Mummy, Daddy is on his knees

The once messy apartment which belonged to Alexa was made spotless and neat after a few hours of cleaning by Hardin..

He picked up the trashcan and proceeded to the living room where some of her dresses and socks were littered.

A few empty packs from various snacks covered the table in the midst of the mini living room.

“How come I never noticed any of this whenever I come in here?” He questioned no one in particular..

After taking out the thrash from the table, his eyes caught sight of a thin strip paper like object lying lazily on the table..

Hardin’s brows furrowed, from the two clear red lines flashing before his eyes, he already knew what this was.

He picked it up examining it closely, this was a pregnancy strip. And worse of it all, it was showing two lines which meant that it was positive.

Was Alexa pregnant? if not what was it doing in her apartment?

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A smile carved on Alexa’s sleeping face when a mouth watering aroma filled her nostrils. She stirred to the other part of the bed where the aroma was much more stronger..

Was this just another dream she was having? but it smelt so real to her nose..

Her eyes fluttered open slowly, she sat scanning her surroundings until it settled on the tray next to her..

Pancakes and maple syrup! exactly what she had perceived in her sleep..

A deep frown settled on her perfect brows. Who could have made breakfast for her? was it Chris? and what the hell happened last night?

Alexa figured that the best way for all her questions to be answered was for her to go check out who else other than her was present in her apartment..

A small part of her mind already had an idea of who it might be, but she fought against it. It couldn’t be Hardin. The latter must be so busy looking after his girlfriend who was pregnant with his baby..

She pulled the sheets off her legs and took a step down from the bed.

Three steps more had her hand clutching on to her head that was banging hard.

She recalled getting drunk at the bar with Chris there too.

But whatever happened after that wasn’t part of her memories.

“Geez! it hurts so bad” she groaned moving briskly to the bathroom’s door for a quick brush to wash off the lingering after taste and scent of the alcohol she had consumed last night.

After she was done brushing, she fixed her hair and left her room for the living room.

A breathless whisper left her lips at the sight before her, the last time she checked, her apartment had been a royal mess right after she started working.

There was little or no time at all for her to clean up.

“Did I do all this in my drunken state of mind?” She thought out loud itching the back of her head.

“You’re up”

Her heart made a leap out of her chest at the sudden deep male voice which chilled out behind her.

Even if he was standing behind her, she was already familiar with his chilly voice, his soft yet dangerous aura and lastly, his masculine scent that filled her lungs.

Those three things she figured out within two seconds made her believe that whoever that was behind her was none other than Hardin.

She turned swiftly to him with a marvelled look on her face. Was this part of her dream too?

“You? what are you doing here and- ouch!”

Alexa groaned in pain holding her head that felt like it was about to burst open any moment from now.

Hardin closed the huge gap between them holding her shoulders.

“Please have a sit, I’ll go get the pills for you”

He guided her to the sofa and once she was seated, Hardin left and returned shortly with a glass of water and a small white plastic bottle.

Alexa was left confused at his kind manners, after their fight at the hospital yesterday, she had thought that he won’t speak with her anymore.

“Have some painkillers, it will help relieve you of your hangover”

His face fell hesitating to complete his sentence, if she was pregnant as he had seen from the test strip earlier, then she would avoid taking the pills from him.

“I don’t want it! I’ll be fine after a few minutes here alone.. please leave. I’m sure Clarissa needs you for something, go to her. I can manage on my own or I can just call Chris over-

“He is not coming over!” Hardin affirmed. His voice a bit louder than necessary.

Alexa stood up boring her brown orbs into his jade ones. One thing she wouldn’t tolerate now was the dumb rule he came up with two nights ago.

“A lady can stay over at your place and get pregnant with your child even without you both getting married? and I can’t have a male friend because you don’t want it?! I didn’t tell you how I felt when Clarissa came along, so you have no rights to tell me how to live my life Hardin!”

Hardin placed a palm over her mouth to stop her from saying anything that might end up brewing more hurtful words..

His left arm reached for her slender waist a few metres apart from him. He moved her to himself leaving no gaps between them.

“I’ll say this only once Alexa, it’s up to you now to listen to me. But promise that if I pull my palm away from your lips you won’t scream”

Alexa’s eyes rolled. Thank goodness for the warning, because she had initially thought of screaming her lungs out if his hand left her lips.

She forced a nod and slowly his palm dropped to his side but his arm securing her waist was still firmly wrapped around her.

“Clarissa isn’t my girlfriend-

“Oh please-

Hardin placed a finger over her lips after she had interrupted him midway, he took a deep breath and pulled his finger off again.

“Please listen. She is just a very close friend of mine. And the only reason she was here was for me to get into a pretend relationship with her because her dad was pressuring her into marriage. And yes she is pregnant, but I’m not responsible, her ex boyfriend is the father of her baby”

Alexa had a confused expression on. She blinked twice unsure of what next to say to him. But Clarissa had told her earlier that the baby belonged to Hardin.

“I have no idea of what she had made you believe, but this is the truth. We were never in a relationship of that sought asides being just friends. If this will make you less mad at me, then-

“This isn’t true. I don’t believe this Hardin, and why exactly are you telling me all these? The only relationship we share is that of a house owner and a tenant, that is what you’ve made me believe and I’ve started accepting it-

Hardin made the boldest move by holding the side of her neck gently. His eyes dropped to her lips and in a blink of an eye, his lips claimed hers..

“You’re more than that” He whispered tenderly and pressed her more closely to himself..