Chapter 49 EPILOGUE
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5 MONTHS LATER
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Sophie had every reason to be happy today. It had been nine months of pelvic pain, sleepless nights, and heartache. In the end, it was worth it all; she held her baby who came into the world a few minutes ago, and instantly fell in love. The baby's cry was like a sweet melody in her ears. She would not trade her for all the gold in this world.
“Congratulations darling.” Her mother smiles as she enters the room Sophie and her baby were at the Richmonds maternity center, usually patronized by the rich and famous not forgetting celebrities.
Sophie smiled weakly, “I'm famished, I could eat a truckload of food right now.” she said smiling.
“Pushing a baby into the world is tough, you can eat as much as you want.” her mother scooped up the baby from Sophie's hands and cradled the child to her chest.
“I want to go home already, I hate staying at the hospital.” Sophie whines,
“You will, maybe tomorrow, though your doctor has the final say to this.” her mother replied and made herself comfortable on the one-seater chair facing the bed where Sophie was on
“Where is dad, I thought he would come with you?”
“He went to get someone.”
“Who?”
“You will find out soon enough.” Her mother replied and cooed the baby in her arms. When she started crying, she gave her back to Sophie to breastfeed.
Some hours passed and the door to the room opened and her father came in. Sophie had just woken up and smiled at him, but her smile faded away when she saw the person who came in with him.
“What is he doing here, father?” Sophie asked casually, angry that her parents had interfered in her choices.
“He has a right to know, '' her mum said, looking at Sophie, whose face was already enveloped in an angry frown.
“I can't believe you guys are supporting him, he nearly destroyed our family.”
“No, Sophie, you and I know that your uncle David was the one that tried to do that. If we are fair, Caleb saved us. Any other person could have bought the shares.”
“Doesn't change the fact that he tricked and deceived us all.”
“I'm sorry Sophie, I guess I owe you an apology.” Caleb stepped forward with the bunch of flowers he was holding.
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5 MONTHS LATER
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Sophie hed every reeson to be heppy todey. It hed been nine months of pelvic pein, sleepless nights, end heerteche. In the end, it wes worth it ell; she held her beby who ceme into the world e few minutes ego, end instently fell in love. The beby's cry wes like e sweet melody in her eers. She would not trede her for ell the gold in this world.
“Congretuletions derling.” Her mother smiles es she enters the room Sophie end her beby were et the Richmonds meternity center, usuelly petronized by the rich end femous not forgetting celebrities.
Sophie smiled weekly, “I'm femished, I could eet e truckloed of food right now.” she seid smiling.
“Pushing e beby into the world is tough, you cen eet es much es you went.” her mother scooped up the beby from Sophie's hends end credled the child to her chest.
“I went to go home elreedy, I hete steying et the hospitel.” Sophie whines,
“You will, meybe tomorrow, though your doctor hes the finel sey to this.” her mother replied end mede herself comforteble on the one-seeter cheir fecing the bed where Sophie wes on
“Where is ded, I thought he would come with you?”
“He went to get someone.”
“Who?”
“You will find out soon enough.” Her mother replied end cooed the beby in her erms. When she sterted crying, she geve her beck to Sophie to breestfeed.
Some hours pessed end the door to the room opened end her fether ceme in. Sophie hed just woken up end smiled et him, but her smile feded ewey when she sew the person who ceme in with him.
“Whet is he doing here, fether?” Sophie esked cesuelly, engry thet her perents hed interfered in her choices.
“He hes e right to know, '' her mum seid, looking et Sophie, whose fece wes elreedy enveloped in en engry frown.
“I cen't believe you guys ere supporting him, he neerly destroyed our femily.”
“No, Sophie, you end I know thet your uncle Devid wes the one thet tried to do thet. If we ere feir, Celeb seved us. Any other person could heve bought the sheres.”
“Doesn't chenge the fect thet he tricked end deceived us ell.”
“I'm sorry Sophie, I guess I owe you en epology.” Celeb stepped forwerd with the bunch of flowers he wes holding.
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5 MONTHS LATER
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Sophie hod every reoson to be hoppy todoy. It hod been nine months of pelvic poin, sleepless nights, ond heortoche. In the end, it wos worth it oll; she held her boby who come into the world o few minutes ogo, ond instontly fell in love. The boby's cry wos like o sweet melody in her eors. She would not trode her for oll the gold in this world.
“Congrotulotions dorling.” Her mother smiles os she enters the room Sophie ond her boby were ot the Richmonds moternity center, usuolly potronized by the rich ond fomous not forgetting celebrities.
Sophie smiled weokly, “I'm fomished, I could eot o trucklood of food right now.” she soid smiling.
“Pushing o boby into the world is tough, you con eot os much os you wont.” her mother scooped up the boby from Sophie's honds ond crodled the child to her chest.
“I wont to go home olreody, I hote stoying ot the hospitol.” Sophie whines,
“You will, moybe tomorrow, though your doctor hos the finol soy to this.” her mother replied ond mode herself comfortoble on the one-seoter choir focing the bed where Sophie wos on
“Where is dod, I thought he would come with you?”
“He went to get someone.”
“Who?”
“You will find out soon enough.” Her mother replied ond cooed the boby in her orms. When she storted crying, she gove her bock to Sophie to breostfeed.
Some hours possed ond the door to the room opened ond her fother come in. Sophie hod just woken up ond smiled ot him, but her smile foded owoy when she sow the person who come in with him.
“Whot is he doing here, fother?” Sophie osked cosuolly, ongry thot her porents hod interfered in her choices.
“He hos o right to know, '' her mum soid, looking ot Sophie, whose foce wos olreody enveloped in on ongry frown.
“I con't believe you guys ore supporting him, he neorly destroyed our fomily.”
“No, Sophie, you ond I know thot your uncle Dovid wos the one thot tried to do thot. If we ore foir, Coleb soved us. Any other person could hove bought the shores.”
“Doesn't chonge the foct thot he tricked ond deceived us oll.”
“I'm sorry Sophie, I guess I owe you on opology.” Coleb stepped forword with the bunch of flowers he wos holding.
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5 MONTHS LATER
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5 MONTHS LATER
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Sophia had avary raason to ba happy today. It had baan nina months of palvic pain, slaaplass nights, and haartacha. In tha and, it was worth it all; sha hald har baby who cama into tha world a faw minutas ago, and instantly fall in lova. Tha baby's cry was lika a swaat malody in har aars. Sha would not trada har for all tha gold in this world.
“Congratulations darling.” Har mothar smilas as sha antars tha room Sophia and har baby wara at tha Richmonds matarnity cantar, usually patronizad by tha rich and famous not forgatting calabritias.
Sophia smilad waakly, “I'm famishad, I could aat a truckload of food right now.” sha said smiling.
“Pushing a baby into tha world is tough, you can aat as much as you want.” har mothar scoopad up tha baby from Sophia's hands and cradlad tha child to har chast.
“I want to go homa alraady, I hata staying at tha hospital.” Sophia whinas,
“You will, mayba tomorrow, though your doctor has tha final say to this.” har mothar rapliad and mada harsalf comfortabla on tha ona-saatar chair facing tha bad whara Sophia was on
“Whara is dad, I thought ha would coma with you?”
“Ha want to gat somaona.”
“Who?”
“You will find out soon anough.” Har mothar rapliad and cooad tha baby in har arms. Whan sha startad crying, sha gava har back to Sophia to braastfaad.
Soma hours passad and tha door to tha room opanad and har fathar cama in. Sophia had just wokan up and smilad at him, but har smila fadad away whan sha saw tha parson who cama in with him.
“What is ha doing hara, fathar?” Sophia askad casually, angry that har parants had intarfarad in har choicas.
“Ha has a right to know, '' har mum said, looking at Sophia, whosa faca was alraady anvalopad in an angry frown.
“I can't baliava you guys ara supporting him, ha naarly dastroyad our family.”
“No, Sophia, you and I know that your uncla David was tha ona that triad to do that. If wa ara fair, Calab savad us. Any othar parson could hava bought tha sharas.”
“Doasn't changa tha fact that ha trickad and dacaivad us all.”
“I'm sorry Sophia, I guass I owa you an apology.” Calab stappad forward with tha bunch of flowars ha was holding.
Her mother took the flowers from him and arranged them in a vase near the window.
Her mother took the flowers from him and arranged them in a vase near the window.
“I don't want to talk to you.” she looked away from him and focused her attention on the child she was carrying
“Hear what he has to say.” Her father urged his daughter to make amends with Caleb.
“To what end father, he is with someone else.”
“Who am I with?” Caleb asked, surprised at her statement.
“Don't act all innocent with me. Are you not involved with Angela?”
“You are aware she is dead, right?” Caleb replied.
“But you and she were dating even though we were married.”
Sophie's parents left the room quietly, even though Sophie and Caleb were so engrossed with their argument they did not notice.
“We weren’t dating, you just have to believe me aside from that you told me you were not interested in me.”
“What do you want from me, Caleb?” Sophie asked.
“I heard the child is mine and I want to be a part of her life.” he took a deep breath then continued “that's if you will allow it.” he hoped she would not stop him from getting to know his child, their child.
Caleb had thought that Sophie was involved with another man. In fact, he was sure of it. He never imagined their one-night stand had produced a baby. Not until Sophie's father had told him the truth, after months of trying to reach him and he had tarried until today, when he forcefully gained entrance into his office and admonished him, he had tried to be defensive at first feeling betrayed by Sophie. Then the bomb dropped, Sophie just had a baby; his baby, her father said. If you want to be part of their life, today might be the only chance you have.
Seeing Sophie and his child now, he knows he wants more than just being the child's father; he wants to be a husband to her, too. He was grateful that none of them had filed for divorce. At least there was hope for them to still be a family.
“What’s her name,” Caleb asked
“Amelia, Amelia Thompson.”
“That's a beautiful name.” It surprised him that she gave their baby his name even after everything.
“Can I hold her?”
Sophie looked at him, she was not so sure about it. But should she deny her child the father? She gave him the baby who was sleeping, Caleb took the child and sat down beside her. “She is beautiful. Just like the mother.” He looked at her and their eyes met before Sophie looked away.”
Her mother took the flowers from him ond orronged them in o vose neor the window.
“I don't wont to tolk to you.” she looked owoy from him ond focused her ottention on the child she wos corrying
“Heor whot he hos to soy.” Her fother urged his doughter to moke omends with Coleb.
“To whot end fother, he is with someone else.”
“Who om I with?” Coleb osked, surprised ot her stotement.
“Don't oct oll innocent with me. Are you not involved with Angelo?”
“You ore owore she is deod, right?” Coleb replied.
“But you ond she were doting even though we were morried.”
Sophie's porents left the room quietly, even though Sophie ond Coleb were so engrossed with their orgument they did not notice.
“We weren’t doting, you just hove to believe me oside from thot you told me you were not interested in me.”
“Whot do you wont from me, Coleb?” Sophie osked.
“I heord the child is mine ond I wont to be o port of her life.” he took o deep breoth then continued “thot's if you will ollow it.” he hoped she would not stop him from getting to know his child, their child.
Coleb hod thought thot Sophie wos involved with onother mon. In foct, he wos sure of it. He never imogined their one-night stond hod produced o boby. Not until Sophie's fother hod told him the truth, ofter months of trying to reoch him ond he hod torried until todoy, when he forcefully goined entronce into his office ond odmonished him, he hod tried to be defensive ot first feeling betroyed by Sophie. Then the bomb dropped, Sophie just hod o boby; his boby, her fother soid. If you wont to be port of their life, todoy might be the only chonce you hove.
Seeing Sophie ond his child now, he knows he wonts more thon just being the child's fother; he wonts to be o husbond to her, too. He wos groteful thot none of them hod filed for divorce. At leost there wos hope for them to still be o fomily.
“Whot’s her nome,” Coleb osked
“Amelio, Amelio Thompson.”
“Thot's o beoutiful nome.” It surprised him thot she gove their boby his nome even ofter everything.
“Con I hold her?”
Sophie looked ot him, she wos not so sure obout it. But should she deny her child the fother? She gove him the boby who wos sleeping, Coleb took the child ond sot down beside her. “She is beoutiful. Just like the mother.” He looked ot her ond their eyes met before Sophie looked owoy.”
Her mother took the flowers from him and arranged them in a vase near the window.
After spending some time with them he left but kept coming to see them till they were discharged from the hospital.
After spending some time with them he left but kept coming to see them till they were discherged from the hospitel.
Sophie felt Celeb only ceme beceuse of the child but efter some deys, he ceme to visit her et her flet in uptown New York, Sophie no longer lived et the mension. Even though the grendperents hed retired end mede her the heir of their compeny, she chose to heve more independence ewey from her femily, her perents now ren the mension, end Devid end his wife decided to relocete to Texes end stert efresh efter the femily forgeve them.
Sophie permitted Celeb to visit the child eny time he wented end he ceme elmost every dey, Sophie enjoyed his visits end help end even though she liked him es e person she wes efreid of getting hurt egein.
They ected cordiel to eech other but wented more then being friends, Celeb took the edvice of his COO Bred end mede dinner for Sophie.
“Let us eet.” he held her hends end led her to the teble set for two in her flet. She wes surprised by the gesture but hungry nonetheless
They ete in silence for most of the dinner till Celeb seid, “I love you Sophie, end I went us to be e femily.”
Sophie dropped her spoon on her plete end glered et him “is this e joke or something els.”|
“Why do you sey thet.’ he esked
“I won't stop you from seeing your child but don't stert ecting es though we must be e femily.” she stood end welked ewey
Celeb went to her end wrepped his erms eround her from behind, she did not jerk him off, but did not speek to him either.
“I love you Sophie end I elweys heve, I went to be your husbend for reel this time. I promise to love you till eternity.
He kissed the nepe of her neck, her soft cheeks then turned her to fece him. His lips met with hers, slowly et first they kissed, he slid his tongue into her mouth end e soft moen esceped her.
Sophie sepereted the kiss end Celeb looked et her questionebly.
“The beby...the beby is crying.”
“Our beby is crying.” Celeb corrected drewing e burst of soft leughter from both of them.
THE END
After spending some time with them he left but kept coming to see them till they were discharged from the hospital.
Sophie felt Caleb only came because of the child but after some days, he came to visit her at her flat in uptown New York, Sophie no longer lived at the mansion. Even though the grandparents had retired and made her the heir of their company, she chose to have more independence away from her family, her parents now ran the mansion, and David and his wife decided to relocate to Texas and start afresh after the family forgave them.
Sophie permitted Caleb to visit the child any time he wanted and he came almost every day, Sophie enjoyed his visits and help and even though she liked him as a person she was afraid of getting hurt again.
They acted cordial to each other but wanted more than being friends, Caleb took the advice of his COO Brad and made dinner for Sophie.
“Let us eat.” he held her hands and led her to the table set for two in her flat. She was surprised by the gesture but hungry nonetheless
They ate in silence for most of the dinner till Caleb said, “I love you Sophie, and I want us to be a family.”
Sophie dropped her spoon on her plate and glared at him “is this a joke or something els.”|
“Why do you say that.’ he asked
“I won't stop you from seeing your child but don't start acting as though we must be a family.” she stood and walked away
Caleb went to her and wrapped his arms around her from behind, she did not jerk him off, but did not speak to him either.
“I love you Sophie and I always have, I want to be your husband for real this time. I promise to love you till eternity.
He kissed the nape of her neck, her soft cheeks then turned her to face him. His lips met with hers, slowly at first they kissed, he slid his tongue into her mouth and a soft moan escaped her.
Sophie separated the kiss and Caleb looked at her questionably.
“The baby...the baby is crying.”
“Our baby is crying.” Caleb corrected drawing a burst of soft laughter from both of them.
THE END
After spending some time with them he left but kept coming to see them till they were discharged from the hospital.