CHAPTER NINE
“Are you excited about your upcoming wedding, sucker?” I look at Zeus as well as the two and I think they are also waiting for my answer.
“Don’t know.” I bent down to sign the papers after answering.
“What don’t you know? You will get married three days from now and you don’t know the answer, sucker?”
“Do I still need to remind you, Zeus?”
“That you don’t love Margot because you are still hoping with Brianna, dumbass?”
“Exactly, Phoenix.”
“Can I tell it to my wife, Jace?”
“Shut up, Blaze. That crazy witch always threatened me.”
“And at least she’s real, not like the others out there, feelings are just being faked, idiot.”
“You’re done, Blaze, you can go out.”
“Why, your office? It’s a conference room.” It was confirmed that Blaze was infected with his wife who will be my sister-in-law. I hope Umami won’t be like her aunt.
“But really sucker, are you excited about your wedding?”
“Why are you interfering with my feelings, Zeus? You don’t want me to get married?”
“We just want to know, why won’t you tell us?” Phoenix said laughing.
“You two, how did you feel about your first forced marriages?” I asked the two idiots who were forced to get married but got married twice.
“I forgot, dumbass,” Phoenix.
“Me, too, idiot,” Blaze.
“You two are crazy.”
“Are you sure with your decision, sucker?” I stopped at what Zeus said and then looked at him. “Can’t Margot just be miserable with you? I mean, you can be a good father to your child. You don’t love Margot, so why you will continue this. Doesn’t she deserve the man who will truly love her? Not like you who doesn’t her. You can’t give her the happiness that she wanted.” The three of us were silent because of what Zeus said.
“Zeus rarely talks but he’s right.”
“Agreed.”
“What kind of happiness, Zeus? I give her what she needs. I make her smile always. Isn’t that enough?”
“What Zeus wants to say is, it’s different if you do it against your will. My sister-in-law doesn’t deserve the lie. If you don’t want, don’t continue the marriage. Because you might drown in it. You’re so stupid, especially since you haven’t cut Brianna’s and take note, my wife knows,” Blaze said.
“When is it only three days? What, run-away groom again? Waste money, and effort. Maybe my Mommy will reject me.”
“Why did you agree with Maggie, then? If you don’t want to get married.”
“Phoenix, I’m stupid but I won’t include my child. Margot is very sensitive and I don’t want to stress her. Then what? It will affect my child? It’s still my child.”
“But you’re upset,” he added.
“There is an annulment. As long as Umami is well.” Annulment? TSS! What am I saying?
“That’s the brother’s code. The child first before yourself. I will make Joker’s siblings. Phoenix, how did you make the triplets and twins?”
“Hailey raped me after that we were getting along.”
“Why is that, Maggie is also raping me, but why Joker is alone?”
“Aren’t you jealous, Zeus, I already have a bird team, Blaze already has a Joker. Jace is going to have Umami, and you?”
“You need only a child, Phoenix? I’ll give you tomorrow.”
“Woo, still can’t move on with Yara.”
“I already did, Blaze.”
“Where is Dane?” I asked so that the useless conversation will stop.
“Meeting.” The three looked at each other as they answered at once.
My cellphone rang and I saw Margot texting asking for Leche flan. I hope Umami doesn’t get diabetes. His mother loves to eat sweets. Maybe it’s because our juice was both sweet when Umami was formed. No connection.
“Break time and I’ll go first,” I said then stood up.
“Where do you go, sucker?”
“Umami wants Leche flan and cake.”
“I thought Umami is your baby, why did you call Margot, Umami too.”
“Did I tell Margot, Phoenix? Umami is in Margot’s stomach. Umami wants to eat that flan and cake. She shouldn’t have come out and texted me? Of course, he passed it on to his mother. Stupid, it looks like she hasn’t had a child twice”
“Go and I’m annoyed with you,” Phoenix said.
“You’re stupid.”
I went straight to the cake shop, fortunately, there is also Leche flan so I bought what I needed. When I got to the building I saw Brianna show up on the other side. Because I was surprised I chased her.
“Bree!” I call.
“Jace.”
“What are you doing here?” Although I was a little nervous I remained calm.
“Nothing, I just talk with someone,” she said smiling.
“Bree, who are you talking to, Margot?”
“Don’t panic too much, Jace, we’re ok. Even if you marry her, I am still yours.”
“Bree.”
“Meet me tonight, I miss you.”
“I will. I miss you, too, and be ready.”
“I am always ready for you.”
When Brianna left I turned around to enter but I was surprised to see Margot upstairs looking at me. I was twice as nervous when I saw her as I was when I talked to Brianna earlier. She smiled at me so I went up.
“Is that what I want?” she asked.
“Yup, I’ll join you inside your office.” She just nodded so we walked to her office. We sat down on the chair as she sliced the cake. I touched her stomach then smiled.
“Umami, please don’t get diabetes because Mommy eats nothing but sweets.” But Margot didn’t say a word and focused on the food. When she finished I saw her staring at me seriously.
“W-why?” Her stare is like a laser.
“Nothing, I just want to tell you that in our relationship there is only me and you.” I swallowed because of what she said. Her face is serious and I’m really nervous.
“Margot, what are you saying?
“Only we can decide what can happen to us and no one else. I am the only one who can decide on my part when I don’t want to or if I will marry you or not. Only you can refuse and decide on your part and not other people. When it comes out of your mouth I’ll listen to you and I’ll follow because that’s what you want.”
“Margot, is there any problem?” I guess my friends were right when they said I was slow. I can’t get her point.
“No, no problem, Jace. For my part, I have no problem and I’m sure of my decisions. But I know your history back then with your ex so you can’t blame me.” I breathed a sigh of relief. I thought they were talking to Brianna —- who is my ex.
“That won’t happen again.” I have no intention of backing out because I don’t want to be embarrassed. “If my escape from marriage is what you want to convey you have nothing to worry about.”
Margot took my hand and placed it on her stomach. I was so nervous when she moved my hand to caress her stomach.
“Margot.” But she just closed her eyes while smiling. “Mar —”
“I’ll trust you, Jace. As long as it doesn’t come out of your mouth that you don’t like me, I’ll stay with you. I have no one else to listen to but you, so I hope before you take any step, you think carefully. Because you will never recover what you waste.” I didn’t know what she wanted to tell but all I know is I will not leave her and Umami.