"Uhm.. Yes" Nikki realised her throat was parched as she tried to sit up. "How did you get in?"
"Baby, you had a fever" James face immediately changed into a pitiful expression. "I was taking care of you for so long and on waking up, you don't want to see me"
Wh- what? She had a fever? a-and James took care of her? Nikki couldn't help but look at James doubtingly.
Seeing her doubtful expression, James became serious again.
"Here, your fever has not yet subsided" He gave her the fever medicine. "How did manage to get a fever?"
"I fell asleep in the bath tub" Nikki said in a tiny voice and a blushing embarrassed faced.
"Pfft" James suppressed laughter burst out as he looked at her amusingly.
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It's been a week since James grounded her for her fever. All she could do was play with Jimmy and occasionally talk to Malta.
James was a lawyer and he mostly worked from home but occasionally when the cases becomes too serious, he personally goes out to collect information and evidences.
She was used to being alone after all when they just got married, he had spent his time making connections and building his career as he was just fresh out of college.
She finally decided that it was time to look for a job but first she had to enrol Jimmy in a school. Victoria, James and her had studied in Country D's college. It was not the best but it was good enough while John studied in Country M. She studied nursing while James studied law. Her sister Victoria studied theater arts and she was good at it, practically the best.
Nikki shook her head to forget the past as she held Jimmy's little hand. Jimmy was wearing a blue short sleeved shirt and gray shorts with stripped blue socks and black shoes while she was wearing a blue sleeveless dress that reached her knee with a gray belt and black flats.
Nikki grabbed her black purse and hailed down a taxi. Their first destination was the best elementary school in Country D, Little Stars Elementary school.
That's right, she's going to enroll Little Jimmy in grade 1. The enrollment was successful and he was to start school in a week's time. After that, she took him along to the different hospitals in Country D to submit her application as a nurse.
Although she dropped out of college in her second year due to her pregnancy, she was the best student as she had always studied hard to be able to stand beside John since she was lacking in family background. She had received lots of recommendation letter from famous professors for completing big projects while in school and her name was known even in other colleges but not internationally.
When she got to the top hospital in Country D, she was asked to talk to one of the doctors and had been led to his office. Her little Jimmy sat on the side sucking on a lollipop given to him by one of the nurses.
While she was being interviewed, a ruckus started outside with loud voices drifting into the doctor's office. With a loud bang the door was pushed opened and a woman with a slightly protruding belly stood at the door with apologetic looking nurses behind her.