Chapter 8 Family

“Are you the father?” A nurse asked the man who had brought the woman with a very large round belly into the

emergency room.

“Yes-”

“No! He’s not the father! He’s my friend!” The very pregnant lady managed to clarify that matter even though she was in intense pain.

A flash of hurt flickered through the man’s eyes but the pregnant woman was none the wiser.

The nurse felt awkward. “Um who’s going to sign the form-”

“I will. Please give it to me.”

“Where’s the father? This form should be filled in by the father.”

The woman snapped at the nurse. “I am the MOTHER and FATHER!”

The irritable pregnant woman was none other than Tessa Hilton and her ‘friend’ was Harry Winston.

Tessa was very big now. She had carried her child to full term but she didn’t know the gender because she was afraid of going for an ultrasound. Her stomach was bigger than normal. She thought there was something wrong with the baby so she decided to find out after giving birth.

The nurse gave her the form and she filled it in, albeit with difficulty. Tessa then glanced at Harry and gulped,” I don’t want to burden you with this.”

The truth was, she didn’t intend to keep getting Harry’s help. It would mean that the things she owed him would keep piling up. Besides, the information she was writing was what would be added to the birth certificate.

Harry’s gaze softened as he stared at her. He had combed his hair into a manly bun and he was in a powder blue shirt with navy pants. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows. He looked every bit the man of every woman’s dream.

“Don’t worry about that. I’m your friend, if I can help, why not? But since you’re not comfortable, it’s fine,” he said.

A wave of pain rushed through Tessa and she let out a scream. “I think the baby is coming!”

Elena was undergoing treatment so she couldn’t be here for her daughter. However, seeing that Harry would be waiting outside, Tessa felt warmth creep into her heart. She had been suspicious of him but he turned out

to be a very good friend.

Whilst in the labout room, Tessa felt like she was going to die. Her mother had prepared her and told her about the pain but she didn’t expect it to feel like she was teetering between life and death.

“Ok, Miss Hilton. You’re fully dilated. You can start to push!”

The doctor didn’t know how relieved Tessa felt to hear those words. She had been in active labour for seven

hours, feeling like she was being split into two but there was no sign of dilation.

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“Argh!” She groaned, pushing for the last time. A baby’s shriek echoed in the room and Tessa suddenly sighed in relief.

Pushing that one out tore her.

“Congratulations. Baby boy number one, born at 11:00 pm.” The doctor placed the baby on Tessa’s chest but her mind reeled when his words sank in.

“Baby number one?”

Before she could understand what was going on, a soul-tearing pain ripped through her and she cried out.

“Ok, this one is impatient. Push- oh, she’s out! Baby girl number two, born at 11:05 pm.”

Tessa was stunned. She gave birth to twins! It was shocking. Nevertheless, she loved her babies. She gazed down at them lovingly as they lay on her chest, grabbing each other’s tiny hands.

“The last one. Oh. This one’s a shy one. Ok, Push…” The doctor’s voice was calm as he instructed her once

more.

Tessa’s eyes widened in shock but the pressure on her core made her give a big push just as she felt another baby come out. She was sure these three tore her pretty badly.

“Congratulations. Baby girl number three, born at 11:10.”

Tessa’s eyes were filled with love as she held her three bundles of joy to her chest. She might have gone through a lot of pain to give birth to them but it was all worth it. They were so beautiful.

‘My treasures.’

She lowered her head and gave each of her babies’ little heads a kiss before saying, “You three and your grandma are my only family now.”

the same time, Aaron groaned in his sleep. His hands stretched out as if he was

“Tessa! Tessa!”

He was having a dream and in that dream. Tessa was heavily pregnant. She was in great pain and was crying out loudly. Aaron’s heart broke while watching her give birth to his child. This was why he ended up stretching

as he reached for her, she suddenly began to fade and then he held empty air. His heart jumped to his throat when she suddenly disappeared

out to her.

blinked as he sat up from the bed, his heart

was

just a dream.’ He sighed as

the strange dream he just had.

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giving birth to his child.

and he grabbed his phone, calling

she been found?”

up from his

a knot in his stomach and he

game and find Tessa! I’ll pay anything. Give them millions if you have to. Do they want land? I have plenty. Tell them to put

his back against the headboard and went through his phone. He checked his gallery and realised he didn’t have any pictures of Tessa that he could look at. He

going to lose her

Five years later….

Hilton speaking.”

when she saw that it was her children’s school

voice of the principal

Your son has just beaten up

Tessa pushed her chair back with a screech as

Is he

her car keys and walked out of

parents are here

Reagan is an obedient child. He wouldn’t start a fight with anyone,” Tessa anxiously said as she hastily made her way

facing the wrath

brewed within Tessa when she

be of a higher status. Anyway, I

parking lot. She had to quickly get to

she could reach her car, she

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through her nose and she rubbed it a

“Ouch.”

her glance up at the

was styled neatly. His eyes were

You might get into an accident,” the

kind friend and

her

into a fight. I

glanced at the soft hand grabbing his arm and emotions stirred

the opportunity to wrap one arm around Tessa’s shoulders and began to lead her to

you. My car is

off the hand that was

of his sleek black sedan and immediately drove in the direction of the school.

about to unbuckle

in myself. Thank

someone there in case they give

got out of the car quickly before he could say more.

of favors that she didn’t want to depend on him anymore. If she

own company by first freelancing her architectural services online,

she heard a response, she grabbed the latch and pushed the

girl with raven hair

“Mommy!”

her four-year-old daughter when she threw herself at her.

placed two kisses on her

the side of her hip before her eyes trailed to

born and the shortest among the three. She looked like a three-year-old although she

four.

principal said but

was seated on a bench in the office and his head was lowered. He had a vein popping out of his forehead and his

the other hand was seated calmly while she occasionally glared at the kid that her brother had

her children, ignoring the burning eyes of the

and got down on her haunches before

what happened? Tell Mommy the truth. I’ll

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