A Deal With The Billionaire

EPISODE NINETY

THEME: Who owns the baby?

IDAHO, UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

JESSICA CAMPBELL HOME

For the umpteenth time in the early hours of the morning, Jessica kept puking into the toilet bowl nonstop. It made her head spin relentlessly, she felt exhausted from all of the heaving.

For days now, she had been feeling nauseous and tired. She was only thankful that it was on a weekend and she didn’t have any meeting planned out.

Antonio had gone home to his family for the weekend so she decided to just relax herself only to be trapped with going to the toilet back and forth and throwing up her insides.

“God! Can you at least let me breathe?!” Jessica groaned as she held her head feeling the ache spreading through the length of it.

After washing up her face she stepped out of the restroom. Jessica took a seat at the edge of the bed and she stared into space. The pregnancy test she had carried out on herself was positive and it didn’t take long for her to start acting like an actual pregnant woman since the test outcome. It got her worried that she didn’t want to think of the negative effect she being pregnant might cause. It is not like she couldn’t afford to take care of a child, she had enough to her name to handle her finances.

That wasn’t the case though, Jessica wanted status and power and that could only be achieved if she hustles her way into the life of the men who found warmth inside of her.

Taking up a pen she searched for a jotting note in her work bag. Fishing it out, she made a list of three men she slept with constantly and that included Antonio. Truth be told, she had no idea which one of them got her pregnant and it would be unheard of that a woman of her Calibre is unaware of the man who got her knocked up.

Sighing, she sat on her plush carpet relaxing her head against the wood of the bed. Carrying out a test at the hospital revealed that she was six weeks gone so she started from the man she had slept with constantly for a week two months ago.

Carmen Stratham owned one of the best tech companies in Idaho and he is constantly on Forbes list. She had met him on one of the big men parties she had been attending with Christopher. He had taken interest in her just about the time when she saw him as a great asset. He funded her well as long as she abided by his sexual rules. Carmen was a man who had no respect for women, they got closer when she began campaigning for Antonio and she had gone to him for sponsorship and he had offered a deal for her to be his go to whenever he felt the urge. Knowing how much of an impact his indulgence would have in her career she had no other choice than to give in. He kept up to his promise, but sex with Carmen was hell. She endured it though since it wasn’t an everyday affair. They rarely used protection and even though she was on pills, pills do fail most times. And obviously they had failed her.

The second person on her list was Brian Dufont. Aside being a budding politician he got his status as a result of his father’s influence. The Dufonts family serve as the backbone of politics in the state. One thing about Jessica’s good looks is the inability of men to resist her. She had met him on a neutral ground when she was having a lone dinner at an expensive restaurant in town. Brian had offered to pay for everything she ate and had asked for her to join him on his table. They had gotten along fine and as usual, sex was involved. Through her connection to him, Antonio had been able to gain a solid access to the people in the process of his political ambition. It was all thanks to her, she was a valid asset and irreplaceable to him. Her intimate moments with Brian was on and off, even though they had sex just at the same time she had been with Carmen, she wasn’t certain it was him.

Jessica rubbed at her head in frustration wondering how did she get to be here? She kept asking herself.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Getting pregnant wasn’t part of the plan, still she might need to secure her future better by using the child as a bait.

In the area of Antonio, their sex was practically every day and every time they got the chance to be near one another. She asterisked Antonio’s name, as he stood out as her best bet.

The others were men who would feed one to lions if such person gets on their nerves. However, Antonio was more of an easy cut. To avoid Dolores he would have to fund her secretly. Her house was enough to harbor the child and herself. All she needed was to get someone to stand in as the father and it has to be someone who would be a step to her better future plan.

“Antonio, Antonio!” She mused repeatedly.

Typing on her phone in a hurry she sent a message out. The reply came immediately causing her to release a smile.

Making a decision, Jessica stood up keeping her hitmen list in her bag. She headed back into the bathroom to prepare for the day. Not in the mood to get all dolled up, she wrapped herself up in a pair of jeans, hoodie and sneaker while fixing her hair into a ponytail. Checking herself out in the mirror made her remember Christopher, he would always commend her in whatever it is she wore.

Antonio is an entirely different case, he prefers seeing her all too dolled up than trying to look simple. Grabbing her car keys and she headed out of the house.

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Driving out of the city into a lone road until finally she parked her car in front of a small cottage. It seemed like the intention of the owner was to stay far away from the watchful eyes of the city people.

Switching off the ignition, she walked rather fast into the house and peeking behind her shoulders as she opened the door.

“You had better have a good enough reason for dragging me out here on a weekend when I am spending time with my family.” Antonio bellowed sounding displeased as he sighted her.

He had received a cryptic message from her saying they should meet at their hideout. Jessica only asked to meet at the spot whenever there was a need to discuss some political secrets that they didn’t want anyone else to hear. Sometimes, it serves as their getaway spot too with each one of them lying that they are on business trips.

Jessica huffed as she took a seat on one of the couches occupying the little living room.

“Have I ever called you out for no good reason? Us being here should tell you there is one.”

Antonio shrugged in agreement. “I do know that, but sometimes you act out of your mind Jess.” He walked towards her and kissed her on the lips gently.

Jessica tried to get him closer but he pulled away and took a seat in front of her. “What do you have to say to me Jessica? Please my wife is waiting for me.”

Giving him a I don’t bloody care look, Jessica sat up properly. “I am pregnant!” She announced with a dead face.

Antonio didn’t know when he spat out the whiskey he had poured for himself. Getting control of himself and he stared with wide eyes at her. “Have you lost your damn mind?!” He demanded.

“What do you mean by that?” She asked, sounding confused

“You just said you are pregnant! So what am I suppose to tell Dolores?!”

“Oh that!” Jessica huffed. “She doesn’t have to know, just take responsibilities and visit us whenever you like. I really won’t disturb her.”

Antonia fumed as he stood up and pointed his finger at her. “I want to believe all of this is a joke and because of how good you are at your job I won’t fire you. Cause all I am hearing from you right now is trash!”

Jessica stood up to him and she clapped her hands together. And with a smirk on her face she stated. “That didn’t just come from you right? Your denial had better just be a joke too. Cause the last time I checked you enjoy every moment like it’s your last day on earth and now you don’t want to take responsibility?”

Jessica scoffed in anger. “You have got to be kidding me!”

Antonio ran his hands through his hair nervously as he paced around the small space. “You can’t do this Jessica! You would ruin my home, my family. A home I have built for twenty two years of my life. I can’t have you ruin it.” He tried to calm himself down.

“Now listen, I would give you any amount you want and need but just get rid of it!”

Letting out an evil laugh, Jessica stared straight at him in the face. “I am doing no such thing as abortion. I would have this child of yours. I am giving you a week to give me an actual response on how you would take responsibility of what is yours. Failure to do so, I would be informing Dolores of a new addition to her family. Bet it with me!” She threatened before storming out of the house.

Antonio clenched his fists as he looked at her receding back with a sorrowful expression.