Chapter Thirty nine of Ruthless.
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The first thing Tacha reached for the moment she woke up was her phone. A smile tugged on her lips when she saw that she had two messages waiting to be read. Without opening it yet, Tacha knew what to expect. Her smile became wide at the thought of Nathan been consistent with his early messages. It had just been three days anyways. He will soon get tired. Tacha thought, releasing a silent chuckle so as not to wake her friend who was sleeping next to her. Tacha knew one of it was Nathan's because it had been an every day thing since they got back together. She couldn't wait to read it, and still couldn't believe all these was real.

Tacha held her phone in her palm, walking towards the bathroom. It was almost seven in the morning. Around the time she had to wake up and prepare for work. She sat on the water closet to ease herself, using the opportunity to click on the messages she got.

Nathan's first.

'Yesterday, I was caught smiling through out. Then I realised the after effect of your kiss made me a happy man all day. By the time you are reading this, I should be outside already. I need that dose to be a happy man through out the day again.'

Tacha who was trying her best not to laugh so loud took the house by surprise with her laughter. It was inevitable after reading Nathan's message. Oh my God, that's so sweet. Tacha said to herself rolling her eyes, not without smiling for as long as she could remember. She wondered how he came up with that. And then....she remembered.

Tacha ran out of their bathroom, reaching for the room's door even before her feet got there. When she made it to the living room, she realised she was completely naked, laughing at herself before running back to the room to grab a gown. By the time she was done wearing it, she was outside their apartment already before she realised it was something far from a gown. Suddenly, her mind went back to the plates her and Kenny ate with last night. She jumped very quickly back to the living room, packing everything that needed to be packed to the room, and to the kitchen. She used that opportunity to change her long top to a gown that reached her midthigh. Tacha made her way out again. She walked towards the gate, dialing Nathan's number to know where he parked.

A smile spread on Tacha's face when he picked her call. She could tell by his voice that she woke him up. Natasha or Tito must have given him the description to her house because Nathan never came to her place at all. God what time did he start coming over here. Tacha's side of the mouth switched into a cool smile when she heard his tired and sleepy voice.

"Good morning babe. Are you set for work?"

At what time? Tacha thought, a grin on her face for she knew she wasn't like Nathan who goes to work by seven every morning.

Tacha raised her brow as if Nathan was before her. "How can you stay out there all alone? You should have called me now. Our living room for you to wait. I woke up just now. I had to hurry out of the house the moment I read your message. Where did you park?"

A rough chuckle escaped from Nathan's mouth. "I've only waited for forty minutes miss. Are there thieves in your area or what?"

Of course there is dumbass! Tacha ran towards his car. This is a country where people rob you day light. Talkless of when the day isn't bright yet. Where kidnappers kidnap your car including you and everything that can generate them money.

Nathan just continued. "It's almost seven miss. Nothing is going to happen. Stop running and don't hurt your feet. Got here five minutes past six. We all know how Lagos gets busy even before that time. Early risers like us hit the road even before five in the morning."

"You don't need to challenge late risers like us on the phone. I'm outside the gate. I can see your car. That's me running. Oh my God!" Tacha screamed putting her phone away quickly.

"I told you to stop ruining!" Nathan got down from his car approaching Tacha. He heard her noise before she ended the call. He chuckled. "Are you being serious. You are not even wearing your slippers."

Tacha pretended as if she wasn't feeling any pain. "Why do you look like I lost my leg." She rolled her eyes at him. "I'm worried about you cause I know my street. You want to compare your place to here. Have you locked your car?"

Nathan dipped his hand into his pocket. He turned and stretched his car remote forward. Immediately, his car was locked. When he turned and saw her limping, he delayed his steps, and slowly from the back, he kicked her leg.

"Jesussssssss!" Tacha shouted, jumping on one leg before turning around to kill Nathan will her stares. Only if stares could kill.. Nathan's laughter was a bit loud enough to wake the neighbors. Tacha's reaction was everything and extremely funny to him. He didn't mean to kick it that hard. He just wanted to cause little trouble and he did caused one. He took his time to laugh before grabbing her unto his shoulder. "I'm sorry. Why do you have to pretend like you are fine? Now I'm paying for my sin. Should I carry you on my head or the shoulder is okay?"

Tacha's hands circled round his neck. She knew Nathan was just teasing her. She really need to learn how to tease him back. She looked down at him. "Why do you have to do that? It's so painful."

Nathan made fun of her rolling his eyes. "You didn't ask Nathan am I not too big?".

"Who send you to carry me Mr. Man? Did I tell you I can't walk."

Immediately.....

He dropped her without expecting it.

"Oh my God, Nathan!" She screamed her lungs out, covering up her pain with a loud laughter. "What type of a savage man are you. It's so painful. My leg." Tacha bent down to grab her ankle. Nathan tried his best not to laugh, showing one of his sweetest smiles instead. He slowly bent down when he saw she was starting to cry. "Common," he raised her chin. "If you really going to cry for small play as this, you better get ready miss." He kissed her very quickly.

Tacha stopped crying and grinned at him. She actually thought he wanted to say sorry and carried her back, but... What the fuck! She laughed. "This is no play Nathan. Carry me now. I can't walk because of you."

Nathan stood up instead, going towards a different flat. He smiled at Tacha who feigned a frown at him. He wasn't going to fall for that. He knew she just wanted him to beg her. "Madam, is this your flat."

Instantly, a wicked thought came into Tacha's mind. She suddenly got up and ran towards her flat. Unfortunately...she hit the same leg again and fell at the front of their door. Her biggest embarrassment yet so funny as she released a quiet laugh, covering her face.

"Wickedness. Wickedness. Madam, stop running with that body. It's your taboo." Nathan couldn't hold back his laughter. Tacha was so ashamed that she covered her face still and couldn't stop laughing. Her plan fucked up, but then... Who never fuck up hands in the air.

"Thank your God Nathan. You really need to thank your God. And your guardian angel as well."

"Nawa o. E reach that. My God never fails anyways." Nathan walked up to her and carried her in a bridal style while she laughed at him. He grinned, kissing her very quickly as they stepped into Tacha's place. Tacha smiled at his response. First time she ever heard him speak little pidgin. A bit fluent but too short for her decide if he could compete with this Port Harcourt girl of his. They entered and he locked the door with his leg. "In case my guardian angel is used to Mansion and doesn't enter flat. I'm sorry for kicking your leg."

Tacha laughed. "Well done. Two against zero okay. Mansion and flat. Sorry not accepted anyways." She rolled her eyes at him and came down very quickly. Tacha smiled when he saw him stared at her, pleading with his eyes. She tiptoed to Nathan's height, taking him by surprise with a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you for coming. Please settle down while I get ready quickly."

He nodded.

Tacha went into the room, leaving Nathan to wait at the living room. He smiled at how the living room was decorated up to the last space. Every where was busy compared to his empty place. Her living room was also very colourful compared to his place which was simply painted in white. The living room all together in ten places could make up his own living room. He couldn't sit down. He wasn't really comfortable but he made sure he wasn't showing it. He remained standing.

"Hey, what's with this rushing today? BRT will still be waiting now. You always leave for work by eight." Kenny rubbed her face, bringing her left hand to cover her mouth for about two seconds while she yawned. She got out of the bed, staring at Tacha who was all dressed up for work, spraying the whole room with her perfume. Kenny walked past Tacha who quickly directed her gaze to her. "Hope it's not much Kenny."

"I'm sure our neighbors can't smell from where they are yet. You should add more." Kenny said before entering the toilet. "Any special occasion happening today that I'm not invited to?"

Tacha turned towards Kenny who came out of the toilet already. She whispered. "Nathan is here."

"Wh!" Kenny almost screamed. Her hands flew to her mouth quickly, thinking Nathan was in the living without being told. She whispered back, her voice twice as low as Tacha. "He's out there? Why is he here? You should wear that flower satin blouse Tacha. It looks really nice when you tucked it in your black palazzo. God my stomach is..." Kenny complained but she wasn't going into the toilet yet. "Your phone Tacha. Chai! Is like I have to use the toilet now. Amebo will not kill me. Don't go ooooooooo. I'm coming now now." She shouted, running back into the toilet.

Tacha sat down and reached for her phone. It was the same line that dropped a message for her. She thought of reading it later but she got another one again. She clicked on the first one.

'You finally made him break up with me right. Sleeping with him behind my back wasn't enough. You hungry whore. Now, you got what you wanted. Him. His money. And he fell for it. But how? Men these days. Anyways, I warned you once, and now I did what I should have done a long time ago. By now, his mum should know what's going on. Come to think of it? How can you...date someone like Nathan Brown. Don't you know? A commoner marries a commoner. The rich marries the rich. The poor marries the poor. And you, Tacha can never, would never be the right woman for Nathan. You should enjoy it while it last and take all you can because he was never yours, and never will he be yours even if he spends the whole day with you. Your time will pass. Soon. I promise you.'

The smile on Tacha's face vanished so quickly. She suddenly felt heavy with all she had on. The expression on her face could tell something had changed the mood of an angel who looked extremely happy, laughing at Nathan's behavior some minutes ago. Tacha's eyes were suddenly filled with tears that threatened to escape from where she locked them, telling them to stay safe that she was fine, that she could handle it, that she doesn't really care and wasn't bothered by the text, but was that true? Trying to hold herself yet it didn't work. She realised the lie she told herself and slowly she was breaking down. A lie that twitched her heart and almost ripped it into pieces. The pain slicing through her heart that she eventually gave in to the tears that escaped from where she held them. Isn't she telling the truth Tacha. There are people who are really going to go against you, because you are never the perfect image of the woman they've pictured for him.

Tacha's hands became weak that she had to drop the phone in her palm beside her. No one needed to tell her who that was. That was Lola. Someone she never knew existed even when she had her first sex with Nathan. The fact that Nathan broke up with her did surprise her. Was part of her happy? Yes, it was. He did it for her. He did want to be with her and she wouldn't throw it away until she would have no choice but to walk away. A try wouldn't be bad.

Tacha remembered she got a message from the same line again. Which was the reason she had changed her mind, reading the first message that she got from her.

'I forgot to add this earlier.You shouldn't be the second person to knows this though, but if this would let you have some conscience and leave my man for me, then I'm gonna do it for us. For our baby......'

Tacha paused.

A deep furrow appeared on Tacha's forehead, bringing her phone more closer to her face. She was sure of what she read, but she had to be sure even though she thought she wasn't wrong about what she read in the first instance. Her heart beating fast just like when she was scared. Scared to face some of the things she later achieved in her life.

She read all over again.

'If this would let you have some conscience and leave my man for me, then I'm gonna do it for us. For our baby. For our baby Tacha. Our baby. His baby.'

"Oh my God!"

Tacha dropped her phone. She ran her fingers on her face, closing her eyes. She needed to read again to get the complete message. She wasn't done reading, but her eyes were getting blurry already.

"If this would let you have some conscience and leave my man for me, then I'm gonna do it for us. For our baby, because I'm with his child and it's the best news for the Brown at the moment. He's the only one yet to know. Right now, our parents are planning our engagement. Nathan is mine Tacha. He has always been mine.'

Tacha sucked in her lips and the tears became victorious for eventually rolling down her cheeks heavily. She dropped her phone and sobbed, turning her pretty face into a woman mourning over her lost husband at the rate she was crying. Now that she thought she really had a chance to be with him, this had to happen. This really had to happen again, shattering the image she created for them, shattering all her hopes for this relationship and how much she wanted to love Nathan with all her heart. It hurts so much that all she dreamed of with him might never happen. It hurts so much that Lola seemed to be right with some of the things she said. Oh! She cried out. So loud, but covering her mouth.

"So my gist." Kenny came out only to be shocked by Tacha's face. Swollen and red. She caught her wiping it thoroughly like nothing happened. At the rate she was cleaning her face to get rid all the tears she had, Kenny thought she might rip her face off and snatched the towel from her. She threw her the makeup bag beside their mirror and immediately, Tacha used one out of the wipes before going ahead to add some powder and lipgloss, changing her braided wig immediately into a curly human hair. "How do I look now?"

"I don't think he can notice, but what is going--"

Tacha's phone interrupted Kenny.

"Shhhh...." Tacha placed her index finger on her lips. "He's calling." She swiped the green button. "Hey babe. I just finished dressing up." She got up, waving at Kenny. "When I come back." She mouthed.

When Tacha made her way to the living room, she managed to feign a small smile, but got a huge one from Nathan instead. Her phone buzzed in her hand. She genuinely smiled this time because it was Nathan's doing.

'Excuse me! Why are you so sexy? I hope you wouldn't set my car ablaze in that?'

Tacha chuckled. "Please I'm late already." She walked towards the door and he walked behind her.

Inside the car, Nathan reached for her bag. "It's behind you here." He dropped it at the back seat. He moved back to his seat and stared at Tacha. "What happened? Are you still mad at me? You should know my play is brutal, especially with you. Your face seems swollen somehow."

Tacha's mind was heavy but she smiled genuinely still, trying her best to stay calm. "I'm just worried about Traffic."

"So where is my kiss?"

"Nathan I'm late."

He stopped the car.

"No please." Tacha eventually laughed. She managed to take her mind off what she read, thanks to Nathan. "You are such a bully." She leaned closer to him, trying to kiss his cheek but Nathan turned his lips around instead, and kissed her hard. She returned it and realised how much she cared about this man already. When they broke the kiss, Nathan smiled at her. "I love you Tacha. I wouldn't embark on a journey with you if you aren't the one. You effortlessly stole this heart." He reached for her hand. "You are special to me Tacha. Apart from my mum, you are the next woman I want to give everything I have. I know it may be hard, but anytime I tell you I love you, have it at the back of your mind that you are the woman I really want to spend the rest of my life with. Nothing is going to change that." Nathan paused, staring at Tacha's face for few seconds. "Hey, what is it again? Are you this emotional or what?"

A tear rolled down from Tacha's cheek, slowly, with her lips sucked in as usual just by listening to Nathan confessed his love to her. Her heart hurt so much. It was a pain only her could feel and share with the rest of her body, and no one else. It hurt so badly that her heart felt like ripping out of her body. It was beating really fast that she could barely hold it in. She covered her face and sob because he could really leave her if he had no choice no matter how he claimed to love her. If he has no choice but to marry Lola? Once he knows about his baby, she's automatic the mother of his child. And her.... Only if he marries her, which he might if his family insists.

She raised her head trying not to make him worry. "I love you so much Nathan...Thank you for doing this with me. I really don't deserve you and I know it, but you make me deserving and it's one of the reasons you will always have a place in my heart." She said through her sob, smiling as much as she could. But she had so much more and she confessed it to herself alone. 'I love you so much Nathan...that my whole world feels like crumbling right now, because at this moment, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Truly, it started in a way I wouldn't have believed we would come this far. Like if anyone or people had told me that we would get to this point together, I would have called them liars, but look at us, and now I know you love me and I can feel it that I don't think I want any woman to have you ever again.' Tacha wished she could say all that to him but she shoved away her thoughts and smiled through her tears when she saw the worry looks on Nathan's face. "That leg is just paining me really hard now."

Nathan chuckled, rolling his eyes at her. "You seem to know I just clocked five yesterday for you to cook up that story for me."

"Yes na." Tacha laughed. Then she remembered work again. "I'm over intentionally late because it's almost nine." She pointed to the time before them in Nathan's car.

Nathan finally started the car, and when they got to where he should have taken to drop Tacha at the office, he took another route instead. Tacha turned to him immediately.

"Nathan!"

She didn't get a response.

"Nathan Brown what's happening?"

"Tacha Williams, I'm actually going to New York tomorrow. So I want us to spend some time together. I've been in Nigeria for a while now, and I need to go on that business trip. Took permission at your office already. So calm down miss."

Tacha raised her brow at him. "Travelling tomorrow and you are just telling me?"

"Because I didn't plan it before Boss. Decided yesterday evening." He grinned. "I'm gonna have to stop questioning my PA too much. This is stressful to explain." He threw a wink at Tacha, chuckling. "I know you are missing me already, but I need you today to have the best three weeks of my life out there." He said and increased his speed, laughing at Tacha for how she gripped her seat belt. "No fear babe. Be strong for us." He threw her a wink again, facing the road quickly. 

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Chapter 39b coming soon 🤣🤣🤣
(But Yewande, I thought this book will not reach Chapter 40)
Well, I said 39b. As in this is 39a, coming next is 39b. Even 39c is coming right after that 😂😂
My book no reach chapter 40 ooooo.
I no wan hear anything.
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