"Randy please pass me the salad over there, I'm constantly tired these days" Manuela said pointing at the salad on the lounge table
"you should exercise or you'll be huge" Randy said standing up
"what are you trying to say?" she asked then Randy just laughed "thanks Randy for being with me, I know you wanted to leave to the city but you being here means a lot" she added
"I'm here for my child Manuela, hes my first son and I'll do everything to be a good father to him" he said..
"that's sweet" Manuela said.
"so tell me, why aren't you showing yet, I mean you are are always tired like someone who's bump is huge yet there's no sign of any on you, why?" Randy dy asked.
"I guess I'm just lucky, but since we are going to the doctor tomorrow he will tell is why, I can't wait to hear my child's heartbeat" Manuela said.
"me too" they wanted to kiss but the king walked in.
"don't you have a room?" he shouted
"dad, did you have to walk in now?" Randy asked and they laughed
"your mother is busy kneading baby clothes, won't you like to join her Manuela?" the king asked, Manuela then stood up and went to the queen
she sat on the couch in her bedroom "that's cute , but it's small, what if he's big?" Manuela asked the queen
"there's no way, look how flat your tummy is, he's definitely tiny" the queen said
"you're right" she suddenly felt like her plans are not going accordingly
"I wish I can go with you to the doctor sometimes, would you mind?" the queen asked
"not at all, I'll call mom to come too, Randy will just to wait for next month's appointment" she said acting excited
"thanks Manuela, so tell me, how do you feel, do you still throw up in the morning?" the queen asked this specific question because she felt something doesn't add up about this pregnancy
"yes, I hate morning sickness" Manuela fell into the trap
"I'm sorry, let your doctor know tomorrow so that he can prescribe something for you, you should stop wearing this tight clothes my daughter, don't you know people can see how far you are just by looking at your bump, yours doesn't show yet but some are given gifted with this things, they can still tell" she warned looking at her reaction
"oh yes, I will stop, thanks mom" they sat there talking about this and that
Randy and his father were busy talking about the farms, they even went to check on them
"you know your mother thinks Manuela is not pregnant" the king said
"what?" Randy was offended
"no offense my son, just that your wife's tummy is not convincing, that's why she said that, but she's happy to be a grandmother" he tried to cover up what he's just said.
"I can't believe you, just when I think I'm accepting my situation and actually starting to be happy you bring this up, I can't believe this" he attempted to leave but his father grabbed his hand before he could.
"it was just a silly suspicion, you know she's pregnant right? so there's no need to be worked up like this, it's just concerning that at this stage her tummy is still not showing, I'm sire you're concerned too" his father fueled the situation
"are you trying to say I'm stupid for not knowing weather my wife is or not pregnant?" he took it way too far..
"Randy, why are you being defensive? if you too are not sure then make sure to be sure, no one said you're stupid, you are the one who sleeps with her everyday so you should know better" his father was still holding his hand "come with me to the graves, I want to tell you something" they walked a very long distance to the graves
they then arrived and sat under the tree
"I was once in love with the princess of Vaalbank kingdom, our parents were in support of our relationship, but she used to take advantage of my love, she knew I'd never leave her, she knew she was beautiful and her kingdom was richer than mine, I worshiped her, she was all I needed in a woman, when we went to the university to study, she wanted me to study medicine but I loved agriculture so I took my path, we started drifting apart, I was 18 years, my first year in varsity, she was 17, so we thought the only way to revive our love is to have sex and we did, it became so normal to have sex that we ended up cheating at each other for more, I met your mother the following year, she too was doing agriculture, it was her first year, so my girlfriend saw that I wasn't cheating on her with just any girl but a princess, she faked pregnancy, I was forced to marry her, so half way through the wedding preparations, my own mother suspected she wasn't pregnant, I wasn't stubborn, in fact I prayed that she wasn't and indeed she wasn't, we had to prolong the wedding preparations because we wanted to be sure, she refused to have sex with me, she couldn't bath when I was around, she couldn't get naked infront of me until one day I just grabbed her clothes roughly and from her fell a round stack of clothes, I was shocked.
lucky for me, we weren't married yet, so I continued with your mother and within 6 months of our dating I married her, at first it was to spite my ex girlfriend because through all that I still loved her, then your mother and I haven't touched each other sexually until she turned 20, I was 22, we were more like friends than a married couple, we valued our education more than anything else, so we made sure to continue studying until we get our PhD, she was 24 when she got her PhD I was 26, we then started a business together, until one day she woke up very sick, we took her to the doctor and she was confirmed pregnant.
her tummy was huge in the fourth month, she was active and able to do everything she used to do, but her tummy was showing and her throwing up has now toned down, she was able to eat almost everything"
his father shared this story, Randy thought very hard about Manuelas behavior
"son all I'm saying is, your mother might be right, just keep a close look at Manuela" his father said, they then went to clean the graves, he was introducing him to his forefathers and telling him stories about all of them.
the day dawned and they had supper together
"Manuela is taking g me with to the doctor tomorrow Randy, you are not coming with us" the queen said
"it's fine mom, have fun" Randy wasn't okay after what his father told him
"I'm planning to" the queen said, quickly Manuela stood up and ran to the bathroom, Randy followed her, she had to quickly wipe her mouth since she heard someone was following
"did you throw up?" Randy asked
"yes" she said then cleared her throat
"that quick?" Randy asked again
"yes Randy" she was irritated
"fine then, should we tell Mavis to make something for you that won't make you throw up?" Randy asked
"I'll be fine" they went back to the table
"Manuela can I see the medicine you're taking, I mean you're not supposed to be throwing up at this stage" the queen said making Manuela very jumpy
"I will tell the doctor about this tomorrow, I need to rest, goodnight" she practically ran to her room called her mother
after explaining everything to her mother, she texted her doctor to brief her of the situation.
next day they went to the doctor, she was briefed so she knew what to say, and what to do, Manuela was admitted since her pregnancy is high risk.
after a week she came back home with a fake tummy she was given by her doctor, it looked exactly like e real bun, the problem now is that she will have to hide her body from Randy since the bun has a strip to show its not real. when she got home, they were all surprised to her her small bun showing but happy thay finally she shows.
"I think I will go home to stay with mom, I don't feel very well, my body is extremely exhausted" Manuela told them
"but we have maids here, we can take a very good care of you my daughter" the queen said protesting
"mom, I just need to be close to my mother, please" Manuela snapped
"okay, as you wish" the queen was extremely offended by Manuela wanting to go home
"it's not right that you leave your husband here, remember you are married, let him take care of you, you're his responsibility not your mother, marriage is about caring for each other and just being there when you need each other, you don't run back home when you have problems" the king said
"Randy knows nothing about pregnancy, I need to be close to someone who does" she said but quickly realized shes actually talking nonsense "mom have been through the same situation, that's what I mean" she then rectified herself
"Manuela you're not going anywhere, your mother is welcome to stay with us if she wants, this is your home, right next to your husband, I will not sacrifice so much for this marriage for you to go back to your father's house like we don't treat you right in this house, if you dare go back home then I'm going to the city" Randy said
"fine" she said and rushed to her room to cry, her plan did not work, she'll just have to hide her nakedness from Randy which will be very interesting since he loves sex.