FATED BOND

Damien’s POV

“Happy birthday, darling”, I scooped Ellah up in my arms and kissed her on the forehead.

“Thank you, daddy,” she grinned. “and thanks for the gift”, she held onto the doll I got for her tightly and I smiled. I was glad she loved it. “I love you.”

“I love you too, sweetheart.”

“Ellah, you love your dad? What about me?” Daisy questioned with a pout, folding her arms.

“I love you too, mommy”, she chuckled and I laughed softly.

“What about me?” My mom also appeared from nowhere with her protruding belly.

“I love you, granny.”

“I love you more”, mom said as Ellah struggled to get out of my hold. I dropped her and moved close to Daisy. She was busy cutting Ellah’s birthday cake and distributing it amongst Ellah’s classmates who came for the birthday party.

My hand found it’ss way to her waist and she looked up at me.

“Let’s get away from here”, I whispered close to her ears. She began to shake her head in disagreement.

“Come on, mom and Beth will handle the rest. I have a surprise for you.”

Beth was the new househelp replacing Nadia who got married the week before in London.

Mom couldn’t go because of her condition. So Daisy and I went there and stayed a few more days before going back to Las Vegas because of Daisy’s final examinations.

Daisy didn’t look convinced as she turned back to look at mom who was engrossed in a conversation with Vanessa.

“Come on”, I said impatiently and took the tray from her. I dropped it before guiding her out of the crowded living room.

I opened the car and got her in. She was silently looking at me. I smiled at her before going over to the driver’s seat. I ignited the car into action after kissing her briefly.

After a few minutes of driving in silence, I pulled the car in front of the house and got out. I went round to help her out also.

“Where are we?” She looked around. When her face fell on the building before us, she gasped in awe.

There was a fountain in front of the building and she walked closer. I walked behind her smiling to myself in satisfaction.

“Do you like It?”

“I love it”, she screamed. “Whose house is it?”

“What do you think?” I chucked and shook my head at her naivety.

“Is it for mom and dad?” I know she was referring to my mom and dad. I shook my head. She turned to look at the building once more. There was confusion written all over her.

“Whose own is it then? Are we trespassing someone’s property? Let’s get out of here already.”

“Why?”

“Why? We are trespassing. I wonder why you brought me here in the first place”, she tried to pull me after her.

“Daisy”, I called. “I brought you here because this is our home.”She looked confused at first before it was replaced with a look of surprise.

“Damien?” She called as if to be sure I was saying the truth.

“This is our home, Daisy”, I held her waist and took her lips.

“I thought we were going to stay with mom…”

“We need our privacy, babe. Same with our unborn kids”, I cut her off. She grinned, jumped up in excitement, and gave me a brief kiss before running over to the house. I ran after her.

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Nina’s POV

“Nina, I’m sorry for the hurtful words I said to you the other day. I…. did… I was just hurt and sad”, Danny apologized with Vanessa sitting right beside him. I was with a smile on my face because I wasn’t holding any grudges against him. If anything, I was so glad I was able to bring back his wife. He still loved his wife, no doubt.

“It’s nothing really, Danny. I’m glad you found your wife.”

“Are you sure?”

“I told him not to bother because I know you have a good heart but he kept insisting”, Vanessa said and we both chuckled.

“I forgive you, Danny. I hope you forgive me too.”

“You gave me the best gift ever, Nina. You brought back my joy”, he looked at his wife lovingly. “You will never be forgotten, Nina Gomez.”

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Damien’s POV

Daisy was moving from one room to the other, inspecting all the rooms and telling me which will serve as the kitchen, the children’s room, the living room, the bedroom, and the rest when my phone rang. It was a strange number.

“Hello”, I said. Daisy had trailed off into one of the rooms upstairs which she said will be the master bedroom.

“Damien, it’s me, Leo.”

“Hey Leo”, I smiled. “Whatsup man?”

“There is something I want to tell you”, he said softly.

“What is it, Leo?” I asked with curiosity. He was silent for a while. Then I heard the sound of a door opening.

“Vivian wants to come to America next week. Don’t believe whatever she tells you.”

“Vivian? Why did you say that?” I frowned hearing the bitch’s name.

I hated her with passion and hearing about her brought back the ache and worry I had been trying to push out of my head. I hadn’t told Daisy or mom about what happened between Vivian and I. I didn’t know how they would react, especially Daisy. I know it will ruin her or ruin our relationship.

“She’s pregnant with my baby”, Leo confirmed. “She was pregnant before the sex with you. She wants you to take responsibility for the pregnancy”, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I was jerked out of my mind when I heard a sound that sounded like he was struggling with someone.

“Leo? Are you there?”Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

“Damien”, Vivian called breathing heavily. “Damien, I love you, don’t believe him. The baby is yours.”

“She is lying”, Leo shouted from the background.

“He is a liar, Damien. I love you”, she cried.

Leo’s voice boomed into the phone and I could hear Vivian crying.

“Damien, I just thought you should know. Vivian is a bitch. I was beginning to fall in love with her and she cheated on me. Don’t let her play on your intelligence. She is pregnant with my child. Goodbye”, he disconnected the call without waiting for my reply.

I was emotionless as I processed all that was happening. It felt like a heavyweight was lifted off my shoulder and I screamed in excitement, attracting Daisy’s attention.

“What happened?” She questioned. I grinned and pulled her towards the exit. She kept questioning me till we got to the car and as I drove out of the building.

“Let’s go in”, I told her when we got to a restaurant. When we got inside, she asked again. “What happened?”

“Nothing. I’m just happy.”

“Oh!” She muttered as I beckoned to one of the waiters and ordered the same meal for Daisy and me.

We talked as we ate. I noticed Daisy was always avoiding touching topics like marriage.

At first, I thought she didn’t want to get married but after a while, I realized it was either because she was scared of getting married or she was scared of putting the idea into my head, so it won’t look like she is forcing or persuading me to marry her.

I smiled as she kept talking non-stop. I took a hold of her left hand which was on the table and kissed the back of her hand before turning it over and kissing her palms.

She shuddered. “I love you, Daisy. I love you so much. Don’t ever doubt my love for you”, she swallowed hard and nodded.

“Daisy?” Someone called from behind. I turned to see Stanley. The smile on his face vanished when our eyes met and then his eyes moved to Daisy’s hand in mine.

“He asked me out”, Daisy whispered to me as he moved closer. I felt myself getting angry and I felt like punching the living hell out of him.

“Hi, Stanley. What are you doing here?”

“What are you doing here?” He asked. “With Damien.”

“Well….. what does it look like we are doing here?” I retorted. He ignored me and faced Daisy. “I thought you told me you two aren’t together, Daisy”, Daisy bit her lips without uttering a word.

I stood up and helped Daisy up too with my hand on her waist and a smirk on my face. “Maybe she forgot to tell you I am Ellah’s father.”

His face blazed in anger as he exclaimed. “What?”