Mummy I Got You A New Husband

Chapter 1

PREGNANT!!

SOPHIE'S POV

"Congratulations, Sophie; you are six weeks pregnant."I overheard the doctor say as he gestured to shake my hands.His remarks startled me, and I gazed blankly for a while, wondering what to reply.

This news was not my expectation. It was more than I had imagined.

"Mrs Sophie," he yelled for me once more, a bit louder than before and I jolted back to reality feeling absolutely no thrill. I could not possibly be pregnant. After learning of the pregnancy, my thoughts had wandered, but his call snapped me back to reality. Regaining my composure, I shook his hand and thanked him.

" Emm......Thanks." He gave me an eerie look as I responded and stood to go, unsure about what to do next. My aunt would murder me if she found out I was pregnant. Despite her warnings about Ryan, I persisted in dating him, and now this.

I had been sick a few days and my aunt insisted I go to the hospital and see a doctor but pregnancy was not exactly how I hoped it would pan out.

"What could I possibly tell her?" I murmured to myself as I considered the ideal disguise and ultimately decided that I would tell her it was simply a fever until I could come up with a better plan.

"How could I be so careless? After my last intercourse with Ryan, I had neglected to take an after pill. I quiered myself bittered about the issue.

I got into the cab at the hospital's entrance and wanted to go home, but I opted to check in with Ryan first. Since his help will be invaluable in telling my aunt the news, I wanted him to know what had transpired.

Enticed by some soothing music on my phone, we drove to Ryan's house, my head spinning with ideas. Hoping to talk to Ryan when I got there, I peered out the window and tried to shake the problem.

My reverie was abruptly interrupted when the cab pulled to a stop outside his house. I paid him off, stepped down and grumbled when I saw the house, hoping he was home as I had phoned numerous times in the cab and received no response. I straightened my clothing and made my way to the entrance.

I banged for a while and got no answer, so I tried to look through the window but it was closed, afraid I could have gone all the way for nothing, I search through my purse for Ryan keys since I recalled he had handed them to me.

"Yes," I exclaimed with excitement as soon as I saw them. I took the keys and unlocked the door. Discovering the house was abnormally quiet I believe that no one was home and made to leave.

I noticed some clothings on the ground as I turned to go and decided to follow the trail.

"These are Ryan's clothes," I said, relieved since I had feared someone had broken in before my arrival. As I picked up the clothings, I noticed a lingurie. Certain that it was not mine, I came to the conclusion that Ryan may have acquired them for me. I felt a glimmer of optimism, waiting for something unexpected.

I raced into the bedroom, hoping to find Ryan waiting for me with a surprise. As I got closer to the bedroom, I heard some commotion and hurried over to find out what was happening.

"Oh my gosh!" I shouted at what I had just witnessed as the door sprang open, the clothings falling from my hands as tears rolled down my cheeks. More than I anticipated, I had received the surprise of my life.

Ryan was back at his house, lying in bed with a different woman. I stood numbly crying, scarcely able to move. They turned to face me as I got a closer look. The woman was Tana, my best friend. The image of them kissing and smooshing brought me to tears.

I could not believe that after everything we would been through together, Ryan could do this with my closest buddy.

They looked at me as I remained there numbly starring at them for a while, and Tana groaned as she turned Ryan's face to kiss her

"I thought you were done with her?" Tana feigned to push Ryan away, a phoney scowl on her face.

"Yes. We are done; Tana, I love you." She let out a sensual gasp as Ryan planted a kiss on her neck. His words shattered my heart, yet I was still unable to move my legs. I just gazed at them hopelessly.

"I love you, too, sweetie." Tana murmured as the kissed passionately, numb as I was tear slid down my cheeks freely.

"Noo no no," my stomach churned and I felt like puking as I shouted till unable to support my legs. Barely able to stand, the results tumbled out of my hands.

"Ryan, I am pregnant." I muttered as both of them mulched, hoping that would change Ryan mind and turn to me as I was carrying his child. It was not real, but I believed him knowing would make a difference. Ryan stopped abruptly and turned to face me

"I cannot be that bastard's father; leave my room." He stared at me with disgust and turned to Tana as they kissed passionately. My heart crushed when Ryan spoke those words not believing he would say that to me after four years together. I screamed picked the results and raced out of the room, my legs wobbly. It felt as if my world had ended. The two people who meant the world to me were the ones who had betrayed my trust.

I dashed outside, tears welled up in my eyes as I got into a taxi.I wanted to chill off the steam. I was pregnant and the father was sleeping with my closest friend. My favourite bar sprang to mind, but I opted against it since it brought back too many memories of Ryan. Instead, I went to another pub to decompress.

I stayed in a more distant seat from everyone as soon as I entered the pub since I did not want any approaches. I ordered a round of tequila, downing around three shots right away to try to forget what had just happened.

"Hey, gorgeous," I heard someone remark as he sat next to me; my sincere desire was to take a drink and relax, as I was not in the mood.

"Bad night." He grinned at me as he talked; there was something about his smile that made my world pause and make me feel wonderful for a little period.

"Yeah," I responded, sighing, my eyes welling up with feelings I could not suppress.

"Do not stress too much about it; you will be alright. Shit happens." He soothed me as we drank till late at night. We both had a lot going on and needed some downtime.

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When I heard a tap on the door, I rolled over on the bed, not wanting to wake up, but as I looked around, I saw this room was not at all like mine. I leaped out of bed when I realised I was not in my room, bewildered, because I had no idea how I had gotten there, making an effort to recall, my head hurt so much.I was hung over from drinking so much the night before.

"What happened?" I murmured to myself as my head slammed so hard, I could not think clearly. The door opened, and the housekeeper brought in the meal. She put it down and started to walk away, but she stopped when I called her.

" Where am I?" I inquired, perplexed by all that was going on. She looked back, trying not to show how disgusted she was, and answered nicely.

"You arrived with a young man last night, and he asked to make you be comfortable until you were ready to go. I will take my leave now, please call me if you need anything."

I sighed as realization hit me. It was the stranger from last night.As soon as I noticed some money and a letter in the drawer, my thoughts flashed back to the previous night. It seemed as we had talked late into the night and he took me home when he noticed I was drunk.

" Thanks for last night. You can leave when you are ready, ."I read the message aloud, angry and resentful that he believed I was a prostitute, and got out of bed to take a warm bath. I noticed that I still had slept with my dress on.

My mind raced as I attempted to find out who I had been with the night before. I did not even who he was neither did i remember how I got to his house. I got dressed had some food and aspirin and left making sure no one saw me as I did.

I hurried to work,my head was buzzing as I fretted about how the conversation with Aunt Susan would go when I arrived at the mall.

Aunt Susan was the only surviving relative I had as I lost my parents in a ghastly motor accident. She helped raised me and provided for me in the way that she could. She owned a mall I worked as the sales manager there.

"Where are you coming from? " I heard someone shout as I crept into my office.

Chapter 2

GET RID OF IT!!!!

SOPHIE'S POV

As I sneaked inside my office, I heard someone voice call out, scared to my bones I stopped as I soon as I heard the voice. I turned towards the direction of the voice and I soon overcame my trepidation as I recognised it was my aunt.

Quite unexpectedly, she arrived early at the store. I did not anticipate her to be in the store at this time and had no excuse yet to tell her. Clutching my hair, I moved in her direction while concealing my face in the hopes that she would not probe too much.

"Hi Aunt Susan," I walked to where she was sitted and embracing her thinking it would help me avoid this dilemma. When I let go of her, she did not say anything and just looked at me. I knew she wanted answers.

" Maybe she would not react as badly as I had anticipated" I thought to myself, but I was not ready to give up, yet I could not hide anymore.

"Ahm, I went to the hospital as you suggested, and........" I stuttered and stayed muted as I did not know what to say, my fingers trembling from fear.

Aunty Susan stared at me for a while and reacted to what I had said, demonstrating that she was not going to let me go so lightly.

"And...... did you forget to return? She quirked, and I saw I could not hide any longer, so I simply gazed at her, having nothing to say.

'Where are you coming from?" She inquired again, this time louder and fierce than the first time, she seemed agitated.

" You have been gone since yesterday, and you are making an attempt to return late to work. What is your excuse? What exactly did the doctor say?"

My brain hurt from Aunt Susan's queries since they were all directed at the same moment, leaving me unsure of how to answer.

"It is only a fever," I answered quietly as I sat down still exhausted from last night escapades. She stared at me, it seemed she did not believe it was just a fever and asked about the results of the test findings.

"Give me the test findings. I want to know what is wrong with you?" She reached out her hands to take the findings, and I attempted to persuade her otherwise.

I reiterated, " it is simply a fever, nothing major. I will be fine soon."

Aunty Susan seemed to have discovered my tricks and was not believing anything I said. She insisted on having the results and I had no choice. I turned over the results. Looking at it for a while, she blurted out.

"You are pregnant?" .She stated more like a question than a statement, her gaze riveted on mine. It made me nervous, so I twisted my hair and glanced aside to avoid her attention. She sensed I was not ready to talk and was growing agitated. She tapped me, attempting to gain my attention.

"Who is the father?" She questioned me, her eyes unwavering.

"Its Ryan' s but......" I responded, turning away to avoid her gaze. I could not tell her Ryan denied the pregnancy.

" But what!!!!!!" Aunty Susan questioned tapping her foot rather impatiently as she stared at me for answers.

"He does not want the baby." I mouthed finally. Aunt Susan glared at me with her mouth wide, astonished and disappointed, and she did not conceal it. She could not contain her dissapproval of the pregnancy as she had warned me about Ryan and couple with him refusing to take responsibility. She concluded I had to get rid of it.

" Get rid of it" Aunt Susan had a deep breathe as she sighed concluding that was the best solution for the situation at hand.

I did not seem to understand what she met by what she had said and I made a gesture of her to repeat herself so I could understand.

"Hmmh" I replied as though i did not hear what she had said, I did not want to believe my aunt would want me to terminate the pregnancy.

" You heard me right, do the needful for both our sakes" Aunt Susan said finally.

I did not know what to do about the pregnancy. Ryan had made it clear he did not want to have anything to do with me as he was already sleeping with my friend. Lost in my thoughts as I stared at nothing in particular. I pondered about what to do about it.

"No, I would not do that" I blurted out as the thoughts of terminating the pregnancy crossed my mind when aunt Susan spoke about it.

My baby was innocent and I could not bare the thoughts of killing my baby.

I was pregnant out of wedlock and the baby had no father. She expressed how it would tarnish the image of the family as she held my hands trying to convince me to terminate it.

"Get rid of it as soon as possible." She said as she sat by my side, holding my hands.

" I would not kill my own child" I adamantly responded as I stood up letting go of her hands, pacing around the room.

"You would have to stay some place else, if you insist on keeping the baby." Aunty Susan replied calmly.

My heart skipped a beat on hearing her threats. I knew Aunt Susan better and knew she was not one to throw careless words. She meant it when she said I had to leave if I insisted on having the baby. I pleaded with her earnestly but she did not want to listen.

" Please Aunty, where do I stay if I leave." I replied as tears fell down my eyes, but my aunty was not having any of it.

" You should have thought about that before making a decision to keep the baby." She flung the results on my face as she walked and headed out of the office, telling me she did not want to meet me in her house still pregnant.

" I do not want to meet you in my house when I get back if you still have that thing inside of you." Aunt Susan said with her voice thrilling off as she left. I fell on my knees and cried for a while before putting myself together to head home. I got home packed my bags as I wondered what the future held for me and my baby.

Torn between the decision to have my baby or losing it to keep my home made me restless, but one thing I was sure was that my aunt could not get back and meet me still pregnant. I left the house and headed to the streets not knowing where to go.

As I walked out with my bags, tears flowed freely down my cheeks.I left the home I ever knew and the only family I had. I had some money saved but that would barely be enough.

" It is going to be fine" I wiped my tears as I assured myself.

I left everything as I headed for a new city and a new life for myself and my unborn child not knowing what the future held for us.

I knocked for a long while and finally someone answered the door.

" Oh Sophie, come on in." An elegant figure motioned for me to come into the house, I stared at her as I walked in.

"Leaving my aunt was not the end for me." I thought as I got into the house.

Chapter 3

IT'S HIM

SOPHIE'S POV.

I heard a knock at the door as I was preparing to head to my daughter's school. Her school instructor had phoned to inquire about her whereabouts. Jade's attempt to matchmake me with a man was not her first instance of acting naughtily. With all my heart, I prayed she was okay and this was just one of her misadventures.

"Hello, Mrs Sophie, how are you doing today? The school instructor at Jade's school inquired.

"Hello, Ma'am. I am doing well. Is there a reason you are calling? Is Selene okay? I inquired as I was intrigued about the purpose for the call. I had lied to the school that Selene father was out of the country so everyone referred to me as Mrs even though I had no husband.

"It is regarding your daughter Selene, we did not see her at school today and were wondering why, so we decided to call you," the instructor said.

"What do you mean she is not at school? She took the bus this morning." I shouted at the school instructor as I hung up the phone. I left my task of preparing for a birthday party and headed for the school.

Selene was turning ten in a few days, so I decided to invite a few friends around for the celebration.

It had been 10 years since my fall out with Ryan, and Selene was all grown. She was everything I ever wanted, and I was glad I decided against ending the pregnancy as many years ago as everyone had suggested.

The door bell kept ringing and I wondered who it would be at this time. I carried my bag and headed out.

"Who on earth could that be?" I muttered to myself, momentarily perplexed as I was not expecting any visitors at this hour and I was in a bit of a hurry to get to Jade school.

The knock persisted, now growing in its urgency, I made my way to the door, my mind racing as I tried to ascertain the identity of the uninvited visitor.

Upon opening the door, I met with the sight of my neighbour, Lois, my expression inscrutable. I muttered to myself underneath my breath, taking care to ensure that Lois remained unaware of my agitation. This was more than wrong timing.

" Where is Selene? She's been wreaking havoc in my backyard again," she spat, her irritation palpable. "I've repeatedly warned her not to play in my garden, yet she persists in disregarding my requests. This is becoming intolerable!"

"Are you certain it was Selene?" I countered, her apprehension mounting. "She hasn't yet returned from school." I lied in an attempt to defend my daughter, despite not knowing where Selene was.

Lois' anger rose with each passing second, her ire manifesting itself in a piercing shriek. "I knew you would side with her! You always do!" she accused, her finger jutting out accusatorily to my direction.

I was in a rush and was not prepared to argue with Lois. So I apologized to Lois and ignored her rantings as I ran off to get to my daughter's school.

The principal summoned me to his office upon my arrival. She informed me that even though Selene had taken the bus and reached the school, she was not present in class, and nothing had shown up during any of the searches conducted on the school property. Jade was a naughty girl, but she had never skipped class. I was perplexed because I saw her off and waited till she got into the bus.

Upon being contacted, a few of the students said that Jade was on the bus with them and that they arrived at school together, but somehow she was not present in class.

My hands trembled, and I could hardly keep myself together as tears flowed freely from my eyes. My only kid went absent from school, and the school provided no explanation.

"If something were to happen to my kid, I would make sure that there would be nothing to write about this school." I yelled at the principal pacing about in his office.

" For your sake, pray nothing happens to my daughter." I screamed again in rage as tears streamed down my face. I contacted 911 immediately and informed them about the issue, but I was told I had to wait for 24 hours to issue a formal complaint.

Frustrated about what was going on, I stumped out of the office angrily, headed home not sure about what to do. My mind flooded with thought of were my daughter could be. My phone started ringing and when I checked it was Lois.

I did not want to answer because i did want Lois drama. After she called for a while I decided to answer the call and it could be important.

" Selene is home, I wondered where you went leaving her all myself with some stranger" She said and ended the call abruptly. Joyed with the message I had just received and worried about who the stranger would be I rushed back home and observed Selene in the front porch with an unidentified person, her hands clutching his as she spoke enthusiastically.

I was so scared that I started to wonder who this man was and why Jade was with him. Despite my cautions, Selene had previously returned home with someone I did not know. But this gentleman was unique; he seemed sophisticated from a distance.

I felt a leap of joy on seeing my daughter and wondered how she met the stranger who was with her but I did not want to ask any questions just yet.

I observed the stranger, and he appeared quite familiar as I got closer. I wondered who the stranger was and why my daughter had brought him home.

He had teutonic-gold hair and an excellent body that made him look like a model. It was neat and flowing. His sharp cheekbones and authoritative nose sliced down into a flinty jaw, while his eyebrows, shaped like a crescent moon, were tiny and narrow. His athletic elegance was flawless, and he moved with a masculine, muscular figure.

His wide, mariner-blue eyes flashed, beaming with joy and youthful energy and he had an amazing smile. His gap year attire made him look younger than he was. Memories of long ago flooded my head as his swirling, cloying fragrance saturated the air around me as I arrived at the porch.

"It is him," I whispered as I sighed as realization hit me. It was the stranger from many nights ago.

As I ran to meet them at the front porch, I felt a flash of rage inside of me, along with concerns about how he met my kid.

" Mummy i got you a new husband." Selene leaped into my arms, relinquishing his grip as soon as they reached the front porch.