Bella's Pov continues...
We both got out of the limo and headed towards the building, an elderly lady stood in front of the door smiling.
Was that his Mom?
" Take her to her room" he told the woman.
" Uhh no your father said I should tell you that you both are living in the same room" the woman said grinning.
"What?"
" He even set up her closet in your room with her mother's help , he said i should make sure you're both sharing the same room, and that you shouldn't go to work tomorrow" she finished.
" You've got to be kidding me" he groaned and went into the house.
The lady smiled at me," hello beautiful, how does it feels like to be married? "
" Trust me, not my expectations" I replied flatly.
" It's ok dear, Grey is sometimes like that"
" Are you his mother? " I asked
"Oh no ....I'm his nanny"
I laughed
" How old is Grey??"
"24"
" He has a nanny at 24??" I asked and laughed again this time very hard and she joined me.
" Grey will always be my little boy even if he wants to act all grown up and manly" she said.
"I'm Bella by the way" I said and stretched out my hand for a hand shake
" Mrs Benson" she replied sweetly and continued," well now that you'll be living with Grey I'll have to leave"
" What? Why?"
And I had already imagined that my stay here will be more comfortable since I'll be having her around.
" Well... you're here now, you can take Care of him now,
I'll just show you around the house and all .
Don't worry, Grey does bite, he's very nice if he wants to be"
I just wish he will
She took me round the house and showed me all the necessary places I needed to know.
I began to wonder if it was a house or a hotel.
It had a pool,an indoor jacuzzi, a mini gym and a game house.
After about an hour of talking and interacting, she bid me a goodnight and showed me the room I'll be sharing with Grey.
I took a deep breath in, then out and opened the door.
Grey had changed into a white comfortable shirt and a pair of white socks, he had his laptop on his legs and was too engrossed in what he was doing to notice my presence.... that or he just chose to ignore me completely.
I walked slowly into the room.
It had about 3 doors in it.
Using my initiatives I walked down to the door that looked like it was newly constructed and opened it.
Bingo
That was my closet.
My mom had said she had set up a closet in his room that looked exactly as mine and she wasn't lying
It was the replica of mine, only a little bigger
The milk colour with a little touch of lilac
My clothes, everything was intact.
I closed the door behind me and took my dress off and slide into a robe and came out.
Grey raised his head up and looked me from up to down and then returned his gaze back to the laptop.
Now problem number two was finding the bathroom.
There were two doors at each side of the room.
I would have just asked grey but ....naaaaaa
I began walking towards one of the doors
" It's the other one" his deep voice came out without looking up from the laptop.
Weirdo
Then I walked over to the right door and opened it and stepped in.
The bathroom was fancy tho.
And I would have said he did a good job keeping it all neat and fancy but then I remembered he doesn't do anything himself, he has a nanny
Come to think about it, I didn't even have a nanny when I was younger, I only had helpers who would teach me how to do some certain jobs in the charity home, and before I turned 10, I was perfectly good at cleaning up an entire house and cooking like a chef.
I even worked for a restaurant while I was in highschool.
I shook my head sadly as I remembered those dark days
It's darker now sweetheart
I filled the tub with hot water and sank into the warm liquid.
My whole life was a tragic story and the antagonist was fate. Fate hated me, despised me , found me unworthy to be around its surrounding
I sat still reliving in all my years in hell when I was younger
(Background song starts to play)
Remembering all the nights a spent without having anything to eat
.." and now the day bleeds.."
Remembering those days I would go from house to house begging for food..
"...into nightfall.."
Remembering my highschool days and how I was constantly bullied by my peers because I wasn't rich and could barely afford good clothes
"... and you're not here to get me through it all..."
Remembering how I was constantly abused and harassed by some Male customers in the restaurant I worked in
..."I let my guard down, and then you pulled the rug.."
Remembering finally how I had Led my heart into the hands of a betrayer
..." I was getting kinda used to being someone you love.."
Tears came to my eyes and I pushed them back.
The last time I cried was when I was ten and I almost died and after I survived , I swore no matter the circumstance never to cry....ever!!!
Now here I was , stuck with fate again, and this time, it might be for life!..
I took my time and had my bath , dried myself and wore my robe back then walked back into the room.
I didn't bother looking at Grey as I knew he would still be engrossed in his laptop stuff
I walked back into my closet, took my pajamas, wore it and went to the bed.
I slowly slide under the covers and layed down backing him.
So much for a wedding night
I always wanted my wedding night to be something memorial and fun, but here I was with my husband on my wedding night acting like strangers.
I began to play with my wedding ring.
Did I mention that the priest forgot we were to exchange rings and we did it finally during the reception??
That's a great way to identify a futureless marriage.
I sighed, whether he cared or not, I wasn't going to let him bother my thoughts.
In as much as he paid less attention to me , I would begin to do so to him too
Two can play this game
Or maybe I thought I could
I thought about calling Suzie but she had already told me not to call her that I should enjoy my wedding night.
I closed my eyes and drifted off into sleep.
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My eyes flew open and I noticed the different environment I was in and then it finally Dawn on me where I was and how I got there.
I frowned.
I turned to see if Grey was still there but thankfully he wasn't
How long was I asleep?
I reached out to my phone and checked the time, it was 11:30?????
The hell??
I climbed out of the bed and had a better view of what the room looked like.
To be very honest it didn't look like something a man with a nanny at 24 will have.
It was plain white with grey curtains , everything was in order, very neat.
I walked into the bathroom and brushed my teeth with one of the new toothbrush.
I'll take a shower later
Then I walked out of the room and looked both ways to see if anyone was there.
Mrs Benson told me she'll be leaving tommorow and that only Grey and I will be staying in the house.
She made mention of some guys name starting with an
" M" that was Grey's Best friend and that he usually comes to the house quiet often.
I headed to the stairs and the aroma of what ever was being cooked filled my nostrils making me hungry that instant.
I walked to the kitchen and met Grey and Mrs Benson.
Mrs Benson was doing some cooking while Grey fiddled with his phone with a stack of pancakes in his front.
Mrs Benson noticed my presence.
"Ahh princess Bella is awake " she teased and I smiled.
"Good morning" I greeted and took a seat in front of her.
" How did you sleep darling?"
" All good"
She then brought a stack of pancakes to my front and I was about to start digging into it ,then I paused and groaned.
"Is there something wrong?"she asked
I groaned again," I'm on a diet, I'm not supposed to eat pancakes"
Grey gave out a short laugh and stuffed his face with the pancakes mocking me
Mrs Benson laughed
"Sweetie, just for today at least, you can continue your diet later"
"But-"
"Eat" she said again and I sighed defeated and took a bite.
My taste buds tingled in pleasure of what magic met my tongue
"Whoa.."I said and took another bite
"Whooooaaa.." I said again eating everything completely.
" My God Mrs Benson you're amazing, the pancake is so delicious" I said while devouring the whole food
She giggled," I always make the best" she said.
Then Grey had a phone call
"Yeah what's it?"..he rolled his eyes and continued" well apparently my dad insists I stay home today with my wife
So unfortunately I can't come to work today..... yeah tomorrow..fuck I can't stay in this house any longer it'd like I'm being choked or something..."
He said those words with me sitting right in front of him
Trying to make my life a living hell? Jokes on you always cuz I came from hell !!!
I smirked and stretched and picked a pancake from his plate with my fork and he looked up at me with an angry face and the phone in his hand.
It was the first time since the joining that he looked at me directly in the eyes
"What the hell was that for?" He asked calmly but angrily
I shrugged and ate the pancake
"Oops" I said sarcastically with no form of remorse
"What the fu-"
"Oh c'mon Grey it's just pancake" Mrs Benson whined
He hissed
"And maybe she's also doing it to get your attention because you haven't said anything to her all day" Mrs Benson added blushing
He looked at me
" You want me to say something to you?
Stop eating too much else you wont be able to pass the door" he fired
It's just pancake Hampton get a grip .I laughed inwardly.
"And you think you won't be able to get twice your size if you over feed your self, I mean have you seen yourself?
What do you feed on fertilizer?"
I fired back and I and Mrs Benson laughed
I rolled his eyes and picked up his plate and walked out of the kitchen .
"Come back now Grey bear she's just messing with you" Mrs Benson said while laughing.
" Grey bear ? Now that's a name" I laughed.
I'm gonna miss this woman, I really wished she would stay longer.
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I spent the whole day talking to Mrs Benson, and honestly, she was the best I could think of .
I didn't see or hear from Grey until he got hungry again and appeared for lunch and dinner .
Before he came back to the room that night, I had already gone to sleep.
I woke up pretty early the next day because I planned on going to work.
I got a text from Suzie telling me to come to work and give her all the interesting information she wanted .
I came down and met Grey hugging Mrs Benson so tight and Mrs Benson was already crying .
she told me yesterday that she had been with Grey right from when he was a month old after his parents had traveled out seeking for a child and finally came back year later with him. She even called him a miracle child because no one had expected his mother to conceive as she was already named barren.
She had never left his sight, she watched him grow, took care of him and made sure she was there when his mother wasn't.
Since then he had become too fond of her and now that I was coming into the home, she was sure that it was time for her to leave him and go on with her life.
" I don't want you to go" I heard Grey mutter
" You're a big boy now Grey bear, you can handle your self, I want to go, she'll take care of you, I know it" she cooed"
" She won't" he muttered again" she doesn't even like me I'm just mean".
Well I'm a nice person Mr so maybe if you because a little bit nice then I can bring myself to liking you.
" Grey, Bella is a nice woman, if you loose her because of your behavior I won't be happy with you, it's not everyday you see a princess being humble and kind" she spoke.
He didn't say anything.
" I love you Grey bear, now take care of yourself " she patted his head and kissed his cheek.
Then I appeared from where I was and smiled
"Mrs Benson are you leaving" I whined and I saw Grey roll his eyes
"Yes dear, but I promise I'll come visit ok?" She said as she pulled me into her for a hug.
"I'll miss you" I whispered
Grey walked outside
She pulled from the hug and looked at me with a very serious face.
" Now listen dearie, Grey .. you see that man Grey ,he's a mess , huge mess, and from the little you told me about yourself I know that you too are a mess, you're both messes.
You might be thinking that it was fate that brought you two together but I believe it's more than that.
Life has a reason why it chose you to bump into him in that hotel and the forced marriage and everything.
Grey might be a bottle of problems, but all you have to do it open it and let it all spill and you'll see the good in him.
I know this is difficult for you both because you never wanted this in the first place, but I believe the heavens had it's reasons why it happened.
I take everything that looks like a set back around me as a blessing.
Just like when I reached menopause and I had no child, but who knows, what if I had a child, will I have met Grey? , Will I have all the Time in the world to take Care of him as I do now?
You're a strong woman Bella, I can see it in you, don't give up this marriage..... fight!"
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