No Room For Love Episode 33 – 37

No Room For Love Episode 33

Nectar drove in total silence and spoke up at a point claiming, the contract has no details concerning their one-year deal.

‘It was just a normal wedding document which stated strangely, if you decide to leave, I would have custody of the child.’

She yelled and became confused.

‘What are you talking about? I drafted that myself and signed.’

‘But i didn’t change anything.’ Nectar stated.

‘You did this.’ Kate started hitting Nectar everywhere she could lay her hands.

‘Please calm down; we don’t have to do this now Kate. Let us get home first.’

‘Which home? Tell me what you did?’ She kept shaking his hands off the steering.

‘Please, if you keep shaking me, we might end up in a ditch.’ Kate heard nectar say faintly but her mind was very far away.

The vehicle kept skipping off the road and all Kate heard was a thud. She just woke up at the hospital. Kate recognized her dad coming through the door.

‘You nearly killed an innocent man. Like mother like daughter.’

‘Dad i did nothing wrong here.’

‘Of course, in your stupid mind, you didn’t but I’m smarter than you so don’t joke with me and stop blaming your husband for any change in that contract; I made sure you couldn’t contest it. So, don’t even try it, because you won’t succeed.’ Her Dad said furiously and tried to storm out.

He bumped into Catherine while still fuming.

‘Is that how to treat a daughter who just had an accident.’ Catherine asked him and without another word, Kate only heard a thud and that was it.

Kate looked up at her mom in tears.

‘Don’t worry, Nectar told me everything but why would you even do such a thing Kate. I thought you just didn’t want to get married, because you never wanted to leave me.’

‘Yes, i didn’t want to leave you.’

‘Now I’m beginning to think, Mandela broke you completely to think of what you did.’

‘It’s for the best mom.’

‘Really? Were you just going to ridicule yourself in your matrimonial home and toy with an innocent man’s life. Kate, I brought you up better than this!’

‘What do I do mom?’ Kate was obviously scared seeing her mom so angry with her.

‘Marriage is sacred; you go in and don’t try finding the easy way out. I thought one way or the other; you figured you could learn to endure him.’

‘I can’t mom.’

‘I wouldn’t have wanted this kind of mess you would be calling a marriage for you, trust me, I am there, I’ve been there.’

‘I told you all, i didn’t like Nectar but you didn’t listen to me.’

Nectar raised his face to look at her stylishly with the corner of his eyes.

‘I know you didn’t like Nectar but what was the point of going through everything just to convince your dad, you should bring your own man home and you come back with none, but just to go ahead with a fake marriage.’

‘Mom I’m sorry, I didn’t tell you anything sooner.’

‘And nectar you agreed to this,’ Catherine shifted her attention to Nectar now. She walked closer while Nectar retracted his steps back as if he was scared of Catherine.

Just then, Kate realized Nectar was standing in one corner of the hospital, staring as if she just escaped death.

He nodded weakly confirming he was in on it.

“Well I don’t blame you. You are just a man in love after going through a lot yourself.” Mom confronted nectar. “Let me know when she gets discharged, enjoy your marriage!”

Nectar tried to say something but he decided against it.

Kate saw her mom coming towards her now.

“You,” she turned to Kate, “I believe this is your punishment for making this choice for yourself.”

Her Mom was walking out, when she called after her.

‘Mom I’m sorry.’ She cried silently.

Just then, the nurse came in and Kate saw Nectar walking towards her. They were talking discreetly while Kate was getting worried.

‘I’m the patient here, you don’t need to whisper to each other so talk to me.’ Kate said to Nectar and the nurse.

The two kept quiet staring at her.

“Is something wrong with my child?”

The nurse looked at Nectar and then back to Kate.

“Hello Nurse, I’m asking a question here!”

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EPISODE 34

‘Ermm,’ Nectar tried to find his voice.

But he finally found it after Kate gave him a killer look. “Kate you are fine,” he managed to say.

‘Then what is it? You are looking so funny.’ Kate asked!

‘Kate it’s just that, the tests done on you while you were out briefly shows, you might be having twins.’

“What”? She blurted out.

‘We are not sure yet, but I have scheduled another lab for you later in the evening.’ Nectar quickly said.

‘Meaning I have to spend another day here!’

She asked nectar sarcastically and then smiled.

‘We can leave, if you want to, so you come back later.’

 Nectar chipped in.

They were still talking when his parents came in.

Matts pulled in later but stood by the door.

Nectar excused himself and went to talk to her. They were talking and Kate couldn’t figure out what happened. Matt’s just retracted her steps back and went out of the door.

She sighed, “Better”, while Mr. and Mrs. Glover kept ranting about how Nectar should be careful of driving.

After nectar walked up to them, he just gave out a smile which Kate didn’t find it funny.

***

The labs came back positive and Kate couldn’t believe she was going to stop working soon just to focus on her twins. Kate hates to be idle but she believes her mom would help her out.

She finally remembered she needed to call her. Kate tried for the sixth time and she didn’t pick up.

‘Is that your mum again, I think you should give her time, she’ll come around.’ Nectar advised!

‘What is your own? Remember you caused all this but you are happy about how things turned out right?’

Kate saw herself snapping at Nectar again.

‘Kate, don’t talk that way. I married you because i like you and I never mentioned contract, it was your decision and I just approved. What wrong have I done now?’

As if he was waiting for an answer and didn’t get any he stared. ‘Let me get out of here.’

Nectar hit his head once and the smile on his face vanished.

He walked from her bed to the door where he bumped into Anthon, James and Drake. He feigned a smile and walked out.

‘What was that?’ James asked.

‘Leave him,’ Kate told the guys with a tone that suggested she had fought with Nectar earlier.

‘Don’t tell me you guys have started fighting?’ Anthon asked humorously.

‘We fight all the time,’ She told her friends and they all laughed.

After narrating everything to them, Kate just heard Drake cursing. She wondered what was wrong with him.

‘You men gave me this idea which has backfired and here you are cursing.’

‘Kate do you realize you are tied down now.’ Drake asked with concern.

‘Yes, I know, don’t remind me. Besides, now that I’m having twins, I can’t give my children up for anything.’

‘We would find a way out,’ James interrupted.

‘What way, remember we are talking about Mr. Santa, the most influential person here in George Town.’ Anthon chipped in.

‘So, what?’ Drake asked and turned to Kate. Kate I won’t let anyone take you from me.’

Drake said and the whole place became so quiet.

‘Drake?’ Kate gave him a weird look.

‘I mean i wouldn’t let anyone take you from us.’ he quickly corrected himself.

‘Right,’ Drake murmured regrettably turning to James and Anthon for them to back him up.

Confused as the guys were, they all chorused, ‘yes we would do something about it.’

Kate thought to herself if what her mom said about Drake’s feelings for her could be true.

***

They left when Nectar came in to announce the discharge notice.

‘I hate this gentleman right now.’ How is he so calm about all the happenings on going.’ Kate murmured quietly.

They arrived home in Matt’s car, which Kate was out the whole drive home.

Her father in-law insisted she should be pushed upstairs in a wheel chair.

‘I just have a little limp.’ Kate replied.

After what looks like thirty minutes, she was finally ready to take a nap.

‘Should I get you something? Mom is bringing dinner in here later.’

Nectar announced to Kate who was trying to have a nap.

‘Kate are you sleeping.’

Nectar kept asking and Kate was getting irritated.

‘Come on gentle man, can I have some peace? You can see I’m struggling to sleep.’ She hissed.

‘Kate, I didn’t mean to wake you.’ He said calmly.

Just then, there was a knock and Matts came in with a tray.

‘You have to be kidding me.’ Kate yelled.

‘Sis I thought we talked about you avoiding her for now. ‘Nectar said.

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EPISODE 35

‘Saint, don’t call me that,’ Nectar yelled out to his sister.

‘Okay Nectar, mom sent me, ‘ Matts answered ‘and i just wanted to find out how she is doing.’

‘Bring the food, you can go now,’ he told Matts.

Kate watched on while, brother and sister made their noise. Matts hurriedly went out later but then she quickly rushed back in.

‘Katie if you need anything let me know.’

‘Really Matt’s, I’m sure if I need someone to sleep with my husband, I will call you.’ Kate annoyingly said.

“What?” Nectar retorted.

‘Stay out of this gentle man.’ Kate told Nectar with fire in her eyes.

‘Alright, Katie now that you mentioned it, I admit I was wrong but I thought I was doing the right thing back then.’

‘You call sleeping with my man, RIGHT?’

She asked Matt’s in a high tone.

‘Look, I think your sister needs a Psych evaluation. You just heard what she said.’ Kate pointed out to Nectar who glared at her sister.

‘Katie, I didn’t sleep with Mandela because I wanted to hurt you. I was just looking out for you.’ Matts said with tears almost failing her.

‘Which Mandela? The same one you kept moaning his name.’ Nectar asked startling her.

‘Will you stay out of this?’ Kate shoved Nectar an ugly face and he took a chill pill in the couch watching them.

‘What makes you think I even want you looking out for me Matts.’

‘Come on we are friends Katie.’

‘Point of correction, we were friend’s Matts.’ Kate rubbed in! Matts could not help but this time the tears were over flowing.

‘Try and understand me here Katie.’

“Until you broke me completely, which I keep thinking about it never made sense.”

Matt’s kept sobbing.

‘Did I offended you in anyway, I mean not that I can remember.’ She asked the crying matts. ‘I would have taken this as any of those things, if it came from Annette or Eve but not you Matts.’

She was just standing there, with tears flowing like the ocean pacific.

‘Sis, answer her. Why did you!’ Nectar suddenly. ‘Because i know you wouldn’t do anything without a reason so start talking now or I will commit another murder.’

He yelled again.

Kate’s heart skipped on hearing that, she tried to look in his direction but she was too scared.

Matt’s ignored him though she was also scared of his brother at that moment.

‘Katie, I tried to tell you Mandela was not a faithful man but you wouldn’t hear any of it. I caught him several times and the last one that got to me was when he rapped a fifteen-year-old and paid the family off.’ Matts said with her voice trilling off.

Kate studied her friends face for a while. ‘And you know this how?’

‘Remember you sent me there to drop his birthday cake when you were out of town. I went in and heard him arguing with a woman then i waited for her to come out and after several pleas, she told me what happened.’

‘Last i checked you were a lawyer not the police.’

‘She couldn’t report to the police because they were scared, besides he promised to cater for them so there was no need to.’ Matt’s clarified.

‘When did you start lying too?’ Kate opened her mouth and Matt’s thought she was going to get off the hook but she was embarrassed when she uttered those words.

She sighed heavily. ‘Remember we had to fight over the cake. You were so sure I internationally didn’t go to his place. I couldn’t speak to you; I mean you never believed me when I told you about his many escapades. The only thing you’ll believe is when you see it with your eyes.’

‘So you decided to put our friendship on the line.’

‘Yes, call me crazy. You were the only family I had then.’ Matts concluded vividly the past.

‘You broke me and that bond.’

‘I know you were broken but i thought it was better at that moment than after you move in with him and finally marry him. That was why you saw me there in his house when we just spoke not long ago and I didn’t exactly sleep with him.’

‘And you want me to believe that?’ Kate muttered with doubt.

‘You only saw what I wanted you to see. I’ve been carrying this guilt for far too long.’ Matts said still rubbing the dirt in her friends face.

‘So how was that my fault matts. That I loved a guy too much, that I was blind. Is that the point you are trying to make?’ Kate finally felt like questioning matts.

Matt’s cunning face got her pissed off.

‘Just get out now.’

Kate yelled so loud that, she felt like her children were coming out. She didn’t know when she passed out, but woke up and found Nectar in the same position he was before.

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EPISODE 36

It seemed to Kate like Nectar took care of her medically.

‘How are you feeling? Can you feel the children?’ Nectar asked with worry written on his face while Kate just nodded to confirm.

‘I want to check if you don’t mind,’ he asked with a scared tone.

Kate just rolled her eyes and she saw him with his kits checking her out.

‘Thank God,’ he murmured. You are fine Kate. ‘Will you care for your food now?’ She heard Nectar saying from a distance and nodded.

Nectar has been in a good mood after the incident with Matts. Though Kate wanted to find out why but she had a lot on her mind especially her mom not talking to her for a whole month.

She glanced at her stomach and it realized it was growing gradually which had put her under house monitoring for a month.

But she was grateful Drake has been very helpful, handling work for her and Stacy comes over anytime there was some paperwork to clarify.

***

Matt’s haven’t been around lately and she kept worrying herself about it. Kate knew it was normal for her to miss her friend.

She managed to ask Mrs. Glover over dinner just to satisfy her curiosity.

‘Ha…s Matt’s tra….velled?’

‘Oh, that girl, she has gone to visit her Dad, she claims she needed some time away from here.’

‘Alright, mommy.’ She replied and focused on her phone as she wasn’t able to eat that much. Kate later asked herself why she was even asking about Matt’s in the first place.

‘Wifey,’ Kate heard Nectar calling out to her from behind. She had no idea when he came around. He was smiling as if he just won a lottery.

‘I’m i dreaming?’ Kate asked herself silently.

She managed to turn to his direction.

‘I want us to check our new house out.’

Kate sized him up for a while.

‘Gent….’

Nectar cut her off. ‘You mean Nectar.’ he quickly said.

‘Yeah.’ She replied.

‘I think I will pass.’ She rejected and then his smile vanished. Kate saw his mom through the corner of her eyes excusing them.

‘What point of don’t ask me for permissions like a child don’t you understand. You keep following me everywhere like, a puppy following the mother dog.’

Nectar felt insulted and embarrassed.

‘When will you make time for a new doctor to start seeing you. It has been over a month Kate?’ Nectar felt she wouldn’t want to continue the other topic.

‘What did I just say?’ She snarled for no reason. Let me handle my own issues.’

‘Okay love,’ he responded rather calmly.

Kate just hissed and saw an unknown number calling. She wondered who it could be and then answered while Nectar walked away.

‘Kate, its Annette, and Eve is on the other side. Hi Kate,’ Eve greeted.

Kate recognized the voice to be that of Eve’s.

‘Hi,’ She sighed before responding.

‘Can we see you like today, Annette said cheerfully.

‘Sure! You know where to find me.’

Kate said and hanged up. She was surprised to be calm over the call.

‘I would have lashed out on them some few weeks ago but I think Matts has given me the clarity I needed though it still doesn’t give them the privilege to betray our friendship codes.’

She thought to herself loudly and heard their voices already in the compound.

She hissed.’ So, they drove all the way here before calling me.’ Kate was still thinking when they were ushered in by her mother in-law.

***

After a few chitchats for hours, Kate was getting irritated but kept holding back.

‘Trust us if we say we had no idea she was going to do that.’ Annette said finally.

‘Yes, we knew about the escapades. However, you were too engrossed in your relationship that we didn’t want to cause you another one.’ Eve chipped in while Kate stared.

‘Can we go back to our friendship days, we miss you.’ Eve finally stopped talking for once since they came over to the house.

Kate was deep in thoughts.

‘Why did I even agree to this meeting’ she shrugged and noticed Eve kept flipping her hands so the ring on her finger could be noticed.’ She kept saying in her mind.

Annette on the other hand looks so apologetic unlike those days. Kate knew she was someone who never says sorry.

‘Kate, are you with us,’ She heard Eve’s voice. Then she heard another voice behind them.

‘Wifey are you okay!’

‘Yes, how is that your problem,’ Kate said before she even realized her so called friends were staring at her.

Nectar just walked away quietly.

‘Kate, what was that? The poor gentle man was just so concerned about you suddenly turning pale.’ Annette cautioned.

‘You two stay out of this.’ She snapped at her friends.

‘I think coming here was a waste of time,’ Annette said and quickly dragged Eve along, while Kate just stared as they left.

Kate decided to see her mom that same day so she grabbed her car keys after the girls had left.

*****

Wilson let out a long sigh from his bed and sobbed continuously.

‘I know you want me to be strong but I’m a man not a rock. I’m hurting too.’ Wilson paused, wiped his eyes and continued.

‘I can’t do away with the guilt of losing a wife because of a stupid mistake. Just one mistake and you were gone. I can’t even look at the fruit of that mistake.’

‘She is not to blame.’ He thought he heard another voice telling him. What he didn’t know was his subconscious played a prank on him.

‘Whom should I blame when you have decided to leave me all alone?’ He said and opened his eyes where it dawned on him, there was no one else in the room but he was still talking to himself.

He hissed and frowned. ‘That stupid mother of hers you left her behind for can’t stop playing the homemaker but I’m doing what you asked of me, they still leave with me.’

He grabbed the last picture he took of Claudia from under his pillow.

‘Your baby girl is all grown up now. I made sure she got married in a good family. Though we may not agree on a lot of issues but I’m holding on to the day I join you my dear Claudia.’ He heaved a sigh of pain. ‘I told you what you suggested was a bad idea. We should have waited.’

 He grabbed a tissue from his bed side drawer.

‘A man doesn’t cry, but I cry myself to bed every day for the past 27 years. The only joy I knew was seeing yourself sometimes in Kate though I know it’s not possible.’

Wilson thought he heard  footsteps walking to his room. He quickly put the picture back and went to check after he stopped sobbing. When he was sure no one was around. He walked back to his bed.

Wilson grabbed the picture he placed under his pillow again.’You and our princess are gone too far beyond reach. I failed you when I asked you to drive them that night. What was I thinking; I could have just left my friends to attend to Catherine. Now I can’t look them both in the eyes because i see them as mere evils that have plucked you away in your prime.’

He felt his chest ache and he let out a slight noise.

‘I’m sure God is punishing me for the way I treated Catherine when all you did was loved her.’

He stared at the picture and a smile appeared across his face.

‘I will always love you.’ he said finally but holding his late wife’s portrait so close to his chest.

He heard some footsteps again but this time loudly and he was sure someone was coming so he quickly pushed the portrait back to its original place.

****

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EPISODE 37

‘Mum, can you at least ask me how I’m fairing?’

For what seemed like minutes, she spoke up.

‘What is the point of staying angry with you?’ Her mom finally said a word?

‘Mom I’m sorry?’

‘Okay dear, hope you are treating the poor boy with dignity this time.’

‘Mom, do you have to ask?’

‘Because if I find out you are still that rude to him. I don’t know what I will do to you yet, but don’t try it.’

‘E..mmm Alr…ight!’ Kate exclaimed with a stammer.

‘Have you found yourself another hospital for the antenatal?’

‘Mom, I will do that this week please.’

Catherine scrutinized her daughter and knew she was serious. She gave her a huge smile.

She left her mom after their usual mother and daughter moments. She pulled up in front of her husband’s house.

Kate had thought about her marriage on her drive home and she wasn’t sure what this new chapter of marriage holds for her.

‘As it stands now, I’m stuck in a loveless and no way out marriage. How do I get out without hurting my mom.’

 She sobbed,’ and Nectar is the father of my children. Should I stay for these kids to have a father?’

Kate looked like she could handle herself but she just broke down in tears, holding the steer firmly when a knock came on her window.

That was when she realized she parked in front of the gate earlier. She rolled down and saw Matt’s pathetic face.

‘Hello, have you been crying.’ Kate quickly adjusted herself and wiped her face with the back of her palm.

“And how is that your business.” She yelled out.

‘I’ve been waiting for the past five minutes and it looks like you were out of this world. Are you okay Katie!’ Matts asked concerned.

Tears just started flowing again like she had been saving it for far too long.

‘Katie, what’s wrong. Open up.’

Kate’s hands were faster than her mind when she rolled the glass down.

Matts quickly got into the car and drew her closer.

‘It’s okay; right there.’ Matt’s patted her back. ‘Let it all out.’

She was fighting the urge to pull out of Matt’s arms. Matts has always been great with hugs and consoling so Kate knew she was safe in her arms.

‘WhatsApp bestie? Do you mind sharing?’ Matt’s finally asked her with a relaxed tone.

Kate nodded her head as if Matt’s wasn’t the same girl, she vowed never to talk to.

‘How do I spend my entire life with a man I don’t love. I don’t want to be with him.’ Kate asked avoiding Matt’s gaze.

‘You really want out of the marriage?’

‘Yes, I was only doing it to get my freedom from my dad but the contract backfired. What do I do now? How do I get out of it?’ She asked all at once.

‘You will get your freedom if you want to Katie because my brother is not that hard to convince. You can get a divorce once you put to bed.’ Matts said so sure of herself.

‘How? I can’t do that to an innocent man whose children I carry.’

‘What?’ Matt’s snapped and Kate hasn’t realized why.

‘You know me, I’m hurting inside. The reason for my rude attitudes lately but I’m not that heartless to do that to Nectar.’

Matt’s have been quiet watching Kate and she still had no idea she just admitted Nectar is the father of her kids.

‘Answer me Matts.’ Kate saw the look on her friend’s face and now realized she had let the cat out of the bag unawares.

‘Katie, saint is the father of your twins?’ Matts finally asked.

Kate could feel the trembling in her voice and quickly pulled out of her arms after she realized what she said.

‘Yes, and so you plan to turn on me again?’

‘No bestie, I have no plans of doing that, but he has the right to know!’ Matts seems so true this time.

‘What for Matts?’ She questioned.

‘You don’t know how this news would make him happy.’ Matt’s smiled.

‘Happy?’

‘Yes, Nectar would do everything you ask him if he’s aware he’s going to have another baby.

‘ What do you mean by another baby?’

‘Katie you mean he hasn’t told you.’ Matts queried!

‘What was he supposed to tell me?’

‘It’s nothing Katie.’ She said when she saw the surprise on her friend’s face.

‘You better talk or I smack your face right now.’ Kate raised her head meeting Matt’s gaze now.

‘You didn’t hear it from me.’ Matt’s held her right ear unconsciously.

‘Just go ahead.’ Kate muttered curiously.

‘Saint was married in Germany to the love of his life of ten years.’ Matts opened up.

‘What do you mean was?’ Kate became so attentive to Matts now.

‘I still think he should tell you this himself, I don’t want to prey or scare you.’ Matts chipped in weakly.

‘If you want my forgiveness, you had better tell me now.’ Kate tried to bribe Matt’s.

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