NINETEEN YEARS LATER IN PRESENT TIME.

It was weird how time went by so quickly.

If you thought about the years it was gonna take to see nineteen years, it would've looked like eternity, but when it finally came, you wondered how fast time flied.

Evaline Perry and Nicolas Perry.

She wasn't as strong as she used to be, but at age 64, instead of leaving her sick husband, Nicolas Perry who was 68 at a hospital after he had a major stroke, she decided to take care of him instead. Since she was a retired medical doctor, she knew exactly how to cater for him.

Nicolas didn't seem as if he was gonna be as strong as he used to be before he had the stroke. Everyone was afraid he wouldn't recover completely.

Michael Perry was rather torn up by the suddenness of how his father health declined.

It was later found out that the reason for his condition was because of a revelation from Eva. She told Michael she cheated on him with his former best friend. Daniel. Akeilia was horribly surprised, but she hid the revelation from Nicole.

Even though I also heard of cases where Nicolas cheated. One of the reasons Nicolas traveled so much after he transferred his properties to his son was because he and Eva wasn't on best terms. They seemed to hid it quite well because no one had ever noticed, until Eva's revelation.

I guess the one where she slept with his former best friend was what really struck Nicolas.

Nicole.

She once again remarried after courtship. I guess she was traumatized after what happened to her daughter by that John guy. It was difficult for her to devote herself that much once again, but finally gave in. Even though she didn't reproduced, but the guy had two children of his own. Everyone was happy with the way things were.

Amelia.

She wasn't retired just yet and neither was her husband. She had one more child two years after Joshua. Her name was Alecia. I didn't know much about their lives. It was kinda boring actually. But I wasn't done with Joshua and Ashley.

Akeilia and Michael Perry.

Those two history was the best of them all. I mean, I knew more about them than every other so...

They decided to not conceive again after the triplets. When I said they I meant both parties concluded the decision.

Yes triplets.

After Isacariah and Kayliana was born the doctor realized that there was a third baby. Due to the fact the she was hiding inside her mother's womb, to the lack of knowledge that she was there, she didn't get the nutrients that she was supposed to. But she was one lucky baby.

Well..she wasn't a baby anymore.

Michael kept the video until this day. All of us watched it several times. Ackeliana cried the first time she watched it.

Her being premature didn't took anything away from her. She grew as normal as Kayliana and Isacariah. There wasn't any disability. As a matter of fact, she even seemed fearless compared to her sister, but we knew her better. She was just good at hiding her true feelings. Too good. But to me, her being unknown to her mother inside her womb had something to do with her personality. She was one sneaky little bugger.

She was at university studying to become a Criminal Lawyer. Good for her right?

She was always innocent in the eyes of everyone. As in her parents, but not to me or her siblings.

She introduced her boyfriend JT (Javier Tiger) to her parents recently. Though she said she wasn't nervous. JT was two years older in Law School.

Michael tortured the guy with questions, tested his strength and much more. The guy thought Michael hated him, but Michael knew that from Ackeliana brought a guy home to introduce to her parents, that meant he meant a lot to her. So he had to make sure JT was a good guy. Michael only wanted the best for all his children.

'If a guy is smart, he'd have understanding. Which lead to patience, love, trust etc. Only a smart guy would understand the true meaning and value of those things'. According to his words.

'A man should be strong for his family, both physically and emotionally. But not just for his family, for others around him. He's gonna have people around him that he'll deeply care about and even they can affect him emotionally'.

He wasn't wrong. According to the story of their lives, I tell ya a guy had to be massively strong, especially emotionally.

I learned a lot from him. He was very inspirational. He and Akeilia never specialized in any of their children. They all got the same treatment.

Anyways..

They never tried to choose for any of their children. They only tried to make the best out of them. That was one of what I admired so much about them.

Poor guy thought Michael hated him at first.

The family was gathered at the back yard, since I was considered as family I ended up being there. I laughed so hard that day.

Michael wanted to combat with JT, to test his strength. Michael was getting old but never allowed his physique to demolish. He still exercised on a regular basis and Akeilia seemed to loved it. She would always played with his biceps and triceps...I felt weird saying that.

Anyways..after Michael tackled him to the ground he was embarrassed and so was Ackaliana. Michael was disappointed of how easily he defeated him. But a little later JT asked for a rematch. Michael was surprised.

It was harder for Michael to tackle JT to the ground, well way harder, but he eventually did. However, even though Michael won again, he was impressed by JT's bravery. He even complimented him on his strength. He had to use all his strength to tackle JT back to the ground, but he knew JT was holding back. Michael told him in everyone's hearing.

Ackeliana wasn't happy with what her father did, but Michael didn't care.

'Was that really necessary father?' She asked him with folded arms. He told her, 'Yes. You can date him now. Hoo I'm getting old'.

She replied with 'ya think' but she eventually shook her head and smiled after her father prolonged his walking with his palm at his lower back.

I couldn't helped myself from laughing. Due to the fact that he knew they were already dating after he made that 'you can date him now' comment.

So basically Ackeliana personally was just as normal as her siblings. She was just a little antisocial, until she got to know a person that is. She was also very skeptic and perceptive. She lost her virginity to JT about a month ago. She abstained for 19 years and gave up to JT after two months of her father encounter with with him. Which was a month ago yeah. They dated for more than six months over all. Damn.

Hey! Everything I said was what was told to me or whatever I heard and saw.

Kayliana, the eldest of the triplets, was not completely the total opposite of Ackeliana. They were both identical. They inherited their mother long curls. Their complexion was quite brighter than their mother, since they inherited the complexion from their father. As identical as they were, in the face both had a mixture of both parents. Eyes, nose, lips, cheeks, forehead, even their ears. Both were very breathtaking.

Yeah, you can say I'm a perceptive one lol.

But if you don't see the girls together you'd never know that one was taller. Kayliana was taller. If you were close to them, it would've been a little easier to differentiate. I knew the differences.

Kayliana was very good with people, she could made you feel comfortable the moment you met her, but she'd never let you feel as if you know her. Well.. you'd thought you do, but you really wouldn't. She was also very stubborn, but not for her own good. She knew when to be stubborn.

She was attending university to become a medical doctor and a surgeon. She was in her second year and still had a long way to go.

I believed there was something that she was hiding, but I hadn't quite put my finger on it yet.

Anyways.. what I knew for sure was that she was in love and seemed very certain about it.

She hadn't shown her boyfriend to her parents yet, because she was afraid and nervous about their judgment. I personally didn't think it'd be a big deal or too difficult for them to accept. If they could accept JT, it wouldn't be even a second thought to accept him.

Kayliana lost her virginity at the age of 17. Though it was only I, her sister and Isacariah knew.

She gave it to the same guy who she was afraid to introduced to her parents. Though he wasn't a virgin and had already experienced multiple girls from quite an early age. His father told him that as a man it was best to start intercourse early (with protection of course) he told him to never forget that part. He told him that looking at someone couldn't tell if they had the disease or not, and that some are even duplicitous, so watch out.

He said that age isn't maturity, experience was. And that if he knew what he wanted from early, it would've been best for him. So he basically explained why starting intercourse early was necessary. But his son took intercourse on another level. Instead of being with one girl at a time, he f**k** plenty.

Anyways his father told him that when a guy was used to sex, after he found 'the one', cheating wouldn't be too much of an option because... basically he'd be too mature for that and instead of cheating, he'd thought about resolving the issue instead of going out there. Sex wouldn't matter that much to him because he'd already be too experienced in that field, so solution to the problem in their relationship would've been the aim.

But anyways, for me, experienced or inexperienced to sex or not, it only left to what he felt for her. If he loved her, sex with other women wouldn't be regarded. There are women and men out there who's first time had only been with each other and hadn't cheated ever since.

I believed cheaters are for people who doesn't know how to deal with there issue and instead, their preference was to find comfort in cheating.

Why did people do that?

It only complicated situations even further.

Lately, it seemed as if introducing her boyfriend to her parents had become even more difficult and it was frustrating the guy. He wanted to stopped hiding, once and for all.

Isacariah.

Of all the triplets he seemed to be more focused. He was currently going to university studying business at a higher level, for he was gonna be the one to inherit Michael companies. Over the years Michael's companies got larger and wealthier. They were spread off worldwide. He came up with ideas not even his own father could've.

The media was all over the Perry's.

Michael was in partnership with a guy named Trent with two of his company. He said that guy won some competition he disqualified himself from some years back because he didn't wanna Miss Akeilia giving birth. Romantic.

Anyways Isacariah had tons of hard work to do, to made certain that what his grandfather built and what his father made 100% better stayed on top. I believed that was why he was so focused and wasn't dating too much. He once had a personal girlfriend, but she left the country to live with her parents and extended family, said she'd attend University there. Her parents asked her and she couldn't say NO.

He cut off the relationship, he couldn't co-op with the long distant thing. He wanted her to stay so that they could go to school in the same country, so at least their relationship would be stronger. He promised her he'd even sent her to school if her family decided to neglect her. But she decided to leave anyways. She said that she couldn't say no and broke their hearts.

Isacariah was hurt. He couldn't believed she couldn't have said no to her parents, but she gave up what they had for years when it wasn't compulsory. He handled there breakup a little to well, outside, but I knew he was dying inside. He was a little like Ackaliana. He was one strong brother. But he had to be. Soon he was gonna have to learn to balance work and his personal life. Hard frigging work. The good thing about it was that it was something he wanted to do. Michael didn't force him. He wanted all his children to choose for themselves, but the smarty pants Isacariah knew that, as the heir of the throne he had to take over after the king. He said he wouldn't want any stranger to gain his birth right because obviously his sister's weren't interested.

He was good looking like his father, but he inherited some attractive eyes from his mother. So he was handsome, tall and perfectly built due to regular exercises. He didn't have to do much to impress women. And he was quite a womanizer back in high school. And not just that, he was also a bad boy. He fought a lot, but that was because he was provoked. You wouldn't wanna mess with isac, Michael taught him well. He'd just hit you at a weak spot and walked away. He didn't tackle.

'Some of those idiots are gay. I wouldn't wanna give them the pleasure of rubbing up on me'. His exactly words. The two of us laughed about it.

Joshua.

He basically wanted to pursue the same career of his parents.

He was going to be a father though. Something he wasn't prepared for. But he didn't mind getting prepared for it. He was really fond of helping people, most especially old people and children. He was like an idol for children. I didn't see why he wouldn't be a great father.

Alecia.

Her life didn't had much drama to it. She was a good girl. Focusing on studies and her future. That was it.

Monique and Leon.

At one point it seemed as if their marriage was gonna fell apart, but they had counselling and was doing alright.

They had one more child after their son. Her name was Ashley. After Ashley came their marriage seemed stronger than ever.

Ashley was 17 and she hadn't finished high school yet. It was her last year at least. She had already applied for university. She wanted to be a secondary mathematics teacher. Her big brother was very brilliant in every subject areas including maths, and not even he could've challenge her and win.. haha just kidding. At times they'd chose a mathematic question and raced who could finished first. She won all rounds and Maxwell won just two. Haha..because Maxwell allowed her. The guy had to motivate his sister.

Thankfully to everyone she was still a virgin. Probably mainly because Monique always did a monthly check up on her. She was protective of her little Ash. Yea Maxwell called her Ash. It was a little boyish but whatever. It suited her. She barely wore clothes that exposed her body. Which her brother and parents were thankful for. Little Ash was becoming more and more curious about sex, but her big brother gave her some helpful advice. The ones that big brother couldn't bother to talk about, he secretly told his mother to tell her. But if she dear made it looked as if Max said anything Ash would've been pissed.

Maxwell however, was too brilliant during elementary, primary and secondary school and at the moment University. His average was always 100% and he got all As without trying too hard. Understanding wasn't an issue at all for him. He understood everything easily. But he grew antisocial and weird, according to his friends. But somehow he knew he was different. So he was indeed antisocial and weird at first.

When everyone's grades would fluctuate, his remained at 100%.

He had a photographic memory, which from an early age inspired him in drawing. He could've remembered most of the details of a person's face from just his memory. Not just face, almost everything else. But his weirdness began to wore off at age 10, after he started socializing with people. But he seemed weird to people because he was just too multi talented, too different.

Michael brought him to the doctor himself one day. He said he had a familiar experience when he was a teenager and he wanted them to visit his doctor, so Maxwell agreed because he was also very curious.

Maxwell knew what familiar experience he talked about. And he strongly believed that that was the case.

The doctor did some test.

He concluded that Maxwell IQ was 202%. How did Maxwell coop with society with such high IQ? He was just too intelligent. People thought he was boasting whenever he answered questions because he always answered everything correctly and he answered them every chance. Usually after realizing that it caused others to envy and hate him, he'd just shut up sometimes so others would get chances, but whenever he answered questions he was always correct. Even lecturers were afraid of his intelligence. For that, he was very famous. He was known to a lot of people and even more after he was interviewed on national television.

Haha. Michael couldn't believe that my IQ was higher than his.

I was a lucky guy wasn't I?

I was lucky to have a second father figure as Michael in my life. Lucky to have Isacariah as my bestest friend, But I was mostly lucky to be the boyfriend of Kayliana, Michael's eldest daughter, whom I planned to propose to furthermore.

Yes..I was Maxwell Daniel Clark. The first and only son of Leon and Monique Clark. So even if I didn't wanted to pry on other people's conversations, it automatically stored in my head and stuck to my memories like crazy glue, and I couldn't forget it.

I however, damn it, I could've become whatever I wanted to without fret. But of all our friends I was the one who wasn't certain of what I wanted to become. There were so many. I sent applications to universities of every genre of careers. I was accepted to most of them. I guess the rest knew who I was and didn't wanted me and the others wanted someone like me to gain fame lol.

Hey. I worked out a lot too. I had to keep my strength in tact and the muscles and abs. My girlfriend loved them. She always complimented me on how beautiful I looked. Yeah I was a very handsome young man. Kayliana was the only woman I pursued my whole life. The others before her were the ones that seduced me. But even so, I was a selective guy.

Ok back to my career. I wasn't certain of which to choose. Being a genius wasn't always easy.

Since business was the course that would've been the shortest, I choose that. Then afterwards I'd do art and then after that I'd head for the medical field. What? I wanted to be closer to my girlfriend. She would've been a few years closer to graduation, but I knew how to work my way and jumped a couple years up to her.

As much as a genius I was, I still had to go to university to gain certificates etc. Even though I could've just bought it. It wouldn't have been hard for them to accept because my intellect was the bomb. Well, that would've probably worked for art and business. I could've just read some books and that was that, but for the doctor part... I'd have to do practical. Practical in arts was like 1,2,3 for me.

Apart from the triplets, I also had other friends. So did the triplets. But we we're closer.

Ashley had her peers. She wasn't old enough for most of our conversations.

I always wanted to be rich as a teenager. Then the thought came to me. My father gave me more money than needed for school. I always brought home most of it, but I usually spent it on clothes or shoes and whatever else I wanted. But I figured, if I could save money everyday without spending, for a few years, by the time I was through with high school I'd have plenty.

Haha. Of course father was the one who told me that, but I never thought it was essential until he cut my allowance to almost zero. He said that I was taking advantage of his money and I was gonna work for it. Haha.

I later found out that his money wasn't the problem.

Mother was defending me, but father wasn't listening.

'This boy is taking life for a joke. Handsome genius or not he's gonna learn to work! Because I don't want no man turning him backwards! Not in this damn house!'

My eyes widened after I heard the part about man. Haha.

But I knew why he thought so. I always locked myself inside my room texting my girlfriends, while he thought I was studying. He thought I didn't took his advice on sex....

Holy crap! Was that why he told me to f*** women a lot. Haha. He thought I'd become gay? Never!

Well I already f**k** plenty women anyways, so I already took his advice even before he gave it to me. Those advice he gave me was my last year in highschool. I was already going hard long before that. Seriously father?

I was hiding around the corner, and so was Ashley. But I didn't know until after she spoke.

'Men are gonna turn you backwards. Haha'.

'I'll leave that for you little sis'. She gaped at me before I walked off. That time I was 14 and she was 12. We were always at each other's necks. But I loved her nonetheless.

I later found out that he was serious about me working.

The guy brought me to work with him on weekends.

He did that for more than a year. Of course I was upset because he didn't have to, he was already rich and I was ok with my life. At least..that was what I thought at the time.

After a while, I got quite accustomed to it. After I saw how hard and the long hours it took to accomplish my tasks, I started saving. Mostly because, I had to use my own money to sent myself to school, father told me. Mom wasn't happy about it, but she never went against father's rules.

As much as I denied it, I knew why he did it. He wanted me to gain responsibility at an early age. Because one day I'd eventually have to.

Father loaded my allowance once again after I became responsible. And honestly, I compared my previous attitude with the current one, and I really wasn't responsible back then.

So that's when I started to save and by the time I graduated high school, I was already over 4 million dollars rich.

Isacariah was responsible from day one, so he went over 6.

His parents were richer so he got more money. But that wasn't an excuse for me though, maybe if I hadn't wasted most of mine it would've been more.

Kayliana never saw the need, but I encouraged her. She went 3.

I wasn't sure about Ackeliana. She didn't care to share. Selfish. But I found out soon. I was also a great hacker. She kept the information in her laptop. My dear love told me. She went over 5.

But anyways it was a start for independence. We wouldn't have to ask our parents for anything.

Remembered I earlier I talked about my girlfriend who was afraid of telling her parents we were dating?

I found out the main reason she was even more terrified of saying a word.

"Hey babe". I greeted the beautiful woman who sat on the opposite side of the table. She was wearing an elegant pink dress. Tight up top with sleeves, floral at the bottom that stopped above the knee.

The smile fell from my face. The unpleasant vibe that was radiating from her was vivid. She didn't greeted me with a hug or a kiss as usual, thus, she was the one who called this date..or was it a date even?

She loved air, meaning she liked it when she could observe everything. To see outside and the people around her. So I could understand why she chose the expensive restaurant, where most people couldn't afford so the place wouldn't have bin described as a sardine tin, plus the ambiance was breath taking. The lights were dim and beautiful soft music was playing.

"What's wrong?" I scrutinized her expression, trying to decipher the possible reason for her mood.

She wasn't looking at me.

I was perplexed. Why did she looked so sad? Did she do something wrong?

'Please don't let this woman break up with me'.

I thought.

It was only one day that I realized how much I was in love with her. It was the night of her 15th birthday. I secretly kissed her after I pursued her to the bathroom, after watching her almost the whole night. She was just so beautiful.

Isacariah however, he didn't approved of our relationship at first because he knew I was a womanizer, but I'd already made up my mind to give that up.

In time I eventually convinced Isac that I really loved and cared for her. He knew I was a good guy, but the womanizer part was his problem, but I gave it up.

"Kayliana look at me. Aren't you gonna say anything?" She finally looked at me.

"That is because I don't know where to start". Immediately her eyes glistened with tears.

"Wha...". I frowned in perplexity.

A waitress came over and asked us if we'd like anything, but I declined for both of us. The moment she came over Kayliana turned her head away. I never took my eyes off of her, even during answering the waitress.

"Remember that trip I went on a week ago?" I nodded eager for her to continue. It was that trip where one of her lecturers took her and fellow classmates to visit some sick people for four days and to give them vaccines that would've helped their condition. No just vaccines, but to dress injuries and performed minor surgeries.

My ears heated. My heart escalated. I didn't wanna jump to conclusions. I just needed her to tell me what was going on.

She took up her purse that she earlier rested on the table. And took something out of it. She had something in her fist.

"What's that?" She looked up from it at me.

She slid the thing she had in her hand over to me. I took it up and scrutinized it. It looked like...

I was flabbergasted.

"I was gonna wait until morning I took the pill, but I was so busy getting ready that morning for the trip I forgot. It was when I found out about this yesturday that I even remembered I didn't took it. I'm so sorry Max. I-It just slipped". I just stared at the pregnancy test in my hand. Two red bars were showing.

I looked at her, observing her countenance. Was she messing around? This wasn't another prank. Was it?

She quickly stood and ran off. What the..

I watched her as she ran, but it was the rest room. I quickly stood and pursued her. People were looking at me curiously, but I ignored their accusative countenance. What was wrong with people nowadays?

I walked to ladies rest room. I heard Kayliana's voice, groaning, then slushing.

I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Lia?" I bent the corner and she was there, at the sink, vomiting. God.

She looked as if she was suffering the way she hugged her belly and the length of her vomiting.

Then what she said earlier to me popped in my head. I looked back at the pregnancy test in my hand.

She always took the pill. I don't know what to say.

Michael and Akeilia didn't even know about us yet. How are we to break this wonderful news to them? Kayliana wasn't ready to be a mother and neither was I ready to be a father.

God everyone's gonna be pissed.

I thought.

After all the lectures we got about those things. God almighty.

The plan to was propose to her upon graduation, then after we settled in work we'd buy our own house, married and then pregnancy after a year or two. We weren't prepared for this. It was tempting to put the blame on her, but I couldn't, if only I obeyed my conscience not to ejaculate inside her that night. I was always precautious. I either used withdrawal or used a condom. Why didn't I listened to myself when it told me not to cum inside her. It was as if subconsciously I knew she was going to get pregnant. But I didn't know that it was gonna happen for real.

I walked closer to her. She washed her mouth out and looked up at me. Her eyes were closing. She looked weak.

"M-Max what am I going to do". She sobbed. I pulled her in an embrace.

"We'll figure something out. Let's just get out of here so we can sit privately and talk about it". She nodded in my chest.

I love you too much to let you go through this alone my love.

I thought before I walked off assisting her so she wouldn't fell.

❤❤❤❤

"How old?" I asked after we talked about telling her parents and mine. We both were a bit uncomfortable with it, but this had reached the point where we couldn't conceal us anymore.

I snuck her into the house. We were in my room laying beside each other on our backs. Usually I didn't had to sneak her in, but it was too late and my parents would've found it suspicious. Even though at that point it didn't matter because it would have only been a matter of time before they found out about us.

Laying beside each other on our backs...it was something we usually do growing up whenever we wanted to talk. She would always told me about her day, whether good or bad. The mean girls. Of course they didn't wanna mess with the richest man of this country daughter. They'd only pass remarks.

"About two weeks now". She sniffed. Blood tests could tell if a woman was pregnant about six to eight days after she ovulates. So yeah two weeks, it could've been detected that early.

"You know, abortion is not an option right?"

"Of course I know that Max. Don't mention abortion to me please. Just the word makes me sick". I didn't mentioned the part where Akeilia and Michael told us everything about their past. Some things are just better off anonymous. Abortion or miscarriage was a total nightmare for Lia.

Maybe if their parents hadn't told us the story of their lifetime, or mostly the abortion part, Lia would've considered it. I would've never allowed it. That baby was my blood. I was only saying. It wasn't how we planned our life. However I wouldn't have been selfish to blame it on Lia, even though it was partially her fault.

"Sorry". I told her. I wasn't ready to be a father. What? My life wasn't like in those cliche movies where I'd jumped up and down and be jolly about it.

Having a baby was a huge responsibility. It was something to be prepared for, not just happened then say nature would do the rest.

Finance wouldn't be the problem. But we were suppose to focus on school and our very own achievements. Make our parents proud, then baby later.

I only had a high IQ. I wasn't a prophecy. How would I have known that she would've gotten pregnant. Damn it!

"Even though I have no idea how I'm going to bring forth this to my parents. They are going to be pissed. God". She said. I didn't know what else to say. After a few second of silence she spoke.

"Your silence is killing me Max. I know you blame me for this because you always told me to make sure I take the pills, but I forgot ok I'm sorry".

"It's ok. Life isn't always what we expected it to be". When I thought about life with her, I saw myself as a happy man. I wasn't sure of what my parents were going to say, but whether or not they accept it I was going to marry Kayliana.

"I don't think it is going to be as bad as we think". I climbed over her and devoured her lips, she was surprised because she thought I would have been upset. At first a little, because she knew better but when I thought about it I was going to be a father. Whether I was ready or not that was already out of the question. We've got to talk to our parents then other arrangements after that.

I was going to marry her. I was going to marry the woman I loved, the woman that I planned on spending the rest of your life with, and I meant every word I said.

❤❤❤❤

The next day, I called a meeting with both of our parents and siblings. Except for Ashley. It was bigger than her so I made sure to let Michael asked Amelia for her to stay there. The meeting was at my parents house. They were perplexed about the situation. Also they knew that something was up, but neither of them could tell because they didn't know about Kayliana and I.

"What's this all about Maxwell why did you call all of us here?" Father spoke. All of us was in the living room. I furtively looked at the woman I loved, our family was sitting to my left and my girlfriend family was sitting to my right and I was in the middle. I took a deep breath before I began.

But before that I wanted to go back to what my love told me.

"Daniel there is something you should know". I furrowed my eyebrows and looked at the woman laying beside me.

"Father was out of the country on a business trip. I was up talking with you. Remember that last time we video chat?"

"Yes I remember".

It was something that I should know? I recalled.

"I felt thirsty and went downstairs for a glass of water after we hung up. I heard faint sounds and realised that mother and Leon was arguing...". My curiosity hit maximum.

Why was father there and not home? That time of night?

"About what?"

"Daniel... Our parents were once involved. I wasn't sure if it was still going on, but mother said that Leon should leave her alone. That what happened between them was a mistake. That Leon was the one who forced her". What? So he didn't molest her?

"Are you saying that my father raped Akeilia? And if so, why would they be hiding it?" I was utterly flabbergasted. That sounded more like an affair to me. Could it have been that Akeilia cheated on Michael and my father cheated on mom.

"Then the worst part happened. Leon kissed my mother and for a few seconds she succumbed. Then went back saying she can't do it to Michael again and she hated Leon for taking advantage of her. She said that she was just gonna tell Michael about their past so that Leon would just leave her alone. Leon said it would ruin everything and also his and Michael's friendship, but mother said how many more times he gonna have sex with her before he realise that it would ruin everything and also he and Michael's friendship". No way.

"Are you saying that he took advantage of Akeilia by blackmailing her with what happened with both of them in the past?" I said in one breath. How was Michael so oblivious to it?

I know.

It was because he f**k*** trusted father. How could they do that to Michael?

"What your father did wasn't right. I could tell it was only a matter of time before mom tells dad. He's making my mother very unhappy Daniel. I don't wanna be involved, so I think you should talk to your father. I don't think I want everything falling apart". No doubt. That was...a shook. Akeilia and my father?

I wasn't certain if I should say some something or be passive about it. No not passive, for the sake of everyone. What ever father was doing it needed to stop. Didn't he love Mom anymore? Did he even love her at all? Of all the lectures he gave me about being faithful. Seriously father!

"Does Ackeliana and Isacariah know?" I queried.

"Maybe Keli does, but you know her, sometimes I wonder how she keeps things in. The person I don't wanna find out is Isacariah. He loves mom with a passion more than any of us. He wouldn't be cool if he finds out Leon took advantage of mom, especially like that. He would throw a fit". Definitely.

Kayliana and I promised not to let any body's business affected our relationship. And due to the fact that what would've probably would've caused it was our parents, I was going to confront dad. Probably whether we liked it or not if would've caused an issue between us, because I knew my mother especially, wouldn't have wanted us being together. Whether Kayliana was pregnant or not. But she couldn't have stopped that, pregnant or not.

"I'll talk to him, but after the announcement. If he wanna make a big deal out of it, I'll use this as an avail". Even though it was a deal, but Kayliana was keeping our baby. Even if it cross their mind, they better not let it cross their mouths.

"Why do you think I told you?" I looked at her after she said that.

"I would've told you anyways, but...". She trailed off after she saw me smiling. Which indicated that I knew what she meant.

"I love it when your all apologetic".

"Your crazy you know that?"

"You think I'm crazy?" I leaped and head over her.

"I wanna show you crazy". I added.

"Oh yeah?"

And what happened after that was no body's business.

"I wanna make this short and precise. I'd been dating this lovely woman... And she's pregnant". I wanted to mention the married part until I was ready to propose. Theirs eyes dilated to the size of a lightbulb. My parents looked dumbstrucked. My friends...well.. Isacariah sternly looked at Kayliana. So did Ackaliana but in a more passive way. Michael and Akeilia looked at my parents as if waiting for them to say something.

Growing up, I wasn't a nervous kid. For a few years I was isolated from the rest of the world because of my abilities, for some natural reason nervousness wasn't in my world of emotions. But what Lia told me last night made me even more bold enough to announced it.

It had to happen some day.

"Well..u-um, where is she?" Mother queried.

I looked at father for his response, but he gave none. He just looked at me nonchalantly.

"Well, answer your mother". He rushed. I glanced at Kayliana. She saw me, but she didn't move, as if she was nervous.

Isacariah rubbed his forehead with a sigh. I saw Ackeliana nudged Kayliana.

Kayliana slowly got up and walked to my side.

"Holy Jesus I could die right now". Mother swore.

I looked at her parents faces, I could tell they were speechless.

"Could you please be more vivid about this situation". Michael stated. What could've been more vivid than that?

Just kidding.

"I'm sorry mom, dad. I forgot my pills it wasn't Daniel's fault".

They kept looking at her to me.

"It wasn't Daniel's fault? Kayliana, we didn't even know you had a boyfriend. Daniel more over?" I furrowed my eyebrows. What did Akeilia meant by that?

"Wait hold on. Your better not saying that Kayliana is better than my son". Mother defended.

"That wasn't what I was saying. They basically grew up as brother and sister. It just felt...".

"That wasn't what it sounds to me". Mother said again.

"Monique and Akeilia, could you guys please shut up...what we needed to do hear is to talk about the future of these two-".

"Kayliana I spoke to you about this two many times for you to allow such a thing to happen". Akeilia cut Michael off.

"Babe please. Let's not make the situation more difficult than is". Michael told Akeilia.

"My son isn't ready for a child". I rolled my eyes at my mother. They weren't being mature about it at all.

Father said something to Michael that I didn't hear because of Akeilia and mother argument. I read their body languages though, it didn't stated anger.

"Could you guys just shut up!!" Isacariah yelled. Everyone quieted. His voice was thick of dominance and authority. He stood.

"Whether you guys like it or not what is done is done. It isn't your privilege to speak for them. Let them speak for themselves".

"Did you know about it?" Akeilia asked Isac astonished.

"Their relationship yes. But like everyone else I just found out about this. I don't have a problem with their relationship. Daniel is my friend and I know he loves my sister and I definitely don't have a problem of becoming an uncle. Honestly. They are adults now. It's up to them what they plan on doing. I didn't want this for my sister either. But as I said before what is done is done". He sat back down. I smiled at him to express my appreciation.

All looked from Isac and back to us.

"So what do both of you plan on doing?" Father finally asked.

Kayliana decided to pursue going to college while pregnant. It wasn't any different than when she wasn't pregnant. Only a few doctor's appointments. After a while her vomiting stopped. I started off with my plan from start. Both our parents began to accept the fact that I was becoming a father, especially by Kayliana who they thought were only friends and grew up like brother and sister.

But before all that, I spoke to father about what he did to Akeilia. Instead of denying it...

'Akeilia and I was a thing of the past years ago, before you were even born. She wasn't yet Michael's girl but he was in love with her. I...was in love with her. Akeilia caught Michael with someone else so she disregarded him. It wasn't exactly sex but it was close to it. He didn't know that Akeilia had saw him, so he didn't know why she wasn't talking to him. I took it as my opportunity. She fell in love with me too, but her preference was Michael. No matter what I did it was Michael because she was mostly in love with him, but she loved me too...'. Dad told me. That was so messed up and complicated. I couldn't believe it. She was in love with both guys at once.

'It was just once that she told me she still loved me after her and Michael was married. But after that she kept denying it and I knew she was lying because I saw it in the way she looked at me, but as usual, she loved Michael even more. Even as the years went by. The love she had for me was sucked away and was given to Michael'. I didn't know why but I could understand my father...but I felt a lil heartbroken, and that was when my question came in.

'So what about mother, didn't you love her?'

'I'd prefer you ask her that, but I guess I have no choice than to tell you since I do not want her to know we had this conversation...your mother and I didn't started as love birds. She was on rebound and I...felt sorry for her. After I began to fell for her, she left me for the same guy she came crying to me about and after I took her back, she cheated on me with him'. Ohw. I don't know what to say about that, but I still had more questions.

'But Akeilia and I started after your mother left me for the next guy'. I didn't mind that.

'How did you felt knowing that you slept with your best friend girlfriend or... the girl he was in love with at the time?'

'Honestly son, I loved her even more than my friendship with Michael at the time. Akeilia was special to me. She was the best woman I ever had'. I wasn't sure that I wanted to prolonged the conversation. He shouldn't have loved Akeilia more, he should've loved mom despite the fact of what she did, because Akeilia was his best friend girl nonetheless. I wouldn't have done that to Isacariah.

With a stern voice I asked him my next question.

'How do you feel knowing that you slept with your best friend's wife'. His eyes dilated. Oh father you didn't know that I knew that part did you?

Then he frowned.

'How do you know that?'

'My girlfriend which happens to be her mother father. She happened to over heard your intimate conversation while your best friend was out of the country'. I could've felt myself getting angry.

'Don't judge me young man'.

'I'm just trying to have a conversation with you father'.

'If you don't change your attitude this instance this conversation will be over. If you wanna have a grown up conversation act like one'. I was upset that father could've done such a thing to his best friend as much as he didn't know about it. But I was mostly angry because I believe mother was at fault too. Maybe if she hadn't left him for that idiot things would've turned out for the better.

I relaxed myself.

'Sorry, but I need to know, why didn't you stop after they got married? Why couldn't you let go?'

'I wanted to. No matter how hard I try...'. He made a sigh. But he continued.

'I don't know why. I shouldn't have used her to my avail. I don't know but I feel that it's a matter of time before she tells Michael. A part of me wanted her to tell him, but the next is telling to apologise and put an end to it once and for all. B-'. Before he could finish I spoke.

'Yes father that's what you should do. What if paparazzi found out. You know they keep nothing. Everything is going great right now. Don't screw it up please'. He looked at me for a long time, as if he was contemplating it.

'Your a man father. A well grown man. You know how to control strong urges. It's just that you chose not to. You can do it'. I encouraged.

'Don't continue taking advantage of her anymore father. I wouldn't like Kayliana to hate you. She loves you like a father just as I appreciated Michael and looked up at him as a father too. He thought me a lot and we're very close. Kayliana is willing to keep her mouth, but if you prolong it and she found out, she's gonna tell Michael. We don't want that kind drama in our lives, do we?'

Father agreed to give Akeilia a serious apology and put an end to what he was doing. I hoped he did, because it was obvious he had some feelings beyond deep for Akeilia.

Several years passed. Nicolas passed away and Evaline six months later. I missed them very much. Michael was mostly affected. He loved his parents very much. The whole estate was shaken by their death. The world missed them. On the media people talked great things about them. Their death and funeral was announced on the media too plenty plenty times. I couldn't count the amount of people that attended. Even the church couldn't hold. Most people just waited for the burial.

The five of us. Joshua, Ackeliana, Isacariah, Kayliana and yours truly, was college graduates and was doing our dream jobs.

Joshua married to his baby mama and had two more kids. Three girls.

Alecia was also married, but was only pregnant. I wasn't much in her life.

Ackeliana and Javier got married. They had twins first then one baby after. The twins were boys and the other a girl. Ackeliana and Javier had a rough patch. She cheated on him the third year of their marriage. Told you she was sneaky. They were having a bit of disagreement and with Ackeliana being so reserved, everyone would've thought that it was because she knew how to handle herself was the reason, but it actually wasn't. It was all just stored up waiting to be filled and over flow. Javier never filed for divorce. And he never reciprocated what Ackeliana did. Even though I couldn't say I knew exactly why she cheated.

I didn't know everything that went on in their relationship. I only knew what I was told by both parties. But Ackeliana never told me why she cheated. I guessed she wanted to experience someone else, since JT was her first and only. JT was a good man and she shouldn't have done it. But as much as I was a guidance counselor I didn't have control over other people's lives.

Isacariah ex came back a week after I spoke with dad. I didn't know what they spoke about and I didn't asked and Isacariah never shared. I didn't mind though. But I figured she realized that she preferred being with Isacariah and decided to continue University the same place as him.

I think I over heard her saying that her family couldn't keep running her life. So it wasn't hard to figure out why she came back. They got back together, married and had four children. Three boys one girl. She had each one every two years.

Ashley, my baby sis was all grown up. She finished University and lost her virginity after that. It took her three years before married and three more years before she had kids. She'd grown very beautiful. It was as if I couldn't looked at her as my little sis anymore. We both promised not to live like our parents. We grew up close. She told me I was too inquisitive and tried to hid her personal life from me, but after they needed a bit of counseling guess who she ran to. I guess she felt more comfortable to spoke with me because I was her brother. Her and her spouse just needed to communicate more. As long as they did that they'd be fine. There weren't any major issues.

Kayliana and I got married in the third month of her pregnancy. She gave birth to two bouncing baby boys. Our life? That's all there was to our life. My family. That was my main focus otherwise from my multiply careers. I still found time for my family though.

I wasn't gonna make the same mistake as my father. Both Kayliana and I made certain to talk about everything. Even if it would've made each other vex about it. If we could completely understand and trust each other and work every issue out, the less chance it'd be for us to seek comfort from another. Some people might think, was it possible for two spouses to really talk about everything? Well for us it was.

My parents were once on the verge of divorce. But they got counseling again and worked things out. Most of the counseling was from me. My father however had apologised to Akeilia and it had never came to my knowledge that he bothered her again. I knew a part of him didn't want to, but what was the point? And I guess he wanted my respect for him to stay where it was and he wanted to make a better example of me. I knew he still loved Akeilia. I saw it plenty times when he looked at her. And I guess he valued his and Michael's relationship.

Akeilia never stopped loving Michael. It was obvious she accepted that what father and her had was a mistake and due to the fact that it'd never happened again, she never told Michael. Hence, Michael's oblivion to the situation stayed that way and everyone was happy with how their lives were and turned out.

I guess sometimes what's in the dark, stayed in the dark.

Please guys. I need some support on my other two unfinished stories since this one is now completed.

Which should I update first?

My Bodyguard?

Lucifer?

Thanks so much for coming this far with me. I deeply deeply deeply appreciate it.

Love you so much.