Worried About The Future

While Sophia was waiting for her reply, she was in deep thought...

'What do you want from me? Do you know who I am? Do you know that I'm the daughter you abandoned 22 years ago and never looked back on, not even once? God! Why is she doing this to me?' Ann thought to herself and contemplated. 'It's too late now, Mother! You already inflicted so much pain on me.'

Ann wanted to tell Sophia everything that she was thinking, but instead, she replied confidently.

"Let me check my schedule for the day; then I'll get back to you!"

Ann then hung up without saying goodbye, walked back toward the bed, lay back down next to her husband, hugged him tightly, and then started sobbing…

Jeff was woken up because of the sound of sobbing. He suddenly felt Ann shuddering, and it pained him to hear her like this. He wasn't sure how to comfort his wife, so he just hugged her tighter and whispered some loving and comforting words that he knew.

"Sweetheart, I'm here. Whatever it is that's burdening you, you can share it with me, alright? If it's a person that has caused this, tell me who it is, and I will take care of it for you." He whispered while caressing her hair at the same time.

Ann was so touched at how tender and loving Jeff was towards her, which made her cry much more. This made her feel more complex when she realized that their marriage was still just a contract between them — the union that was just accidental and not meant to be.

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Ann now realized that she was in love with her husband as much as he was in love with her. However, the impending arranged marriage was still hovering over their heads and needed to be taken care of one way or the other.

"Jeff, can we talk?" She asked while burying her head in his arms for comfort.

"Of course, sweetheart, what is it? What's bothering you? Tell me!" Jeff replied with a tender kiss on her forehead, and his lips just stayed there, waiting for her to tell him what was on her mind.

Ann let out a heavy breath before speaking her mind, "It's about your family. Do you think they will accept me?" Ann asked, her voice sounding so tense and pressured while in deep thought.

'What if they don't accept me? Now that I know that I'm in love with my husband, how can I divorce him? No matter what, I will fight for my passion, whatever it takes, I will not give up my husband, and divorce is not an option!' So she told herself while waiting for Jeff's assurance.

"Why wouldn't they accept you? First, you are smart, beautiful, intelligent, and pretty. Second, you're intelligent, pretty, smart, and beautiful. What else is there?" Jeff said jokingly to Ann, trying to make her smile.

Ann was shocked by what Jeff just told her, "That's it? Wow! That's all I have to offer? So... To sum it up, I only have two qualities to show for, right? That's not comforting to know." Ann became much sadder than she was before. Teardrops were about to drop from her eyes again, but she stopped them just in time.

"Sweetheart, you have many, many, many, and many more qualities than that! I was just teasing you. I wish to see a smile on your face, not tears. I love you so much! My heart is breaking to see you cry your eyes out, you know?" Jeff was getting anxious now.

"Besides, we are husband and wife in the eyes of the law and Almighty. So we are bound together, in sickness and health till death do us part. But probably not for richer or poorer, since I'm wealthy.." Jeff said seriously with a sly smile on his lips.

"Jeff, you're crazy, you know that? How can you joke about something like that?" Ann was smiling now because of what her husband just said.

"Kidding aside, no matter what happens and whatever my family says or does. You became Mrs. Jeff Go four years ago, and there will only be one in this life or my next life, you hear me?! Mrs. Jeff, Go!" Then he hugged her so tight and kissed her sweetly.

Hearing those words from Jeff only made her love him more, and she felt much better after hearing that. So she would take whatever Jeff was giving her and return double the sugar she received.

"Jeff... what do you think our babies would look like if we had one?" Ann asked shyly but in a solemn tone of voice. She had been thinking about it lately and seriously. 'How nice would it be if we had a baby, we would be a real family, my own family!' She giggled under his arms.

Jeff thought it was so cute that Ann was already thinking of having a baby with him. But, of course, that could only mean one thing and one thing only; she was there to stay and would never leave him.

"Why don't we make one now so that we can find out soon, the sooner, the better" and with that, he jumped on top of her squeezing, caressing, hugging, kissing, loving her with all his being.

The night was young, and the two love birds were full of love. They ended up making love all night long. Finally, when the daylight came, and the rooster sang, the couple was in deep slumber after the exhausting night they had been through...