THE NEXT DAY,
Tyra was discharged from the hospital so nurse Hazel escorted her and Tristan with the baby down to the parking lot.
"Goodbye, Mrs Pierce, take good care of the baby." Hazel said her goodbyes.
"Alright, I will." Tyra replied her.
"Need to go now." Hazel announced and Tyra carried the baby from her hands then she left for the hospital.
"Sooooooo, how does it feels like to finally be a mom?" Tristan drawls as they strolled down to their car.
"It feels normal. My turn! How does it feel to be a dad?" She sneered at him
"It feels normal!" He mimicked and smirked at her as he leaned on the car.
Tyra was focused on the baby. She held her little hand and rubbed her thumb on the pup's milk skin.
"I think I'll call her Eve." She declared.
"Whatever you say, milady." He agreed and opened the door of his black spyker car. She smiled at him and entered the car with the baby. He closed the door then went over to the driver's seat, started the car and drove off.
---------------------------------------------------
7 years later,
At the mall,
"Mom, can you buy this doll for me, please?" 6 years old Eve asked her mom, Tyra.
"No baby, you have thousands of that at home." Tyra replied her.
"But mom, these doll is different from those other ones. I really really want this doll. Please mom?" She persisted
"Nah! That is what you always say, baby girl, 'always'." Tyra resisted, putting much emphasis on the word always.
"PLEASE MOM, PRETTY PLEEAAAAASSEE!" Eve begged her and pouted, giving her mom the 'puppy eyes'.
"That isn't gonna work on me, baby." Tyra resisted as she bent low and touched Eve's pointed nose.
"Dang it!" The little girl mummured under her breath.
"I heard that!" Tyra said and rubbed her hair then stood back up.
"I think we're done here." She said and took her shopping list to check if she missed anything. And she did not!
"We need to go now, angel. I just need to call your dad." Tyra told Eve and brought out her phone from her hand bag. She was about to dial Tristan's phone number when she received a call. It was from the guy she wanted to call, TRISTAN!
"Hello babe." Tyra said after she picked the call.
"Hi babe, I just need to tell you that don't bother finding a way home. I'm coming to get you guys." He hastily said, more like he was panicking.
"Yeah, we agreed that you would pick us up when we are done with the shopping. Babe, are you alright?" She asked and wore a confused and worried look. Now she was getting worried
"I'll tell you everything when I get to the mall. I'm driving right now." He replied her and hunged up.
"Mom, are you okay?" Eve asked Tyra. She looked at the young girl, bent low, forced a smile and hugged her.
"I hope so" Tyra replied her in a low tone.
"C'mon, let's get going." Tyra said, trying to lighten up the atmosphere and grabbed the young girl's hand. She pushed the shopping cart all the way to the cashier and paid for everything. She carried the shopping bags, thanked the cashier and the both headed for the exit of the mall.
As the duo reached the exit, Tyra received a call from Tristan.
"Tristan..?" Tyra said after she picked the call.
"Meet me in the parking lot." He said in a dim voice.
"Are you okay?" She asked him
"Don't worry 'bout me." He replied her and hunged up.
They went to the parking lot and sighted his car. They went over to the car and Tyra placed Eve on the back seat, fastened her seat belt and placed the shopping bags in the boot of the car. She went over to the front seat and fastened her own seatbelt.
"Babe, we are ready." Tyra said to him.
"Babe?" She called him and noticed that he was lost in thought.
"Tristan!" She yelled
"OMG!" He realized.
"Mom, are you okay?" Eve asked her mom innocently.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She replied her.
"I'm sorry, I was so lost in thought." He apologized
"Are you alright, Tristan? You've been acting weird lately." She asked.
"Babe,Babe,I...I..." He hesitated. "I'm not alright. We're not alright." He confessed
"What happened?" She asked, keeping her voice down so Eve would not her her.
"It's Dylan, he's back." He started.
"Sorry but can't recall"
"Come on babe! Dylan McKenzie. He's back to collect the money we're owing him."
"The money that you used to pay my hospital bills when I needed a kidney transplant?"
"Yes."
"Let's go home, we'll sort that out at home"
"We don't have a home." He confessed.
"Wh...WHAT?" She yelled.
"He surrounded our house with bodyguards and threatened to demolish it if we don't pay him within 24 hours." He continued
"Keep it down, would you?" Tyra said keeping her voice down. She turned to check on Eve but found her fast asleep.
"What do we do now?" He wailed
"PAY HIM BACK!" She spat out
"What?" He screamed and Eve turned her body and made a little sound which attracted her parents attention.
"TRISTAN!" She wailed
"I'm sorry but I really don't understand what you meant by saying 'pay him back' " He explained
"Come on Tristan, you understand what I mean. Okay, give him all the money that we're owing him, pay him back" She chided.
"Are you kidding me? He lended me 20 million dollars for your kidney transplant and I only have 10 million dollars in my bank account. Where on earth do you expect me to get the remaining 10 million?" He asked
"FROM MY ACCOUNT!" She blurted
"Pardon?" Things were really getting confusing for him.
"I have 3 million in my account babe, we could add it to the 10 million in your account and pay him 13 million." She explained.
"He has run out of patience. He ain't gonna collect that sum of money."
"Babe, come on, let's give it a shot." She begged and his phone beeped.
"Look who's callin' " He announced
"Who is it?" She asked
" Dylan" He replied her and picked the call.
"Tristan, Tristan, Tristan." Dylan called and made an evil chuckle.
"He-ey, Dy-ylaa-an" Tristan stammered.
"Tristan, I borrowed you 20 million for your wife's kidney transplant since 7byears ago. I waited patiently for you to pay back but you took me as a fool and kept maneuvering me. This time, I ain't giving a damn. Just pay me back coz I'm tired of waiting." He continued
"Please, Mr McKenzie, we will pay you back. Just give us more time. We already have 13 million. Please give us some more time." She pleaded.
"Hey, I didn't agree to give him the money yet." Tristan whispered to her.
"Seriously? We are on the verge of losing almost everything we have and you are here talking about this? UNBELIEVABLE!" She huffed
"You said 'almost', that means we are not losing everything." He mummured lound enough for Tyra to hear him. She sighed and rolled her eyes.
"After reconsidering because of lovely Tyra's plea, I've added 2 more hours to your time." Dylan concluded and hunged up.
"Hey Mr Dylan, I heard that but for your information, she is mine and only mine." Tristan talked to no one in particular and hugged his wife.