sign of maturity but whatever it was, he
wanted that baby badly.
‘Yes Jack, this is our child in here. Mine and yours. We could
have a good life together,’ she said her voice now soft. ‘I think it’s a little
boy. A copyright of his daddy.’
At the word ‘daddy’, Jack’s heart twisted. His mind conjured
up the image of a little boy with black hair like him and a cheeky toothless grin.
What was he going to do, he thought, running his fingers through his hair. He
thought of Leila and her loveliness. He thought of his proposal and his dreams
to spend the rest of his life with her.
Though he had never acknowledged it before, he understood
then. He loved Leila. He had loved her from the moment he had laid his eyes in
her sundress. He shook his head, as if ridding his brain of cobwebs. He wasn’t
ready to give up on his dream of marrying the love of his life. But the image
of a black haired boy haunted him.
How could he turn his back on his own flesh and blood?
Chapter Twelve
Both Leila and Susan cried a little as they held on to each
other outside Leila’s condo.
‘Texas is not that far you know?’ Leila sniffed, stepping
back to look at Susan.
‘I know and besides we’ll come down for the wedding.’
Everything was happening so fast. She had packed away all
her things in a storage facility and the condo was on the market for rent. Her
friends at the shelter had thrown her a last minute going away party the
previous day. She looked back at her condo building without regret. She had not
been happy here and she was glad to leave it for good.
‘Are you nervous?’ Susa said, as they got into her station
wagon, packed tightly with Leila’s luggage.
‘I’m nervous as hell!’ Leila admitted, belting up.
‘Then perhaps you should postpone the wedding, get to know
each other a little better.’
‘If you met Jack, you would understand. He’s perfect in
every sense of the word and the chemistry between us is amazing,’ Leila said.
‘Sex does not guarantee a happy marriage,’ Susan commented.
‘Neither does lack of it,’ Leila quipped and they both
erupted into giggles.
‘Seriously though, I’m really happy for you and I can’t wait
to meet Jack. I can’t guarantee that I’ll think he’s hot…’
They both laughed at that and the Leila reached for her
friend’s free hand and held it.
‘I’ll miss you so much,’ she said with feeling.
‘Me too.’
Soon they were at the airport and hugging goodbye for the
last time. Leila got into her flight and as she sat there waiting for the plane
to take off, she contemplated the life that awaited her. She hadn’t yet met
Jack’s parents and family and she looked forward to that. She knew that they
were nice people, after all, they had raised Jack and he sue was ice. The plane
soon taxied down the runway and with it her spirits also lifted.
She couldn’t wait to see Jack and this time he had promised
to be waiting for her at the airport. She had teased him about that first time
and he had had the grace to look embarrassed. They hadn’t spoken at all during
the five days she had been away and now she felt as though she had not seen him
in years. She couldn’t settle down during the journey and it was with great
relief for Leila when they finally touched down in Lainley, Texas.
She saw him as soon as she walked through to the waiting
bay. His presence startled how. I the five days she had forgotten just how
devastatingly handsome Jack was. She stopped pushing her trolley and paused to
just admire him. She pinched herself and grinned like a fool. The gorgeous man,
looking slightly worried was soon going to be her husband.
He seemed distracted, with his hands shoved inside the
pockets of his pair of jeans . He must be
worried about her. The thought warmed her heart and she pushed her trolley
towards him to relieve him of his misery. He turned, sensing her promise and
Leila let go of the trolley and ran into his arms.
‘Oh Jack!’ she
wanted that baby badly.
‘Yes Jack, this is our child in here. Mine and yours. We could
have a good life together,’ she said her voice now soft. ‘I think it’s a little
boy. A copyright of his daddy.’
At the word ‘daddy’, Jack’s heart twisted. His mind conjured
up the image of a little boy with black hair like him and a cheeky toothless grin.
What was he going to do, he thought, running his fingers through his hair. He
thought of Leila and her loveliness. He thought of his proposal and his dreams
to spend the rest of his life with her.
Though he had never acknowledged it before, he understood
then. He loved Leila. He had loved her from the moment he had laid his eyes in
her sundress. He shook his head, as if ridding his brain of cobwebs. He wasn’t
ready to give up on his dream of marrying the love of his life. But the image
of a black haired boy haunted him.
How could he turn his back on his own flesh and blood?
Chapter Twelve
Both Leila and Susan cried a little as they held on to each
other outside Leila’s condo.
‘Texas is not that far you know?’ Leila sniffed, stepping
back to look at Susan.
‘I know and besides we’ll come down for the wedding.’
Everything was happening so fast. She had packed away all
her things in a storage facility and the condo was on the market for rent. Her
friends at the shelter had thrown her a last minute going away party the
previous day. She looked back at her condo building without regret. She had not
been happy here and she was glad to leave it for good.
‘Are you nervous?’ Susa said, as they got into her station
wagon, packed tightly with Leila’s luggage.
‘I’m nervous as hell!’ Leila admitted, belting up.
‘Then perhaps you should postpone the wedding, get to know
each other a little better.’
‘If you met Jack, you would understand. He’s perfect in
every sense of the word and the chemistry between us is amazing,’ Leila said.
‘Sex does not guarantee a happy marriage,’ Susan commented.
‘Neither does lack of it,’ Leila quipped and they both
erupted into giggles.
‘Seriously though, I’m really happy for you and I can’t wait
to meet Jack. I can’t guarantee that I’ll think he’s hot…’
They both laughed at that and the Leila reached for her
friend’s free hand and held it.
‘I’ll miss you so much,’ she said with feeling.
‘Me too.’
Soon they were at the airport and hugging goodbye for the
last time. Leila got into her flight and as she sat there waiting for the plane
to take off, she contemplated the life that awaited her. She hadn’t yet met
Jack’s parents and family and she looked forward to that. She knew that they
were nice people, after all, they had raised Jack and he sue was ice. The plane
soon taxied down the runway and with it her spirits also lifted.
She couldn’t wait to see Jack and this time he had promised
to be waiting for her at the airport. She had teased him about that first time
and he had had the grace to look embarrassed. They hadn’t spoken at all during
the five days she had been away and now she felt as though she had not seen him
in years. She couldn’t settle down during the journey and it was with great
relief for Leila when they finally touched down in Lainley, Texas.
She saw him as soon as she walked through to the waiting
bay. His presence startled how. I the five days she had forgotten just how
devastatingly handsome Jack was. She stopped pushing her trolley and paused to
just admire him. She pinched herself and grinned like a fool. The gorgeous man,
looking slightly worried was soon going to be her husband.
He seemed distracted, with his hands shoved inside the
pockets of his pair of jeans . He must be
worried about her. The thought warmed her heart and she pushed her trolley
towards him to relieve him of his misery. He turned, sensing her promise and
Leila let go of the trolley and ran into his arms.
‘Oh Jack!’ she
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