is there a problem?”Huh, these two! I understand their worry but still, I’m not opening my mouth.

“Come on, Tania! The situation isn’t that bad to shut us out like this.” Ambrose pleads, worry and concern palpable in his voice.

“I still don’t understand what your faces are doing here because our agreement still stands.”Whoa!

They cower back in fear again, Rita’s head plunging down while Ambrose, at least he has the guts to keep a straight face and look at Andy.

“Sorry, man! We just couldn’t stay back after Paul called me.” He explains.

“Still, you broke the agreement and you know what’s in it for this!” Andy retorts, making me walk to him.

He can’t act like a jerk to them for the rest of his life for crying out loud!

“Come on, hun. Let…” He raises his hand to silence me, but pulls me to him anyways.

I quit trying. This is not the right time nor the place for an altercation. Not when he is like this. They really hurt him, really bad.

Ambrose lifts his hands up for surrender, looking defeated and hurt. He averts his gaze from us, the pain in his eyes evident. He turns to leave but this guy beside me speaks, making him turn around.

“Now that you are already here you can at least make your ass useful. Go to the airport and wait for my wife’s family. I’ve sent you the details. And take your wife with you.”My, goodness!

“Sure, boss!” The hurt in his voice, and the shame as he reaches for Rita’s hand and turn to leave makes me to tear up.

No, I’m actually crying, and for the first time, I feel like slapping this guy beside me. How can he be so cold and cruel to them – his only friends? The only people who stood with him in his difficult moments.

They don’t even look back due to the pain and humiliation. They vanish into the parking lot, and I was intending on watching them drive out if this tall figure before me didn’t obscure my vision.

“You know I want to slap you right now.” I mutter as he starts drying my tears.

“Then do it, please. Slap me all you want, babe. I can bear the pain of your slaps, but not these tears. Stop crying.” He whispers, cupping my face and shushing me.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“Aren’t you ever going to forgive them, Andy? Do you still need to continue humiliating them like this and shutting them out?” I ask.

“I did forgive them, love, a long time ago when I understood what a beautiful mistake they made. You beautified their ugly and made it right mistake. I would be still a rejected billionaire if they didn’t conceal your identity from us, and for that, I can never repay them for bringing us together.”That was a straight ticket to the moon, but I refuse to board that flight.

“Then what, Andy? You are still castigating them and that is tearing them into pieces.” I plead.

“I know, and believe me it hurts me as much. I can not forget how they stood with me all those times I needed them. I promise to end this. I will sort this difference between us after…””Why not now? Just call them and…”

He silences me with a kiss, and looks deep into my eyes after.

“No. Because this is my moment with my pregnant wife.”Now that hits differently, melting my heart in a blink.

“Are you happy? I mean, about the pregnancy?” I ask.

He didn’t say anything about it earlier. He just remained mute and dumbfounded until I had to toss the news of our baby aside and remind him of Angel’s situation.

He drops his right arm to my belly, rubbing it around my belly as if he can feel it already.

“Happy, Ania? I’m so rhapsodic that I don’t know what to feel. I want to howl to the whole world that I am now a father, but at the same time I want to keep this news a secret until we surprise the world with the beautiful face of our little angel.”He kisses me gently on the lips, and I’m sure the people around are beginning to talk about us now.

“Whatever you decide, I will be okay with it.” I mumble.

“How long have you known?” He asks, his hand still roaming around my belly.

“About three weeks ago?” That came out as a question.

“Why did you conceal it from me?” He implores, and the look in his eyes makes me feel so terribly guilty.

“I’m, sorry, okay? There was just so much going on. I didn’t want to worry you anymore. Plus we hadn’t planned for this.” I explain.

“Everything that is a result of the love we share, babe, is as beautiful as our love. And there are just no perfect moments for anything in this world. We decide to make the moment right for what we want – what we love and care for. And this, is the right moment for this.””Thank you, Andy!” I say.

“No. Thank you, my love, for loving me despite my shortcomings. I don’t know what I did for God to reward me so handsomely, but I would let the heavens and the entire world know that I’m a happy blessed man. At last, the rejected billionaire has found love and a beautiful family, the things he desired all his life since he was young- you and our unborn baby. I love you two with all of my soul, hun.”Ahem!

I love his beautiful words and the sobriety in them. I adore the cute smile glowing on his face under this faint moonlight. I love this feeling I am getting that he is now wholly happy and content. A happy man, he is. But what about his other child? What about Angel? It’s the first time he is leaving her out of a conversation like this for the first time since I met him? How can he be completely happy without his precious priceless jewel?

He still considers her his child, right?