Chapter 60

MIRIAM'S POV
I smiled at Daniel while he kissed my head and as he saw my smile he held my chin and also smiled back at me.
Just then, his phone rang so he had to let go of me and started searching for it in his pocket.
It took quite a while before he was able to get the phone from his pocket because of the way he was sitting.
So he had to stand up so that his hand could enter his pockets properly and then he slid out the phone and walked away from me.
I was not bothered about who he was on the phone with and I wasn't even interested in their conversation. I just admired him as he walked away from me towards the door.
Trish came along immediately and started massaging the feet that Daniel had just finished massaging moments ago.
"You could start from this one. He is already done with that one." I told her as I took the leg down and placed the other one on her lap.
She nodded and took the leg I had just given her and started doing the massage.
While she was doing that, I rested properly on the couch, placing my head on it and then closing my eyes while I enjoyed the feeling I got from the massage I was receiving.
The sound that I was making sounded more like a moan but I couldn't help because I was really enjoying myself.
Trish did not disturb me with any conversation she allowed me to rest while she did but she was doing.
By the time she was done she went into the kitchen and got me a glass of fresh orange juice and pampered me to drink it.
I really did not know why I was receiving the special treatment from every one of them but the truth is that whatever it is that is prompting them to do this should just continue this way because I am really having a good time.
It was when I was drinking the juice that she had gone to fetch for me that she engaged in a conversation and we had a very good laugh.
It took quite a while before Daniel finished taking the call he went out to take and they came back to the living room.
As he walked towards me he was all smiles. Trish and I were smiling too.
"What's this joy all about?" I asked him as he sat beside me and I turned my face away from Trish to look at him.
"I'm just happy for you Miriam. I'm glad you're back on your feet again and I am glad you are back to the Miriam I had always known." He said what sounds like a compliment to me and I began to wonder and I changed from the Miriam he had always known to another.
However, I had to take my head off that thought because as a matter of fact I am in no place to know whether I have changed or not it is only the people that are around me that could tell whether or not I have actually changed.
So if Daniel is confident that I am back to the person he had known all these years, then I am happy that the part of me which I displayed that was not pleasant in their eyes is over now.
"So tell me what has been going on in the pack." I said to Daniel whose attention was already on the television. It turned out that he didn't hear me the first time because the volume of the television was quite high and he had given maximum attention to it.
So I had to shake his leg and bring him back to the living room because he seemed lost in the program he was watching.
He jerked and seemed to be agitated. He just did not expect me to shake him the way I did but I had to because I needed some answers from him.
"It seems you were saying something to me." He turned to face me and I was glad I got his attention again.
"Yes I have been speaking to you but you seem to be more focused on the television right now. Maybe you should finish up with it first we could talk later." I said to him and was about to get up to leave the living room.
But he held my hand and made me sit more comfortably than I even sat the first time.
"you know listening to you and doing your buildings is a priority to me so just tell me whatever it is." He answered romantically and I was really beginning to like what I had here.
"I just wanted to know what has been going on in the pack all along." I smiled as I spoke to him knowing fully well that I already have this man but then I started becoming worried for Cherry because I was scared that with the way he was going he might as well lose interest in her entirely and focus on me.
And honestly I do not want that for her Cherry has been a a very good friend ever since we started being close I cannot imagine myself doing such evil to her no matter what.
I felt that Daniel was being too forward so I had to put his hand that was wrapped around my waist a away and by the expression on his face I guess he was surprised that I did that.
But I really had to because on my part I also did not want to start harbouring feelings for him knowing fully well that his heart to belongs to another and can never be mine in as much as I was coveting it right now.
"Why did you do that?" he asked me immediately I took his hands off my waist and the smile on his face turns to a frown.
"I honestly do not know what we are doing and I just want to be sure that we don't get to be too forward than we should be." I answered him but he gave me a look that suggested that he did not understand what I just said.
"I know you love Cherry and I love her too so I really don't want us to do anything that could hurt her feeling. She has been there for me all along and I wouldn't be wrong if I call her my friend." I continued and he started laughing immediately well I kept wondering what was funny.
Out of curiosity I had to ask him why he was laughing because I never cracked a joke yet he continued laughing. to make matters worse his son up from his sit held his waist with his both hands and laughed to the point that he started coughing.
Then he walked to the kitchen to get some water.
he came back still laughing but it was not as intense as it was the first time.
"Come on Daniel what is funny about what I had just said." I inquired because I needed to know what I have just said that prompted all this laughter.
"You are very funny Miriam," he said as he sat down again and even held me closer and I was to him the first time.
Then I started wriggling my body out of his arms but he wouldn't let me go he even had to hold me tighter just so I don't get out of his arms.
"I know you care about cherry and I know you love her too and trust me she never got out of my mind." He started and I look straight into his eyes and so nothing but love for this lady. In as much as I was beginning to feel that I deserved this kind of love I had to console myself with the fact that I once had it and this one sitting right beside me is not mine.
"Whatever I am doing for you I am also doing it from a place of love and I am also sure of the facts that I am not going to get romantic with you so I want you to come down and enjoy every bit of it." I finished his statement as he pulled my head and rested it on his chest.
Since it is something and I'm not going to get for ever I took his advice and decided to enjoy every bit of the moment.
He was caressing my hair and it was as though I was beginning to fall asleep because I had closed my eyes when I rested on his chest.
"You have not missed anything from the pack. It was only a few days ago you had a meeting with every member back and things have been going well all along." His voice snapped me out of the subconscious region I was about to move in to.
"So what do everyone think about me?" I asked him and he told me that they were all proud of me.
"So the issue of the rebels how we going to handle it?" I asked because that seems to be only pressing problem we had at hand.
"That's not much of a big deal we will handle them. I just want to make sure that you are in perfect condition first before bothering you with anything that concerns it." He replied as he continued stroking my hair with his fingers.
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CHERRY'S POV
We got to the hospital and I was really feeling uneasy all over. Ivy tried all she could to calm me down but my nervousness had gotten out of hand.
All I wanted to do was to see the baby.
I was happy I was finally going to get one but at the same time it felt strange and it was as though this was not happening.
The doctors asked us to wait at the reception for a while and it was taking forever for them to come back to attend to us.
Just like I have always been when ever I am in the hospital I was tensed.
Few minutes of sitting down felt like a couple of days and before I knew it I was already beginning to shiver.
The place wasn't that cold but I was so cold that I was literally shaking.
Ivy noticed it and held me closer it was in her arms I felt a little warmth and had some solace.
"Has Daniel called you?" I asked her because it seems like we are taking forever and they must have been worried about us.
"We only got here some moments ago so please calm down. I will call Daniel as soon as we should." Ivy responded to me and I tried all I could to just rest but it seems as though it was not working.
I closed my eyes while I rested on her shoulders by the time I opened it I saw a nurse working hurriedly towards us. I prayed silently need one she was coming to call but before she got halfway into the hallway she turned by her right and I could not see her anymore.
I sighed in frustration as I rested my head again on her shoulder and closed my eyes.
"You can now come in to see the baby." I heard a voice that sounded very unfamiliar but that was not the issue the only important thing here is that we are called in to come and see the baby and that was all that mattered.
I stood up immediately and Ivy too and we both followed the doctor that had come to call us.
As we entered into the room he had led us to, it felt like something hit me and I was becoming dizzy at the moment but I had to hold on to Ivy, who was supportive enough to make sure that I was okay.
Whilst the doctor led us the particular place where baby was made the past several other children all lying helpless. And I prayed for them and their mothers while I passed even as I could not take my eyes off them.
"Here we are." The doctor said pointing at my baby.
At that moment tears today running down my cheeks. It seemed so surreal and I was beginning to wonder if I am the one who is actually going to finally get a baby.
I looked at the cute little thing lying in the incubator and I was so proud of myself. I was also glad letter was favoured with it.
As I turned to look at Ivy's face I realise that she has also been crying. Then I let out a smile because I was glad to know that I was not the only one feeling this emotional about this moment.
"It is so precious, I just feel like taking it up into my arms right now." Ivy said I should try to to dry the tears that we are fighting its way down on her face.
"You don't need to bother yourself about that just allow the streams to flow, that is the only way you can get better." I told Ivy who was trying so hard to stop crying. As soon as she heard that she let out a little scream and we both held each other in our arms as we cried.
"Can I take a picture of it?" She asked me but I told her not to it wasn't yet time. She obliged but she couldn't stand the sight anymore so she ran out of the room leaving me alone with the baby.
I discovered that the doctor had also left so here I was in a room filled with babies all staring at me and for once in my life I felt really blessed to have these tiny things surrounding me.
I looked at my cute little thing and a whole lot of things to say to it crossed my mind but even as I opened my mouth to speak to it I could not find the words.
The best I could do was to allow the tears speak for me because I could not find the words to express my emotions.
The stayed in here for quite a while admiring each child as I moved from one to another.
Whilst I was working amongst them, I heard a knock on the door but I decided not to bother myself about it.
Then a middle-aged woman walked in, as I turned to look at her I could tell that she is a doctor.
I didn't even say hi to her because I was more concentrated on what I was doing and nothing matters to me at the moment than these babies I was looking it.
"I was actually this emotional about children and each time a child was born in the hospital, I felt like stealing them then taking them home." She spoke to me distracted my heart from the babies.
She noticed that I did not grasp her story perfectly so after taking a deep breath she continued.
"My babies always die whilst I give birth to them. I would always come to the hospital pregnant and return home empty. It happened for ten years until my husband left." She continued and used her thumb to dry the tears that running down her cheeks.
I did not need any explanation from her anymore.
It felt as though I had finally met someone that shared my pain. So I ran to her and hugged her tightly.
When we got out of each other's arms I looked into her eyes and I saw pain but besides the pain I saw I saw so much love and I wished she finally get someone to empty this love in her bowel on.
I actually wanted her to continue her story but I felt that it was too emotional and it was making her remember a past she was trying so hard to put behind her so I decided not to ask her anything further.
"You know five years later, I got pregnant again but not by my husband. He had already left to be with another woman." She started again as she began to attend to some of the babies and I walked behind her as she walked to each child.
"And that time, I became the luckiest woman in the world because I came back home with my cute little girl in my arms." She said with a smile even with the tears that were already drying up on her cheeks.
I was glad that she finally found the light and happiness even if it took a long time.
"So how is she now?" I asked her because I was happy to hear that after so many try she finally became a mother just as I am going to be soon.
"She's fifteen and my world revolves around her." She stated as she continued what she was doing.
I kept following her as she took a step and assisting her to get things she would use on the babies.
I felt so elated that I had the opportunity to help.
"That's my baby over there." I said to her pointing at my precious little gift that was lying at a corner.
"You're so lucky, congratulations." She said to me and I smiled.
At that moment I felt some kind of relief, it was as though I was finally able to swallow the lump that was hanging on my throat.
"I think we are done here, let's go." She said to me after attending to the last child she came for.
"Wouldn't you like to see my baby first before leaving?" I asked her and she gave me a warm smile and walked towards my baby.
"It is so precious. What name are you going to call it?" She asked me and I really didn't have and answer to that question.
"I don't know yet." I told her and the tears that were already off my face came back rushing like a river again.
"Don't worry, you are going to be a prefect mother." She hugged me and we both walked out of the room.